Henry Olonga
80Zimbabwe · PACE · 1995 to 2003 · on scorecards: HK Olonga
BATTING
- Matches
- 50
- Innings
- 27
- Runs
- 95
- Average
- 7.3
- Strike rate
- 58.28
- High score
- 31
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 58
- Average
- 34.08
- Economy
- 5.76
- Strike rate
- 35.5
- Best figures
- 6/19
- 4w / 5w
- 2 / 2
- Catches / Stumpings
- 13 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 7
CAREER IN BRIEF
Henry Olonga played 50 ODIs for Zimbabwe in CricArcade's archive, from 1995 to 2003. The first came against South Africa at Harare Sports Club, with 1 wicket, and the last against Kenya at Mangaung Oval in 2003.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 30 wickets at 36.5 in 29 ODIs. The best bowling is 6 for 19 against England at Newlands in 2000. In all: 2 five-wicket hauls.
With the ball: 23 wickets at 32.2 at home and 8 wickets at 62.3 away. The most wickets came against Sri Lanka: 13 wickets at 29.3 in 9 ODIs. Harare Sports Club was the most frequent ground, with 10 ODIs and 11 wickets at 38.9. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. Zimbabwe won 13 of the ODIs Henry Olonga played and lost 34.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 50 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 22 | Pakistan | Harare Sports Club | 2002 | Lost |
| 13* | 7 | Pakistan | Queens Sports Club | 2002 | Lost |
| 11 | 13 | England | Harare Sports Club | 2000 | Lost |
| 6 | 5 | South Africa | Harare Sports Club | 1995 | Lost |
| 5* | 10 | Sri Lanka | County Ground | 1999 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/19 | 8.2 | England | Newlands | 2000 | Won |
| 6/28 | 9 | Kenya | Queens Sports Club | 2002 | Won |
| 4/46 | 8 | India | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1998 | Won |
| 4/51 | 10 | Sri Lanka | Harare Sports Club | 1999 | Lost |
| 3/22 | 4 | India | Grace Road | 1999 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 6 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 13 | 29.31 |
| England | 8 | 13 | 4.33 | 0/0 | 11 | 29.27 |
| India | 8 | 8 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 10 | 37.40 |
| Kenya | 5 | 3 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 15.75 |
| South Africa | 5 | 6 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 37.00 |
| West Indies | 5 | 7 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 102.00 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 49 | 16.33 | 0/0 | 4 | 42.75 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 31.25 |
| Australia | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 62.00 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Namibia | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 18 | 62 | 12.40 | 0/0 | 23 | 32.17 |
| Away | 13 | 10 | 3.33 | 0/0 | 8 | 62.25 |
| Neutral | 19 | 23 | 4.60 | 0/0 | 27 | 27.37 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21 | 25 | 6.25 | 0/0 | 28 | 31.46 |
| 2000s | 29 | 70 | 7.78 | 0/0 | 30 | 36.53 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harare Sports Club | 10 | 48 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 11 | 38.91 |
| Queens Sports Club | 7 | 14 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 12 | 23.92 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 25.67 |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 3 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 99.00 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 32.50 |
| Gymkhana Club Ground | 2 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 21.20 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v South Africa, 1995 at Harare Sports Club
- Latest in the archive: v Kenya, 2003 at Mangaung Oval
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 3 July 1976
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 163
- Ducks
- 6
- Four-wicket hauls
- 2
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