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Brighton Watambwa
Country:Zimbabwe
Fullname:Brighton Tonderai Watambwa
Birth Date:9 June 1977
Birth Place:Salisbury, Rhodesia
Nickname:Bulb, Spikey, Slim[1]
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast-medium
Role:Bowler
International:true
Testdebutdate:19 April
Testdebutyear:2001
Testdebutagainst:Bangladesh
Lasttestdate:28 February
Lasttestyear:2002
Lasttestagainst:India
Club1:Mashonaland A
Club2:Mashonaland
Year2:1999/00–2001/02
Columns:3
Column1:Test
Matches1:6
Runs1:11
Bat Avg1:3.66
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:4
Deliveries1:931
Wickets1:14
Bowl Avg1:35.00
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:4/64
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Column2:FC
Matches2:21
Runs2:70
Bat Avg2:5.83
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:14*
Deliveries2:3,076
Wickets2:66
Bowl Avg2:26.06
Fivefor2:3
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:6/96
Catches/Stumpings2:5/–
Column3:LA
Matches3:12
Runs3:15
Bat Avg3:2.14
100S/50S3:0/0
Top Score3:6*
Deliveries3:598
Wickets3:9
Bowl Avg3:59.44
Fivefor3:0
Tenfor3:0
Best Bowling3:2/37
Catches/Stumpings3:3/–
Date:11 June
Year:2015
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/55843.html ESPNcricinfo

Brighton Tonderai Watambwa (born 9 June 1977) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who in 2014 captained the Belgium national cricket team.[2]

A right-arm fast-medium bowler, Watambwa played six Tests for Zimbabwe between April 2001 and March 2002, taking 14 wickets. Domestically, he alternated between playing for Mashonaland and Mashonaland A.

Following a contract dispute with the Zimbabwe Cricket Union, Watambwa emigrated to the USA in the autumn of 2002.[3] [4] After obtaining a degree from the University of Miami, he moved to Belgium in 2009, taking on a full-time job with Johnson & Johnson in Brussels[5] until 2015.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brighton Watambwa - a biography . . 25 April 2002 . 9 March 2013.
  2. Web site: 2014-04-13. Zimbabwe's former cricketer Brighton Watambwa makes comeback by captaining Belgium. 2020-10-22. Cricket Country. en-US.
  3. Web site: Zimbabwe players emigrate to USA . . 16 September 2002 . 3 March 2013.
  4. Web site: The speed merchant Zimbabwe lost . . 20 September 2005 . 29 May 2013.
  5. News: Muchinjo . Enock . 22 April 2014 . Meet the cricket captain of... eeh... Belgium! . Daily News . Harare . 11 June 2015 . 16 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150616005712/http://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2014/04/22/meet-the-cricket-captain-of-eeh-belgium . dead .