| Forster Mutizwa | |
| Country: | Zimbabwe |
| Fullname: | Forster Mutizwa |
| Birth Date: | 24 August 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-break |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper, Umpire |
| International: | true |
| Onetest: | true |
| Testdebutdate: | 26 January |
| Testdebutyear: | 2012 |
| Testdebutagainst: | New Zealand |
| Testcap: | 84 |
| Odidebutdate: | 27 January |
| Odidebutyear: | 2009 |
| Odidebutagainst: | Kenya |
| Odicap: | 104 |
| Lastodidate: | 25 October |
| Lastodiyear: | 2011 |
| Lastodiagainst: | New Zealand |
| T20idebutdate: | 15 October |
| T20idebutyear: | 2011 |
| T20idebutagainst: | New Zealand |
| T20icap: | 29 |
| Lastt20idate: | 11 February |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2012 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | New Zealand |
| Umpire: | true |
| Odisumpired: | 4 |
| Umpodidebutyr: | 2022 |
| Umpodilastyr: | 2023 |
| T20isumpired: | 32 |
| Umpt20idebutyr: | 2021 |
| Umpt20ilastyr: | 2024 |
| Wodisumpired: | 1 |
| Umpwodidebutyr: | 2024 |
| Wt20isumpired: | 9 |
| Umpwt20idebutyr: | 2021 |
| Umpwt20ilastyr: | 2024 |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 24 |
| Bat Avg1: | 12.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 18 |
| Deliveries1: | – |
| Wickets1: | – |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Column2: | ODI |
| Matches2: | 17 |
| Runs2: | 403 |
| Bat Avg2: | 31.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/4 |
| Top Score2: | 79 |
| Deliveries2: | – |
| Wickets2: | – |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 9/2 |
| Column3: | FC |
| Matches3: | 74 |
| Runs3: | 4,389 |
| Bat Avg3: | 39.90 |
| 100S/50S3: | 13/17 |
| Top Score3: | 190 |
| Deliveries3: | 197 |
| Wickets3: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 54.00 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 2/18 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 156/16 |
| Column4: | LA |
| Matches4: | 95 |
| Runs4: | 1,932 |
| Bat Avg4: | 28.00 |
| 100S/50S4: | 0/11 |
| Top Score4: | 79 |
| Deliveries4: | 157 |
| Wickets4: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 71.50 |
| Fivefor4: | 0 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 1/9 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 67/8 |
| Date: | 23 March 2023 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/55641.html ESPNcricinfo |
Forster Mutizwa (born 24 August 1985) is a Zimbabwean cricket umpire and former cricketer. He played as a right-handed lower middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper.
He was first called up to the national team for a tour of Bangladesh but did not feature in a match.[1] He made his international debut in a One Day International (ODI) against Kenya on 27 January 2009. He had featured in a lone Test for Zimbabwe against New Zealand in January 2012.[2] In December 2019, he quit playing cricket to become an umpire.[3]
On 23 July 2021, he stood in his first Twenty20 International (T20I) match, between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.[4] On 7 August 2022, he made his ODI umpiring debut in a match between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.[5] As of March 2023, he had officiated in 3 ODI and 24 T20I matches, including two women's T20Is.