William Mashinge Explained

William Takudzwa Mashinge
Fullname:William Takudzwa Mashinge
Birth Date:6 October 1996
Birth Place:Marondera, Zimbabwe
Nickname:Hindias
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast-medium
Country:Zimbabwe
International:true
T20idebutdate:1 October
T20idebutyear:2019
T20idebutagainst:Nepal
T20icap:57
Lastt20idate:3 October
Lastt20iyear:2019
Lastt20iagainst:Singapore
Club1:Mountaineers
Year1:2016
Date:3 October 2019
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1969/1969566/1969566.html CricketArchive

William Takudzwa Mashinge (born 6 October 1996) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who has represented the Mountaineers in Zimbabwean domestic cricket. He is an all-rounder who bowls right-arm fast-medium and bats right-handed.

Mashinge was born in Marondera, in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland East Province.[1] He made his first-class debut in January 2016, aged 19, playing for the Mountaineers against the Mid West Rhinos in the Logan Cup.[2] Later in the year, Mashinge was selected in the Zimbabwe under-19s squad for the 2016 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh.[3] He played in all six of his team's matches, scoring 127 runs (the third-most for Zimbabwe) but taking just two wickets.[4] In the ninth-place play-off against Afghanistan, he top-scored for Zimbabwe with 66 runs from 92 balls.[5]

He made his Twenty20 debut for Zimbabwe against Free State in the 2016 Africa T20 Cup on 9 September 2016.[6] In February 2017, he was named in an academy squad by Zimbabwe Cricket to tour England later that year.[7] He made his List A debut for Mountaineers in the 2018–19 Pro50 Championship on 8 December 2018.[8]

In September 2019, he was named in Zimbabwe's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2019–20 Singapore Tri-Nation Series.[9] He made his T20I debut for Zimbabwe, against Nepal, in the Singapore Tri-Nation Series on 1 October 2019.[10]

In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Southern Rocks in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[11] [12]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/806233.html Players / Zimbabwe / William Mashinge
  2. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/935945.html Logan Cup, Mountaineers v Mid West Rhinos at Harare, Jan 8-11, 2016
  3. http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-under-19-world-cup-2016/content/squad/960365.html Zimbabwe Under-19s Squad / Players
  4. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc-under-19-world-cup-2016/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=10799;team=3922;type=tournament ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2015/16 - Zimbabwe Under-19s / Records / Batting and bowling averages
  5. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/949789.html ICC Under-19 World Cup, Plate Final: Afghanistan Under-19s v Zimbabwe Under-19s at Cox's Bazar, Feb 12, 2016
  6. Web site: Africa T20 Cup, Pool C: Zimbabwe v Free State at East London, Sep 9, 2016 . 8 September 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  7. Web site: ZC announces 16-member Academy squad for England tour . 17 February 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  8. Web site: 2nd Match, Pro50 Championship at Kwekwe, Dec 8 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo . 8 December 2018.
  9. Web site: Sikandar Raza out of Zimbabwe T20 squad over disciplinary issues . ESPN Cricinfo . 6 September 2019.
  10. Web site: 4th Match (N), Singapore Twenty20 Tri-Series at Singapore, Oct 1 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo . 1 October 2019.
  11. Web site: Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway . The Zimbabwe Daily . 9 December 2020 . 9 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201209121102/https://thezimbabwedaily.com/news/523373-logan-cup-first-class-cricket-competition-gets-underway.html . dead .
  12. Web site: Logan Cup starts in secure environment . The Herald . 9 December 2020.