Craig Ervine – Profile, Stats & Recent Form

Personal details

Full nameCraig Richard Ervine

Born19 Aug 1985, Harare

Age41 Years

NationalityZimbabwe

RoleMiddle-order batsman/Left-handed, Right arm off-break Bowler

BattingLeft hand Bat

BowlingRight Arm Off Break

Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Jersey#77

Career at a glance

Format	M	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Econ
Test	33	2201	36.68	50.89	0	0
ODI	130	3697	33.31	76.80	0	0
T20I	71	1449	21.95	105.76	0	0
T20	139	2806	24.61	118.29	0	0
List A	235	7329	38.77	0	1	4.64
First-class	113	8231	44.01	0	3	4.08
T10	11	48	24.00	137.14	0	–

Debuts

Test Zimbabwe vs Bangladesh, Harare4 Aug 2011

ODIZimbabwe vs India, Bulawayo28 May 2010

T20ISri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, Providence3 May 2010

First ClassMashonaland vs Midlands, Harare19 Mar 2004

List AMidlands vs Matabeleland, Kwekwe3 Dec 2003

T20Vipers vs Rocks, Harare13 Feb 2010

Family

RelationsSean Ervine (Brother), Rory Ervine (Father), Ryan Ervine (Brother)

Batting

Format	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Test	33	64	4	2201	206	36.68	4325	50.89	5	8	219	15	30
ODI	130	126	15	3697	130	33.31	4814	76.80	4	24	350	47	58
T20I	71	70	4	1449	70	21.95	1370	105.76	0	9	143	30	31
T20	139	130	16	2806	120	24.61	2372	118.29	1	18	270	77	66
List A	235	224	35	7329	195	38.77	0	0	14	39	0	0	104
First-class	113	202	15	8231	215	44.01	0	0	23	37	0	0	112
T10	11	4	2	48	30	24.00	35	137.14	0	0	3	2	6

Bowling

Format	M	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	5W	10W
List A	235	0	27.2	127	1	1/25	127	4.64	0	0
First-class	113	0	35	143	3	–	47.66	4.08	0	0

By tournament

Tournament	M	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	Wkts	Econ
ICC Men's T20 World Cup	11	160	58	17.78	87.43	0	–
ICC Cricket World Cup	12	390	85	32.50	86.86	0	–

Against teams

Batting vs	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50
Ireland	11	392	68	43.56	126.86	4
Bangladesh	12	157	29	13.08	84.86	0
Pakistan	6	92	34	15.33	77.97	0
Sri Lanka	4	90	70	22.50	107.14	1
India	4	52	30	13.00	70.27	0
West Indies	2	49	34	24.50	89.09	0
New Zealand	2	43	42	21.50	84.31	0
South Africa	2	39	37	39.00	84.78	0
Afghanistan	6	26	10	4.33	104.00	0

Batting vs	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50	100
Ireland	17	713	105	50.93	84.58	5	2
Afghanistan	24	491	73	24.55	63.11	2	0
Sri Lanka	20	408	91	22.67	75.98	3	0
Bangladesh	17	351	93	21.94	64.40	1	0
West Indies	7	333	92	47.57	85.60	3	0
Pakistan	8	186	52	23.25	59.81	2	0
New Zealand	4	185	130	61.67	96.35	0	1
Australia	4	156	59	39.00	84.78	2	0
India	3	115	67	57.50	78.77	1	0
South Africa	6	74	27	12.33	52.48	0	0

Batting vs	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50	100
Afghanistan	7	469	206	93.80	60.67	2	2
Sri Lanka	10	430	160	43.00	53.88	3	1
Bangladesh	15	411	107	29.36	50.49	1	1
New Zealand	8	321	146	40.13	47.00	1	1
West Indies	12	281	72	25.55	44.82	1	0
South Africa	6	178	49	29.67	46.72	0	0
Pakistan	2	55	49	27.50	46.61	0	0
England	2	44	42	22.00	57.14	0	0
Ireland	2	12	7	6.00	22.22	0	0

Last 10 innings · batting

4 & 206*vs AFG

93vs BAN

59vs AUS

38vs AUS

59vs AUS

5vs BAN

9vs BAN

0vs BAN

60vs BAN

5vs AFG

Test vs AFG5 Nov 2026 · lbw b Z Akbar & Not out 4 & 206*(16 & 279) ODI vs BAN17 Oct 2026 · c N Hasan b S Islam 93(106) ODI vs AUS20 Sep 2026 · c MT Renshaw b A Zampa 59(79) ODI vs AUS18 Sep 2026 · c M Marsh b A Zampa 38(39) ODI vs AUS15 Sep 2026 · b N Ellis 59(60) ODI vs BAN11 Jul 2026 · c N Hasan b S Islam 5(20) ODI vs BAN9 Jul 2026 · b N Rana 9(20) ODI vs BAN6 Jul 2026 · b T Ahmed 0(1) Test vs BAN28 Jun 2026 · c H Mahmud b T Islam 60(100) Test vs AFG20 Oct 2025 · lbw b I Alam 5(8)

About Craig Ervine

Craig Ervine Biography

Craig Richard Ervine is a Zimbabwean international cricketer, born on 19 August 1985 in Harare Primarily a left-handed batsman, he also bowls right arm off-break and has strong cricketing roots.

His brother Sean Ervine is an international cricketer, while his father and uncle both played first-class cricket. His younger brother Ryan played for the Southern Rocks franchise in Zimbabwe.

Background

Ervine received his education as Lomagundi at the outskirts of Chinhoyi. His stylish and swashbuckling batting earned him a place at the Zimbabwe Cricket Academy. He soon went on to play for the Zimbabwe U19 and Zimbabwe A sides.

Ervine was never meant to play cricket due to a serious accident in his teenage years. He slipped and collapsed on a glass roof and severely damaged his right arm. He had to undergo three hours of constructive surgery to make his right hand usable again.

He moved to England after playing for the U19 side in order to improve his game. He has represented the following teams - Matabeleland Tuskers, Bexhill, Lordhood, Lisburn, Midlands, Southern Rocks, Zimbabwe A, Zimbabwe Under-19s, Hampshire, and Zimbabwe XI.

Debut

Craig Ervine made his international debut in a T20 against Sri Lanka on 3 May 2010. He did not bat in that match as Sri Lanka won by 14 runs due to D/L method.

He made his ODI debut on 28 May 2010 against India at Bulawayo. He scored an impressive 67 out of 60 balls which helped Zimbabwe beat India by six wickets.

He made his test debut a year later on 4 August 2011 against Bangladesh. He scored six runs in the first innings and a steady 35 in the second. Zimbabwe went on to win the match by 130 runs.

Rise to Glory

Ervine’s international career experienced a slow growth. He played his way through as a middle-order batsman. He scored his first ODI century on 2 August 2015 against New Zealand and helped them overcome a mammoth 300+ score.

His first test century came on 6 August 2016 against New Zealand. The match was a one-sided affair as New Zealand won by a massive 254 runs. His other best test performance came against Sri Lanka.

One of Ervine’s top performances came against Sri Lanka in 2017. He scored a standout 69 runs in the 4th ODI to level the series 2-2. Zimbabwe then went on to win the 5th ODI to get their first ever series win over Sri Lanka.

He has played a total of 15 tests, 68 ODIs and 16 T20Is. He scored 941 runs at an average of 33.60 in tests and 1806 runs at an average of 32.25 in ODIs.

Domestic Career

Craig represented the Southern Rocks and topped the batting averages in his maiden season. He represented the Matabeleland Tuskers in Zimbabwe first-class cricket. He has also played for the Midlands team before playing for the Southern Rocks.

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