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Zimbabwean cricketer and umpire

Forster Mutizwa
Personal information
Full nameForster Mutizwa
Born (1985-08-24) 24 August 1985 (age 39)
Harare, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleWicket-keeper, Umpire
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 84)26 January 2012 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 104)27 January 2009 v Kenya
Last ODI25 October 2011 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 29)15 October 2011 v New Zealand
Last T20I11 February 2012 v New Zealand
Umpiring information
ODIs umpired6 (2022–2024)
T20Is umpired39 (2021–2024)
WODIs umpired1 (2024)
WT20Is umpired9 (2021–2024)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 1 17 74 95
Runs scored 24 403 4,389 1,932
Batting average 12.00 31.00 39.90 28.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/4 13/17 0/11
Top score 18 79 190 79
Balls bowled – – 197 157
Wickets – – 2 2
Bowling average – – 54.00 71.50
5 wickets in innings – – 0 0
10 wickets in match – – 0 0
Best bowling – – 2/18 1/9
Catches/stumpings 0/– 9/2 156/16 67/8
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 March 2023

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.

Playing career

He was first called up to the national team for a tour of Bangladesh but did not feature in a match. 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. In December 2019, he quit playing cricket to become an umpire.

Umpiring career

On 23 July 2021, he stood in his first Twenty20 International (T20I) match, between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. On 7 August 2022, he made his ODI umpiring debut in a match between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh. As of March 2023, he had officiated in 3 ODI and 24 T20I matches, including two women's T20Is.

See also

References

  1. Waller and Mutizwa named for Bangladesh tour
  2. "Only Test, Napier, January 26 - 28, 2012, Zimbabwe tour of New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  3. "Mutizwa quits to be umpire". News Day. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  4. "2nd T20I, Harare, Jul 23 2021, Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. "2nd ODI, Harare, August 07, 2022, Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2022.

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