Craig Neil Evans – born Harare, 29 November 1969
Right-handed batsman, right-arm medium-pace bowler
Career: 1990/91-2001/02
Abbreviations: Capital letters for team namesdenotes a Test match.Man – ManicalandMash – Mashonaland * indicates not out inningsMat – Matabeleland + indicates wicket-keeperMCD – Mashonaland Country Districts *+ retired hurt/illMid – Midlands # batted firstZim – Zimbabwe/ZimbabweansGrounds:Alex – Alexandra Sports Club OG – Old Georgians Sports ClubBAC – Bulawayo Athletic Club OH – Old Hararians Sports ClubHSC – Harare Sports ClubNo. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1990/91 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total1 Zimbabwe B v Pakistan B (6) 39 #145 – (7) 1 0 7 0 375/4d(Harare South, 3 Oct – lost) (5) 2 262 – — 36/02 Young Zimbabwe v Pakistan B (4) 6 187 – — #469(Alex, 16 Oct – drawn) – — 86/33 Zimbabwe v Pakistan B (7) 27 #252 1 (6) 9 0 34 1 421(HSC, 22 Oct – lost) (8) 3 1441990/91 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 5 0 77 39 15.40 – – 1 10 0 41 1 41.00 1/34 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1992/93 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total4 Zimbabwe B v New Zealanders (3) 66 #246/8d 1 — 234/7d(OG, 26 Oct – L) (3) 56 194 – — 208/25 Zimbabwe B v Kent (5) 0 194 – — #323/5d(OH, 30 March – D) (2) 2 101/5 2 — 151/8dM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 4 0 124 66 31.00 – 2 3 –Career 5 9 0 201 66 22.33 – 2 4 10 0 41 1 41.00 1/34 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1993/94 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total6 Mash Under-24 v Mashonaland (7) 7 #284 – (5) 3 0 16 1 75(HSC, 11 Feb – W) — 45/0 1 (6) 5 0 25 1 2537 Mash Under-24 v MCD (6) 4 #283 – (6) 4 1 8 1 249(Alex, 4 March – D) (6) 0 292 1 (5) 3 0 18 0 296/8M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 3 0 11 7 3.66 – – 2 15 1 67 3 22.33 1/8 – -Career 7 12 0 212 66 17.66 – 2 6 25 1 108 4 27.00 1/8 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1994/95 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total8 Mashonaland v Matabeleland (5) 5 #344/7d – — 178(BAC, 16 Sept – W) — 76/1 – (7) 3 1 2 0 2419 Mat Select XI v South Africa A (6) 14 #379 – — 471/9d(BAC, 27 Sept – L) (6) 14 308 1 (4) 19 1 75 0 219/410 Zimbabwe A v South Africa A (6) 4 #87 1 (6) 3.3 0 17 1 409(Alex, 4 Oct – L) (6) 34 14311 Mashonaland v MCD (6) 3 #188 – (3) 14 4 29 2 182(HSC, 10 March – W) (2) 112 421 – (3) 9 2 29 1 16112 Mashonaland v Mash Under-24 (1) 11 #258 – (4) 11 2 29 2 157(HSC, 24 March – W) (1) 0 347/6d – (4) 9 2 25 0 28313 Mash XI v Northamptonshire (4) 6* 83 – (3) 12 1 39 1 #276/7d(HSC, 4 April – W) (4) 102 417/4 – (5) 6 1 10 0 223M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM6 11 1 305 112 30.50 2 – 2 86.3 14 255 7 36.42 2/29 – -Career 13 23 1 517 112 23.50 2 2 8 111.3 15 363 11 33.00 2/29 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1995/96 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total14 MCD v Young Mashonaland (4) 26 #309 – — 182(Alex, 15 Sept – W) (4) 66* 264/2d – (4) 4.4 2 7 1 168M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMCareer 14 25 2 609 112 26.47 2 3 8 116.1 17 370 12 30.83 2/29 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1995/96 (South Africa) bat Score Total bowl Total15 Zimbabwe A v Transvaal (5) 6 #264 1 (7) 5 2 18 0 509(Johannesburg, 21 Sept – L) (5) 9 312 – (5) 1 0 1 0 70/116 Zimbabwe v Eastern Province (5) 14 #112 – (7) 12 3 31 1 313(Port Elizabeth, 28 Sept – L) (5) 31 14417 Zimbabwe A v South Africa A (6) 0 #221 – — 310(Durban, 6 Oct – D) (6) 74 256/81995/96 (NEW ZEALAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 6 0 134 74 22.33 – 1 1 18 5 50 1 50.00 1/31 – -Career 17 31 2 743 112 25.62 2 4 9 134.1 22 420 13 32.30 2/29 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1995/96 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total18 MCD v Matabeleland (3) 0 209 – (5) 3 1 13 0 #152(BAC, 17 Nov – L) (3) 73 283 3 — 34419 MCD v Mashonaland (3) 4 279 – (4) 5 2 13 1 #133(Harare South, 8 Dec – W) (3) 15 207/8 – (4) 10 2 16 0 35220 Zim Board XI v Griqualand West (5) 22 153 – (4) 8 1 16 0 #290/9d(Harare South, 15 Dec – D) (5) 2 258/9 – (4) 2 0 12 0 183/9d21 Mash Invitation XI v Yorkshire (4) 13 273/9d – (3) 15 4 43 1 #267/6d(HSC, 1 April – L) (4) 35 156 – (7) 9 0 37 0 215/7d22 MCD v Matabeleland (6) 7 #265 – (3) 10 0 28 2 220(BAC, 19 April – L) (6) 26 128 – (6) 5 0 20 0 176/41995/96 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM6 12 1 289 73 26.27 – 2 3 71.4 12 205 5 41.00 2/28 – -Career 22 41 2 940 112 24.10 2 5 12 201.1 32 618 17 36.35 2/28 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1996/97 (Sri Lanka) bat Score Total bowl Total23 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (1st) (8) 9 145 1 (6) 6 0 27 0 #349(Colombo Pre, 11 Sept – L) (7) 1 1271996/97 (SRI LANKA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 2 0 10 9 5.00 – – 1 6 0 27 0 –Career 23 43 2 950 112 23.17 2 5 13 207.1 32 645 17 37.94 2/28 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1996/97 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total24 Mashonaland v Matabeleland (6) 4 #477/6d – — 69/4d(BAC, 22 Nov – W) — forfeit – (3) 8 2 15 1 1951996/97 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 1 0 4 4 4.00 – – – 8 2 15 1 15.00 1/15 – -Career 24 44 2 954 112 22.71 2 5 13 215.1 34 660 18 36.66 2/28 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1997/98 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total25 Mashonaland v Mashonaland A (5) 24 485/8d – — #181(Harare South, 28 Aug – W) — — 2 (5) 7 1 15 0 15826 Mashonaland v Matabeleland (5) 0 #307 – (6) 9 2 30 1 129(OH, 4 Sept – W) — — – (8) 2 0 8 0 14227 Mashonaland v New Zealanders (7) 63 351 2 (4) 5 2 14 1 #174(Alex, 13-15 Sept – D) — — – (4) 19 8 29 0 336/51997/98 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 3 0 87 63 29.00 – 1 4 42 13 96 2 48.00 1/14 – -Career 27 47 2 1041 112 23.13 2 6 17 257.1 47 756 20 37.80 2/28 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1998/99 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total28 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (Only) (7) 11 #221 – (6) 3 0 8 0 280(HSC, 7 Oct – W) (8) 4 293 – — 1731998/99 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 2 0 15 11 7.50 – – – 3 0 8 0 –Career 28 49 2 1056 112 22.46 2 6 17 260.1 47 764 20 38.20 2/28 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1999/2000 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total29 Mashonaland v CFX Academy (5) 2 272 – (4) 15 3 34 0 #245(Country Club, 3 March – D) — — – (7) 14 5 19 1 221/7d30 Mashonaland v Manicaland (5) 3 383/9d – (6) 6 2 11 0 #287(Mutare, 17 March – D) — — – (4) 3 2 2 0 77/231 Mashonaland v Matabeleland (5) 13 #170 1 (7) 4 2 4 1 256(BAC, 24 March – W) (5) 153 448/4d – (5) 6 5 5 4 8632 Mashonaland v Midlands (5) 18 #165 1 — 31(HSC, 31 March – W) (5) 36 173/8d 1 (5) 1 1 0 0 5633 Mashonaland v Manicaland (final) (5) 27 #345 – — 123(HSC, 7 April – W) (4) 10 275/5d 1 (4) 2 1 2 0 2401999/2000 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM5 8 0 262 153 32.75 1 – 4 51 21 77 6 12.83 4/5 – -Career 33 57 2 1318 153 23.96 3 6 21 311.1 68 841 26 32.34 4/5 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2000/01 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total34 Mashonaland v CFX Academy (5) 33* #253/3d – — forfeit(HSC, 16 Feb – W) — forfeit 2 (4) 14 2 36 1 18835 Mashonaland v Mashonaland A (5) 3 #171 – — forfeit(HSC, 2 March – W) (3) 11 66/5d 1 (4) 4 1 7 0 12236 Mashonaland v Manicaland (6) 78 205 2 (4) 8 1 27 2 #205(HSC, 9 March – W) (6) 15 115/8 – (7) 5 2 7 0 11437 Mashonaland v Matabeleland (6) 2 #194 1 — 115(HSC, 23 March – W) (5) 2 225/5d 1 — 1938 Mashonaland v Midlands (6) 73* #357/7d 1 — 92(Kwekwe, 30 March – W) — — 1 (4) 1 0 6 0 22239 Zimbabwe v Indians (5) 0 175 – (4) 2 0 9 0 #336/9d(Mutare, 28 May – D) — — – (5) 3 0 8 0 150/72000/01 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM6 9 2 217 78 31.00 – 2 9 37 6 100 3 33.33 2/27 – -Career 39 66 4 1535 153 24.75 3 8 30 348.1 74 941 29 32.44 4/5 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2001/02 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total40 Mashonaland v Matabeleland (5) 118 #644/9d – (5) 14 8 25 1 392(BAC, 15 Feb – W) — 82/2 – (6) 10 0 45 0 33341 Mashonaland v Manicaland (5) 11 226 – (7) 8 1 23 0 #513/9d(Mutare, 1 March – W) (6) 210 506 1 (3) 16 5 37 6 14642 Mashonaland v Midlands (5) 163 #329 – — 211(HSC, 22 March – W) (5) 35 263/8d – — 13343 Mashonaland v CFX Academy (5) 147 413 1 (4) 5 1 8 1 #122(Country Club, 19 April – W) — — 1 — 1282001/02 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM4 6 0 684 210 114.00 4 – 3 53 15 138 8 17.25 6/37 1 -Career 43 72 4 2219 210 32.63 7 8 33 401.1 89 1079 37 29.16 6/37 1 -RECORD SEASON BY SEASONM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1990/91(Z) 3 5 0 77 39 15.40 – – 1 10 0 41 1 41.00 1/34 – -1991/92(Z) -1992/93(Z) 2 4 0 124 66 31.00 – 2 3 –1993/94(Z) 2 3 0 11 7 3.66 – – 2 15 1 67 3 22.33 1/8 – -1994/95(Z) 6 11 1 305 112 30.50 2 – 2 86.3 14 255 7 36.42 2/29 – -1995/96(SA) 3 6 0 134 74 22.33 – 1 1 18 5 50 1 50.00 1/31 – -1995/96(Z) 6 12 1 289 73 26.27 – 2 3 71.4 12 205 5 41.00 2/28 – -1996/97(SL) 1 2 0 10 9 5.00 – – 1 6 0 27 0 –1996/97(Z) 1 1 0 4 4 4.00 – – – 8 2 15 1 15.00 1/15 – -1997/98(Z) 3 3 0 87 63 29.00 – 1 4 42 13 96 2 48.00 1/14 – -1998/99(Z) 1 2 0 15 11 7.50 – – – 3 0 8 0 –1999/00(Z) 5 8 0 262 153 32.75 1 – 4 51 21 77 6 12.83 4/5 – -2000/01(Z) 6 9 2 217 78 31.00 – 2 9 37 6 100 3 33.33 2/27 – -2001/02(Z) 4 6 0 684 210 114.00 4 – 3 53 15 138 8 17.25 6/37 1 -43 72 4 2219 210 32.63 7 8 33 401.1 89 1079 37 29.16 6/37 1 -RECORD IN EACH COUNTRYM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMZimbabwe 39 64 4 2075 210 34.58 7 7 31 377.1 84 1002 36 27.83 6/37 1 -England -Australia -South Africa 3 6 0 134 74 22.33 – 1 1 18 5 50 1 50.00 1/31 – -West Indies -New Zealand -India -Pakistan -Sri Lanka 1 2 0 10 9 5.00 – – 1 6 0 27 0 –Bangladesh -Kenya -43 72 4 2219 210 32.63 7 8 33 401.1 89 1079 37 29.16 6/37 1 -RECORD ON ZIMBABWEAN GROUNDSM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMAlexandra 5 8 1 203 66* 29.00 – 2 4 39.1 13 93 4 23.25 1/7 – -Bulawayo AC 7 11 0 427 153 38.81 2 1 5 82 20 232 9 25.77 4/5 – -Country Club 2 2 0 149 147 74.50 1 – 2 34 9 61 2 30.50 1/8 – -Harare South 4 7 0 108 39 15.42 – – 2 33 6 79 1 79.00 1/13 – -Harare SC 14 26 2 767 163 31.95 3 1 12 139 24 403 13 31.00 2/27 – -Kwekwe 1 1 1 73 73* — – 1 2 1 0 6 0 — — – -Mutare 3 4 0 224 210 56.00 1 – 1 38 10 90 6 15.00 6/37 1 -Old Georgians 1 2 0 122 66 61.00 – 2 1 –Old Hararians 2 3 0 2 2 0.66 – – 2 11 2 38 1 38.00 1/30 – -Queens SC -39 64 4 2075 210 34.58 7 7 31 377.1 84 1002 36 27.83 6/37 1 -LOGAN CUP RECORDM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMFor Mashonaland Under-24:1993/94 2 3 0 11 7 3.66 – – 2 15 1 67 3 22.33 1/8 – -For Mashonaland:1994/95 3 5 0 131 112 26.20 1 – – 46 11 114 5 22.80 2/29 – -For Mashonaland Country Districts:1995/96 2 3 0 11 7 3.66 – – 2 37.4 7 97 4 22.33 1/8 – -For Mashonaland (continued):1996/97 1 1 0 4 4 4.00 – – – 8 2 15 1 15.00 1/15 – -1997/98 2 2 0 24 24 12.00 – – 2 18 3 53 1 53.00 1/30 – -1998/99 -1999/2000 5 8 0 262 153 32.75 1 – 4 51 21 77 6 12.83 4/5 – -2000/01 5 8 2 217 78 36.16 – 2 9 32 6 83 3 27.66 2/27 – -2001/02 4 6 0 684 210 114.00 4 – 3 53 15 138 8 17.25 6/37 1 -Total: 20 30 2 1322 210 47.21 6 2 18 208 58 480 24 20.00 6/37 1 -TOTAL: 26 41 3 1550 210 40.78 6 4 23 260.4 66 644 31 20.77 6/37 1 -RECORD AGAINST OTHER LOGAN CUP TEAMSM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMFor Mashonaland Under-24:v Mashonaland 1 1 0 7 7 7.00 – – 1 8 0 41 2 20.50 1/16 – -v MCD 1 2 0 4 4 2.00 – – 1 7 1 26 1 26.00 1/8 – -Total: 2 3 0 11 7 3.66 – – 2 15 1 67 3 22.33 1/8 – -For Mashonaland Country Districts:v Mashonaland 1 2 0 19 15 9.50 – – – 15 4 29 1 29.00 1/13 – -v Matabeleland 2 4 0 106 73 26.50 – 1 3 18 1 61 2 30.50 2/28 – -v Young Mashonaland 1 2 1 92 66 92.00 – 1 – 4.4 2 7 1 7.00 1/7 – -Total: 2 3 0 11 7 3.66 – – 2 37.4 7 97 4 22.33 1/8 – -For Mashonaland:v CFX Academy 3 3 1 182 147 91.00 1 – 4 48 11 97 3 32.33 1/8 – -v Manicaland 4 7 0 354 210 50.57 1 1 4 48 14 109 8 13.62 6/37 1 -v Mashonaland A 2 3 0 38 24 12.66 – – 3 11 2 22 0 –v MCD 1 2 0 115 112 57.50 1 – – 23 6 58 3 19.33 2/29 – -v Mash Under-24 1 2 0 11 11 5.50 – – – 20 4 54 2 27.00 2/29 – -v Matabeleland 6 8 0 297 153 37.12 2 – 3 56 20 134 8 16.75 4/5 – -v Midlands 3 5 1 325 163 81.25 1 1 4 2 1 6 0 –Total: 20 30 2 1322 210 47.21 6 2 18 208 58 480 24 20.00 6/37 1 -For all teams:v CFX Academy 3 3 1 182 147 91.00 1 – 4 48 11 97 3 32.33 1/8 – -v Manicaland 4 7 0 354 210 50.57 1 1 4 48 14 109 8 13.62 6/37 1 -v Mashonaland 2 3 0 26 15 8.66 – – 1 23 4 70 3 23.33 1/13 – -v Mashonaland A 2 3 0 38 24 12.66 – – 3 11 2 22 0 –v MCD 2 4 0 119 112 29.75 1 – 1 30 7 84 4 21.00 2/29 – -v Matabeleland 8 12 0 403 153 33.58 2 1 6 74 21 195 10 19.50 4/5 – -v Midlands 3 5 1 325 163 81.25 1 1 4 2 1 6 0 –v Young Mash/U-24 2 4 1 103 66 34.33 – 1 – 24.4 6 61 3 20.33 2/29 – -TOTAL: 26 41 3 1550 210 40.78 6 4 23 260.4 66 644 31 20.77 6/37 1 -CENTURIES1 112 Mashonaland v Mash Country Districts Harare Sports Club 1994/952 102 Mashonaland XI v Northamptonshire Harare Sports Club 1994/953 153 Mashonaland v Matabeleland Bulawayo Athletic Club 1999/20004 118 Mashonaland v Matabeleland Bulawayo Athletic Club 2001/025 210 Mashonaland v Manicaland Mutare Sports Club 2001/026 163 Mashonaland v Midlands Harare Sports Club 2001/027 147 Mashonaland v CFX Academy Country Club 2001/02TWO CENTURIES IN A MATCHNo instancesCENTURY AND FIFTY IN THE SAME MATCHNo instancesTWO FIFTIES IN A MATCH66 and 56 Zimbabwe B v New Zealanders Old Georgians Sports Club 1992/93200 RUNS IN A MATCH221 (11 & 210) Mashonaland v Manicaland Mutare Sports Club 2001/02`PAIRS’No instancesFIVE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS6/37 (16-5-37-6) Mashonaland v Manicaland Mutare Sports Club 2001/02BEST MATCH FIGURES6/60 (24-6-60-6) Mashonaland v Manicaland Mutare Sports Club 2001/02MATCH DOUBLE OF 200 RUNS AND FIVE WICKETS11 & 210; 0/23 & 6/37 Mashonaland v Manicaland Mutare Sports Club 2001/02100 RUNS AND FIVE WICKETS13 & 153; 1/4 and 4/5 Mashonaland v Matabeleland Bulawayo Athletic Club 1999/2000MOST OVERS BOWLED IN AN INNINGS19 – 1 – 75 – 0 Matabeleland XI v South Africa A Bulawayo Athletic Club 1994/9519 – 8 – 29 – 0 Mashonaland v New Zealanders Alexandra Sports Club 1997/98MOST OVERS BOWLED IN A MATCH29 – 8 – 53 – 1 Mashonaland v CFX Academy Country Club 1999/2000MOST RUNS CONCEDED IN AN INNINGS75 (19-1-75-0) Matabeleland XI v South Africa A Bulawayo Athletic Club 1994/95MOST RUNS CONCEDED IN A MATCH80 (24-4-80-1) Mash Invitation XI v Yorkshire Harare Sports Club 1995/96MOST MAIDEN OVERS BOWLED IN AN INNINGS8 (19-8-29-0) Mashonaland v New Zealanders Alexandra Sports Club 1997/988 (14-8-25-1) Mashonaland v Matabeleland Bulawayo Athletic Club 2001/02DETAILS OF DISMISSALS AS A BATSMANbowled 11 16.18lbw 9 13.23caught 32 47.06caught by wicketkeeper 10 14.71caught and bowled 2 2.94stumped 1 1.47run out 3 4.41TOTAL 68 100.00%DETAILS OF DISMISSALS AS A BOWLERbowled 2 5.41lbw 6 16.21caught 19 51.35caught by wicket-keeper 7 18.92caught and bowled 1 2.70stumped 2 5.41TOTAL 37 100.00%THREE OR MORE CATCHES IN AN INNINGS3 Mash Country Districts v Matabeleland Bulawayo Athletic Club 1995/96FOUR OR MORE CATCHES IN A MATCHNo instances. Best 3, as above
