Mark Vermeulen
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| Mark Vermeulen | ||||
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman | |||
| Bowling style | Right arm off spin | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Tests | ODIs | |||
| Matches | 8 | 32 | ||
| Runs scored | 414 | 583 | ||
| Batting average | 25.87 | 20.82 | ||
| 100s/50s | 1/2 | 0/4 | ||
| Top score | 118 | 79 | ||
| Overs | 1 | - | ||
| Wickets | - | - | ||
| Bowling average | - | - | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | - | - | ||
| 10 wickets in match | - | n/a | ||
| Best bowling | - | - | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 6/- | 9/- | ||
Mark Andrew Vermeulen (born 2 March 1979 in Salisbury - now Harare) is a Zimbabwean cricketer in both Test matches and One Day Internationals.
He is a right-handed opening batsman and occasional off spin bowler, playing for Matabeleland in the Zimbabwean Logan Cup, with a good record at local level which he has rarely managed to replicate at international level.
The former captain of the national Under-19 team, Vermeulen was first selected for Zimbabwe to play in the second Test against Pakistan in November 2002, after impressing in the local competition.
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[edit] Disciplinary problems
He has had a number of disciplinary problems. Two incidents in particular stick out. He was sent home from Zimbabwe's tour of England in 2003 after ignoring management instructions to travel with the rest of the squad [1]. Then in 2006 he was banned from all cricket played under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board after a violent altercation with spectators at a match between Ashton and his club, Werneth in the Central Lancashire League. The original ban imposed was ten years,[2] but on appeal it was reduced to three years, two of which were suspended. The ban takes effect from 1 April 2007.[3]
On the 2003-2004 tour of Australia, Vermeulen fractured his skull during a One-Day International match against India. This was the second time this had happened to him inside a year, after the identical injury occurred in February 2003 while practising. Successful surgery has limited the impact that these injuries have had on Vermeulen's cricketing career.
Vermeulen was one of the few white Zimbabwean cricketers to make himself available to play for the national team after a mass exodus of 'rebel' players in April 2004 during a dispute with Zimbabwe Cricket, although as of May 2005 he has rarely been used at that level.
[edit] Accusation of arson
On 1 November 2006, Vermeulen was held by police after apparently fleeing the scene of a suspicious fire at the Zimbabwean Cricket Academy in Harare. A fire had also been set at the Zimbabwe Cricket headquarters. ZCU Managing Director Ozias Bvute confirmed that Vermeulen was being held "for questioning" in the incident. Vermeulen was formally charged with arson in the incident on 2 November.([1]) In January 2008, he was cleared on grounds of mental illness,[2] and in February announced that he was hoping to make a comeback.[3]
In May 2008 ,Vermeulen offered to help rebuild the academy he burnt by using a percentage of his earnings that he would get by playing for Zimbabwe again.[4]
[edit] Teams
[edit] International
- Zimbabwe (current)
[edit] Zimbabwean first-class
- Matabeleland (current)
- Mashonaland 'A'
[edit] Domestic Club Cricket
- Old Hararians (current)
- Old Malvernians
[edit] Career highlights
[edit] Tests
Test Debut: vs Pakistan, Bulawayo, 2002-2003
Latest Test: vs Sri Lanka, Bulawayo, 2004
- Vermeulen's best Test batting score of 118 was made against West Indies, Bulawayo, 2003-2004
[edit] One-Day Internationals
ODI Debut: vs Sri Lanka, Sharjah, 2000-2001
Latest ODI: vs England, Bulawayo, 2004-2005
- Vermeulen's best ODI batting score of 79 was made against Pakistan, Harare, 2002-2003
[edit] External links
- Cricinfo profile on Mark Vermeulen
- HowSTAT! statistical profile on Mark Vermeulen
- Interview with Mark Vermeulen at Cricinfo
[edit] References
- ^ Cricinfo - Vermeulen sent home from Zimbabwe tour
- ^ Cricinfo article - Vermeulen banned for 10 years
- ^ Vermeulen ban reduced on appeal, BBC Sport, 19 September 2006.
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