Quinton Friend
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| Quinton Friend | ||||
 South Africa |
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| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Quinton Friend | |||
| Nickname | Quinne | |||
| Born | 16 February 1982 | |||
| Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa | ||||
| Role | Bowler | |||
| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2000—2007 | Western Province/Cape Cobras | |||
| 2007—2008 | Dolphins | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| First Class | List-A | Twenty20 | ||
| Matches | 41 | 35 | 10 | |
| Runs scored | 638 | 82 | 1 | |
| Batting average | 17.24 | 5.86 | 0.50 | |
| 100s/50s | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| Top score | 51 | 20 | 1* | |
| Balls bowled | 5844 | 1563 | 223 | |
| Wickets | 117 | 39 | 7 | |
| Bowling average | 25.51 | 29.05 | 36.86 | |
| 5 wickets in innings | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | - | - | |
| Best bowling | 7/31 | 3/36 | 2/29 | |
| Catches/stumpings | 13/0 | 10/0 | 2/0 | |
Quinton Friend (February 16, 1982—) is a South African domestic cricketer who played for Western Province (later the Cape Cobras) and now plays for the Dolphins.[1]
[edit] Career
Friend, who was born in Cape Town, debuted for the Warriors in 2002 in List-A cricket, and in 2002 in first class cricket at Pietermaritzburg.[1] He took career best figures of 3/36 against Western Province Boland in a one day match on November 17, 2004,[2] and the following year in January 2005 he took 5/93 in one day again against Western Province in a first class match,[3] ending with final figures of 6/114.[4] Against Western Province again Friend was the pick of the bowlers with 4/65 on March 2, 2006 during a one day game,[5]
In 2007, Western Provinces merged with Boland to become the Cape Cobras, who then released Friend on July 12, 2007 to join the Dolphins.[6] He led them to victory against the Titans on October 22, 2007,[7] however eight days later was suspended for one match along with Titans' Martin van Jaarsveld for verbal abuse.[8]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Player Profile: Quinton Friend from Cricinfo retrieved April 24, 2008
- ^ Warriors waltz to win in the rain at CricInfo retrieved April 24, 2008
- ^ Runs flow as SuperSport Series restarts at CricInfo retrieved April 24, 2008
- ^ Klusener in among the wickets at CricInfo retrieved April 24, 2008
- ^ Morkel shines with bat and ball at CricInfo retrieved April 24, 2008
- ^ Dolphins sign up Quinton Friend at CricInfo retrieved April 24, 2008
- ^ Dolphins and Eagles ease to victories at CricInfo retrieved April 24, 2008
- ^ van Jaarsveld and Friend suspended at CricInfo retrieved April 24, 2008
