Blessing Mahwire

Blessing Mahwire
Personal information
Born July 31, 1982 (age 32)
Bikita, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs
Matches 10 22
Runs scored 147 117
Batting average 13.36 10.63
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 50* 22*
Balls bowled 1287 305
Wickets 18 21
Bowling average 50.83 35.57
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 4/92 3/29
Catches/stumpings 1/- 6/-
Source: Cricinfo[1], 5 March 2006

Ngonidzashe Blessing Mahwire (born July 31, 1982 in Bikita, Masvingo) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays first-class cricket for Mashonaland and has also made appearances for the Zimbabwean cricket team in both the Test match and One Day International forms of the game. He is a right-handed batsman and medium-pace bowler.[2]

His introduction to the game came as somewhat of a relief not only because he is a competent all-round cricketer, but also because he comes from a province in Zimbabwe called Masvingo, in which few cricketing roots can be found.

His highest score at school was a 154 in Harare. He considers himself to be a "batsman who bowls", and is mainly used as a front-line bowler.

Blessing Mahwire is a level 2 coach and will be playing for Stow C.C. (in West Norfolk, England) in the upcoming (2008) season as their overseas player.

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