William Takudzwa Mashinge (born 6 October 1996) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who has represented the Mountaineers in Zimbabwean domestic cricket. He is an all-rounder who bowls right-arm fast-medium and bats right-handed.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | William Takudzwa Mashinge |
| Born | 6 October 1996 Marondera, Zimbabwe |
| Nickname | Hindias |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| T20I debut (cap 57) | 1 October 2019 v Nepal |
| Last T20I | 3 October 2019 v Singapore |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2016 | Mountaineers |
Source: CricketArchive, 3 October 2019 | |
Mashinge was born in Marondera, in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland East Province.[1] He made his first-class debut in January 2016, aged 19, playing for the Mountaineers against the Mid West Rhinos in the Logan Cup.[2] Later in the year, Mashinge was selected in the Zimbabwe under-19s squad for the 2016 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh.[3] He played in all six of his team's matches, scoring 127 runs (the third-most for Zimbabwe) but taking just two wickets.[4] In the ninth-place play-off against Afghanistan, he top-scored for Zimbabwe with 66 runs from 92 balls.[5]
He made his Twenty20 debut for Zimbabwe against Free State in the 2016 Africa T20 Cup on 9 September 2016.[6] In February 2017, he was named in an academy squad by Zimbabwe Cricket to tour England later that year.[7] He made his List A debut for Mountaineers in the 2018–19 Pro50 Championship on 8 December 2018.[8]
In September 2019, he was named in Zimbabwe's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2019–20 Singapore Tri-Nation Series.[9] He made his T20I debut for Zimbabwe, against Nepal, in the Singapore Tri-Nation Series on 1 October 2019.[10]
In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Southern Rocks in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ Players / Zimbabwe / William Mashinge, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Logan Cup, Mountaineers v Mid West Rhinos at Harare, Jan 8-11, 2016 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ Zimbabwe Under-19s Squad / Players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2015/16 - Zimbabwe Under-19s / Records / Batting and bowling averages, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ ICC Under-19 World Cup, Plate Final: Afghanistan Under-19s v Zimbabwe Under-19s at Cox's Bazar, Feb 12, 2016, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Africa T20 Cup, Pool C: Zimbabwe v Free State at East London, Sep 9, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "ZC announces 16-member Academy squad for England tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "2nd Match, Pro50 Championship at Kwekwe, Dec 8 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ "Sikandar Raza out of Zimbabwe T20 squad over disciplinary issues". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "4th Match (N), Singapore Twenty20 Tri-Series at Singapore, Oct 1 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.