Andy Blignaut
Zimbabwe
Personal Information
BornAugust 01, 1978 (46 years)
Birth PlaceSalisbury
Height-
RoleBatting Allrounder
Batting StyleLeft Handed Bat
Bowling StyleRight-arm fast-medium
ICC Rankings
Batting
Bowling
All-Rounder
| Format | Current Rank | Best Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Test | -- | -- |
| ODI | -- | -- |
| T20I | -- | -- |
Batting Career Summary
| Format | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 19 | 36 | 3 | 886 | 92 | 26.85 | 1292 | 68.58 | - | - | 6 | 102 | 23 |
| ODI | 54 | 41 | 8 | 626 | 63 | 18.97 | 589 | 106.28 | - | - | 5 | 62 | 13 |
| T20 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| IPL | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Bowling Career Summary
| Format | M | Inn | B | Runs | Wickets | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 19 | 30 | 3173 | 1964 | 53 | 5/73 | 8/110 | 3.71 | 37.06 | 59.87 | 3 | - |
| ODI | 54 | 53 | 2348 | 2063 | 50 | 4/43 | 4/43 | 5.27 | 41.26 | 46.96 | - | - |
| T20 | 1 | - | - | - | - | -/- | -/- | - | - | - | - | - |
| IPL | - | - | - | - | - | -/- | -/- | - | - | - | - | - |
Profile Summary
Born on August 1, 1978 in Harare, Blignaut hails from a family of farmers. He had a mixed start to his international career. Up against Bangladesh in 2001, Blignaut returned with figures of 5/73, the best figures by a debutant for Zimbabwe. He was also dismissed for a first ball duck.
However, he sat out of the game for some time - partly attributed to his disenchantment with the game, squabbles with the administrators and the like. He returned to the game in August 2002 and celebrated it with a 5-wicket haul against Pakistan. A steady performance saw him in the mix for the 2003 WC and the England tour that followed it.
Blignaut and controversies though continued. He was amongst the players who rebelled against the board and was out of the game yet again. He flew out of the country to play as an overseas professional for the Australian state side Tasmania as well as grabbing a county contract with Durham. A spate of injuries meant that Tasmania released him early from the contract.
He returned to Zimbabwe unconditionally in 2005 and was part of the team that played against New Zealand and India. However, he broke ties with the board soon after accusing the board of not paying him for the two series. He was touted as a successor to Taibu as a captain of Zimbabwe, but he refused to play till all the dues were settled. Blignaut played a season of cricket for South Africa based Highveld Lions in 2006.
After a 4-year gap, Blignaut has returned to his roots and has signed up with Matabeleland Tuskers franchise. He was included for the T-20 World Cup in the Caribbean in 2010 and was a part of the team that lost the tri-nation series against Sri Lanka later that year.
Interesting Fact: Blignaut took a hat-trick against Bangladesh in a test match Harare on 22nd February 2004. He was the first, and to date the only bowler to take a test hat-trick for Zimbabwe.
Trivia: Still remembered for a funky dyed hair-do, which he sported in 2001 against West Indies, Blignaut has also tried his hand at male modelling.
By Pradeep Krishnamurthy
However, he sat out of the game for some time - partly attributed to his disenchantment with the game, squabbles with the administrators and the like. He returned to the game in August 2002 and celebrated it with a 5-wicket haul against Pakistan. A steady performance saw him in the mix for the 2003 WC and the England tour that followed it.
Blignaut and controversies though continued. He was amongst the players who rebelled against the board and was out of the game yet again. He flew out of the country to play as an overseas professional for the Australian state side Tasmania as well as grabbing a county contract with Durham. A spate of injuries meant that Tasmania released him early from the contract.
He returned to Zimbabwe unconditionally in 2005 and was part of the team that played against New Zealand and India. However, he broke ties with the board soon after accusing the board of not paying him for the two series. He was touted as a successor to Taibu as a captain of Zimbabwe, but he refused to play till all the dues were settled. Blignaut played a season of cricket for South Africa based Highveld Lions in 2006.
After a 4-year gap, Blignaut has returned to his roots and has signed up with Matabeleland Tuskers franchise. He was included for the T-20 World Cup in the Caribbean in 2010 and was a part of the team that lost the tri-nation series against Sri Lanka later that year.
Interesting Fact: Blignaut took a hat-trick against Bangladesh in a test match Harare on 22nd February 2004. He was the first, and to date the only bowler to take a test hat-trick for Zimbabwe.
Trivia: Still remembered for a funky dyed hair-do, which he sported in 2001 against West Indies, Blignaut has also tried his hand at male modelling.
By Pradeep Krishnamurthy