Keegan Meth

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Keegan Orry Meth (born 8 February 1988) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer. He played domestically for the Matabeleland Tuskers and represented Zimbabwe in international cricket. An all-rounder, he bowled right-arm medium-fast and generally batted in the lower middle order.

Keegan Meth
Personal information
Full name
Keegan Orry Meth
Born (1988-02-08) 8 February 1988 (age 36)
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut17 April 2013 v Bangladesh
Last Test29 April 2013 v Bangladesh
ODI debut25 February 2006 v New Zealand
Last ODI3 February 2012 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.11
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008Westerns
2009/10–2012/13Matabeleland Tuskers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 2 11 2 32
Runs scored 72 106 6 1,029
Batting average 24.00 13.25 6.00 24.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/5
Top score 31* 53 6* 94
Balls bowled 324 406 42 5,234
Wickets 4 6 0 128
Bowling average 24.50 69.83 17.14
5 wickets in innings 0 0 10
10 wickets in match 0 0 2
Best bowling 2/41 2/52 7/42
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 1/– 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 May 2013

Early life and education

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Meth attended Whitestone School, Falcon College, St Georges College Harare and subsequently Christian Brothers College.

Career

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He made his debut for Zimbabwe in 2006, in a One Day International (ODI) against Kenya at Bulawayo. He was aged 18 at the time.[1][2]

He lost three teeth, suffered a broken jaw, and lacerations to his lip when he was struck by a ball hit by Nasir Hossain off his own bowling while playing in the last ODI of the UCB Cup on 21 August 2011 against Bangladesh.[3]

Meth made his Test debut against Bangladesh in 2013 along with Richmond Mutumbami and Timycen Maruma. He finished with match figures of 2/57 (32 overs) and made a total of 52 runs in the match with a highest score of 31 not out.[4]

Meth retired from international cricket in 2013 when he was 25 years old.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Keegan Meth: Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  2. ^ Keegan Meth, CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2022. (subscription required)
  3. ^ "No Teeth, No Problem for Keegan Meth". Chronicle. 22 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Scorecard: 1st Test, Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, 17 – 20 April 2013". ESPN CricInfo. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Zimbabwe: Ex-Cricketer Swaps Bat for Golf Club". AllAfrica. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2023.