Keegan Meth
CountryZimbabwe
FullnameKeegan Orry Meth
Birth date8 February 1988 (age 38)
Birth placeBulawayo, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
Internationaltrue
Testdebutdate17 April
Testdebutyear2013
TestdebutagainstBangladesh
Lasttestdate29 April
Lasttestyear2013
LasttestagainstBangladesh
Odidebutdate25 February
Odidebutyear2006
OdidebutagainstNew Zealand
Lastodidate3 February
Lastodiyear2012
LastodiagainstNew Zealand
Odishirt11
Club 2Matabeleland Tuskers
Year 22009/10–2012/13
Club 1Westerns
Year 12008
Columns4
Column 1Test
Matches 12
Runs 172
Bat avg 124.00
100s/50s 10/0
Top score 131*
Deliveries 1324
Wickets 14
Bowl avg 124.50
Fivefor 10
Tenfor 10
Best bowling 12/41
Catches/stumpings 10/–
Column 2ODI
Matches 211
Runs 2106
Bat avg 213.25
100s/50s 20/1
Top score 253
Deliveries 2406
Wickets 26
Bowl avg 269.83
Fivefor 20
Tenfor 20
Best bowling 22/52
Catches/stumpings 21/–
Column 3T20I
Matches 32
Runs 36
Bat avg 36.00
100s/50s 30/0
Top score 36*
Deliveries 342
Wickets 30
Bowl avg 3–
Fivefor 3–
Tenfor 3–
Best bowling 3–
Catches/stumpings 31/–
Column 4FC
Matches 432
Runs 41,029
Bat avg 424.50
100s/50s 40/5
Top score 494
Deliveries 45,234
Wickets 4128
Bowl avg 417.14
Fivefor 410
Tenfor 42
Best bowling 47/42
Catches/stumpings 412/–
Date8 May
Year2013

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.

Early life and education

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

Career

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

  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.