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Full name Travis John Friend
Born January 7, 1981, Kwekwe, Midlands
Current age 27 years 279 days
Major teams Zimbabwe,Derbyshire,Derbyshire 2nd XI,Midlands,Zimbabwe Cricket Academy
Also known as Testosterone,Chunks
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
13
19
4
447
81
29.80
1020
43.82
0
3
54
3
2
0
ODIs
51
39
5
548
91
16.11
724
75.69
0
3
54
6
17
0
First-class
44
66
9
1791
183
31.42
3
7
33
0
List A
88
74
7
1105
91
16.49
0
4
30
0
Twenty20
4
3
0
41
24
13.66
29
141.37
0
0
3
2
0
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
13
19
2000
1090
25
5/31
7/57
43.60
3.27
80.0
0
1
0
ODIs
51
45
1930
1779
37
4/55
4/55
48.08
5.53
52.1
1
0
0
First-class
44
5608
3154
79
5/16
39.92
3.37
70.9
2
0
List A
88
3201
2766
77
4/37
4/37
35.92
5.18
41.5
2
0
0
Twenty20
4
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Career statistics
Test debut
Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Jun 15-18, 2001 scorecard
Last Test
Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Bulawayo, Feb 26-Mar 1, 2004 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bulawayo, Sep 30, 2000 scorecard
Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire at Nottingham, Jul 1, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Lancashire v Derbyshire at Manchester, Jul 18, 2005 scorecard
Profile
Tall, well-built and known as Chunks to his mates, Travis Friend is a bowler of genuine pace who first played for Zimbabwe in a one-day international at the age of 19, despite only changing from legspin two years earlier. But he picked up a stress fracture in the back, perhaps due to over-bowling in New Zealand and
India in 2000-01. He recovered, and quickly made an impact in the Test arena, taking 5 for 31 as Bangladesh were skittled for 107 on the first day of the Test series in November 2001. A useful batsman who drives well off the front foot, Friend is a modest and approachable individual.
His career turned after he was one of the 15 rebels involved in the dispute which followed the sacking of Heath Streak in April this year - he left Zimbabwe and his international career looks finished. Like other players who could no longer enjoy cricket in Zimbabwe, he signed for an English county, Derbyshire in his case, to continue his first-class career.
Geoffrey Dean November 2004
