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Forster Mutizwa
Personal information
Full name
Forster Mutizwa
Born (1985-08-24) 24 August 1985 (age 38)
Harare, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleWicket-keeper, Umpire
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 84)26 January 2012 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 104)27 January 2009 v Kenya
Last ODI25 October 2011 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 29)15 October 2011 v New Zealand
Last T20I11 February 2012 v New Zealand
Umpiring information
ODIs umpired4 (2022–2023)
T20Is umpired32 (2021–2024)
WODIs umpired1 (2024)
WT20Is umpired9 (2021–2024)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 1 17 74 95
Runs scored 24 403 4,389 1,932
Batting average 12.00 31.00 39.90 28.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/4 13/17 0/11
Top score 18 79 190 79
Balls bowled 197 157
Wickets 2 2
Bowling average 54.00 71.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/18 1/9
Catches/stumpings 0/– 9/2 156/16 67/8

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 March 2023

Forster Mutizwa (born 24 August 1985) is a Zimbabwean cricket umpire and former cricketer. He played as a right-handed lower middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper.

Playing career[edit]

He was first called up to the national team for a tour of Bangladesh but did not feature in a match.[1] He made his international debut in a One Day International (ODI) against Kenya on 27 January 2009. He had featured in a lone Test for Zimbabwe against New Zealand in January 2012.[2] In December 2019, he quit playing cricket to become an umpire.[3]

Umpiring career[edit]

On 23 July 2021, he stood in his first Twenty20 International (T20I) match, between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.[4] On 7 August 2022, he made his ODI umpiring debut in a match between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.[5] As of March 2023, he had officiated in 3 ODI and 24 T20I matches, including two women's T20Is.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • ^ "Only Test, Napier, January 26 - 28, 2012, Zimbabwe tour of New Zealand". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  • ^ "Mutizwa quits to be umpire". News Day. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  • ^ "2nd T20I, Harare, Jul 23 2021, Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  • ^ "2nd ODI, Harare, August 07, 2022, Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
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