lastodiyear testdebutagainst deliveries columns catches/stumpings year birth_date odidebutdate tenfor country fivefor batting image name lasttestyear fullname birth_place column international odidebutagainst role lastodidate testdebutdate lasttestagainst source lastodiagainst date runs testdebutyear wickets lasttestdate s/s matches odidebutyear article_title
2005 sri lanka balls -- -- 18 -- 4 1 / -- 2 / -- 142/9 65/6 2004 5 august 1981 30 november -- -- -- -- zimbabwe -- -- -- -- right-hand bat cricket_no_pic . png alester maregwede 2004 alester maregwede harare , zimbabwe test odi fc la true west indies wicket-keeper 27 february 6 may sri lanka http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/55573.html espncricinfo south africa 1981 8 5 yes 74 124 2,958 1,470 2004 -- -- 0 -- 14 may 0/0 0/0 2/18 0/7 2 11 77 87 2003 alester maregwede

alester maregwede

alester maregwede -lrb- born august 5 , 1981 in harare -rrb- is a zimbabwean cricketer .
he is a wicket-keeper and middle-order batsman .
he has represented the zimbabwe a team as vice captain .
he made his first appearances on a west indies tour in 2003-04 and , since the departure of many zimbabwean team members , he has found himself playing on a regular basis .
he has also represented the midlands team in the logan cup .
maregwede was born and raised in the harare suburb of highfield and first played cricket at chipembere primary school .
when he was 11 he played his first `` proper '' match , for highfield against a high glen select xi and he was given the wicketkeeper 's gloves for no reason other than that there was no one else to do it .
he batted seven , top scoring with 42 .
later he was named as captain of highfield in an inter-suburb tournament which highfield won .
he won a zcu scholarship to attend prince edward high school but he ended up at churchill high school because of his need to board .
whilst he was still in first year he was named captain of a zimbabwe development xi for a tour to south africa .
he averaged 64 on the tour and he only lost one game .
because of this tour he started playing for churchill 's full team , as an opener and wicketkeeper .
he made his first-class debut for mashonaland `` a '' in the logan cup versus the full mashonaland side when he was only 16 , scoring 5 and 19 .
maregwede was admitted to the cfx academy in 2000 , missing his final year of school to go .
he averaged 41 in the logan cup for the academy , with two fifties .
alester has since moved into the full mashonaland side , with two hundreds and ten fifties .
maregwede 's cricket heroes are steve waugh , and like many zimbabweans , andy flower .
his proudest moment came in the u19 world cup when he scored 64 against australia .
he also played first team rugby and hockey for churchill and was a sprinter .
alester really enjoys travelling , and is glad that his cricket commitments give him the chance to visit many foreign countries .
alester was a vital member of the mildura settlers cricket clubs first premiership in 20 years .
alester has since parted ways with the club but is hopeful of remaining in the area .
