Malcolm Waller

Malcolm Waller
Personal information
Full name Malcolm Noel Waller
Born (1984-09-28) 28 September 1984
Harare, Zimbabwe
Batting style Right hand bat
Bowling style Right arm off break
Relations Andy Waller (father), Nathan Waller (cousin)
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 82) 1 November 2011 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 102) 19 January 2009 v Bangladesh
Last ODI 15 June 2016 v India
ODI shirt no. 9
T20I debut (cap 30) 15 October 2011 v New Zealand
Last T20I 22 June 2016 v India
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20 FC
Matches 11 57 28 67
Runs scored 436 904 567 4,131
Batting average 20.76 18.08 25.77 38.97
100s/50s 0/3 0/4 0/1 10/19
Top score 72* 99* 68 208*
Balls bowled 414 438 6 4,244
Wickets 8 6 0 57
Bowling average 24.62 65.00 - 39.22
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 4/59 1/9 - 5/48
Catches/stumpings 10/– 16/– 8/– 45/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 November 2013

Malcolm Noel Waller (born 28 September 1984) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is a middle-order batsman and off-spinner. In December 2014, he was suspended from bowling by the International Cricket Council (ICC) due to his deliveries exceeding the permitted tolerance.[1]

In August 2015 his action was found to be legal[2] and the next month he was selected in Zimbabwe's squad for their series against Pakistan.[3]

International Career

Following his first-class debut in the Logan Cup in April 2008, he was called up to the national team for a tour of Bangladesh,[4] where he made his international debut in a One Day International on 19 January 2009. Chasing mere 128, Zimbabwe were in trouble at 44/6 when Waller walked in and drove his first ball through the covers for four. He played a few more encouraging shots and was the top scorer in the innings with 24. With Ray Price's entertaining shots in the end Zimbabwe won by 2 wickets eventually.[5]

Waller's record chase, 2011

Malcolm Waller rose to fame when he helped Zimbabwe to chase down their highest ever target in One Day International of 328 against New Zealand at Bulawayo in the third ODI. He showed immense character to chase a total of more than 300 for the first time in Zimbabwe's history by remaining unbeaten on 99.[6]

Test Debut against New Zealand, 2011

Following this, he made his Test debut against New Zealand in the only Test at Bulawayo on 1 November 2011.[7] Waller remained unbeaten on 72 and became the eleventh Zimbabwean to score 50 or above in his debut test.[8]

Family

Waller's father, Andy, played for Zimbabwe in the 1980s and 1990s. His father also scored 50 in his debut Test albeit in the second innings.[9] His cousin, Nathan Waller also represented Zimbabwe under-19 teams.

International awards

One-Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 New Zealand Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo 25 October 2011 6-0-30-1 ; 1 ct. ; 99* (74 balls, 10x4, 1x6)  Zimbabwe won by 1 wicket.[10]

Twenty20 International Cricket

Man of the Match Awards

# Series Date Against Match Performance Result
1 Zimbabwe in Bangladesh 13 November 2015 Bangladesh 68 (31 balls, 4x4, 6x6)  Bangladesh won by 4 wickets.[11]
2 Zimbabwe in Bangladesh 20 January 2016 Bangladesh 49 (23 balls, 2x4, 4x6); 1 ct.  Zimbabwe won by 31 runs.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Malcolm Waller: Zimbabwe all-rounder banned from bowling". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Mutumbami back in Zimbabwe T20, ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Waller and Mutizwa named for Bangladesh tour
  4. ↑ "All-round Price seals last-over thriller". CricInfo. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Waller takes Zimbabwe to record win". CricInfo. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "Zim vs NZ only test". CricInfo. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  7. ↑ "Zimbabwean test debutants scoring 50 or above". CricInfo. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  8. ↑ "England in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1st Test, 1996". CricInfo. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  9. ↑ "New Zealand in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2011 - 3rd ODI".
  10. ↑ "Zimbabwe in Bangladesh T20I Series, 2015 - 1st T20I Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Zimbabwe in Bangladesh T20I Series, 2016 - 3rd T20I Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
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