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Sean Ervine

Sean Ervine (right) and Dominic Cork hold aloft the 2009 Friends Provident Trophy
Personal information
Full name	Sean Michael Ervine
Born	(1982-12-06) 6 December 1982 (age 42) Harare, Zimbabwe
Nickname	Siuc, Slug
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right arm medium
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Craig Ervine (brother)
International information
National side	Zimbabwe (2001–2004)
Test debut (cap 57)	22 May 2003 v England
Last Test	1 March 2004 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 67)	10 October 2001 v England
Last ODI	14 March 2004 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no.	14
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2001	CFX Academy
2001/02–2003/04	Midlands
2005–2018	Hampshire (squad no. 7)
2006/07–2007/08	Western Australia
2009/10	Southern Rocks
2010/11	Mountaineers
2011/12–2012/13	Matabeleland Tuskers
2012–2013	Duronto Rajshahi
2013	Brothers Union
2014	Partex Sporting Club
2017	Quetta Gladiators
2018	→ Derbyshire (on loan)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 5 42 229 251 Runs scored 261 698 11,390 5,716 Batting average 32.62 25.85 36.15 29.92 100s/50s 0/3 1/2 22/57 7/27 Top score 86 100 237* 167* Balls bowled 570 1,649 20,452 7,564 Wickets 9 41 280 206 Bowling average 43.11 38.07 42.50 34.40 5 wickets in innings 0 0 5 2 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/146 3/29 6/82 5/50 Catches/stumpings 7/– 5/– 196/– 77/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 September 2018

Sean Michael Ervine, born on December 6, 1982, is a former professional cricket player from Zimbabwe. He was an all-rounder, meaning he was good at both batting and bowling. Sean batted left-handed and bowled right-arm medium-pace.

Born in Harare, Zimbabwe, Sean played for his home country in the 2003 Cricket World Cup. In 2004, he left Zimbabwe due to disagreements with the national cricket board and moved to Australia. Later, he came to England and played for Hampshire County Cricket Club from 2005 to 2018. He retired from all forms of cricket in September 2018. After cricket, he started playing golf and aimed to join the MENA Golf Tour.

Playing for Cricket Clubs

Sean Ervine started his cricket journey in Zimbabwe. He first played for the CFX Academy team and then for the Midlands cricket team. His first major match, known as a first-class debut, was in March 2001.

Sean went to Lomagundi College for his education. After leaving Zimbabwe in 2005, he signed up to play for Hampshire County Cricket Club in England and for Western Australia in Australia. Sean decided he would not play for Zimbabwe's national team again. He hoped to play for either England or Australia internationally because he was playing so well.

His time in Australia was not as successful, and he did not play regularly for Western Australia. However, he became a key player for Hampshire in England. Since he had an Irish passport, he could play in England without being counted as an overseas player. He stopped playing professional cricket near the end of the 2018 season. He briefly joined Derbyshire on loan but retired after only two matches with them.

Top Performances in Domestic Cricket

During the 2009 season, Sean scored 832 runs for Hampshire, making him one of their top scorers. In the 2009 Friends Provident Trophy, he scored his highest ever score in a List A match: 167 runs without being out, against Ireland. Sean was also part of the Hampshire team that won the final of this trophy, beating Sussex.

Later in his career, Sean returned to play domestic cricket in Zimbabwe. He played for the Southern Rocks in 2010, and then for the Mountaineers and Matabeleland Tuskers. In his first match for Southern Rocks, he scored an amazing 208 runs and 160 runs in the same game. These were his highest scores in first-class cricket at that time. Later that year, he scored 237 runs not out for Hampshire against Somerset.

Playing for Zimbabwe

Sean Ervine first played for the Zimbabwe in October 2001. This was a One Day International match against England. He was part of Zimbabwe's team for the 2003 Cricket World Cup and played throughout England's tour later that year.

He started to show he was a strong international player. In his last three Test matches, he scored half-centuries (over 50 runs). He scored 53 against Australia, and then 86 and 74 against Bangladesh.

Sean played in 42 One Day International matches. He scored a total of 698 runs and took 41 wickets. One of his best moments was in Australia in 2003–04 against India. He scored 100 runs at the Adelaide Oval. He and Stuart Carlisle made Zimbabwe's highest partnership in One Day Internationals, scoring 202 runs together.

Sean was one of 15 cricketers who had a disagreement with the Zimbabwe Cricket Union and left the country in 2004. There was a chance he might return for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He was even named in the squad. However, he decided not to play, choosing the financial security of his contract with Hampshire instead.

Ervine's Cricket Family

Cricket runs in Sean Ervine's family! His father, Rory, and his uncle, Neil, both played first-class cricket in the 1970s. Another uncle, Gordon Den, played for Rhodesia and Eastern Province in the 1960s. Gordon's father, Alexander Den (Sean's grandfather), also played one match for Rhodesia in 1936.

Sean's brother, Craig, is also a well-known Zimbabwean international cricketer. Craig has played Test, One Day International, and T20 International matches for Zimbabwe. Craig also left Zimbabwe for a while but later returned to play for the national team, unlike Sean. Another brother, Ryan, played domestic limited-overs cricket in Zimbabwe in 2009–10.