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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 cricketer from Zimbabwe. He was an all-rounder, meaning he was good at both batting and bowling. Sean batted left-handed and bowled with his right arm at a medium pace.

Sean was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. He played for his country in the 2003 Cricket World Cup. In May 2004, he decided to leave Zimbabwe and move to Australia. This happened because of disagreements with the Zimbabwe Cricket Union. Later, he moved to England and played for Hampshire County Cricket Club from 2005 to 2018. He stopped playing professional cricket in September 2018. After retiring, he started playing golf and hoped to become a professional golfer. He currently plays for Minster (Sheppey) Cricket Club.

Playing for Clubs

Sean Ervine started his cricket career playing for the CFX Academy team and then the Midlands cricket team in Zimbabwe. He played his first major match, called a first-class game, for CFX in the Logan Cup in March 2001.

Sean went to school at Lomagundi College. After leaving Zimbabwe in 2005, he joined Hampshire County Cricket Club in England. He also played for Western Australia in Australia. Sean decided he would not play for Zimbabwe again. He hoped to play for either the English or Australian international teams.

His time in Australia was not as successful, and he did not play much for Western Australia. However, he became a regular player for Hampshire in England. Because he has an Irish passport, he could play in England without being counted as an overseas player. He retired from professional cricket at the end of the 2018 English cricket season. Before retiring, he briefly played for Derbyshire on loan.

Highlights with Hampshire

During the 2009 County Championship season, Sean scored 832 runs. This made him Hampshire's fourth-highest run-scorer in that competition. In the 2009 Friends Provident Trophy, he scored his highest ever score in a List-A match. He made 167 runs without being out against Ireland. Sean was also part of the Hampshire team that won the final against Sussex by six wickets.

Later in his career, Sean returned to play cricket in Zimbabwe. He played for the Southern Rocks in 2010. After that, he played for the Mountaineers and Matabeleland Tuskers. In his first game for Southern Rocks, he scored 208 and 160 runs. These were his highest scores in first-class cricket at that time. Later that same 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 in a One Day International match against England. He was part of the team for the 2003 Cricket World Cup. He also played throughout England's tour to Zimbabwe later that year.

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

He played in 42 One Day International matches. In these games, he scored a total of 698 runs. His batting average was almost 26. He also took 41 wickets as a bowler. One of his best moments was in Australia in 2004. He scored 100 runs against India at the Adelaide Oval. He and Stuart Carlisle made a partnership of 202 runs. This was Zimbabwe's highest partnership for any wicket in One Day Internationals.

Sean was one of 15 cricketers who had disagreements with the Zimbabwe Cricket Union. He left the country in 2004. There was a chance he might play for Zimbabwe again in the 2011 Cricket World Cup. He was even named in their squad. However, he decided not to play. He chose to keep his guaranteed contract with Hampshire, which offered more financial security.

His Cricket Family

Sean Ervine comes from a family of cricketers. His father, Rory, and his uncle, Neil, both played first-class cricket for Rhodesia B. Another uncle, Gordon Den, played for Rhodesia and Eastern Province in the 1960s. Gordon Den's father, Alexander Den, who was Sean's grandfather, also played one match for Rhodesia in 1936.

Sean's brother, Craig Ervine, is also a 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. Another brother, Ryan Ervine, played domestic limited-overs cricket in Zimbabwe in 2009 and 2010.