Arnoldus Mauritius Blignaut – born Harare, 1 August 1978
Right-handed batsman, right-arm fast-medium bowler
Career: 1997/98-2001/02
Abbreviations: Capital letters for team namesdenotes a Test match.Man – ManicalandMash – Mashonaland * indicates not out inningsMat – Matabeleland + indicates wicket-keeperMCD – Mashonaland Country Districts *+ retired hurt/illMid – Midlands # batted firstZim – Zimbabwe/ZimbabweansGrounds:Alex – Alexandra Sports Club OG – Old Georgians Sports ClubBAC – Bulawayo Athletic Club OH – Old Hararians Sports ClubHSC – Harare Sports ClubNo. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1997/98 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total1 Mashonaland A v Mashonaland (7) 5 #181 – (1) 32 4 140 3 485/8d(Harare South, 28 Aug – lost) (7) 0 1582 Mashonaland v New Zealanders (10) 3* 351 – (2) 10 1 30 1 #174(Alex, 13 Sept – drawn) 1 (6) 9 0 40 1 336/53 Mashonaland A v Matabeleland (10) 10 #312 1 (4) 16 4 39 1 300/7d(BAC, 23 Oct – drawn) — 279/5d – (2) 12 2 56 3 277/91997/98 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 4 1 18 10 6.00 – – 2 79 10 305 9 33.88 3/56 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1998/99 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total4 Mashonaland v Matabeleland (9) 8 #243 1 (2) 18 3 69 2 232(BAC, 5 Jan – D) — 333/2d 1 (1) 16 1 60 0 278/65 Zimbabwe A v England A (7) 6 #160 – (3) 9 4 30 2 192(Alex, 2 Feb – D) — 20/16 Zimbabwe A v England A (7) 58 223 1 (1) 20 4 62 0 #383(Queens, 9 Feb – L) (7) 0 277 – (2) 5 2 31 0 310/6dM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 4 0 72 58 18.00 – 1 3 68 14 252 4 63.00 2/30 – -Career 6 8 1 90 58 12.85 – 1 5 147 24 557 13 42.84 3/56 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1999/2000 (West Indies) bat Score Total bowl TotalAndy missed most of the Zimbabwe domestic season through injury, but wasselected for the country’s first tour of West Indies. He played in one ODI.7 Zimbabweans v President’s XI (8) 9 394 – (3) 12 2 42 1 #349(Pointe-a-P, 10 March – D) – (3) 14 0 83 0 4178 Zimbabweans v West Indies XI — 170/4 1 (2) 25 7 46 4 $257(St George’s, 8 April – D)1999/2000 (WEST INDIES) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 1 0 9 9 9.00 – – 1 51 9 171 5 34.20 4/46 – -Career 8 9 1 99 58 12.37 – 1 6 198 33 728 18 40.44 4/46 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1999/2000 (Sri Lanka) bat Score Total bowl TotalAndy was dogged by a minor injury that prevented him from bowling much.9 Zimbabwe A v Sri Lanka A (7) 93 #306 2 (1) 5 0 18 0 474(Kurunegala, 24 April – D) (8) 1 174/810 Zimbabwe A v Sri Lanka A (6) 34 221 – (1) 12 1 54 0 #431/8d(Galle, 5 May – L) (8) 7 7611 Zimbabwe A v Sri Lanka A (8) 27 #126 – — 244(Matara, 11 May – L) (6) 13 972000 (SRI LANKA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 6 0 175 93 29.16 – 1 2 17 1 72 0 –Career 11 15 1 274 93 19.57 – 2 8 215 34 800 18 44.44 4/46 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2000/01 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total12 Mashonaland A v Matabeleland — — – (3) 10 3 13 1 #128/8d(Alex, 16 Feb – D)13 Mashonaland A v Mashonaland — forfeit – (3) 11.5 0 44 4 #171(HSC, 2 March – L) 15 122 – (3) 4 0 19 1 66/5d14 Mashonaland A v CFX Academy (7) 22 359 1 (3) 12 3 26 3 #207(Alex, 9 March – W) – (2) 7 2 13 1 13715 Mashonaland A v Midlands (6) 17 #248 1 (3) 9 4 21 0 175(Kwekwe, 23 March – D) (6) 39 263/5d 1 (3) 18 8 44 1 274/916 Mashonaland A v Manicaland (6) 24 #325 – (2) 11 6 12 1 244(Mutare, 30 March – W) (6) 18 225/9d – (1) 5 0 21 0 23217 ZIMBABWE v BANGLADESH (1st) (8) 0 457 1 (2) 23.3 5 73 5 #257(Queens, 19 April – W) 1 (2) 13.3 4 37 3 16818 ZIMBABWE v BANGLADESH (2nd) (8) 15 421/9d 1 (1) 27 6 67 – #254(HSC, 26 April – W) — 100/2 1 (3) 15 6 27 0 26619 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (1st) (8) 0 #173 – (3) 16 2 68 2 318(Queens, 7 June – L) (9) 32* 328 – (2) 12 3 25 1 184/220 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (2nd) (8) 35 315 3 (4) 20 1 84 1 #237(HSC, 15 June – W) (7) 16 157/6 – (2) 31.5 14 74 5 23421 ZIMBABWE v WEST INDIES (1st) (8) 21 #155 1 (2) 30 6 116 0 559/6d(Queens, 19 July – L) (8) 9 228 -22 ZIMBABWE v WEST INDIES (2nd) (8) 0 #131 – (3) 16 2 92 2 347(HSC, 27 July – D) (8) 92 563/9d – (2) 8 3 24 0 98/1M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM11 16 1 355 92 23.66 – 1 11 300.4 78 900 31 29.03 5/73 2 -Career 22 31 2 629 93 21.68 – 3 19 515.4 112 1700 49 34.69 5/73 2 -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2001/02 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl TotalDue partly to injury but mainly through disputes with the administrators,Andy did not appear during the 2001/02 season.RECORD SEASON BY SEASONM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1997/98(Z) 3 4 1 18 10 6.00 – – 2 79 10 305 9 33.88 3/56 – -1998/99(Z) 3 4 0 72 58 18.00 – 1 3 68 14 252 4 63.00 2/30 – -1999/00(Z) -1999/00(WI) 2 1 0 9 9 9.00 – – 1 51 9 171 5 34.20 4/46 – -1999/00(SL) 3 6 0 175 93 29.16 – 1 2 17 1 72 0 –2000/01(Z) 11 16 1 355 92 23.66 – 1 11 300.4 78 900 31 29.03 5/73 2 -2001/02(Z) -22 31 2 629 93 21.68 – 3 19 515.4 112 1700 49 34.69 5/73 2 -RECORD IN EACH COUNTRYM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMZimbabwe 17 24 2 445 92 20.22 – 2 16 447.4 102 1457 44 33.11 5/73 2 -England -Australia -South Africa -West Indies 2 1 0 9 9 9.00 – – 1 51 9 171 5 34.20 4/46 – -New Zealand -India -Pakistan -Sri Lanka 3 6 0 175 93 29.16 – 1 2 17 1 72 0 –Bangladesh -Kenya -22 31 2 629 93 21.68 – 3 19 515.4 112 1700 49 34.69 5/73 2 -RECORD ON ZIMBABWEAN GROUNDSM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMAlexandra 4 3 1 31 22 15.50 – – 2 57 13 152 9 16.88 3/26 – -Bulawayo AC 2 2 0 18 10 9.00 – – 3 62 9 224 6 37.33 3/56 – -Harare South 1 2 0 5 5 2.50 – – – 32 4 140 3 46.66 3/140 – -Harare SC 4 6 0 173 92 28.83 – 1 5 133 32 431 13 33.15 5/74 1 -Kwekwe 1 2 0 56 39 28.00 – – 2 27 12 65 1 65.00 1/44 – -Mutare 1 2 0 42 24 21.00 – – – 16 6 33 1 33.00 1/12 – -Queens SC 4 7 1 120 58 20.00 – 1 4 120 26 412 11 37.45 5/73 1 -17 24 2 445 92 20.22 – 2 16 447.4 102 1457 44 33.11 5/73 2 -LOGAN CUP RECORDM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMFor Mashonaland A:1997/98 2 3 0 15 10 5.00 – – 1 60 9 235 7 33.57 3/56 – -For Mashonaland:1998/99 1 1 0 8 8 8.00 – – 2 34 4 129 2 64.00 2/69 – -1999/2000 -For Mashonaland A (continued)2000/01 5 6 0 135 39 22.50 – – 3 87.5 26 213 12 17.75 4/44 – -2001/02 -Total: 7 9 0 150 39 16.66 – – 4 147.5 35 448 19 23.57 4/44 – -TOTAL: 8 10 0 158 39 15.80 – – 6 181.5 39 577 21 27.47 4/44 – -RECORD AGAINST OTHER LOGAN CUP TEAMSM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMFor Mashonaland A:CFX Academy 1 1 0 22 22 22.00 – – 1 19 5 39 4 9.75 3/26 – -Manicaland 1 2 0 42 24 21.00 – – – 16 6 33 1 33.00 1/12 – -Mashonaland 2 3 0 20 15 6.66 – – – 47.5 4 203 8 25.37 4/44 – -Matabeleland 2 1 0 10 10 10.00 – – 1 38 8 108 5 21.60 3/56 – -Midlands 1 2 0 56 39 28.00 – – 2 27 12 65 1 65.00 1/44 – -Total: 7 9 0 150 39 16.66 – – 4 147.5 35 448 19 23.57 4/44 – -For Mashonaland:Matabeleland 1 1 0 8 8 8.00 – – 2 34 4 129 2 64.00 2/69 – -HIGHEST SCORE93 Zimbabwe A v Sri Lanka A Kurunegala 1999/2000Highest in Zimbabwe:92 ZIMBABWE v WEST INDIES (2nd Test) Harare Sports Club 2000/01TWO FIFTIES IN A MATCHNo instances.MOST RUNS IN A MATCH94 (3 and 1) Zimbabwe A v Sri Lanka A Kurunegala 1999/2000`PAIRS’No instances.FIVE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS1 5/73 (23.3-5-73-5) ZIMBABWE v BANGLADESH (1st Test) Queens Sports Club 2000/012 5/74 (31.5-14-74-5) ZIMBABWE v INDIA (2nd Test) Harare Sports Club 2000/01BEST MATCH FIGURES8/110 (37-9-110-8) ZIMBABWE v BANGLADESH (1st Test) Queens Sports Club 2000/01MATCH DOUBLE OF 100 RUNS AND FIVE WICKETSNo instances. Best:51 runs (35 & 16) and 6 wkts (1/84 & 5/74), ZIMBABWE v INDIA, at Harare Sports Club, 2000/01MOST OVERS BOWLED IN AN INNINGS32 (32-4-140-3) Mashonaland A v Mashonaland Harare South CC 1997/9831.5 (31.5-14-74-5) ZIMBABWE v INDIA (2nd Test) Harare Sports Club 2000/01MOST OVERS BOWLED IN A MATCH51.5 (51.5-15-158-6) ZIMBABWE v INDIA (2nd Test) Harare Sports Club 2000/01MOST RUNS CONCEDED IN AN INNINGS140 (32-4-140-3) Mashonaland A v Mashonaland Harare South CC 1997/98116 (30-6-116-0) ZIMBABWE v WEST INDIES (1st Test) Queens Sports Club 2000/01MOST RUNS CONCEDED IN A MATCH158 (51.5-15-158-6) ZIMBABWE v INDIA (2nd Test) Harare Sports Club 2000/01MOST MAIDEN OVERS BOWLED IN AN INNINGS14 (31.5-14-74-5) ZIMBABWE v INDIA (2nd Test) Harare Sports Club 2000/01DETAILS OF DISMISSALS AS A BATSMANbowled 4 13.79lbw 4 13.79caught 11 37.94caught by wicketkeeper 3 10.34caught and bowled 3 10.34stumped 2 6.90run out 2 6.90TOTAL 29 100.00%DETAILS OF DISMISSALS AS A BOWLERbowled 9 18.37lbw 1 2.04caught 23 46.94caught by wicket-keeper 14 28.57caught and bowled 2 4.08TOTAL 49 100.00%THREE OR MORE CATCHES IN AN INNINGS3 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (2nd Test) Harare Sports Club 2000/01FOUR OR MORE CATCHES IN A MATCHNo instances. Best 3, as above.
