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Full name Murray William Goodwin
Born December 11, 1972, Salisbury (now Harare)
Current age 36 years 28 days
Major teams Netherlands, Zimbabwe, ACB Chairman's XI, Ahmedabad Rockets, Cricket Australia Chairman's XI, ICL World XI, Mashonaland, Mashonaland A, Subiaco-Floreat, Sussex, Warriors, Western Australia, Western Australia Second XI
Nickname Muzza, Fuzz, Goodie
Playing role Higher middle order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Height 1.77 m
Education St John's, Harare, Zimbabwe; Newtonmoore Senior High, Bunbury, Western Australia

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

1414

166*

42.84

3053

46.31

165

ODIs

1818

112*

27.13

2654

68.50

160

First-class

234

408

18380

335*

48.88

133

List A

311

299

9309

167

35.39

Twenty20

993

102*

27.58

818

121.39

116

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

119

3.47

ODIs

248

210

1/12

52.50

5.08

62.0

First-class

234

701

363

2/23

51.85

3.10

100.1

List A

311

351

306

1/9

43.71

5.23

50.1

Twenty20

Career statistics

Test debut

Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Kandy, Jan 7-11, 1998 scorecard

Last Test

England v Zimbabwe at Nottingham, Jun 1-5, 2000 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Colombo (SSC), Jan 22, 1998 scorecard

Last ODI

England v Zimbabwe at Lord's, Jul 22, 2000 scorecard

ODI statistics

First-class debut

1994/95

Last First-class

Sussex v Yorkshire at Hove, Sep 24-27, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

1994/95

Last List A

Nottinghamshire v Sussex at Nottingham, Sep 14, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Hampshire v Sussex at Southampton, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Sussex v Kent at Hove, Jun 27, 2008 scorecard

Murray Goodwin is a diminutive and sometimes destructive player who can bat anywhere in the top four. His formative years were spent on the bouncy WACA wickets in Perth, and left him a predominantly back-foot player who cuts and pulls the pace men with impunity. His light feet and willingness to use them make him equally adept against spin, and he is quick and alert in the field. Goodwin was born in Rhodesia, where he returned after his family had emigrated to Australia while he was still a youngster. But his wife could not settle in Zimbabwe, and Goodwin went back to Australia after the England tour of 2000, thus renouncing the chance to play Test cricket. Goodwin, who was popular with his team-mates, missed the chance to become one of Zimbabwe's great batsmen. In the meantime he made a name for himself at Sussex. After a prolific season in 2001, he became an instant legend two years later, when he scored a club-record 335 not out against Leicestershire to seal Sussex's first Championship title in their 164-year history. He has since been involved in the success in the C & G Trophy final of 2006. At Western Australia he has enjoyed some big-scoring years, including 1183 in 2003-04 and 840 the following summer, and moved into the top 15 on the state's domestic first-class run list, but he seems to be on the way out after playing only three games last summer.
Geoffrey Dean June 2006

Nov 3, 2008

Murray Goodwin made his third half-century of the tournament © ICL

Oct 22, 2008

Murray Goodwin gears up for a sweep © ICL

Sep 14, 2008

Murray Goodwin raises his arms in triumph © Getty Images

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