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{{short description|Zimbabwean cricketer}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Elton Chigumbura
| image = Elton Chigumbura fielding.jpg
| country = Zimbabwe
| full_name =
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|3|14|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Elton Chigumbura |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/player/55343.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Kwekwe]], Zimbabwe
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]]
| role = [[All-rounder]]
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2004–2020

| testdebutdate = 6 May
| testdebutyear = 2004
| testdebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| testcap = 61
| lasttestdate = 12 November
| lasttestyear = 2014
| lasttestagainst = Bangladesh

| odidebutdate = 20 April
| odidebutyear = 2004
| odidebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| odicap = 78
| lastodidate = 26 October
| lastodiyear = 2018
| lastodiagainst = Bangladesh
| odishirt = 47

| T20Idebutdate = 28 November
| T20Idebutyear = 2006
| T20Idebutagainst = Bangladesh
| T20Icap = 3
| lastT20Idate = 10 November
| lastT20Iyear = 2020
| lastT20Iagainst = Pakistan
| T20Ishirt = 47

| club1 = [[Mashonaland cricket team|Mashonaland]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|2002/03–2004/05}}
| club2 = [[Manicaland cricket team|Manicaland]]
| year2 = 2005/2006
| club3 = [[Northerns cricket team (Zimbabwe)|Northerns]]
| year3 = {{nowrap|2006/07–2008/09}}
| club4 = [[Mashonaland Eagles]]
| year4 = {{nowrap|2009/10–2020/21}}
| club5 = [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]]
| year5 = 2010
| club6 = [[Southern Rocks]]
| year6 = 2010/11
| club7 = [[Sylhet Royals]]
| year7 = 2013
| club8 = [[Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club]]
| year8 = 2013/14
| club9 = [[Barbados Tridents]]
| year9 = 2014
| club10 = [[Kala Bagan Krira Chakra]]
| year10 = 2014/15
| club11 = [[Chittagong Vikings]]
| year11 = 2015
| club12 = [[Quetta Gladiators]]
| year12 = 2016
| club13 = [[Speenghar Tigers]]
| year13 = 2017

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 14
| runs1 = 569
| bat avg1 = 21.07
| 100s/50s1 = 0/3
| top score1 = 88
| deliveries1 = 1,806
| wickets1 = 21
| bowl avg1 = 46.00
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/54
| catches/stumpings1 = 6/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 213<ref>Including 3 matches for [[List of African XI ODI cricketers|African XI]]</ref>
| runs2 = 4,340
| bat avg2 = 25.23
| 100s/50s2 = 2/19
| top score2 = 117
| deliveries2 = 4,339
| wickets2 = 101
| bowl avg2 = 42.31
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 4/28
| catches/stumpings2 = 72/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches3 = 57
| runs3 = 893
| bat avg3 = 19.00
| 100s/50s3 = 0/3
| top score3 = 54[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 276
| wickets3 = 16
| bowl avg3 = 26.68
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/31
| catches/stumpings3 = 22/–
| column4 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches4 = 107
| runs4 = 5,600
| bat avg4 = 32.18
| 100s/50s4 = 6/37
| top score4 = 186
| deliveries4 = 11,048
| wickets4 = 209
| bowl avg4 = 28.88
| fivefor4 = 4
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 5/54
| catches/stumpings4 = 51/–
| date = 11 February 2024
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/elton-chigumbura-55343 ESPNcricinfo
}}

'''Elton Chigumbura''' (born 14 March 1986) is a Zimbabwean former [[cricket]]er, who played for the [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|national cricket team]] between 2004 and 2020.<ref name="ZimCapt">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/964543.html |title=Chigumbura steps down as Zimbabwe captain |access-date=22 January 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

He was educated at [[Churchill School (Harare)]] and made his debut at the age of 18, amidst the rebel crisis and played 14 [[Test cricket|Test matches]]. Chigumbura was the most capped player in the Zimbabwean ODI squad at the time, with more than 200 caps.

In May 2015, Chigumbura made his maiden ODI century, [[Zimbabwean cricket team in Pakistan in 2015|against Pakistan]] in [[Lahore]], in his 174th ODI match.<ref name="ODIcentury">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-zimbabwe-2015/content/story/881187.html |title=Malik ton, Riaz aggression give Pakistan big win |access-date=26 May 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> With more than 4,000 runs and 100 wickets in ODIs, he is widely regarded as one of Zimbabwe's greatest all-rounders. In June 2016, during [[Indian cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2016|India's tour to Zimbabwe]], he played in his 200th ODI match, with 197 of these for Zimbabwe and three for [[List of African XI ODI cricketers|Africa XI]].<ref name="Chig200">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe-v-india-2016/content/story/1025509.html |title=Debutant openers for India for the first time in 40 years |access-date=11 June 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In November 2020, Chigumbura retired from international cricket following the conclusion of the T20I series [[Zimbabwean cricket team in Pakistan in 2020–21|against Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1895177 |title=ICC congratulates Chigumbura for a fine career |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=10 November 2020}}</ref>

==Domestic career ==
Chigumbura made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for [[Mashonaland]] aged just fifteen and went on to represent [[Zimbabwe cricket team|Zimbabwe]] in two consecutive Under-19 World Cups. He took four wickets in their upset win over [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] in the Under-19 World Cup in [[Bangladeshi cricket team|Bangladesh]].

In March 2010, Chigumbura signed for [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club]] as an overseas player, giving him the chance to return to England after having a short spell at Eppleton Cricket Club.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/northamptonshire/8568459.stm Northants sign all-rounder Elton Chigumbura] BBC Sport. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010.</ref>

He was the leading run-scorer for [[Mashonaland Eagles]] in the [[2017–18 Pro50 Championship]] tournament, with 243 runs in seven matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12094;team=4591;type=tournament |title=2017–18 Pro50 Championship, Mashonaland Eagles: Batting and Bowling Averages |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=31 May 2018}}</ref>

==International career==
===Before captaincy===
He made his international debut sooner than expected due to the absence of the 'rebel' players, playing his first Test aged just 18 during a tour of [[Sri Lankan cricket team|Sri Lanka]]. It was a demoralising tour for Zimbabwe and Chigumbura looked out of his depth. He missed the majority of 2005 due to a stress fracture in his back which he picked up during a series against [[South African cricket team|South Africa]] in March.

Prior to Zimbabwe being barred from Test cricket in 2005, he went on to play 6 Tests for his country. He struggled with the bat, making five ducks in his twelve innings. He made one half century, an innings of 71 against Bangladesh in Chittagong. It turned out to be a good game for Chigumbura as he followed up his batting performance with a career best bowling return of 5/54

He has had more success in ODI cricket, playing some memorable innings. In May 2004 he scored 77 against Australia at Harare but arguably his greatest performance came later in the year against Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy. In a man of the match winning effort he made 57 with the bat and took 3/37 with the ball.

The next year in a game against Bangladesh in Harare he put on 165 runs for 6th wicket with [[Stuart Matsikenyeri]] as they successfully chased down 246 to win with 5 balls in hand. Chigumbura contributed 70 off 68 deliveries. At the same ground against the same opponent in February 2007 he equalled his highest ODI score of 77 in an innings that included 7 sixes. At the conclusion of the game only 3 other Zimbabwean cricketers had hit more sixes than Chigumbura in their one-day careers.

Chigumbura was part of the Zimbabwean squad for the 2007 World Cup in the [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]]. He registered new career-best ODI bowling figures of 3/25 and scored 38 runs from 34 balls in Zimbabwe's shock win against the West Indies on 30 November 2007.

[[File:Elton Chigumbura batting.jpg|thumb|left|Chigumbura batting for [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]]]]

=== Captaincy ===
In May 2010, Chigumbura replaced [[Prosper Utseya]] as Zimbabwe's captain. He led Zimbabwe to the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]], but resigned within months of the tournament in which Zimbabwe defeated only Canada and Kenya and failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/513170.html|title=Chigumbura wants to step down as captain|date=30 April 2011|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=13 January 2012}}</ref>

He was replaced in the captaincy by [[Brendan Taylor]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/520671.html|title=Taylor named Zimbabwe captain|date=24 June 2011|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=13 January 2012}}</ref>

In August 2014, Chigumbura was named Zimbabwean captain for second time. He was appointed ODI and T20 captain as [[Brendan Taylor]] retained the leadership in the Tests as part of [[Zimbabwe Cricket]]'s decision to split the captaincy across formats.

He scored 90 runs off 122 balls with 10 fours and two sixes in defeat against [[South Africa cricket team|South Africe]] at [[Queens Sports Club]] in [[Bulawayo]]. Out of 165 runs Chigumbura scored 54.5 percentage of team runs.

Chigumbura's unbeaten 52 engineered the chase that led [[Zimbabwe cricket team|Zimbabwe]] to their first victory over [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] in 31 years.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe-triangular-series-2014/content/story/776347.html Zimbabwe beat Australia after 31 years]</ref>

In January 2016 Chigumbura stepped down as captain of Zimbabwe following the conclusion of the Twenty20 International series [[Zimbabwean cricket team in Bangladesh in 2015–16#January 2016|against Bangladesh]].<ref name="ZimCapt" />

===Post captaincy===
He was retained in the team for Zimbabwe's victorious return to Test cricket in a one-off match against Bangladesh in August 2011, taking three wickets,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/522245.html|title=Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe, 2011 / Scorecard: Only Test|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=13 January 2012}}</ref> before a knee injury ruled him out of the following Test against Pakistan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/530782.html|title=Chigumbura advised MRI scan for knee|date=1 September 2011|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=13 January 2012}}</ref>
Chigumbura had earlier led Zimbabwe in 24 limited-overs games from May 2010 to March 2011 in which his form was fell away.

In March 2014, Chigumbura scored a quickfire 53 from No. 6 to complete the chase in 13.4 overs against [[UAE cricket team|UAE]] at [[2014 ICC World Twenty20]] in [[Bangladesh]]. He started with a six and a four in his first two balls, and maintained the same intensity throughout his innings. His last shot was a straight six not only took Zimbabwe over the line it also brought him his half-century off 21 balls.

==Playing style==
He is an aggressive batsman, who generally bats in the middle order for his team. He is strong on the lofted drive and he consistently clears the fence in ODI with his big hitting in the final overs. He is also a useful seam bowler, regarded as being his country's fastest in the current squad, clocking at more than 140 km/h when at his peak. In the field he is an athletic outfielder, once taking 4 catches in an ODI against the West Indies at [[Queen's Park Oval]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Matches/MatchScorecard_ODI.asp?MatchCode=2475|title=Scorecard – 2005–2006 West Indies v Zimbabwe – 14/05/2006}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{ESPNcricinfo|id=55343}}

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|before= [[Prosper Utseya]]
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|years= 2010–2011
|after= [[Brendan Taylor]]
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|title=[[Zimbabwean national cricket captains|ODI & T20I Captains]]
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|after= [[Hamilton Masakadza]]
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