Malcolm Waller

Malcolm Waller

Personal information
Full name	Malcolm Noel Waller
Born	28 September 1984 Harare, Zimbabwe
Batting style	Right hand bat
Bowling style	Right arm off break
Relations	Andy Waller (father), Nathan Waller (cousin)
International information
National side	Zimbabwe
Only Test (cap 82)	November 1-5 2011 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 102)	19 January 2009 v Bangladesh
Last ODI	6 January 2016 v Afghanistan
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20 FC Matches 9 56 20 67 Runs scored 396 896 431 4,131 Batting average 23.29 18.28 28.73 38.97 100s/50s 0/3 0/4 0/1 10/19 Top score 72* 99* 68 208* Balls bowled 318 438 6 4,244 Wickets 6 6 0 57 Bowling average 22.00 65.00 - 39.22 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a Best bowling 4/59 1/9 - 5/48 Catches/stumpings 6/– 16/– 5/– 45/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 September 2013

Malcolm Noel Waller (born 28 September 1984) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is a middle-order batsman and off-spinner. In December 2014, he was suspended from bowling by the International Cricket Council (ICC) due to his deliveries exceeding the permitted tolerance.^[1] In August 2015 his action was found to be legal^[2] and the next month he was selected in Zimbabwe's squad for their series against Pakistan.^[3]

Career

Following his first-class debut in the Logan Cup in April 2008, he was called up to the national team for a tour of Bangladesh,^[4] where he made his international debut in a One Day International on 19 January 2009. Chasing mere 128, Zimbabwe were in trouble at 44/6 when Waller walked in and drove his first ball through the covers for four. He played a few more encouraging shots and was the top scorer in the innings with 24. With Ray Price's entertaining shots in the end Zimbabwe won by 2 wickets eventually.^[5]

Waller's record chase, 2011

Malcolm Waller rose to fame when he helped Zimbabwe to chase down their highest ever target in One Day International of 328 against New Zealand at Bulawayo in the third ODI. He showed immense character to chase a total of more than 300 for the first time in Zimbabwe's history by remaining unbeaten on 99.^[6]

Test Debut against New Zealand, 2011

Following this, he made his Test debut against New Zealand in the only Test at Bulawayo on 1 November 2011.^[7] Waller remained unbeaten on 72 and became the eleventh Zimbabwean to score 50 or above in his debut test.^[8]

Family

Waller's father, Andy, played for Zimbabwe in the 1980s and 1990s. His father also scored 50 in his debut Test albeit in the second innings.^[9] His cousin, Nathan Waller also represented Zimbabwe under-19 teams.

International awards

One-Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	New Zealand	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	25 October 2011	6-0-30-1 ; 1 ct. ; 99* (74 balls, 10x4, 1x6)	Zimbabwe won by 1 wicket.[10]

Twenty20 International Cricket

Man of the Match Awards

#	Series	Date	Against	Match Performance	Result
1	Zimbabwe in Bangladesh	13 November 2015	Bangladesh	68 (31 balls, 4x4, 6x6)	Bangladesh won by 4 wickets.[11]
2	Zimbabwe in Bangladesh	20 January 2016	Bangladesh	49 (23 balls, 2x4, 4x6); 1 ct.	Zimbabwe won by 31 runs.[12]

References

1. "Malcolm Waller: Zimbabwe all-rounder banned from bowling". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
2. "Waller's action found to be legal". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
3. "Mutumbami back in Zimbabwe T20, ODI squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
4. Waller and Mutizwa named for Bangladesh tour
5. "All-round Price seals last-over thriller". CricInfo. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
6. "Waller takes Zimbabwe to record win". CricInfo. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
7. "Zim vs NZ only test". CricInfo. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
8. "Zimbabwean test debutants scoring 50 or above". CricInfo. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
9. "England in Zimbabwe Test Series, 1st Test, 1996". CricInfo. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
10. "New Zealand in Zimbabwe ODI Series, 2011 - 3rd ODI".
11. "Zimbabwe in Bangladesh T20I Series, 2015 - 1st T20I Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
12. "Zimbabwe in Bangladesh T20I Series, 2016 - 3rd T20I Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.

External links

• Cricinfo
• CricketArchive