Ed Rainsford

Ed Rainsford

Personal information
Full name	Edward Charles Rainsford
Born	(1984-12-14) 14 December 1984 Kadoma, Mashonaland, Zimbabwe
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 83)	29 May 2004 v Australia
Last ODI	30 September 2010 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 26)	12 June 2010 v India
Last T20I	8 October 2010 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2002–06	Midlands
2004–10	Zimbabwe
2007–09	Centrals
2009–11	Mid West Rhinos
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I F/C LA Matches 39 2 56 72 Runs scored 55 1 672 164 Batting average 5.50 – 11.38 7.13 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/0 Top score 9* 1* 51 31* Balls bowled 1907 36 8019 3353 Wickets 45 0 180 86 Bowling average 31.13 – 20.85 29.22 5 wickets in innings 1 0 9 1 10 wickets in match n/a n/a 1 n/a Best bowling 5/36 0/25 6/20 5/36 Catches/stumpings 9/- 0/- 27/- 15/-
Source: CricketArchive, 5 August 2011

Edward Charles "Ed" Rainsford (born 14 December 1984) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He has played 39 ODIs and two Twenty20 Internationals for Zimbabwe.

Career

Domestic career

Rainsford played two matches for the Gloucestershire Second XI in the Second XI Championship in 2008, taking five wickets at an average of 35.20, with a best of 3/56.

International career

Rainsford represented the Zimbabwe Under-19 cricket team at the 2004 Under-19 World Cup, taking four wickets in six games at an average of 38.00, with a best of 2/37.

He is primarily a right arm medium-fast seam bowler with a 22.03 first-class average whose skill in yorkers is well documented.

During the 2006 Zimbabwean tour of Bangladesh, he left the tour early to fulfil a club contract in England with North London side Harefield CC. He took 33 wickets in 17 games, including a spectacular 4 wickets in 4 consecutive balls.

Edward Rainsford was ruled out of the World Cup 2011 due to an ankle injury, he was sent to fly home.