Brad Evans (cricketer)

Brad Evans
Personal information
Full name
Bradley Neil Evans
Born (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997
Harare, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast
RoleBowling all-rounder
RelationsCraig Evans (father)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 122)4 February 2023 v West Indies
Last Test20 October 2025 v Afghanistan
ODI debut (cap 150)7 August 2022 v Bangladesh
Last ODI31 August 2025 v Sri Lanka
T20I debut (cap 68)21 May 2022 v Namibia
Last T20I13 February 2026 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 2 17 25 25
Runs scored 42 129 88 693
Batting average 21.00 10.75 8.00 24.75
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/4
Top score 35* 33* 24 81
Balls bowled 309 644 494 3,437
Wickets 7 15 36 68
Bowling average 23.57 42.13 17.55 25.72
5 wickets in innings 1 1 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/22 5/54 4/16 5/22
Catches/stumpings 1/– 7/– 10/– 21/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 January 2026

Brad Evans (born 24 March 1997) is a Zimbabwean cricketer.[1]

Early life and career

Evans is the son of former Zimbabwean Test cricketer Craig Evans. He started his own cricket career as an opening batter, but transitioned to a fast bowler as a teenager.[2]

Evans attended St. John's College in Harare, but left the school one year before graduating to accept a sports scholarship at Cardiff University.[3] He made his first-class cricket debut on 1 April 2018 for Cardiff South Wales MCC University, a team that represents several universities in Wales, as part of the 2018 Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches,[4] and was able to play cricket for Sussex County Cricket Club's second team while still in school. After graduating, his visa changed and he was no longer eligible to do so. Rather than wait until he could obtain a British passport to advance his cricket career in the United Kingdom, he decided to return to Zimbabwe and play cricket there.[3]

Croes began playing top-level domestic cricket in Zimbabwe for the Eagles in the 2020–21 season, playing for the Eagles in the first-class Logan Cup and making his List A and Twenty20 debuts in the Pro50 Championship and Domestic Twenty20 Competition respectively.[5][6][7][8]

International career

Evans was named as a standby player in Zimbabwe's squad for their Twenty20 International series against Pakistan,[9] but he did not play in the series. He made his international debut for Zimbabwe in their five-match home series against Namibia in May 2022, playing in the third match of the series, which Zimbabwe lost. Evans later described this series loss as "rock bottom" for Zimbabwe.[10][11][3]

In the following months, Evans was part of a revival for Zimbabwe's cricket fortunes, playing in their series win against Bangladesh and following series against India in August, and then in their away series against Australia in September. His One Day International debut came against Bangladesh on 7 August,[12][13] then just two weeks later on 22 August, he took his maiden five-wicket haul with bowling figures of 5/54 against India. He also contributed with the bat as part of a 104-run partnership with Sikandar Raza during Zimbabwe's chase, with Zimbabwe falling just 13 runs short of an upset win.[14] On 3 September, he hit the winning runs in their final match against Australia to give Zimbabwe their first ever ODI win in the country. Needing one run for the victory, Evans drove Australian bowler Mitchell Starc to the boundary, but because he had run a single before the ball reached the boundary, he was only awarded a single run by the scorers.[3]

In October 2022, Evans was part of Zimbabwe's squad for the 2022 Men's T20 World Cup in Australia, where he played an important role in Zimbabwe's dramatic upset win over Pakistan. Evans bowled the final over of the match with Pakistan needing 10 runs to win. He restricted the Pakistan batters to 8 runs and took a wicket to give Zimbabwe the win by a single run.[15]

On 4 February 2023, Evans made his Test debut against the West Indies.[16] Later that year he suffered from a leg injury which ruled him out of the African qualifiers for the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup,[17] where Zimbabwe failed to qualify for the World Cup. He returned to Zimbabwe's Test team for his second Test match against Afghanistan in October 2025, and took a five-wicket haul in Zimbabwe's win.[18][19] His bowling figures of 5/22 broke Zimbabwe's team record for the least runs conceded in a five-wicket haul.[20] In November 2025 he was part of Zimbabwe's largest-ever Twenty20 win against Sri Lanka, taking bowling figures of 3/9 in the 67-run victory.[21]

References

  1. ^ "Brad Evans". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. ^ Rasool, Danyal. "Cricket might not love Zimbabwe, but the game would be poorer without them". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b c d Rasool, Danyal. "Brad Evans: 'We're not going to Australia to come back before main World Cup starts'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches at Bristol, Apr 1-3 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  7. ^ "1st Match, Harare, Apr 10 2021, Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  8. ^ "2nd Match, Harare, Apr 18 2021, Pro50 Championship". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Uncapped Marumani, Chivanga and Mufudza named in Zimbabwe T20I squad". CricBuzz. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Zimbabwe gear up for strong outing against Namibia in T20I series". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  11. ^ "3rd T20I, Bulawayo, May 21, 2022, Namibia tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Chakabva to captain Zimbabwe in ODI series against Bangladesh". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  13. ^ "2nd ODI, Harare, August 07, 2022, Bangladesh tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  14. ^ Dikshit, Vishal (22 August 2022). "Gill's 130 trumps Raza's heroic 115 as rattled India make it 3-0". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  15. ^ Moonda, Firdose. "Raza, Evans and never-say-die Zimbabwe leave Pakistan on the brink". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  16. ^ "1st Test, Bulawayo, February 4 - 8, 2023, West Indies tour of Zimbabwe". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Muzarabani returns as Raza leads strong Zimbabwe squad at T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier". ESPNcricinfo. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  18. ^ "Belgium-born Antum Naqvi set for Zimbabwe debut". ESPNcricinfo. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  19. ^ "Ervine on Zimbabwe's long awaited Test win - 'Something you can put in your pocket'". ESPNcricinfo. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  20. ^ Khan, Feroz (21 October 2025). "Brad Evans Creates Test History To Trigger Afghanistan Collapse, Breaks Heath Streak's Record Of..." News18. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  21. ^ "Zimbabwe crush Sri Lanka by 67 runs as Sikandar Raza, Brad Evans lead historic T20I win". The Times of India. 21 November 2025. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
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