Hampshire legend Sean Ervine has decided to draw curtains over his illustrious career. The 35-year-old Zimbabwe all-rounder went to Derbyshire just two weeks ago after being overlooked by the Hants and decided to quit the game he has served near to two decades now. He has decided to hang his boots with immediate effect.
Ervine represented Zimbabwe in five Tests and 42 One-Day Internationals between 2001 and 2004. During his career, he scored 959 runs and took 50 wickets in the two versions combined. He also has a hundred in international cricket which he made against India in Adelaide back in 2004.
Tremendous first-class career
The left-handed batsman scored 11,390 first-class runs in 229 matches that included 22 tons at an average of over 36. His highest score in first-class cricket has been 237 *. In List A games, Sean Ervine scored 5,716 runs in 251 games at an average of 29.92. In 184 T20s, his tally of runs is 3,082 and he scored them at an average of 23.34 with the highest score being 82.
Ervine was as effective a bowler too, taking 280 first-class, 206 List A and 68 T20 wickets. He has taken five fifers in first-class games and two in List A matches. His decision to quit was revealed by Derbyshire captain Billy Godleman after the County Championship game against Kent on September 1. He mustered 48 runs in two innings and went wicketless in the match.
“Sean shared with the group today that he’s had a long hard think about his career and he’s decided to retire as of today from the game. Although he’s only been with us for a couple of games, we’ve all played against him for many years and he’s been a fantastic performer and most importantly a really good solid cricket man and one of the good guys in professional cricket,” Godleman was quoted as saying by The Cricketer.
