Craig Ervine scores historic double century at age of 41
CNN Central News & Networks / ITDC India ePress / ITDC News / Agencies, Bhopal:
Zimbabwe’s veteran batter Craig Ervine has achieved a feat at the age of 41 that has entered his name in the history of Test cricket. In the second innings of the first Test played against Afghanistan in Sharjah, Ervine completed a double century with an unbeaten 206. At 41 years and 82 days, he became the world’s third-oldest batter to score a double century in Test cricket.
Ervine faced 279 balls in his innings. On the strength of his superb batting, Zimbabwe scored 523 runs for 5 wickets in the second innings. During this period, he shared an unbeaten 208-run partnership for the sixth wicket with Wesley Madhevere. Madhevere also completed the first century of his Test career, remaining unbeaten on 100.
Discussion of a 75-year-old record
The record for scoring a double century in Test cricket at an older age than Ervine is held by South Africa’s Eric Rowan and England’s Jack Hobbs. Rowan scored 236 runs at the age of 42 in 1951, while Hobbs played an innings of 211 runs at the age of 41 in 1924. Ervine also became the first batter since Graham Gooch in 1994 to score a Test double century after the age of 40.
With this innings, Ervine also ended Zimbabwe’s 26-year wait for a Test double century. Before this, Andy Flower had scored an unbeaten 232 against India in 2000. The match ended in a draw, but Ervine’s historic innings became a major talking point in the cricket world.
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