Charles Coventry
- January 6, 2024
- Cricketer
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Charles Coventry Biography
| Name | Charles Coventry |
| Birthday | Mar 8 |
| Birth Year | 1983 |
| Place Of Birth | Kwekwe |
| Home Town | Midlands |
| Birth Country | Zimbabwe |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
| Parents | Charles Coventry |
Charles Coventry is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on March 8, 1983 in Kwekwe, Midlands, Zimbabwe. Coventry was born on March 8, 1983 in Kwekwe in the Midlands located in Zimbabwe. He is the son of Charles “Chuck” Coventry, who is among the most prominent umpires in Zimbabwe and has international experience He came from a very strong cricketing family. The father of Charles introduced Charles to cricket at an early age, playing in their backyard and in the nets that were at Bulawayo Athletic Club. Chuck has coaching experience and has given Charles the best base in the field of technique and mental.
In 2005, Coventry initially joined the rebellion but then returned alongside Gavin Ewing and Barney Rogers. He didn’t play for Zimbabwe at the time in Bangladesh and South Africa, but continued excellent domestic form and he was chosen for Zimbabwe A’s wicketkeeper in their series in the group against Pakistan A. Coventry did not play in any or the three-day “Tests”, with first Neil Ferreira and then Brendan Taylor being the preferred choice, but Coventry was a part of one of the “ODIs”. In the first, Coventry scored 6 as Zimbabwe lost, however in the second, he put up an impressive innings that pushed his team into contention for the national championship.
Charles Coventry played for United Services (Sports) Cricket Club in Portsmouth for the 2006 season. He contributed massively as batsman to the club. USCC compete for Southern Premier league division three. This is confirming by his club mate at USCC Muheed Jeeran, a Sri Lankan wrist spinner. Coventry good form in Twenty20 cricket continued when during the Stanbic Bank 20 Series he scored 67* off 40 balls to guide his team the Matabeleland Tuskers to third place when they beat the Southern Rocks by nine-wickets.
On 16 August 2009 in the fourth One Day International against Bangladesh at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Coventry scored 194 not out, his first century at international level. It also equalled the then-record score set by Saeed Anwar for the highest individual innings in a One Day International, now bettered by Rohit Sharma (264) Sri Lanka tour of India, 4th ODI: India v Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens,
The good form in the domestic league has seen Coventry selected for the entire national team for a tour of England at the end of 2003. He was brought in as opener for the One Day International against England at Bristol however he struggled with his performance, scoring just three runs from 10 balls, and was then dropped for on the Australia tour. Coventry did not return to the team until 2005, and after scoring 100 during a game against Pakistan A Coventry came back into the team as a Supersub in the match against New Zealand. In a game in which Zimbabwe was beaten by a large margin, Coventry scored an entertaining 25. Coventry then played in the following three ODI matches with New Zealand and India scoring 0,35 and a dazzling score of 74 in the final game.
Charles Coventry Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Cricketer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Charles Coventry is one of the richest Cricketer from Zimbabwe. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Charles Coventry 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Charles Kevin Coventry (born 8 March 1983) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. The batsman is right handed as well as an occasionally a wicket-keeper. He has previously shared the record together with Saeed Anwar for the highest single score in an One Day International, 194 not out. This record was eclipsed by Sachin Tendulkar’s score of 200 on the 24th of February, 2010. His score is the top score of an ODI in an unsuccessful match, beating Matthew Hayden’s score of 181. He is one of one of a handful of athletes who wear prescription glasses when playing sports. In the moment, he is playing cricket for club in Dubai alongside other Zimbabweans like Glen Querl and Bradley Staddon.
In 2002, Coventry made an application to an academy and received a place at the CFX Academy, doing well there, before moving back to Matabeleland. He also played for Zimbabwe at the level of Under-19 and participated in eight Youth One-Day Internationals during the Under-19 World Cup 2001-02 at New Zealand.
In 2006 he played in a number of one day matches against Kenya and went on the tour to the West Indies, however, after a discipline issue he was sent home early. As a result, he found himself out of the side again and he subsequently did not play at international level again until August 2009 when he returned to the Zimbabwean side to play a five match one-day series against Bangladesh.
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Charles Ranked on the list of most popular Cricketer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Zimbabwe. Charles Coventry celebrates birthday on March 8 of every year.