Quinton Friend
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Full name | Quinton Friend | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa | 16 February 1982||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Quinne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Right-hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000—2007 | Western Province/Cape Cobras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009/10-2011/12 | Dolphins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011/12-present | Knights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 24 April 2008 |
Quinton Friend (born 16 February 1982) is a South African domestic cricketer as well as a regular representative in the South Africa A cricket team. He bowls right arm fast-medium with an action similar to Damien Fleming and is a tail-end right handed batsman.
Career
Friend, who was born in Bellville, Western Cape, debuted for the Warriors in 2002 in List-A cricket, and in 2002 in first class cricket at Pietermaritzburg.[1] He took career best figures of 3/36 against Western Province Boland in a one day match on 17 November 2004,[2] and the following year in January 2005 he took 5/93 in one day again against Western Province in a first class match,[3] ending with final figures of 6/114.[4] Against Western Province again Friend was the pick of the bowlers with 4/65 on 2 March 2006 during a one day game,[5]
In 2007, Western Provinces merged with Boland to become the Cape Cobras, who then released Friend on 12 July 2007 to join the Dolphins.[6] He led them to victory against the Titans on 22 October 2007,[7] however eight days later was suspended for one match along with Titans' Martin van Jaarsveld for verbal abuse.[8]
Notes
- ↑ Player profile: Quinton Friend from ESPNcricinfo retrieved 24 April 2008
- ↑ Warriors waltz to win in the rain at CricInfo retrieved 24 April 2008
- ↑ Runs flow as SuperSport Series restarts at CricInfo retrieved 24 April 2008
- ↑ Klusener in among the wickets at CricInfo retrieved 24 April 2008
- ↑ Morkel shines with bat and ball at CricInfo retrieved 24 April 2008
- ↑ Dolphins sign up Quinton Friend at CricInfo retrieved 24 April 2008
- ↑ Dolphins and Eagles ease to victories at CricInfo retrieved 24 April 2008
- ↑ van Jaarsveld and Friend suspended at CricInfo retrieved 24 April 2008