CR Ervine

Middle-order batter, Zimbabwe, 29 Tests, 2011-2026. Debut v Bangladesh, 2011

27.3Adjusted average, 132nd of 143 batters. Raw 31.5, so −4.2 for how hard his runs were. It could reasonably be anywhere from 20.5 to 34.9.

Where the −4.2 comes from

The bowling he faced−4.8

Home or away−0.8

The grounds+1.4

Value per innings: 34112th
Each run worth: 1.12×
At home, adjusted: 27.3raw 34.2
Away, adjusted: 29.5raw 27.7

Head to head with RL Chase His T20 ratings

Where his adjusted average could be. The shaded part is the 89% range; the taller the curve, the likelier.

Where he sits

129JK SilvaSri Lanka28.3 130MJ GuptillNew Zealand27.8 131RL ChaseWest Indies27.8

132CR ErvineZimbabwe27.3

133D RamdinWest Indies27.3 134H MasakadzaZimbabwe26.7 135HDRL ThirimanneSri Lanka26.4

Every batter on one chart

Closest to him, head to head

D RamdinWest Indies27.3Head to head MJ GuptillNew Zealand27.8Head to head RL ChaseWest Indies27.8Head to head H MasakadzaZimbabwe26.7Head to head

Season by seasonBatting, as recorded

Year	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	100	50	SR
2011	4	96	49	32.00	0	0	47.1
2013	4	78	29	26.00	0	0	31.5
2014	6	112	34	18.67	0	0	57.1
2016	8	384	146	48.00	1	3	52.5
2017	8	271	160	33.88	1	0	49.7
2020	6	267	107	44.50	1	1	50.4
2023	4	124	72	31.00	0	1	65.3
2024	2	12	7	6.00	0	0	22.2
2025	14	328	49	23.43	0	0	43.6
2026	1	60	60	60.00	0	1	60.0
Career	57	1732	160	31.49	3	6	48.8

Percentile rankingsvs all Test batters (2001–)

PoorAverageGreat

Value

Adjusted avg

27.4

Value / inns

Volume

Runs

1732

Average

31.49

Hundreds

Quality

Conversion

33.3

Strike rate

48.8

Consistency

Conditions

Away average

27.65

Career arc

Batting by opposition

Opp	Inns	Runs	Avg	100
Sri Lanka	10	430	43.00	1
Bangladesh	15	411	29.36	1
New Zealand	8	321	40.12	1
West Indies	12	281	25.55	0
South Africa	6	178	29.67	0
Pakistan	2	55	27.50	0
England	2	44	22.00	0
Ireland	2	12	6.00	0

Home & away

Home

34.25bat avg

27.3adjusted

Away

27.65bat avg

29.5adjusted

Batting by innings

Inns	Bat	Runs	Avg
1st	16	591	36.94
2nd	13	472	36.31
3rd	19	439	25.82
4th	9	230	25.56

Recent formLast 10 Tests

v Bangladesh60Harare Sports Club2026-06-28 v New Zealand7 & 17Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo2025-08-07 v New Zealand39 & 22Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo2025-07-30 v South Africa17 & 49Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo2025-07-06 v South Africa36 & 49Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo2025-06-28 v England42 & 2Trent Bridge2025-05-22 v Bangladesh5 & 25Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium, Chattogram2025-04-28 v Bangladesh8 & 10Sylhet International Cricket Stadium2025-04-20 v Ireland5 & 7Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast2024-07-25 v West Indies22 & 72Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo2023-02-12

Full recordAs recorded, 2001 to now

Innings: 57
Not outs: 2
Runs: 1732
Average: 31.49
Strike rate: 48.8
Highest: 160
Hundreds: 3
Fifties: 6
Ducks: 2