Andy Blignaut

Who is Andy Blignaut?

Arnoldus "Andy" Mauritius Blignaut is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler, but he is also known for his vicious form with the bat in ODIs, where his frequent scoring of runs at a fast rate is a valuable asset, though seeing him sustaining this form and keeping his wicket intact through many overs is a rare event. Due to this, he more often plays ODIs, where many runs in a short time are desired, than he plays Tests.

On his debut, he took five wickets in the first innings against Bangladesh in Bulawayo in 2001.

Blignaut took a hat-trick against Bangladesh in a test match Harare on 22 February 2004. He was the first, and to date only, bowler to take a test hat-trick for Zimbabwe.

In the Australian season 2004/2005, Blignaut was contracted to play for Tasmania in the Australian Domestic Competition. Injury and poor form prevented him from playing all but a couple of games for the state. He even struggled to make an impact at club level. Eventually he returned to Zimbabwe to re-join the Test side. The second year of his contract with Tasmania was cancelled.