13 Interesting facts about Graeme Cremer

13 Interesting facts about Graeme Cremer: Test specialist as he is often known as Graeme Cremer turns 29 today. Making his debut at an early age of 18, Cremer’s career came to a halt with Zimbabwe’s self-imposed exile from Test cricket. Playing cricket since his school days, Cremer over some dispute retired from cricket to concentrate on Golf. However, he again made a comeback in cricket in 2015.

Cremer had stayed away from the game for some reason or the other, still his talent could not be kept hidden. Although, his cricket career had to undergo many obstacles from injuries to exile and disputes Cremer remains a loved name in the cricket world.

Here are 13 interesting facts about Graeme Cremer:

1. School Days:

Graeme Cremer was a prolific bowler since his school days.

2. Early debut:

Cremer, the leg spin bowler made his way to the Zimbabwe Test team after playing just six first-class matches at the age of 18.

3. Test team:

Exit of Andy Whittall, Paul Strang and Ray Price made way for this youngster to enter into the Test team.

4. Debut performance:

Cremer’s performance in his debut series against Bangladesh in 2005 showcased the glimpse of his talent as he scalped 6 wickets in the two Test matches.

5. Batting capabilities:

Although, Cremer’s international career does not have much to talk about his batting capabilities he proved his mettle with the bat in the first-class cricket and his score of 171* definitely reflects that he is a far better batsman.

6. Zimbabwe’s exile:

Zimbabwe’s exile from the Test cricket unfortunately brought Cremer’s career to a halt, as he was regarded as a Test specialist.

7. ODI squad:

After two years, Cremer was included in the limited over squad against West Indies in 2007 however, the strong spin attack of Ray Price and Prosper Utseya kept him away from the XI.

8. First T20 game: 

He played his first limited-overs game in the Barakah Cup T20 Tournament in Canada and made the best out of it with the figures 2/10 off his 3-over spell.

9. Leading wicket-taker:

In the ODIs he was often named as the 12^th man and his ODI debut came late in January 2009 against Kenya where he finished as the leading wicket-taker accounting 15 wickets in 5 matches at an average of 11.46.

10. Test comeback:

Zimbabwe’s self-imposed exile from the Test Cricket ended in 2011, Cremer had the chance to go back to the Test format but unfortunately for him, Cremer missed one-off Test matches against New Zealand, Pakistan and Bangladesh due to his injury.

11. Last match:

Finally after six long years since Cremer played his last Test he came back to the Test cricket in a one-off match against New Zealand in 2012.

12. Retirement:

In 2013, Cremer announced his retirement after some dispute over payment with the Zimbabwe Cricket Association, and then on focused on becoming a professional Golfer.

13. Late comeback:

However, surprisingly he came back to play for Zimbabwe again and was selected for Pakistan tour in 2015.