Charles Coventry

Charles Kevin Coventry (born 8 March 1983) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper. Early life Coventry was born on 8 March 1983 at Kwekwe in Zimbabwe. The son of Charles "Chuck" Coventry, one of Zimbabwe's leading umpires, he was born into a cricketing family. His father introduced Charles to cricket from a young age, playing in their back garden and also at the Bulawayo Athletic Club. His father's coaching experience provided a grounding in technique and attitude. Coventry began playing proper cricket in the third grade at Whitestone School, playing two seasons in the colts team and two in the senior side. His best performance was taking a hat-trick with his leg breaks. In his final two years he represented Matabeleland Primary Schools team in the national Primary Schools Cricket Weeks, scoring two half-centuries but not making it into the national age group side. He went to High School at Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo where he also played cricket, and was selected for the national under-14 side, progressing through the under-16 and under-19 teams. His best performance was a score of 94 runs against the South African side Northerns. Whilst at school, Coventry started playing club cricket for Bulawayo Athletic Club, starting off in the Third XI but progressing quickly into the First XI. He was encouraged to take up wicketkeeping.