Charles Kevin Coventry Jr. (born 8 March 1983) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper. He currently holds the record for the highest score by a number 3 batsman in the history of ODI cricket. He previously shared the record, with Saeed Anwar, of the highest individual score in a One Day International, 194 not out. This was surpassed by Sachin Tendulkar's 200 on 24 February 2010. His innings is the highest ODI score in a losing cause, surpassing Matthew Hayden's 181. He is one of only a select few sportsmen to wear prescription spectacles while playing sport. He is currently playing club cricket in Dubai along with fellow Zimbabweans such as Glen Querl and Bradley Staddon. Early life Coventry was born on 8 March 1983 at Kwekwe, in Midlands in Zimbabwe. The son of Charles "Chuck" Coventry, who is one of the leading umpires in Zimbabwe, with international experience, he was born into a strong cricket family. His father introduced Charles to cricket from a young age, in their back garden and also the nets at the Bulawayo Athletic Club. Chuck has coaching experience and he gave Charles a strong grounding in technique and attitude. Coventry began playing proper cricket in the third grade in Whitestone School, for whom he played two years in the colts team and two in the senior. 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 a couple of fifties but not making it into the national age group side. He went to High School at Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo, and was selected for the national U14s side, progressing through the U16s and U19s as well. His best performance was 94 against the South African side Northerns. He played for CBC Senior team for two years, having scored a hundred against the strong St. Johns U16 side. In Form One at CBC, Coventry started playing club cricket for the Bulawayo Athletic Club, starting off in the Third XI but progressing quickly into the Firsts. BAC encouraged him to take up wicketkeeping, a role which he has undertaken for the Matabeleland Tuskers. Cricket career Domestic Coventry made his Logan Cup debut aged only 15. He had taken his gear along to a match his father was going to umpire