Alistair Campbell |
Captain |
Left hand batsman
Right arm off break bowler
An elegant left-hander, Alistair Campbell showed great early promise,
being selected for the national side whilst still at school, and
becoming the youngest Zimbabwean to make a first-class century.
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Andy Flower |
Vice-captain |
Left hand batsman
Right arm medium/off break bowler, Wicketkeeper
A wicket-keeper batsman of high class, a sound 'keeper, and fluent
stroke maker who can dominate the best bowling. His left-hand batting is
based on a solid technique, and he employs a wide range of shots,
improvising to great effect in one-day games.
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Grant Flower |
Right hand batsman
Left arm slow orthodox bowler
Zimbabwe's one tried and tested opening batsman, an anchorman capable of
stabilising the innings and batting for hours on end.
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Murray Goodwin |
Right hand batsman
Right arm medium/leg break bowler
Murray's family moved to Australia when he was 13 years old, but he
returned to Zimbabwe in 1997 to further his chances of Test cricket.
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Trevor Gripper |
Right hand batsman
Right arm off-break bowler
A late addition to the squad after an impressively determined defensive innings
for the Zimbabwe President's XI, Trevor will be hoping to make his debut.
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Neil Johnson |
Left hand batsman
Right arm fast medium bowler
Neil Johnson has rapidly made himself an integral part of Zimbabwe's
squad after opting for Zimbabwe nationality last year. Born in Zimbabwe,
he learnt most of his cricket in South Africa breaking into first-class
cricket with Eastern Province, and later playing for Natal.
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David Mutendera |
Right hand batsman
Right arm fast medium bowler
David was voted most improved U21 player in Zimbabwe last season, he
also had the honour of playing for his country in the U19 World Cup. He
would very much like to play for his country one day in the
international arena.
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Henry Olonga |
Right hand batsman
Right arm fast bowler
The first black cricketer and youngest-ever player to represent Zimbabwe
at international level, Henry Olonga has come back from being called for
throwing in a Test in early 1995 and rebuilt his action completely.
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Gavin Rennie |
Left hand batsman
Left arm slow orthodox bowler
For several years since the retirement of Kevin Arnott, the most glaring
weakness of the Zimbabwe Test team was the lack of a consistent opening
partner for Grant Flower. After Gavin Rennie's first Test match, though,
it appeared that the right man has finally been found.
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Bryan Strang |
Right hand batsman
Left arm medium fast bowler
BC Strang: Military medium seamer who is in the team for his great
economy. Bryan Strang`s role is to tie up an end, in the manner of Ewen
Chatfield, forcing the batsmen to attack the strike bowler at the other
end.
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Heath Streak |
Right hand batsman
Right arm fast bowler
A top class opening bowler, at one time ranked in some systems in the
top 5 in the world, and an effective wicket taker at the highest level.
Combining pace, aggression and late movement, when fully fit he can
trouble any batsman in the world.
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Andy Whittall |
Right hand batsman
Right arm off break bowler
Andy Whittall has the unusual distinction of representing his country
overseas before playing first-class cricket at home. He attended
Cambridge University and immediately found a place in the University
team, with John Crawley as his first captain, and later captained the
side himself.
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Guy Whittall |
Right hand batsman
Right arm medium bowler
Guy Whittall is an aggressive middle-order batsman who can score useful
runs, even centuries, at Test level, and a nippy medium-pace change
bowler with the knack of taking useful wickets, besides being a very
good outfielder with a fine throw.
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