By John Ward

Just our luck! Zimbabwe cricket has spent most of the last few months shooting itself in the foot, and when at last we look like doing things right (albeit against Bangladesh and with no credit to the top-order batsmen) the weather steps in and wipes out the final two days. For Bangladesh it was a landmark, as this was the first Test match (out of six) they have not lost. They will take little satisfaction from it, though, as it was due to intervention by Jupiter Pluvius rather than their own skill. The truth is, though, that they were grossly underprepared for Test cricket, although that was not altogether their fault. [More]

BIOGRAPHY

Andy Flower - updated biography

Andy Flower is perhaps a unique cricketer in the history of Test match cricket. Very few other players have successfully combined the jobs of wicket-keeping and specialist batsman; Andy for most of his career has also been the leading batsman for his country, and in addition has managed to maintain the same high standards while also captaining the side. He has by far the highest batting average, 55, of any regular wicket-keeper in Test match history, and almost all this was achieved while keeping wicket, and much of it while captaining the side as well. [More]

NEWS

Club Cricket Report
by Larry Moyo
National reserve wicketkeeper Tatenda Taibu is becoming one of the most significant figures in the national first league with his ability to play three roles effectively in one match. The sixth-form Churchill student, who turns out for league leaders Takashinga, is an influential batsman who keeps wicket for the first 15 to 20 overs before turning to bowling. [More]

Manicaland report
by Nigel Fleming
Manicaland was back to winning ways in Harare last weekend with both teams registering emphatic wins. Guy Whittall and Alistair Campbell returned to the side with telling effect and 19-year-old Justin Lewis marked his Manicaland debut with five wickets. [More]

Matabeleland report
by Derrick Townshend
In the only national league match played in Bulawayo, Queens hosted Bulawayo Sports Club and recorded their first win of the season. Winning the toss, Queens sent BSC into bat and the visitors scored 232 with Keith Dabengwa, the recent CFX Academy player of the year, scoring 91, an innings of considerable promise. [More]

Midlands Report
by Michael Hudgson
The Kwekwe first team had a home game against Harare Sports Club.. Kwekwe batted first and started off on a very quiet note, and then thanks to some very good batting by Terry Duffin and Dave Houghton the innings ended on 281 for six. [More]

Zimbabwe U19 squad chosen
by Tristan Holme
The Zimbabwe Under-19 squad to tour South Africa was chosen during the half-term school break. The team to compete in the International Cricket Council U19 World Cup in New Zealand in February next year will also be chosen from the squad. [More]

Andrew Durham - future star?
by Tristan Holme
As a Zimbabwe cricket fan, one can draw few positives from recent series, where the national side has strung together a long run of losses. However, the rise of young promising players such as Travis Friend, Sean Ervine and Hamilton Masakadza has provided a ray of hope for the future of Zimbabwean cricket. [More]

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