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HARARE – Former Zimbabwe cricketer and administrator Ray Gripper has died at the age of 88. Opening batsman Gripper’s innings of 279 not-out for Rhodesia against Orange Free State in the 1967-68 season remained a Currie Cup record for a prolonged time. Raymond Arthur Gripper was born on 7 July 1938 in Harare (then Salisbury), in the then colony of Southern Rhodesia, Growing up. In his adulthood, Gripper balanced cricket with his full-time occupation as a farmer. He was

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HARARE – For one close-knit farming family from Rusape, northeastern Zimbabwe, 1987 was a truly special year. Two of their own featured in one of the most iconic sporting milestones in the country’s history. First cousins Kenyon Ziehl and Kevin Curran, both Rusape born-and-bred, went to the World Cup five months apart. In the same calendar year, in two different sports. Fast forward, a World Cup for Zimbabwe in both rugby and cricket, in the same year, is a feat the Afr

ABU DHABI – Afghanistan registered a 158-run rout of Zimbabwe at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday (October 19). Sediqullah Atal’s century and Rashid Khan’s four-wicket haul pushed Afghanistan’s net run rate to +3.160, effectively leaving Zimbabwe and Bangladesh to fight it out for the other spot in the final. Chasing 295, Zimbabwe only needed to score 196 to ensure that the final on Friday (October 23) would be a repeat of this contest. Instead, they ended up