Taylor: ‘My life was spiralling out of control’
BY ENOCK MUCHINJO
HARARE – Little voices in Brendan Taylor’s head whispered to him some four years ago that he had turned into an alcoholic, prone to the occasional abuse of drugs, and in need of professional help to overcome...
Wiese, Williams power Namibia to big win over Zimbabwe
BULAWAYO – A dominant all-round performance saw Namibia ease to victory by eight wickets over Zimbabwe to level the five-match T20I series. David Wiese (pictured) provided the stand-out bowling performance, taking three key Zimbabwean wickets to stymie the first...
Ervine and Shumba lead Zim to narrow win over battling Namibia
BULAWAYO – Tendai Chatara defended 14 runs off the final over as Zimbabwe beat Namibia by seven runs in the first T20I between the two countries. Chatara delivered a final over laced with yorkers and claimed the wicket of...
Williams, Muzarabani missing in Zim’s squad for Namibia series
BY SPORTSCAST WRITER
HARARE – Zimbabwe has named an 18-man squad for its five-match T201 series with Namibia in Bulawayo.
Whilst senior batter Sean Williams is still missing from the squad following the death of his father last month, Craig Ervine...
Ex-Zimbabwe cricketer Ebrahim joins New Zealand coaching staff
WELLINGTON – Former England allrounder Luke Wright and ex-Zimbabwe batter Dion Ebrahim will be part of New Zealand's coaching staff during their upcoming limited-overs tours of Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands.
Wright, who played 50 one-dayers and 51 T20 matches...
SA ‘A’ complete convincing tour whitewash in Zim
HARARE – Opener Reeza Hendricks cracked an unbeaten century while bowlers Glenton Stuurman and Junior Dala both took three wickets apiece as South Africa ‘A’ defeated a Zimbabwean select side by 92 runs to help the visitors complete a...
Zimbabwe’s cricket and hockey associations mourn all-rounder ‘Porge’ Williams
BULAWAYO – The national associations of cricket and hockey in Zimbabwe have paid tribute to Porge Williams, who starred in both sporting codes, more so in the latter where he captained the national team and later coached it.
He lost...
Zim beat hosts Namibia to win tri-series
BY SPORTSCAST WRITER
WINDHOEK, Namibia – Zimbabwe’s women cricket team beat Namibia by seven wickets on Tuesday, completing a double over the hosts, to win a triangular series also involving East Africans Uganda.
The Lady Chevrons bowled out Namibia for...
Heinrich Klaasen to lead South Africa ‘A’ on tour of Zimbabwe
CAPE TOWN – Heinrich Klaasen will lead the South Africa ‘A’ teams that will take on Zimbabwe in eight matches from 25 April to 10 May.
SA ‘A’ will take on their hosts in the three ODIs and five T20s...
ZimCricket announces busy winter schedule
BY SPORTSCAST WRITER
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s reserve cricket teams will host South Africa ‘A’ with another one touring Nepal in the next few weeks before the senior side take on Namibia and Afghanistan at home during the country’s winter season.
According...
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Serial fraud offender Mankunzini remanded in custody until 18 November
BY SPORTSCAST WRITER
BULAWAYO – The net seems to be closing in on notorious former small-time cricketer Dumisani Mankunzini after the serial fraudster was on...
