Exciting prospect Bennett in form as Zimbabwe beat new rivals Namibia in African Games...
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HARARE – Brian Bennett, Zimbabwe’s brightest cricketing prospect at the moment, top-scored with 65 as a largely developmental Chevrons side opened its African Games account with a 35-run win over Namibia in host city Accra on Sunday.
Zimbabwe...
Bangladesh to host Zimbabwe for five T20Is in May ahead of World Cup
Bangladesh will host Zimbabwe for a five-match T20I series in May, with one eye on the 2024 T20 World Cup. This comes days after the BCB announced that the team will be touring the USA for three T20Is in...
Hamilton Masakadza resigns as Director of Cricket, months after Zim’s World Cup qualification heart-break
Hamilton Masakadza is leaving his role as Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC)’s Director of Cricket after he resigned from the position this week.
He cited Zimbabwe’s failure to qualify for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 as the main reason for...
Lunch in memory of SA cricket great Mike Procter held by ex-Zimbabwe teammates in...
BY NICK CHOUHAN
HARARE – Mike Procter, who died in Durban last week aged 77 following complications with surgery, has been honoured by his ex-teammates from Zimbabwe who held a lunch on Tuesday in memory of the South African legend.
Procter...
Campbell, Hamid and Welch continue quest for Zimbabwe call-ups
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HARARE – Johnathan Campbell, Ali Hamid and Matt Welch lead a cast of six players hoping to finally propel themselves into international cricket through a Zimbabwe ‘A’ side named on Wednesday to play touring English county team...
‘Procky Trophy’ goes Zimbabwe’s way against South Africa at Over-60s World Cup
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HARARE – Following the death of South African cricket legend Mike Procter on Saturday, South Africa and Zimbabwe on Monday decided to dedicate their opening match of the Over-60s World Cup in India to the departed ex-superstar.
Named...
‘It’ll be a very emotional game for both South Africa and Zimbabwe’
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HARARE – Most of Zimbabwe’s squad at the Over-60s Cricket World Cup beginning in India this week were star-struck young boys when the great South African all-rounder Mike Procter first crossed the border into their country and...
South African cricket legend Mike Procter, who recorded an amazing feat playing for pre-Independent...
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HARARE – The great former South Africa all-rounder Mike Procter, who went on to become his country’ first coach in the post-isolation era, died Saturday afternoon in Durban at the age of 77 following a cardiac arrest...
22 years on, Tatenda Taibu still proves he was no ordinary player but, in...
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HARARE – Take a look at these names: Yuvraj Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Of course, they are all Indian cricket players who have made a mark on the game playing for one of...
‘But why only in Harare?’: Mayor and ex-Minister laments yet another Bulawayo cricket snub
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HARARE – Bulawayo mayor David Coltart, who is a former Zimbabwean Sports Minister, has bemoaned his city’s continuous omission from hosting international cricket matches after all five T20I games against India in July have been scheduled for...