Zimbabwe vs England
A Very Brief History
Since Zimbabwe entered international cricket in 1980, England
and Zimbabwe have played only 3 one day internationals, and no
Tests.
There is a history before that however. Zimbabwe have toured England to play county teams and vice versa. Also,
Graeme
Hick left Zimbabwe to play cricket for England.
Hick's innings in the first meeting of the two countries,
at the
1992
World Cup was one he would rather forget, bowled by
Eddo
Brandes for a duck
as England crumbled to a shock 9 run loss. The memorable
headline `England Plucked Stuffed And Roasted' bore testament
to the fact that chicken farmer Brandes had stunned a nation.
Zimbabwe were to gain Test status the same year. The vote was
not unanimous - England abstained.
The next meeting of the two sides was in Sydney in 1994.
Once again, Zimbabwe held on for an improbable win with
Grant
Flower man of the
match. England gained their revenge at last in the same tournament, with a
win
in Brisbane.
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