By John Ward

At last - it seems that the Zimbabwean fighting spirit is back again! In Test cricket, anything other than an innings defeat in a Test match in India would have been a fine achievement - and we did far better than that, causing much tension in the Indian camp before they got home by four wickets. [More]

BIOGRAPHY

Glenn Barrett
Glen Barrett burst on the cricket scene in Zimbabwe when, just short of his 23rd birthday, he not only scored a century on his first-class debut, but did so off only 54 deliveries, hit 13 sixes in the match, and came within 20 runs of making it two centuries in the match. The feat was achieved for the CFX Academy against Manicaland at Mutare Sports Club, and few cricketers anywhere have made such an impact on debut. [More]

Andre Neethling
Andre Neethling owes his interest in cricket to an unusual set of circumstances. He has no family background in the game, but his parents divorced when he was about two years old, and shortly after that his mother went out for a while with a man named Kevin Walters. Mr Walters used to play cricket with Andre in the back garden when he was very young, and this started an interest that never died, even when they parted. [More]

LETTERS

CALLING ON MR BLIGNAUT
The national selectors are in my view sabotaging the performances of the national team by refusing to select Andy Blignaut. Even if some indiscretions have been committed by the above, his all-round abilities are clearly in demand. He is probably the most belligerent batsman in the country, yet he is not in the one-day squad. Forgive my obtuseness but I fail to understand the selection modus operandi.
George Mtshede (UK) [More Letters]

NEWS

India win it all, Zimbabwe not standing small
by Trishna Bose
An unusually crisp and cold March greeted the players from India and Zimbabwe in the capital city New Delhi where the second and final Test was to be played. Down one-nil, the visitors had to win the match to square the series. The Feroz Shah Kotla wicket on first viewing looked like it was going to deteriorate and might not even last the five days. [More]

Matabeleland cricket report
by Derrick Townshend
Matabeleland suffered a second defeat in the Castle Lager Logan Cup competition to Midlands over the weekend. This was probably an unexpected result given that Midlands were missing Marillier, Wishart, Price and Friend who are currently in India with the national side. [More]

Manicaland Cricket Report
by Nigel Fleming
Still reeling from unexpected defeat by Mashonaland in last week’s four-day Logan Cup game, Manicaland have a week off from cricket as all games have been postponed for the Presidential elections. [More]

PICTURE OF THE WEEK

Andy Flower - steadying 71 at Faridabad
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