EDITORIAL
Once again controversy strikes Zimbabwe cricket. Alistair Campbell was
certainly unwise in expressing publicly his views that the national side
is being weakened by selection on race rather than merit. Inevitably there
are those who choose to interpret those marks racially, whereas the policy
that Campbell was supporting was simply that of selection on merit alone.
Unfortunately he chose to look at the negative side of the coin, inviting
accusations of racism. [More]
Campbell
and Whittall axed for Sharjah tour
by
Larry Moyo
Zimbabwe's tour of the United Arab Emirates for the Sharjah Champions
Trophy triangular one-day series looks set to proceed as scheduled next
week. Opening batsman Alistair Campbell and former vice-captain Guy Whittall
are both dropped, together with spinner Dirk Viljoen, because of poor
form. [More]
INTERVIEW
Gary Brent: star return
Six weeks ago, Manicaland all-rounder Gary Brent
was out in the cold as far as international cricket was concerned, forgotten
apparently by the selectors since the tour of England in 2000. Then, when
all else failed, he was recalled to the national side for the one-day
series against South Africa, and immediately became Zimbabwe’s most accurate
and reliable bowler. He talks to John Ward about his return. [More]
LETTERS
A QUESTION
OF COMMITMENT?
I am a Zimbabwean who is at the moment residing in England. I had the
opportunity to watch Zimbabwe play and I have to say that if we continue
playing like this even Kenya might whitewash us.
I was flabbergasted
by the batting and the fielding displayed by Zimbabwe in the Old Mutual
Series. Starting with the batting. I know that Zimbabwe does not have
depth but right now, apart from one or two players, the players seem to
lack commitment.Players like Craig Wishart and Stuart Carlisle always
seem like they are going to play a big innings, only to go out in their
twenties or thirties.
Surely, it’s not
a question of talent, especially considering how much the England team
had changed compared to the one in the Natwest Series.
There is clear evidence
that new players need to be groomed to take up the opening batting positions.
Arthur
Mvundura (England) [More
Letters]
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NEWS
Vigne
Cup Report
by
Larry Moyo
National champions Old Hararians look set to continue their domination
of club cricket this season after a comfortable four-wicket win over rivals
Old Georgians in the third week of the Mashonaland Vigne Cup. Both teams
went into the match at Old Georgians Sports Club with unbeaten runs and
the arrival of national team players from Bulawayo made the encounter
even more interesting.
[More]
Matabeleland
cricket report
by Derrick Townshend
With
the short England tour finishing in Bulawayo with a five-nil whitewash
to the visitors, Matabeleland cricket now gets down to the local league
and forthcoming Logan Cup competition, awaiting the next visit from a
touring side, Australia in April next year.
[More]
Manicaland
Cricket Report
by Nigel Fleming
Last weekend saw two closely fought 30-over
local league finals at Mutare Sports Club - the Easterns Districts final
and the Oliver Jordan Cup. Saturday afternoon’s match saw Upper Vumba
defeat Odzi in a nail-biting two-run affair, which rounded off the winter
districts season. [More]
Schools'
cricket report
by Tristan Holme
Peterhouse and St George’s College continued their good form with easy
wins over Prince Edward and St. John’s respectively. Prince Edward batted
first in their 50-over match, but required very few of those overs as
Peterhouse bowled them over for a mere 85 all out. Peterhouse reached
the required total without the loss of a wicket, meaning that they won
by ten wickets. [More]
Picture
of the Week
Andy Flintoff takes Grant Flower
for 104 - 5th ODI
Image:
Copyright AFP
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