By John Ward

Once again Zimbabwe cricket is in turmoil, this time, and not unfamiliarly, over the captaincy. On the eve of the team’s departure for Sharjah, Heath Streak resigned and the ZCU announced the appointment of 24-year-old leg-spinning all-rounder Brian Murphy as his replacement. [More]

INTERVIEW

Grant Flower: in the runs again

Grant Flower has had a chequered career over the last few years. Three years ago he seemed set to embark on a career of true world class, and then struck a period of appalling form, due mainly to technical and confidence problems. He lost form as an opener and was finally dropped to the middle order a year ago in India; he responded with a mass of runs again. Then he struggled for runs again in the middle order against South Africa and England, yet was promoted to opening the innings again. He responded with scores of 96 and 104 in the two Bulawayo matches against England. He talks to John Ward about his fortunes. [More]

Geoff Marsh: Zim a good challenge
Incoming national coach Geoff Marsh believes that the Zimbabwe cricket team will become a competitive side by the start of the 2003 World Cup. Marsh took over from fellow Australian Carl Rackemann who returned home soon after the five-match series against England last week. Having been coach of the highly successful Australia between 1996 and 1999, Marsh concedes that it was a difficult decision to take charge of a small country like Zimbabwe. [More]

LETTERS

HOW WILL ZCU SOLVE THE PROBLEMS?
My question, is how is the Zimbabwe Cricket Union going to sort out its problems, or how are they going to go about it? It seems as though the ZCU has had these problems before and not so long ago, concerning salaries and racial quotas. Yet the same problems keep rearing their ugly heads. It seems as though we are not getting anywhere.
Paul Durand (Zimbabwe) [More]

Castle Lager National League
by Larry Moyo
There were a couple of upsets in the First League in the opening round of the 2001/2 National League on October 21, with last season’s two top teams suffering humiliating defeats at the hands of newcomers. [More]

Manicaland Cricket Report
by Nigel Fleming
The new-look Manicaland team travelled to Old Hararians last Sunday to open the 2001/2 national league program. Added to last year’s side are national discards Alistair Campbell and Guy Whittall who join world number one Test batsman Andy Flower. All three have come to Manicaland at the ZCU’s expense as part of their ongoing decentralization policy. [More]

National U14 team selected
Zimbabwe have their U14 team to travel to Durban, South Africa in Durban 2001. [Team]

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