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Joe Harris: heading back to the Caribbean© Getty Images

Joe Harris, recalled to lead Canada in the recent ICC Six Nations Challenge, has again quit as captain, and this time he says it is for good.Harris, who moved to Barbados last year, stepped into the breach at short notice, but all five matches in the tournament ended in defeat, and even allowing for the absence of John Davison – indisposed in Australia – it was disheartening stuff. Coupled with the performance last month of the side in the Under-19 World Cup – they were also winless – it’s been a wretched month for Canadian cricket.Harris, 38, made the announcement after Canada’s defeat by Namibia in their final Six Nations match, adding that he had also played his final game for his country. He subsequently returned to Barbados.”We are disappointed that we did not win a match,” said Mike Henry, Canada’s manager. “The effort was there and we played well enough to come out on top in at least two games, but we were not victorious and that was very disappointing for us. It’s evident that we have not progressed after the World Cup. Some of our older and experienced players are past their best and we cannot depend on them any longer to help us win games.”Bryan Mauricette, who captained Canada in the 1979 World Cup and is now their coach, was equally scathing. “Our mental approach to batting at this level was absent,” he fumed. “It was one of the worst displays of batting I have ever seen at this level of cricket.”

England get going
In their only day and night game in the preliminary round, Pakistan take on England at the picturesque Newlands Cricket Ground under the shadow of Table Mountains on Saturday.Now, with every match being of crucial importance, winning is imperative for Pakistan. The same goes for England, which having conceded four critical points to Zimbabwe owing to political squabbles, are finding the going exceedingly tough.While England did rustle up a win against bottom-ranked Namibia on Wednesday, it was a rather unconvincing performance overall, one that the vanquished emerged with more credit than the victors. The Namibian batting, which had only the other day been blasted away by Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar, took the fight to England in scoring 217. And at one point, with just one wicket down and nearly 160-odd runs in the bank, had the much-predicted rain come, bringing Duckworth-Lewis formula into play, Namibia may have created the upset of the tournament.Pakistan prepping for the England game
England’s problems of form and politics aside, Pakistan is not taking them lightly.The greenshirts practiced hard here on Wednesday, in a three and a half hour session. And on Thursday, when no practice was scheduled, the Pakistan management pressed for and got itself an hour of nets under the lights from eight to nine in the night after visiting the famed Robben Island, the site of Nelson Mandela’s 28-year incarceration under apartheid, in the afternoon. The excursion was one of the many planned by the Pakistan manager Shaharyar Khan, “with the dual purpose of providing relief from cricket fatigue and to enlarge the mental canvas of the players”, said the team’s spokesman.On the evidence of England’s display against Namibia, overcoming it should not be a problem for Pakistan, particularly if it fires on all cylinders. But Wasim Akram, a veteran of five World Cups, believes that with complacency and under-estimating England, Pakistan could only come to grief. “England should not be taken lightly… They are a good, well-rounded one-day side; their tail is long and it has the capacity to wag”.While Pakistan’s bowling, despite a rather skimpy display in the middle and end overs against Australia in the opening game, has generally been in good nick but the batting has been rather sketchy. It caved in chasing 300-odd against Australia on the same Wanderers ground where a few days later, New Zealand went after a similar total by South Africa and succeeded, albeit with the help from rain (though because of the margin of defeat – nine wickets – the consensus among experts is that the Black Caps would have achieved the target even without the courtesy of Messrs Duckworth-Lewis).So the batting. quite predictably. remains Pakistan’s greatest worry, especially the form of middle order bulwark, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Yousuf Youhana, and that is not to mention the openers dilemma which somehow remains unresolved. Inzamam made just six runs against Australia, and even less against Namibia for a total of 10 runs in two outings.On the Newlands batting paradise, however, the Pakistan management would be hoping that its top and middle order runs back into form.That in any case would be essential if Pakistan is to dominate with a degree of confidence and not just notch up shaky wins.South Africa hit by captaincy crisis
The captaincy crisis, something with which Pakistan is known to be hit periodically, is now plaguing South Africa. With a slew of setbacks which threaten the favourites’ survival and progress beyond the preliminary phase, the very fabric of the team which thrived on backing each other has been rent asunder, and seniors like Allan Donald and Herschelle Gibbs are publicly blaming captain Shaun Pollock for the Proteas plight.In a very pithy but highly cogent remark, Pollock has struck back by saying that with their statements questioning his captaincy, “Allan and Herschelle didn’t mean to harm the team, but they’ve ended up harming it”.While there are some critics who are keen to pass the buck to Pollock’s captaincy, there are many others who have taken up cudgels on his behalf, and accused the likes of Donald, Gibbs and Jonty Rhodes of living in the past by pining for the disgraced Hansie Cronje.The debate is on, and while rain has once again made South Africa masters of its own destiny by depriving the West Indies of two points against Bangladesh, there are many doubters who believe that it would not be able to somehow slip through to the second round. One of them is their twice previous World Cup coach, Bob Woolmer. “They were built up as the first team to win the World Cup at home, and they’re cracking under the pressure of expectation… They’re tense; their body language is negative and I doubt that they would sneak through to the Super Sixes”.

An unbroken stand of 99 for the sixth wicket between Robin Weston and David Nash revived a faltering Middlesex first innings, taking it to 263 for five by the end of the second day of their CricInfo Championship match against Sussex at Lord’s.They were in need of a big partnership after losing the fifth wicket on 164, and Weston along with Nash provided the discipline to bring the innings back in line. He finished the day unbeaten on 70 from 174 balls with nine boundaries and it was his application in three-and-a-half-hours batting that was much needed by his side.Nash gave excellent support for two hours in scoring 44 not out as they took their side to within sixty runs of the Sussex first innings total and with half of their wickets still standing.Middlesex had been given a fine start with a two-and-a-half-hour an opening stand which fell just four short of a century. Andy Strauss and Michael Roseberry were both unlucky to narrowly miss their half-centuries, by two and six runs respectively.But their good work was wasted later with Middlesex losing four wickets in a space of 49 runs. The two openers fell in the hour after lunch, both to pull shots. Roseberry, top-edging to wide mid-on and Strauss, hitting firmly but straight to Michael Yardy at mid-wicket with the total on 115.Four runs later, Owais Shah, 11, playing his first first-class innings in a month, having been on England duty with the limited-overs series, was trapped leg before wicket as was Ben Hutton for six, on 150.Jason Lewry and Mark Robinson had shared the four wickets while off-spinner Mark Davis accounted for Paul Weekes having him snapped up at silly mid-off from a forward prod shortly before tea which was taken on 183 for five.At the start of the day’s play, a big hitting spree by the last remaining Sussex wicket had added 22 runs in ten minutes to take the total to 323 before a ball from Angus Fraser uprooted the middle and off stump of Jason Lewry.Lewry had added 21 with the help of four boundaries, to his overnight score to reach 40, his highest number of runs in first-class cricket. Most of those came off Jamie Hewitt whose one over went for thirteen.Starting their innings just under two hours before lunch, Middlesex’s openers, Strauss and Roseberry slowly put on 71 from 28 overs. They had brought the 50 up in the 23rd over with cautious batting rather than free strokeplay at first though some fluency came as their stand progressed.

Manchester United have been taking advantage of the break in the season with the World Cup qualifiers taking place to step up their manager search for the next coach to lead the club back to their winning ways this summer.

Unfortunately, they have just been delivered a huge setback with one of their most admired candidates.

What’s the word?

Fabrizio Romano revealed on Wednesday afternoon that Luis Enrique has given an update on his position as the Spain national team manager amid speculation that he could be lined up for the job at Old Trafford this summer.

Romano tweeted: “Luis Enrique is understood to be only focused on Spain, nothing else. He’s lots of admirers in Man United board but it’s described as ‘more than complicated’.”

Glazers will be fuming

If the report from Romano is to be believed, there is no doubt that the Glazers will be fuming that they are struggling to tempt Enrique from his international job with Spain, especially when it is said that he has a lot of admirers on the Man United board.

Thus, it will clearly be a growing frustration for the owners and the club, who are still yet to make a decision.

Enrique is believed to be amongst Erik ten Hag and Mauricio Pochettino as front runners for the highly anticipated role, taking over from interim boss, Ralf Rangnick, at Old Trafford this summer. There is a huge project in place to revive the club back to their best, winning trophies after they have now fallen into their longest trophy drought in 40 years.

The 51-year-old manager is a proven winner which we saw throughout his time as Barcelona manager winning a Champions League, Club World Cup and two La Liga titles during his three-year tenure at the Spanish club.

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Winning major trophies is something that Manchester United are surely desperate to achieve in the future, and Enrique clearly has the credentials and experience to bring those successes back to Old Trafford. So with that being said, they will either have to settle in defeat or make a more lucrative and tempting offer that the Spanish manager will struggle to refuse.

In other news: “Bad news..” – Fabrizio Romano update is worrying for Manchester United

ScorecardRobin Peterson, the left-arm spinner, took career-best figures of 7 for 24 to guide Warriors to a 42-run win over Eagles in a low-scoring first semi-final of the MTN Domestic Championship at Buffalo Park. Almost singlehandedly, Peterson brought the Warriors back into the contest after they had made a modest 193.The Eagles openers, Morne van Vyk and Boeta Dippenaar, began steadily with a stand of 46 in just over 12 overs before a run-out ended van Wyk’s stint for 22. The chase progressed slowly, as the Eagles went along at a rate of close to three an over before Peterson struck. He removed Dippenaar – who scored a patient 38 of 86 balls – in the 28th over, and nailed Jacques Rudolph in his next over to reduce Eagles to 90 for 4. Peterson deceived the batsmen with his flight and turn and ran through the batting order to wrap up the match in the 42nd over. It was an ideal way to justify his inclusion in the Test squad for the forthcoming tour of India. His returns are the fourth-best in all limited-overs matches in South Africa.Earlier, the Warriors recovered from a shaky 34 for 3, thanks to a 79-run stand between Hylton Ackerman and Davey Jacobs. On a pitch with with good bounce and carry, Ackerman carved out a patient 44 off 90 balls, while Jacobs finished unbeaten on 79. Roger Telemachus, the South African seamer, finished with 3 for 41.Warriors will play the winner of the second semi-final between Titans and Cape Cobras at Centurion on Sunday.

Kevin Shine: warned about future conduct © Getty Images

The fall-out from the late-night drinking of the England players before the match against Canada continues with two of the backroom staff added to those fined.Kevin Shine, the bowling coach, and Jeremy Snape, the Leicestershire captain, have been asked to ‘make a donation’ to the Chance to Shine foundation.Although both coaches weren’t directly involved with the main incidents on the evening, Duncan Fletcher was unhappy that neither stepped in when the players appeared to be going too far.Shine was in the Rumours nightclub with his brother and has been warned about his future conduct. Snape, who had been in the Caribbean to work with the Associates and was a late addition to England’s squad, was due to leave at the end of the group stage in any event when his contract expires.

Michael Vaughan talks over his injury with Nigel Stockill at Lord’s earlier this week © Getty Images

Michael Vaughan has suffered another setback in his bid to shake off a long-standing knee injury and is now likely to miss the entire Test series against Sri Lanka.Earlier this week Vaughan had said that he intended to turn out for Yorkshire at the weekend to test his right knee, but those plans have been put on hold. A piece of bone in the joint has created a hole, and until that smoothes over a comeback is unlikely.”This Sunday against Northants in the C&G Trophy was potentially a chance of me playing. But there was a little bit of a setback. When you have rehab and you’re working hard then you get the odd setback. If I miss another two weeks of the season because of the that and it makes me stronger for it, it will be a good decision.”As everyone knows, it is slow progress. But it looks like progress in the right direction,” said Vaughan. “I have batted in the nets, but it is frustrating that I can bat in the nets but not out in the middle. I have worked pretty hard and I hope I will get the rewards eventually.”I have got to be patient. Everyone has to be patient with the knee because when I do come back I want it to be with confidence and for a long time, not just for a short period. It’s very difficult to put a time span on it. I have to tick all the right boxes to make sure I can withstand a real tough game of cricket. Until I have ticked all the boxes, I will not put myself forward for a game.”At the minute I have not been able to twist and turn at pace,” Vaughan continued. “I can do it at 50 or 60% but I cannot get in and out at pace without feeling a little bit of aggravation. The last thing I need and everyone else needs is to see a limping Michael Vaughan, like in Pakistan.”There are a couple of shots, more so on the back foot, when you are cutting the ball for example and putting a little bit more weight on the right knee which is still causing me a little bit of pain.”If it was just pain I would have a tablet and get on and play; it is the actual aggravation, the locking sensation which is the hard thing to get over. There is damage in there now, but the specialists I have been speaking to have told me that will get better over time.”All the training I am doing is towards making sure I can withstand that. I have actually got muscles in my legs for the first time for a long time. You might have to get a microscope to see them – but they are there!”

Omari Banks: considered a bright prospect, he hasn’t played a Test since July 2004 © Getty Images

Lance Gibbs, the former West Indies spinner, has asked the team management not to ignore the spinners in the region and to give them a chance.”Chris Gayle was the leading wicket-taker against South Africa and here [in Barbados] against Pakistan,” Gibbs was quoted as saying in The Nation. “He was also one of our best bowlers in the one-day matches. There are better spinners than Gayle, and they must be given the chance.”Gibbs, who was the first spinner to pass 300 wickets, pointed out that the spinners have dominated the domestic cricket in the Caribbean. “There is a little spinner from Jamaica named [Nikita] Miller and he has been doing well. If you look at the history of our [regional] cricket it has always been the spinners who have taken the most wickets, but they have not been given the chance. What the spinners need is a chance. They need to be played and trusted.”Bennett King, the West Indies coach, was quoted on digicelcricket.com website that there was dearth of quality spinners in the region, and they needed to use the domestic competition as a tool to work out their technique instead of doing so at the international level. “There are steps we need to create from regional cricket so that we can help initiate those spinners, then move them into international cricket.”However, Gibbs argued, “I certainly believe the spinners have merited selection. I don’t care what the coaches say that they are bowling the wrong line and stuff like that. The line can improve and the bowlers can improve once they are handled properly.”Don’t use the bad line as an excuse. Yes, the lads might bowl a few bad balls, but you have to work with them, the fast bowlers bowl a few bad balls too. For example, Stuart MacGill bowls four and five bad balls an over, but he still plays for Australia. He has been given an opportunity. The nonsense about not being good enough and not playing spinners is absurd.”West Indies have selected several spinners in recent times including Omari Banks and Dave Mohammad, who have been dropped due to inconsistent form.Advising the emerging spinners, Gibbs said, “If you are going to play against an individual you must know his strengths and his weakness. That’s all you have to remember. Once you know strengths and weaknesses you know where to and not to bowl.”You have got to be able to work it out. All the talk about analysts and other techniques will mean nothing if you can’t remember strengths and weaknesses. If you can’t remember what’s important, you have no right out there. It’s big boys’ stuff.”

Simon Jones: he’s done enough to convince Rod Marsh © Getty Images

Simon Jones has done enough to convince the England A management that he is fit and raring to go, and is likely to be wrapped in cotton wool and sent home – straight into the squad for the tour of West Indies.Rod Marsh, England A’s coach, is suggesting that Jones isn’t risked in any more matches in India. “Assuming the other selectors agree with me, we will leave the decision to Simon,” Marsh explained. “He’s not had much match practice since he came back and may want another four days on the park. It’s down to him.”England A face some gruelling travelling in the next few days, in particular an eight-hour train journey between Delhi and Amritsar. Marsh is determined to ensure that Jones’s fitness is not compromised by the punishing itinerary.Marsh has summoned Yorkshire pace bowler Steve Kirby from Madras, where he has been in the academy there, training with Dennis Lillee at the MRF Pace Foundation. Lillee is reported to be impressed with Kirby’s pace, and that is good enough for his former team-mate Marsh.

Paul Andrew Strang – born Bulawayo, 28 July 1970
Right-handed batsman, leg-break and googly bowler
Career: 1992/93-2001/02

Abbreviations: Capital letters for team names denotes a Test match.Man – ManicalandMash – Mashonaland * indicates not out inningsMat – Matabeleland + indicates wicket-keeperMCD – Mashonaland Country Districts *+ retired hurt/illMid – Midlands # batted firstZim – Zimbabwe/ZimbabweansGrounds:Alex – Alexandra Sports Club OG – Old Georgians Sports ClubBAC – Bulawayo Athletic Club OH – Old Hararians Sports ClubHSC – Harare Sports ClubNo. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1992/93 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total1 Zimbabwe A v Kent (9) 6 194 1 (5) 10 1 40 1 #323/5d(HSC, 30 Mar-1 Apr – drawn) — 101/5 – –1992/93 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 1 0 6 6 6.00 – – 1 10 1 40 1 40.00 1/40 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1993/94 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total2 Zim Board XI v Free State B (8) 1 #275/9d – (3) 28 5 93 4 343(HSC, 29 Oct-1 Nov – drawn) (8) 31 331/9d – (3) 17 1 55 0 101/13 Zim Board XI v Border B (4) 35 #294 – (3) 2.1 1 5 0 21/0(BAC, 25-27 Nov – drawn)4 MCD v Mashonaland (9) 1 #210 1 (4) 19 4 45 4 140(Harare South, 14-16 Jan – D) — 203/65 Zim Board XI v Transvaal B (8) 45 #167 1 (5) 16 5 40 0 387/5d(Johannesburg, 21-23 Jan – D) (8) 2 163/86 Zim Board XI v Natal B (8) 45 #329 2 (3) 42 6 144 3 360(Durban, 27-29 Jan – D) — 236/37 MCD v Matabeleland — 220/7d – (4) 44 14 145 1 #433(BAC, 11-13 Feb – L) (10) 6 1798 MCD v Mashonaland Under-24 (8) 14 249 2 (5) 30 7 80 3 #283(Alex, 4-6 March – D) (8) 16 296/8 2 (5) 27.5 7 97 4 2929 Zimbabwe B v Worcestershire (8) 2 187 1 (5) 21 5 55 2 #279/6d(HSC, 6-8 Apr – L) (8) 21 152 – (4) 3 0 16 0 169/4d1993/94 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM8 12 0 219 45 18.25 – – 9 250 55 775 21 36.90 4/45 – -Career 9 13 0 225 45 17.30 – – 10 260 56 815 22 37.04 4/45 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1994/95 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl TotalPaul made his Test debut in the Third Test against Sri Lanka, after fine bowling performances in the Logan Cup and against South Africa A.10 MCD v Mashonaland Under-24 — #347/4d – (4) 26 3 75 7 259(Harare South, 16-18 Sept – L) (11) 29* 160 1 (4) 21 4 86 2 250/411 Mash XI v South Africa A (9) 4 #271 – (3) 45 14 137 5 499(OH, 20-23 Sept – L) (9) 4 15812 Zimbabwe A v South Africa A (8) 7 #87 1 (3) 28 4 104 1 409(Alex, 4-6 Oct – L) (8) 12* 14313 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (3rd) (10) 6 375 – (5) 25 6 65 3 #402(HSC, 26-31 Oct – D) — 89/314 Zim Board XI v Griqualand West (9) 4 #423/9d 2 (3) 12 2 39 3 121(Kimberley, 4-6 Nov – W) — (3) 35.2 17 77 5 283M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMCareer 14 20 2 291 45 16.16 – – 14 452.2 106 1398 48 29.12 7/75 3 -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1994/95 (Australia) bat Score Total bowl Total15 Zimbabweans v Tasmania — 141/3d – (7) 3 1 19 0 #257/5d(Devonport, 18-20 Dec – D) (7) 1* 156/5 – 136/3d16 Zimbabweans v Queensland (8) 37* #294/6d – (3) 11 2 45 1 223/5d(Maryborough, 29-31 Dec – L) (8) 29* 129 – (4) 18.4 0 73 0 201/61994/95 (AUSTRALIA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 3 3 67 37* — – – – 32.4 3 137 1 137.00 1/45 – -Career 16 23 5 358 45 19.88 – – 14 485 109 1535 49 31.32 7/75 3 -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1994/95 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total17 MCD v Matabeleland (8) 0 #123 1 (4) 8.3 2 24 3 127(Harare South, 20-22 Jan – L) (9) 97 336 – (3) 35 6 117 1 335/318 Zim Board XI v Western Prov B (9) 16 260 1 (4) 19 5 39 1 #284/8d(Cape Town, 26-28 Jan – D) — 86/4 – (4) 30 10 88 5 25719 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (1st) — #544/4d – (5) 15 5 45 0 322(HSC, 31 Jan-4 Feb – W) – (3) 19 3 35 1 15820 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (2nd) (8) 32 #174 – (5) 15 4 48 0 260(Queens, 7-9 Feb – L) (8) 3 146 – — 61/221 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (3rd) (8) 28 243 3 — #231(HSC, 15-19 Feb – L) (8) 5 139 – (5) 13 3 41 0 25022 MCD v Mashonaland (6) 8 182 1 (4) 19 3 53 1 #188(HSC, 10-12 March – L) (8) 51 161 1 (4) 30 5 104 2 4211994/95 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM11 16 2 306 97 21.85 – 2 12 395.5 96 1177 40 29.42 7/75 4 -Career 22 32 5 598 97 22.14 – 2 22 688.3 155 2129 63 33.79 7/75 4 -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1995/96 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total23 MCD v Young Mashonaland (6) 63 #309 1 (4) 27.4 7 53 3 182(Alex, 15-17 Sept – W) – 264/2d 1 (5) 21.1 4 74 2 168M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct St O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMCareer 23 33 5 661 97 23.60 – 3 24 737.2 166 2256 68 33.17 7/75 4 -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1995/96 (South Africa) bat Score Total bowl Total24 Zimbabwe A v Transvaal (10) 2 #264 – (3) 32 4 109 5 509(Johannesburg, 21-24 Sept – L) (10) 0 312 – — 70/125 Zimbabwe A v Eastern Province (9) 3* #112 – (4) 21 6 59 1 313(Pt Elizabeth, 28-30 Sept – L) (9) 20 14426 Zimbabwe A v South Africa A (9) 36* #221 1 (6) 22 5 69 5 310(Durban, 6-9 Oct – D) (9) 9* 256/81995/96 (SOUTH AFRICA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 6 3 70 36* 23.33 – – 1 75 15 237 11 21.63 5/69 2 -Career 26 39 8 731 97 23.58 – 3 25 812.2 181 2493 79 31.55 7/75 6 -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1995/96 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total27 ZIMBABWE v SOUTH AFRICA (Only) (8) 0 #170 – (4) 23 2 58 0 346(HSC, 13-16 Oct – L) (8) 37 283 – (4) 4 0 27 0 108/328 MCD v Matabeleland (7) 9 209 – — #152(BAC, 17-19 Nov – L) (7) 18 283 – (4) 26 4 70 2 34429 MCD v Mashonaland (6) 61 279 – — #133(Harare South, 8-10 Dec – W) (6) 56* 207/8 1 (7) 9 3 37 0 3521995/96 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM4 7 1 244 61 40.66 – 3 3 110.5 20 319 7 45.57 3/53 – -Career 29 45 9 912 97 25.33 – 5 26 874.2 190 2685 81 33.14 7/75 6 -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1995/96 (New Zealand) bat Score Total bowl Total30 Zim v NZ Academy XI (9) 9* #274/7d – (3) 13 3 45 0 213/1d(Whangarei, 6-8 Jan – D) — 207/4d – (3) 12 3 25 0 109/131 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (1st) (8) 49 196 – (5) 2 1 1 1 #230/8d(Hamilton, 13-17 Jan – D) (8) 0* 208/6 – (4) 24 7 57 1 222/5d32 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (2nd) (9) 44 326 1 (4) 12 2 29 1 #251(Auckland, 20-24 Jan – D) — 246/4 – (5) 43 7 142 0 441/5d1995/96 (NEW ZEALAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 4 2 102 49 51.00 – – 1 106 23 299 3 99.66 1/1 – -Career 32 49 11 1014 97 26.68 – 5 27 980.2 213 2984 84 36.09 7/75 6 -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1996 (England) bat Score Total bowl Total33 MCC v South Africa A (9) 13* #391/7d 1 (6) 11.3 3 17 1 204(Shenley, 10-12 July – D) – (5) 35 7 117 1 490/4d1996 (ENGLAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 1 1 13 13* — – – 1 46.3 10 134 2 67.00 1/17 – -Career 33 50 12 1027 97 27.02 – 5 28 1026.5 223 3118 85 36.68 7/75 6 -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1996/97 (Sri Lanka) bat Score Total bowl Total34 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (1st) (9) 6 145 1 (4) 34.3 3 106 5 #349(Colombo Pre, 11-14 Sept – L) (8) 8 12735 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (2nd) (8) 2* #141 1 (4) 38 11 66 4 350/8d(Colombo SSC, 18-21 Sept – L) (9) 50 235 – (2) 3 0 13 0 30/01996/97 (SRI LANKA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 4 1 66 50 22.00 – 1 2 75.3 14 185 9 20.55 5/106 1 -Career 35 54 13 1093 97 26.65 – 6 30 1102.2 237 3303 94 35.13 7/75 7 -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1996/97 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl TotalPaul took ten wickets in a match for the first time in the Logan Cup match against Mashonaland.36 Mash XI v Western Province (8) 13 276/8d – (4) 30 4 111 4 #303(Alex, 26-28 Sept – D) — 74/4 1 (3) 33 7 110 4 237/9d37 Mashonaland v Matabeleland (8) 10 314 – (4) 20.4 8 45 5 #118(BAC, 4-6 Oct – W) — 85/2 2 (3) 39 10 103 5 279M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMCareer 37 56 13 1116 97 25.95 – 6 33 1225 266 3672 112 32.78 7/75 9 1No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1996/97 (Pakistan) bat Score Total bowl TotalPaul recorded his maiden first-class century in the First Test match against Pakistan, and went on to record a rare match double for Test cricket of a century and five wickets in an innings.38 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (1st) (8) 106* #375 – (4) 69 12 212 5 553(Sheikhapura, 17-21 Oct – D) (8) 13* 241/739 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (2nd) (8) 3 #133 – (5) 24.1 8 66 1 267(Faisalabad, 24-26 Oct – L) (8) 9 200 – (4) 2 0 8 0 69/01996/97 (PAKISTAN) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 4 2 131 106* 65.50 1 – – 95.1 20 286 6 47.66 5/212 1 -Career 39 60 15 1247 106* 27.71 1 6 33 1320.1 286 3958 118 33.54 5/45 10 1No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1996/97 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total40 Mashonaland v Matabeleland — #503/4d – (4) 53 12 130 2 448(Alex, 15-17 Nov – D)41 Mashonaland v Matabeleland (8) 103* 477/6d – (3) 9 6 13 0 69/4d(BAC, 22-24 Nov – W) — forfeit – (4) 25 7 49 2 19542 Mashonaland v England XI (6) 6 280 – (4) 16 5 30 0 #197(HSC, 3-6 Dec – W) — 98/3 – (4) 23.1 6 56 4 95/343 ZIMBABWE v ENGLAND (1st) (8) 38 #376 – (3) 58.4 14 123 5 406(Queens, 18-22 Dec – D) (9) 19 234 – (3) 14 0 63 2 204/644 ZIMBABWE v ENGLAND (2nd) (8) 47* 215 – (5) 18 7 31 1 #156(HSC, 26-30 Dec – D) – (5) 26 6 42 2 195/31996/97 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM7 7 2 236 103* 47.20 1 – 3 365.3 92 906 36 25.16 5/43 3 1Career 44 65 17 1460 106* 30.41 2 6 33 1563 349 4495 137 32.81 7/75 11 1No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1997 (England) bat Score Total bowl TotalPaul’s exploits in the Test arena earned him a contract for the English season with Kent, replacing regular overseas professional Carl Hooper who was unavailable due to international commitments. He made an excellent impression at the county club.45 Kent v Derbyshire (7) 0 #251 – (4) 15 7 37 0 248(Canterbury, 23-26 Apr – D) (7) 69 333 – (4) 11 0 50 0 248/346 Kent v Glamorgan (8) 1 154 2 (4) 21 6 51 1 #279(Canterbury, 14-17 May – L) (9) 3 231 – (4) 23.5 5 59 4 19347 Kent v Sussex (10) 1 #245 – (4) 32 9 91 3 264(Horsham, 21-24 May – W) (10) 17 440 1 (3) 42 14 102 2 31748 Kent v Nottinghamshire (10) 73 440 – (5) 14 4 33 0 #216(Nottingham, 29-31 May – W) – (5) 21 11 21 2 11949 Kent v Warwickshire (7) 12 379 – (4) 34 11 65 1 #314(Tunbridge Wells, 4-7 June – W) (7) 1 216/6 1 (4) 38.2 10 109 3 28050 Kent v Lancashire (8) 43 #373 – (4) 37 12 118 7 285(Manchester, 12-16 June – W) (7) 25 217/9d – (5) 17 6 68 4 24751 Kent v Durham (8) 5 167 2 (5) 31 10 48 2 #251(Darlington, 18-21 June – L) (7) 47 132 – (5) 24 11 45 2 183/8d52 Kent v Northamptonshire (7) 55 #306 – (3) 3 1 11 0 84/0d(Maidstone, 2-5 July – L) — 99/2d 1 (5) 36 9 84 3 322/953 Kent v Leicestershire (8) 82 #498/9d 1 (4) 3 1 16 0 160/4d(Canterbury, 16-19 July – L) — 26/0d – (4) 39 9 103 1 367/454 Kent v Middlesex (7) 12 #208 3 (4) 6 2 8 0 105(Lord’s, 23-25 July – W) (7) 17 157 2 (4) 27.2 2 88 6 25655 Kent v Worcestershire (7) 0 276 – (3) 22 6 63 1 #422(Worcester, 31 July-4 Aug – D) — 158/4 – — 174/3d56 Kent v Essex (9) 55 525/9d 1 (4) 11 2 32 0 156(Canterbury, 6-9 Aug – W) 1 (4) 36 13 119 5 36157 Kent v Australians (9) 0 #201 – (5) 20.1 4 44 1 315(Canterbury, 16-18 Aug – L) (9) 2 343 – (6) 10 0 42 1 231/458 Kent v Somerset (9) 24 449 – (5) 26 8 78 0 #375(Taunton, 20-23 Aug – D) (7) 3* 160/6 – (3) 28.3 9 72 6 23459 Kent v Hampshire (9) 0 350/8d 1 (5) 22 4 82 0 #406(Portsmouth, 27-30 Aug – D)60 Kent v Gloucestershire (9) 14 #305 – (2) 25.2 6 50 2 256(Canterbury, 2-5 Sept – W) — 432/4d 1 (3) 28 14 40 3 20961 Kent v Yorkshire (10) 29* 374 – (3) 12 2 45 0 #312(Leeds, 10-13 Sept – D) — 147/5 – (5) 16.4 3 55 3 3011997 (ENGLAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM17 26 2 590 82 24.58 – 5 17 733.1 211 1929 63 30.61 7/118 4 1Career 61 91 19 2050 106* 28.47 2 11 50 2296.1 560 6424 200 32.12 7/75 15 2No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1997/98 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total62 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (1st) (7) 42 #298 – (4) 15 2 31 2 207(HSC, 18-22 Sept – D) (7) 17 311/9d – (4) 42 17 76 1 304/863 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (2nd) (7) 5 #461 1 (3) 47 18 110 3 403(Queens, 25-29 Sept – D) (7) 2 227/8d 1 (4) 23 1 81 1 275/8M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMCareer 63 95 19 2116 106* 27.84 2 11 52 2423.1 598 6722 207 32.47 7/75 15 2No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1997/98 (Sri Lanka) bat Score Total bowl Total64 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (1st) (7) 35 140 – (3) 35.3 10 123 3 #469/9d(Kandy, 7-11 Jan – L) (8) 33 338 – — 10/265 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (2nd) (8) 5 #251 – (4) 19.5 2 77 4 225(Colombo SSC, 14-18 Jan – L) (9) 3 299 – (4) 24 4 75 0 326/51997/98 (SRI LANKA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 4 0 76 35 19.00 – – – 79.2 16 275 7 39.28 4/77 – -Career 65 99 19 2192 106* 27.40 2 11 52 2502.3 614 6997 214 32.69 7/75 15 2No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1997/98 (New Zealand) bat Score Total bowl Total66 Zimbabweans v Canterbury (8) 93 422/8d – (4) 22 12 20 4 #100(Timaru, 13-16 Feb – W) – (3) 27 15 38 3 26667 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (1st) (7) 1 #180 1 (3) 49.1 13 126 3 411(Wellington, 19-22 Feb – L) (8) 0 250 – — 20/068 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (2nd) (8) 30* #170 1 (4) 18.1 0 54 4 460(Auckland, 26-28 Feb – L) (8) 67* 2771997/98 (NEW ZEALAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 5 2 191 93 63.66 – 2 2 116.2 40 238 14 17.00 4/20 – -Career 68 104 21 2383 106* 28.71 2 13 54 2618.5 654 7235 228 31.73 7/75 15 2No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1997/98 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total69 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (1st) (9) 2 #321 2 (5) 26.1 8 54 3 256(Queens, 14-18 March – D) — 302/4d – (3) 27 5 69 1 258/61997/98 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 5 0 68 42 13.60 – – 4 180.1 51 421 11 38.27 3/54 – -Career 69 105 21 2385 106* 28.39 2 13 56 2672 667 7358 232 31.71 7/75 15 2No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1998 (England) bat Score Total bowl TotalPaul secured a two-year contract with Nottinghamshire, but his bowling was frustrated by home pitches prepared to suit the seamers, and his batting by their wasting him in the lower order. At the end of the season the county’s new management decided to replace him with West Indian seamer Vasbert Drakes, and paid Paul out his contract.70 Nottinghamshire v Somerset — 16/2 – (4) 8 3 20 0 #255(Taunton, 23-27 Apr – D)71 Nottinghamshire v Sussex (8) 48 #275 – (4) 29.3 10 74 2 324(Nottingham, 13-15 May – L) (8) 48 122 – (3) 10 2 26 3 74/672 Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire (9) 18* 218 2 (5) 2 1 1 0 #130(Birmingham, 21-24 May – W) — 193/4 – (6) 3 1 11 0 28073 Nottinghamshire v Durham (9) 13 #211 – (6) 7.3 3 17 2 269(Nottingham, 29-31 May – L) (10) 10 224 – (4) 13.2 4 37 1 167/274 Nottinghamshire v Essex (9) 30 #342 1 (4) 36 13 84 1 322(Ilford, 3-6 June – D) (9) 14 279/9d 1 (3) 28 14 41 3 198/875 Nottinghamshire v Kent (9) 23* 309 1 (5) 25 13 30 1 283(Canterbury, 17-20 June – L) — 307/5d 2 (3) 23 1 166 5 334/776 Nottinghamshire v Middlesex (10) 40 413 – (5) 7.2 3 15 2 #198(Nottingham, 1-3 July – W) 1 (5) 1 0 6 0 12377 Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire (9) 2* #234 – (4) 32 6 84 0 160/6(Scarborough, 15-18 July – D) — 160/678 Nottinghamshire v Hampshire (9) 4 #128 – (4) 16.2 6 41 2 301(Portsmouth, 22-24 July – L) (8) 0 243 – (3) 3 1 6 0 73/379 Nottinghamsh. v Northamptonshire — 380/5 4 (4) 30.5 4 92 4 #346(Nottingham, 30 July-3 Aug – D)80 Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire (9) 11 #164 3 (5) 16 4 56 1 289(Kidderminster, 5-8 Aug – W) (9) 0 401 2 (3) 8 3 19 0 18681 Nottinghamshire v Surrey (9) 18 #213 1 (5) 17 7 38 0 270(Nottingham, 19-21 Aug – L) (9) 5 125 1 (4) 3.4 0 15 1 72/382 Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire (9) 8 #61 – (4) 33 6 104 2 505/6d(Worksop, 26-29 Aug – L) (9) 8 2211998 (ENGLAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM13 18 3 300 48 20.00 – – 19 353.3 105 983 30 32.76 5/166 1 -Career 82 123 24 2685 106* 27.12 2 13 75 3025.3 772 8341 262 31.83 7/75 16 2No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1998/99 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl TotalPaul suffered an injury during the visit by India, preventing him from playing in the one-off Test match, and then another injury during the tour to Pakistan.83 Mashonaland v Matabeleland (8) 70 #243 1 (3) 35 9 58 2 232(BAC, 5-7 Jan – D) — 333/2d – (3) 27 7 84 3 278/6M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 1 0 70 70 70.00 – 1 1 62 16 142 5 28.40 3/84 – -Career 83 124 24 2755 106* 27.55 2 14 76 3087.3 788 8483 267 31.77 7/75 16 2No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1999 (England) bat Score Total bowl Total84 MCC v Sri Lanka A (6) 8* 102/4d 1 (5) 10 1 20 1 #188/9d(Shenley, 17-20 Aug – D) (4) 30 201/8 1 (6) 2 0 11 0 169/9dM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 2 1 38 30 38.00 – – 2 12 1 31 1 31.00 1/20 – -Career 84 126 25 2793 106* 27.65 2 14 78 3099.3 789 8514 268 31.76 7/75 16 2No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1999/2000 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl TotalAn arm injury prevented Paul from bowling for most of the season. In the Logan Cup competition he was invited to captain the young CFX Academy team.85 CFX Academy v Mashonaland (7) 72 #245 – — 272(Country Club, 3-5 March – D) (9) 4* 221/7d86 CFX Academy v Manicaland (7) 0 #191 1 (5) 22 6 34 1 288(Mutare, 24-26 March – D) (6) 74* 250/587 CFX Academy v Matabeleland (7) 37 316 1 (5) 12.3 4 21 2 #176(Country Club, 31Mar-2 Apr – D) 1 (4) 16 6 28 0 207/2M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 5 2 187 74* 62.33 – 2 3 50.3 16 83 3 27.66 2/21 – -Career 87 131 27 2980 106* 28.65 2 16 81 3150 805 8597 271 31.72 7/75 16 2No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2000 (England) bat Score Total bowl TotalPaul’s arm injury caused him to miss Zimbabwe’s tour of the West Indies, but he was able to join the tour of England after the Test matches were over, to play in the triangular tournament that also included West Indies.88 Zimbabweans v West Indians (8) 12 275/8d – (5) 22 3 77 1 #407(Arundel, 10-12 June – D) — 108/1 – (5) 10 2 38 1 200/5d89 Zimbabweans v Gloucestershire (9) 36 #568 1 (3) 11 2 27 1 167(Gloucester, 16-19 June – W) — 258/2d – (5) 5 2 11 1 13590 Zimbabweans v British Univs — 441/6d – (5) 19 8 31 1 #261/8d(Cambridge, 21-23 June – D)2000 (ENGLAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 2 0 48 36 24.00 – – 1 67 17 184 5 36.80 1/11 – -Career 90 133 27 3028 106* 28.56 2 16 82 3217 822 8781 276 31.81 7/75 16 2No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2000/01 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl TotalBack in the Test team, Paul became the first Zimbabwean to take eight wickets in an innings in a Test match.91 Zimbabwe A v New Zealanders (8) 26 168 1 (4) 40 8 77 3 #677/7d(Kwekwe, 7-9 Sept – D) — 72/3 – — 137/392 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (1st) (8) 0 #350 1 (3) 51.5 12 109 8 338(Queens, 12-16 Sept – L) (9) 8* 119 – (3) 20.4 3 49 2 132/393 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (2nd) (9) 5 166 – (5) 38 11 80 2 #465(HSC, 19-23 Sept – L) (9) 8 370 – — 74/2M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMCareer 93 138 28 3075 106* 27.95 2 16 84 3367.3 856 9096 291 31.25 8/109 17 3No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2000/01 (India) bat Score Total bowl TotalPaul’s tour of India was cut short by a recurrence of his arm injury during the First Test.94 Zim v National Cricket Academy (8) 22* #322/6d 1 (4) 15 1 82 3 323/6d(Indore, 8-10 Nov – D) — 320/5d – — 42/195 Zim v Board President’s XI — 236/5d 1 (4) 20 4 59 3 314/5d(Faridabad, 13-15 Nov – W) (8) 4* 262/6 1 (6) 4 0 44 0 183/2d96 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (1st) (8) 19 422/9d 1 (5) 15 1 52 0 458/4d(Delhi, 18-22 Nov – L) (9) 14* 225 1 (5) 4.2 0 26 1 190/32000/01 (INDIA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 4 3 59 22* 59.00 – – 5 58.2 6 263 7 37.57 3/59 – -Career 96 142 31 3134 106* 28.23 2 16 89 3425.5 862 9359 298 31.40 8/109 17 3No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2000/01 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total97 Mashonaland v CFX Academy — #253/3d – — forfeit(HSC, 16-18 Feb – W) forfeit – (5) 16 2 55 1 18898 Mashonaland v Mashonaland A (7) 48 #171 – — forfeit(HSC, 2-4 March – W) — 66/5d – (5) 8.5 0 36 4 12299 Mashonaland v Manicaland (8) 16 205 – (3) 21 6 56 3 #205(HSC, 9-11 March – W) (8) 22* 115/8 1 (4) 19.5 3 42 3 114100 Mashonaland v Matabeleland (7) 2 #194 1 (4) 4.2 2 5 2 115(HSC, 23-25 March – W) (7) 0* 225/5d – — 19101 Mashonaland v Midlands (7) 5 #357/7d – (3) 11.3 2 30 2 92(Kwekwe, 30 March-1 Apr – W) 1 (5) 20 6 31 0 222102 Zimbabwe A v Bangladeshis (8) 22* 222/8d – (5) 10.1 1 30 0 #333(BAC, 13-15 April – D) — 205/3 1 (6) 2.5 0 6 2 166103 President’s XI v West Indians (9) 17 128/9d – (6) 8 2 19 1 191(Country Club, 9-11 July – L) (9) 81* 306 – (5) 15 2 73 2 457/5d2000/01 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM10 14 5 260 81* 28.88 – 1 6 288 60 698 35 19.94 8/109 1 1Career 103 151 35 3347 106* 28.85 2 17 93 3563.2 888 9742 318 30.63 8/109 17 3No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2001/02 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl TotalPaul made a brief return to Test cricket; this time a finger injury trying to hold a fierce drive off his own bowling put an end to his comeback. Due to his continuing injuries he successfully asked ZCU to release him from his contract, but he remained available to play in Zimbabwe and was invited to play for Manicaland in the Logan Cup after doing a spell in television commentary on the Zimbabwe tour of India. He responded with his highest first-class score.104 ZIMBABWE v SOUTH AFRICA (Only) (9) 38* #419/9d – (3) 14.2 2 52 0 519/8d(Queens, 14-18 Sept – D) — 96/3105 Manicaland v Matabeleland (7) 154 #574 – (3) 16 2 61 2 244(Mutare, 12-15 April – D) – (7) 8 2 14 1 206/3M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 2 1 192 154 192.00 1 – – 38.2 6 127 3 42.33 2/61 – -Career 105 153 36 3539 154 30.24 3 17 93 3601.4 894 9869 321 30.74 7/75 17 3RECORD SEASON BY SEASONM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1992/93(Z) 1 1 0 6 6 6.00 – – 1 10 1 40 1 40.00 1/40 – -1993/94(Z)* 8 12 0 219 45 18.25 – – 9 250 55 775 21 36.90 4/45 – -1994/95(A) 2 3 3 67 37* — – – – 32.4 3 137 1 137.00 1/45 – -1994/95(Z)* 11 16 2 306 97 21.85 – 2 12 395.5 96 1177 40 29.42 7/75 4 -1995/96(SA) 3 6 3 70 36* 23.33 – – 1 75 15 237 11 21.63 5/69 2 -1995/96(Z) 4 7 1 244 61 40.66 – 3 3 110.5 20 319 7 45.57 3/53 – -1995/96(NZ) 3 4 2 102 49 51.00 – – 1 106 23 299 3 99.66 1/1 – -1996 (E) 1 1 1 13 13* — – – 1 46.3 10 134 2 67.00 1/17 – -1996/97(SL) 2 4 1 66 50 22.00 – 1 2 75.3 14 185 9 20.55 5/106 1 -1996/97(P) 2 4 2 131 106* 65.50 1 – – 95.1 20 286 6 47.66 5/212 1 -1996/97(Z) 7 7 2 236 103* 47.20 1 – 3 365.3 92 906 36 25.16 5/43 3 11997 (E) 17 26 2 590 82 24.58 – 5 17 733.1 211 1929 63 30.61 7/118 4 11997/98(SL) 2 4 0 76 35 19.00 – – – 79.2 16 275 7 39.28 4/77 – -1997/98(NZ) 3 5 2 191 93 63.66 – 2 2 116.2 40 238 14 17.00 4/20 – -1997/98(Z) 3 5 0 68 42 13.60 – – 4 180.1 51 421 11 38.27 3/54 – -1998 (E) 13 18 3 300 48 20.00 – – 19 353.3 105 983 30 32.76 5/166 1 -1998/99(Z) 1 1 0 70 70 70.00 – 1 1 62 16 142 5 28.40 3/84 – -1999 (E) 1 2 1 38 30 38.00 – – 2 12 1 31 1 31.00 1/20 – -1999/00(Z) 3 5 2 187 74* 62.33 – 2 3 50.3 16 83 3 27.66 2/21 – -2000 (E) 3 2 0 48 36 24.00 – – 1 67 17 184 5 36.80 1/11 – -2000/01(I) 3 4 3 59 22* 59.00 – – 5 58.2 6 263 7 37.57 3/59 – -2000/01(Z) 10 14 5 260 81* 28.88 – 1 6 288 60 698 35 19.94 8/109 1 12001/02(Z) 2 2 1 192 154 192.00 1 – – 38.2 6 127 3 42.33 2/61 – -105 153 36 3539 154 30.24 3 17 93 3601.4 894 9869 321 30.74 7/75 17 3* including three Zimbabwe Board XI matches played in South AfricaRECORD IN EACH COUNTRYM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMZimbabwe 46 65 13 1676 154 32.23 2 9 35 1596.5 368 4261 145 29.38 7/75 7 2England 35 49 7 989 82 23.54 – 5 40 1212.1 344 3261 101 32.28 7/118 5 1Australia 2 3 3 67 37* — – – – 32.4 3 137 1 137.00 1/45 – -South Africa 7 11 3 182 45 22.75 – – 8 229.2 60 664 28 23.71 5/69 3 -West Indies -New Zealand 6 9 4 293 93 58.60 – 2 3 222.2 63 537 17 31.58 4/20 – -India 3 4 3 59 22* 59.00 – – 5 58.2 6 263 7 37.57 3/59 – -Pakistan 2 4 2 131 106* 65.50 1 – – 95.1 20 286 6 47.66 5/212 1 -Sri Lanka 4 8 1 142 50 20.28 – 1 2 154.5 30 460 16 28.75 5/106 1 -Bangladesh -Kenya -105 153 36 3539 154 30.24 3 17 93 3601.4 894 9869 321 30.74 7/75 17 3RECORD ON ZIMBABWEAN GROUNDSM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMAlexandra 5 6 1 125 63 25.00 – 1 8 250.4 52 759 23 33.00 4/97 – -Bulawayo AC 7 8 2 273 103* 45.50 1 1 4 240.5 67 608 22 27.63 5/45 2 1Country Club 3 5 2 211 81* 70.33 – 2 2 51.3 14 141 5 28.20 2/21 – -Harare South 4 6 2 244 97 61.00 – 3 4 118.3 22 384 17 22.58 7/75 1 -Harare SC 15 22 3 403 51 21.21 – 1 8 465.1 105 1187 38 31.23 4/36 – -Kwekwe 2 2 0 31 26 15.50 – – 2 71.3 16 138 5 27.60 3/77 – -Mutare 2 3 1 228 154 114.00 1 1 1 46 10 109 4 27.25 2/61 – -Old Hararians 2 3 0 14 6 4.66 – – 1 55 15 177 6 29.50 5/137 1 -Queens SC 6 10 2 147 38* 18.37 – – 5 297.4 67 758 25 30.32 8/109 2 146 65 13 1676 154 32.23 2 9 35 1596.5 368 4261 145 29.38 7/75 7 2LOGAN CUP RECORDM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMFor Mashonaland Country Districts:1993/94 3 4 0 37 16 9.25 – – 5 120.5 32 367 12 30.58 4/45 – -1994/95 3 5 1 185 97 46.25 – 2 4 139.3 23 459 16 28.68 7/75 1 -1995/96 3 5 1 207 63 51.75 – 3 3 83.5 18 234 7 33.42 3/53 – -9 14 2 429 97 35.75 – 5 12 344.1 73 1060 35 30.28 7/75 1 -For Mashonaland:1996/97 3 2 1 113 103* 113.00 1 – 2 146.4 43 340 14 24.28 5/45 2 11997/98 -1998/99 1 1 0 70 70 70.00 – 1 1 62 16 142 5 28.40 3/84 – -For CFX Academy:1999/2000 3 5 2 187 74* 62.33 – 2 3 50.3 16 83 3 27.66 2/21 – -For Mashonaland (continued)2000/01 5 6 2 93 48 23.25 – – 3 101.3 21 255 15 17.00 4/36 – -9 9 3 276 103* 46.00 1 1 6 310.1 80 737 34 21.67 5/45 2 1For Manicaland:2001/02 1 1 0 154 154 154.00 1 – – 24 4 75 3 25.00 2/61 – -22 29 7 1046 154 47.54 2 8 21 728.5 173 1955 75 26.06 7/75 3 1RECORD AGAINST OTHER LOGAN CUP TEAMSM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMFor Mashonaland Country Districts:Mashonaland 3 5 1 177 61 44.25 – 3 4 77 15 239 7 34.14 4/45 – -Mash Under-24 3 4 1 122 63 40.66 – 1 7 153.4 32 465 21 22.14 7/75 1 -Matabeleland 3 5 0 130 97 26.00 – 1 1 113.3 26 356 7 50.85 3/24 – -9 14 2 429 97 35.75 – 5 12 344.1 73 1060 35 30.28 7/75 1 -For Mashonaland:CFX Academy 1 – – — — — – – – 16 2 55 1 55.00 1/55 – -Manicaland 1 2 1 38 22* 38.00 – – 1 40.5 9 98 6 16.33 3/42 – -Mashonaland A 1 1 0 48 48 48.00 – – – 8.5 0 36 4 9.00 4/36 – -Matabeleland 5 5 2 185 103* 61.66 1 1 4 213 61 487 21 23.19 5/45 2 1Midlands 1 1 0 5 5 5.00 – – 1 31.3 8 61 2 30.50 2/30 – -9 9 3 276 103* 46.00 1 1 6 310.1 80 737 34 21.67 5/45 2 1For CFX Academy:Manicaland 1 2 1 74 74* 74.00 – 1 1 22 6 34 1 34.00 1/34 – -Mashonaland 1 2 1 76 72 76.00 – 1 – –Matabeleland 1 1 0 37 37 37.00 – – 2 28.3 10 49 2 24.50 2/21 – -3 5 2 187 74* 62.33 – 2 3 50.3 16 83 3 27.66 2/21 – -For Manicaland:Matabeleland 1 1 0 154 154 154.00 1 – – 24 4 75 3 25.00 2/61 – -For any team:CFX Academy 1 – – — — — – – – 16 2 55 1 55.00 1/55 – -Manicaland 2 4 2 112 74* 56.00 – 1 2 62.5 15 132 7 18.85 3/42 – -Mashonaland 4 7 2 253 72 50.60 – 4 4 77 15 239 7 34.14 4/45 – -Mashonaland A 1 1 0 48 48 48.00 – – – 8.5 0 36 4 9.00 4/36 – -Mash Under-24 3 4 1 122 63 40.66 – 1 7 153.4 32 465 21 22.14 7/75 1 -Matabeleland 10 12 2 506 154 50.60 2 2 7 379 101 967 33 29.30 5/45 2 1Midlands 1 1 0 5 5 5.00 – – 1 31.3 8 61 2 30.50 2/30 – -22 29 7 1046 154 47.54 2 8 21 728.5 173 1955 75 26.06 7/75 3 1CENTURIES1 106* ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (First Test), at Sheikhapura 1996/972 103* Mashonaland v Matabeleland, at Bulawayo Athletic Club 1996/973 154 Manicaland v Matabeleland, at Mutare Sports Club 2000/01TWO FIFTIES IN A MATCH61 and 56* Mash Country Districts v Mashonaland Harare South Country Club 1995/96MOST RUNS IN A MATCH154 (154) Manicaland v Matabeleland (LC) Mutare Sports Club 2001/02`PAIRS’No instancesFIVE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS1 7/75 Mashonaland Country Districts v Mashonaland Under-24, at Harare South 1994/952 5/137 Mashonaland XI v South Africa A, at Old Hararians 1994/953 5/77 Zimbabwe Board XI v Griqualand West, at Kimberley 1994/954 5/88 Zimbabwe Board XI v Western Province B, at Cape Town 1994/955 5/109 Zimbabwe A v Transvaal, at Johannesburg 1995/966 5/69 Zimbabwe A v South Africa A, at Durban 1995/967 5/106 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA, at Colombo (Sinhalese Sports Club) 1996/978 5/45 ) Mashonaland v Matabeleland, at Bulawayo Athletic Club 1996/979 5/10310 5/212 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (First Test), at Sheikhapura 1996/9711 5/123 ZIMBABWE v ENGLAND (First Test), at Queens Sports Club 1996/9712 7/118 Kent v Lancashire, at Old Trafford (Manchester) 199713 6/88 Kent v Middlesex, at Lord’s (London) 199714 5/119 Kent v Essex, at Canterbury 199715 6/72 Kent v Somerset, at Taunton 199716 5/166 Nottinghamshire v Kent, at Canterbury 199817 8/109 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (First Test), at Queens Sports Club 2000/01TEN WICKETS IN A MATCH1 10/148 (5/45 & 5/103) Mashonaland v Matabeleland, at Bulawayo Athletic Club 1996/972 11/186 (7/118 & 4/68) Kent v Lancashire, at Old Trafford (Manchester) 19973 10/158 (8/109 & 2/49) ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (First Test), at Queens Sports Club 2000/01MOST OVERS BOWLED IN AN INNINGS69 (69-12-212-5) ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (1st Test) Sheikhapura 1996/9758.4 (58.4-14-123-5) ZIMBABWE v ENGLAND (1st Test) Queens Sports Club 1996/9753 (53-12-130-2) Mashonaland v Matabeleland (LC) Alexandra Sports Club 1996/9751.5 (51.5-12-109-8) ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (1st Test) Queens Sports Club 2000/01MOST OVERS BOWLED IN A MATCH74 (74-23-193-5) Kent v Sussex Horsham 1997MOST RUNS CONCEDED IN AN INNINGS212 (69-12-212-5) ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (1st Test) Sheikhapura 1996/97166 (23-1-166-5) Nottinghamshire v Kent Canterbury 1998MOST RUNS CONCEDED IN A MATCH221 (63-11-221-8) Mashonaland XI v Western Province Alexandra Sports Club 1996/97212 (69-12-212-5) ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (1st Test) Sheikhapura 1996/97MOST MAIDEN OVERS BOWLED IN AN INNINGS18 (47-18-110-3) ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (2nd Test) Queens Sports Club 1997/98MATCH DOUBLE OF 100 RUNS AND FIVE WICKETS106* & 13*; 5/212 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (First Test), at Sheikhapura 1996/97DETAILS OF DISMISSALS AS A BATSMANbowled 23 19.66lbw 6 5.13caught 66 56.41caught by wicketkeeper 16 13.68caught and bowled 4 3.42stumped 1 0.85run out 1 0.85TOTAL 117 100.00%DETAILS OF DISMISSALS AS A BOWLERbowled 54 16.82lbw 53 16.51caught 155 48.29caught by wicket-keeper 25 7.79caught and bowled 23 7.16stumped 11 3.43TOTAL 321 100.00%THREE OR MORE CATCHES IN AN INNINGS4 Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire, at Trent Bridge (Nottingham) 19983 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (Third Test), at Harare Sports Club 1994/95FOUR OR MORE CATCHES IN A MATCH5 Kent v Middlesex, at Lord’s (London) 19974 Mashonaland Country Districts v Mashonaland Under-24, at Alexandra Sports Club 1993/944 Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire, at Trent Bridge (Nottingham) 1998