An incandescent hundred from Colombo Districts Cricket Association (CDCA) middle-order batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan saw his team win a nail-biter and claim a 1-0 lead in the three-match series against Tamil Nadu for the FC De Saram trohphy.Dilshan made 123 off just 95 balls with 15 fours as CDCA overhauled Tamil Nadu’s massive 289 at the CPT-IP ground in Chennai with just one wicket and two balls remaining.In the morning, CDCA captain Thilan Samaraweera won the toss and elected to field. Tamil Nadu opener Rajat Bhatia, J Madanagopal and India discard Robin Singh all made half-centuries as the home team piled on 289 for four in their 50 overs. Robin, who is also the Tamil Nadu skipper, played the most belligerent knock of the Tamil Nadu innings, making an unbeaten 85 off 52 balls with four fours and as many as seven sixes. It might be a good idea for him to come higher up in the order in the remaining matches.Dilshan’s knock, however, meant that Tamil Nadu ended up on the losing side despite the other CDCA batsman struggling. In fact, at one stage, the home team looked to be winning after Vasant Saravanan ran Dilshan out with the score at 254 for nine.A gritty 38-run last-wicket partnership between WCA Ganegama and KADM Fernando though saw CDCA win the most thrilling of victories.The next match between the two sides will be played at Guru Nanak grounds on Monday.

New Zealand’s cricketers and the advent of rainfall in a predominantly dry centre formed an inextricable connection again today – this time at theAdelaide Oval. And, by the end of a generally frustrating second day of the tour match against South Australia, the Black Caps accordingly lookedno closer to breaking their win drought on this 2001-02 tour of Australia.In overcast conditions, play opened on time and remained uninterrupted until 40 minutes before tea. But the presence of a blanket of grey cloud hadalways threatened the prospect of a full day’s action and, beyond the advent of a heavy shower in the middle of the afternoon, there was ultimatelylittle option for the umpires but to call a very early halt to proceedings.In such play as was possible, not all ran smoothly for the visitors either.Before a South Australian declaration at 9/297 less than 15 minutes into the day’s play, there was time enough for paceman Shane Bond (1/43) tolure wicketkeeper-batsman Graham Manou (34) into a mistimed drive to wide mid off and snare his first wicket of the tour.And for Craig McMillan (49*) and Lou Vincent (26*) to lead a fine recovery with an unbeaten partnership of 70 runs that carried the Kiwis to ascoreline of 3/110 by the early close.Otherwise, though, it was another lacklustre effort by the New Zealand top order which loomed as the major talking point of the day. Matthew Bell(0) and Mathew Sinclair (10) again failed to impress, and Mark Richardson (16) was another to succumb without making a major contribution. Theform of Bell and Sinclair must remain a major concern ahead of next week’s Second Test in Hobart.It would be wrong to say that the New Zealand innings had barely begun before that pair was in trouble – but only because it took Richardson andBell as many as 32 minutes to accumulate the first six runs of the innings.It was after that time that the sort of disaster that he could probably least afford befell the out-of-form Bell.Richardson had pushed a delivery from paceman Paul Rofe (0/11) just to the left of Ben Higgins at cover, encouraging Bell to run close to one-thirdof the length of the pitch in the quest for a quick single before being forced to retreat. As Higgins aimed a brilliant left handed throw at the stumps, itproved a fatal error of judgement.Sinclair similarly elected upon pure occupation of the crease during a period in which the New Zealand total barely managed to exceed the numberof overs bowled. His vigil ended after 56 minutes when he top edged a cut at veteran leg spinner Peter McIntyre (2/42).By this stage, McIntyre and left arm spinner Brad Young (0/41) were creating havoc for the New Zealanders with a beguiling combination ofbounce and appreciable turn on a pitch that will almost certainly be a veritable slow bowling paradise by the time that this match reaches its fourthday.Shortly after lunch, Richardson was neither forward nor back, and was late on his shot, as he tried to defend a looping McIntyre leg break thatturned sharply back in at him.Mercifully for the Kiwis, a complete change came over the game with Vincent’s arrival at the crease.Where the batting of their predecessors in the order had lacked nous, both McMillan (49*) and Vincent (26*) suddenly brought composure to theinnings. Importantly, they also joined in the process of at last ticking the New Zealand scoreboard over with some consistency.Vincent – a player who spent the formative part of his career in Adelaide – looked very lucky to survive a huge appeal for a bat-pad catch offMcIntyre at 25. And McMillan had an escape of his own at 2 when short leg fieldsman David Fitzgerald grassed a catch off the bowling of Young.But there were lovely strokes on both sides of the wicket from each of the two players, particularly to the oval’s famous short square boundaries.Though the impact of the rain was to largely scuttle the day’s events, one glorious McMillan six over the straight boundary in the second over afterlunch will live especially long in the memory.

The Highveld Strikers squad to travel to Kingsmead for the opening Standard Bank Cup clash against the KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins has been selected.The Gauteng team is as follows:Clive Eksteen (Capt), Adam Bacher, Nick Trainor, Grant Eliott, Daryll Cullinan, Marthinus Otto, Zander de Bruyn, Sandile Masingeni, Franklyn Rose, Azeem Mohammed, Johnson Mafa, Gerhard de Bruin, Neil Fusedale.The Dolphins team is as follows:Jon Bastow, Kyle Bender, Dale Benkestein (Capt), Gulam Bodi, Rivash Gobind, Bongwa Hlongwane, Jon Kent, Imraan Khan, Ashraf Mall, Nixon McLean, Jonty Rhodes, Errol Stewart, Andrew Tweedie, Doug Watson.Umpires: K. Hurter and A. O’Connor

Brushing aside an unbeaten 207 from Vijay Bharadwaj, Tamil Nadu cantered to a four-wicket victory over Karnataka in their Ranji Trophy league match at Bangalore on Wednesday.Resuming overnight on 233/3, with Bharadwaj on 125, Karnataka lost wickets are regular intervals, primarily to Tamil Nadu medium-pacer L Balaji (4-120). Bharadwaj forged on unhindered at the other end, almost as if he were playing on a different pitch and against a different attack.In 273 balls, Bharadwaj made 207, a knock that featured 32 fours and a six. He remained unbeaten as his side was dismissed for 388. Only Sunil Joshi and Dodda Ganesh could offer him any support, and they took fell cheaply.Set only 136 to win, Tamil Nadu experienced some early scares as tight bowling from Karnataka saw the visitors collapse to 69/4. Heman Badani’s unbeaten 34, however, guided his team to victory, and Tamil Nadu picked eight points by virtue of their outright win.

Somerset County Cricket Club will name the new gates which are to be constructed at the Priory Bridge Road entrance to the County Ground after Viv Richards.The West Indian star was introduced to the club by Len Creed who was the club vice chairman at the time, and made his debut for the Cidermen in 1974. For the next thirteen seasons Viv became a firm favourite with the crowd at Somerset and played in 191 first class matches scoring 14,698 runs at an average of just under 50.Depending upon his availability it is hoped Viv will be present to officially “open” the new gates on Sunday May 12th, as part of the club’s Golden Jubilee celebrations.It is hoped that his old sparring partner Ian Botham will also be present on what will be a very special occasion for the club. Earlier in the day former Sussex all rounder John Barclay will be the guest preacher at the club’s Annual Church service which will be held in St.James Church.During the tea interval on the same day specially minted medals will be presented to twelve volunteers who have dedicated their lives to cricket.

A large and expectant crowd braved the stifling heat and humidity on thesecond day of the final Janashakthi National Test at Galle to watch MuttiahMuralitharan pass the 400 mark. But they were deprived of seeing their heromake history by a bloody-minded performance by Sri Lanka’s tail.Starting the day precariously placed on 243 for six the Sri Lankan lowerorder rallied, adding a further 185 runs in five hours before being bowledout for 418, an imposing total on a powdering pitch.Belatedly, Muralitharan did appear, with six close fielders hovering aroundthe bat, but he failed to grab a wicket during a testing six-over spell,although he came close when Mahela Jayawardene spilled a catch at hisbootstraps off Stuart Carlisle, who had already been missed in the slips offfast bowler Charitha Fernando.Zimbabwe survived a potentially tricky 19 over session till the close,finishing on 18 without loss, and start again tomorrow with a follow ontarget of 219 foremost in their minds.It will not be easy. Sri Lanka’s batsman complained afterwards of a pitchthat is already disintegrating, showing variations in pace and bounce. Moreimportantly the ball is spinning violently and Muralitharan could be wellnigh impossible to play. With Monday being ‘Thai Pongal’ and a nationalholiday, the spectators will surely come again.For the crowd, the disappointment of not seeing Sri Lanka’s spin magicianpass 400 was tempered by the surprise performance of local leg-spinner UpulChandana, who narrowly missed out on a maiden Test hundred.The right-hander, picked in the team primarily for his wrist spin, joinedThilan Samaraweera in the morning after the early loss of Chaminda Vaas -guilty of flaying wildly across the line of a straight ball from HeathStreak – and helped compile a Sri Lankan record partnership for the eighthwicket.The pair added 146 runs, turning a mediocre total into a very good one. But,boy, was it painful to begin with as Zimbabawe’s makeshift spinners wentonto the defensive and the Sri Lankan pair into their shells. Only 47 runswere scored in 27 overs and the crowd could be forgiven for wondering whythey had come to watch.However, after the luncheon interval, Chandana showed greater adventure,partially breaking the deadlock with the quick use of his feet and somewristy drives. He reached his first Test fifty with a lofted drive straightdown the ground and had moved on to 81 by the tea interval.At the other end, Samaraweera was providing further evidence of animperturbable temperament as he eschewed all fripperies and stonewalled theZimbabweans, who, in turn, showed their character by staying remarkablyperky throughout their exhausting 11-hour stay in the field.After tea, the crowd’s focus moved from Muralitharan to Chandana’s century.Again they were to be frustrated. Once too often the wiry-built right-handerwaltzed down the wicket and aimed a lofted drive. He failed to get thedesired elevation and offered a skimming catch to Carlisle at mid off.The innings soon closed as Samaraweera’s 335-minute vigil came to an abruptend when he was run out after a mid-pitch hesitation with Fernando.Nevertheless, the 25-year-old’s prodigious start to international cricketcontinued. He had scored 76, his third fifty, to maintain an atomic averageof 103 after eight Tests.Murailtharan then threatened some late evening entertainment with a fewcharacteristic swipes but the innings ended when Fernando was clean bowled.Douglas Marillier was the most successful bowler, picking up four wicketsfor 101, but was not the best, too frequently dropping short or offeringjuicy low full tosses.Grant Flower was the hardest to score off as he tossed the ball outside legstump, whilst the effort of the fast bowlers, Heath Streak and TravisFriend, was perhaps the most heroic performance of the day, as the pairchurned out 58 overs on one of the most unforgiving surfaces for fastbowlers imaginable.

The South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) has confirmed that Damien Fleming will undergo surgery during January and be unavailable for the remainder of the season.Fleming has been suffering from anterior instability in his right shoulder and will undergo surgery on January 14 to repair the damage.Fleming is looking forward to having the surgery and commencing his rehabilitation, and to assisting the State team for the remainder of the season.”The shoulder has been giving me problems off and on during the past few months and I’m really looking forward to having it repaired so I can continue playing for South Australia during next season,” he said.”For the rest of this season I’ll work with the Redbacks and coaching staff to help out the boys in any way I can, and hopefully help see them get some wins on the board during the second half of the season.”This follows yesterday’s announcement by the SACA that right-hand batsman, Chris Davies will have surgery to repair a ruptured ligament in his left elbow on January 7 and also be unavailable for the rest of the season.Davies’ elbow injury worsened during the Pura Cup game against the Western Warriors recently, and following that match, Davies and the SACA medical staff decided to proceed with surgery.

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

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”.