John Ward

While talking to Dave Houghton about Zimbabwe's international cricketers, I also mentioned a few names of those who had done well in the Logan Cup last season, and asked him if he thought any of them might be good enough to win a place in the Test

Dave Houghton: looking forward to the Logan Cup

Dave Houghton was the Zimbabwe team national coach until the end of the West Indian tour last April, and is better qualified than anyone else to know what the Zimbabwe national players are really like

Dave Houghton's view: our national players

Craig Wishart, now aged 26, has for several years been recognized as one of Zimbabwe's most talented batsmen

Craig Wishart: the Board XI on tour

Dave Houghton talks to John Ward about his new job as coach at the CFX Academy and looks back on his years as Zimbabwe team coach

Dave Houghton: the influence continues

I had a great deal of interest in Bangladesh's inaugural Test, recently concluded against India, most of all because of memories of Zimbabwe's inaugural Test against the same country eight years ago

ZCO editorial, 17 November 2000

FULL NAME: Bryan Colin Strang BORN: 9 June 1972, Bulawayo MAJOR TEAMS: Zimbabwe (since 1994/95), Mashonaland Country Districts (1994/95-1995/96), Mashonaland (1996/97- )

Bryan Strang - biography

When the CFX Academy opened at Country Club in Harare, it was vital for the Zimbabwe Cricket Union to find the right man as its first director

Gwynne Jones : meet the CFX Academy director

Just before the two-match series in India, we bring you the form chart of all Zimbabwe's Test players during the year 2000

Current form of Zimbabwe's players in Tests

FULL NAME: Paul Andrew Strang BORN: 28 July 1970, Bulawayo MAJOR TEAMS: Zimbabwe (since 1994/95), Mashonaland Country Districts (1993/94-1995/96), Mashonaland (1996/97- )

Paul Strang - biography

As the second year of the CFX Academy in Harare draws to a close, director Gwynne Jones talks to John Ward about how it is all going and the plans for the future

CFX Academy: Gwynne Jones

Full Name: Guy James Whittall Born: 5 September 1972, at Chipinga (now Chipinge) Major teams: Zimbabwe (since 1993/94), Matabeleland (1993/94-1998/99), Manicaland (since 1999/2000)

Guy Whittall - a short biography

'Travis Friend' is an unlikely name for a fast bowler, and in a way Travis is an unlikely person for a fast bowler either

Travis Friend - a short biography

The American presidential election this past week made me think of comparing it with an exciting cricket match between, say, Manicaland and Midlands

Zimbabwe Cricket Online editorial, issue 22

Dion Ebrahim, the lively young number four batsman for the Zimbabwe Board XI, scored a fine 122 not out in the first innings against Natal B at Kwekwe Sports Club

Zimbabwe Board XI v Natal B: Dion Ebrahim

FULL NAME: Richard William Sims BORN: At Chinhoyi, 23 July 1979 MAJOR TEAMS: CFX Academy (1999/2000) KNOWN AS: Richard/Richie Sims

Richard Sims - a short biography

Despite the somewhat premature commencement of this year's rains, two of the three scheduled Vigne Cup fixtures were completed this weekend in Harare

Blignaut powers Alex to victory

All-rounder Dirk Viljoen, whose previous highest score in 29 one-day internationals was 36, was one Zimbabwean player who made great strides forward at the triangular tournament in Sharjah, scoring two sixties against India, both in difficult

Dirk Viljoen on Zimbabwe's visit to Sharjah