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The most damning comment as the West Indies started their second innings in the final Test in the gloom of Monday afternoon came through the television stump microphone from an unidentified voice in the Zimbabwean slips

Unseasonal rain, accompanied by more seasonal cold, brought an end to Zimbabwe's longest season after West Indies, chasing 348 to win, had progressed from 42 for one overnight to 98 for one

Hamilton Masakadza became second Zimbabwean and 68th batsman in Test cricket history to score a century on Test debut when he notched up a brilliant 115* on the third day of second Test against Zimbabwe at Harare

Hamilton Masakadza, the youngest batsman to score a century on Test debut, feels that it was wonderful to reach a hundred but was not aware that he was setting an international record

Zimbabwe continued their fightback on a freezing day in Harare under increasingly overcast skies with a steady Antarctic wind blowing

Zimbabwe batsman Dion Ebrahim has been severely reprimanded by the ICC Match Referee, Denis Lindsay

It was a not-so-small step for a man, but a giant leap forward for black cricket in Zimbabwe

The weather was sunny, but cold and windy as West Indies set out in their efforts to build a match-winning lead over Zimbabwe

Former West Indies captain, Clive Lloyd, will be honoured by the West Indies and Zimbabwe cricketing authorities with the naming of a trophy after him

Carl Hooper has set his young batsmen a specific goal for the second and final Test against Zimbabwe starting here today

Abbreviated as it is, the two-match Test series between West Indies and Zimbabwe offers the Caribbean a real chance to claim their first overseas series triumph since they overcame Australia under Richie Richardson in 1992-93

After a debacle in Bulawayo, we will be looking forward to a much better show in the up coming Test which starts today at Harare Sports Club

Zimbabwe, without Andy Flower and with never-ending political wrangling in the background, had another dismal innings with the bat that has virtually ensured another heavy defeat at the hands of the resurgent West Indies

The 2nd Zimbabwe Sun Test between Zimbabwe and West Indies will be played at Harare Sports Club from 27 to 31 July 2001

Only five weeks ago, Zimbabwe were rejoicing over a series-levelling victory over India in the second Test here and confidently awaiting their joust with the waning West Indies

Zimbabwe national coach Carl Rackemann has ruled out extending his contract with the Zimbabwe Cricket Union beyond October

Shortly after tea, West Indies wrapped up a fine victory over Zimbabwe by an innings and 176 runs

West Indies met with unexpected resistance in the final session of the third day against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo, when the home team's openers put on 112 together without loss

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) have asked the manager of the West Indies team, Ricky Skerritt, to investigate the recent spate of injuries to members of the West Indies team now on tour of Zimbabwe with a view to determining the reasons for the