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Rain frustrates Zimbabweans as Goodwin shines

The Zimbabweans were in good batting form in what play there was against New Zealand A at Bristol, but were frustrated by rain from pressing home their advantage

04-Jul-2000•Staff and agencies

Nottinghamshire v Zimbabweans

Nottinghamshire fought gamely in their one-day match against Zimbabwe before going down by 5 wickets as the tourists warmed up for the forthcoming Tri-Nations Series against England and West Indies

29-Jun-2000•Dave Bracegirdle

Somerset v Zimbabweans

In a pleasant match, played from Zimbabwe's viewpoint against the backdrop of the country's crucial elections, the touring team beat Somerset at Taunton by 21 runs with eight balls to spare

25-Jun-2000•John Ward

Zimbabwe draw with British Universities

Thanks to rain, which wiped out all but 11 balls from the pre-lunch session, the match was doomed to be a draw

23-Jun-2000•John Ward

Cambridge, Close: Zimbabweans 196/2 (61.2 overs Carlisle 60, Wishart 58)

Rain ruined the prospect of the match between the Universities and the Zimbabwean tourists reaching a conventional finish

22-Jun-2000•John Ward

Cambridge, Close: British Universities 270/7 (109 overs, Porter 90, Murtagh 6)

It was a good day for the Universities, and especially their 20-year-old left-hander Joe Porter of the Oxford Universities, fresh from three consecutive first-class fifties

21-Jun-2000•John Ward

Gloucestershire v Zimbabweans, Day 4

Zimbabwe emphasised their fast-improving form on their tour of England by inflicting a record defeat on Gloucestershire in the Vodafone Challenge match at Gloucester

19-Jun-2000•Mark Easterbrook

Gloucestershire v Zimbabweans, Day 3

Gloucestershire are facing one of the heaviest defeats in their history after closing the third day of the Vodafone Challenge Series match with Zimbabwe in Gloucester on 98-4 in their second innings

18-Jun-2000•Mark Easterbrook

Gloucestershire v Zimbabweans, Day 2

Zimbabwe strengthened their hold on the Vodafone Challenge match with Gloucestershire when they reduced the home side to 146-7 at the close of the second day's play in reply to their 568

17-Jun-2000

Gloucestershire v Zimbabweans, Day 1

Zimbabwe batsman Murray Goodwin took advantage of a weakened Gloucestershire attack to post a career-best 194 on the opening day of the Vodafone Challenge Series match at Gloucester

16-Jun-2000

Ireland v Zimbabwe 2nd Match Report by John Ward

It was another cold overcast day at the Clontarf Ground in Dublin, but again fortunately without rain

08-Jun-2000•John Ward

Ireland v Zimbabwe 1st Match

This was the first of the two one-day matches between the teams paled at the Clontarf ground in Dublin where the venerable Clive Lloyd and his team suffered from exposure during the 1999 World Cup

07-Jun-2000•John Ward

England v Zimbabwe, Second Test, Day 5

A major share of the honours had gone the way of Zimbabwe, the minnows of Test cricket when stumps were drawn on their first ever Test series in England

05-Jun-2000•Andy Jalil

England v Zimbabwe, Second Test, Day 4

Not until the penultimate day of this short series did Zimbabwe's batsmen put up a performance that they were thought to be capable of

04-Jun-2000•Andy Jalil

2nd Test, 3rd day, Nottingham

For the third successive day the weather had its say with the start being delayed until 12.15pm

03-Jun-2000•Andy Jalil

England v Zimbabwe, Second Test, Day 2

The duration of a Test match is usually determined by the state of play in the first two days

02-Jun-2000•Andy Jalil

England v Zimbabwe, Second Test, Day 1

With wet conditions continuing to prevail in this series, the playing hours were slightly restricted on the first day

01-Jun-2000•Andy Jalil

Morale boosting victory for Zimbabwe at Headingley

Zimbabwe's morale received a welcome boost just five days before the second Test match when they beat Yorkshire in this Vodaphone Challenge match

27-May-2000•Neil Whitaker

Zimbabwe: Lords without a prayer

This wasn't a Test match, this was cricketing slaughter

22-May-2000•Neal Collins

Zimbabwe: That Aston Villa feeling

Chelsea-mad Alec Stewart went beyond the call of duty for his country at Lord's yesterday, batting through his beloved Blues' FA Cup final triumph at Wembley

21-May-2000•Neal Collins

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