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Streak calls for stronger opposition

Heath Streak, Zimbabwe's captain, has said that he wishes his side had faced better teams in its warm-up games at the start of their tour of England

17-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Stewart keeps his place as Anderson, Kirtley and McGrath called up

Alec Stewart, England's most-capped player, retained his place in England's 13-man squad for the first Test against Zimbabwe, which starts at Lord's on Thursday (May 22)

17-May-2003•Steven Lynch

Rain the winner on day two at Hove

In stark contrast to the fine weather on the first day of the match between Sussex and the Zimbabwe at Hove, the second day provided almost unrelieved drizzle

16-May-2003•John Ward

Vermeulen's 194 sets up big Zimbabwean total at Hove

A monumental innings of 194 not out by Mark Vermeulen, Zimbabwe's opening batsman, dominated the first day of their match against Sussex at Hove

15-May-2003•John Ward

See no evil, hear no evil

When Andy Flower and Henry Olonga protested the "death of democracy", the Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak insisted that sport and politics could not mix

15-May-2003

Streak fit to play against Sussex

Zimbabwe's captain, Heath Streak, will play against Sussex in the four-day tour match which starts at Hove tomorrow, after recovering from a back injury that dogged him throughout last week's game against Worcestershire

14-May-2003•John Ward

The bells ring for Travis Friend

About 35 minutes after lunch on the third day of the Zimbabweans' match against Worcestershire, Travis Friend got a ball to rear from a length, and the county opener Anurag Singh, unable to get himself or his bat out of the way in time, edged a catch

12-May-2003•John Ward

Kabir snatches a tie as Zimbabwe falter at the last

Miracles are badly needed by Zimbabweans in general, but even a small one was denied to their cricket team today, as Kabir Ali snatched a tie for Worcestershire with two wickets in three balls with the scores level

12-May-2003•John Ward

Stuart Carlisle: A personal gift

Stuart Carlisle of Zimbabwe celebrated his 31st birthday in the best possible way: with a century under difficult circumstances to give Zimbabwe the lead in their match against Worcestershire at the New Road ground

12-May-2003•John Ward

Zimbabwe on the rack

The Zimbabwean tourists faced likely defeat at lunch on the final day of their match against Worcestershire

12-May-2003•John Ward

Olonga: 'I nearly wavered in black-armband protest'

Henry Olonga has revealed how he came close to backing out of his black-armband protest during the World Cup

12-May-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Surrey up and running as Lancashire close in on victory

Middlesex v Lancashire, Lord's Scorecard Andy Strauss (50 not out) and Sven Koenig (35 not out) led the Middlesex fightback after being forced to follow on against Lancashire at Lord's

11-May-2003•Freddie Auld

Zimbabweans need 176 to win on final day

This intriguing match between Worcestershire and the Zimbabwean tourists, played though it is on a second-hand, substandard pitch, produced more intriguing cricket on the third day, as both sides in turn took and lost the initiative

11-May-2003•John Ward

Zimbabwe sweat on Streak

Already weakened by retirements and domestic turmoil at home, Zimbabwe are now sweating on the fitness of their captain, Heath Streak, after he withdrew from the tour match against Worcestershire

10-May-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Carlisle leads the way for Zimbabwe

Stuart Carlisle celebrated his 31st birthday with the best century of his first-class career, a dogged marathon of 139 runs

10-May-2003•John Ward

Douglas Hondo - Among the wickets

For the last two or three seasons, Zimbabwe's pace attack has consisted of Heath Streak - when fit - and two or three ineffective back-up seamers who seem to bowl at least two four-balls every over and have about as much chance of earning a wicket as

10-May-2003•John Ward

Vusi Sibanda: out of Africa ... for the first time

Vusi Sibanda, the youngest and least experienced of the Zimbabwean tourists, had never been out of Southern Africa before

09-May-2003•John Ward

Friend, Price in Zimbabwe team for match against Worcestershire

The Zimbabwe team for the second match of its England tour, against Worcestershire at New Road, has been named

09-May-2003•Zimbabwe Cricket Union Media Release

Lightning strikes twice

Scotland v Somerset, Edinburgh Scorecard Scotland made it two wins out of two after they beat Somerset by six wickets in a rain-affected match at Edinburgh

09-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Zimbabwe make steady progress

It was an interesting day's cricket at New Road as Worcestershire played the Zimbabweans

09-May-2003•John Ward

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