Cricket News

At Police Ground, Salisbury; 30, 31 October, 1 November 1971

Zimbabwe won the one-day series today at BNS defeating Bangladesh by a fair margin of 42 runs in a high scoring match

A scintillating knock from Craig Wishart saw Zimbabwe home against Bangladesh in the first one-day in the Coca-Cola series held in M A Aziz stadium today

I have just returned from spending four largely wasted days in Mutare for the match between the Zimbabwe Board XI and Northerns B

After some dramatic moments on the final day at the Aziz Stadium in Chittagong, Zimbabwe made the ten runs they needed before lunch to secure an eight-wicket win in the second and final Test, to take the Coca-Cola series against Bangladesh 1-0.

In the only national league match played in Bulawayo, Queens hosted Bulawayo Sports Club and recorded their first win of the season

Manicaland was back to winning ways in Harare last weekend with both teams registering emphatic wins

The Zimbabwe Under-19 squad to tour South Africa was chosen during the half-term school break

Major teams: Zimbabwe (since 1988/89), Mashonaland (1993/94 to date)

As a Zimbabwe cricket fan, one can draw few positives from recent series, where the national side has strung together a long run of losses

The Kwekwe first team had a home game against Harare Sports Club.

National reserve wicketkeeper Tatenda Taibu is becoming one of the most significant figures in the national first league with his ability to play three roles effectively in one match

Just our luck

Zimbabwe amassed a huge total of 542 for the loss of 7 wickets before declaring their innings half an hour after tea

Zimbabwe have made a good start on the first day of the second Test against Bangladesh in the MA Aziz stadium, Chittagong

The Board of Directors of the Zimbabwe Cricket Union has agreed that for transparency the findings by the Disciplinary Board of Inquiry be made public and accordingly the full report on the above matter is now attached

Zimbabwe's recently-appointed captain Brian Murphy will probably miss the remainder of the tour to Bangladesh with a broken finger

Sri Lanka commence their three-Test series against West Indies on Tuesday knowing that a series win will guarantee will see them climb up the ICC Test Championship table

New Zealand gained one of the plums of world cricket, the staging of the 16-team ICC Under-19 World Cup event, more or less by popular acclaim

Incessant rain has forced the abandonment of the first Test between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe at Dhaka