Henry Olonga

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The troubled history of Zimbabwe player unions

Former pillars of the Zimbabwe team, Tatenda Taibu and Henry Olonga, rally calls to re-establish the body to help the cricketers out of the current crisis

20-Aug-2019•Liam Brickhill

Crusader, bodybuilder, doctor, wise guy

What do cricketers do after they hang up their boots? Some tread the boards, some take to politics, and some go all muscular

24-Jun-2019•Sreshth Shah

Olonga and Flower make a stand

Two players, one black, one white, risked their lives and careers by wearing black armbands to protest injustice

•Liam Brickhill

Olonga and Flower's black-armband protest

The day in 2003 that two Zimbabweans took a political, and potentially dangerous, stand against their country's government

•ESPNcricinfo staff

Flower on the black armband story

Ten years after the black armband protest by Andy Flower and Henry Olonga in the 2003 World Cup, Flower, now England's coach, opens up about the whole story of the bold move in an interview with BBC radio.

25-Feb-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Andy Flower recalls armband protest

Andy Flower, the former Zimbabwe captain and current England team director, has spoken openly about his black armband protest at the 2003 World Cup

07-Feb-2013•Firdose Moonda

'Play golf, not cricket'

Words of wisdom about the game? Henry Olonga's got them

11-Aug-2012•Interview by Jack Wilson

Lashings v Crab? No complaints

What happens when a team of international vets faces off against Sheffield's finest club cricketers for charity?

05-Sep-2011•Kanishkaa Balachandran

The power of a silent plea

The story of a man who had the courage to stand up to a tyrant

04-Dec-2010•Dileep Premachandran

Bvute urges Olonga to return to Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Cricket's managing director, Ozias Bvute, has invited former Zimbabwe cricketer Henry Olonga to return to the country and help with efforts to re-affirm Zimbabwe's standing in world cricket

21-Aug-2010•Cricinfo staff

Olonga asks for renewal of ties with Zimbabwe

Henry Olonga, the former Zimabwe fast bowler who rebelled against the oppressive Robert Mugabe regime in 2003, has called for renewed cricketing ties with his country

16-Aug-2010•Cricinfo staff

A man who will lead by example

Andy Flower is widely expected to be unveiled this week as England's new full-time director of cricket, having overseen the team's fortunes in an interim capacity during the recent tour of the West Indies

14-Apr-2009

More calls for government to ban Zimbabwe

Former Zimbabwe fast bowler Henry Olonga and MP Kate Hoey have added to calls for the British government to ban Zimbabwe from touring in 2009

13-Jan-2008•Cricinfo staff

Too much, too young

As Zimbabwe Cricket continue to hog the limelight on and off the field, Dean du Plessis, a top cricket analyst and commentator in Zimbabwe, says the board must return to the old system of player development, and selection on merit

07-Dec-2007•Steven Price

Olonga urges boycott of Zimbabwe tour

Henry Olonga, the former Zimbabwe fast bowler, said Australia should not go ahead with their tour of Zimbabwe later this year. Olonga said Australia's players had a chance to make "a real difference" by refusing to play

10-May-2007•Cricinfo staff

Standing up for their principles

Martin Williamson speaks to Henry Olonga about the black armband protest at the 2003 World Cup

28-Apr-2007•Martin Williamson

'Death of democracy'

Andy Flower and Henry Olonga launched an unprecedented attack on the running of their country as Zimbabwe got their World Cup campaign underway against Namibia at Harare

27-Apr-2007•Tim de Lisle

Statement of Andy Flower and Henry Olonga

The statement issued by Andy Flower and Henry Olonga at the start of the match between Zimbabwe and Namibia

27-Apr-2007

Nearly breaking free

Apart from his cricketing career and the death threats he received in Zimbabwe - culminating in his eventual exile - Henry Olonga's other claim to fame is his music

19-Nov-2006•Will Luke

Revolving captaincy, hair issues, and board games

S Rajesh looks back on The Week That Was ... October 1 to 8

09-Oct-2006•S Rajesh

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