ZCU provincial manager passes away

The Zimbabwe Cricket Union's provincial development manager for Mashonaland, Dawson Mutsekwa, has died. He passed away yesterday in Cape Town, South Africa, where he had gone for specialist attention after lapsing into a coma in the Avenues Clinic in Harare following an operation. He was 62 years old.

Mutsekwa joined the ZCU as facilities coordinator in June 2000, after a lengthy career with the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture, which culminated in his appointment as headmaster of Churchill High School in Harare.

He promoted the playing of cricket at the school, and Churchill became a centre of excellence, and one of the strongest cricketing schools in the country, where several promising cricketers were awarded ZCU scholarships. Among the players to have passed through the school are Tatenda Taibu, the current national captain, Douglas Hondo, Alester Maregwede, Hamilton Masakadza, Stuart Matsikenyeri, Vusumuzi Sibanda and Elton Chigumbura.

Mutsekwa was also instrumental in the setting up of Takashinga Cricket Club, and their Winter Cricket League has a trophy in his honour. He is survived by a wife.