Cricket in Zimbabwe

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Cricket in Zimbabwe
CountryZimbabwe
National team(s)Zimbabwe
International competitions
Under-19 Cricket World Cup

Cricket is a popular sport in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

History

Main article: History of cricket in Zimbabwe to 1992
Main article: History of cricket in Zimbabwe from 1992
Main article: Zimbabwean cricket crisis

Currie Cup, the South African inter-province competition in 1904/05 and then again from 1929/30 until 1979/80 as for cricketing purposes Rhodesia were under the authority of South Africa's administrators until independence in 1980.[1] In May 1980, newly renamed Zimbabwe
, the country severed its cricketing ties with South Africa and it became an Associate Member of the then "International Cricket Conference".

Zimbabwe became a full member of the ICC on 6 July 1992 and played its first Test match on 18–22 October the same year, against India at the Harare Sports Club in Harare. The match was drawn.

Political issues

During the

United Cricket Board of South Africa, and the Board of Control for Cricket in India
met and agreed that all remaining Test matches involving Zimbabwe for 2004 would be cancelled.

In November 2005,

Australian cricket team, Australian Prime Minister John Howard declared his opposition to the political situation in Zimbabwe and the conduct of the Mugabe government by formally blocking the proposed Australian tour of Zimbabwe in September 2007.[4]

Governing body

Main article: Zimbabwe Cricket

Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) (formerly known as the Zimbabwe Cricket Union) is the governing body for the sport of cricket in Zimbabwe. It is a full member of the International Cricket Council and

African Cricket Association, and operates the Zimbabwean cricket team, organising Test tours and One Day Internationals
with other nations. It also organises domestic cricket in Zimbabwe.

Domestic competitions

Teams

Zimbabwean domestic first-class cricket involved the following teams before the introduction of the

franchise system
in Zimbabwe Cricket:

The newly introduced five franchise sides are as follows:

Rangers played in the 2019–20 Logan Cup but were replaced the following season by the returning Southern Rocks.

Former teams that played in the Logan Cup:

Masvingo were expected to receive first-class status in 2005–06, but that season of the Logan Cup was cancelled, and the team never had the opportunity to participate.

Teams which have also enjoyed first-class cricket status at some point include:

  • Matabeleland Country Districts
  • Zimbabwe Board XI
  • Zimbabwe XI
  • Zimbabweans
  • Zimbabwe Board President's XI
  • Zimbabwe Select
  • Zimbabwe Provinces
  • Zimbabwe "A"
  • Zimbabwe "B"
  • Rhodesia
  • Rhodesians
  • Rhodesia "A"
  • Rhodesia "B"

National team

Main article: Zimbabwe national cricket team

See also

References

  1. ^ Zimbabwe: Gaining Test Status
  2. ^ "Taibu quits as Zimbabwe captain". 24 November 2005. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  3. ^ Mhlanga-Nyahuye, Marvellous (22 March 2007). "Dreadlocked Zimbabwean Cricketers Submit To Scissors As Ordered". VOA News. Voice of America. Archived from the original on 17 November 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
  4. ^ "Government stops Zimbabwe tour". ESPNcricinfo. 13 May 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2024.

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