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HEATH STREAK: RECORD IN ALL FIRST-CLASS CRICKET

Heath Hilton Streak – born Bulawayo, 16 March 1974Right-handed batsman, right-arm fast-medium bowlerCareer: 1992/93-2001/02Abbreviations:Man – Manicaland MCD – Mashonaland Country DistrictsMash – Mashonaland Mid – MidlandsMat – Matabeleland Pres – President’s XIZim – Zimbabwe/ZimbabweansGrounds:Alex – Alexandra Sports Club OG – Old Georgians Sports ClubBAC – Bulawayo Athletic Club OH – Old Hararians Sports ClubHSC – Harare Sports ClubCapital letters for team names denotes a Test match.* indicates not out innings.No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1992/93 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total1 Zimbabwe A v Kent (8) 0 194 – (3) 23 5 58 2 #323/5d(HSC, 30 Mar-1 Apr – drawn) — 101/5 – (3) 4 1 18 0 151/8d1992/93 SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 1 0 0 0 0.00 – – – 27 6 76 2 38.00 2/58 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1993 (England) bat Score Total bowl Total2 Zimbabweans v President’s XI (7) 6 #160 – (3) 23 5 87 3 460/7d(Scarborough, 1-3 Sept – D) (4) 4* 279/23 Zimbabweans v Surrey (7) 12 221/9d – (3) 11 2 59 1 #304/7d(The Oval, 8-10 Sept – D) (8) 4* 196/6 – (3) 6 1 13 0 189/9d4 Zimbabweans v Kent — 53/1d – (3) 13 3 28 0 #264(Canterbury, 11-13 Sept – L) (6) 3 83 – — 68/1d1993 SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 5 2 29 12 9.33 – – – 53 11 187 4 46.75 3/87 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1993/94 (Pakistan) bat Score Total bowl TotalStreak made an impressive Test debut in Pakistan.5 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (1st) (9) 0 289 – (2) 29 6 77 0 #423/8d(Karachi, 1-6 Dec – L) (9) 19* 134 – (3) 10 1 40 0 131/3d6 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (2nd) (6) 2 254 1 (3) 23.2 5 58 3 #245(Rawalpindi, 9-14 Dec – L) (8) 0 187 – (3) 20.3 3 56 5 2487 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (3rd) (8) 0 230 – (3) 12 3 28 0 #147(Lahore, 16-21 Dec – D) — – (3) 16 4 25 0 174/11993/94 (PAKISTAN) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 5 1 21 19* 5.25 – – 1 110.5 22 284 8 35.50 5/56 1 -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1993/94 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total8 Matabeleland v Mash Under-24 (8) 42* #296 – (1) 18 7 34 0 251(Queens, 14-16 Jan – D) (9) 8 200 1 (1) 5 2 8 0 137/59 Mat v Mash Country Districts (8) 19 #433 – (1) 17 8 19 2 220/7d(BAC, 11-13 Feb – W) — – (1) 16 4 46 0 17910 Mat v Mash Under-24 (Final) (7) 5 140 – (1) 23 11 30 1 #286(HSC, 18-20 March – D) 1 (1) 23 16 14 2 24511 Mat Inv XI v Worcestershire (9) 62 #224 1 (1) 20 2 67 1 322/9d(BAC, 13-15 April – D) (9) 18 291 – (1) 2 2 0 0 27/01993/94 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM4 6 1 154 62 30.80 – 1 3 124 52 218 6 36.33 2/14 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1994/95 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total12 Matabeleland v Mashonaland (7) 60* #178 – (1) 16 3 57 1 344/7d(BAC, 16-18 Sept – L) (2) 0 241 – (1) 8 3 30 1 76/113 Mat Select XI v South Africa A (8) 2 #379 – (1) 26 7 74 2 471/9d(BAC, 27-30 Sept – L) (8) 49 308 – (1) 10.2 3 27 1 219/414 Zimbabwe A v South Africa A (9) 9 #87 – (1) 12 1 45 1 409(Alex, 4-6 Oct – L) — 14315 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (1st) (8) 8 319/8 1 (2) 42.5 14 79 4 #383(HSC, 11-15 Oct – D)16 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (2nd) (8) 0 #462/9d – (1) 28 10 68 3 218(Queens, 20-24 Oct – D) — — – (1) 14 4 28 1 193/417 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (3rd) (8) 20 375 – (2) 38 8 97 4 #402(HSC, 26-31 Oct – D) — – (1) 12 4 32 1 89/3No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1994/95 (Australia) bat Score Total bowl TotalZimbabwe visited Australia mainly to play in the triangular tournament including England.18 Zimbabweans v Tasmania — 141/3d – (2) 17 2 55 2 #257/5d(Devonport, 18-20 Dec – D) — 156/5 – (2) 7 3 11 1 136/3d19 Zimbabweans v Queensland — #294/6d – (2) 9 2 32 0 223/5d(Maryborough, 29-31 Dec – L) 6 129 – — 201/61994/95 (AUSTRALIA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 1 0 6 6 6.00 – – – 33 7 98 3 32.66 2/55 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1994/95 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total20 Mat v Mash Country Districts (7) 22 127 1 (1) 13 4 31 0 #123(Harare South, 20-22 Jan – W) — 335/3 1 (1) 21 8 30 3 33621 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (1st) — #544/4d – (1) 39 11 90 6 322(HSC, 31 Jan-4 Feb – W) — – (2) 11 5 15 3 15822 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (2nd) (9) 13 #174 – (1) 26 5 70 5 260(Queens, 7-9 Feb – L) (9) 11 146 – (1) 6 1 18 0 61/223 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (3rd) (9) 0 243 1 (1) 18 4 53 4 #231(HSC, 15-19 Feb – L) (9) 30* 139 – (1) 18 5 52 4 25024 Matabeleland v Glamorgan (6) 98 #302/8d 1 (2) 15 5 26 2 266/7d(BAC, 11-13 April – W) (8) 11* 294/7d 3 (2) 11.1 0 47 3 1711994/95 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM11 15 3 333 98 27.75 – 2 8 385.2 105 969 49 19.77 6/90 2 -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1995 (England) bat Score Total bowl TotalStreak spent a season in England as Hampshire’s overseasprofessional. He impressed the club with his attitude, althoughhe turned in no outstanding performances. There are thosewho feel he has never been the same bowler after a hardcounty season, though.25 Hampshire v Durham (9) 32 194 – (2) 15 4 45 1 #177(Stockton, 27-29 Apr – L) (10) 2 205 1 (1) 16 2 46 1 24826 Hampshire v Middlesex (9) 10 169 – (2) 7 0 37 0 #189(Lord’s, 4-6 May – L) (9) 9 242 – (2) 26 6 80 1 427/6d27 Hampshire v Oxford University — #331/6d – (2) 16.4 1 58 0 317/1d(Oxford, 11-13 May – D) –28 Hampshire v Kent (10) 1 137 1 (4) 10 3 31 2 #207(Southampton, 18-20 May – L) (9) 30 319 – (3) 14 3 46 0 28829 Hampshire v Sussex (9) 11 #534 1 (4) 10.3 3 22 2 196(Portsmouth, 25-27 May – W) — – (4) 17 4 81 4 23230 Hampshire v Glamorgan (9) 20 #324 – (3) 13 5 29 3 174(Cardiff, 1-3 June – W) — 55/2 – (1) 14.1 4 41 3 20431 Hampshire v Leicestershire (9) 7 319 – (3) 9.3 1 44 4 #154(Basingstoke, 7-9 June – W) — 92/1 – (4) 13 5 40 4 25332 Hampshire v Gloucestershire (10) 8 #341 1 (2) 24 6 58 1 266/9d(Bristol, 15-19 June – D) (9) 13* 175/6d – (1) 13 2 44 2 180/633 Hampshire v Worcestershire (9) 38 #428 1 (2) 18 2 74 2 289(Southampton, 22-26 June – W) — 344/5d 1 (2) 14 2 61 1 41334 Hampshire v Yorkshire (9) 4 #429 – (2) 24.2 7 57 3 431/8d(Southampton, 6-10 July – L) (9) 4 265 – (1) 9 2 43 1 265/735 Hampshire v Northamptonshire (9) 25 #560 – (2) 13 3 55 2 321(Northampton, 20-24 July -D) (5) 1 118/8 – (1) 21 7 47 2 36536 Hampshire v Young Australia (9) 4* 100 – (2) 22 1 70 1 #527/7d(Southampton, 28-30 July -L) (9) 69 446 – — 21/037 Hampshire v Essex (9) 5 255 – (1) 27 5 88 0 #662/7d(Colchester, 3-7 Aug – L) (9) 0 15338 Hampshire v Warwickshire (10) 20 #225 – (1) 35 12 98 1 535/8d(Southampton, 10-12 Aug – L) (10) 11 22139 Hampshire v West Indians (9) 4 #192 – (1) 18 4 53 0 696/6d(Southampton, 16-18 Aug – D) — 302/540 Hampshire v Lancashire (10) 0 #154 – (1) 25.2 4 77 3 293(Portsmouth, 24-28 Aug – L) (10) 14 352 – (1) 13 5 36 2 214/541 Hampshire v Nottinghamshire (10) 0 #333 – (1) 6 3 9 1 154(Nottingham, 29-31 Aug – W) — – (1) 12 4 25 1 17242 Hampshire v Somerset — 36/0d – (1) 22.4 4 76 2 #333(Southampton, 7-11 Sept – D) — 190/5 – — forfeit43 Hampshire v Surrey (10) 25 #185 – (1) 8.1 0 28 2 71/2d(The Oval, 14-18 Sept – D) (9) 11* 152 – (1) 9 1 30 1 175/21995 (ENGLAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM19 28 3 378 69 15.12 – 1 6 516.2 115 1629 53 30.73 4/40 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1995/96 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl TotalIn the Logan Cup match against Mashonaland Country Districts, Streakrecorded his highest career score (131) and best bowling figures(7/69) in the same match.44 ZCU Pres v Tasmania (8) 8* 403/9d – (1) 15 2 43 1 #196(BAC, 9-11 Oct – D) — – (1) 14 4 26 0 309/445 ZIMBABWE v SOUTH AFRICA (Only) (9) 53 #170 – (1) 26 6 79 2 346(HSC, 13-16 Oct – L) (9) 0 283 – (1) 9 2 24 1 108/346 Matabeleland v Young Mash (8) 70 #221 1 (1) 19 6 32 2 203(BAC, 3-5 Nov – D) — 370/5d – (1) 13 6 18 2 202/247 Mat v Mash Country Districts (6) 13 #152 1 (1) 16 1 60 1 209(BAC, 17-19 Nov – W) (7) 131 344 1 (2) 22 3 69 7 283No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1995/96 (New Zealand) bat Score Total bowl Total48 Zimbabweans v NZ Academy XI (8) 0 #274/7d – (1) 12 2 40 0 213/1d(Whangarei, 6-8 Jan – D) — 207/4d – (1) 7 3 14 1 109/149 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (1st) (7) 24 196 – (1) 25 7 52 4 #230/8d(Hamilton, 13-17 Jan – D) (7) 6 208/6 – (1) 22 4 56 1 222/5d50 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (2nd) (8) 2 326 – (1) 22 9 50 3 #251(Auckland, 20-24 Jan – D) — 246/4 1 (1) 30 7 110 4 441/5d1995/96 (NEW ZEALAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 4 0 32 24 8.00 – – 1 118 32 322 13 24.76 4/52 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1995/96 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total51 Mat Select XI v Yorkshire (6) 20 84 – (1) 18 8 55 0 #329/5d(BAC, 11-12 April – L) (7) 101 234 -52 Mat v Mash Country Districts (6) 31 220 – (1) 20 5 48 2 #265(BAC – 19-21 April – W) — 176/4 1 (1) 18 3 57 2 1281995/96 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM6 9 1 426 131 53.25 2 2 4 190 46 511 20 25.55 7/69 1 -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1996/97 (Sri Lanka) bat Score Total bowl TotalStreak injured himself in the field in the First Test match andalso missed the tour of Pakistan that followed.53 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (11) 0* 145 1 (1) 20 6 54 3 #349(Colombo Pre, 11-14 Oct – L) (11) 3* 127 -1996/97 (SRI LANKA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 2 2 3 3* — – – 1 20 6 54 3 18.00 3/54 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1996/97 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total54 Matabeleland v Mashonaland (4) 47 448 – (2) 22 5 59 0 #503/4d(Alex, 15-17 Nov – D) –55 Matabeleland v Mashonaland — 69/4d – (1) 21 3 64 1 #477/6d(BAC, 22-24 Nov – L) (4) 11 195 – — forfeit56 Matabeleland v England XI (7) 25 188 – (2) 19 3 65 3 #334(BAC, 10-13 Dec – L) (4) 67 261 – — 26157 ZIMBABWE v ENGLAND (1st) (9) 19 #376 – (1) 36 8 86 2 406(Queens, 18-22 Dec – D) (10) 8* 234 – (1) 11 0 64 1 204/658 ZIMBABWE v ENGLAND (2nd) (9) 7 215 – (1) 24.1 7 43 4 #156(HSC, 26-30 Dec – D) — – (1) 18 5 47 1 195/359 Mat Inv XI v Worcestershire (6) 19* 168/9d – (1) 15.4 6 20 4 #145(BAC, 28-30 March – L) (6) 1 222 – (2) 13.1 4 27 1 263/8d1996/97 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM6 9 2 204 67 29.14 – 1 – 180 41 475 17 27.94 4/20 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1997/98 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl TotalStreak was appointed captain of Matabeleland. An injury in the SecondTest against New Zealand prevented him from bowling for several weeksand affected his form throughout the season.60 Matabeleland v Mashonaland (5) 61* 129 – (2) 15 2 60 1 #307(OH, 4-6 Sept – L) (5) 41 142 -61 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (1st) (8) 0 #298 – (1) 23 2 63 1 207(HSC, 18-22 Sept – D) (8) 0 311/9d – (1) 21 3 52 2 304/862 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (2nd) (8) 17 #461 – (1) 15 5 26 0 403(Queens, 25-29 Sept – D) (8) 1 227/8d – — 275/863 Matabeleland v Mashonaland A (5) 81 300/7d 2 — #312(BAC, 23-25 Oct – D) (5) 25 277/9 – — 279/5dNo. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1997/98 (Sri Lanka) bat Score Total bowl Total64 Zim v Sri Lanka Board XI (8) 7* #311/8d – (1) 18 4 46 0 313/8d(Matara, 2-5 Jan – D) –65 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (1st) (8) 5 140 – (1) 34 11 96 2 #469/9d(Kandy, 7-11 Jan – L) (9) 13 338 – (1) 1 0 4 2 10/266 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (2nd) (9) 3 #251 2 (1) 15 5 28 2 225(Colombo SSC, 14-18 Jan – L) (10) 1 299 – (1) 24 6 84 4 325/51997/98 (SRI LANKA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 5 1 29 13 7.25 – – 2 93 25 258 10 25.80 4/84 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1997/98 (New Zealand) bat Score Total bowl Total67 Zimbabweans v Canterbury (9) 3* 422/8d – (1) 18 7 38 2 #100(Timaru, 13-16 Feb – W) — – (1) 24 9 42 2 26668 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (1st) (8) 39 #180 – (1) 22 6 74 2 411(Wellington, 19-22 Feb – L) (9) 43* 250 – (1) 2 0 13 0 20/069 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (2nd) (7) 12 #170 – (1) 31 7 105 3 460(Auckland, 26-28 Feb – L) (7) 24 2771997/98 (NEW ZEALAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 5 2 121 43* 30.33 – – – 97 29 272 9 30.22 3/105 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1997/98 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total70 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (1st) (8) 53 #321 – (1) 24 5 74 1 256(Queens, 14-18 March – D) — 302/4d – (1) 18 6 42 3 258/671 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (2nd) (8) 6 #277 – (1) 31 8 83 1 354(HSC, 21-25 March – L) (8) 37* 268 – (1) 13 5 40 2 192/71997/98 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM6 11 2 322 81 35.77 – 3 2 160 36 440 11 40.00 3/42 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1998/99 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total72 ZCU Pres v Plascon Academy (6) 20 194 – (1) 16 2 44 2 #358/7d(Sunrise, 21-23 Aug – W) (6) 20* 307/4 – (1) 10 1 32 0 137/2d73 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (Only) (8) 8 #221 – (1) 29 9 62 3 280(HSC, 7-10 Oct – W) (9) 3 293 – (2) 14 4 49 2 173No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1998/99 (Pakistan) bat Score Total bowl Total74 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (1st) (8) 24 238 – (1) 22.5 2 93 4 #296(Peshawar, 27-30 Nov – W) — 162/3 – (1) 12.5 3 19 2 10375 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (2nd) (8) 19 #183 – (1) 33 8 75 1 325/9d(Lahore, 10-14 Dec – D) — 48/01998/99 (PAKISTAN) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 2 0 43 24 21.50 – – – 68.4 13 187 7 26.71 4/93 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1998/99 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total76 Matabeleland v Mashonaland (6) 49 232 – (1) 16 3 34 1 #243(BAC, 5-7 Jan – D) (5) 22 278/6 – (2) 15 4 48 1 333/2d77 Matabeleland v Mashonaland A (6) 0 403 – (1) 13 3 36 2 #102(BAC, 19-21 Jan – W) — 50/3 – (1) 16 3 52 2 3501998/99 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM4 7 1 122 49 20.33 – – – 129 29 357 13 27.46 3/62 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1999/2000 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl TotalInjury again interfered with Streak’s season; injured during theAustralian tour, he did not play again until the triangulartournament in South Africa in January 2000.78 ZIMBABWE v AUSTRALIA (Only) (8) 3 #194 – (2) 34 8 93 5 422(HSC, 14-17 Oct – L) (9) 0 232 – — 5/01999/2000 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 2 0 3 3 1.50 – – – 34 8 93 5 18.60 5/93 1 -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1999/2000 (West Indies) bat Score Total bowl TotalA back injury prevented Streak from bowling in the Second Test match.79 Zim v West Indies Board XI (9) 1 #428 2 (1) 16 6 31 2 198(St George’s, 4-6 March – D) — 24/080 ZIMBABWE v WEST INDIES (1st) (8) 20 236 – (1) 24 9 45 4 #187(Port-of-Spain, 16-20 Mar-L) (8) 0 63 – (1) 17 8 27 5 14781 ZIMBABWE v WEST INDIES (2nd) (9) 2 308 – — #339(Kingston, 24-28 March – L) — 102 – — 75/082 Zimbabweans v West Indies XI — 170/4 – (1) 16 5 32 1 #2571999/2000 (WEST INDIES) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM4 4 0 23 20 5.75 – – 2 73 28 135 12 11.25 5/27 1 -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2000 (England) bat Score Total bowl Total83 Zimbabweans v Kent (8) 23 #159 – (1) 22 7 49 2 487/8d(Canterbury, 3-5 May – L) — 16584 ZIMBABWE v ENGLAND (1st) (8) 4 #83 1 (1) 35.5 12 87 6 415(Lord’s, 18-21 May – L) (9) 0 12385 ZIMBABWE v ENGLAND (2nd) — 285/4d 1 (1) 32 7 82 1 #374(Nottingham, 1-5 June – D) — 25/1 – (1) 17 8 13 2 14786 Zim v Gloucestershire (8) 11 #568 – (1) 18.2 4 72 5 167(Gloucester, 16-19 June – W) — 258/2d – (1) 11 3 22 2 13587 Zim v British Universities (8) 71* 441/6d – (1) 20 9 21 0 #261/8d(Cambridge, 21-23 June – D) –2000 (ENGLAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM5 5 1 109 71* 27.25 – 1 2 156.1 50 346 18 19.22 6/87 2 -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2000/01 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl TotalStreak was appointed captain of Zimbabwe at the start of the season,with great benefit to his batting but disappointing results forhis bowling.88 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (1st) (7) 51 #350 – (1) 26 9 67 2 338(Queens, 12-16 Sept – L) (7) 15 119 – (1) 5 0 21 0 132/389 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (2nd) (7) 8 166 – (2) 29 6 74 0 #465(HSC, 19-23 Sept – L) (7) 54 370 – (1) 8 2 33 2 74/2No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2000/01 (India) bat Score Total bowl Total90 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (1st) (7) 25 #422/9d – (1) 30 9 78 1 458/4d(Delhi, 18-22 Nov – L) (8) 26 225 – (1) 5 2 18 1 190/391 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (2nd) (8) 16 382 2 (1) 31 7 87 1 #609/6d(Nagpur, 25-29 Nov – D) (8) 29* 503/6d2000/01 (INDIA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 4 1 96 29* 32.00 – – 2 66 18 183 3 61.00 1/18 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2000/01 (New Zealand) bat Score Total bowl Total92 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (Only) (8) 19* 340/6d – (1) 37 10 74 1 #487/7d(Christchurch, 26-30 Dec – D) — 60/2 – (1) 5 1 18 1 153/4d2000/01 (NEW ZEALAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 1 1 19 19* — – – – 42 11 92 2 46.00 1/18 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2000/01 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total93 Matabeleland v Mashonaland (6) 0 115 – (2) 18 4 32 2 #194(HSC, 23-25 March – L) (6) 1 19 1 (2) 17 3 26 1 225/5d94 Matabeleland v CFX Academy (6) 119 508/9d – (1) 19 4 41 2 #320(Queens, 30 Mar-1 Apr – W) — – (1) 17 10 12 2 12695 ZIMBABWE v BANGLADESH (1st) (7) 67 457 1 (1) 21 7 47 2 #257(Queens, 19-22 Apr – W) — – (1) 19 5 42 3 16896 ZIMBABWE v BANGLADESH (2nd) (7) 87 421/9d – (2) 30 12 38 4 #254(HSC, 26-30 Apr – W) — 100/2 1 (2) 21 7 47 2 26697 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (1st) (7) 16 #173 – (1) 24 7 63 3 318(Queens, 7-10 June – L) (8) 14 328 – — 184/298 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (2nd) (7) 40 315 – (2) 20 4 69 3 #237(HSC, 15-18 June – W) (6) 8 157/6 – (1) 27 12 46 4 23499 ZIMBABWE v WEST INDIES (1st) (7) 5 #155 – (1) 35 8 110 2 559/6d(Queens, 19-22 July – L) (7) 2 228 -100 ZIMBABWE v WEST INDIES (2nd) (7) 6 #131 1 (1) 22 6 75 1 347(HSC, 27-31 July – D) (7) 83* 563/9d – (1) 15.2 4 34 1 98/12000/01 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM10 17 1 576 119 36.00 1 5 4 373.2 110 877 36 24.36 4/38 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2001/02 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total101 ZIMBABWE v SOUTH AFRICA (1st) (9) 7 286 – (1) 34 4 120 0 #600/3d(HSC, 7-11 Sept – L) (8) 19 391 – (2) 4 2 10 0 79/1102 ZIMBABWE v SOUTH AFRICA (2nd) (8) 31 #419/9d – (1) 25 9 64 0 519/8d(Queens, 14-18 Sept – D) — 96/3No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2001/02 (Bangladesh) bat Score Total bowl TotalStreak resigned the captaincy before this tour, to be replaced by Brian Murphy.103 ZIMBABWE v BANGLADESH (1st) (8) 65 431 – (1) 18 8 30 2 #107(Dhaka, 8-12 Nov – D) — – (1) 11 4 25 0 125/3104 ZIMBABWE v BANGLADESH (2nd) (9) 16* #542/7d – (2) 19 6 32 2 251(Chittagong, 15-19 Nov – W) — 11/2 – — 3012001/02 (BANGLADESH) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 2 1 81 65 81.00 – 1 – 48 18 87 4 21.75 2/30 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2001/02 (Sri Lanka) bat Score Total bowl Total105 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (1st) (8) 26* 184 – (1) 34 5 113 3 #586/6d(Colombo SSC, 27-31 Dec – L) (9) 36* 236106 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (2nd) (8) 1 #236 – (1) 32.5 7 85 2 505(Kandy, 4-7 Jan – L) (8) 14* 175107 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (3rd) (7) 33 236 – (1) 32 11 70 2 #418(Galle, 12-15 Jan – L) (7) 7 79 – (1) 11 1 35 0 212/2d2001/02 (SRI LANKA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 6 3 117 36* 39.00 – – – 109.5 24 303 7 43.28 3/113 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2001/02 (India) bat Score Total bowl Total108 Zim v Board President’s XI (6) 0 340 – (1) 17 7 52 0 #361/3d(Vijayawada, 15-17 Feb – D) — – (1) 4 0 11 0 154/1109 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (1st) (7) 24 #287 – (1) 34 9 108 1 570/7d(Nagpur, 21-25 Feb – L) (8) 8 182110 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (2nd) (7) 0 #329 – (1) 37.2 11 92 4 354(Delhi, 28 Feb-4 March – L) (7) 9 146 – (1) 16.5 4 53 1 126/62001/02 (INDIA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 5 0 41 24 8.20 – – – 109.1 31 316 6 52.66 4/92 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2001/02 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total111 Matabeleland v Mashonaland A (6) 5 319 – (2) 20 6 61 5 #270(Queens, 19-22 April – D) (5) 39 268/9 – (2) 32 8 59 1 3322001/02 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 5 0 101 39 20.20 – – – 115 29 314 6 52.33 5/61 1 -RECORD SEASON BY SEASONM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1992/93 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 – – – 27 6 76 2 38.00 2/58 – -1993 (E) 3 5 2 29 12 9.33 – – – 53 11 187 4 46.75 3/87 – -1993/94(P) 3 5 1 21 19* 5.25 – – 1 110.5 22 284 8 35.50 5/56 1 -1993/94(Z) 4 6 1 154 62 30.80 – 1 3 124 52 218 6 36.33 2/14 – -1994/95(A) 2 1 0 6 6 6.00 – – – 33 7 98 3 32.66 2/55 – -1994/95(Z) 11 15 3 333 98 27.75 – 2 8 385.2 105 969 49 19.77 6/90 2 -1995 (E) 19 28 3 378 69 15.12 – 1 6 516.2 115 1629 53 30.73 4/40 – -1995/96(NZ) 3 4 0 32 24 8.00 – – 1 118 32 322 13 24.76 4/52 – -1995/96(Z) 6 9 1 426 131 53.25 2 2 4 190 46 511 20 25.55 7/69 1 -1996/97(SL) 1 2 2 3 3* — – – 1 20 6 54 3 18.00 3/54 – -1996/97(Z) 6 9 2 204 67 29.14 – 1 – 180 41 475 17 27.94 4/20 – -1997/98(SL) 3 5 1 29 13 7.25 – – 2 93 25 258 10 25.80 4/84 – -1997/98(NZ) 3 5 2 121 43* 30.33 – – – 97 29 272 9 30.22 3/105 – -1997/98(Z) 6 11 2 322 81 35.77 – 3 2 160 36 440 11 40.00 3/42 – -1998/99(P) 2 2 0 43 24 21.50 – – – 68.4 13 187 7 26.71 4/93 – -1998/99(Z) 4 7 1 122 49 20.33 – – – 129 29 357 13 27.46 3/62 – -1999/00(Z) 1 2 0 3 3 1.50 – – – 34 8 93 5 18.60 5/93 1 -1999/00(WI) 4 4 0 23 20 5.75 – – 2 73 28 135 12 11.25 5/27 1 -2000 (E) 5 5 1 109 71* 27.25 – 1 2 156.1 50 346 18 19.22 6/87 2 -2000/01(I) 2 4 1 96 29* 32.00 – – 2 66 18 183 3 61.00 1/18 – -2000/01(NZ) 1 1 1 19 19* — – – – 42 11 92 2 46.00 1/18 – -2000/01(Z) 10 17 1 576 119 36.00 1 5 4 373.2 110 877 36 24.36 4/38 – -2001/02(B) 2 2 1 81 65 81.00 – 1 – 48 18 87 4 21.75 2/30 – -2001/02(SL) 3 6 3 117 36* 39.00 – – – 109.5 24 303 7 43.28 3/113 – -2001/02(I) 3 5 0 41 24 8.20 – – – 109.1 31 316 6 52.66 4/92 – -2001/02(Z) 3 5 0 101 39 20.20 – – – 115 29 314 6 52.33 5/61 1 -111 166 29 3389 131 24.73 3 17 38 3431.4 902 9083 327 27.77 7/69 9 -RECORD IN EACH COUNTRYM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMZimbabwe 52 82 11 2241 131 31.56 3 14 21 1717.4 462 4330 165 26.24 7/69 5 -England 27 38 6 516 71* 16.12 – 2 8 725.3 176 2162 75 28.82 6/87 2 -Australia 2 1 0 6 6 6.00 – – – 33 7 98 3 32.66 2/55 – -South Africa -West Indies 4 4 0 23 20 5.75 – – 2 73 28 135 12 11.25 5/27 1 -New Zealand 7 10 3 172 43* 24.57 – – 1 257 72 686 24 28.58 4/52 – -India 5 9 1 137 29* 17.12 – – 2 175.1 49 499 9 55.44 4/92 – -Pakistan 5 7 1 64 24 10.66 – – 1 179.3 35 471 15 31.40 5/56 1 -Sri Lanka 7 13 6 149 36* 21.28 – – 3 222.5 55 615 20 20.75 4/84 – -Bangladesh 2 2 1 81 65 81.00 – 1 – 48 18 87 4 21.75 2/30 – -Kenya -111 166 29 3389 131 24.73 3 17 38 3431.4 902 9083 327 27.77 7/69 9 -RECORD ON ZIMBABWEAN GROUNDSM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMAlexandra 3 3 0 126 70 42.00 – 1 1 66 18 154 5 30.80 2/18 – -Bulawayo AC 15 25 4 922 131 43.90 2 5 10 393.2 92 1097 41 26.76 7/69 1 -Harare South 1 1 0 22 22 22.00 – – 2 34 12 61 3 20.33 3/30 – -Harare SC 17 27 3 493 87 20.54 – 4 6 712.2 203 1701 73 23.30 6/90 2 -Old Hararians 2 3 1 102 61* 51.00 – 1 – 42 8 136 3 45.33 2/58 – -Queens SC 13 21 2 536 119 28.21 1 3 2 444 126 1105 38 29.07 5/61 2 -Sunrise 1 2 1 40 20* 40.00 – – – 26 3 76 2 38.00 2/44 – -52 82 11 2241 131 31.56 3 14 21 1717.4 462 4330 165 26.24 7/69 5 -LOGAN CUP RECORD (FOR MATABELELAND)M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1993/94 3 4 1 74 42* 24.66 – – 2 102 48 151 5 30.20 2/14 – -1994/95 2 3 1 82 60* 41.00 – 1 2 58 18 148 5 29.60 3/30 – -1995/96 3 4 0 244 131 61.00 1 1 4 108 24 284 16 17.75 7/69 1 -1996/97 2 2 0 58 47 29.00 – – – 43 8 123 1 123.00 1/64 – -1997/98 2 4 1 208 81 69.33 – 2 2 15 2 60 1 60.00 1/60 – -1998/99 2 3 0 71 49 23.66 – – – 60 13 170 6 28.33 2/36 – -1999/2000 -2000/01 2 3 0 120 119 40.00 1 – 1 71 21 111 7 15.85 2/12 – -2001/02 1 2 0 44 39 22.00 – – – 52 14 120 6 20.00 5/61 1 -17 25 3 901 131 40.95 2 4 11 509 148 1167 47 24.82 7/69 2 -RECORD AGAINST OTHER LOGAN CUP TEAMSM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMFor Matabeleland:CFX Academy 1 1 0 119 119 119.00 1 – – 36 14 53 4 13.25 2/12 – -Mashonaland 6 10 2 292 61* 36.50 – 2 1 148 30 410 9 45.55 2/32 – -Mashonaland A 3 5 0 150 81 30.00 – 1 2 81 20 208 10 20.80 5/61 1 -Mash Country Dist 4 5 0 215 131 43.00 1 – 5 143 36 360 17 21.17 7/69 1 -Under-24/Young Mash 3 4 1 125 70 41.66 – 1 3 101 48 136 7 19.42 2/14 – -17 25 3 901 131 40.95 2 4 11 509 148 1167 47 24.82 7/69 2 -CENTURIES1 131 Matabeleland v Mashonaland Country Districts (Bulawayo Athletic Club) 1995/962 101 Matabeleland Select XI v Yorkshire (Bulawayo Athletic Club 1995/963 119 Matabeleland v CFX Academy (Queens Sports Club) 2000/01FIVE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS1 5/56 Zimbabwe v Pakistan (Second Test, Rawalpindi) 1993/942 6/90 Zimbabwe v Pakistan (First Test, Harare Sports Club) 1994/953 5/70 Zimbabwe v Pakistan (Second Test, Queens Sports Club) 1994/954 7/69 Matabeleland v Mashonaland Country Districts (Bulawayo Athletic Club) 1995/965 5/93 Zimbabwe v Australia (Only Test, Harare Sports Club) 1999/20006 5/27 Zimbabwe v West Indies (First Test, Port-of-Spain) 1999/20007 6/87 Zimbabwe v England (First Test, Lord’s) 20008 5/72 Zimbabweans v Gloucestershire (Gloucester) 20009 5/61 Matabeleland v Mashonaland A (Queens Sports Club) 2000/01MATCH DOUBLE OF 100 RUNS AND FIVE WICKETS131; 1/60 and 7/69 Matabeleland v Mashonaland Country Districts (Bulawayo AC) 1995/96DETAILS OF DISMISSALS AS A BATSMANbowled 27 19.71lbw 24 17.52caught 62 45.25caught by wicketkeeper 16 11.68caught and bowled 3 2.19stumped 1 0.73run out 4 2.92TOTAL 137 100.00%DETAILS OF DISMISSALS AS A BOWLERbowled 42 12.85lbw 69 21.10caught 124 37.92caught by wicket-keeper 85 25.99caught and bowled 7 2.14TOTAL 327 100.00%THREE OR MORE CATCHES IN AN INNINGS3 Matabeleland v Glamorgan (Bulawayo Athletic Club) 1994/95FOUR OR MORE CATCHES IN A MATCH4 Matabeleland v Glamorgan (Bulawayo Athletic Club) 1994/95

In his latest exclusive diary entry for CricInfo, the England captain assesses England’s performance in their first three games of the NatWest Triangular Series against Pakistan and Australia.Bristol and Lord’s were two very good games with two disappointing results. We were outplayed at Edgbaston, but at Bristol we took on the World Champions with a very inexperienced side, and came within three balls of winning. Having said that, Australia showed all their experience and qualities in passing the England total.At Lord’s against Pakistan we should have won. We lacked the know-how and experience that Australia had just shown us on Sunday. On Tuesday we were losing at 26 for 3, and then Trescothick and Shah were quite outstanding.Marcus has grown in stature in each international he’s played. At Lord’s he played one of the best one-day innings I’ve seen, and Owais Shah, in just his second game, showed maturity and composure. It needed just one other player to bat with Trescothick to see us to victory. We’d reduced the required rate from seven an over to just over four, and we couldn’t do it from there – that’s what was so disappointing.Shah has mirrored the Trescothick scenario last year – he came in because of an injury to Nasser, and looked at home straight away. Shah’s also come in because of injury and hasn’t looked out of his depth – he’s taken his opportunities. In his first game he came in at a difficult time, but his scoring rate was good and he was undefeated at the end. At Lord’s he came in at 26 for 3, and did everything with Marcus bar winning the game. That bodes well for the future – he’s impressed me and everyone else who’s been watching.England are a young, inexperienced team. At Lord’s on Tuesday, without Wasim Akram, Pakistan had 770 more caps than we did. That gives you an idea of the difference between the two sides. The more we play, the more experienced we’ll become, and the more likely we’ll be to take the kind of chances we had on Sunday and Tuesday.Pakistan had three direct-hit run outs. We had four run-out opportunities, and we didn’t hit the stumps. All we can do is keep practicing, which we’re doing. Run-outs are crucial in any situation, but especially the tight ones. Overall I’ve been happy with our fielding, but our strike rate for hitting the stumps needs to improve.Before this tournament I said that if we’re going to compete in the 2003 World Cup, we need as much one-day international cricket as possible. If we get to tour Zimbabwe in September, it’ll give more experience to those selected.Whatever happens in the rest of this series, we still want to compete. At the start we had six people out injured, and we’re playing the two best one-day sides in the world. As for me, it would be nice to get a hundred before the end of the tournament – this time last year I was player of the series! But the main thing is that as a team we’re moving in the right direction. We may have lost eight games on the trot, but in the last two we’ve learned a lot.

Glasgow Rangers head coach Danny Rohl has some huge decisions to make when the January transfer window officially opens for business next week.

The Light Blues fell 12 points adrift of league leaders Hearts after losing 2-1 at Tynecastle on Sunday, which means that their title hopes are already fading.

However, they will still be fighting for second place and have the SFA Cup to target in the second half of the season, so making moves in January could be key to that.

The key priorities Rangers should have in January

Signing a new number nine should be one of the key priorities for Rohl and the board when the January transfer window opens for business, because their current striker options have not done enough.

Youssef Chermiti and Bojan Miovski have combined for five goals in the Scottish Premiership, per Sofascore, which is a paltry return that should force the club to consider making a move for a new striker who could come in and score goals at a more consistent rate.

A creative attacking midfielder or winger should also be on the agenda for the Light Blues. Per WhoScored, no attacking midfielder or winger in the squad has produced more than two league assists, which speaks to a lack of creativity at the top end of the pitch.

Thelo Aasgaard was signed from Luton in the summer to provide quality as an attacking midfielder, but he has as many red cards (one) as goals (one) for Rangers.

On top of signing those two attacking profiles, the Gers should also be looking to thin out their squad by parting ways with some players who have rarely played. For example, Kieran Dowell has not featured since August, and Rabbi Matondo is yet to make a matchday squad this season.

Rangers could also cash in on some of their star players in order to create funds for a squad overhaul. With this in mind, Rohl must ruthlessly sell Mohamed Diomande, who has been an even bigger flop than Nicolas Raskin.

Why Rangers should sell Diomande

Journalist Jonny McFarlane claimed that Raskin has “been really poor” and claimed that Hearts midfielder Cammy Devlin “dominated” him against Hearts, as the Belgian has fallen off after his impressive form last term.

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FootballFanCast suggested on Monday that the club’s reported interest in Pierre Ekwah could be the end of the Belgium international, as his arrival would allow the Ibrox giants to part ways with him.

Diomande and Raskin combined for ten goals and 20 assists in all competitions in midfield for Rangers last season, per Sofascore, but they have both fallen off and failed to carry their strong form into the 2025/26 campaign.

The Ivorian midfielder, for example, has been shown more red cards (two) than he has scored goals (one) in all competitions for the Light Blues, having been sent off twice already in the league phase of the Europa League.

After the 2-1 defeat to Hearts, writer Michael McEwan posted that “Diomande’s obsession with turning on the ball every time he’s in possession is utterly infuriating” and said that he got “bullied” by the Jam Tarts midfield.

25/26 Premiership

Diomande

Raskin

Appearances

14

15

Goals

1

1

Assists

1

3

Tackles + interceptions per game

1.8

2.6

Ground duel success rate

45%

53%

Aerial duel success rate

36%

62%

Clearances per game

0.4

1.7

Stats via Sofascore

As you can see in the table above, Raskin has also significantly outperformed Diomande in the Premiership so far this season, with superior output in and out of possession in the middle of the park.

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The left-footed midfielder was linked with a move to Besiktas during the summer transfer window, which suggests that there could be interest in him if Rangers decide they want to cash in.

Given that he has been an even bigger flop than Raskin this season, as evidenced by their respective statistics and Diomande’s two red cards, it could make sense to sell him in the January transfer window.

Cashing in on the 24-year-old flop now, before his form continues to decline and his valuation drops lower and lower, could be the right move to make, and it could allow Rohl to reinvest in other positions if the club can rake in a decent fee for his services.

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	Chris Martin ran through Bangladesh and finished with 5 for 65 © Getty Images

New Zealand’s dominance on the first day at the Basin Reserve bore strong similarities to the opening day of the first Test in Dunedin. On that occasion, Bangladesh were bowled out for 137 and New Zealand finished the day on 156 for 4. Today Bangladesh collapsed for 143 and the home side were poised to take the lead, ending on 134 for 3. Chris Martin had taken 4 for 64 at the University Oval to lay the platform for a resounding nine-wicket win and, in Wellington, he took 5 for 65 to give New Zealand a firm grip of the second Test.The first-innings collapse was a severe blow to Bangladesh’s attempts to salvage something from a winless tour and it was triggered by poor shot selection against aggressive seam bowling. The Bangladesh batsmen had shown a lack of durability in Dunedin, lasting only 46.1 overs, and they repeated their failing with the last wicket falling in the 46th over. The New Zealand pace attack played their part; Chris Martin and Kyle Mills seamed the ball appreciably in windy conditions and Iain O’Brien, the first-change bowler, kept the pressure on. Martin, though, was the best of the three. He troubled the batsmen incessantly with pace, bounce and movement in both directions and picked up his eighth five-wicket haul in Tests.There was assistance for the fast bowlers throughout the day and New Zealand were given an early boost when Daniel Vettori won his ninth consecutive toss and put Bangladesh in. Before the start, Ashraful said he did not want to bat either, but found himself at the crease in the ninth over after Bangladesh lost early wickets.The Bangladesh openers needed to play with caution while the new ball was seaming and only needed to recall their century partnership in the second innings in Dunedin for inspiration. Instead Tamim Iqbal tried to unfurl shots even though he was constantly troubled by the away seam movement, especially when the length was short. His penchant for driving through the off side led to his dismissal, when he chased and edged a wide delivery from Mills to Mathew Sinclair at point.At 17 for 1, Bangladesh needed Habibul Bashar to negotiate the testing conditions but he too played an indiscreet drive away from his body and edged Martin to wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum. The captain didn’t apply himself either. Ashraful tried to hit Bangladesh out of trouble and a couple of edges off Iain O’Brien flew between gully and the heavily populated slip and cordon while Matthew Bell grassed a sharp chance at short cover.Martin and O’Brien were relentless with the line on and just outside off stump and the batsmen weren’t disciplined enough to resist. Bangladesh slipped further courtesy two edges; Junaid Siddique to a ball that was too close to leave and Shahriar Nafees to one that wasn’t. The biggest blow came before lunch when Ashraful, on 35, was adjudged to have nicked a ball which brushed the pad on its way through to McCullum. Bangladesh went into the break on 86 for 5.There was no respite for Bangladesh after lunch either as Martin struck in his first over with a ball that nipped back into Mushfiqur Rahim and rapped him on the pads. Refreshed and buoyed by the immediate success, he increased his pace and intensity and Aftab Ahmed wore one short ball on the midriff and two more on his helmet.Aftab began uncharacteristically slowly, scoring 2 off his first 38 balls but started throwing his bat around, when he began to run out of partners. Mashrafe Mortaza, coming in at No. 11, swung at everything as 21 quick runs were added for the last wicket. New Zealand’s fast bowlers were so effective that Vettori bowled only 2.3 overs and picked up the final wicket – Mortaza holing out to long-on – of a purposeless Bangladesh innings.To regain lost ground, Bangladesh had to produce a spectacular bowling performance. They began encouragingly, taking two wickets for 35 runs before Craig Cumming and Stephen Fleming consolidated with a 83-run stand for the third wicket. The lack of a genuinely fast bowler who could hit the deck hard and exploit the bounce on this surface hampered Bangladesh and the New Zealand batsmen were not severely troubled after Mortaza’s opening spell.

Kieron Pollard’s inclusion in the West Indies World Cup squad was a surprise as he is yet to play a Test or ODI © Trinidad & Tobago Express

While players like Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar, Glenn McGrath and Sanath Jayasuriya prepare for their last World Cup, Kieron Pollard, the 19-year old West Indian allrounder and Tamin Iqbal, the 17-year old Bangladesh batsman will look to carve out similar careers. The two are the youngest players in their respective sides.Pollard’s call-up to the West Indies 15-man World Cup squad was a surprise as he is yet to play a Test or a one-day international and has only six first class matches under his belt.But his lack of experience hasn’t dampened his ambition and he has his sights set on starting the World Cup opener against Pakistan at Sabina Park on March 13. “My first goal at the tournament is to make the final eleven, and if I achieve that in the first game, I want to perform at my best, in whatever situation I go into,” Pollard told AFP. “I make goals in the short term and when I achieve them I make another one.”Pollard made 14 in the West Indies’ warm-up win over Kenya on March 5 and is keen to get among the runs. “A couple of 50s or even a hundred according to the situation,” he said. In the seven one-day games he played for Trinidad and Tobago this season, Pollard scored 261 runs at 43.50. At a Twenty/20 match in 2006 in Antigua, he hit 83 off 38 balls before making a century against Barbados in the West Indies domestic championship.Iqbal, who won’t be 18 until March 20, already has four ODIs under his belt but is feeling his way gently with a modest 57 runs in his four innings. He announced himself at the end of 2005 when he hit 112 from just 71 balls to help Bangladesh to victory in an Under-19 international against England.In Bangladesh’s warm-up match against New Zealand Iqbal smashed a 48-ball 46 facing up to New Zealand fast bowlers Shane Bond and James Franklin. “I was not facing the name. I was facing the ball,” said Iqbal. “I came to the World Cup with my mind made up. I told myself I have to be strong and brave. I just have to play my natural game and do what I know I can do.”Bangladesh also won their second warm-up game against Scotland and Habibul Bashar, the Bangladesh captain, said that players like Iqbal and Mashrafe Mortaza, the right-arm fast-medium bowler, will be the key to Bangladesh’s World Cup campaign.”Before we came here for the World Cup nobody gave us a chance,” said Bashar. “That’s fine for people to say, but we are looking at getting to the second round. With Tamin and Mortaza playing so well, this is a great boost for the World Cup. Their contributions were brilliant.”West Indies play India in their last warm-up match today at the Trelawny Stadium in Jamaica and play their first match of the World Cup on March 13 at Sabina Park. Bangladesh will play their first match against India on March 17 at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trindidad.

Rory Kleinveldt tore through the Warriors’ line up with a career-best 8 for 47 as the Cape Cobras put their six-wicket defeat against the Dolphins in the last round behind them. The match was moved from Boland Park to Stellenbosch after problems with the original pitch and the Cobras enjoyed the new location. Kleinveldt’s figures were the best since the franchise system was introduced and he took the first six wickets to fall, before Charl Willoughby chipped in with two of his own. The clatter of wickets continued when the Cobras began batting, with Derrin Bassage falling lbw first ball. However, sanity was restored by a unbroken stand of 75 between Andrew Puttick and JP Duminy, which left the Cobras insight of a healthy first innings lead.The Lions made the most of Potchefstroom’s batsmen-friendly surface on the opening day against the Titans. Neil McKenzie led the way in a powerful batting display with 109, his second hundred of the season, while three other players passed fifty. Justin Ontong fired a boundary-filled 77 off 90 balls, adding 134 with Stephen Cook, whose 60 was from a more measured 154 deliveries, then McKenzie and Vaughn van Jaarsveld then added 109 for the fourth wicket. Although Paul Harris nipped out a couple before the close, including Werner Coetsee caught at slip off the last ball of the day, the honours were certainly with the Lions.Nicky Boje continued to press his claims for an international recall by taking 3 for 49 as the Eagles enjoyed the better of a shortened first day against the Dolphins at Durban. The Dolphins were handily placed on 106 for 1, with Hasim Amla showing some of the form that brought him his unbeaten 153 against the Cobras last week, when he was caught behind off Ryan McLaren for 30. Boje then snared his three scalps, including Ravish Gobind and Jon Kent in two balls. Dale Benkenstein will carry the hopes of the Dolphins on the second day after finishing unbeaten on 23.

Ashwell Prince: plenty to gain from Zimbabwe series © Getty Images

The executive board of the International Cricket Council is preparing to meet in Delhi in the next few days, and one of the key items on their agenda will be the Test status of Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, two Test nations whose performances continue to lag far behind the pack.If there was any doubt about how critical the question has become, then the shenanigans of the past week will have served to sharpen everyone’s focus. South Africa wrapped up their two-match series against Zimbabwe in less time than most teams take for one Test, and the most damning indictment of their opposition is that they barely broke sweat for full sessions at a time.Happily, today was not one of those days for coasting. After a limp first-day performance that was, frankly, insulting to the game, South Africa’s intensity was back for the final phase of this game. They batted with purpose, declared with intent, and bowled with menace, and though the cynic would suggest that their primary motivation was the chance for a lie-in tomorrow and an afternoon of golf, there were at least a handful of South Africans who were treating the match as more than just a glorified net session.Shortly after the close of play, South Africa unveiled both its list of contracted players for the 2005-06 season, from which Monde Zondeki had been removed, and their squad for the tour of the West Indies, to which he had been added, quite possibly at the last minute. You can’t read much into an alphabetical list in which Zondeki naturally appears at the bottom, but given that he had just produced a matchwinning spell of 6 for 39, the juxtaposition seems significant.Zondeki’s performance gave renewed significance to this fixture, and was the most refreshing sight of the series. He bowled like a man with a point to prove – with pace, accuracy and penetration – and in doing so, he also conferred some hard-earned dignity on Hamilton Masakadza, whose skillful 47 can only have enhanced his confidence for future engagements. Masakadza now knows he’s been in a Test match, and that is more than can be said for several of the participants.Development is the only use for such one-sided matches as these, for Zondeki and Masakadza were not the only players to make strides. Ashwell Prince, for example, came into this match as the only top-seven South African without a Test century, which was a stigma in its own right. But, he also had the grim memory of his embarrassments against Bangladesh in 2002-03, when his contribution to a pair of innings victories had been scores of 0 and 2. With that sort of mental baggage, try telling him that yesterday’s innings was not significant.On the other hand, it is impossible to see what on earth Graeme Smith, Herschelle Gibbs and Jacques Kallis gained from this series. For such proven performers, it was a damned-if-you-do-and-damned-if-you-don’t scenario. Smith and Gibbs went to one extreme – throwing their wickets away with grotesque shots that reeked of disinterest – while Kallis went to the other, jeopardising his hip injury to snaffle six cheap wickets for 53 runs. It’s hard to say which was the more cynical attitude. As Charles Colvile commented during Sky Sports’ coverage: "Kallis is an occasional bowler. By that, I mean he occasionally wants to bowl …”Who knows what Dale Steyn would have made of Kallis’s candy-swiping. Steyn is precisely the type of eager young thruster who could make a contest out of these games. He endured a torrid baptism against England this season, but was in full cry for the Titans in their last round of SuperSport matches and like Zondeki, he would have relished the opportunity to impress the selectors and gatecrash the Caribbean party.These are thoughts that the ICC might like to consider when they meet in Delhi. Test cricket is 99% a mental challenge, but that challenge is cheapened if the players involved give anything less than 100% commitment to their cause. Zimbabwe learned more from the challenge posed by Prince and Zondeki than from the posing provided by South Africa’s hotshots. Everyone’s a winner if the incentives are in place.

Barbados 422 for 7 dec and 8 for 0 beat Guyana 108 and 321 by 10 wickets
ScorecardBarbados started their defence of the title in style – and in some controversy – by routing Guyana by 10 wickets at Bridgetown. They needed just eight runs for victory, after dismissing Guyana for 321, and Kurt Wilkinson wrapped it up in the first over, by lofting Esuan Crandon over extra cover for four. Barbados’ win was clouded by their five-run penalty for ball-tampering, though. On the third afternoon, the umpires reportedly decreed that the ball had changed appearance, and immediately changed it. The board are deciding whether to take any further action on the matter.Trinidad & Tobago 335 and 255 drew with Leeward Islands 324 and 58 for 3
ScorecardThe rains returned to curtail Leeward Island’s run-chase against Trinidad & Tobago, with 25 overs of the day remaining. The highlight had earlier been Ricardo Powell’s hard-hitting 77 to set up the declaration. The Leewards never threatened to pursue 266 in 47 overs, once Alex Adams had fallen to the first ball of the innings.Jamaica 266 and 296 for 8 dec drew with Windward Islands 273 and 233 for 5 (Smith 118*)
ScorecardDevon Smith hit a sparkling century, but Windward Islands were forced to settle for first-innings points against Jamaica at Beausejour. Set 290 for victory, Windwards finished on 223 for 5 with three of the final 15 overs remaining leaving Smith undefeated on 118. Jamaica, who trailed by seven runs on first innings, earlier declared on 296 for 8.West Indies B 97 and 149 beat Kenya 149 and 85 by 12 runs
ScorecardJason Bennett grabbed a hat-trick and Dwight Washington picked up three wickets of his own, as West Indies B pulled off a dramatic 12-run victory over Kenya from an apparently hopeless situation. Set 98 to win, the Kenyans crumbled to 85 all out midway the final session at Edgar Gilbert Park. Bennett removed Collins Obuya (1), Martin Suji (0) and Peter Ongondo (0) with consecutive deliveries to finish with figures of 3 for 23 off 12 overs, and a match haul of 8 for 68.

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England’s fielding, and their batting in the last 15 overs, are areas of their one-day game that captain Nasser Hussain would like to see improved.He was commenting at the end of his side’s five-game National Bank Series with New Zealand which ended in New Zealand winning the series 3-2 last night.Hussain said that right throughout the winter tours, England had not been batting well in the last 15 overs.”Even today we didn’t hit enough boundaries, even when we kept wickets in hand, we’ve not hit enough boundaries, there is a point in the innings where we have to take on these short boundaries.”You saw Nathan Astle today, there was a lot of sixes hit and you watch a series from Australia, people like Brett Lee, various people, hitting sixes and it’s an area we haven’t quite mastered yet. It’s a technical thing, it’s a confidence thing.”There’s a lot of areas we have improved on. That’s another area we’ve just gone and identified. I don’t mean slogging the ball for six when you’ve got to take the risk and every time this winter when we’ve just tried to progress and take the risk, we’ve found ourselves losing wickets and that’s something we’re going to have to look at,” he said.England’s fielding did not really improve during the series. They dropped catches regularly and again tonight put down century-maker Astle twice, once when he was on 15 (Nick Knight at short cover) and on 108 (Ashley Giles, a caught and bowled chance).Knight had an horrendous series, especially given the reputation he had as a catcher before the tour.”We are still a little bit sloppy in the field, we have good days and bad days, we take good catches and we drop some catches.”So that’s an area we’ve got to improve on if we’re going to compete against South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, very good fielding sides, and the last 15 overs is an area we have to work on,” he said.Hussain still felt that the failure to capitalise on the situation created in the opening game in Christchurch had an effect on the final outcome of the series.England were 150/2 and dismissed for 196.”That doesn’t take anything away from New Zealand. They got the wickets, they bowled us out but if we look that’s where we lost the series 150/2 and if we’d got 250-260, we’d have won that game,” Hussain said.

The Interim Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka will have to wait to bring in Barry Richards as batting coach.The board’s initial plan was to bring Richards in ahead of the three match Test series against Indian and then to follow it up with two other stints ahead of the 2003 World Cup in South Africa.With the busy domestic cricket schedule many of the leading players are taking part in the Mercantile Cricket Tournament and, with the imminent Pakistan A tour, the plan will not be realized before the Indian trip.A member of the Interim Committee, Sidath Wettimuny, confirmed that the South African great will only be coming in October or November. CricInfo also learns that the board has not yet signed the contract with Richards.