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Mpumelelo Mbangwa – born Plumtree, 26 June 1976
Right-handed batsman, right-arm medium-pace bowler
Career: 1995/96-2001/02

Abbreviations: Capital letters for teamnames denotes a Test match.Man – ManicalandMash – Mashonaland * indicates not out inningsMat – Matabeleland + indicates wicket-keeperMCD – Mashonaland Country Districts *+ retired hurt/illMid – Midlands # batted firstZim – Zimbabwe/ZimbabweansGrounds:Alex – Alexandra Sports Club OG – Old Georgians Sports ClubBAC – Bulawayo Athletic Club OH – Old Hararians Sports ClubHSC – Harare Sports ClubNo. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1995/96 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl TotalAlthough not taking more than two wickets in an innings, Pommie’s bowlingquickly impressed the selectors and he played seven representative gamesduring the season for the Zimbabwe Board XI and other teams.1 Matabeleland v Mashonaland (11) 0 #305 – (2) 15 5 42 2 219(HSC, 15 Sept – Won) — 300/7d 1 (2) 18 3 66 1 2272 ZCU President’s XI v Tasmania (10) 0 403/9d – (3) 11 1 35 1 #196(BAC, 9 Oct – Drawn) – (2) 23 6 52 2 309/43 Zimbabwe Board XI v Boland B (11) 0* 229/9d 2 (4) 5 0 16 0 #238(Paarl, 27 Oct – D) — 176/7 – (6) 6 0 26 1 226/6d4 Matabeleland v Young Mashonaland (11) 0 #221 – (2) 19 5 62 0 203(BAC, 3 Nov – D) — 370/5d – (2) 6 2 23 0 202/25 Matabeleland v MCD (11) 14* #152 – (3) 3 0 21 0 209(BAC, 17 Nov – W) (11) 0* 344 – (3) 3 0 31 0 2836 Zim Board XI v Northern Tvl B — 334/9d 1 (3) 17 4 42 1 #339(Centurion, 24 Nov – D) — 131/7 – (4) 8 2 19 0 244/8d7 Zim Board XI v Eastern Province B — — – (2) 15 5 43 2 297/6d(Alex, 25 Jan – D)8 Zim Board XI v Transvaal B — 0/0d – (3) 7 1 26 2 #119/4d(BAC, 8 Feb – D) — — 1 (3) 5 1 19 0 87/29 Mash Invitation XI v Yorkshire — 273/9d – (1) 17 4 43 2 #267/6d(HSC, 1 April – L) (11) 0* 156 1 (1) 17 5 52 2 215/7d10 Matabeleland Select v Yorkshire (11) 10 #84 – (2) 22 7 53 2 #329/5d(BAC, 11 April – L) (11) 5 2341995/96 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM10 9 4 29 14* 5.80 – – 6 217 51 671 18 37.27 2/26 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1996/97 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total11 Matabeleland v Mashonaland (11) 0 #118 – (2) 23 5 66 2 279(BAC, 4 Oct – L) (11) 0 279 – (2) 8 2 27 1 85/2M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMCareer 11 11 4 29 14* 4.14 – – 6 248 58 764 21 36.38 2/26 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1996/97 (Pakistan) bat Score Total bowl TotalWith Heath Streak and Henry Olonga injured, Pommie was called in as anemergency replacement for the national side, and made a surprise Test debut,with some success.12 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (2nd) (10) 0 #133 – (2) 17 1 67 2 267(Faisalabad, 24 Oct – L) (11) 2 200 – (2) 7 3 14 0 69/01996/97 (PAKISTAN) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 2 0 2 2 1.00 – – – 24 4 81 2 40.50 2/67 – -Career 12 13 4 31 14* 3.44 – – 6 272 62 845 23 36.73 2/26 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1996/97 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total13 Matabeleland v Mashonaland (11) 4 448 – (1) 11 0 38 0 #503/4d(Alex, 15 Nov – D)14 Matabeleland v Mashonaland — 69/4d 1 (1) 16 2 67 0 #477/6d(BAC, 22 Nov – L) (11) 0 195 – — forfeit15 Matabeleland v England XI (11) 7* 188 – (4) 19 3 60 1 #334(BAC, 10 Dec – L) (11) 8 261 – (2) 11 2 35 0 230/5d16 Mat Inv XI v Worcestershire — 168/9d – (4) 12 3 16 2 #145(BAC, 28 March – L) (11) 2 222 – (4) 7 1 30 1 263/8d1996/97 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM5 7 1 21 8 3.50 – – 1 107 18 339 7 48.42 2/16 – -Career 16 18 5 52 14* 4.00 – – 7 348 73 1091 27 40.40 2/16 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1997/98 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total17 Matabeleland v Mashonaland (11) 6 129 – (3) 8 3 20 0 #307(OH, 4 Sept – L) (11) 3* 14218 Matabeleland v Mashonaland A — 300/7d – (2) 13 4 27 0 #312(BAC, 23 Oct – D) — 227/9 – — 279/5dM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMCareer 18 20 6 61 14* 4.35 – – 7 369 80 1138 27 42.14 2/16 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1997/98 (Sri Lanka) bat Score Total bowl Total19 Zimbabweans v SL Board XI — #311/6d – (2) 14 5 24 2 313/8d(Matara, 2 Jan – D)20 ZIMBABWE v SRI LANKA (2nd) (11) 0 #251 – (2) 16 4 61 2 225(Colombo SSC – L) (11) 4 299 – (2) 14 4 34 1 326/51997/98 (SRI LANKA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 2 0 4 4 2.00 – – – 44 13 119 5 23.80 2/24 – -Career 20 22 6 65 14* 4.06 – – 7 413 93 1257 32 39.28 2/16 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1997/98 (New Zealand) bat Score Total bowl Total21 Zimbabweans v New Zealand A (10) 0 #67 – (2) 31 11 49 4 271/8d(Dunedin, 13 Feb – L) (10) 11 19522 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (1st) (11) 0* #180 – (2) 17 4 42 1 411(Wellington, 19 Feb – L) (11) 0 250 – — 20/023 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (2nd) (11) 0 #170 – (2) 27 10 78 3 460(Auckland, 26 Feb – L) (11) 0 2771997/98 (NEW ZEALAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 6 1 11 11 2.20 – – – 75 25 169 8 21.25 4/49 – -Career 23 28 7 76 14* 3.61 – – 7 488 118 1426 40 35.65 4/49 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1997/98 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total24 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (1st) (11) 0 #321 – (2) 23 15 25 2 256(Queens, 14 March – D) — 302/4d – (2) 22 13 29 1 258/625 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (2nd) (11) 2* #277 1 (2) 33 12 56 3 354(HSC, 21 March – L) (11) 3 268 – (3) 2 0 11 0 192/71997/98 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM4 5 2 14 6 4.66 – – 1 101 47 168 6 28.00 3/56 – -Career 25 31 8 81 14* 3.52 – – 8 568 158 1547 46 33.63 4/49 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1998/99 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl TotalPommie played a vital but largely unrecognized part as back-up to the pace ofHeath Streak and Henry Olonga in Zimbabwe’s Test victories over India at homeand Pakistan away.26 ZIMBABWE v INDIA (Only) (11) 2 #221 – (5) 14.2 4 28 1 280(HSC, 7 Oct – W) (11) 0 293 – (4) 12 6 16 2 173M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMCareer 26 33 8 83 14* 3.32 – – 8 594.2 168 1591 49 32.46 4/49 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1998/99 (Pakistan) bat Score Total bowl Total27 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (1st) (11) 1* 238 1 (4) 23 9 40 3 #296(Peshawar, 27 Nov – W) — #296 – (3) 7 2 23 3 10328 Zimbabweans v Lahore City (10) 21 #394 – (2) 7 2 21 0 287/9d(Lahore, 4 Dec – L) — 239/6d – — 350/929 ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN (2nd) (11) 2 #183 – (3) 24 4 66 0 325/9d(Lahore, 10 Dec – D) — 48/01998/99 (PAKISTAN) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM3 3 1 24 21 12.00 – – 1 61 17 150 6 25.00 3/23 – -Career 29 36 9 107 21 3.96 – – 9 655.2 185 1741 55 31.65 4/49 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1998/99 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total30 Matabeleland v Mashonaland (11) 3* 232 2 (3) 8 5 13 0 #243(BAC, 5 Jan – D) — 278/6 – (3) 9 1 29 1 333/2d31 Matabeleland v Mashonaland A (11) 11* 403/9d – (3) 12 5 22 3 #102(BAC, 19 Jan – W) — 50/3 – (4) 12 4 29 2 35032 ZCU President’s XI v England A (10) 4 493 – (3) 9 4 23 0 #267(Kwekwe, 26 Jan – D) – (3) 20 8 31 0 327/71998/99 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM4 5 2 20 11* 6.66 – – 2 96.2 37 191 9 21.22 3/22 – -Career 32 39 11 125 21 4.46 – – 11 725.2 212 1888 61 30.95 4/49 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1999/2000 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total33 President’s XI v Australians (11) 2* 219 – (3) 19 3 64 2 #335/7d(Queens, 9 Oct – L) (11) 16* 176 – (3) 16 2 60 1 304/5dM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMCareer 33 41 13 143 21 5.10 – – 11 760.2 217 2012 64 31.43 4/49 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1999/2000 (South Africa) bat Score Total bowl Total34 ZIMBABWE v SOUTH AFRICA (Only) (11) 0* #192 – (5) 35 9 75 2 417(Bloemfontein, 29 Oct – L) (11) 0* 2121999/2000 (SOUTH AFRICA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 2 2 0 0* — – – – 35 9 75 2 37.50 2/75 – -Career 34 43 15 143 21 5.10 – – 11 795.2 226 2087 66 31.62 4/49 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1999/2000 (Zimbabwe, cont.) bat Score Total bowl Total35 ZIMBABWE v SOUTH AFRICA (Only) (11) 1* #102 – (3) 28 6 91 2 462(HSC, 11 Nov – L) (11) 3 1411999/2000 (ZIMBABWE) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 4 3 22 16* 22.00 – – – 63 11 215 5 43.00 2/64 – -Career 35 45 16 147 21 5.06 – – 11 823.2 232 2178 68 32.02 4/49 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.1999/2000 (West Indies) bat Score Total bowl TotalPommie again played a vital part as back-up for Heath Streak, although takingno wickets, in what should have been a victory over West Indies, but for apathetic Zimbabwean batting display.36 Zim Board XI v WI Board XI (11) 0 #428 – (2) 14 4 25 1 198(St George’s, 4 March – D) — 24/037 ZIMBABWE v WEST INDIES (1st) (11) 0 236 – (3) 10 3 21 0 #187(Port-of-Spain, 16 March – L) (11) 0 63 – (3) 15 10 15 0 631999/2000 (WEST INDIES) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 3 0 0 0 0.00 – – – 39 17 61 1 61.00 1/25 – -Career 37 48 16 147 21 4.59 – – 11 862.2 249 2239 69 32.44 4/49 – -No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2000 (England) bat Score Total bowl TotalPommie found English conditions to his liking and finished fourth in the entirebowling averages for the season. He also took his first career five-wickethaul, and then made it ten in the match, in the victory over a weakenedYorkshire team on a green pitch.38 Zimbabweans v Hampshire — 364/7d – (3) 16 9 19 4 #131(Southampton, 27 April – D) – (5) 7 2 18 1 234/439 Zimbabweans v Kent (11) 0 #159 – (2) 9 3 14 1 487/8d(Canterbury, 3 May – L) (10) 3* 16540 Zimbabweans v Essex (11) 9* #315 – (2) 30 13 47 2 249(Chelmsford, 11 May – D) — 75/041 ZIMBABWE v ENGLAND (1st) (11) 1* #83 – (3) 21 5 69 0 415(Lord’s, 18 May – L) (11) 8 123 -42 Zimbabweans v Yorkshire (11) 9 #235 – (2) 18 10 14 6 124(Leeds, 24 May – W) (11) 0* 68 – (2) 14 2 39 4 14743 ZIMBABWE v ENGLAND (2nd) — 285/4d – (4) 18 6 40 2 #374(Nottingham, 1 June – D) — 25/1 – (4) 15 8 25 0 14744 Zimbabweans v West Indians — 275/8d – (4) 21 4 73 1 #407(Arundel, 10 June – D) — 108/1 – (2) 15 7 36 3 200/5d45 Zimbabweans v Gloucestershire (11) 0* #568 – (4) 12 7 11 1 167(Gloucester, 16 June – W) — 258/2d – (4) 15.5 10 23 5 1352000 (ENGLAND) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM8 8 5 30 9* 10.00 – – – 211.5 86 428 30 14.26 6/14 2 1Career 45 56 21 177 21 5.05 – – 11 1074.1 335 2667 99 26.93 6/14 2 1No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2000/01 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl TotalDespite his good tour of England and continued steady performances at home,Pommie fell out of favour with the national selectors, who were lookingfor `shock’ bowlers. On a happier note, he was appointed captain ofMatabeleland.46 President’s XI v New Zealanders (11) 0* 205 – (4) 16 4 46 1 #339(Mutare, 1 Sept – D) — 96/3 – (4) 11 5 25 1 263/3d47 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND (2nd) (11) 0* 166 – (4) 28 10 58 2 #465(HSC, 19 Sept – L) (11) 5 370 – (3) 4.2 0 22 0 74/248 Matabeleland v Mashonaland A — 128/8d – — –(Alex, 16 Feb – D)49 Matabeleland v Manicaland — 122/5d – (1) 12 6 20 1 #201/9d(BAC, 2 March – D) — 124/5 1 (1) 7 3 14 1 141/9d50 Matabeleland v Midlands (10) 5 384 1 (1) 21 7 44 1 #380/6d(BAC, 9 March – W) — 117/6 1 (1) 9 7 2 2 12051 Matabeleland v Mashonaland (11) 3* 115 1 (1) 15 2 39 1 #194(HSC, 23 March – L) (11) 0 19 – (1) 18 6 27 1 225/5d52 Matabeleland v CFX Academy — 508/9d 1 (2) 16.2 4 45 2 #320(Queens, 30 March – W) – (2) 4 2 2 0 126M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM7 6 3 13 5 4.33 – – 5 161.4 56 344 13 26.46 2/2 – -Career 52 62 24 190 21 5.00 – – 16 1235.5 391 3011 112 26.88 6/14 2 1No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2001/02 (Kenya) bat Score Total bowl TotalPommie was appointed captain of the Zimbabwe A team to tour Kenya.53 Zimbabwe A v Kenya (1st) (10) 30* #240 – (2) 10 3 35 1 411(Nairobi Gym, 30 Nov – L (10) 0 14854 Zimbabwe A v Kenya (2nd) (9) 0* 278/7d – (3) 13 2 50 1 #424(Nairobi Simba, 4 Dec – D) — 199/1 – — 314/4d2001/02 (KENYA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 3 2 30 30* 30.00 – – – 23 5 85 2 42.50 1/35 – -Career 54 65 26 220 30* 5.64 – – 16 1258.5 396 3096 114 27.15 6/14 2 1No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2001/02 (India) bat Score Total bowl Total55 Zimbabweans v Ind President’s XI (10) 3* 340 – (5) 19 8 41 1 #361/3d(Vijayawada, 15 Feb – D) — – (4) 6 1 16 0 154/12001/02 (INDIA) SEASON TOTALM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1 1 1 3 3* — – – – 25 9 57 1 57.00 1/41 – -Career 55 66 27 223 30* 5.71 – – 16 1283.5 405 3153 115 27.41 6/14 2 1No. Own Team Ct No. O M R W Opp.2001/02 (Zimbabwe) bat Score Total bowl Total56 Matabeleland v Manicaland (9) 0 244 – (1) 19 6 75 1 #574(Mutare, 12 Aust – D) — 206/357 Matabeleland v Mashonaland A (11) 20 319 2 (1) 17 6 28 1 #270(Queens, 19 April – D) (11) 2* 268/9 – (1) 16 7 35 2 332M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM2 3 1 22 20 11.00 – – 2 52 19 138 3 46.00 2/35 – -Career 57 69 28 245 30* 5.97 – – 18 1335.5 424 3291 118 27.88 6/14 2 1RECORD SEASON BY SEASONM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1995/96(Z) 10* 9 4 29 14* 5.80 – – 6 217 51 671 18 37.27 2/26 – -1996/97(P) 1 2 0 2 2 1.00 – – – 24 4 81 2 40.50 2/67 – -1996/97(Z) 5 7 1 21 8 3.50 – – 1 107 18 339 7 48.42 2/16 – -1997/98(SL) 2 2 0 4 4 2.00 – – – 44 13 119 5 23.80 2/24 – -1997/98(NZ) 3 6 1 11 11 2.20 – – – 75 25 169 8 21.25 4/49 – -1997/98(Z) 4 5 2 14 6 4.66 – – 1 101 47 168 6 28.00 3/56 – -1998/99(P) 3 3 1 24 21 12.00 – – 1 61 17 150 6 25.00 3/23 – -1998/99(Z) 4 5 2 20 11* 6.66 – – 2 96.2 37 191 9 21.22 3/22 – -1999/00(SA) 1 2 2 0 0* — – – – 35 9 75 2 37.50 2/75 – -1999/00(Z) 2 4 3 22 16* 22.00 – – – 63 11 215 5 43.00 2/64 – -1999/00(WI) 2 3 0 0 0 0.00 – – – 39 17 61 1 61.00 1/25 – -2000 (E) 8 8 5 30 9* 10.00 – – – 211.5 86 428 30 14.26 6/14 2 12000/01(Z) 7 6 3 13 5 4.33 – – 5 161.4 56 344 13 26.46 2/2 – -2001/02(K) 2 3 2 30 30* 30.00 – – – 23 5 85 2 42.50 1/35 – -2001/02(I) 1 1 1 3 3* — – – – 25 9 57 1 57.00 1/41 – -2001/02(Z) 2 3 1 22 20 11.00 – – 2 52 19 138 3 46.00 2/35 – -57 69 28 245 30* 5.97 – – 18 1335.5 424 3291 118 27.88 6/14 2 1*including 2 UCB Bowl matches played in South AfricaRECORD IN EACH COUNTRYM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMZimbabwe 32 38 15 141 20 6.13 – – 14 762 233 1963 59 33.27 3/22 – -England 8 8 5 30 9* 10.00 – – – 211.5 86 428 30 14.26 6/14 2 1Australia -South Africa 3 3 3 0 0* — – – 3 71 15 178 4 44.50 2/75 – -West Indies 2 3 0 0 0 0.00 – – – 39 17 61 1 61.00 1/25 – -New Zealand 3 6 1 11 11 2.20 – – – 75 25 169 8 21.25 4/49 – -India 1 1 1 3 3* — – – – 25 9 57 1 57.00 1/41 – -Pakistan 4 5 1 26 21 6.50 – – 1 85 21 231 8 28.87 3/23 – -Sri Lanka 2 2 0 4 4 2.00 – – – 44 13 119 5 23.80 2/24 – -Bangladesh -Kenya 2 3 2 30 30* 30.00 – – – 23 5 85 2 42.50 1/35 – -57 69 28 245 30* 5.97 – – 18 1335.5 424 3291 118 27.88 6/14 2 1RECORD ON ZIMBABWEAN GROUNDSM I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMAlexandra 3 1 0 4 4 4.00 – – – 26 5 81 2 40.50 2/43 – -Bulawayo AC 14 15 5 65 14* 6.50 – – 7 298 83 823 25 32.92 3/22 – -Harare SC 7 12 5 19 5 2.71 – – 4 221.4 63 551 19 29.00 3/56 – -Kwekwe 1 1 0 4 4 4.00 – – – 29 12 54 0 –Mutare 2 2 1 0 0* 0.00 – – – 46 15 146 2 73.00 1/25 – -Old Hararians 1 2 1 9 6 9.00 – – – 8 3 20 0 –Queens SC 4 5 3 40 20 20.00 – – 3 133.2 52 288 11 26.18 2/25 – -32 38 15 141 20 6.13 – – 14 762 233 1963 59 33.27 3/22 – -LOGAN CUP RECORD (FOR MATABELELAND)M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50 Ct O M R W Av. BB 5wI 10wM1995/96 3 4 2 14 14* 7.00 – – 1 64 15 245 3 81.66 2/42 – -1996/97 3 4 0 4 4 1.00 – – 1 58 9 198 3 66.00 2/66 – -1997/98 2 2 1 9 6 9.00 – – – 21 7 47 0 –1998/99 2 2 2 14 11* — – – 2 41 15 93 6 15.50 3/32 – -1999/2000 -2000/01 5 3 1 8 5 4.00 – – 5 102.2 37 193 9 21.44 2/2 – -2001/02 2 3 1 22 20 11.00 – – 2 52 19 138 3 46.00 2/35 – -17 18 7 71 20 6.45 – – 11 338.2 102 914 24 38.08 3/22 – -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 20.2 6 47 2 23.50 2/45 – -Manicaland 2 1 0 0 0 0.00 – – 1 38 15 109 2 54.50 1/14 – -Mashonaland 7 10 3 19 6 2.71 – – 5 149 34 434 9 48.22 2/42 – -Mashonaland A 4 3 2 33 20 33.00 – – 2 70 26 141 8 17.62 3/22 – -Mash Country Dist 1 2 2 14 14* — – – – 6 0 52 0 –Midlands 1 1 0 5 5 5.00 – – 2 30 14 46 3 15.33 2/2 – -Young Mashonaland 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 – – – 25 7 85 0 –17 18 7 71 20 6.45 – – 11 338.2 102 914 24 38.08 3/22 – -HIGHEST SCORE30* Zimbabwe A v Kenya Nairobi Gymkhana 2001/02Highest in Zimbabwe:20 Matabeleland v Mashonaland A Queens Sports Club 2001/02`PAIRS’0 and 0 Matabeleland v Mashonaland Bulawayo Athletic Club 1996/970 and 0 ZIMBABWE v NEW ZEALAND Auckland 1997/980 and 0 ZIMBABWE v WEST INDIES Port-of-Spain 1999/2000FIVE WICKETS IN AN INNINGS1 6/14 Zimbabweans v Yorkshire Leeds 20002 5/23 Zimbabweans v Gloucestershire Gloucester 2000MOST OVERS BOWLED IN AN INNINGS35 (35-9-75-2) ZIMBABWE v SOUTH AFRICA Bloemfontein 1999/2000MOST OVERS BOWLED IN A MATCH45 (45-18-54-3) ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN Queens Sports Club 1997/98MOST RUNS CONCEDED IN AN INNINGS91 (28-6-91-2) ZIMBABWE v SOUTH AFRICA Harare Sports Club 1999/2000MOST RUNS CONCEDED IN A MATCH124 (35-5-124-3) President’s XI v Australians Queens Sports Club 1999/2000MOST MAIDEN OVERS BOWLED IN AN INNINGS15 (23-15-25-2) ZIMBABWE v PAKISTAN Queens Sports Club 1997/98DETAILS OF DISMISSALS AS A BATSMANbowled 11 26.83lbw 15 36.58caught 11 26.83caught by wicketkeeper – 0.00caught and bowled – 0.00stumped 3 7.32run out 1 2.44TOTAL 41 100.00%DETAILS OF DISMISSALS AS A BOWLERbowled 11 9.32lbw 26 22.03caught 53 44.92caught by wicket-keeper 28 23.73caught and bowled – 0.00stumped – 0.00TOTAL 118 100.00%MOST CATCHES IN AN INNINGS2, on 3 occasionsMOST CATCHES IN A MATCH2, on 4 occasions

Colombo’s residents, who are enduring daily power cuts because of thedwindling water supplies in the up country reservoirs, may have beendelighted, but the final day of Pakistan A’s tour proved to be anticlimaxas heavy rains forced the abandonment of the game, leaving the three-matchseries shared at one all.Sri Lanka had looked to be cruising towards a series victory at lunch afteran efficient performance in the field and some pretty lousy cricket byPakistan, who were eventually bowled out for 172 on a fine batting wicket.Heavy rains then delayed the start of their run chase by 105 minutes.The complicated permutations of Duckworth-Lewis gave Pakistan a faint hopeof victory when the target was stiffened. Sri Lanka now needed 130 runs from29 overs and they looked to be cruising towards that, on 97 for two from 20overs, when the weather made its final interruption.Sri Lanka, who had made four changes to the side that lost on Monday, givinga chance to the other members of the 16-man squad, bowled efficiently andfielded impressively, running out three Pakistani batsmen.Pakistan had started well as Imran Farhat (13) and Faisal Naved (33) added29 for the first wicket in 41 balls. Even after Imran Farhat had clippedlazily to Bandaratillake behind square, they proceeded smoothly, and were 64for one after 17 overs.Sri Lanka’s spinners and fielders then got to work. Samaraweera had FaisalNaved caught at square leg and Taufiq Umar (24) was run out by a divingChamara Silva, after a poor call by Hasan Raza (26), who sensibly wore ahelmet today after his injury scare on Monday.Hasan reacted positively to the dismissal of Taufiq, who had been battingsolidly, lofting Samaraweera for six. He was, however, caught behind soonafter off Muthumudalige Pushpakumara, finally given a chance after aninexplicable wait on the sidelines.When Misbah-ul-Haq was also run out the innings crumbled. In fact, the lastseven wickets fell for just 51 runs.Sri Lanka were packed full of batting – their number ten, NiroshanBanadaratillake, had scored a wonderful half-century against England a fewmonths ago – and unsurprisingly came out all guns blazing.Gunawardene (14), of course, needs no second invitation to throw his railwaysleeper of a bat at the ball. He added 35 in 35 balls with Upeka Fernandobefore edging behind. Fernando (26) was then well caught at mid off to leaveSri lanka 56 for two.The need for quick runs finally forced some fluency of Kumar Sangakkara(28*) and Tillakaratne Dilshan (24*) and they looked to be well in controlwhen rain curtailed play.

Robert Lewandowski has put Europe’s top clubs on red alert after admitting he could leave Borussia Dortmund next summer. The Daily Mail reports.

The Polish international has attracted the interest of Chelsea and Manchester United, while Juventus and Bayern Munich are also keeping tabs on the forward.

He scored 30 goals for Dortmund last season as they secured a league and cup double before leading the line for Poland at Euro 2012.

The German champions have kept a firm stance over their star man claiming he is not going anywhere during the remainder of his contract.

But it could be increasingly difficult to hold on to a player who is contemplating a future away from Dortmund.

He said: “I don’t set myself any limits. I don’t know what will be after this season.

“I can’t and don’t want to rule out anything. This would not be professional.”

Lewandowski has two years left in his current deal, but amidst the uncertainty surrounding his future, he intimated that he is willing to see it out.

“I have another two years on my contract. This is a long time. I don’t have to decide today if I extend it or not. But, like I said, I only concentrate on Borussia right now”, he added.

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	Ishara Amerasinghe has recovered from his side strain and will be playing against India © Getty Images

It’s 38ºC in Adelaide and the Indians find themselves in the hot seat. It’s the business end of the tournament and even if their countenance suggests they are relaxed, the sweat is steadily gathering across those creased foreheads.A loss tomorrow against Sri Lanka will push them to the bottom of the points table. They will not want a situation where their last league game becomes virtual semi-final. Meanwhile Sri Lanka have played one game less and are taking it easy despite being at bottom of table for now.There’s no ignoring that fact that the pressure levels are mounting for both teams, especially now that Australia have entered the safety zone with three wins in five games. Both India and Sri Lanka have themselves to blame for making Australia’s job easy, considering both were on top of the hosts in the last two encounters. Sri Lanka stuttered chasing a modest 233 in Perth last week while India, having restricted the Australians to 203, slipped miserably to 153.These two opponents meet for the third time with Sri Lanka holding the slightest of edges, having scored an emphatic eight-wicket win in the rain-reduced clash in Canberra which was nearly a Twenty20 affair. Mahendra Singh Dhoni will gather solace from the fact that his bowlers have toppled oppositions consistently and it is just the batting order that needs to pull its act together. Sri Lanka’s problems are doubled with both their batting and bowling yet to fall in to the place.Mahela Jayawardene admitted as much though he felt Sri Lanka stand to push forward the advantage they accumulated in Canberra. “We’ve been inconsistent with the bat. I thought the bowlers have lifted their mark, but we haven’t batted well at all,” Jayawardene said, before his team’s practice session at the Adelaide Oval. He agreed the battle was now between Sri Lanka and India with Australia all but in the finals. “Now it’s like a two horse race to get into the finals,” Jayawardene said.He also felt both Sri Lanka and India had to realise the reason Australia were sitting pretty, despite playing inconsistently, was because they had prospered on the mistakes of their two opponents. “We are not pushing the advantage. Australia haven’t played good cricket. I don’t think the two other teams are capitalising on their weaknesses. He said it was Australia’s experience and their bowling that had saved them from losing twice over.Lack of experience might be one of the reasons behind India’s inconsistent display with the bat. Dhoni’s young batting line-up, especially the middle order, has proved to be thin on patience whenever they have found themselves in a tricky situation and Australia proved it right on Sunday while defending a small total. Irfan Pathan, who took four wickets in that game, looked at the flipside to the squad’s inexperience. “It is actually good for the players and the team in a way because they will start thinking of what they need to do and learn from it, Pathan explained. “Some guys in the middle order are young. We have to give them time, no one is going to come and show maturity [immediately].”The Indians opted out of a practice session today but they will be busy working out the right combination considering how crucial tomorrow’s match is. On Sunday India played with five bowlers but following the loss, it remains to be seen if they will stick to the same combination. Dhoni hinted last evening that he had intended to play five bowlers against Sri Lanka. But now with Virender Sehwag expected to be fit for tomorrow’s game, Dhoni might be tempted to go with an extra batsman to guard against an imminent collapse.If that were to happen the only change would be Munaf Patel or Sreesanth making way for Sehwag. It is likely that the team management will pick Sreesanth because though Munaf bowled within himself on Sunday, if he has an off day he becomes a liability with his inability to perform with the bat or in the field. Sreesanth, on the other hand, despite proving expensive gives the promise with his aggression.Jayawardene felt the five-bowler theory has worked for teams thereby suggesting he might be thinking of sticking to that policy. Fast bowler Ishara Amerasinghe, who had to sit out of the last two games after an impressive beginning in his first two games due to side strain, comes in for Nuwan Kulasekara.Teams:
India (likely) 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Sachin Tendulkar, 3 Gautam Gambhir, 4 Rohit Sharma, 5 Mahendra Singh Dhoni, 6 Yuvraj Singh, 7 Robin Uthappa, 8 Irfan Pathan, 9 Harbhajan Singh, 10 Sreesanth, 11 Ishant Sharma.Sri Lanka (likely) 1 Sanath Jayasuriya, 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3 Kumar Sangakkara, 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Chamara Silva 6 Chamara Kapugedera, 7 Farveez Maharoof, 8 Chaminda Vaas, 9 Ishara Amerasinghe, 10 Lasith Malinga, 11 Muttiah Muralitharan.

Brian Lara’s dismissal, bowled off the inside-edge by Jacques Kallis, was probably the lethal gust of wind that effectively left Caribbean aspirations in ruins © Getty Images

“Dey wukkup in de West Indies bowling!”Relentless cut-tail has the remarkable power of stripping the veneer of decorum from any occasion, moving Adriel Richard, the CMC CricketPlus producer, to draw on his Bajan dialect, in the midst of a “live” update, to describe the extent to which West Indies bowlers were torn apart by South Africa’s rampant batsmen.”357 to win. Just like the caliber of bullet WI should shoot themselves with.”As this text message from a disgruntled fan back home revealed, a macabre sense of humour also prevailed at the interval in Grenada, with supporters of the regional side everywhere finding different ways to express their frustration, anger and pain at the manner in which the team on whom they have invested so much emotional energy dragged them to a new low in what has already been an increasingly dispiriting World Cup experience.Even for a people given to often unfounded levels of optimism, especially in apparently hopeless causes involving their beloved regional side, it was asking a lot of a deflated home team to get anywhere close to a daunting target of 357 needed to keep any lingering Caribbean interest in this tournament alive, a prospect made all the more depressing with two Super Eight matches still to play next week in Barbados.Maybe it was the memory of how humiliated they felt four years ago when, as hosts, they could not even advance out of the first-round grouping that prompted the South African top-order’s merciless plunder in the quest to keep their own ambitions alive after the shock defeat to Bangladesh last Saturday in Guyana. It was an assault that silenced boisterous home fans keen on celebrating the magnificent reincarnation of the Grenada National Stadium.More than the other new or redeveloped venues around the region, this impressive structure is symbolic of what can be achieved by the people of our tiny territories (with a little help from the Chinese, let’s not forget) when properly motivated, even after the ravages of two devastating hurricanes only two-and-a-half years ago. Issues of accountability and sustainability notwithstanding, the point is that we can achieve a minor miracle, even if the fact that it has primarily been at the prodding of external forces and with the enticing prospect of financial rewards that will remain more than a little troubling.At 87 for 3 after 15 overs, with Brian Lara and Ramnaresh Sarwan in the middle, rebuilding a stadium almost from rubble would have seemed to be like chicken-feed compared to pulling off a record-breaking World Cup victory.The poignancy of the moment was hard to avoid: a beleaguered captain in partnership with his talented but often impetuous deputy trying to rebuild the crumbling edifice of what were, just over two weeks ago, grandiose expectations of glory on home soil come April 28.For all of Lara’s proven genius with the bat and Sarwan’s felicitous elegance, the overwhelming feeling was one of an effort too little, too late, even in the midst of strokeplay that almost took the breath away.Patently fallible as captain and tactician (his decision to delay employing the final power-play until the 45th over was a recipe for even greater carnage), he remains peerless, even three weeks from his 38th birthday, as a strokeplayer, a square-drive off Andre Nel to the point boundary in the 17th over reminding everyone as to just how majestically destructive he can still be. His dismissal, though, bowled off the inside-edge by Jacques Kallis, was probably the lethal gust of wind that effectively left Caribbean aspirations in ruins.

‘If the desolation was not as stark and the atmosphere not as suffocatingly sterile as at other venues so far, most notably the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, there was still an artificiality about it all’ © Cricinfo Ltd

Too little, too late may also define the efforts by the World Cup organisers to bring some “West Indianness” to the tournament. Again it was more than a little unusual to see the ground, on a national holiday, for an ODI involving the West Indies, with hundreds of empty seats. If the desolation was not as stark and the atmosphere not as suffocatingly sterile as at other venues so far, most notably the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, there was still an artificiality about it all. Apparently the new campaign to energise the World Cup atmosphere is entitled “Ram de Dance”. But they could have called it “Rama the Jamma” and it wouldn’t really matter, simply because too many people feel betrayed by the entire event, taken for granted in what was expected to be their unstinting support for West Indies in particular and cricket in general, to the extent that they would not bat an eye at the boot camp-style restrictions in their desire to be part of the spectacle at any cost.As they say, you can fool some of the people all the time, but even for people as gullible as we tend to be around here, you can’t fool all of us all the time. Yet the mamaguile continues. On Monday, the media were advised that there was no such thing as “cheap tickets” for matches in Grenada. Troy Garvey, media communications director for the LOC here, explained that the prices of tickets had not been reduced, just the sizes of certain categories.So, for example, if tickets for a certain category were going slowly, that category was reduced and the extra seats incorporated in a cheaper category.If you can see any difference between that explanation and saying that tickets are now cheaper, then you’re as disconnected from reality as so many key personnel involved with this World Cup.

Sachin Tendulkar: likely to miss the Caribbean tour © AFP

Sachin Tendulkar has had a successful keyhole operation on his right shoulder in London this afternoon. “He underwent arthroscopic (keyhole) surgery to stabilise the shoulder joint and decompress the cyst,” Andrew Wallace, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, said after an hour-long surgery at the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth.”The surgery proceeded successfully without any complications,” Wallace continued. “At the time of the operation, we found clear evidence of instability associated with a tear of the rim of the socket of the shoulder joint. The tear extended through 75% of the biceps tendon and had created a large cyst that was impinging on a nearby nerve. The damaged biceps tendon was divided and reattached to the shaft of the humerus [upper arm bone].”His arm will be immobilised in a sling for up to six weeks and it is unlikely that he will be fit for selection for international cricket for up to two to three months, depending on regular review,” Wallace added. That effectively rules him out of the tour of the Caribbean which starts on May 18.Tendulkar will spend the night in hospital before being discharged on Tuesday.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored his first hundred against Pakistan as West Indies drove home the advantage on the third day © Getty Images

Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the West Indian captain, was suitably delighted with his and the team’s performance so far in the first Test against Pakistan in Barbados. Chanderpaul notched up an unbeaten 153 – his first Test hundred against Pakistan – as West Indies made 371 in their second innings, giving them an overall lead of 572. At close of play on the third day, Pakistan were struggling at 113 for 4, needing a further 460 to win.”It’s always good to get a Test hundred, no matter who you are playing against,” Chanderpaul was quoted as saying by . “It’s my first against Pakistan, I’m happy. We needed someone to stay out there and give us a good innings and most of the batters went already so I had to put my head down and stick it out.”Earlier in the match, Brian Lara scored first century against Pakistan, and in the process became only the sixth batsman to score hundreds against all Test-playing nations. Chanderpaul hasn’t yet reached the three-figure mark against New Zealand, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka – he hasn’t yet played a Test against the Lankans – but for the moment, Chanderpaul’s focus was firmly on wrapping up the victory.”Coming out with a win is going to be a big booster for us. Hopefully, we can do that probably tomorrow (Sunday) or the next day and help the team confidence.”Meanwhile, Fidel Edwards was quite chuffed after his five-wicket haul in the first innings, and attributed it to his improved fitness. “I have been working pretty hard over the last couple of days, mainly on my fitness, trying to prepare for this game and it paid off,” Edwards told the daily after the second day’s play. “The last couple of Test games I played, I was struggling to get some wickets and I really wanted to get some wickets in this game and prove my worth.”Edwards was forced to leave the field in Pakistan’s second innings due to a hamstring problem, but by then he had already done enough damage, taking 5 for 38 in the first innings, and then dismissing Salman Butt for a duck in his first over of the second. It was a welcome return to form for Edwards – his last four matches had fetched him three wickets for 442 runs. His career was also set back when he sustained a back injury during West Indies’ tour of England last year. When he returned, against South Africa at the same venue last month, Edwards conceded 112 runs and went wicketless. This time, he insisted, the wicket made a difference too: “The pitch had a little more bounce than the last time we played here. It is still a good track for batting and bowling and hopefully we can get the job done.”One aspect that didn’t impress him as much, though, was the lack of support from the crowd – only about 3000 people turned up for each of the first three days. “It’s very disappointing. Even in the South Africa series [it was the same]. The support is decreasing a lot and the more support, the better it is for us in the long run as a team trying to get back up there.”

Cricket Victoria selectors have today announced the Bushrangers squad to play the `re-scheduled’ match against the West End Redbacks starting at the MCG on Sunday, 8 February.All rounder Ian Hewett has been added to the squad of 12 that beat South Australia at the Adelaide Oval this week.The Bushrangers squad is:

Darren BERRY (C)
Matthew ELLIOTT
Ian HEWETT
Brad HODGE
David HUSSEY
Mathew INNESS
Michael LEWIS
Andrew McDONALD
Jonathan MOSS
Matthew MOTT
Graeme RUMMANS
Allan WISE
Cameron WHITE

Cricket Victoria has also announced the 2nd X1 team to play Queensland at the Junction Oval from February 9-12. Please note play begins at 10.30am.The 2nd team is:
Peter Roach (C), Jason Arnberger, Aiden Blizzard, Matthew Gale, Darren Groves, Nick Jewell, Brendan Joseland, Brad Knowles, Glenn Lalor, Ricky Marcy, Graeme Rummans.

The South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) has confirmed that fast bowler Trent Kelly will remain in Brisbane, on standby for the Pura Cup game against the Queensland Bulls, which commences in Brisbane on Sunday, January 19.Kelly will remain in Brisbane as back-up for fast bowler, Paul Rofe, who dislocated a finger during the ING Cup game at the GABBA today (January 17).Kelly was due to fly back to Adelaide from Brisbane tomorrow (January 18) to take up bowling duties for his grade club, West Torrens, and for the Australian Under-19 squad. The Australian Under-19s are due to play the English Cricket Academy from Monday, January 20.Rofe will undergo a fitness test in Brisbane tomorrow, and if deemed unfit to play, will make way for Kelly’s debut in the four-day competition for the Redbacks.

Last week’s drawn Test series between Zimbabwe and India hasconsolidated both teams’ existing positions in the ICC TestChampionship, according to an ICC media release.The 1-1 series result adds a single point to both countries’ totals,meaning the home team remains in ninth position and India in seventh.The effect of this is that Zimbabwe now has six points from 13 seriesand an average of 0.46 and India 10 points from 13 series and anaverage of 0.77.The fixture was the first series played between the teams in Zimbabwe,following one off Tests between them in 1992 and 1998.The updated Championship table now is as follows:

Team Played Won Lost Drawn Points AverageAustralia 13 10 2 1 21 1.62South Africa 15 10 3 2 22 1.47England 14 7 5 2 16 1.14Sri Lanka 13 5 5 3 13 1.00New Zealand 15 6 7 2 14 0.93West Indies 12 5 6 1 11 0.92India 13 3 6 4 10 0.77Pakistan 15 3 7 5 11 0.73Zimbabwe 13 2 9 2 6 0.46Bangladesh 1 0 1 0 0 –

The next update to the Championship table will take place at theconclusion of the npower Ashes series in England in August.