Zimbabwe Cricket Photo Quiz

[CrimsonAvenger]

It's got to be Kudakwashe Samunderu then, maybe .. perhaps ........

Right this time

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[Detective RDS]

68. Identify this Zimbabwean player?

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[CrimsonAvenger]

Dirk Viljoen? I think this pic is from that match in Sharjah, where he shared a huge century stand with Andy Flower, but still Zimbabwe went on to lose the match after a great fight. Flower made a hundred, and Villie got 60 odd.

[outswinger]

is it travis friend?

[Detective RDS]

is it travis friend?

Welcome to the forum,Outswinger.No,it's not Travis Friend.Friend is a right handed batsman.The batsman in the picture is a left handed batsman.

Dirk Viljoen? I think this pic is from that match in Sharjah, where he shared a huge century stand with Andy Flower, but still Zimbabwe went on to lose the match after a great fight. Flower made a hundred, and Villie got 60 odd.

That's right,Crimson Avenger.It is DIRK VILJOEN.It was the ODI debute match of Mark Vermeulen and in this match Viljoen scored his ODI career best 63* and also bowled economically 10-0-37-0.Andy Flower was the man of the match for his unbeaten centuruy(120*).Although Sri Lanka won the match by 7 wickets

http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65895.html

I feel very strange when I see that Dirk Viljoen hasnt appeared in an any highest level of cricket for over 6 years.He is now a commentator in the age of 32.I still think that he can play cricket at least in the FC level.

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[CrimsonAvenger]

I feel very strange when I see that Dirk Viljoen hasnt appeared in an any highest level of cricket for over 6 years.

Well, he made it to the team as a left arm spinner, though he was a more than decent all-rounder at first class level. Also, all rounder spot in the national team was occupied by Guy Whittall and Grant Flower. When Ray Price forced himself into the side as the premier spinner, Viljoen simply could not be accomodated in the side. He was unfortunate to be in wrong place at the wrong time. But he was one of my personal favorites among Zim bowlers. I liked him especially for his attitude.

Thanks for bringing back memories of that match RDS. I still remember that match very clearly, for the sheer brilliance of that 153 run partnership in testing conditions of Sharjah.

[Dr_Situ(ZimFanatic)]

Dirk was also my personal favourite. I still remember when i used to fight in a yahoo gp on Zim, where few aussies used to dislike him. Myself and another member-ZULUKLUS-were too inclined on Dirk. At that time he played Murli better than other ones still his inconsistency betrayed him.

Yeah the sharjah loss is vivid in my memory. It was our Lord AF's second 100 in 150th mt. He scored 2 more brilliant tons but all resulted in losses. Finally i vent out my feelings-

http://www.cricinfo.com/database/NATION ... _VOL6.html

REALITY BITES
Analyze this-

'92 World Cup - v Sri Lanka at New Plymouth - It was a veritable run orgy at Pukekura Park where 626 runs were scored in a LOI. Andy Flower was making his debut. He carried his bat and joined the elite group of players who scored 100 on debut. He shared a 145* partnership for the fifth wicket and such was the impact of his innings that for the first time in the World Cup the Man of the Match award went to a player from the losing side.

Sharjah '00 - v Sri Lanka. This was Andy's second 100 in 150 matches and the fifth-wicket partnership was even bettered - 153* with Viljoen. Flower's 120* was a fascinating innings, a gem, and must rank as one of the finest knocks in Sharjah.

England '01. If I borrow a sentence from Mr. Ward - "Visibly furious with the pusillanimity of his partners" - Flower shared a record seventh-wicket partnership with Skipper Streak and equalled the highest Zimbabwean individual score.

Champions Trophy v India. Absolutely sensational but not inspirational for his mates as Andy remained on field for 98 overs in humid Colombo conditions [ask Gibbs] and played even better, scoring 145.

These are all great hundreds but the elusive victory is still not there. Grant Flower says, "The secret of success is in coping with failures". True but Andy is only improving all the time - 115*, 120*, 142 and 145. It's high time that other players in the squad realize this and give him just enough support so that Zimbabwe wins become more important than his losing hundreds.

So what if reality bites.

Dr. Situ Phalswal (India)

[CrimsonAvenger]

Champions Trophy v India. Absolutely sensational but not inspirational for his mates as Andy remained on field for 98 overs in humid Colombo conditions [ask Gibbs] and played even better, scoring 145.

That has got to be the best ODI knock ever in a losing cause. I could not believe that he was playing such high quality cricket after a draining afternoon in the field.

Moving on to next question...

69. What was the reason behind this joyous celebration?

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[Dr_Situ(ZimFanatic)]

Either Chigumbura leading Zim to victory or BT's famous last ball 6

[CrimsonAvenger]

which one among them?