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TapsC2 wrote:
Fri Jun 21, 2024 7:15 am
How many active cricket players do we have in Zimbabwe? I’m assuming each club has maybe 20 guys so that’s about 300 players. Then there are the clubs which aren’t playing in the NPL. So is 500 a fair estimate?
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it is very low numbers
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secretzimbo wrote:
Thu Jun 20, 2024 3:19 pm
It’s about 9 months now since he last scored a run I think. Terrible form.
Whatever it is, it has to be a mental thing.

You cant go from county to this, which is pretty much park cricket, without it being mental.
Chris Mpofu and Carl Mamba kill attacks in this league.

At least now we know that is the case and it can hopefully be addressed.
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TapsC2 wrote:
Fri Jun 21, 2024 7:15 am
How many active cricket players do we have in Zimbabwe? I’m assuming each club has maybe 20 guys so that’s about 300 players. Then there are the clubs which aren’t playing in the NPL. So is 500 a fair estimate?
There are many more clubs not in the NPL to be fair. Half of Vigne Cup 1, all of Vigne Cup 2. All of Bulawayo 2. 90% of clubs in all other regions (Where there aren't necessarily loads, in fairness).

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Happy to see Ronak Patel amongst the runs, lad is definitely talented and I hope he plays international cricket for Zimbabwe.

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The Mbizo side seems to be packed with Pakistani players and Nigerians. Very odd to give these guys a run whilst leaving out local lads.
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All of the Asians playing for Mbizo are all actually locals who play for OH / Alex usually in Harare league.

No idea about the Nigerians though - that is random

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How many Nigerians are playing in the league?
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eugene wrote:
Sat Jun 22, 2024 5:40 pm
How many Nigerians are playing in the league?
3 I think all playing for Mbizo. I think they must have realised how poor they were this time so have brought in a few to help them be competitive. Okpe is a half decent bowler and Udekwe has pace (but no brains)

Would have been better if they got that other young Nigerian who can hit a long ball, would have been interested to see how he would get on.

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6 games today - all being streamed on the app.

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100* off 56 balls for 18 year old Villain Changa.

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