Zimbabwe cricket quiz

[brmtaylor.com admin]

Spot on

[CrimsonAvenger]

Well here you go, the next question...

Who was the last Zimbabwean to win a Man of the Series award in an away series (Tests and ODIs inclusive)?

[brmtaylor.com admin]

Wild guess here... Vusi Sibanda in 2006 (West Indies)?

[CrimsonAvenger]

Wild guess here... Vusi Sibanda in 2006 (West Indies)?

No, he hasn't got a Man of the Series yet...

[CrimsonAvenger]

Here you go, the answer is Barney Rogers. He got it in the 5 match ODI series against Bangladesh in Jan 2005.

Here's the next question:

Who is the first Zimbabwean to take a Test Wicket?

[maehara]

Who is the first Zimbabwean to take a Test Wicket?

Assuming that means first Zimbabwean for any team, and not just while playing for Zimbabwe, my guess would be:
1970, South Africa v Australia, 2nd Test: In his Test debut, John Traicos took the wicket of Alan Connolly.

[CrimsonAvenger]

Assuming that means first Zimbabwean for any team, and not just while playing for Zimbabwe, my guess would be:
1970, South Africa v Australia, 2nd Test: In his Test debut, John Traicos took the wicket of Alan Connolly.

John Traicos was an Egyptian by birth, by the way. But my question was simpler. Let me make it clearer

Who is the first Zimbabwean to take a Test Wicket for Zimbabwe?

[maehara]

Who is the first Zimbabwean to take a Test Wicket for Zimbabwe?

In which case...
Mark Burmester, who took the wicket of Ravi Shastri in ZIm's inaugral Test (Zimbabwe v India in October 1992). 3/78 in that match, but never took another Test wicket after it.

[CrimsonAvenger]

Mark Burmester, who took the wicket of Ravi Shastri in ZIm's inaugral Test (Zimbabwe v India in October 1992). 3/78 in that match, but never took another Test wicket after it.

Spot On! Its your turn now to ask the question...

[maehara]

Okay. Across all forms of cricket (Test, ODI & Twenty20), Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs against Zimbabwe, with 2295 runs from 47 innings. But who has the highest average against Zimbabwe?