Zimbabwe MOTM Thread

[jaybro]

Been looking around for a list of MOTM awards but I can't find it on cricinfo so I guess they don't count it as a stat, so I thought I'd make my own list, thought we could update it as the games are played like we have done with the ODI Numbers Thread etc.

Took a while to get through all the matches Zimbabwe have played but this is the list for all three formats according to cricinfo, I did find that no MOTM awards were given for the last two ODI tours of Kenya (one being the tri-series with Ireland) whilst a lot of Zimbabwe's earlier Tests also had no MOTM.


Tests

Grant Flower - 5: Test#1285, Test#1348, Test#1378, Test#1408, Test#1568

Andy Flower - 4: Test#1285, Test#1474, Test#1517, Test#1562

Brendan Taylor - 2: Test#2002, Test#2086

Guy Whittall - 2: Test#1379, Test#1545

Hamilton Masakadza - 1: Test#1553

Murray Goodwin - 1: Test#1498

Graeme Cremer - 1: Test#2228

Tendai Chatara - 1: Test#2096

Tatenda Taibu - 1: Test#1735

Andy Blignaut - 1: Test#1549

Sean Williams - 1: Test#2323

Sikander Raza - 1: Test#2280

Henry Olonga - 1: Test#1425

Heath Streak - 1: Test#1668

Travis Friend - 1: Test#1566

Neil Johnson - 1: Test#1430

Sean Ervine - 1: Test#1683

David Brain - 1: Test#1241


ODI

Grant Flower - 12: ODI#820, ODI#962, ODI#1240, ODI#1424, ODI#1450, ODI#1658, ODI#1706, ODI#1732, ODI#1770, ODI#1998, ODI#2028, ODI#2089

Andy Flower - 11: ODI#716, ODI#984, ODI#1047, ODI#1244, ODI#1245, ODI#1414, ODI#1521, ODI#1555, ODI#1642, ODI#1663, ODI#1754

Alistair Campbell - 9: ODI#946, ODI#1153, ODI#1302, ODI#1420, ODI#1607, ODI#1629, ODI#1648, ODI#1679, ODI#1703

Sean Williams - 8: ODI#2457, ODI#2543, ODI#3354, ODI#3503, ODI#3606, ODI#3699, ODI#3838, ODI#4123

Heath Streak - 8: ODI#1014, ODI#1178, ODI#1628, ODI#1665, ODI#1675, ODI#1972, ODI#2067, ODI#2111

Hamilton Masakadza - 7: ODI#2782, ODI#2908, ODI#2912, ODI#3404, ODI#3505, ODI#3719, ODI#3994

Brendan Taylor - 7: ODI#2376, ODI#2394, ODI#2981, ODI#2986, ODI#2989, ODI#3049, ODI#3974

Elton Chigumbura - 6: ODI#2173, ODI#2790, ODI#2872, ODI#2914, ODI#3521, ODI#3606

Sikander Raza - 6: ODI#3504, ODI#3688, ODI#3904, ODI#3955, ODI#3988, ODI#3999

Neil Johnson - 6: ODI#1376, ODI#1416, ODI#1445, ODI#1468, ODI#1477, ODI#1605

Paul Strang - 6: ODI#1063, ODI#1156, ODI#1174, ODI#1237, ODI#1372, ODI#1412

Eddo Brandes - 5: ODI#748, ODI#798, ODI#1158, ODI#1169, ODI#1367

Murray Goodwin - 4: ODI#1284, ODI#1294, ODI#1503, ODI#1616

Guy Whittall - 4: ODI#1194, ODI#1241, ODI#1531, ODI#1611

Craig Ervine - 4: ODI#3140, ODI#3673, ODI#3690, ODI#3903

Tatenda Taibu - 3: ODI#2019, ODI#2926, ODI#3111

Craig Wishart - 3: ODI#1356, ODI#1773, ODI#1943

Vusi Sibanda - 3: ODI#2378, ODI#2967, ODI#3355

Dave Houghton - 3: ODI#212, ODI#454, ODI#1170

Bryan Strang - 3: ODI#980, ODI#1242, ODI#1702

Gary Brent - 3: ODI#2462, ODI#2511, ODI#2612

Henry Olonga - 3: ODI#1373, ODI#1551, ODI#1920

Chamu Chibhabha - 2: ODI#2649, ODI#3720

Dougie Marillier - 2: ODI#1814, ODI#1996

Tendai Chatara - 2: ODI#3838, ODI#4121

Douglas Hondo - 2: ODI#1816, ODI#2207

Prosper Utseya - 2: ODI#2395, ODI#3518

Stuart Carlisle - 2: ODI#1530, ODI#1777

Andy Blignaut - 2: ODI#1966, ODI#2276

Dion Ebrahim - 2: ODI#1774, ODI#1775

Brian Vitori - 2: ODI#3176, ODI#3177

Chris Mpofu - 2: ODI#3071, ODI#3840

Richmond Mutumbami - 1: ODI#3696

Wellington Masakadza - 1: ODI#3693

Stuart Matsikenyeri - 1: ODI#2392

Charles Coventry - 1: ODI#2873

Donald Tiripano - 1: ODI#3506

Forster Mutizwa - 1: ODI#2911

Mark Vermeulen - 1: ODI#2066

Graeme Cremer - 1: ODI#2909

Malcolm Waller - 1: ODI#3209

Duncan Fletcher - 1: ODI#199

Tendai Chisoro - 1: ODI#3809

Barney Rogers - 1: ODI#2210

Andy Whittall - 1: ODI#1246

Solomon Mire - 1: ODI#3897

Travis Friend - 1: ODI#1915

Ed Rainsford - 1: ODI#3048

Ryan Higgins - 1: ODI#2344

Terry Duffin - 1: ODI#2339

Craig Evans - 1: ODI#1174

Kyle Jarvis - 1: ODI#4124

Peter Moor - 1: ODI#4122

Piet Rinke - 1: ODI#2374

Ray Price - 1: ODI#2797



T20I


Hamilton Masakadza - 4: T20I#75, T20I#315, T20I#479, T20I#484

Elton Chigumbura - 2: T20I#376, T20I#558

Malcolm Waller - 2: T20I#462, T20I#482

Brendan Taylor - 2: T20I#23, T20I#372

Wellington Masakadza - 1: T20I#527

Chamu Chibhabha - 1: T20I#442

Graeme Cremer - 1: T20I#150

Neville Madziva - 1: T20I#463

Solomon Mire - 1: T20I#685

Tatenda Taibu - 1: T201#71

Vusi Sibanda - 1: T20I#522

Chris Mpofu - 1: T20I#890

[Andybligzz]

Absolutely brilliant by you jaybro , surprised Williams was ahead of Taylor in odis ! I think we all love Williams but also forget how good he has been to zim cricket. Great cricketer

[Jemisi]

Wow, Grant leading Andy in both lists.

[jaybro]

Absolutely brilliant by you jaybro , surprised Williams was ahead of Taylor in odis ! I think we all love Williams but also forget how good he has been to zim cricket. Great cricketer

Thanks Bligz

Yes Williams cops a lot of stick here on the forum for not being a ‘match winner’ but I think that’s unfair and this proves that.

Few surprises for me

Cremer only 1 ODI MOTM !!! Unfortunately for GC the series where he did really well against Kenya had no MOTM, also the tour of Scotland where he got a 5-for. He is one of four guys to have MOTM awards in all three forms, BT, Taibu & Hamilton the other guys.

Sean Ervine no ODI MOTM surprised me

Also considering how many centuries he’s made I expected more MOTM’s for BT.

[zimbos_05]

Flowers in a world of their own. Zim has a knack of producing brothers/family talent...Flowers, Blacks, Strangs, Ndlovus, Currans, Whittals, Locks...

[ZIMDOGGY]

Williams would be getting his MOTMs against associates, I guarantee it.
The match winner thing is valid.

He is however a fantastic servanf to ZC and one of my true favourites.

[foreignfield]

Wow, Grant leading Andy in both lists.

Thta's really a surprise.

Thanks, jaybro for the work and effort!

[Jemisi]

I guess when Grant was on, he was on.

[encore]

LINK

True Players of the Match

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These are the real MOTM for Zimbabwe. Of course the lowly sides have been left out, including Bangladesh and Kenya. Kenya had a batting order which was way too weak to count, and Bangladesh in all those years had bowlers that were way too weak(apart form Mohammad Rafique, later Mashrafee and Shakib, and now Mustafizur) hence their years of mediocrity. Likes of Hami and Flowers lose a few MOTM as a result, like most other weaker players, but it's a true reflection.

The "stupid theory" apparently still has Williams coming out as a minnow-basher, which is about accurate.

Williams would be getting his MOTMs against associates, I guarantee it.
The match winner thing is valid.

[jaybro]

Last I checked Bangladesh & Afghanistan are ranked higher than Zimbabwe??

But yeah let’s call them minnows so it suits your narrative

What’s the argument ? He’s a minnow basher ? Or he only scores runs in dead rubbers?