Zimbabwe & Rhodesian Cricket Family Connections

Hi everyone, I’ve been working on a project documenting all the family connections in Zimbabwean cricket, including the Rhodesian era.

My criteria is that at least two family members must have played one or more domestic matches.

The challenge has been confirming the accuracy of all my research, so I’d really appreciate any corrections or if I’ve missed any families. I have really tried hard to format this as best i can on here.

A
Arnott

Donald Arnott – Father

Kevin Arnott – Son

Matthew Schonken – Cousin/Nephew

B
Barbour

Kevan Barbour – Brother

Brian Barbour – Brother

Benade

Thomas Benade – Brother

Roland Benade – Brother

Bennett

Kelly Bennett – Father

Brian Bennett – Son

David Bennett – Grandfather

John McPhun – Grandfather

Bourdillon

Thomas Bourdillon – Grandfather

Paul Bourdillon – Son/Brother

Jonathan Bourdillon – Son/Brother

Blignaut

Andy Blignaut – Father

Kian Blignaut – Son (Twin)

Michael Blignaut – Son (Twin)

Brent

John Brent – Uncle

Gary Brent – Nephew

Butchart

Iain Butchart – Father

Donald Butchart – Son

Other B Connections

Robert Bentley – First-class (Natal); son Matthew represented Zimbabwe U19 (2012 WC).

Martin Benkenstein – Represented Rhodesia; sons Boyd, Brett & Dale (Dale represented South Africa).

C
Campbell

Alistair Campbell – Brother/Father

Donald Campbell – Brother/Uncle

Jonathan Campbell – Son/Brother

Matthew Campbell – Son/Brother

Carlisle

Alistair Carlisle – Father

Stuart Carlisle – Son

Carse

James Carse – Father

Brydon Carse – Son

Chibhabha

Chamu Chibhabha – Brother

Julia Chibhabha – Sister

Chinyengetere

Robertson Chinyengetere – Brother

Jemton Chinyengetere – Brother

Coventry

Charles Coventry Sr

Charles Coventry Jr

Curran

Kevin Curran Sr – Grandfather

Kevin Curran – Father

Patrick Curran – Cousin

Tom Curran – Son/Brother

Ben Curran – Son/Brother

Sam Curran – Son/Brother

Other C Connections

Bernard & Allen Carew – Brothers (Rhodesia, 1940s)

David Curtis – First-class (90s); son Graham represented Zimbabwe junior cricket

Connolly family – Connection uncertain

D
De Grandhomme

Hilary Laurence de Grandhomme – Uncle/Great-Uncle

Laurence Leonard de Grandhomme – Father/Nephew

Colin de Grandhomme – Son

Den

Alexander Den – Father

Gordon Den – Son

d**kinson

Frank d**kinson – Grandfather/Father

Ralph d**kinson – Father/Son

Vernon d**kinson – Son

Other D Mentions

Colin Duff & brother Benjamin Duff (SA first-class & rugby)

Gary du Plessis & Dean du Plessis

E
Engelbrecht

Paul Engelbrecht – Brother

Ian Engelbrecht – Brother

Ervine

Neil Ervine – Brother/Uncle

Rory Ervine – Brother/Father

Sean Ervine – Son/Brother/Nephew

Craig Ervine – Son/Brother/Nephew

Ryan Ervine – Son/Brother/Nephew

(Den family are in-laws to the Ervines.)

Evans

Craig Evans – Father

Brad Evans – Son

F
Ferreira

Graeme Ferreira – Brother

Neil Ferreira – Brother

Fletcher

Duncan Fletcher – Brother

Allen Fletcher – Brother

Flower

Andy Flower – Brother

Grant Flower – Brother

Friend

Ian Friend – Father

Travis Friend – Son

Frost

Alistair Frost – Brother

Michael Frost – Brother

Uncle: Charlie Lock

G
Goodwin

Darrel Goodwin – Brother

Murray Goodwin – Brother

Gripper

Ray Gripper – Father

Trevor Gripper – Son

H
Harris

Cecil Harris – Twin

Mervyn Harris – Twin

Heron

Jack Heron – Father

Clint Heron – Son

Higgins

Ryan Higgins – Brother

Dylan Higgins – Brother

Hodnett

William Hodnett – Brother

Kenneth Hodnett – Brother

Hondo

Douglas Hondo – Brother

Daniel Hondo – Brother

Dylan Hondo – Brother

Houghton

William Houghton – Brother

Dave Houghton – Brother

Huckle

Michael Huckle – Father

Adam Huckle – Son

J
James

Wayne James – Father

Brandon James – Son

Jarvis

Malcolm Jarvis – Father

Kyle Jarvis – Son

Jaure

Edzai Jaure – Brother

Keith Jaure – Brother

K
Kaia

Knowledge Kaia – Brother

Roy Kaia – Brother

Innocent Kaia – Brother