Moving forward, who should / will be the backup wicket keeper of Zimbabwe across formats ?
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Who should / will be the backup wicket keeper of Zimbabwe ?
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sloandog wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 5:07 pm
Always good to hear from a ZCF legend.
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Was watching the ZIM-SCO T20I and so was wondering about the backup wicket keeper slot.
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We basically don't have one.
Regis has established himself as a key member of the dressing room and will be in the team for the next couple of years across formats.
Beyond that, there's barely any options as backup.
PJ Moor's keeping has declined significantly and he hasn't exactly been tearing it up in Ireland with the bat either, apart from 1 innings. Hasn't looked good enough for a couple of years now.
Mutumbami has had enough chances. The fact he is still number 2 tells you everything you need to know about our options currently.
Murray is going to give it another go at some point but he hasn't played for years. He might be able to get back to a good standard with the bat but keeping is very hard after a long break.
Joylord Gumbie & Tafadazwa Tsiga have not developed as hoped. Honestly they are pretty poor cricketers.
Then there's a few part time keepers like Kasuza or Marumani but they are pretty terrible with the gloves.
Regis has established himself as a key member of the dressing room and will be in the team for the next couple of years across formats.
Beyond that, there's barely any options as backup.
PJ Moor's keeping has declined significantly and he hasn't exactly been tearing it up in Ireland with the bat either, apart from 1 innings. Hasn't looked good enough for a couple of years now.
Mutumbami has had enough chances. The fact he is still number 2 tells you everything you need to know about our options currently.
Murray is going to give it another go at some point but he hasn't played for years. He might be able to get back to a good standard with the bat but keeping is very hard after a long break.
Joylord Gumbie & Tafadazwa Tsiga have not developed as hoped. Honestly they are pretty poor cricketers.
Then there's a few part time keepers like Kasuza or Marumani but they are pretty terrible with the gloves.
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I forgot to add Clive Madande actually. Young kid from Bulawayo - he kept very well in the 50-over stuff for Tuskers last season and I think he had a few good starts with the bat too.
Tinashe Nenhunzi is the other young keeper in the system, although I don't know much about him tbh.
Tinashe Nenhunzi is the other young keeper in the system, although I don't know much about him tbh.
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secretzimbo wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 5:40 pm
We basically don't have one.
Regis has established himself as a key member of the dressing room and will be in the team for the next couple of years across formats.
Beyond that, there's barely any options as backup.
PJ Moor's keeping has declined significantly and he hasn't exactly been tearing it up in Ireland with the bat either, apart from 1 innings. Hasn't looked good enough for a couple of years now.
Mutumbami has had enough chances. The fact he is still number 2 tells you everything you need to know about our options currently.
Murray is going to give it another go at some point but he hasn't played for years. He might be able to get back to a good standard with the bat but keeping is very hard after a long break.
Joylord Gumbie & Tafadazwa Tsiga have not developed as hoped. Honestly they are pretty poor cricketers.
Then there's a few part time keepers like Kasuza or Marumani but they are pretty terrible with the gloves.
It's always mentioned that Murray hasn't played in years but wasn't he playing for his Uni? May not be a high level but at least he's played
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BostonZimbo wrote: ↑Fri Sep 17, 2021 6:02 pm
It's always mentioned that Murray hasn't played in years but wasn't he playing for his Uni? May not be a high level but at least he's played
Yeah but I don't think he's played anywhere since he graduated 12-18 months ago.
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There was a kid named Adam Kefee in Zim under 19 world cup squad 2016. Some sources said that he had 18 tons at junior level cricket.
Streak was in high praise of him regarded him as future wicket keeper batsman for Zimbabwe
Streak was in high praise of him regarded him as future wicket keeper batsman for Zimbabwe
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Rajkumar Sharma wrote: ↑Sat Sep 18, 2021 3:46 am
There was a kid named Adam Kefee in Zim under 19 world cup squad 2016. Some sources said that he had 18 tons at junior level cricket.
Streak was in high praise of him regarded him as future wicket keeper batsman for Zimbabwe
Yea Keefe was a gun. He was seen training with the Tuskers for a while in 2017, but nothing came of it. Shame really, he could really bat. Not sure that he was a keeper though
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slcricfan1 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:15 pm
secretzimbo wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:12 pm
slcricfan1 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 12:50 pm
how many guys in the current zimbabwean squad play for takashinga?
People around the current first team squad; Chakabva, Wellington, Chatara, Ngarava, Muzarabani, Innocent Kaia, Roy Kaia, Kamunhukamwe, Maruma, Chibhabha. Mutumbami doesn't, he's from Masvingo but he is very much part of the Takashinga clique seemingly.
Then amongst the coaches/selectors/staff you have Hammy, Matsikenyeri, Hondo, Chigumbura, Utseya, Mutendera, Makoni, Mukuhlani and a majority of the board.
Chamu's sister is even the chair of selectors for the womens team lol.
They dominate.
what clubs do the white guys play for?
Spread around really. Williams is from Byo and used to play for BAC along with his brother and lots of other white players - not many whites left down south in Bulawayo these days though. Ervine and others from Harare played for Old Hararians - they seem to have a lot of Indian members nowadays as well. I think thats Raza's club as well from memory. I don't know if HSC has many/any white members anymore (I'm not from Harare so excuse my up to date knowledge!). Old Georgians is a majority white club but they keep getting arbitrarily blocked from returning to the Vigne Cup by the typically corrupt Harare Met Cricket Association who clearly don't want XI half-drunk 45-year old white blokes trouncing some of the local teams every week. :D
In the recent NPL the 'Harare Kings' had the most white players.
The club system has been decimated though. It was fantastic and so vibrant and competitive 20 years ago but it barely exists anymore, especially outside of Harare.
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I saw Travis Friend playing Boozer's league this weekend. Bloody choppers off about a 5 step run up and can bat a bit.
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secretzimbo wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:31 pm
slcricfan1 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:15 pm
secretzimbo wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:12 pm
People around the current first team squad; Chakabva, Wellington, Chatara, Ngarava, Muzarabani, Innocent Kaia, Roy Kaia, Kamunhukamwe, Maruma, Chibhabha. Mutumbami doesn't, he's from Masvingo but he is very much part of the Takashinga clique seemingly.
Then amongst the coaches/selectors/staff you have Hammy, Matsikenyeri, Hondo, Chigumbura, Utseya, Mutendera, Makoni, Mukuhlani and a majority of the board.
Chamu's sister is even the chair of selectors for the womens team lol.
They dominate.
what clubs do the white guys play for?
Spread around really. Williams is from Byo and used to play for BAC along with his brother and lots of other white players - not many whites left down south in Bulawayo these days though. Ervine and others from Harare played for Old Hararians - they seem to have a lot of Indian members nowadays as well. I think thats Raza's club as well from memory. I don't know if HSC has many/any white members anymore (I'm not from Harare so excuse my up to date knowledge!). Old Georgians is a majority white club but they keep getting arbitrarily blocked from returning to the Vigne Cup by the typically corrupt Harare Met Cricket Association who clearly don't want XI half-drunk 45-year old white blokes trouncing some of the local teams every week. :D
In the recent NPL the 'Harare Kings' had the most white players.
The club system has been decimated though. It was fantastic and so vibrant and competitive 20 years ago but it barely exists anymore, especially outside of Harare.
As a white man from Bulawayo. We still have a decent amount of white guys at BAC but definitely not as many as their used to be
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BostonZimbo wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:53 pm
secretzimbo wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:31 pm
slcricfan1 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:15 pm
what clubs do the white guys play for?
Spread around really. Williams is from Byo and used to play for BAC along with his brother and lots of other white players - not many whites left down south in Bulawayo these days though. Ervine and others from Harare played for Old Hararians - they seem to have a lot of Indian members nowadays as well. I think thats Raza's club as well from memory. I don't know if HSC has many/any white members anymore (I'm not from Harare so excuse my up to date knowledge!). Old Georgians is a majority white club but they keep getting arbitrarily blocked from returning to the Vigne Cup by the typically corrupt Harare Met Cricket Association who clearly don't want XI half-drunk 45-year old white blokes trouncing some of the local teams every week. :D
In the recent NPL the 'Harare Kings' had the most white players.
The club system has been decimated though. It was fantastic and so vibrant and competitive 20 years ago but it barely exists anymore, especially outside of Harare.
As a white man from Bulawayo. We still have a decent amount of white guys at BAC but definitely not as many as their used to be
Ahh okay, good to hear! Do the Williams' still hang out there at all? And whats the state of the ground and pitch these days?
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secretzimbo wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:59 pm
BostonZimbo wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 8:53 pm
secretzimbo wrote: ↑Sun Sep 19, 2021 1:31 pm
Spread around really. Williams is from Byo and used to play for BAC along with his brother and lots of other white players - not many whites left down south in Bulawayo these days though. Ervine and others from Harare played for Old Hararians - they seem to have a lot of Indian members nowadays as well. I think thats Raza's club as well from memory. I don't know if HSC has many/any white members anymore (I'm not from Harare so excuse my up to date knowledge!). Old Georgians is a majority white club but they keep getting arbitrarily blocked from returning to the Vigne Cup by the typically corrupt Harare Met Cricket Association who clearly don't want XI half-drunk 45-year old white blokes trouncing some of the local teams every week. :D
In the recent NPL the 'Harare Kings' had the most white players.
The club system has been decimated though. It was fantastic and so vibrant and competitive 20 years ago but it barely exists anymore, especially outside of Harare.
As a white man from Bulawayo. We still have a decent amount of white guys at BAC but definitely not as many as their used to be
Ahh okay, good to hear! Do the Williams' still hang out there at all? And whats the state of the ground and pitch these days?
In answer to both those questions Bulawayo is like 99.8% black so not too many others kicking around. I think the white population is ~5,000 but could easily be less now. As for the William's I'm pretty sure both Collin and Matthew were kicking around the hockey recently but my work requires a lot of moving around so I don't spend too much free time around BAC. Shame though BAC used to be the place in Bulawayo back in the day
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ShareForgot to answer about the state of the pitch. I'm a hockey player myself so I don't focus to much on the cricket pitch but last time I was at Khumalo the astro turf was rolled up and off to the side 😂 . So if that says anything the cricket pitch probably isn't in good shape
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