Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Cricket is a popular sport in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) may be a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

·       History

Cricket was introduced to Zimbabwe within the nineteenth century and therefore the Rhodesian Cricket Union was shaped in 1898. Rhodesia participated within the Currie Cup, the South African inter-province competition in 1904/05 and then again from 1929/30 until 1979/80. In may 1980, the new post-colonial country of Zimbabwe severed its cricketing ties with South Africa and it became an Associate Member of the then "International Cricket Conference".

Zimbabwe became a full member of the independent agency on half dozen July 1992 and vie its initial match on 18–22 October identical year, against India at the Harare Sports Club in Harare. The match was drawn.

·       Political issues

During the 2003 cricket tourney, the political situation in Zimbabwe came to the fore on the cricket field. Two Zimbabwean players, Andy Flower (white) and Henry Olonga (black), defied orders and wore black armbands during matches in protest against the "death of democracy in Zimbabwe" – a reference to their concern over the political actions of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. Both players later retired from cricket and emigrated from Zimbabwe.

On a pair of April 2004, Zimbabwe announced that test captain Heath Streak had resigned the captaincy and retired from cricket. Over the subsequent days it became clear that Streak had been discharged. The fellow white players submitted a listing of demands to Zimbabwe Cricket, together with the reinstatement of Streak and a review of the team choice method with a read to eliminating political and racial bias imposed by the Mugabe government. The ZC unheeded the strain and fielded a team of inexperienced youths in 2 Tests and 3 someday Internationals against the road Sri Lankan facet. The understrength Zimbabwe team was resoundingly defeated, resulting in calls from many players, ex-players, commentators, and fans for the ICC to strip the ZC of Test status until the internal crisis could be resolved.

The matter reached a climax once independent agency chief govt Malcolm Speed flew to Harare on seventeen could to fulfill with ZC officers and discuss the crisis. The ZC refused to see him. Speed known as Associate in Nursing emergency meeting of the independent agency Board to vote on the difficulty of Zimbabwe's suspension as a check nation. On 21 May, with the vote just hours away, the ZC contacted Cricket Australia with an offer to cancel the two Test matches against Australia, due to begin the next day. Cricket Australia accepted the supply, so averting the vote against the ZCU.

On 10 June, representatives of the ZC, Cricket Australia, the United Cricket Board of South Africa, and the Board of Control for Cricket in India met and agreed that all remaining check matches involving Zimbabwe for 2004 would be off.

In November 2005, Tatenda Taibu the young captain of the Zimbabwe national team resigned citing the Current Situation in Zimbabwe Cricket as the main reason.

In March 2007, ZC ordered national team members collaborating within the Cricket World Cup in to get rid of their dreadlocks.

In could 2007, the Australian Prime Minister John Howard declared his opposition to the political situation in Zimbabwe and the conduct of the Mugabe government by formally blocking the proposed tour to Zimbabwe in September 2007, by the Australian cricket team once discussions with Australian players.

·       Governing body

Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) (formerly referred to as the Zimbabwe Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia African country African nation} Cricket Union) is that the body for the game of cricket in Zimbabwe. It is a full member of the International Cricket Council and African Cricket Association, and operates the Zimbabwean cricket team, organising take a look at tours and at some point Internationals with alternative nations. It also organises domestic cricket in Zimbabwe.

·       Domestic competitions

The Logan Cup is that the premier domestic superior cricket competition in Zimbabwe. It has been contested on a provincial basis since the 1903–04 season, when the country was still called Rhodesia, but has only attained first-class status since Zimbabwe became a full member of the ICC in 1992. Zimbabwe's List A competition is the Pro50 Championship. The Twenty20 competition is that the Stanbic Bank twenty Series.