Tatenda Taibu

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Tatenda Taibu
Zimbabwe (ZIM)
Tatenda Taibu
Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type Right arm off spin
Tests ODIs
Matches 24 84
Runs scored 1273 1410
Batting average 29.60 25.17
100s/50s 1/9 0/7
Top score 153 96*
Overs bowled 8 14
Wickets 1 2
Bowling average 27.00 30.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 N/A
Best bowling 1/27 2/42
Catches/stumpings 48/4 73/8

As of 24 November 2005
Source: Cricinfo.com

Tatenda Taibu (born May 14, 1983, in Harare) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is a short, lively wicketkeeper and solid batsman, and is also capable of bowling right arm off spin.

Taibu made his first-class debut aged sixteen, and his debut for the national team in 2001, aged just eighteen. In 2003, he was appointed vice-captain to Heath Streak on the team's tour of England, and he was appointed national captain in April 2004 following the departure of several 'rebel' players, who resigned from the national team in a dispute with Zimbabwe Cricket. He impressed many with his mature outlook and leading by example and was regarded as one of the few genuinely Test-standard players in a very weak side.

In November 2005, he held a press conference on behalf of 74 Zimbabwe players denouncing the management of Zimbabwe Cricket. This led to death threats against him and his family, as well as criticism of him in the Zimbabwean media. He also failed to agree a new contract with Zimbabwe Cricket. On 24 November, he ended his international career at the age of 22 and is expected to continue his professional career outside Zimbabwe. He has a contract to play for the Cape Cobras in South Africa in the 2005/06 season, and is expected to look for a county or club in England to play for in the northern summer of 2006. However, he has also said that he would be glad to play for Zimbabwe again if Peter Chingoka and Ozias Bvute resigned and "the right people" replaced them.

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[edit] Teams

[edit] Career summary

[edit] Tests

Test Debut: vs West Indies, Bulawayo, 2001
Latest Test: vs South Africa, Centurion, 2004-2005

  • Taibu's best Test batting score of 153 was against Bangladesh, Dhaka, 2004-2005
  • His best Test bowling figures of 1 for 27 came against Sri Lanka, Harare, 2004
  • He captained Zimbabwe in ten Tests: nine losses, one draw

[edit] One-day internationals

ODI Debut: vs West Indies, Harare, 2001
Latest ODI: vs South Africa, Port Elizabeth, 2004-2005

  • Taibu's best ODI batting score of 96 not out was against Sri Lanka, Bulawayo, 2004
  • His best ODI bowling figures of 2 for 42 came against Sri Lanka, Harare, 2004
  • He captained Zimbabwe in 29 ODIs: two wins, twenty-seven losses

[edit] As captain

Preceded by:
Heath Streak		 Zimbabwean Test captain
2003/04-2005		 Succeeded by:
not yet appointed
Preceded by:
Heath Streak		 Zimbabwean ODI captain
2003/04-2005		 Succeeded by:
Terry Duffin
Preceded by:
Louis Burger		 Namibia List A captain
2006		 Succeeded by:
not yet appointed

[edit] External links

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