Zimbabwean national cricket captains

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This is a list of all men and boys who have captained a Zimbabwean national cricket team at official international level. Zimbabwe became a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on 6 July 1992, thereby gaining the right to play Test matches. It had previously become an associate member of the ICC on 21 July 1981 after independence. Before independence, Rhodesia had competed in the South African Currie Cup domestic competition.

Before becoming a full member of the ICC, Zimbabwe played in the 1983 Cricket World Cup, when, under the captaincy of Duncan Fletcher, they beat Australia, and in the 1987 Cricket World Cup under the captaincy of John Traicos, who had previously played Test cricket for South Africa. Upon full membership, David Houghton captained the side in Zimbabwe's first Test matches, as well as in the 1992 Cricket World Cup. Andy Flower, the most successful batsman Zimbabwe has produced, captained the side to their first Test win (against Pakistan in 1995. He was followed as captain by Alistair Campbell. Under his captaincy, the side achieved its first Test series win (also against Pakistan) in 1998 and, in the 1999 Cricket World Cup, passed the first round for the first time.

After Campbell's resignation for "personal reasons",[1] fast bowler Heath Streak became captain. While Test success -- except against newcomers Bangladesh -- remained elusive, the side once again reached the second round of the 2003 Cricket World Cup, when they co-hosted the tournament. Not long after this tournament, however, the Zimbabwe Cricket Union sacked Streak, prompting 14 other players to walk out, leaving Tatenda Taibu as captain. During his tenure as captain, the side suffered its first defeat to Bangladesh and failed to win a single Test. Further political problems led to Taibu's resignation in 2006. At this point, Zimbabwe withdrew from playing Test matches.[2]

Since the Test withdrawal, several players have captained the one day side, although none has achieved significant success. The side is once again competing in the South African domestic competition under the captaincy of Hamilton Masakadza.

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[edit] Men's cricket

[edit] Test match captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Zimbabwean cricket team for at least one Test match. The table of results is complete to the second Test against India on 22 September 2005. Although they have not played a Test since 2005, they are scheduled to play India in 2008.[3] Where a player has a dagger (†) next to a Test match series in which he captained at least one Test, that denotes that player deputised for the appointed captain or was appointed for a minor proportion in a series.

Zimbabwean Test match captains
Number Name Year Opposition Location Played Won Lost Drawn
1 David Houghton 1992/3 India Zimbabwe 1 0 0 1
1992/3 New Zealand Zimbabwe 2 0 1 1
1992/3 India India 1 0 1 0
Total 4 0 2 2
2 Andy Flower 1993/4 Pakistan Pakistan 3 0 2 1
1994/5 Sri Lanka Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3
1994/5 Pakistan Zimbabwe 3 1 2 0
1995/6 South Africa Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0
1995/6 New Zealand New Zealand 2 0 0 2
1999/2000 South Africa Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0
1999/2000 Sri Lanka Zimbabwe 3 0 1 2
1999/2000 West Indies West Indies 2 0 2 0
2000 England England 2 0 1 1
Total 20 1 10 9
3 Alistair Campbell 1996 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2 0 2 0
1996/7 Pakistan Pakistan 2 0 1 1
1996/7 England Zimbabwe 2 0 0 2
1997/8 New Zealand Zimbabwe 2 0 0 2
1997/8 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2 0 2 0
1997/8 New Zealand New Zealand 2 0 2 0
1997/8 Pakistan Zimbabwe 2 0 1 1
1998/9 India India 1 1 0 0
1998/9 Pakistan Pakistan 2 1 0 1
1999/2000 Australia Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0
1999/2000 South Africa South Africa 1 0 1 0
2002/3 Pakistan Zimbabwe 2 0 2 0
Total 21 2 12 7
4 Heath Streak 2000/1 New Zealand Zimbabwe 2 0 2 0
2000/1 India India 2 0 1 1
2000/1 New Zealand New Zealand 1 0 0 1
2000/1 Bangladesh Zimbabwe 2 2 0 0
2001 India Zimbabwe 2 1 1 0
2001 West Indies Zimbabwe 2 0 1 1
2001/2 South Africa Zimbabwe 2 0 1 1
2003 England England 2 0 2 0
2003/4 Australia Australia 2 0 2 0
2003/4 West Indies Zimbabwe 2 0 1 1
2003/4 Bangladesh Zimbabwe 2 1 0 1
Total 21 4 11 6
5 Brian Murphy 2001/2 Bangladesh Bangladesh 1 0 0 1
6 Stuart Carlisle 2001/2† Bangladesh Bangladesh 1 1 0 0
2001/2 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 3 0 3 0
2001/2 India India 2 0 2 0
Total 6 1 5 0
7 Tatenda Taibu 2004 Sri Lanka Zimbabwe 2 0 2 0
2004/5 Bangladesh Bangladesh 2 0 1 1
2004/5 South Africa South Africa 2 0 2 0
2005/6 New Zealand Zimbabwe 2 0 2 0
2005/6 India Zimbabwe 2 0 2 0
Total 10 0 9 1
Grand total 83 8 49 26

[edit] Men's One-Day International captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Zimbabwean cricket team for at least one One Day International.

Zimbabwean ODI captains
Number Name Year Played Won Tied Lost No result
1 Duncan Fletcher 1983 6 1 0 5 0
2 John Traicos 1987/8 6 0 0 6 0
3 David Houghton 1991/2-1992/3 17 1 0 16 0
4 Andy Flower1 1993/4-2000 52 12 2 35 3
5 Alistair Campbell 1996-2002/3 86 30 2 52 2
6 Heath Streak 2001/2-2003/4 68 18 0 47 3
7 Grant Flower1 2001 1 0 0 1 0
8 Guy Whittall 2001-2001/2 4 0 0 4 0
9 Brian Murphy 2001/2 4 0 0 4 0
10 Stuart Carlisle 2001/2 12 6 0 6 0
11 Tatenda Taibu 2004-2005/6 29 2 0 27 0
12 Terry Duffin 2005/6 13 5 0 7 1
13 Prosper Utseya 2006-2006/7 32 5 1 26 0
14 Hamilton Masakadza 2007/8 3 0 0 3 0
Grand total 333 80 5 239 9

1Andy Flower and Grant Flower are brothers

[edit] Men's Twenty20 International captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Zimbabwean cricket team for at least one Twenty20 international.

Zimbabwean Twenty20 captains
Number Name Year Played Won Tied Lost No result
1 Prosper Utseya[4] 2006/7-present 3 1 0 2 0
Grand total 3 1 0 2 0

[edit] Youth cricket

[edit] Test match captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Zimbabwean Under-19 cricket team for at least one under-19 Test match.

Zimbabwean Under-19 Test match captains
Number Name Year Opposition Location Played Won Lost Drawn
1 Brian Murphy 1995/6 England Zimbabwe 3 0 2 1
2 Bertus Erasmus 1997 England England 3 0 2 1
Grand total 6 0 4 2

[edit] Youth One-Day International captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Zimbabwean Under-19 cricket team for at least one Under-19 One Day International.

Zimbabwean Under-19 ODI captains
Number Name Year Played Won Tied Lost No result
1 Brian Murphy 1995/6 1 0 0 1 0
2 Bertus Erasmus 1997 2 0 0 2 0
3 Mark Vermeulen 1997/8 6 2 0 4 0
4 Mluleki Nkala 1999/2000 3 0 0 3 0
5 Travis Friend 1999/2000 4 3 0 1 0
6 Tatenda Taibu 2001/2 8 6 0 2 0
7 Tinotenda Mawoyo 2003/4 6 3 0 3 0
8 Sean Williams 2005/6 10 3 0 7 0
Grand total 40 17 0 23 0

[edit] ICC Trophy

The ICC Trophy is the leading one-day tournament from non-Test teams, and Zimbabwe participated in the tournament before they gained Test status in 1992. This is a list of the men who captained Zimbabwe in the ICC Trophy.

Zimbabwean ICC Trophy captains
Number Name Year Played Won Tied Lost No result Where finished
1 Duncan Fletcher 1982 7 7 0 0 0 Winners
2 David Houghton 1986 8 8 0 0 0 Winners
1990 8 8 0 0 0 Winners
Total 16 16 0 0 0
Grand total 23 23 0 0 0

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Alistair Campbell. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
  2. ^ Zimbabwe revokes 2006 Test status. BBC Sport. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
  3. ^ Cricinfo - Brown eyes Zimbabwe Test return. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
  4. ^ Cricinfo Statsguru - Twenty20 Internationals - Team records. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
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