All-Time Zimbabwe XIs - A re-run

[capt_Luffy]

Stuart Carlislie - 6
Sean Ervine - 5
Andy Pycroft - 4
Dougie Mariller - 1
Dion Ebrahim - 1
Craig Wishart - 1

Regis Chakabva - 5
Wayne James - 1

 

[capt_Luffy]

Zimbabwe XI	Zimbabwe A	Zimbabwe B
1. GW Flower	1. ADR Campbell	1. TMK Mawoyo
2. H Masakadza	2. KJ Arnott	2. GJ Whittall
3. MW Goodwin	3. CR Ervine*	3. SV Carlislie
4. DL Houghton*	4. GS Ballance	4. AJ Pycroft
5. A Flower+	5. SB Raza	5.
6. BRM Taylor	6. NC Johnson	6. SM Ervine
7. SC Williams	7. T Taibu+	7. RW Chakabva+
8. PA Strang	8. AM Blignaught	8. AG Cremer
9. HH Streak	9. EA Brandes	9.
10. B Muzarabani	10. RW Price	10. DH Brain
11. KM Jarvis	11. HK Olonga	11. M Mbangwa

 

[capt_Luffy]

Now please vote for:
A) One batsman
B) One bowler

 

[capt_Luffy]

Trevor Gripper (to open, Whittall in MO)
Travis Friend

 

[Teuton]

Dion Ebrahim
Bryan Strang

 

[Chubb]

Really want to pick Wes Madhevere but I can't justify it on his current test record. He, Brian Bennett and Nick Welch all have the potential to be better players that Gripper, Ebrahim or Wishart IMO.

I'll take Dougie Marillier because as well as offering about the same as Ebrahim or Wishart in the middle order, he can bowl some offspin and challenge the other edge supporting Cremer.

IMHO Tendai Chatara is the best remaining bowler but leaves a very weak tail. Richie Ngarava isn't much chop as a batsman either. So I think it will have to be Travis Friend.

 

[honestbharani]

I would so wanna see an all format bowling line up for current Zim with Chatara, Muzarabani and Ngarava.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Trevor Gripper (to open, Whittall in MO)
Travis Friend

Yep, I’ll go with this.

 

[Northerner]

Marillier
Friend

 

[Thala_0710]

Marillier
Chatara

 

[capt_Luffy]

Dougie Mariller - 3
Trevor Gripper - 2
Dion Ebrahim - 1

Travis Friend - 4
Tendai Chatara - 1
Bryan Strang - 1

 

[capt_Luffy]

Zimbabwe XI	Zimbabwe A	Zimbabwe B
1. GW Flower	1. ADR Campbell	1. TMK Mawoyo
2. H Masakadza	2. KJ Arnott	2. GJ Whittall
3. MW Goodwin	3. CR Ervine*	3. SV Carlislie
4. DL Houghton*	4. GS Ballance	4. AJ Pycroft
5. A Flower+	5. SB Raza	5. DA Marillier
6. BRM Taylor	6. NC Johnson	6. SM Ervine
7. SC Williams	7. T Taibu+	7. RW Chakabva+
8. PA Strang	8. AM Blignaught	8. TJ Friend
9. HH Streak	9. EA Brandes	9. AG Cremer
10. B Muzarabani	10. RW Price	10. DH Brain
11. KM Jarvis	11. HK Olonga	11. M Mbangwa

 

[capt_Luffy]

Now please vote for:
A) Captain of Zimbabwe B
B) Two openers for Zimbabwe C
C) Two opening bowlers

 

[capt_Luffy]

Graeme Cremer

Trevor Gripper
Dion Ebrahim

Tendai Chatara
Bryan Strang

 

[Thala_0710]

Cremer

Gripper
Sibanda

Chatara
Strang

 

[Chubb]

Cremer

Prince Masvaure
Vusi Sibanda

Tendai Chatara
Richie Ngarava

Continuing to ignore Gripper may be controversial but I honestly think Masvaure is a better player.

On pure talent Sibanda is one of the best players Zimbabwe has ever produced, if he hadn't played through the crisis years and had more common sense he'd average 30+ in test cricket. If you never saw him bat you won't understand.

As I said earlier, Chatara is the best remaining bowler and I think Ngarava is better than Strang was.

 

[Northerner]

Graeme Cremer

Trevor Gripper
Dion Ebrahim

Tendai Chatara
Bryan Strang

The same.

 

[Teuton]

Cremer

Rennie
Gripper

Strang
Panyangara

 

[Bitmap]

Cremer
Gripper
Sibanda
Strang
Chatara

 

[capt_Luffy]

Graeme Cremer - 6

Trevor Gripper - 5
Vusi Sibanda - 3
Dion Ebrahim - 2
Prince Masvaure - 1
Gavin Rennie - 1

Tendai Chatara - 5
Bryan Strang - 5
Richard Ngarva - 1
Tinashe Panyangara - 1