Test Cricket Tours - Zimbabwe to Bangladesh 2001-02
Tour ofBangladesh 2001-02Captain: Brian Murphy
Zimbabwe’s 14th Test tour
First Test-playing tour of Bangladesh by Zimbabwe
(November -
December 2001)
This was the first tour Zimbabwe had made under the ICC’s Future Tours Programme (FTP) agreement of May 2001.
After 9/11 the Zimbabweans' south Asian tour of Sharjah, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka went ahead, keeping a close eye on the military conflict in Afghanistan. The tour began with the Champions Trophy in Sharjah. Consistent with poor performances in one-day cricket at home against South Africa and England, Zimbabwe predictably lost all four games and failed to reach the final.
The team then went to Bangladesh where they faced easier opposition. Rain in Dhaka prevented Zimbabwe from finishing a Test match they were well-placed to win. After winning the second Test and the series at Chittagong, Zimbabwe ‘whitewashed’ their hosts in the three one-day matches.
Note:The tours of Bangladesh and of Sri Lanka in 2001-02 ran consecutively and are really a single tour but, to allow greater detail, are described here as two separate tours.
Opening batsmen:Grant Flower, Dion Ebrahim,Trevor Gripper,
Middle-order batsmen :Stuart Carlisle, Douglas Marillier, Craig Wishart.
Wicket-keeper/batsman: Andy Flower
Spin bowlers:Brian Murphy, Ray Price.
Fastbowlers:Gary Brent, Sean Ervine, Travis Friend,Mluleki Nkala, Henry Olonga, Heath Streak.
G B Brent
Msh
25
RFM
ODI
S V Carlisle
Msh
29
RHBdeputy captain
ODI
D D Ebrahim
Msh
21
RHBopener
ODI
S M Ervine
Mid
29
LHBRFM
ODI
A Flower
Msh
33
LHBWK
ODI
G W Flower
Msh
30
RHBopenerSLA
ODI
T J Friend
Mid
20
RFM
ODI
T R Gripper
Msh
25
RHBopener
ODI
D A Marillier
Mid
23
RHBOB
ODI
B A Murphy
Msh
24
LBGcaptain
M L Nkala
Mat
20
RFM
ODI
H K Olonga
Mat
25
RF
ODI
R W Price
Msh
25
SLA
H H Streak
Mat
27
RHBRFMvice-captain
ODI
C B Wishart
Msh
27
RHB
ODI
Joined the tour party for the
P A Strang
ODI
one-day internationals series
District representation
Logan Cup teams
CFX Mat Matabeleland
ManManicaland
Msh Mashonaland
Y MshYoung Mashonaland
CDCountry Districts
Average age of team at time of first Test match
(8 November 2001):
26 yrs3 months
ODImember of the ODI series squad
Test Appearances made before the tour
A Flower 54,G W Flower 54,Streak 44,Olonga 23,Carlisle 20,Wishart 16,Murphy 10,Ebrahim 8,Gripper 7,Nkala 6,Price 6, Friend 3,Brent 2,Marillier 1,Ervine 0
Tour Officials
Babu Meman
Manager
Geoff Marsh
Coach
Malcolm P Jarvis
Fitness Trainer/ Analyst:
Amato Machikicho
Physiotherapist
Geoff Marsh took over as coach from Carl Rackemann after the ODI series against England.
Selectors
Ali Shah (convenor of selectors),Iain Butchart, Macsood Ebrahim, Dave Houghton, Terry Nicolle and Stephen Mangongo.
This was a new selection panel taking over from Iain Butchart’s committee. The coach and the captain were not given a place on the panel.
Selection
Unavailable: Andy Blignaut (ankle),Bryan Strang (hamstring),Brighton Watambwa (knee) all injured;Hamilton Masakadza and Tatenda Taibu (taking A-Level examinations);Douglas Hondo and Stuart Matsikenyire (in Australia to play grade cricket).
Champions Trophy team announced:The selectors announced a squad of fourteen on 16 October.
Test Tour Party Announced :16 October 2001
On 23 October the announcement came that Heath Streak had resigned the captaincy as it was affecting his personal game. Brian Murphy was elevated from the vice-captaincy. Stuart Carlisle was also considered but had asked for more time to consider the captaincy.
Not selected : Alistair Campbell, Paul Strang, Guy Whittall.
Campbell had complained about Zimbabwe's policy of selecting players on a quota of colour rather than merit, and was later obliged to apologise for his remarks.
Time between selection and departure from Zimbabwe
6 days
(16 October to 22? October)
Travel
HarareQDubaiQDhaka
To Sharjah -the fourteen players arrived on 23 ? October to play in the Champions Trophy tournament. After losing the fourth match and being excluded from the final, the team planned to fly from Sharjah to Bangladesh on the morning of Thursday 1 November for extra acclimatisation, but made time for practice and relaxation in Dubai before flying to Dhaka.
Now fifteen in number, the Zimbabwe cricketers, led by Brian Murphy, arrived in Dhaka on Monday 5 November 2001. Ray Price had flown to Bangladesh to join the team after playing in a match for the ZCU Board XI against North West.
Time spent in Bangladesh
23 days
(5 November- 28 November)
On-tour selection panel
....
Reinforcements
Leg-spinner Paul Strang was flown in before the 2nd Test to play in the one-day series. He was a replacement for Brian Murphy who broke a bone in his left hand batting in the nets before the third day's play of the Dhaka Test.
On 14 November it was announced that Stuart Carlisle would be the new captain, with Heath Streak as his vice-captain, because Brian Murphy had to return home to receive specialist treatment.
Fixtures/Results
a
§ Sharjah
Sri Lanka Khaleej Times Trophy
Lost 63 r
b
§ Sharjah
PakistanKhaleej Times Trophy
Lost 106 r
c
§ Sharjah
Sri Lanka Khaleej Times Trophy
Lost 79 r
d
§ Sharjah
PakistanKhaleej Times Trophy
Lost 29 r
e
DHAKA
BANGLADESHFirst Test
DRAWN
f
CHITTAGONG
BANGLADESHSecond Test
WON 8 w
g
� Chittagong
Chittagong Division
Won 13 r
h
§Chittagong
Bangladesh(1st ODI)
Won 5 w
i
§Dhaka
Bangladesh(2nd ODI)
Won 42 r
j
§Dhaka
Bangladesh(3rd ODI)
Won 7 w
§ODI
� not first-class
.
Time spent in Sharjah / Bangladesh before First Test:
18 / 3 days
(23 October / 5 November - 8 November)
Test appearances on tour
2-Carlisle, Ebrahim,A Flower, G Flower,Friend,Gripper,Marillier,Olonga,Streak,Wishart
1-Brent,Murphy.
0-Ervine,Nkala,Price, P Strang.
Match appearances
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
Gary Brent
o
o
o
o
T
o
o
Stuart Carlisle
o
o
o
o
T
T
x
o
o
o
Dion Ebrahim
o
o
o
o
T
T
x
o
o
o
Sean Ervine
o
o
o
x
o
o
o
Andy Flower
o
o
o
o
T
T
x
o
o
o
Grant Flower
o
o
o
o
T
T
o
o
o
Travis Friend
o
o
o
T
T
x
o
o
o
Trevor Gripper
o
o
o
T
T
x
o
Doug Marillier
o
o
o
o
T
T
x
o
o
o
Brian Murphy
o
o
o
o
T
Mluleki Nkala
o
x
o
Henry Olonga
o
T
T
x
o
Ray Price
Paul Strang
s
x
o
Heath Streak
o
o
o
o
T
T
o
o
o
Craig Wishart
o
T
T
x
o
o
o
[s : Paul Strang was a substitute fielder in the 2nd Test]
Highlights
•Travis Friend took five wickets for 31 runs in the first innings of the series.
•Zimbabwe recovered from 89-5 to a total of 431 at Dhaka, including four individual half-centuries
•Trevor Gripper scored his first Test century in the Chittagong Test, as did Craig Wishart.
•With 114 not out from Andy Flower as well, Zimbabwe’s first innings total was 542 for 7 declared.
•Grant Flower, in the absence of a specialist spinner, bowled 54 overs, taking 4-41 and 4-63.
Tour Summary
P
W
L
D
Aban
Test Matches
2
1
0
1
-
Other first-class matches
0
-
-
-
-
Minor matches
1
1
0
0
-
One-day internationals
7
3
4
0
-
All Matches
10
5
4
1
-
Return to Zimbabwe
DhakaQColombo
Brian Murphy returned home at the end of the first Test in Dhaka.
Paul Strang and Ray Price returned home to Zimbabwe at the end of the one-day series.
On 28 November the Zimbabwe team left for Colombo and their tour of Sri Lanka.