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Test Cricket Tours - South Africa to Zimbabwe 1995-96

 

 

Tour of Zimbabwe 1995-96          Captain: Hansie Cronje

 

 

 

 

 

 

Twentieth official Test tour

 

First Test-playing tour of Zimbabwe by South Africa

 

 

    (October 1995)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other South African tours

 

Previous Tour

New Zealand 1994-95

 

Next tour

India 1996-97

 

Next tour of  Zimbabwe

1999-2000

 

 

 

 

Members of the Test tour party (12)

 

 

Opening batsmen  Gary Kirsten, Andrew Hudson, Rudi Steyn

Middle-order batsmen  Hansie Cronje, Daryll Cullinan, Jonty Rhodes

Wicket-keeper  Dave Richardson

Spin bowler  Pat Symcox

Fast bowlers  Craig Matthews, Brian McMillan, Fanie de Villiers, Allan Donald

 

 

 

 

 

 

W J Cronje

FS

26

RHB    RM    captain

ODI

 

D J Cullinan

T

28

RHB

 

 

P S de Villiers

NT

31

RFM

ODI

 

A A Donald

FS

28

RF

ODI

 

A C Hudson

N

30

RHB  opener

ODI

 

G Kirsten

WP

27

LHB  opener   (OB)

ODI

 

B N McMillan

WP

30

RHB   RFM

ODI

 

C R Matthews

WP

30

RFN

ODI

 

J N Rhodes

N

26

RHB

ODI

 

D J Richardson

EP

36

WK

ODI

 

P J R Steyn

T

28

RHB  opener

ODI

 

P L Symcox

N

35

OB

ODI

 

 

Members of ODI squad only:

N Boje(SLA)

ODI

 

A P Kuiper (RHB)

ODI

 

 

 

G J F Liebenberg (RHB)

ODI

 

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Representation of teams  
 

Bo -  Boland

Br - Border

EP Eastern Province

GW - Griqualand West

N - Natal

NT - Northern Transvaal

OFS - Orange Free State

R - Rhodesia

T - Transvaal

WP - Western Province

 

    

Average age of  team at time of first Test match

 

(13 October 1995) :

       26 yrs  6 months

 

ODI  Member of one-day international squad

 

 

 

Test Appearances made before the tour

 

Richardson 22,  Cronje 21,  Rhodes 21,  Donald 19,  Hudson 19,  McMillan 17,  Kirsten 14,  Matthews 14,  Cullinan 13,  Schultz 5,  Symcox 5,  Steyn 3,  Kuiper 1, Boje 0,  Liebenberg 0.

 

 

 

 

 

Team Officials

 

Mustafa Khan

Team Manager

Bob Woolmer

Coach

 

Physiotherapist

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selectors

 

Peter Pollock (convenor of selectors), ……..

 

 

 

 

Selection

 

The team would come from the twelve squad members contracted to the United Cricket Board of South Africa, namely Cronje, Cullinan, de Villiers, Donald, Hudson, Kirsten, McMillan, Matthews, Rhodes, Richardson, Steyn, Symcox, plus three reserves - Liebenberg, Boje and Kuiper (none of these players were contracted to the UCB)

Tour Party Announced:  September 1995.

Not selected: 

 

 

Time between selection and departure from South Africa

  x days

(September to depart in Saf)

 

 

 

 

Travel

 

approx 10 October 1996

 

Time spent in Zimbabwe

   x days

(arrival - depart Host)

 

 

 

On-tour selection panel

 

 

 

 

 

Reinforcements

 

B N Schultz

EP

25

LF

 

 

Schultz was brought in to cover for the injured de Villiers.

The three non-contracted players, Boje, Liebenberg and Kuiper, were brought in for the ODI series.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixtures/Results

 

HARARE

ZIMBABWE  Test Match

WON 7 w

ϯ Harare

Zimbabwe Country Districts (50 overs)

Won 151 r

§ Harare

Zimbabwe  (1st ODI)

Won 134 r

§ Harare

Zimbabwe  (1st ODI)

Won 112 r

 

† not first-class

§  one-day international

 

Time spent in Zimbabwe before First Test:  x days

(arrival - 13 October)

 

 

 

Test appearances on tour

 

1 - Cronje,  Cullinan,  Donald,  Hudson,  Kirsten,  McMillan,  Matthew,  Rhodes,  Richardson,  Schultz,  Symcox

0 -  de Villiers, Steyn

 

 

 

 

Highlights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tour Summary

 

 

 P

W

L

D

Aban

Test Matches

1

1

0

0

-

Other first-class matches

0

-

-

-

-

Minor matches

1

1

0

0

-

§ One-day internationals

2

2

0

0

-

All Matches

4

4

0

0

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return to South Africa

 

Did Cullinan go home straight after the Test match?

Last match ended 22 October 1996

 

Time away from South Africa    x days  

(depart SAf to arrive home in S AfI)

 

 

 

 

Finances

 

 

 

 



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