| Tour of Bangladesh
2014-15 Captain: Brendan
Taylor | |
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| Zimbabwe’s 23rd Test tour (October - December 2014) Third Test-playing tour of Bangladesh by Zimbabwe (previous
tour 2004-05) | Zimbabwe’s first
series of three Test matches since 2001-02. Bangladesh made a clean sweep
both of the Test series (3-0) and the one-day internationals (5-0). The Zimbabwe
batsmen were unable to handle the home side’s left-arm spinners, Shakib and
Taijul. | Other
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| Members of the Test tour party (15) Opening batsmen:
Brian Chari, Sikandar Raza, Vusi Sibanda Middle-order batsmen: Craig Ervine, Hamilton Masakadza, Brendan Taylor All-rounders:Malcolm Waller, Elton Chigumbura Wicket-keepers: Regis
Chakabva Richmond Mutumbami Spin bowlers:
John Nyumbu, Wellington Masakadaza, Tafadzwa Kamungozi, Natsai
M'shangwe Fast bowlers:Tendai
Chatara, Shingi Masakadza, Tinashe Panyangara ⋄ central contracts | R W Chakabva | Msh
⋄ | 27 | WK
RHB | ODI | | B B Chari | Mat | 22 | RHB opener | | | T L Chatara | Moun
⋄ | 23 | RFM | ODI | | E Chigumbura | Msh ⋄ | 28 | RHB RFM ODI
captain | ODI | | C R Ervine | Mat | 29 | LHB | ODI | | T Kamungozi | Sth | 27 | LB | ODI | | H Masakadza | Moun
⋄ | 31 | RHB (RM) | ODI | | S W Masakadza | Moun ⋄ | 28 | RFM | | | W P Masakadza | Msh | 21 | SLA | | | N M'shangwe | Moun
⋄ | 23 | LB | ODI | | R Mutumbami | Mat | 25 | RHB WK | ODI | | J Nyumbu | Mat | 29 | OB | ODI | | T Panyangara | Sth
⋄ | 29 | RFM | ODI | | Sikandar Raza Butt | Msh ⋄ | 28 | RHB
opener | ODI | | V Sibanda | MidW ⋄ | 31 | RHB
opener | ODI | | B R M Taylor | MidW
⋄ | 28 | RHB
WK | ODI | | M N Waller | MidW
⋄ | 30 | RHB OB | ODI | | Required for the
one-day internationals | Neville Madziva | ODI | | Timycen Maruma | ODI | | Solomon Mire | ODI | | Peter Moor | ODI | | | |
| Logan Cup Teams: Man
- Manicaland (0) Msh
- Mashonaland Eagles (4) Mat
- Matabeleland Tuskers (4) Mid
W - Mid West Rhinos (3) Mount
- Mountaineers (4) Sou - Southern Rocks (2) Average
age of team at time of first Test match (25
October 2014) : 27
yrs 9 months ODI : one-day squad | |
| Test Appearances made before the tour | H Masakadza 26, Taylor 20,
Sibanda 13, Chigumbura 11, Waller 8,
Panyangara 6, Chakabva 5, Chatara 5, Mutumbami 5, Ervine 4,
SW Masakadza 4, Nyumbu 1, Sikander Raza 1, Chari 0,
Kamungozi 0, WP Masakadza
0, M’Shangwe 0. | | |
| Tour Officials | Mufaro Chiturumani | Team
manager | Stephen
Mangongo | Head Coach | Douglas
Hondo | Bowling
coach | Anesu Mupotaringa | Physiotherapist | Walter Karimanzira | Fitness
trainer | Stanley
Chioza | Computer
Analyst | | Selector-on-tour |
| | |
| Selectors | Givemore Makoni (convener of selectors), | | |
| Selection | Unavailable: Prosper
Utseya (suspended because his bowling action was found to be illegal) Tour Party Announced : 15 October 2014. The names in the squad were
not released until the day on which the team would depart Not selected : Mark Vermeulen, Cuthbert Musoko and Donald
Tiripano. Sean Williams was left out
of the team after a disciplinary meeting. One-day squad reserves: Tawanda Mupariwa and Brian Vitori It was expected that Shingi Masakadza would go home
after the ODI’s but this was changed and Malcolm Waller and Natsai M’shangwe
returned instead. Wellington Masakadza and Brian Chari were only ever required
for the Test series. | Time between selection and departure from Zimbabwe 0 days (16 - 16 October) | |
| Travel Harare Q Dhaka | Departure was from Harare
International Airport
on the evening of 16 October 2014. The 24-person group arrived at Hajrat Shah Jalal
International Airport,
Dhaka landing at 5:20pm the next day, and
then went to their tour headquarters, the Pan Pacific Sonargaon. The
one-day players (Neville Madziva, Timycen Maruma, Solomon Mire, Peter Moor)
arrived on 18 November. | Time spent in Bangladesh x days (17 October - ) | |
| On-tour selection panel | unknown | | |
| Reinforcements | none | | |
| Fixtures/Results Itinerary announced 27 November 2012 | a | ϯ Fatullah
| Bangladesh Cricket Board XI | Drawn
| b | MIRPUR | BANGLADESH | LOST 3 w | c | KHULNA | BANGLADESH | LOST 162 r | d | CHITTAGONG | BANGLADESH | LOST 186 r | e | ϯ Chittagong | Bangladesh
Cricket Board XI (50
overs) | Lost
88 r | f | § Chittagong | Bangladesh (1st ODI) | Lost
87 r | g | § Chittagong | Bangladesh (2nd ODI) | Lost
68 r | h | §
Mirpur | Bangladesh (3rd ODI) | Lost
124 r | i | §
Mirpur | Bangladesh (4th ODI) | Lost
21 r | j | §
Mirpur | Bangladesh (5th ODI) | Lost
5 w |
| § ODI † not first-class Å T20
international Time spent in Bangladesh
before First Test: 8
days (17 October - 25 October) . | |
| Test appearances on tour | 3
- Chakabva, Chigumbara,
Ervine, H Masakadza,
Panyangara, Sikander Raza, Taylor 2
- Chari, Chatara,
M’shangwe 1
- Kamungozi, SW Masakadza, Mutumbami, Nyumbu,
Sibanda, Waller. 0
- W P Masakadza. | | |
| Match appearances T Test match o one-day international x other match ⊕ T/20 international W won L lost D drawn N no result A abandoned u unknown result 14 participated in the first match and
12 in the second against the BCB XI | | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | R W Chakabva | | T | T | T | x | o | o | o | o | | B B Chari | x | | T | T | | | | | | | T L Chatara | x | T | T | | | o | o | | o | o | E Chigumbura | x | T | T | T | | o | o | o | o | o | C R Ervine | x | T | T | T | x | | | | | | T Kamungozi | x | T | | | x | o | o | o | o | o | H Masakadza | x | T | T | T | | o | o | o | o | o | S W Masakadza | x | | | T | x | | | | | | W P Masakadza | x | | | | | | | | | | N M'shangwe | x | | T | T | | | | | | | R Mutumbami | x | | | T | x | | | | | | J Nyumbu | | T | | | x | o | o | | | o | T Panyangara | | T | T | T | | o | o | o | | o | Sikandar Raza | x | T | T | T | x | o | o | | o | o | V Sibanda | x | T | | | x | o | o | o | | o | B R M Taylor | x | T | T | T | x | o | o | o | o | o | M N Waller | x | | T | | | | | | | | T Maruma | | | | | x | | | o | o | o | N Madziva | | | | | x | | | o | o | | S F Mire | | | | | x | o | o | o | o | o | P J Moor | | | | | x | | | o | o | | R
E S U L T S | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Zimbabwe’s previous Test tour results: | |
| Highlights | • Panyangara
took 5-59 in the first Test • Elton
Chigumbura took 4-24 as Bangladesh
collapsed to 62-6 chasing a winning target of 101 • Hamilton
Masakadza scored 158 in the second Test at Khulna. It was his fourth Test hundred. • Regis
Chakabva (101 - his maiden Test hundred) shared in a partnership of 147 with Masakadza • Sikander
Raza (82 and 65) and Regis Chakabva (65 and 89*) scored strongly in both
innings at Chittagong.
Chakabva
was the only one to resist for long, as Zimbabwe faced defeat, making 89*
off 181 balls | | |
| Tour Summary | | P | W | L | D | Aban | Test Matches | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | Other first-class matches | 0 | - | - | - | - | †Minor
matches | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | § One-day internationals | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | ⊕ Twenty 20 internationals | 0 | - | - | - | - | All Matches | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | - |
| | |
| Return to Zimbabwe Dhaka Q ? Q Harare | Brian Chari, Malcolm Waller (who was reported for a
suspect action in the second Test), Natsai M’shangwe and Wellington Masakadza
returned home after the three Test matches. | Time away from Zimbabwe x days (16 October to December ) | |
| Postscript | At the end of the tour Stephen Mangongo was relieved of his
position as Zimbabwe
coach and Dav Watmore took his place in time for the 2015 World Cup. | | |
| Other
Test tours in 2014-15 | Australians in UAE to play Pakistan 2014-15 - captain Michael
Clarke England in West Indies 2014-15 - captain Alastair Cook Indians in Australia 2014-15
- captain Virat Kohli New Zealanders in UAE to play Pakistan 2014-15 - captain Brendon
McCullum Sri Lankans in New Zealand 2014-15 - captain Angelo Mathews West Indians in India 2014-15 - captain Denesh Ramdin West Indians in South Africa 2014-15 - captain Denesh Ramdin | | |
| Acknowledgements
To
general reading of The Times newspaper
digital archive (Gale Group); Jamaica
Gleanor archive; National Library of
Australia Trove; Papers Past NZ. From
former British Newspaper Library, Colindale and online: The Age, Melbourne Argus, Bangladesh Daily
Star, Barbados Advocate, Canberra Times, Daily Telegraph, Dawn, Eastern Daily
Press, The Hindu, The Independent (Dhaka), Indian Express, The Island
(Lanka), Lahore Times, New Nation, New Zealand Auckland Herald, Sri Lanka
Daily News, Stabroek News, Straits Times, Sydney Morning Herald, The
Telegraph (Calcutta), Times of India , The Tribune Chandigarh, Trinidad
Guardian, The West Australian. cricketweb.net; ESPN cricinfo; www.cricket archive; www.cricketcountry;
www.coverpoint Magazines/periodicals
including Australian Cricket, B & H West Indies Annual, The Cricketer
International, Cricketer Quarterly, Indian Cricket, Indian Cricket Field
Annual, Playfair Cricket Monthly, Shell Cricket Almanack of New Zealand,
Wisden Cricket Monthly, Wisden Book of Test Cricket, Wisden’s Cricketers’
Almanack. Men In
White, A History of Australian Cricket (Harte), A History of Indian Cricket
(Bose), A History of West Indies Cricket
(Manley) Biography and tour books (own collection and at the M.C.C.
Library at Lord’s Ground) © ALL CONTENTS OF THE
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