Test Cricket Tours - Zimbabwe to Pakistan 2004-05 cancelled
Tour ofPakistan 2004-05Captain: Tatenda Taibu
Test Tour Cancelled
Would have been 20th official Test tour
Would have been fourth Test-playing tour of Pakistanby Zimbabwe
Cancelled Test tour(September - October2004)
Zimbabwe was due to tour Pakistan in September 2004 and play a three-Test series with three one-day internationals.However, the Test match component of the tour was cancelled; or rather Sri Lanka stepped in to play the matches scheduled for Faisalabad and Karachi.
Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak was sacked after he claimed that selection policies were jeopardising the success of the national team.13 of Zimbabwe’s best cricketers backed him and protested. They demanded Streak’s reinstatement but Tatenda Taibu, being asked to lead Zimbabwe at the age of 20, was made captain and so they walked out.Reserve players - often talented, but completely lacking in experience - were the only ones who could be chosen for the nation's scheduled Test programme.
A one-sided mismatch against Sri Lanka followed in May, and pressure from the International Cricket Council Cricket led Zimbabwe to withdraw from Test status. On 10 June they agreed that they would play no further Test matches in 2004.
Pakistan agreed with the decision but were willing to go ahead with the tour and replaced the Test matches with a tri-series, involving Sri Lanka, for the Paktel Cup
Macsood Ebrahim (convenor), Richie Kaschula and Walter Chawaguta.
On 16 April 2004the ZCU had sacked convenor Ali Shah, Geoff Marsh and John Brent.
Selection
Unavailable:The thirteen rebels were not considered
Tour Party Announced :
Not selected :
Travel
The Zimbabweans were knocked out of the 2004 Champions Trophy in England on 14 September and left for home.
A squad comprising 15 players and six officials arrived in Lahore on Friday 17 September for the Paktel Cup series which began on 30 September allowing time for two practice matches
Time spent in Pakistan
25 days
(17 September - 12 October)
On-tour selection panel
Reinforcements
Fixtures/Results
FAISALABAD
PAKISTANFirst Test
Cancelled
KARACHI
PAKISTANSecond Test
Cancelled
LAHORE
PAKISTANThird Test
Cancelled
� Sheikhupura
Pakistan Cricket Board XI (2-day)
Drawn
Lahore
Pakistan Cricket Board Patron's XI
Lost inns 38 r
§Multan
Pakistan(Paktel Cup ODI)
Lost 144 r
§Peshawar
Pakistan(Paktel Cup ODI)
Lost 3 w
§Rawalpindi
Sri Lanka(Paktel Cup ODI)
Lost 7 w
§Rawalpindi
Sri Lanka(Paktel Cup ODI)
Abandoned
� not first-class
§ ODISeries (the Paktel GSM Cup)
.
Time spent in Pakistan before First Test:
not applicable
Test appearances on tour
nil
Tour Summary
P
W
L
D
Aban
Cancelled
Test Matches
2
-
-
-
-
2
Other first-class matches
1
0
1
0
-
-
ϯ Minor matches
1
0
0
1
-
-
§ One-day internationals
4
0
3
0
1
-
All Matches
8
0
4
1
1
2
Return to Zimbabwe
IslamabadQDubaiQHarare
Zimbabwe flew back from Islamabad early on on Tuesday 12 October.