Tour of  Pakistan 2004-05        Captain: Tatenda Taibu

Test Tour Cancelled

Would have been 20th official Test tour

Would have been fourth Test-playing tour of Pakistan  by 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

Other Zimbabwe tours

Previous tour

Australia 2003-04

Next tour

Bangladesh 2004-05

Next tour of Pakistan

2014-15

Members of the tour party

Elton Chigumbura

Graeme Cremer

Dion Ebrahim

Douglas Hondo

Alester Maregwede

Stuart Matsikenyeri

Tawanda Mupariwa

Mluleki Nkala

Tinashe Panyangara

Edward Rainsford

Vusi Sibanda

*+Tatenda Taibu

Brendan Taylor

Prosper Utseya

Mark Vermeulena

District representation  

 Logan Cup teams

CFX

Mat Matabeleland )

Man  Manicaland

Mid:  Midlands  (

Msh Mashonaland (

Average age of  team at time of first Test match

(20 October 2004):

   2 yrs  6 months

Test Appearances made before the tour

Team Officials

Selectors

Macsood Ebrahim (convenor),  Richie Kaschula and  Walter Chawaguta.

       On 16 April 2004  the 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

† not first-class

§  ODI  Series (the Paktel GSM Cup)

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Time spent in Pakistan before First Test:

  not applicable

Test appearances on tour

nil

Tour Summary

Return to Zimbabwe

Islamabad  Q  Dubai Q Harare

Zimbabwe flew back from Islamabad early on on Tuesday 12 October.

Time away from Zimbabwe

    27 days  

(16 September to 13 October?)

Postscript

The ICC meeting….