Trevor Madondo
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| Full name | Trevor Nyasha Madondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
22 November 1976 Mount Darwin, Mashonaland, Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
11 June 2001 (aged 24) Parirenyatwa Hospital, Harare | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 16 September 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trevor Nyasha Madondo (November 22, 1976, Mount Darwin, Mashonaland – June 11, 2001, Parirenyatwa Hospital, Harare) was a Zimbabwean cricketer who played in 3 Tests and 13 ODIs from 1998 to 2001.
Growing up, Madondo attended Lilfordia School and Falcon College.[1] At Falcon. he also played hockey and rugby union. He gave up his studies at Rhodes University to become a full-time cricketer.[2] A middle-order batsman, he hit his highest first-class score in his last Test when he scored 74 not out against New Zealand in 2000-01.[3]
He died a few months later at the age of 24 from malaria. He is the fifth-youngest Test player to die.[4] As of 2013 he is the only deceased Zimbabwean Test cricketer.
In November 2008, his brother Tafadzwa Madondo died in a motorbike accident while vacationing in Bali.[5]
References
- ↑ Moonda, Firdose (23 July 2013). "Firdose Moonda pays a visit to Lilfordia school in Zimbabwe | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo (ESPN Inc.). Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ↑ Wisden 2002, p. 1582.
- ↑ New Zealand v Zimbabwe, Wellington 2000-01
- ↑ Tests - Shortest lived players
- ↑ Tafadzwa Madondo killed in motorbike accident