Zimbabwe A cricket team

Zimbabwe 'A'
Captain:	Regis Chakabva^[1]
Coach:	Walter Chawaguta^[2]
Founded:	1994
Home ground:	Harare Sports Club
Capacity:	n/a
First-class debut:	South Africa A in October 4, 1994 at Alexandra Sports Club, Harare
Official website:	Official Website

The Zimbabwe A cricket team is a national cricket team representing Zimbabwe. It is the 'second-tier' of international Zimbabwean cricket, below the full Zimbabwe national cricket team. Matches played by Zimbabwe A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead receiving first-class and List A classification respectively. Zimbabwe A played their first match in January 1994, a four-day first-class contest against the touring South Africa A cricket team.

Zimbabwe A have played a number of series, both home and away, against other full national teams, national A teams, and competed against other first-class opposition. Their first tour was that of South Africa in 1995–96. Zimbabwe A team participates in ICC Africa Division 1 that is played as a gateway to ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier. Although Zimbabwe national cricket team is qualified for ICC World Twenty20s as a full member, the team A plays in the Africa division as a supporting team.

Zimbabwe was scheduled to Bangladesh A in Bangladesh in June 2014 but the Bangladesh Cricket Board decided to move the dates because of the monsoon season and invited Zimbabwe to tour in July–August but Zimbabwe Cricket had to refuse the offer because it was hosting South Africa and then a Tri-series against Australia and South Africa at that time.^[3]

In July 2014, the team was scheduled to play two List A matches against Afghanistan before four ODIs and two first-class matches.^[4]

Current Squad

Name	Age	Batting style	Bowling style	Domestic team	Forms
Captain
Regis Chakabva	28	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak	Mashonaland Eagles	Test, ODI
Batsman
Brian Chari	24	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak	Matabeleland Tuskers
Joylord Gumbie	20	Right-handed	n/a	Mashonaland Eagles
Wicket-keeper
Forster Mutizwa	30	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak	Mashonaland Eagles
Richmond Mutumbami	26	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak	Southern Rocks	Test
All-rounder
Luke Jongwe	20	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Southern Rocks
Roy Kaia	24	Right-handed	Right-arm offbreak	Southern Rocks
Neville Madziva	24	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Mid West Rhinos
Fast-bowler
Michael Chinouya	29	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Mid West Rhinos	ODI
Tatenda Manatsa	25	Left-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Mashonaland Eagles
Spinners
Tafadzwa Kamungozi	28	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Southern Rocks
Tinotenda Mutombodzi	25	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	Mashonaland Eagles
John Nyumbu	30	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Matabeleland Tuskers
Brighton Mugochi	27	Right-handed	Slow Slow left-arm orthodox	Mid West Rhinos

References

External Links

Zimbabwe Cricket

Cricket in Zimbabwe

National Federation	Zimbabwe Cricket

National Teams	Zimbabwe Zimbabwe A Women

First-class teams	Mashonaland Eagles Matabeleland Tuskers Mid West Rhinos Mountaineers Southern Rocks

Former first-class teams	Centrals Easterns Northerns Southerns Westerns Manicaland Mashonaland Matabeleland Midlands CFX Academy Mashonaland A Mashonaland Country Districts Mashonaland Under-24s

Competitions	Logan Cup Coca-Cola Metbank Pro50 Championship Stanbic Bank 20 Series

Lists	Test cricket records Test cricketers ODI cricket records ODI cricketers T20 cricket records T20 cricketers National captains

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