Now there's something you don't see everyday.

[Loony BoB]

http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2004/APR/123750_ZIM_13APR2004.html

Sure, it's Zimbabwe and it's not exactly English county cricket, but the fact that an international wicketkeeper managed to take 8 for 40-odd amuses me to no end. Talk about playing the all rounder. Has any wicketkeeper bowled on the international scene with any real success?

 

[masterblaster]

Sums up the pathetic state of Zimbabwean Cricket for me.

Well done to him, but if he can take 8/40 odd against first class batsmen, then something is very worrying.

Well, thats my opinion anyway.

As much as Id like to see Zimbabwe succeed, I have a bad feeling that success is a place far, far away.

 

[age_master]

apparently hes an OK bowler, but 8/43 would no doubt be abit beyond OK, adding to his 175*...


but if he can do that and Greg Strydorm can do "scored a century in each innings; his 128 in the first innings came off 78 balls and included ten sixes, and he hit a further six sixes in his second-innings 104, scored off a more sedate 90 balls"

i hate to think what Sri Lanka will do to them, Let Alone Hayden and Gilchirst (if Gilly was to get a bat in the series...)

 

[marc71178]

No matter how good a player, it only takes one ball.

 

[luckyeddie]

The whole thing is a joke.

1. Stop all tours involving Zimbabwe
2. er
3. that's it

or let Mugabe's puppet Ozias Bvute play himself.

 

[Loony BoB]

I was more wondering about what other wicket keepers have taken up bowling on the international scene, although I must admit it might be a good idea to get the selectors to play for the national teams. Just think - once they've played, at least they'll have met one of the requirements set out by Heath Streak (having to have played first class cricket at some point).

 

[marc71178]

Alfred Littleton (sp) springs to mind.

4-19

 

[Neil Pickup]

Alfred Littleton (sp) springs to mind.

4-19

Lyttleton

Taibu, in all fairness, took a reasonable haul of wickets at the U19 WC in New Zealand a couple of years back, contributing to his player-of-the-tournament award. I would expect him to take 10 overs in an ODI if the expected decimation occurs - Maregwede to sub with the gloves?

Also - Free State and South Africa's Morné van Wyk bowls left arm spin as well as keeping wicket.

 

[marc71178]

I knew there was a Y in there, but couldn't remember where, hence the (sp) you sad Ginger muppet

 

[Magrat Garlick]

I knew there was a Y in there, but couldn't remember where, hence the (sp) you sad Ginger muppet

Where else could you but the y? Littlyton?

 

[bennyr]

West Aussie Tim Zoehrer, the reserve wicketkeeper on the 1993 Ashes tour took 12 wickets at 20.83 on the tour in first class matches, and once took a first class five fer.

He never bowled in international cricket.

 

[NikhilN]

"No-one knows who's won ... and no-one cares"

 

[iamdavid]

Adam Gilchrist bowls right arm off spin , he bowled a few overs against the Windies at the PM's XI in 2000/01 , he'd be a pretty handy bowler at club level.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Where else could you but the y? Littlyton?

Good point.

Zim are a joke.

 

[Bazza]

Taibu bowled in the first ODI and Zimbabwe gave Sri Lanka a bit of a scare I reckon.

 

[DJ]

Andrew Hall has kept wicket and bowled in a ODI (as well as batting - I think he even opened), but has anyone ever kept wicket, bowled, batted AND captained the team in an international before? I think this may have been the first time.

On another note, Taibu is very short.

Thank you.

 

[marc71178]

WG Grace did it first

 

[DJ]

I'd already considered him, but as far as I know WG wasn't captaining the side when he did it. He rarely bowled when captaining England anyway.

 

[Ford_GTHO351]

I can see Zimbabwean cricket (at this rate) suffering the same fate as the Titanic.

 

[Jamee999]

Cool..an iceburg in Zimbabwe