MAJOR TEAMS: Zimbabwe Cricket Academy

Despite his brilliant century against Sri Lanka, Stuart Carlisle has again had his critics, especially when he scored few runs batting well down the order in South Africa

KNOWN AS: Greg Lamb

Zimbabwean hospitality is second to none in the cricketing world

Andy Flower talks to John Ward about the recent Zimbabwe trip to South Africa for the triangular tournament also involving England

Despite another feeble batting performance, Zimbabwe fought back with great determination in the second one-day international against England at Queens Sports Club, and were beaten by only one wicket, thanks to a fortuitous edge by Alan Mullally off

Heath Streak has returned to his rightful place as the bulwark of Zimbabwe's bowling attack after missing four Tests and five one-day matches due to a recurrence of his knee injury - and how Zimbabwe missed him

Pace bowler Henry Olonga's six wickets for 19 runs destroyed the back of the England innings in their match at Cape Town recently, winning the day for Zimbabwe

Grant Flower has struggled to find his form this season, so his unbeaten fifty and three wickets in the first oneday international against England was a welcome boost both to the team and himself

KNOWN AS: Charlie Lock

MAJOR TEAMS: Matabeleland; Zimbabwe (1998/99); CFX Academy (1999/2000)

The triangular tournament in South Africa is over and Zimbabwe were washed out rather than knocked out, sadly unable to play what was in effect a semi-final against England because of the weather

Two of Zimbabwe's most promising young pace bowlers, David Mutendera and Douglas Hondo, have just returned from a ten-day coaching course under Dennis Lillee at the MRF Pace Bowling Foundation in Chennai (formerly Madras)

On Saturday 5 February the Zimbabwe Board XI met Free State B in the final of the UCBSA Bowl competition at Harare Sports Club

FULL NAME: Dion Digby Ebrahim BORN: 7 August 1980, at Bulawayo MAJOR TEAMS: CFX Academy, Zimbabwe Board XI KNOWN AS: Dion Ebrahim

First of all, we need to apologise to our readers for missing an issue last week

FULL NAME: Neil Robert Ferreira BORN: 3 June 1979, at Harare MAJOR TEAMS: CFX Academy, Zimbabwe; Manicaland

FULL NAME: Angus James Mackay BORN: 13 June 1967, at Harare MAJOR TEAMS: Mashonaland A, Zimbabwe Board XI

FULL NAME: Donald James Ross Campbell BORN: 24 June 1974, at Harare MAJOR TEAMS: Mashonaland Country Districts, Mashonaland, Zimbabwe Board XI

Until independence in 1980, Rhodesia (as it then was) played regularly against South African provinces in the Currie Cup competition