It is five years since Sri Lanka last visited Zimbabwe for what was popularly termed, especially in England, as the 'basement battle' for the bottom place in the Test cricket ladder

Joe was a promising young businessman working with a struggling company

Welcome to the first issue of Zimbabwe cricket's weekly on-line magazine

Zimbabwe's top scorer in both innings of the country's recent Test defeat against South Africa in Bloemfontein was Guy Whittall, who had endured a lean spell with the bat in recent matches

Allan Donald and Shaun Pollock smiled at the Harare Sports Club pitch, and the pitch smiled back at them

The Zimbabwe Cricket Academy will in future be known as the CFX Academy, it was announced on 4 November

MAJOR TEAMS: Zimbabwe (since 1990/91), Mashonaland Under-24 (1993/94), Mashonaland (since 1994/95)

MAJOR TEAMS: Young Mashonaland (1994/95-1995/96); Mashonaland (1996/97- ); present club team Old Hararians

MAJOR TEAMS: Zimbabwe (since 1995/96), Mashonaland Under-24 (1993/94- 1995/96), Mashonaland (1996/97- )

MAJOR TEAMS: Mashonaland Under-24/Young Mashonaland (1994/95-1995/96); Mashonaland (1996/97 to date)

MAJOR TEAMS: Zimbabwe (1996/97- ), Matabeleland (1995/96 to date)

John Ward interviews Zimbabwe's latest Test cricketer, Trevor Gripper, immediately after the match against Australia from 14-17 October, in which he scored 4 and 60

MAJOR TEAMS: Mashonaland (1998/99- ), Zimbabwe (1999/2000- )

MAJOR TEAMS: Mashonaland (1997/98- )

With a weak bowling line-up, Zimbabwe decided their best option was to field on winning the toss

As expected on current form, Australia beat Zimbabwe in the first of three one-day internationals, by 83 runs

MAJOR TEAMS: Zimbabwe (1990/91-1991/92, 1997/98- ), Eastern Province (1992/93-1995/96), Matabeleland (1997/98- )

The Australians completed a convincing 244-run victory over the ZCU President's XI at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, after tea on the third day

Two fine attacking innings, by Trevor Madondo of the President's XI and Steve Waugh of Australia, were the highlights of the second day's play between the two teams, which finished with the tourists 274 runs ahead with eight second-innings wickets

Justin Langer, after struggling for runs in Sri Lanka, welcomed the opportunity to get some batting practice in less testing conditions in Bulawayo, scoring a fine 148 to dominate the Australians' total of 335 for seven wickets declared against the