Zimbabwe Cricket Photo Quiz

[CrimsonAvenger]

"Senyo Nyakutse" and "Tochukwu Enwerem". Goodness. We might have finally run out of easy ones

[foreignfield]

"Senyo Nyakutse" and "Tochukwu Enwerem". Goodness. We might have finally run out of easy ones

I could have asked about Titus Chipare ...

I'm banking on you, Crimson, to come up with Guy Whittal's niece next time around.

[samedwards]

Never heard of this guy..How could a left arm fast bowler escaping through the system?

[foreignfield]

Never heard of this guy..How could a left arm fast bowler escaping through the system?

Well, Heath obviously had a look at him back in 2011 (from that training squad emerged Vitori), but breaking into the Tuskers' bowling line-up is not easy. And a scholarship to a Canadian Uni is certainly more attractive than hanging around the fringes at Queens with little else to do and no education.

[CrimsonAvenger]

Until I find Guy Whittall's niece, here's the next one...

323. Who is this former Rhodesia cricketer coaching youngsters? He also had others in his family representing Rhodesia.

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[samedwards]

The late Mervyn Mansell?

[CrimsonAvenger]

The late Mervyn Mansell?

That's brilliant. Mervyn Mansell it is, elder brother of Percy, who brought cricket to Middlesex schools for half a century. He played a solitary match for Rhodesia, and was involved in B matches too. Here's an obituary carried by The Cricketer when he died in 2009:

http://blog.thecricketer.com/?p=8073

Mervyn Mansell grew up in Rhodesia, for whom he played as an 18-year-old in 1936. His younger brother Percy, making his debut in the same match, went on to represent South Africa in 13 Tests but Mervyn emigrated to England. He trained as a pharmacist and volunteered for wartime service in the Royal Navy, during which he won a Distinguished Service Cross for ‘bravery, daring and skill’ in combating German e-boats.
He joined the Ealing club in 1952. Playing in glasses like his brother, he was a classical batsman whose strength was on the offside. Ealing was a top team at that time but Mansell was among those who saw problems ahead. “Cricket in schools was declining,” he recalled, years later, “so we had to start producing our own youngsters.”
In 1955 a Colts side was formed, and Mansell became its driving force. He had a young family and a pharmacy business but, with his wife June’s support, he always found time for youth cricket, extending his influence when he helped to found the Middlesex Colts Cricket Association in the 1960s.
The population of Ealing steadily changed and many of his youngsters went away to university. But he stayed at the heart of the Ealing club, running the colts with quiet dedication for more than 50 years. He took pride that three of his 1955 side were still playing for the club in 2009. Even as he lay dying in hospital, he wanted to know that week’s results.
Like Jackson, he left his mark on many, and was awarded an MBE for services to youth cricket in Middlesex.

Making steady progress there, samedwards...

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[CrimsonAvenger]

324. Ok, Here's some fun. Father of this young lady can boast of wickets of multiple former Zimbabwean skippers. At least 5 of them. Who are we talking about?

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[Jemisi]

Vaas?

[CrimsonAvenger]

Vaas?

Nope