i had this crazy thought...

[CrimsonAvenger]

Im sorry but that is way to harsh on matsikenyeri, in his career for the national team he has won serveral games for us and is very good in the field and provides a decent spin option.

I am not sure about the "several" part. I would not actually look for match winning knock, if they are knocks full of character even in a losing cause, they are fine.

I can think of 3 knocks in particular (in ODIs):

1. Natwest Tri-series Vs Eng (2003): Helped Grant take us home scoring about 44 runs
2. In Bangladesh last year, opening match, match winning partnership with Chiggs
3. Against SA, that stunning partnership with Taibu when he scored about 90.

These were top class knocks. There might be a few more, but I cant say there were "several", considering he has played 100+ matches.

Not singling him out though, same is true with many others too, including Taylor, Vusi, Coventry. Their flashes of brilliance have been too sporadic.

Only Masakadza, Williams and to a lesser extent Taibu can claim to have done comparitively better.

[Conant]

Im sorry but that is way to harsh on matsikenyeri, in his career for the national team he has won serveral games for us and is very good in the field and provides a decent spin option.

I am not sure about the "several" part. I would not actually look for match winning knock, if they are knocks full of character even in a losing cause, they are fine.

I can think of 3 knocks in particular (in ODIs):

1. Natwest Tri-series Vs Eng (2003): Helped Grant take us home scoring about 44 runs
2. In Bangladesh last year, opening match, match winning partnership with Chiggs
3. Against SA, that stunning partnership with Taibu when he scored about 90.

These were top class knocks. There might be a few more, but I cant say there were "several", considering he has played 100+ matches.

Not singling him out though, same is true with many others too, including Taylor, Vusi, Coventry. Their flashes of brilliance have been too sporadic.

Only Masakadza, Williams and to a lesser extent Taibu can claim to have done comparitively better.

And a 70 versus Ireland at the World Cup in 2007 when he took us close and failed to get a single off the last ball attempting a boundary instead. Drat!I would have promptly dropped him for the next match

[eugene]

3 game changing innings in 100 plus ODIs is nothing impressive. If you put someone out there enough they will ocassionally accidentally score some runs. It is time to move on from Matsikenyeri.

[sloandog]

3 game changing innings in 100 plus ODIs is nothing impressive. If you put someone out there enough they will ocassionally accidentally score some runs. It is time to move on from Matsikenyeri.

Couldn't agree more with you.
When i first saw Matskinyeri bat it was in 04 against Australia in the VB series. I could tell a million miles off that this man was not of international quality. We have a wider pool to choose from now. Guys like Strydom, Duffin, Meth, Mutizwa (Who i must say does not have the most elegant of techniques) are the guys to be looking at ! Maybe even young Chitara, though he's not a batter
Zimbabwean Cricket is changing, and there's no place for guys of Stuarts standards. I hope he proves me wrong though