ZCF Hapless XI

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Re: ZCF Hapless XI

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zimbos_05 wrote:
Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:12 am
zimbot wrote:
Sun Feb 22, 2026 12:38 pm


C'mon china, Wellington Masakadza shouldn't be in this conversation. Same goes for Mupariwa, he was 2nd fastest to 50 ODI wickets behind Streaky if I'm not mistaken.

Here's mine:

1. Brian Chari
2. Cephas Zhuwao
3. Brian Mudzinganyama
4. Timycen Maruma (c)
5. Friday Kasteni
6. Ryan Murray (wk)
7. Greg Lamb
8. Keegan Meth
9 Tafadzwa Kamungozi
10. Ian Nicolson
11. Liam Roche

- Nicolson had a bit of pace though. Shame he didn't have the accuracy to go with it.

EDIT: I had included PJ Moor initially, but replaced him with Friday Kasteni. Moor shouldn't be in this convo tbh.
Think you are being harsh on Murray. He was not hapless. He definitely had some talent or glimpses of it. He just didn't actually get a chance to prove whether he was good enough or not. He stopped too early to pursue other ventures.
Fair point.

I couldn't think of any other keeper to include in the side. Richmond Mutumbami was pretty ordinary, but he did score a few half centuries in ODI cricket. Nyasha Mayavo is a close contender, but he is still active could still improve his stats.

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Re: ZCF Hapless XI

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zimbot wrote:
Mon Feb 23, 2026 3:08 pm
zimbos_05 wrote:
Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:12 am
zimbot wrote:
Sun Feb 22, 2026 12:38 pm


C'mon china, Wellington Masakadza shouldn't be in this conversation. Same goes for Mupariwa, he was 2nd fastest to 50 ODI wickets behind Streaky if I'm not mistaken.

Here's mine:

1. Brian Chari
2. Cephas Zhuwao
3. Brian Mudzinganyama
4. Timycen Maruma (c)
5. Friday Kasteni
6. Ryan Murray (wk)
7. Greg Lamb
8. Keegan Meth
9 Tafadzwa Kamungozi
10. Ian Nicolson
11. Liam Roche

- Nicolson had a bit of pace though. Shame he didn't have the accuracy to go with it.

EDIT: I had included PJ Moor initially, but replaced him with Friday Kasteni. Moor shouldn't be in this convo tbh.
Think you are being harsh on Murray. He was not hapless. He definitely had some talent or glimpses of it. He just didn't actually get a chance to prove whether he was good enough or not. He stopped too early to pursue other ventures.
Fair point.

I couldn't think of any other keeper to include in the side. Richmond Mutumbami was pretty ordinary, but he did score a few half centuries in ODI cricket. Nyasha Mayavo is a close contender, but he is still active could still improve his stats.
In the spirit of making this a truly hapless side, maybe there shouldn't be a specialist keeper?

Chari has an international stumping to his name after all, throw the gloves to him and then you can choose another specialist walking wicket to weaken the batting.

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Re: ZCF Hapless XI

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brmtaylor.com admin wrote:
Mon Feb 23, 2026 3:10 pm
zimbot wrote:
Mon Feb 23, 2026 3:08 pm
zimbos_05 wrote:
Mon Feb 23, 2026 10:12 am


Think you are being harsh on Murray. He was not hapless. He definitely had some talent or glimpses of it. He just didn't actually get a chance to prove whether he was good enough or not. He stopped too early to pursue other ventures.
Fair point.

I couldn't think of any other keeper to include in the side. Richmond Mutumbami was pretty ordinary, but he did score a few half centuries in ODI cricket. Nyasha Mayavo is a close contender, but he is still active could still improve his stats.
In the spirit of making this a truly hapless side, maybe there shouldn't be a specialist keeper?

Chari has an international stumping to his name after all, throw the gloves to him and then you can choose another specialist walking wicket to weaken the batting.
:lol: after that horrendous outing against the Windies, Tashinga Musekiwa replaces Murray and Brian Chari takes the gloves.

- I feel for Musekiwa. I hope he works on his game and redeems himself in the future.

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Re: ZCF Hapless XI

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Everyone drops catches, bud. He's a great fielder.
His Achilles is quality spin.

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