Zimbabwe's Debut Test Playing XI: Where Are They Now?

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#8 Gary Crocker

Gary Crocker made his international debut in Zimbabwe's debut Test match along with Grant Flower. He played only 9 International matches, which includes 6 One Day Internationals. He left Zimbabwe due to the country's political and economic problems. He played cricket for Hollywood Cricket Club in Los Angeles, United States of America.


#9 Eddo Brandes

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Eddo Brandes had a quite remarkable career for Zimbabwe. He is also known as 'Chicken George' as he was a chicken farmer previously. He is the first Zimbabwean bowler to pick a hattrick in ODIs. He did it against England on 3 January 1997. Currently, he owns a Tomato farm in Queensland, Australia.


#10 John Traicos

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Traicos is the only player who previously played Tests before the debut Test of Zimbabwe. He used to play for South Africa in 1970 before the Proteas banned due to apartheid. He joined Zimbabwe in 1983 and played till 1993.

He is the first Zimbabwean bowler to pick a five-wicket haul in Tests, where he dismissed Tendulkar, Azharuddin, Raju, Kapil Dev, and Prabhakar. He is currently residing in Perth where he used to work as a legal manager and company secretary for a company.


#11 Malcolm Jarvis

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Malcolm Jarvis was a consistent pacer at the domestic level. However, he cannot bring his consistency to the international level and his international career lasted up to 17 matches, which includes 12 One Day Internationals. Currently, he owns a Malcolm Lodge Guesthouse with his wife in Harare.

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