The Stanbic Bank Twenty20 formerly known as the Metropolitan Bank Twenty20 is the domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Zimbabwe, recently, the tournament has risen in profile with some high-quality cricket, and the attraction of major international stars such as which former Australian cricketer, who recently retired from all three formats of the game, and played in the Big Bash League for the Hobart Hurricanes?
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Stanbic Bank 20 Series The Stanbic Bank Twenty20 formerly known as the Metropolitan Bank Twenty20 is the domestic Twenty20 cricket competition in Zimbabwe. It was formed in 2007 and maintained by Zimbabwe Cricket. It features all the national and domestic players from Zimbabwe and some international stars. The best players in this tournament will form as Zimbabwe Chevrons to play in the Standard Bank Pro 20 Series in South Africa. Recently, the tournament has risen in profile with some high-quality cricket, and the attraction of major international stars such as Brian Lara, Ryan Sidebottom, Chris Gayle, Shaun Tait, Ian Harvey, and Dirk Nannes. The tournament particularly rose in profile after the reorganization of cricket in Zimbabwe. It was so successful in the 2009–10 season (the inaugural edition after the rename of the tournament) that the tournament was again held in November. In 2009–10, a domestic-cricket record 7500 spectators came into the Harare Sports Club to see the final between Mountaineers and Mashonaland Eagles. Mountaineers is the current champion defeating Mashonaland Eagles in the 2011–12 Stanbic Bank 20 Series Final. It is currently sponsored by Stanbic Bank (Uganda) Limited.
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Shaun Tait Shaun William Tait (born 22 February 1983 in Nairne, South Australia) is a former Australian cricketer, who recently retired from all three formats of the game. Tait had geninue pace and could bowl at 155kph regularly. Tait played in the Big Bash League for the Hobart Hurricanes and has represented Australia at Twenty20 International level; he has also represented his country in One Day Internationals and Test matches. He is a right arm fast bowler. Tait retired from One Day International cricket on 28 March 2011, following Australia's early exit from the 2011 Cricket World Cup. In March 2017, Tait announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
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2013 Ashes series The 2013 Ashes series was a series of Test cricket matches contested between England and Australia for the Ashes. It formed part of the 2013 Australian tour of England, which also included the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy, five One Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals.
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John Hastings (cricketer) John Wayne Hastings (born 4 November 1985) is an Australian professional cricketer who plays for the Victorian Bushrangers, the Melbourne Stars, and the Australian national team. He is an all-rounder who combines right-arm fast-medium bowling with strong lower-order batting.
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Ram Slam T20 Challenge The T20 Challenge is the premier Twenty20 Cricket competition in South Africa, first contested in the 2003–04 season. It was previously known as the Standard Bank Pro20 Series until the 2010–11 season, the MiWay T20 Challenge for the 2011–12 season and most recently as the RamSlam T20 Challenge. The current champions are the Multiply Titans.
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ICC World Cup Qualifier The ICC World Cup Qualifier (formerly ICC Trophy) is an international one-day cricket tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council. Any Associate or Affiliate member of the ICC may attempt to qualify for the ICC Trophy by means of a system of regional qualifying events. The test-playing Full members do not take part. Zimbabwe have won the event the most, with three successive titles from 1982 to 1990.
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Michael Swart Michael Richard Swart (born 1 October 1982) is a professional cricketer who is the current vice-captain of the Dutch national side and has represented them at both One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) level. Born in Australia, he formerly played for Western Australia in Australian domestic matches.
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Lee Carseldine Lee Andrew Carseldine (born 17 November 1975 in Nambour, Queensland) is a retired professional Australian cricketer and a contestant on season 3 of "Australian Survivor".
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Roland Hyatt Roland Shane Hyatt (30 December 1961 – 5 July 2012) was an Australian former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Tasmania from 1983 to 1986. He played for Clarence District Cricket Club in the Tasmanian Grade Cricket competition.
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Tim May Timothy Brian Alexander "Tim" May (born 26 January 1962 at North Adelaide, South Australia) is a former Australian cricketer for South Australia domestically. He was, until June 2013, a leading players' representative in his role as Chief Executive of the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA). May played in 24 Tests and 47 ODIs in an injury-interrupted career between 1987 and 1995.
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Wade Wingfield Wade Richard Wingfield (born 17 December 1977) is a South African former cricketer. He played over 40 first-class matches in his career, mostly for KwaZulu-Natal. In the 2001 season, Wingfield was the professional player for Nelson Cricket Club in the Lancashire League.
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South Australia cricket team The South Australia cricket team, named West End Redbacks, nicknamed "the Southern Redbacks", is an Australian men's professional first class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia. The Redbacks play their home matches at Adelaide Oval and are the state cricket team for South Australia, representing the state in the Sheffield Shield competition and the limited overs Ryobi One Day Cup. Their Ryobi One Day Cup uniform features a red body with black sleeves. They are known as the West End Redbacks due to a sponsorship agreement with West End. The Redbacks formerly competed in the now-defunct KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, but were succeeded by the Adelaide Strikers in 2011 because this league was replaced with the Big Bash League.
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2015–16 Big Bash League season squads The 2015–16 Big Bash League season is the fifth season of the Big Bash League, the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. Each team can sign a minimum of 18 players, including two rookie contracts and two visa contacted players.
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John Rogers (cricketer, born 1987) John William Rogers (born 11 April 1987) is an Australian cricketer who has played domestically for Tasmania and Western Australia. Born in Canberra, Rogers was educated at Daramalan College, and played underage cricket for the Australian Capital Territory at both under-17 and under-19 level. Playing as a top-order batsman, he made his debut for the territory's senior team in the Cricket Australia Cup during the 2005–06 season, playing against other states' second XIs. For the 2008–09 season, Rogers was given a rookie contract by the Tasmanian Cricket Association (TCA), in part due to an innings of 98 runs scored for an ACT Invitational XI against the touring Indian national cricket team the previous season. Restricted to playing second XI (and later under-23) matches for the majority of his first two seasons, he did not make his state debut until late in the 2009–10 season, playing a Sheffield Shield match against Queensland, as well as three Twenty20 matches in the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash.
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Simon Milenko Simon Milenko (born 24 November 1988) is an Australian cricketer. He plays for Tasmania and the Hobart Hurricanes. After making his first class debut for Queensland in 2014–15, he did not play any Sheffield Shield games for them in the 2015–16 season, so he moved to Tasmania to pursue further opportunities.
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Andrew Flintoff Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 6 December 1977) is a former English cricketer and former captain of Tests and ODIs, Boxer and Current panelist and presenter. A tall fast bowler, batsman and slip fielder, Flintoff was consistently rated by the ICC as being among the top international all-rounders in both ODI and Test cricket.
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Shane Warne Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969) is a former Australian international cricketer, and a former ODI captain. Widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game, Warne was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in the 1994 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. He was the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in 1997 (Notional Winner). He was named Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for the year 2004 in the 2005 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five "Wisden Cricketers of the Century", the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet and the only one still playing at the time. He is also a cricket commentator and a professional poker player. He officially retired from all formats of cricket in July 2013.
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Matthew Petrie Matthew John Petrie (born 27 October 1978) is a former Australian cricketer who played several matches for Western Australia during the 2005–06 season. From Brisbane, Petrie spent his early career in Queensland, representing the state at under-19 and colts level, as well as later attending the Queensland Academy of Sport. A right-arm fast bowler, he moved to Western Australia prior to the 2004–05 season, and during the season represented a state representative side against the touring Pakistanis, although the match was not accorded first-class status. Also playing for Willetton in the WACA district competition, Petrie led the competition's bowling averages, which led to occasional selection in the state second XI team playing in the Cricket Australia Cup.
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Daniel Marsh Daniel James Marsh (born 14 June 1973 in Subiaco, Perth) is a former Australian cricketer who captained the Tasmanian Tigers. The son of former Australian keeper Rod Marsh, Dan was a right-handed batsman and a handy slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He played for the South Australia early on in his career and played County Cricket for Leicestershire County Cricket Club.
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2006–07 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash The 2006–07 KFC Twenty20 Big Bash was the second season of official Twenty20 domestic cricket in Australia. Six teams representing six states in Australia participated in the competition. The competition was won by the Victorian Bushrangers for the second time after they defeated the Tasmanian Tigers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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World Series Cricket Australia XI The World Series Cricket Australia XI was a cricket team representing Australia in World Series Cricket (WSC). Their first game was against the WSC West Indies in 1977. World Series Cricket ended in 1979 after the Australian XI tour to the West Indies. The side was made up of current Australian international cricketers and some recently retired former Test players. The side was captained by Ian Chappell who had recently retired from first-class and international cricket, but returned to captain the side.
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Christopher Davies (Australian cricketer) Christopher James "Chris" Davies (born 15 November 1978, in Bedford Park) is a retired first-class cricketer who played for the South Australia cricket team. Since retiring at the early age of 24 due to incessant shoulder injuries, he has held numerous sports administration positions, including GM Operations of the Australian Cricketers' Association, CEO of the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club, GM Football at the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and is currently the GM Football Operations at the Port Adelaide Football Club (PAFC) in the AFL.