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| Established | 1898 |
| Last match | 1980 |
| History | |
| First-class debut | Transvaal in 1905 at Old Wanderers |
| International Cricket Council | |
| ICC status | asZimbabwe (1981) |
| ICC region | Africa |
TheRhodesia cricket team playedfirst-class cricket and represented originally the British colony ofSouthern Rhodesia and later the unilaterally independent state ofRhodesia which becameZimbabwe. In 1980 the Rhodesia cricket team was renamed as theZimbabwe-Rhodesia cricket team, and in 1981 it adopted its current name of theZimbabwe national cricket team.
The Rhodesian Cricket Union was formed in 1898 as the governing body of the game in the colony.[1] Rhodesia competed in South Africa'sCurrie Cup championship from 1905, but its appearances were sporadic at first. Having lost their inaugural match toTransvaal by an innings and 170 runs, Rhodesia did not play in the Currie Cup again until 1929–30.[2] They also played in 1931–32, winning four out of five matches, but losing the cup toWestern Province under the points system then in use. The Rhodesian team then did not return until 1946–47, after which they at last played regularly. The Rhodesian team toured other areas of Africa. In 1951 they toured their northern neighboursEast Africa.[3]
Rhodesia was visited by aNew Zealand team at the start oftheir tour of South Africa in October 1961. They played two three day first-class games against Rhodesia, the first in Bulawayo and the second in Sailsbury. Both matches ended in draws.[4][5]
A total of242 cricketers represented Rhodesia with noted Rhodesian players includingDenis Tomlinson,Chris Duckworth,Tony Pithey,David Pithey,Jackie du Preez,Joe Partridge,Godfrey Lawrence andColin Bland. These were the only Rhodesian born cricketers to represent South Africa, together withShropshire-bornPercy Mansell and the South AfricansPaul Winslow,Mike Procter,Peter Carlstein and Egyptian-bornJohn Traicos but the team never won the Currie Cup. The team played in 1979–80 as "Zimbabwe-Rhodesia" and left the competition for good at the close of that season, after Zimbabwe officially became independent.
Rhodesian players were eligible to representSouth Africa inTest cricket until the country becameZimbabwe.
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