Born September 27, 1962, Gavin Rolf Larsen from New Zealand was a true limited over’s specialist; more effective with the ball than the bat.
A line-up of Test cricketers who also practiced medicine in some capacity.
Gibbs looked in a good touch and could have won the game at relatively small Eden Park ground in a match which was further reduced to a 29-over affair.
New Zealand posted 244 before Andre Adams took out the English top-order; Nathan Astle and Chris Harris finished things off, and England were skittled out for 89.
On October 1, 1997, Chris Harris scored a brilliant 77 not out to pull New Zealand from 137 for seven to a certain win. However, Gavin Larsen’s run-out resulted in a last-ball tie. Abhijit Banare recounts the nail-biting finish at Bulawayo.
It was a sunny day at Auckland on 27 March 27, 1994. Hosts New Zealand seemed to enjoy the warmth better — prior to the commencement of the second One-Day International (ODI) — primarily because they’d comprehensively beaten India in the first fixture just a couple of days ago.
By CricketCountry Staff Zimbabwe Cricket has named a a 30-member provisional squad for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup in August.
By CricketCountry Staff
Zimbabwe Cricket has named a a 30-member provisional squad for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup in August.
Former West Indies captain Chris Gayle shone again but his Matabeleland Tuskers came up short once more, losing their Stanbic Bank T20 Series semi-final by seven wickets to Mountaineers on Saturday.