Zimbabwe National Cricket Team - Notable Players

Notable Players

Players are included here because of outstanding achievement or other prominence/notoriety. For a fuller list of Zimbabwean cricketers, see Category:Zimbabwean cricketers.

• Eddo Brandes – Known for his famous insult said to Glenn McGrath, oldest player to have taken an ODI hat-trick.
• Alistair Campbell – Former captain and opening batsman.
• Charles Coventry – Third highest individual scorer in One-Day International match (194*).
• Kevin Curran – Former all-rounder and Zimbabwe coach (2005–2007).
• Sean Ervine – elder brother of Craig. Currently plays for Hampshire County Cricket Club.
• Andy Flower – Wicket-keeper batsman and black arm-band demonstrator. Once ranked as top batsman in Test cricket, former captain, India coach and now England coach.
• Grant Flower – Also played county cricket for Leicestershire and Essex, the latter alongside elder brother Andy. Batting coach for Zimbabwe following retirement.
• Neil Johnson – Born in Salisbury (now Harare). An allrounder, opened both the batting and bowling for his country in 1999 World Cup. He won three Man-of-the-Match awards and was influential in Zimbabwe's qualification to the Super 6 stage of the tournament.
• Murray Goodwin – Born in Salisbury (now Harare), he began his career with Western Australia in 1994. Currently plays for Sussex County Cricket Club and has acquired 67 first-class hundreds.
• Graeme Hick – Member of 1983 World Cup Squad aged seventeen and represented Zimbabwe until 1986. Qualified for England and played international cricket from 1991 to 2000/01. Worcestershire County Cricket Club legend, for whom he compiled 106 of his 136 first-class hundreds.
• David Houghton – Former Captain, has the highest individual Test score for Zimbabwe (266).
• Anthony Ireland – retired post-2007 Cricket World Cup, currently plays for Middlesex County Cricket Club
• Henry Olonga – Quick bowler, musician and black arm-band demonstrator.
• Trevor Penney – Represented Zimbabwe before becoming a Warwickshire County Cricket Club stalwart from 1992 to 2005. Since retirement, his employment as fielding coach (an art in which he excelled) has been much sought-after, currently assisting the Indian national team.
• Paul Strang – elder brother of Bryan. Spin bowler and all rounder, instrumental in Zimbabwe's rise in the mid-late 1990s, current coach of the Auckland Aces.
• Heath Streak – Former captain and leading wicket taker for Zimbabwe in both Test and ODI cricket.
• Tatenda Taibu – Talented Wicket-keeper batsman and also Zimbabwe's first black and youngest captain.
• Brendan Taylor - Regarded as one of Zimbabwe's few current international class players, current captain, became the first Zimbabwean batsman to hit back-to-back One Day International centuries and the first batsman to score more than 300 runs in a three-match ODI series.
• John Traicos – Born in Egypt of Greek descent, represented South Africa in 1970 before excommunication. Accurate off-spin bowler who broke records for longevity of Test career when Zimbabwe debuted in 1992. Popular in quizzes - representing two countries in internationals but born in neither.
• Guy Whittall – cousin of Andy Whittall. All-rounder and former Captain.