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1997 Zimbabwe clean-sweep ODI series vs. England 3-0

1996 Zimbabwe and England draw Bulawayo Test Cricket with Eng need 1 to win

1996 Start of 1st Test Cricket match between Zimbabwe and England

1996 Wasim Akram scores cricket 257 vs. Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura, 12 sixes

1995 Allan Donald takes 8-71 as South Africa defeat Zimbabwe

1995 Zimbabwe's 1st Test Cricket victory, over Pakistan by an inning

1993 Vinod Kambli scores 227 vs. Zimbabwe, his 2nd consecutive Test 200

1992 David Houghton gets Zimbabwe's 1st Test ton (121 vs. India, debut)

1992 Start of Zimbabwe's 1st Test match, vs. India at Harare

1992 Zimbabwe beat England by 9 runs in World Cup at Albury

1992 Andy Flower scores 115* on ODI debut, Zimbabwe vs. Sri Lanka

1992 World Cup scoreline Zimbabwe 4-312, Sri Lanka 7-313

1990 Zimbabwe beat the Netherlands by 6 wickets to win ICC Trophy

1989 Zimbabwe gains independence

1987 Premier Mugabe elected president of Zimbabwe

1986 Zimbabwe beats Netherlands by 25 runs to win ICC Trophy

1986 South African army occupies Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia

1985 Premier Mugabe wins Zimbabwe elections

1983 Zimbabwe win their 1st one-day cricket international, vs. Australia

1983 Zimbabwe opposition leader Joshua Nkomo flees to Botswana

1982 Zimbabwe beats Bermuda by 5 wickets to win ICC Trophy

1982 Zimbabwe capital Salisbury renamed Harare

1980 Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia) declares independence from UK

1980 Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins parliamentary election in Zimbabwe

1980 Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF wins elections in Zimbabwe

1979 Zimbabwe adopts constitution

1979 Rhodesia becomes independent nation of Zimbabwe

1979 Great Britain grants independence to Zimbabwe (Rhodesia)

1979 Zimbabwe proclaims independence

1979 Bishop Abel Muzorewa is sworn in as Zimbabwe's 1st black PM

1977 Shahid Nazir, cricketer, Pakistan Test fast bowler vs. Zimbabwe 1996

1976 Henry Olonga, cricketer, 1st black Zimbabwe Test cricketer vs. Pak 1995

1976 Mpumelo Mbangwa, cricketer, Zimbabwe pace bowler vs. Pakistan 1996

1976 Gary Brent, cricketer, Zimbabwe ODI pace bowler 1996

1975 Chris Silverwood, cricketer, England Test pace bowler vs. Zimbabwe 1996

1975 Lorraine Magwenzi, Miss Zimbabwe Universe 1997

1974 Craig Wishart, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test batsman vs South Africa 1995

1973 Andrew Whittall, cricketer, cousin of Guy Zimbabwe off-spinner 1996

1972 Bryan Strang, cricket pace bowler, brother of Paul Zimbabwe 1995-

1972 Stuart Carlisle, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test batsman 1995-

1971 Nathan Astle, cricketer, NZ Test batsman vs. Zimbabwe 1996

1970 Grant Flower, cricketer, bro of Andy Zimbabwe Test opening batsman

1970 John Rennie, cricketer, Zimbabwe pace bowler 1993

1970 Paul Strang, cricketer, Zimbabwe's 1st Test match leg-spinner, 1994-

1969 Mark Dekker, Zimbabwe cricket opening batsman, 1993-

1969 Craig Evans, cricketer, Zimbabwe batsman 1996 World Cup

1969 Byron Black, Zimbabwe, tennis star

1969 Ujesh Ranchod, cricketer, Zimbabwe off-spinner 1993

1969 Gavin Bruk-Jackson, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test batsman 1993

1969 Gavin Briant, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test batsman 1993

1968 Ebrahim Essop-Adam, cricketer, one ODI for Zimbabwe 1992

1968 Andy Flower, cricketer, Zimbabwe keeper and victorious Test captain

1968 Ian Hutchings, born in Zimbabwe, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Klondike Klassic

1968 Mark Burmester, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test all-rounder in 3 Tests 1992

1966 Gary Martin, cricket pace bowler, Zimbabwe ODI

1966 Graeme Hick, cricketer, in Zimbabwe Massive run-scorer for Worcs

1965 Wayne James, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test wicketkeeper vs. Pakistan 1993

1964 David Brain, cricketer, Zimbabwe lefty seamer 1993-

1963 Eddo Brandes, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test pace bowler

1962 Gary Crocker, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test batsman

1961 Arlene Boxhall, Zimbabwe, field hockey, 1980 Olympics gold

1961 Kevin Arnott, cricketer, Zimbabwe batsman, 101* vs. NZ 1992

1960 Iain Butchart, cricket all-rounder, Zimbabwe, Test vs. Pak 1995

1959 Andy Waller, cricketer, big-hitting Zimbabwe batsman-1992 World Cup

1959 Ali Shah, cricketer, Zimbabwe all-rounder in two Tests 1992

1957 David Houghton, cricketer, Zimbabwe batsman, 266 vs. Sri Lanka 1994

1956 Andy Pycroft, cricketer, Zimbabwe Test batsman

1955 Malcolm Jarvis, cricket lefty paceman, Zimbabwe's 1st Test side

1953 Mark Will McNulty, Bindwa Zimbabwe, PGA golfer, 1982 Danny Thomas-4th

1947 John Traicos, cricketer, in Egypt South Africa 1970, Zimbabwe 1992-93

1944 Anthea Stewart, Zimbabwe, field hockey coach/player, Olympic-1980

1928 Robert Mugabe, president, Zimbabwe, 1988-

1924 Robert G Mugabe, premier/president of Zimbabwe

1889 Gertrude Caton-Thompson, British archaeologist, Zimbabwe, So Arabia



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