Justice Chibhabha
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Chamunorwa Justice "Chamu" Chibhabha (born 9 September 1986) is a Zimbabwean
cricket
er who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace. Chibhabha made a duck
on international debut, against New Zealand
during the 2005–06 Videocon Tri–Series
. Chibhabha has also played first class matches for Mashonaland
, and earned a recall to the national side in April 2006, when the team toured West Indies
. In the first ODI, he top scored with 55, but his six overs cost thirty runs, and when defending 151 in 50 overs that was not good enough – Zimbabwe lost by five wickets.
Chibhabha made his maiden first-class century at Harare against Sri Lanka A. The match was drawn, and he made 40 and 103. In his previous first-class match, against South Africa Academy, he made 98 before being run out.
His sister Julia also plays international cricket for the Zimbabwe national women's team. She was captain for Zimbabwe's World Cup qualifiers in Pakistan in November 2007.
Zimbabwean cricket team
The Zimbabwean cricket team is a national cricket team representing Zimbabwe. It is administrated by Zimbabwe Cricket...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace. Chibhabha made a duck
Duck (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a duck refers to a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero.-Origin of the term:The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began...
on international debut, against New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
during the 2005–06 Videocon Tri–Series
Videocon Tri-Series 2005-06
The Videocon Tri-Series was a three-team One Day International cricket tournament taking place in Zimbabwe between the hosts Zimbabwe, India and New Zealand. It started on 24 August 2005 and ended with the final on 6 September 2005, which New Zealand won by six wickets...
. Chibhabha has also played first class matches for Mashonaland
Mashonaland cricket team
The Mashonaland cricket team was a first-class cricket team representing the Mashonaland province in Zimbabwe. They competed in the Logan Cup from 1994 until the format was revamped in 2007. James Kirtley played for Mashonaland during the 1996/1997 season...
, and earned a recall to the national side in April 2006, when the team toured West Indies
Zimbabwean cricket team in West Indies in 2006
The 2006 international cricket season started with controversial ICC members Zimbabwe touring the West Indies for a series of seven One Day International matches. Because Zimbabwe recently pulled out of playing Test matches, the tour had to be rescheduled which meant the two Test matches were...
. In the first ODI, he top scored with 55, but his six overs cost thirty runs, and when defending 151 in 50 overs that was not good enough – Zimbabwe lost by five wickets.
Chibhabha made his maiden first-class century at Harare against Sri Lanka A. The match was drawn, and he made 40 and 103. In his previous first-class match, against South Africa Academy, he made 98 before being run out.
His sister Julia also plays international cricket for the Zimbabwe national women's team. She was captain for Zimbabwe's World Cup qualifiers in Pakistan in November 2007.