Kenyon Garth Baines Ziehl (born 11 January 1963, in Rusape) is a Zimbabwean former rugby union player and cricketer.
| Birth name | Kenyon Garth Baines Ziehl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | January 11, 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rusape, South Rhodesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Kevin Curran (cousin)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994-1996 | Manicaland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cricket career
editZiehl played two first-class matches for Manicaland. Although he never played at international level with Zimbabwe, he played for Zimbabwe A.[3]
Rugby union career
editZiehl also played rugby union for Zimbabwe, being part of the 1987 Rugby World Cup squad,[4][5] although he did not play any of the three pool stage matches in the tournament.
After career
editSince 2009, Zhiel is a franchise administrator for Mid West Rhinos. As of 2015, he was appointed national selection convenor by Zimbabwe Cricket, replacing Givemore Makoni.[6]
In February 2020, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa.[7][8] However, the tournament was cancelled during the third round of matches due to the coronavirus pandemic.[9]
References
edit- ^ comments, 12 October 2012 11:15AM • 0. "KC's legacy of patriotism and passion". DailyNews Live. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Zimbabwe 1987 Rugby World Cup squad at World Rugby
- ^ "Ziehl appointed Convener". zimcricket.org. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^ "The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on May 22, 1987 · Page 36". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^ "The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on March 15, 1987 · Page 65". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^ Herald, The. "Ziehl appointed national selection convenor". The Herald. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^ "2020 over-50s world cup squads". Over-50s Cricket World Cup. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Over-50s Cricket World Cup, 2019/20 - Zimbabwe Over-50s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Over-50s World Cup in South Africa cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak". Cricket World. Retrieved 15 March 2020.