RedLionsEnglandTour2004

Red Lions England Tour 2004

Zimbabwe's rebel cricketers sacked by the ZCU (Zimbabwe Cricket Union) launched themselves as a new team called the Red Lions. The team, on a three week charity tour of England playing friendly matches, to raise funds for The Cricketers Trust and The Zimbabwe Pensioners Trust.

On 16 July 2004, the Red Lions XI played Zim Select XI at a private school in London.
RED LIONS XI
Stuart Carlisle (C), Heath Streak, Grant Flower, Barney Rogers, Travis Friend, Ray Price, Charles Coventry, Richard Simms, Craig Wishart, Gary Brent, Trevor Gripper, Gavin Ewing
ZIM SELECT XI
Andy Flower, Murray Goodwin, Paul Strang (C), Conan Brewer, Greg Lamb, Brian Murphy, Jason Oates, Sean Davies, Craig Evans, Kingsley Went, Alec Taylor

ZIM SELECT XI Andy Flower together with Henry Olonga are famous for wearing black armbands during a match at the 2003 Cricket World Cup, in a protest against what they called mourning the 'death of democracy' in Zimbabwe.


Related: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM37aBeAK0E

July 2004 Red Lions Manager Clive Field speaks about professional Zimbabwean cricketers sacked by ZCU


author: sue-perkins@perkins-multimedia.freeservers.com

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