Andrew Pycroft
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Andrew John Pycroft is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
an cricket
Cricket
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er who played in 3 Tests
Test cricket
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and 20 One Day Internationals from 1983 to 1992.
He played for Rhodesia prior to Zimbabwe's independence. He also represented the Zimbabwean team (1980 onwards) and the Western Province in the South African domestic competition.
In March 2006 Pycroft was appointed coach of the Zimbabwe A side, a role he kept until August 2008 when he was sacked along with first-team coach Robin Brown
Robin Brown (cricketer)
Robin Jack Brown is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He played seven ODIs for Zimbabwe between 1983 to 1987.-Coaching career:He acted as Zimbabwe's assistant coach with the team during the 2007 World Cup...
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Pycroft became a member of the Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees in March 2009.