Dion Ebrahim
Encyclopedia
Dion Digby Ebrahim is a Zimbabwe
an cricket
er.
Ebrahim is a defensive batsmen who prefers to score cautiously in order to build an innings. Ebrahim has a highest One Day International score of 121 and highest Test
score of 94.
A graduate of the CFX Academy in Harare, Ebrahim was considered an integral part of Zimbabwean cricket until falling out of favour with authorities.
After departing from Zimbabwe in 2005, he has played in UK as the captain of Stony Stratford CC who play in the Northants Premier Division.
He also played in New Zealand for Taranaki CC
in the Hawke Cup
.
In 2009, he was contracted by Zimbabwean franchise side Matabeleland Tuskers. He was released by his kiwi club team Taranaki CC to let him play domestic cricket in Zimbabwe and push for a spot in Zimbabwean national side. He appeared for the Tuskers and thus he made himself available for national selection again. He is a prolific run scorer for Matabeleland Tuskers since his return and is a valuable member of the side.
In mid 2011, he played for Shenley village in the herts league in England. He is now spending the 2011/2012 Southern hemisphere season playing in Taranaki, New Zealand.
sponsored car after the ZC board did not offer him a new contract. Dion's lawyer told the police that ZC did not pay Dion his outstanding match fees. It was revealed that Tatenda Taibu
was also involved in the case. ZC owed both Dion and Tatenda $200,000 each in backpay. Tatenda told Associated Press that he would not give back the car until he had match fee outstandings paid to him fully. But the ZC Board said that the Ebrahim's payment is separate to the continued use of the ZC registered car. The problem remains unsolved.
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
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.
Ebrahim is a defensive batsmen who prefers to score cautiously in order to build an innings. Ebrahim has a highest One Day International score of 121 and highest Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
score of 94.
A graduate of the CFX Academy in Harare, Ebrahim was considered an integral part of Zimbabwean cricket until falling out of favour with authorities.
After departing from Zimbabwe in 2005, he has played in UK as the captain of Stony Stratford CC who play in the Northants Premier Division.
He also played in New Zealand for Taranaki CC
Taranaki cricket team
Taranaki cricket team is a cricket team representing the Taranaki Region of New Zealand and currently competes in the Hawke Cup.Taranaki as a representative team played as early as 1877, later first playing first-class cricket in 1883 against Auckland at the Auckland Domain, with their first-class...
in the Hawke Cup
Hawke Cup
The Hawke Cup is a cricket competition for New Zealand's District Associations. Apart from 1910/11, 1912/13 and 2000/01 the competition has always been on a challenge basis. In order to win the Hawke Cup the challenger must beat the holder on their home ground...
.
In 2009, he was contracted by Zimbabwean franchise side Matabeleland Tuskers. He was released by his kiwi club team Taranaki CC to let him play domestic cricket in Zimbabwe and push for a spot in Zimbabwean national side. He appeared for the Tuskers and thus he made himself available for national selection again. He is a prolific run scorer for Matabeleland Tuskers since his return and is a valuable member of the side.
In mid 2011, he played for Shenley village in the herts league in England. He is now spending the 2011/2012 Southern hemisphere season playing in Taranaki, New Zealand.
Arrest
Dion was arrested for using a Zimbabwe CricketZimbabwe Cricket
Zimbabwe Cricket is the governing body for the sport of cricket in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe Cricket is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and operates the Zimbabwean cricket team, organising Test tours, One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals with other nations...
sponsored car after the ZC board did not offer him a new contract. Dion's lawyer told the police that ZC did not pay Dion his outstanding match fees. It was revealed that Tatenda Taibu
Tatenda Taibu
Tatenda Taibu is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is a wicketkeeper and batsman, and can also bowl right arm off spin. On 6 May 2004, he became the youngest Test captain in history, when he captained his team against Sri Lanka....
was also involved in the case. ZC owed both Dion and Tatenda $200,000 each in backpay. Tatenda told Associated Press that he would not give back the car until he had match fee outstandings paid to him fully. But the ZC Board said that the Ebrahim's payment is separate to the continued use of the ZC registered car. The problem remains unsolved.
External links
- http://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/431122.html
- http://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/421905.html
- http://www.taranakicricket.co.nz/senior/news.asp?area=2
- http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/237519.html
- http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/player/55416.html
- http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/237203.html