Kenyon Ziehl

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Kenyon Ziehl
Birth nameKenyon Garth Baines Ziehl
Date of birth (1963-01-11) January 11, 1963 (age 58)
Place of birth Rusape, South Rhodesia
Notable relative(s) Kevin Curran (cousin) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
198?-198? [2] Zimbabwe 12 ((?))
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1994-1996 Manicaland
Career statistics
Competition Tests List A
Matches281
Runs scored29-
Batting average 8.2510.00
100s/50s0/00/2
Top score1/29-
Balls bowled78-
Wickets 123-
Bowling average 29.00-
5 wickets in innings 00
10 wickets in match00
Best bowling1/29-
Catches/stumpings 2/00/1
Source: Cricinfo, 2006

Kenyon Garth Baines Ziehl (born 11 January 1963, in Rusape) is a Zimbabwean former rugby union player and cricketer.

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Cricket career

Ziehl 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

Ziehl 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

Since 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]

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  2. Zimbabwe 1987 Rugby World Cup squad at World Rugby
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