Henry Olonga
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| Full name | Henry Khaaba Olonga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 July 1976 Lusaka, Zambia |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler, commentator | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 25) | 31 January 1995 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 19 November 2002 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 41) | 21 October 1995 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 12 March 2003 v Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2002–2003 | Manicaland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Mashonaland A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1999 | Matabeleland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 December 2008
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Henry Khaaba Olonga (born 3 July 1976) is a former professional cricketer, who played Test cricket for Zimbabwe and domestic first-class cricket in Zimbabwe for Mashonaland and Manicaland. When he made his Test debut in January 1995, he was the first black cricketer – and the youngest person – to play for Zimbabwe. His international career came to an end in 2003 after Olonga and team mate Andy Flower wore black armbands during an international cricket match in the 2003 Cricket World Cup to "mourn the death of democracy" in Zimbabwe. Death threats forced him to live in exile in England. He is now pursuing a career as a cricket commentator and singer.
Olonga was born in Lusaka, Zambia. His father was Kenyan and his mother was Zimbabwean. He has two sisters and two brothers. His brother, Victor Olonga plays rugby in Zimbabwe, and became captain of the Zimbabwe national rugby union team. The former Kenyan minister Francis Masakhalia is his uncle.
After returning to Kenya, the family moved to Bulawayo in Zimbabwe. Olonga was educated at Rhodes Estate Preparatory School (REPS) and played cricket for the Partridges, the Zimbabwe national primary schools cricket team. He then attended Plumtree School, where he became head boy. He was involved in acting, athletics and rugby in addition to cricket. In a school cricket match against Brighton College, he scored 103 runs and took 8 wickets for 15 runs. He found a firm Christian faith in 1992 at a youth camp in Marondera.
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