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Julia Chibhabha
Julia Chibhabha (born 17 September 1982) is Zimbabwean women's cricketer and is the first captain of the Zimbabwe national women's cricket team. She is the sister of Zimbabwe's batsman Chamu Chibhabha. In 2006, she selected to the national team for 2008 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier, World Cup qualifiers which was held in South Africa in 2008. She played for Africa XI in the lone Twenty20 match against Asia XI during the 2007 Afro-Asia Cup. In 2010, she returns to the national squad for the Women's World Cup Regional Qualifiers which was held in Kenya in December. She was also a scorer in men's domestic cricket in Zimbabwe, including matches in the Logan Cup and Pro50 Championship, Fairweather Inter-Provincial Tournament. She is Zimbabwe's only female accredited coach. In July 2020, she was named as the convenor of the Zimbabwean women's selection panel. References 1982 births Living people Zimbabwean women cricketers Mashonaland cricketers {{Zimbabwe-cricket-bio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulawayo
Bulawayo (, ; Ndebele: ''Bulawayo'') is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. The city's population is disputed; the 2022 census listed it at 665,940, while the Bulawayo City Council claimed it to be about 1.2 million. Bulawayo covers an area of about in the western part of the country, along the Matsheumhlope River. Along with the capital Harare, Bulawayo is one of two cities in Zimbabwe that is also a province. Bulawayo was founded by a group led by Gundwane Ndiweni around 1840 as the kraal of Mzilikazi, the Ndebele king and was known as Gibixhegu. His son, Lobengula, succeeded him in the 1860s, and changed the name to kobulawayo and ruled from Bulawayo until 1893, when the settlement was captured by British South Africa Company soldiers during the First Matabele War. That year, the first white settlers arrived and rebuilt the town. The town was besieged by Ndebele warriors during the Second Matabele War. Bulawayo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
