Stanley Chikomborero Marisa (born 18 November 1985) is a Zimbabwean

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er who has played for the

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in Zimbabwean domestic cricket. He is a

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bowler. Marisa was born in

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, Masvingo Province. At the age of 16, he was selected in the Zimbabwe under-19s squad for the 2002 Under-19 World Cup in

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. He played in all eight of his team's matches, and took eight wickets with a best of 2/14 against

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.Under-19 ODI matches played by Stanley Marisa
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 August 2016. A few months after the World Cup, Marisa was selected to play for Zimbabwe A in the

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, hosted by

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. He appeared in three games (all of which held

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status), but took only a single wicket, 1/45 against the

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.List A matches played by Stanley Marisa
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 August 2016. Marisa was re-included in the national under-19 team for the 2004 Under-19 World Cup in

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, but made only two appearances. However, he did take 3/36 against

in his team's final game of the tournament. Despite his earlier international appearances, Marisa did not make his debut in senior Zimbabwean domestic cricket until the 2011–12 season. He played three first-class games and two limited-overs games for the Southern Rocks, but had little success in either format.First-class matches played by Stanley Marisa
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

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