Tinashe Paradzayi Ruswa (born 17 February 1985) is a former Zimbabwean

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er who played for

Manicaland Manicaland is a Provinces of Zimbabwe, province in eastern Zimbabwe. After Harare Province, it is the country's second-most populous province, with a population of 2.037 million, as of the 2012 Zimbabwe census, 2022 census. After Harare and Bulawa ...

and

Mashonaland Mashonaland is a region in northern Zimbabwe. Currently, Mashonaland is divided into four provinces, * Mashonaland West * Mashonaland Central * Mashonaland East * Harare The Zimbabwean capital of Harare, a province unto itself, lies entirely ...

during the early 2000s. From Harare, Ruswa represented Zimbabwe at the 2000 Under-15s World Challenge, held in England, and was also a part of several other underage representative sides. An off-spinner, he played a single

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(ODI) for the Zimbabwean national under-19 side at the 2004 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh. He conceded 29 runs from two overs against New Zealand in a match that Zimbabwe won easily, on its way to sixth place at the tournament (, its best finish). Ruswa had earlier made his first-class debut for Manicaland at the age of 17, playing twice in the 2002–03 season of the Logan Cup.First-class matches played by Tinashe Ruswa (8)
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2015. In domestic competition, Ruswa switched to Mashonaland for the 2003–04 season. He went on to play six matches in the limited overs Faithwear Clothing Inter-Provincial competition, but only took. Ruswa had slightly more success in the Logan Cup, where he also played six matches. Against Matabeleland, he took 3/56, his best first-class bowling figures, and then scored 40 not out, his highest first-class score, from tenth in the batting order. Mashonaland's next match against

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, Ruswa's final at first-class level, was notable for the performance of

Tatenda Taibu Tatenda Taibu (born 14 May 1983) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who captained the Zimbabwe national cricket team. He is a wicket-keeper-batsman. From 6 May 2004 to 5 September 2019, he held the record for being the youngest test captain in his ...

, the side's captain. He scored 175 not out in his team's second innings and then, helping Mashonaland to a 329-run victory, took 8/43 in Midland's second innings, despite having kept wicket in the first. After the conclusion of his playing career in Zimbabwe, Ruswa studied information systems at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa, also playing club cricket there. He later attended the University of Durham in England on a scholarship, receiving his master's degree in 2011.Ruth First Scholar (2010-11)
– University of Durham. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruswa, Tinashe 1985 births Living people Manicaland cricketers Mashonaland cricketers Cricketers from Harare University of the Western Cape alumni Zimbabwean cricketers Alumni of St Chad's College, Durham