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Njabulo Ncube dumps club
04 Nov 2013 at 22:56hrs | Views
ONE of the country's brightest cricket prospects Njabulo "Papa" Ncube has been lost to the local sport after turning down a Matabeleland Tuskers Cricket Franchise offer for a coaching job in South Africa.
Ncube (24) one of Matabeleland Tuskers' best players in the past two seasons having played a pivotal role in making sure that the team successfully defended the most coveted domestic trophy, the Logan Cup is said to have told his coach Wayne James he would be pursuing a different career in South Africa.
According to a source, Ncube turned down a six-month cricket contract with Matabeleland Tuskers to take up a 12-month coaching job at an unnamed primary school in Johannesburg.
"Papa (Ncube) has left for South Africa and it's a pity that he will not be part of us this season. That boy had a bright future but after seeing that cricket is no longer financially rewarding in Zimbabwe, he decided to look for other options and with his good CV he managed to get a job as a coach in South Africa. He told management and I think they gave him their blessings," said the source.
Ncube, described as a short, nippy fast bowler, first played cricket on the streets of Bulawayo's Gwabalanda township and later represented Milton High School before finding his way into the Westerns Under-19s and B teams.
The right-arm seamer who considers Makhaya Ntini as his role model, represented Zimbabwe Under-19 at the 2008 World Cup in Malaysia.
He has also played for Mountaineers and it was in October 2011 when he got his first opportunity to play for Zimbabwe's national team after being selected for the third One Day International against New Zealand. A three-wicket haul in that game earned Ncube a Test cap in Bulawayo against New Zealand.
Ncube (24) one of Matabeleland Tuskers' best players in the past two seasons having played a pivotal role in making sure that the team successfully defended the most coveted domestic trophy, the Logan Cup is said to have told his coach Wayne James he would be pursuing a different career in South Africa.
According to a source, Ncube turned down a six-month cricket contract with Matabeleland Tuskers to take up a 12-month coaching job at an unnamed primary school in Johannesburg.
Ncube, described as a short, nippy fast bowler, first played cricket on the streets of Bulawayo's Gwabalanda township and later represented Milton High School before finding his way into the Westerns Under-19s and B teams.
The right-arm seamer who considers Makhaya Ntini as his role model, represented Zimbabwe Under-19 at the 2008 World Cup in Malaysia.
He has also played for Mountaineers and it was in October 2011 when he got his first opportunity to play for Zimbabwe's national team after being selected for the third One Day International against New Zealand. A three-wicket haul in that game earned Ncube a Test cap in Bulawayo against New Zealand.
Source - chronicle
