Kenyon Ziehl

Kenyon Garth Baines Ziehl (born 11 January 1963, in Rusape) is a Zimbabwean former rugby union player and cricketer.

Kenyon Ziehl

Birth name	Kenyon Garth Baines Ziehl
Date of birth	January 11, 1963
Place of birth	Rusape, South Rhodesia
Notable relative(s)	Kevin Curran (cousin)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 198?-198?[2] Zimbabwe 12 ((?))
Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1994-1996	Manicaland
Career statistics
Competition Tests List A Matches 2 1 Runs scored 29 - Batting average 8.25 10.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/2 Top score 1/29 - Balls bowled 78 - Wickets 1 - Bowling average 29.00 - 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 1/29 - Catches/stumpings 2/0 0/1
Source: Cricinfo, 2006

Cricket career

Ziehl played two first-class matches for Manicaland. Although he never played at international level with Zimbabwe, he played for Zimbabwe A.[3]

Rugby union career

Ziehl also played rugby union for Zimbabwe, being part of the 1987 Rugby World Cup squad,[4][5] although he did not play any of the three pool stage matches in the tournament.

After career

Since 2009, Zhiel is a franchise administrator for Mid West Rhinos. As of 2015, he was appointed national selection convenor by Zimbabwe Cricket, replacing Givemore Makoni.[6]

In February 2020, he was named in Zimbabwe's squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa.[7][8] However, the tournament was cancelled during the third round of matches due to the coronavirus pandemic.[9]

References

1. comments, 12 October 2012 11:15AM • 0. "KC's legacy of patriotism and passion". DailyNews Live. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
2. Zimbabwe 1987 Rugby World Cup squad at World Rugby
3. "Ziehl appointed Convener". zimcricket.org. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
4. "The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on May 22, 1987 · Page 36". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
5. "The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia on March 15, 1987 · Page 65". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
6. Herald, The. "Ziehl appointed national selection convenor". The Herald. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
7. "2020 over-50s world cup squads". Over-50s Cricket World Cup. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
8. "Over-50s Cricket World Cup, 2019/20 - Zimbabwe Over-50s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
9. "Over-50s World Cup in South Africa cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak". Cricket World. Retrieved 15 March 2020.