Wisdom Siziba

Wisdom Thomas Siziba (26 October 1980 – 15 April 2009) was a Zimbabwean cricketer who played for Matabeleland. Siziba played 29 matches as a wicket-keeper batsman for Matabeleland between 2000 and 2005 before leaving for South Africa as the cricketing infrastructure in Zimbabwe began to fall apart.[1]

Wisdom Siziba

Personal information
Full name	Wisdom Thomas Siziba
Born	26 October 1980 Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Died	15 April 2009 (aged 28) South Africa
Batting	Right-handed batsman
Role	wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000–2005	Matebeleland
First-class debut	10 March 2000 Matabeleland v Manicaland
Last First-class	28 February 2005 Zimbabwe A v Bangladesh A
List A debut	4 April 2001 CFX Academy v Bangladesh
Last List A	22 November 2004 Matabeleland v Midlands
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 29 17 Runs scored 1225 168 Batting average 23.11 12.92 100s/50s 1/5 0/0 Top score 103 42 Balls bowled – – Wickets – – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 37/1 13/4
Source: CricketArchive, 23 April 2009

Born in Bulawayo, Siziba suffered from epilepsy. He died from heart failure while living in South Africa, aged 28.[1]

References

1. Price, Steven (23 April 2009). "Wisdom Siziba dies aged 28". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2009.

External links

• Cricinfo profile
• CricketArchive page