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 nameWisdom Thomas Siziba
Born(1980-10-26)26 October 1980
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Died15 April 2009(2009-04-15) (aged 28)
South Africa
BattingRight-handed batsman
Rolewicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
20002005Matebeleland
First-class debut10 March 2000 Matabeleland v Manicaland
Last First-class28 February 2005 Zimbabwe A v Bangladesh A
List A debut4 April 2001 CFX Academy v Bangladesh
Last List A22 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.


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