One of the most important men to the success of the Zim T20 cricket series currently taking place in Harare is staying in a small apartment in the capital city rather than on his small holding some 30 kilometres outside the city where he grows roses and also runs regular coaching clinics on the net facilities he spent a decade building and nurturing at his own expense.
But he isn’t staying in the city just so that he can be close to the Harare Sports Club and be at the ground early for the start of play each day. He’s renting the apartment because he isn’t welcome at home at the moment.
An intimidating gentleman arrived at the small holding one day a couple of weeks ago with a dozen or so cronies in tow and informed the rightful owner of the propertythat he had been given ‘permission’ to occupy the premises. Several hearty discussions ensued and the ‘case’ is due to go to court for the third time next week.
Meanwhile the balcony of the house in question has become home to around ten ‘informal settlers’ making it impossible for the rightful owner to live at home. But he isn’t about to give up the fight which is, of course, the aim of the intimidatory tactics. And he most certainly isn’t going up to give up his passion for cricket – even after the illegal occupiers gratuitously dug up his coaching nets.
All of which confirms that coming to Zimbabwe to work on the series was the right thing to do. The country is undoubtedly more prosperous and successful than it has been at any time in the last decade and, though it is very, very far from perfect, people from all backgrounds are grateful for the encouragement (especially financial!) of visitors.
Cricket is determined to stand on its own and prosper within the context of a country equally determined to raise its nostrils above the crap that has been suffocating it for the last 10 years.
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