Travis Friend

Zimbabwe overcome the curse of the crown

Travis Friend, the sacked Zimbabwe allrounder, has fallen from Test status to second-tier club cricket in six months and will play in the Sydney Shires competition this weekend

The decision by Heath Streak to resume playing for Zimbabwe is likely to be followed by similar announcements from most of the remaining rebels

Travis Friend, one of the 15 Zimbabwe rebels, has signed for Derbyshire

Cuckfield Cricket Club, at first glance, seems an unlikely setting for a gathering of boisterous Southern Africans with two things on their mind: beer and cricket

Two contrasting centuries were the highlight of the first day's play between Zimbabwe A and the touring West Indians at the Takashinga Sports Club in Harare

Zimbabwe face one of their busiest seasons ever

About 35 minutes after lunch on the third day of the Zimbabweans' match against Worcestershire, Travis Friend got a ball to rear from a length, and the county opener Anurag Singh, unable to get himself or his bat out of the way in time, edged a catch

FULL NAME: Travis John Friend BORN: 7 January 1981, at Kwekwe MAJOR TEAMS: CFX Academy (1999/2000) KNOWN AS: Travis Friend

Travis Friend, Zimbabwe's new pace-bowling all-rounder, is on his way back to big cricket after suffering stress fractures on tour with the national side in India and Australia

'Travis Friend' is an unlikely name for a fast bowler, and in a way Travis is an unlikely person for a fast bowler either

'Travis Friend' is an unlikely name for a fast bowler, and in a way Travis is an unlikely person for a fast bowler either

'Travis Friend' is an unlikely name for a fast bowler, and in a way Travis is an unlikely person for a fast bowler either