Wisdom Siziba

Wisdom Siziba
Personal information
Full name
Wisdom Thomas Siziba
Born(1980-10-26)26 October 1980
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Died15 April 2009(2009-04-15) (aged 28)
South Africa
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1999/00–2004/05Matebeleland
FC debut10 March 2000 Matabeleland v Manicaland
Last FC28 February 2005 Zimbabwe A v Bangladesh A
LA debut4 April 2001 CFX Academy v Bangladesh
Last LA22 November 2004 Matabeleland v Midlands
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 29 17
Runs scored 1,225 168
Batting average 23.11 12.92
100s/50s 1/5 0/0
Top score 103 42
Catches/stumpings 37/1 13/4
Source: CricketArchive, 23 April 2009

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]

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

References

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