Keith Debengwa

A useful allrounder, Keith Dabengwa is a left-hand batsman and bowls orthodox left-arm spin.

Date of Birth: August 17, 1980, Bulawayo Test Debut: Against New Zealand at Bulawayo, 2005  ODI Debut: NA  Bats: Left Hand Bat  Bowls: Slow left-arm orthodox

A useful allrounder from Matabeleland, Keith Dabengwa is a left-hand batsman and bowls orthodox left-arm spin. He learned his cricket at Baines Junior and Milton High School in Bulawayo, and good league performances earned him a place at the CFX Academy in 2001.

Cheerful and unassuming, he nevertheless works very hard at his game, as was shown by his award as the Student of the Year at the Academy. Since then he has represented Matabeleland regularly but without creating headlines until hitting a remarkable 161 against Midlands in 2004-05. His developing all-round talents earned him a place in the national squad the following season and he made his debut against New Zealand at Bulawayo.

Although New Zealand won the first Test in Harare by an innings and 294 runs with more than three days to spare, the one bonus for Zimbabwe was debutant Keith Dabengwa. The young left-arm spinner captured two wickets in consistent spells.