New Zealand cricket cancels tour of Zimbabwe

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New Zealand Cricket has pulled stumps on the scheduled tour of Zimbabwe in June.

Chief executive Justin Vaughan confirmed to The Dominion Post last night that he had advised Zimbabwe officials of the decision at an International Cricket Council meeting in Dubai last week.

Vaughan said NZC considered Zimbabwe as an unsuitable place to send the national cricket team but he was open to the tour being played at a neutral venue possibly in June 2011.

The collapse of Zimbabwe's health system and the general unstable environment are the primary reasons for the cricket tour's postponement.

"It was a decision made with the Government but we are looking at other options like playing the tour at a neutral venue, most likely South Africa," Vaughan said.

He added that June next year was a possible window for the rescheduling of the tour. He said his decision had met with little resistance from Zimbabwe.

- © Fairfax NZ News

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chris   #4   06:34 pm Mar 15 2010

RB #2; No one can afford private health care in Zimbabwe, and i'm sure their public health care is down near the bottom of world health care rankings. And its more than just the health system stopping us from touring there, racial and political instability would be the main reasons...

Jez   #3   04:21 pm Mar 15 2010

Why does it have to be played NEXT year? Surely the same window currently exists. Just go to South Africa, or Namibia, or England or Dubai and play. Why wait a year?

RB   #2   11:04 am Mar 15 2010

Genuine reasons should be disclosed as Zimbabwe has a better private health system than some of the other "cricket" nations.

AL   #1   07:29 am Mar 15 2010

This is a good decision.

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