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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Henry Olonga

  1. Henry Olonga was born on the 3nd of July 1976
  2. He is a former Zimbabwean cricketer, who played Test and One Day International (ODI) cricket for a career span of 8 years
  3. In domestic first-class cricket in Zimbabwe, Olonga played for Matabeleland, Mashonaland and Manicaland
  4. When he made his Test debut in January 1995, he was the first black cricketer – and the youngest person – to play for Zimbabwe
  5. He was a regular member of the Zimbabwe team from 1998 to 2003
  6. Henry was considered one of the fastest bowlers in international cricket, but also one of the more inaccurate, bowling many wides and no-balls
  7. His father was Kenyan and his mother was Zimbabwean
  8. He has two sisters and two brothers
  9. One of his brothers, Victor Olonga, plays rugby in Zimbabwe and became captain of the Zimbabwe national rugby union team
  10. His uncle is the former Kenyan minister Francis Masakhalia

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