10 Things You Didn’t Know About Henry Olonga

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

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