Gavin Rennie
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Gavin James Rennie is a former Zimbabwe
an cricket
er who played in 23 Tests
and 40 ODIs from 1996 to 2003. He was a left-hand top order batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler although his bowling was mainly restricted to first class cricket.
His older brother John
also played for Zimbabwe and in 1996-97 against Pakistan, history was made when the two played together along with the Strang and Flower brothers. It was the first time that 3 sets of brothers had played together in a game.
Rennie had a good start to his Test career, scoring half centuries in each of his first four Tests during 1997-98. He never scored a Test hundred and instead had to settle with a highest score of 93, made against New Zealand in 2000.
He was part of the Zimbabwean squad which won their first ever Test series away from home, against Pakistan in 1998-99.
Aged just 27, Rennie chose not to renew his contract in 2003 and instead chose to go into business, as a transport broker.http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/133625.html
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
an cricket
Cricket
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er who played in 23 Tests
Test cricket
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and 40 ODIs from 1996 to 2003. He was a left-hand top order batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler although his bowling was mainly restricted to first class cricket.
His older brother John
John Rennie (cricketer)
John Alexander Rennie is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played in 4 Tests and 44 ODIs from 1993 to 2000. He used to wear prescription spectacles....
also played for Zimbabwe and in 1996-97 against Pakistan, history was made when the two played together along with the Strang and Flower brothers. It was the first time that 3 sets of brothers had played together in a game.
Rennie had a good start to his Test career, scoring half centuries in each of his first four Tests during 1997-98. He never scored a Test hundred and instead had to settle with a highest score of 93, made against New Zealand in 2000.
He was part of the Zimbabwean squad which won their first ever Test series away from home, against Pakistan in 1998-99.
Aged just 27, Rennie chose not to renew his contract in 2003 and instead chose to go into business, as a transport broker.http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/133625.html