Stuart Vance Carlisle was born on 10 May 1972 and is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played 37 Test matches and 111 One Day Internationals for Zimbabwe.
13 Facts About Stuart Carlisle
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Stuart Carlisle has the unique distinction of being the only Zimbabwean player to have scored both ODI and test century against Australia.
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Stuart Carlisle was denied the opportunity and long rope of potentially being a prominent and integral member of the Zimbabwean side during his peak years due to the tensions he and fellow white players had with Zimbabwe Cricket.
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Stuart Carlisle was known for his unorthodox playing style in his short international career and was lauded for being an athletic fielder during his playing days.
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Stuart Carlisle made his test debut on 31 January 1995 against Pakistan and a month later he made his ODI debut against the same opponents on 22 February 1995.
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Stuart Carlisle was picked in Zimbabwe's squad for the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
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Stuart Carlisle was used a utility batsman who played in a number of positions in the lineup from no 1 to no 7 position and was never given a role clarity and was not given the perfect position where he can bat for a long time.
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Stuart Carlisle made his maiden Test century in October 2003, against Australia at Sydney and despite his valiant efforts Zimbabwe lost the match by 9 wickets.
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Stuart Carlisle was well known for his spirited knock of 109 against India in a VB ODI tri-nation series clash in 2004 where he along with Sean Ervine made a record breaking partnership worth 202 runs which propelled Zimbabwe to pull off an upset victory over India but ultimately Zimbabwe fell short by just 3 runs when chasing a target of 281.
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Stuart Carlisle was at the forefront of the 2004 strike which was sparked by Streak's sacking from captaincy and from national selection for complaining about alleged racism by selectors and politically motivated policies.
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Stuart Carlisle was one of the 15 contracted players to be fired from the team after showing support to ousted Heath Streak.
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Stuart Carlisle revealed that he was fed up by the things which transpired within Zimbabwe Cricket and insisted that he was tired of the politics in Zimbabwe after announcing his retirement.
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Stuart Carlisle owns and runs Absolute Sports, a golf store attached to the Royal Harare Golf Club which hosts Zimbabwe Open.