| Zim must watch out for
McKenzie Johann de Jager - 21/09/2001 Bulawayo - There won't be a fielder in sight if Neil McKenzie bats the way he shoots, that? according to Guy Whittall, who was on an outing with a group of the South African cricket team to the family farm of Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak, Mackie waits for no-one. He had never shot with a pump-action shotgun, said McKenzie, and he wasn't sure how to load the gun when they went pigeon shooting. According to Streak, McKenzie also struggled with the fishing. "He struggled for almost two hours to catch a fish that was as big as the rubber worm on his hook." The fish was allegedly visible next to the bank, but McKenzie struggled to land it and Lance Klusener had to show him how. Zulu and Boeta Dippenaar are more dab hands. The two make a point of dipping their lines into water and they have photographs of their catches on the last Caribbean tour. An invitation to catch Florida bass on the Ribons farm of Heath's brother, Dennis, about 60 km north of here, could not be turned down. It was just the right distraction when the players had a rest day. Its not tiger fish, which can be caught further down the Zambesi, but it kept them busy. They freed most of the fish, said Whittall, the biggest of which weighed about three pounds according to Klusener. The group also visited Adam Huckle, former Zimbabwe cricketer who farms adjacent to the Streak. They also went to the Enthokozweni Safari Camp where Justin Kemp, the only other South African player who went with, said he enjoyed the bird hunt most. News24 |