Daniel Hondo

Daniel Hondo (born March 8, 1982) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer and a current rugby union player. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Mashonaland A. He was born in Harare. He plays rugby union as a centre.

Daniel Tendai Hondo
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Tendai Hondo
Born (1982-03-08) 8 March 1982
Harare, Zimbabwe
NicknameDanny H
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RelationsSIBLINGS-Donald,Douglas,Delmer,Dylan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2001/02Mashonaland A
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 14
Batting average 14.00
100s/50s /
Top score 7*
Balls bowled 12
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/
Source: Cricinfo, 20 October 2012
Daniel Hondo
Date of birth(1982-03-08)March 8, 1982
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb; 15 st 4 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Harare Sports club, ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003-Present Zimbabwe
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2003-2013  Zimbabwe

Cricket career

Hondo made a single first-class appearance, during the 2001-02 Logan Cup, against Midlands. He scored 7 not out from the lower order in the first innings in which he batted, and seven from the opening order in the second innings. Hondo bowled two overs during the match, conceding 21 runs.

In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Southern Rocks in the 2020–21 Logan Cup.[1][2]

Rugby career

Hondo turned to rugby in adult life (a sport he played alongside cricket at Churchill Boys High), and is currently the captain of the Zimbabwe rugby team.

He grew up playing rugby and cricket alongside his older brothers, Donald and Douglas (former Zimbabwe Test cricketer).

Although he represented Zimbabwe at age-group level in cricket, Daniel is better known as a rugby player, forming a formidable centre-pairing at Harare Sports Club with Zimbabwe rugby great John Ewing in his early 20s.

He was awarded a rugby scholarship at Hartpury College in the UK, where he excelled under Zimbabwean-born coach Liam Middleton, representing the British Universities Select Side (also coached by Middleton).

Upon graduation, he returned home to Zimbabwe to re-launch his professional career. He plays for Harare Sports Club, where he also helps with the coaching. Hondo is also an assistant coach for the Zimbabwe Sevens team, a team he represented with distinction on the IRB Sevens Circuit during his UK stay. He has since retired from 7s, but was last year appointed captain of the Zimbabwe Fifteens team, the Sables.

References

  1. "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.


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