Guy Mark Croxford (born 2 June 1981) is a Zimbabwean former

cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...

er. He played thirteen first-class matches between 2000 and 2003.

Biography

Croxford belongs to a cricketing family. His father was an opening bowler and his elder brother was a wicket-keeper batsman before a car accident ended his cricket career. Croxford's initial cricket exposure came from his father's coaching, and he later learned his skills at Lilfordia School and

Falcon College Falcon College (or simply Falcon) is an independent boarding school for boys and girls aged 12–18 in the southern Matabeleland region of Zimbabwe. It was founded in 1954 near Essexvale, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (now Esigodini, Zimba ...

, scoring several centuries. While he used to bowl, he decided to focus more on batting, labelling himself as a part-time bowler. Croxford was a consistent national age-group team member during his school years. His notable performances include scoring 168 runs against Border during the Under-14 tour to Potchefstroom and a century against Holland at the Under-15 World Cup in England. His highest score in any class of cricket was 168. After school, he worked for his mother's flower export business during a gap year. He joined the

CFX Academy The CFX Academy cricket team was a first-class cricket team representing the Zimbabwe's cricket academy in the country's domestic cricket competitions. They competed in the Logan Cup from 1999 until 2002. The club played their home matches at the ...

in 2001 after a last-minute vacancy.

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* 1981 births Living people Zimbabwean cricketers CFX Academy cricketers Manicaland cricketers Cricketers from Harare Alumni of Falcon College {{Zimbabwe-cricket-bio-stub