Paddington Mhondoro (27 September 1986 – 13 March 2015) was a Zimbabwean cricketer who played a single

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match for

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during the 2013–14 season. Born in

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, in Zimbabwe's

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, Mhondoro attended

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in Highfield, a suburb of

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, before moving to

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with his parents. A right-handed

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, he featured in the squad for the Zimbabwean national under-19 team in 2006, without playing any matches. The majority of Mhondoro's cricket was played for the local Chegutu team in Midlands club leagues.(17 March 2015)
"Chegutu cricketer dies in road accident"
– Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 19 March 2015. His sole appearance for the Mid West Rhinos, a

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franchise based in

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, came in the Pro50 Championship in December 2013. In the match, played against the

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at the

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, Mhondoro took the wickets of

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and

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, finishing with 2/38 from five overs. He came in eighth in the Rhinos' batting order, but was dismissed for a three-ball

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as his team was bowled out for 55. He was one of five Rhinos batsmen dismissed for ducks, and the fourth of six batsmen to fall to

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, who took 6/13.Mid West Rhinos v Southern Rocks
Pro50 Championship 2013/14 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 March 2015. Mhondoro was killed in a road accident in March 2015, aged 28, having been travelling to Kadoma from a

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game he had been watching in Kwekwe.

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