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This is an archive article published on April 15, 2005

Fleming considers Zimbabwe boycott

New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming today said he is prepared to boycott the tour of Zimbabwe later this year if he feels it will make a dif...

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New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming today said he is prepared to boycott the tour of Zimbabwe later this year if he feels it will make a difference.

But he said the decision will not be a hasty one and there were three months to consider the moral issues.

8216;8216;If the information that I read suggests it8217;s probably not wise to go and that will make a difference, then that8217;s something I8217;ll consider,8217;8217; Fleming said after leading New Zealand to an innings and 38-run victory over Sri Lanka in the second Test here.

8216;8216;Like the other players I8217;ll be reading a lot, watching the situation closely and trying to educate myself on what impact the tour will have.

8216;8216;The players will take a lot of care over the decision and make sure it8217;s the right one in their mind for the right reasons.8217;8217;

New Zealand Cricket NZC chief executive Martin Snedden has said no players would be penalised if they individually decided not to tour as a protest against president Robert Mugabe8217;s government.

Mugabe, who has been in power since Zimbabwe8217;s independence from Britain in 1980, won a sweeping victory in the march 31 election, but foreign critics led by the United States and the European Union dismissed the poll as a sham.

 

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