Peter Chingoka
Career
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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His father, Douglas, was a sub-inspector in the Rhodesian police force—the [[British South Africa Police]]—and later a deputy commissioner in the [[Zimbabwe Republic Police]] from 1980. |
His father, Douglas, was a sub-inspector in the Rhodesian police force—the [[British South Africa Police]]—and later a deputy commissioner in the [[Zimbabwe Republic Police]] from 1980. He was senior of [[Peter Godwin]] in the school. |
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As an all-rounder in 1970s [[Rhodesia]], Chingoka was the first Black Rhodesian cricketer to play at a high level, appearing in [[List A cricket|List A]] games for the [[South Africa African XI cricket team|South Africa African XI]], which he captained in two matches in the [[Gillette Cup (South Africa)|Gillette Cup]] competition in [[1975-76 South African cricket season|1975-76]] and [[1976-77 South African cricket season|1976-77]]. His team lost both matches by large margins. |
As an all-rounder in 1970s [[Rhodesia]], Chingoka was the first Black Rhodesian cricketer to play at a high level, appearing in [[List A cricket|List A]] games for the [[South Africa African XI cricket team|South Africa African XI]], which he captained in two matches in the [[Gillette Cup (South Africa)|Gillette Cup]] competition in [[1975-76 South African cricket season|1975-76]] and [[1976-77 South African cricket season|1976-77]]. His team lost both matches by large margins. |
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