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Zimbabwe Union holds emergency meeting

DURBAN, APRIL 8. The Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) held an emergency meeting on Thursday with a group of players who threatened to resign their contracts, with further discussions expected later in the day.

The group, which included most of Zimbabwe's top players, met with ZCU managing director Vince Hogg in Harare today over issues similar to that which has sparked crisis meetings between Hogg and former captain Heath Streak.

``We told them we wanted to resign over Zimbabwe's selection policies and the make-up of the selection panel, and we agreed to an emergency meeting,'' a player who declined to be named told Reuters from Harare.

Hogg said the players had delegated Streak, Grant Flower, Andy Blignaut and a lawyer to represent them.

``I've had a meeting with a group of players, and ... they are meeting with us again this afternoon at 1430 GMT,'' Hogg said.

``We want to resolve all the issues, even if it takes all Easter weekend to do it.''

Hogg has been in talks with Streak since Tuesday after the ZCU said the pace bowler resigned the captaincy over similar issues at the weekend.

Streak's father, Denis, said his son did not resign.

Hogg said his meetings with Streak over the bowler's own position were continuing.

``That's part of what we are discussing today.'' — Reuters

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