Stuart Carlisle
[3] He was denied the opportunity and long rope of potentially being a prominent and integral member of the Zimbabwean side during his peak years due to the tensions he and fellow white players had with Zimbabwe Cricket.[3] He made his maiden Test century in October 2003, against Australia at Sydney and despite his valiant efforts Zimbabwe lost the match by 9 wickets.[12][13] He was also well known for his spirited knock of 109 against India in a VB ODI tri-nation series clash in 2004 where he along with Sean Ervine made a record breaking partnership worth 202 runs which propelled Zimbabwe to pull off an upset victory over India but ultimately Zimbabwe fell short by just 3 runs when chasing a target of 281.[16] After an unbeaten 103 in a test match against Bangladesh in early 2004, he became involved in the dispute with the Zimbabwean Cricket Board over the controversial sacking of Heath Streak.He was at the forefront of the 2004 strike which was sparked by Streak's sacking from captaincy and from national selection for complaining about alleged racism by selectors and politically motivated policies.