Follow UsJohnathan Campbell, son of the legendary Zimbabwe batter Alistair Campbell, on February 6 (Thursday), became only the second player to lead his Team on Test debut this century (apart from captains in a team's inaugural Test).
Last year, Neil Brand captained South Africa in New Zealand in a series in which most of the regular South African players were unavailable.
Johnathan walked out as Zimbabwe’s skipper in the one-off Test against Ireland at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo after Craig Ervine withdrew from the game due to a family emergency.
“Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine has withdrawn from the one-off Test against Ireland due to a family emergency,” Zimbabwe Cricket said in a statement on social media.
“Johnathan Campbell, making his Test debut, will lead the side. A proven leader at the domestic level, Campbell brings exciting energy and has been in brilliant form.”
Johnathan has featured in 34 first-class games, scoring 1913 runs at an average of 32.42, with four centuries and nine fifties to his name.