Wisdom Siziba

{{Short description|Zimbabwean cricketer (1980–2009)}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Wisdom Siziba

| image =

| country = Zimbabwe

| fullname = Wisdom Thomas Siziba

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1980|10|26|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2009|4|15|1980|10|26|df=yes}}

| death_place = South Africa

| nickname =

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling =

| role = Wicket-keeper

| club1 = Matebeleland

| year1 = {{nowrap|1999/00–2004/05}}

| type1 = FC

| debutdate1 = 10 March

| debutyear1 = 2000

| debutfor1 = Matabeleland

| debutagainst1 = Manicaland

| lastdate1 = 28 February

| lastyear1 = 2005

| lastfor1 = Zimbabwe A

| lastagainst1 = Bangladesh A

| type2 = LA

| debutdate2 = 4 April

| debutyear2 = 2001

| debutfor2 = CFX Academy

| debutagainst2 = Bangladesh

| lastdate2 = 22 November

| lastyear2 = 2004

| lastfor2 = Matabeleland

| lastagainst2 = Midlands

| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 29

| runs1 = 1,225

| bat avg1 = 23.11

| 100s/50s1 = 1/5

| top score1 = 103

| hidedeliveries = true

| catches/stumpings1 = 37/1

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 17

| runs2 = 168

| bat avg2 = 12.92

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 42

| catches/stumpings2 = 13/4

| date = 23 April

| year = 2009

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10500/10500.html CricketArchive

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Wisdom Thomas Siziba (26 October 1980 – 15 April 2009) was a Zimbabwean cricketer who played for Matabeleland. Siziba played 29 matches as a wicket-keeper batsman for Matabeleland between 2000 and 2005 before leaving for South Africa as the cricketing infrastructure in Zimbabwe began to fall apart.{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Steven |date=23 April 2009 |title=Wisdom Siziba dies aged 28 |url=http://content.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/401077.html |access-date=2009-04-23 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}

Born in Bulawayo, Siziba suffered from epilepsy. He died from heart failure while living in South Africa, aged 28.

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