Campbell hails Bvute

building the bridges and spearheading the resuscitation of the game when cricket went through tough times at the turn of the millennium.
“I have been working with him for the past two years and he was instrumental in bridging the gap between black and white when the association suffered a bust-up,” said Campbell.
“He is the one who phoned me and convinced me that we have to get this thing going again.
“In fact, it’s not only me but others like Heath Streak who are in administrative roles.
“His greatest quality was the ability to get people to work together for the benefit of the game.
“Under him we managed to get back to Test cricket and now we have got the franchise system running efficiently.
“He set up the structures and after seven years he is now stepping down to pursue interests in the commercial field.”
Campbell said Bvute won’t be completely lost to the game.
“We wish him well but he is not completely lost to the game as he will be involved somehow through fund-raising activities so that the association will have other means of getting funding instead of solely depending on the grants from the ICC,” said Campbell.
“He leaves the game in no doubt healthy condition. What I liked most about him is that he had a great vision to make things happen.
“Everyone is grateful for what he has done in the last few years,” said Campbell.
ZC head of game development and training, Titus Zvomuya, who worked with Bvute for the past six years, also echoed Campbell’s sentiments and reflected on the joys and pains they encountered along the way.
Zvomuya said Bvute played a big role in developing and popularising the game in this country.
“As much as we wish him the best in his new endeavours, he is one man who was so passionate about the game.
“He was very committed, had a lot of drive and energy to make things happen.
“From my experience with him, I discovered that he was a visionary leader and it was great pleasure working with him as we toiled towards one of our major goal of spreading the game to all parts of the country, which was a success. I also want to wish the new managing director the best and we are very hopeful that he will steer the organisation to a higher level, taking it from where Mr Bvute left,” said Zvomuya.