“At first, I missed the friends and family back in Zimbabwe, but, it didn’t take me long to realise that there was no light at the end of the tunnel with regards to Zimbabwe qualifying for Test Cricket’”. His highest test score is 178 against India. His highest ODI score is 126* against Sri Lanka. He scored a staggering 41112 first class runs which included 136 hundreds, and 158 50s, with a highest score of 405*. Graeme Hick talks to Dean du Plessis about his teenage life in Zimbabwe, how he got to play for Worcestershire, his international playing days with England, and his time as Australia’s batting coach.