a seven year old harare boy challenged a zimbabwe high court ruling over who should have custody of him. the boy had a history of being beaten by his parents, and the judge awarded custody to his sole aunt. the boy protested that his aunt beat him more than his parents and refused to live there. when the judge suggested that he live with his grandparents the boy claimed that they beat him more than anyone. the judge then allowed the boy to chose who should have custody of him. custody was granted to the zimbabwe cricket team, as the boy firmly believed they were not capable of beating anyone.