Lead by a magnificent double century by Man of the Match Ali Shah, the Zimbabwean Board XI punished a wayward England A attack to post 480/5 in their first innings, before declaring at Lunch on Day 2.
Backed by a hard hitting 88 with 15 fours by the experienced Andy Waller, Shah put the home team in complete control, having scored over 200 on the first day before being out to Paul Taylor just before Stumps.
A century by Thorpe, and an aggressive 72 off 83 balls by Watkinson, aided by some gritty tail end batting, allowed England A to avoid the follow on, condemning the match to a draw.
There was little to write home about for a poor England A side, with a clearly grumpy captain Kim Barnett bowling himself for 14 overs in the first innings when other more established bowlers failed to perform.
Match Drawn
Man of the Match: A.H.Shah
Zimbabwe Board XI 480/5 declared (127.5 overs)
(K.J.Arnott 29, A.H.Shah 203, A.C.Waller 88, C.N.Evans 46, I.P.Butchart 62*, W.R.James 26*; P.C.R.Tufnell 2-98)
England A 332/9 declared (96.4 overs)
(M.D.Moxon 38, G.P.Thorpe 111, M.Watkinson 72, P.A.J.DeFreitas 28; D.H.Brain 4-65, A.H.Shah 2-29)
Zimbabwe Board XI 99/1 declared (37 overs)
(K.J.Arnott 47, W.R.James 50*)
England A 18/2 (7 overs)
Ali Shah scored a memorable 203, and took 2-29 with the ball, in a Man of the Match performance
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