[Series Thread] Franchise 'B' League

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[Series Thread] Franchise 'B' League

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Fresh from ZC:

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13-14 January 2010      Matabeleland Tuskers vs MidWest Rhinos          Bulawayo
13-14 January 2010      Mountaineers vs Mashonaland Eagles              Mutare
20-21 January 2010      Mashonaland Eagles vs MidWest Rhinos            Harare
20-21 January 2010      Southern Rocks vs Mountaineers                  Masvingo
27-28 January 2010      Southern Rocks vs Mashonaland Eagles            Masvingo
27-28 January 2010      Mountaineers vs Matabeleland Tuskers            Mutare
3-4 February 2010       Mashonaland Eagles vs Matabeleland Tuskers      Harare
3-4 February 2010       MidWest Rhinos vs Southern Rocks                Kwekwe
10-11 February 2010     Southern Rocks vs Matabeleland Tuskers          Masvingo
10-11 February 2010     Mountaineers vs MidWest Rhinos                  Mutare
24-25 February 2010     MidWest Rhinos vs Matabeleland Tuskers          Kwekwe
24-25 February 2010     Mashonaland Eagles vs Mountaineers              Harare
3-4 March 2010          MidWest Rhinos vs Mashonaland Eagles            Kwekwe
3-4 March 2010          Mountaineers vs Southern Rocks                  Mutare
10-11 March 2010        Mashonaland Eagles vs Southern Rocks            Harare
10-11 March 2010        Matabeleland Tuskers vs Mountaineers            Bulawayo
17-18 March 2010        Matabeleland Tuskers vs Mashonaland Eagles      Bulawayo
17-18 March 2010        Southern Rocks vs MidWest Rhinos                Masvingo
24-25 March 2010        Matabeleland Tuskers vs Southern Rocks          Bulawayo
24-25 March 2010        MidWest Rhinos vs Mountaineers                  Kwekwe

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Re: Franchise 'B' League Fixtures

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Great news. As many as 8 matches per team! Should be good practice for some up and coming players who would otherwise not get such opportunities. I don't remember there ever being so comprehensive a reserve competition, another sign that it is quite a professional system that is currently being developed.

However, I wonder if we will ever get scorecards from these games?...

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aydee wrote: I wonder will we ever get scorecards from these games?...
Lol! Good question aydee

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Great news,zim golden day will come again in few years.
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Re: Franchise 'B' League Fixtures

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aydee wrote:Great news. As many as 8 matches per team! Should be good practice for some up and coming players who would otherwise not get such opportunities. I don't remember there ever being so comprehensive a reserve competition, another sign that it is quite a professional system that is currently being developed.

However, I wonder if we will ever get scorecards from these games?...
I remember to years ago there was a reserve logan cup with the teams being called Gold, Green, Red and Blue and i think they were just a combination of all the reserve players across the country but where bussed in to Harrare.

But its good to see the ZC are starting from the bottom up and not just looking at the top.

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Re: Franchise 'B' League Fixtures

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You're right, there have been various versions of a Logan Cup B division before. I remember Brendan Taylor getting a double hundred when he was very young in one such game. However, I can't remember there ever being as comprehensive a fixture list as this previously.

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Re: Franchise 'B' League Fixtures

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Some of the Tuskers to watch out for:

Freedom Takarusenga, Tafadzwa Ngulube, Mbekezeli Mabuza, Brendon Marsh, Matthew Williams, ...

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Re: Franchise 'B' League Fixtures

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great news id love to see some of the players in the squads for these Reserve teams

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Re: Franchise 'B' League Fixtures

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CrimsonAvenger wrote:Brendon Marsh, Matthew Williams,
Yes but where are they ?? They haven't played for the Tuskers for some time now.
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Re: Franchise 'B' League Fixtures

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aydee wrote:However, I wonder if we will ever get scorecards from these games?...
With John Ward (one of the worlds leading Cricket Statisticians) back in Zimbabwe and working for ZC there is every chance. His return has coincided (but no coincidence) with the considerable improvement in the scorecards and info we are receiving via Cricinfo regarding the Domestic competitions.

Maehera - do you know John and have his contact details?

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