Series Thread: Logan Cup 2008-09

[maehara]

why the hell is mutitzwa batting at number 9??? Someone of his form should be moved up the order surely

I think that's an error - scorecard shows him as 6th.

[maehara]

Centrals register first Logan Cup victory


Westerns 145 and 201 (T. Ngulube 48*, T. Mupariwa 48, C. Mpofu 33; E. Rainsford 6/34, B. Mugochi 2/28)
Centrals 325 and 22 for 1 (B. Chapungu 10, C. Chibhabha 8*, E. Chauluka 3*; N. Ncube 1/8)

Centrals won by 9 wickets.

Centrals registered their first win of the 2008/2009 Logan Cup tournament and in style.

They beat Westerns by nine wickets at Harare Sports Club on Wednesday, leaving the side that is an amalgalm of the Bulawayo Metropolitan and Matabeleland North provinces the only one without a win so far.

If one player had to be credited for the win it would be Edward Rainsford. Nightwatchman going into the second day�s play on Tuesday, he partnered Malcolm Waller (81) to an 87-run stand for the fifth wicket, which was the cornerstone of the Centrals first innings of 325.

That total gave Centrals a first innings lead of 180 runs. And that against a Westerns side that was two batsmen short. Top-order batsman Mark Vermeulen suffered a tip-end fracture of his left little finger when he caught Chamunorwa Chibhabha at second slip in the first innings and is out for three to four weeks, while all-rounder Keith Dabengwa has not featured in this match because of a low back pain dating back to last Friday. Physiotherapist Amato Machikicho says Dabengwa is only due for review after Easter.

Resuming on 46, which was 134 runs behind and with five wickets in hand, Westerns got down to their task with Taurai Madhiri and nightwatchman Christopher Mpofu.

Madhiri failed to add to his overnight 18 before he was caught by Robertson Chinyengetere off the bowling of Rainsford. In came captain Tawanda Mupariwa who seemed determined to eat into the Centrals lead with fellow Zimbabwe international Chris Mpofu.

The captain suffered an early scare after making three runs, when Centrals wicket-keeper Richmond Mutumbami seemed to have got him in an acrobatic dive but the ball slipped.

Mupariwa recovered and they made 63 runs, the highest such in the Westerns second innings, in their sixth wicket partnership that was broken when Mpofu was trapped leg before wicket by Rainsford. He had added 26 to his overnight seven. The 33 came off 91 balls, two of them fours, in 122 minutes of occupation.

Mupariwa then featured in the second highest partnership for Westerns when he and number eight Tafadzwa Ngulube (48*) put up 53 for the seventh wicket, but the captain fell to Taurai Muzarabani � who had him caught by Rainsford � two runs shy of his half century. He had faced 129 balls and hit four fours in his 175 minutes in the middle.

Ngulube would be joined by John Nyumbu and then Njabulo Ncube but both could not deal with the Rainsford menace and fell leg before wicket for five and three respectively.

The Zimbabwe pacer returned figures of six for 34 in 14.5 overs while Brighton Mugochi had two wickets for 28 runs in 14 overs, as Westerns were dismissed for 201 in 74.5 overs. They had created a lead of 21 runs.

Centrals overhauled that in six overs, with opener Bothwell Chapungu making 10 before he was trapped leg before by Njabulo Ncube and then fellow opener Eric Chauluka and captain Chamunorwa Chibhabha ending unbeaten on three and eight.

�Yes, we did not have two key members of our batting department but, still, the remaining batsmen did not apply themselves. We had to rely on bowlers like Mupariwa and Mpofu to make a game of it,� said Westerns coach Clement Mahachi, adding: �Just as well we have the Easter break and so I have asked the players to go home and think of their roles in the team.�

http://www.zimcricket.org/?pid=art&articleid=657

[maehara]

Northerns stress as Easterns repair the damage


Northerns 207 & 267 all out in 81.5 overs (C.Zhuwawo 51, E.Chigumbura 44, R.Chakabva 35, S.Masakadza (5/102) P.Utseya (2/66) H.Masakadza (2/30)
Easterns 146 & 140/3 in 50 overs (S.Matsikenyeri 60, H.Masakadza 55* E.Chigumbura 1/29, T.Garwe 1/33 R.Price 1/47)

Day 3 of 4

AFTER collapsing in the first innings and allowing Northerns to dictate the pace, Easterns used the third day of the third round of Logan Cup at Academy grounds to repair the damage to their innings and reputation when posting 140 for the loss of three wickets chasing a modest 474 to win.

Northerns made 267 in the second innings to add to the first innings that gathered 207, maintaining an advantage of 188 at stumps after taking the three wickets of openers Benard Mlambo (10) and Stuart Matsikenyeri (60) before Tinotenda Mawoyo was trapped leg before wicket to introduce number four batsmen Hamilton Masakadza and Doug Hondo who both were unbeaten at stumps on Wednesday.

Masakadza had hit a patient 55 off 102 balls while Hondo had gathered 6 from 31 balls with 50 overs bowled and the whole day to win on Thursday to add their first innings total of 146. It looked at some point that Northerns will roll past Easterns as Admire Manyumwa made it a habit to take wickets at a canter.

But the second innings for Easterns were different as bowlers toiled the whole afternoon for little reward. The three wickets cost 125 runs and 231 agonising minutes. But as has become a pattern of conformity Elton Chigumbura (1/29), Raymond Price (1/47) and Trevor Garwe (1/33) ensured they retired with some reward. And they did.

Resuming on the overnight score of 150/5, Northerns added 117 runs on Wednesday as Chigumbura could only add six runs on his score of 38 to give Easterns some of hope of restricting them to a low total. Price could only add two runs to his overnight score of eight before he was trapped leg before wicket by Hondo with the score at 189.

But tail enders Garwe who was unbeaten on 25 and Admire Manyumwa (24) saw the score drift to 267 before his departure, caught by Hamilton Masakadza off his brother Shingi�s bowling. Their lead was 328.

By the time the stumps were called, Easterns trailed by just 188 with seven wickets in hand as they look very well poised to wrestle the match from Northerns� feeble grip. Hamilton Masakadza, who looked imperious in the twilight of the innings hitting seven boundaries and a maximum, is fancied to bat his side to victory on Thursday.

http://www.zimcricket.org/?pid=art&articleid=656

[zimfan1]

wow Tino Mawoyo makes a comeback

[cricket_22001]

Hi,
Just a couple of milestones registered by the end of round 2. Raymond Price is now the highest wicket taker in the Logan Cup with 136 wickets. Christopher Mpofu, Douglas Hondo & Brighton Mugochi recorded their 50th wickets. Chamu Chibhabha(49) & Timycen Maruma(44) are closing in on their 50th wickets.
Prosper Utseya & Johnson Marumisa passed 1000 runs in Logan Cup. Hamilton Masakadza & Elton Chigumbura each passed 1500 runs. Stuart Matsikemyeri (1868)is now amongst the top 10 rungetters.
As stated earlier, these stats of mine are have never been audited & are not officially recognized, so if there is an error I apologise. But maybe we still could have a bit of fun.
As at the end of round 2 I believe there are 10 player who have the double of 1000 runs & 50 wickets. Any guesses?

Heath Streak
Ray Price
Grant Flower
Elton Chigumbura
Prosper Utseya
Guy Whittall
Gavin Ewing
Gary Brent
Gavin Rennie
Paul Strang

Some big time guesses in there...

You score 7 out of ten.
Whittal (44 wickets), Chigumbura (37 wickets) & Rennie (36 wickets) didn't qualify. The other 3 are Keith Dabengwa, Trevor Gripper & Dirk Viljoen.

[Train Driver]

http://www.thezimbabweindependent.com/i ... bad-curran

[zimfan1]

Waller now has an average in first class cricket of 43.88

[Train Driver]

Centrals v Westerns scorecard from cricket archive

http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Score ... 14563.html

[Train Driver]

...... blimey, one from cricinfo as well, so soon

http://content.cricinfo.com/zimbabwedom ... 87901.html

Bad news about Vermeulen though, i presume this really means that his Logan Cup is over.

[Train Driver]

Easterns v Northerns scorecard from cricket archive

http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Score ... 14564.html

and from cricinfo

http://content.cricinfo.com/zimbabwedom ... 87900.html

This has got to be the quickest ever .........