[Match Thread] Mountaineers v Eagles (Logan Cup)

[maehara]

Mountaineers v Mashonaland Eagles
Mutare Sports Club Zimbabwe Cricket Academy, 14-17 September 2010

If last round's matches are anything to go by, I have to tip Mountaineers for this one - much as it pains me...

**EDIT: This has been moved to Harare. That's two "home" matches in a row where Mountaineers have ended up playing away - assume there's a problem with the pitch at Mutare Sports Club?

[maehara]

Teams:

Mountaineers: Tino Mawoyo, Bernard Mlambo, Hamilton Masakadza*, Mark Vermeulen, Timycen Maruma, Prosper Utseya, Benjamin Katsande†, Shingi Masakadza, Natsai Mushangwe, Tendai Chatara, Silent Mujaji

Eagles: Forster Mutizwa*, Regis Chakabva†, Ishmael Senzere, Tino Mutombodzi, Tarisai Mahlunge, Prince Masvaure, Peter Moor, Cephas Zhuwawo, Mark Mbofana, Innocent Chinyoka, Trevor Garwe

[Train Driver]

Honours pretty much even in this game

Mountaineers 120-3 from 37 overs

Mawoyo 7, Mlambo 35, Vermuelen 1, H Masakadza 54*, Maruma 14*

Garwe 2-20, Chinyoka 1-44

Still no sign of Ray Price

[maehara]

Hamilton missed out on a ton, out for 90. Mountaineers 178/4 in the 57th.

[Flower power]

Mountaineers v Mashonaland Eagles
Mutare Sports Club Zimbabwe Cricket Academy, 14-17 September 2010

If last round's matches are anything to go by, I have to tip Mountaineers for this one - much as it pains me...

**EDIT: This has been moved to Harare. That's two "home" matches in a row where Mountaineers have ended up playing away - assume there's a problem with the pitch at Mutare Sports Club?

Apparantley the pitch at Mutare Sports Club was not in a good condition to host First Class matches . I think Mutare Sports Club will be ready for use in the second half of the season . Anyway it shows that ZC wants things to be of a high standard even if it means moving a franchises games to another venue .

[chappie coventry]

T .Garwe 4/29 from 16 overs dissmissed the mountaineers top 3 to.
the forgotten man he should defo been in these A teams

[Train Driver]

I think Garwe was almost there, wasn't he ? His only ODI was against Kenya and he got spanked for 50 from 6 overs with a bucketful of wides, not sure that he'll get a second opportunity with the number of seamers now back in the Zim arena

Eagles taking hold of this game now though, Mountaineers have fallen from 178-3 to 198-7, Garwe 4-29, Mutombodzi 2-24

[Flower power]

I think Garwe and the rest of the guys that thought playing for Zim A , or a Zim select was an automatic thing , I would say guys you now need to be special o convince the selectors .
Players like Stuart Matsikenyeri need to up their game or they will forever play for the franchise teams only .

[chappie coventry]

i said the A team not the national his a good bowler derserves a go 1 bad game against kenya means nothing
i see him more as a test bowler than 50 over

[Train Driver]

I appreciate that chappie, and there's no doubt that Garwe has improved tremendously now that his batting has come on but the 'downside' to having so many players coming back into the Zim game is that players who miss their chance may not get another one

Continued improvement in the national side should mean that 'A' sides will be far stronger than ever before with experienced players mentoring the youngsters who will be the future national players, will that actually happen ? hopefully it will and i've no doubt that we'll all have diffeences of opinion as to who the selected 'A' players should be