Series thread: Faithwear Inter-Provincial One Day 2008-09

[alan132]

Looks like the Takashinga Club wicket is a pretty good batting surface. Is this directly linked to any funding it may get.....?

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Good to see that Graeme Cremer is getting runs(45*,55* in last 2 match) as well as getting wickets.I will be a big plus point for Zimbabwe if he is developed as a proper allrounder like Andy Blignaut.

Raymond Price has taken 7 wickets in the last 2 matches.Brilliant!More to come also

It is a matter of worry that Tatenda Taibu isnt getting runs.Scored 4 runs in his last 2 matches.

Malcolm Waller is back with his 72 against Westerns.

Charles Coventry as usual played an aggressive innings of 81 in 69 delivaries with 7 boundaries and 4 sixes.Before that scored 45.

Justice Chibhabha got a fifty against Northerns.Before that scored 121*.But missed out yesterday scoring 0.

Stuart Matsikenyeri scored 62 against Westerns in the 6th match.Also 69 against Northerns in the 8th match.

Timycen Maruma picked up 4 wickets against Westerns in the 6th match.But didnt enjoy any success against Northerns.

Also it's great that Edward Rainsford,Tawanda Mupariwa and Christopher Mpofu are getting wickets as well.

Elton Chigumbura and Forster Mutizwa enjoyed some big hitting too.

Douglas Hondo took 2 wickets against Northerns.But was expensive more than 5 runs per over.

And finally Mark Vermeulen needs to get a big innings.He started in an aggressive way in the previous 2 matches but missed out.I think,first he should spend a little bit of time in the pitch to get settle and then punish the bowler...

[maehara]

Round Five:

Easterns beat Centrals by 3 wickets

DEFENDING champions Easterns beat Centrals by three wickets in the fifth round match of the Faithwear 2009 series at Takashinga Cricket Grounds completing a miserable combo series for the Chamunorwa Chibhabha captained side.

After setting a paltry 135 to win, Centrals left themselves a big task of winning the match against the all conquering Steven Mangongo coached side. Easterns quickly hit the target with 24 overs to spare to wrap the series whose destiny has never been in doubt.

Easterns, the only unbeaten side said they will complete the job by beating Westerns at Takashinga on Saturday. “There was never a doubt that we are the best prepared side in the series. That we have been beating every team we played is not down to anything but class.

“We are professionals and we are going to play our strongest side on Saturday although we have already won the series. The only changes that we will effect are of Stuart Matsikenyeri who picked up a groin injury in session and Shingi Masakadza who is preparing for the tour of Namibia. Otherwise all the guns would be blazing,” said Mangongo.

The tough talking coach said that his side has been beating all and sundry because of the serious preparations they put in the team. “We set the standards and everyone follows”.

“Basically our preparations were good, team strategy was also good. Our role play have been carried to the letter and our all round role play have been magnificent and such a team can not lose matches,” added Mangongo.

Easterns demonstrated in the series that they can play cricket according to the book as their tail enders such as Foster Mutizwa and Steven Nyamuzinga have been wrapping up matches with so much confidence.

That was one aspect of the game, Easterns demonstrated that even the Zimbabwe national can take a leaf from. It is interesting to note that Mangongo, who will lead the Zimbabwe A on a tour on Namibia starting Tuesday has proved the better of the coaches in the local version of the premier knock out cup.

That last paragraph has me worried. Mangongo for national coach, perhaps?

Westerns beat Northerns by 3 wickets

CAPTAIN Keith Dabengwa played a key captain’s innings as Westerns tore the form books to shreds when he led his side to a crucial 3 wickets victory over favourites Northerns in the fifth round of the Faithwear 2009 Series at Harare Sports Club on Friday.

His unbeaten 71 knock off 77 balls featuring a seventh wicket stand of 76 runs with Thabo Mboyi, who perished after being caught by Regis Chakabva off Trevor Garwe’s bowling was crucial in repairing the wreckage after the top order elected to lose wickets cheaply, chasing a modest target of 188 to win on a wicket that favours batsmen.

Dabengwa who was dropped on 69 with his side still 10 runs short of victory albeit with eight overs and wickets in hand, did all the damage with the bat after his bowling spell could only yield two wickets for 36 runs in his allotted 10 overs.

The Westerns victory dashed any hopes Northerns had of winning the Series after also losing to champions elect, Easterns on Wednesday at Takashinga Cricket Grounds. That unbeaten Easterns, again put winless Centrals to the sword again, left Northerns with no chance of winning the title.

After losing five wickets for just 77 runs, Northerns always looked struggling with lower order batsman Trevor Garwe top scoring with 34 runs before he was left stranded after Tinotenda Mutombodzi was run out last ball to leave Westerns with a huge slice of opportunity to take the match.

And they seized it with gusto quickly getting into stride in a run chase that was however made uncomfortable by the quick departure of Freedom Takarusenga who went first ball before Mark Vermuelen made 11 off 13 in just 23 minutes. That brought Tafadzwa Ngulube to the crease but he too lasted just 13 balls in which he hit 14 runs after a clean bowl from Raymond Price.

Romeo Kasawaya and Charles Coventry then tried to repair the damage with Coventry particularly outlandish with the bat, slogging five boundaries in his 26 before he was brilliantly trapped leg before wicket by Graeme Cremer.

But the moment Dabengwa came to the crease and quickly hit Trevor Garwe for four, Westerns looked back in the game and prompts for victory heightened, especially after the arrival of Mboyi whose aggressive play suited the proceedings well.

The victory the third for Westerns confirmed Easterns as champions of the Faithwear 2009 Series as their closest rivals Northerns can not catch them. Westerns can hope for a thundering finish against the champions elect and unbeaten Easterns at Takashinga on Saturday and if they win and Northerns fail to beat Centrals, the only side with no victory in the series, they can finish on second place.

Northerns might have lost the match but efforts from Cephas Zhuwawo (31) and an unbeaten 33 from Garwe complemented Cremer’s three wickets for 15 runs and Patience Charumbira’s rather expensive 2/60 in 10 overs.

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Round Five Northerns v Westerns
Faithwear Clothing Inter-Provincial One-Day Competition 2008/09
Venue Harare Sports Club on 6th March 2009 (50-over match)
Balls per over 6
Toss Westerns won the toss and decided to field
Result Westerns won by 3 wickets
Points Northerns 0; Westerns 4
Umpires O Chirombe, J Matibiri
Referee C Mukandiwa
Reserve Umpire R Kwari

Northerns innings (50 overs)

S Mwakayeni lbw b Mupariwa 8(14)
C Zhuwawo c Ncube b Mupariwa 32(32) 5X4
K Huni run out (Coventry) 6(12)
+RW Chakabva b Dabengwa 10(23) 1X4
RW Price c Coventry b Ncube 19(49) 1X4,1X6
AG Cremer c Ncube b Dabengwa 4(10) 1X4
*E Chigumbura run out (Ngulube) 22(33) 3X4
C Rizhibowa lbw b Takarusenga 6(17)
TN Garwe not out 34(69) 1X4
P Charumbira b Nyumbu 1(8)
CT Mutombodzi run out (Ngulube) 19(34)

Extras (3 b, 3 lb, 1 nb, 19 w) 26
Total (all out, 50 overs) 187

Fall of wickets:
1-13 (Mwakayeni, 3.4 ov), 2-35 (Huni, 7.3 ov), 3-63 (Zhuwawo, 11.5 ov), 4-69 (Chakabva, 16 ov), 5-77 (Cremer, 18.4 ov), 6-112 (Price, 27.4 ov), 7-114 (Chigumbura, 29 ov), 8-134 (Rizhibowa, 34.4 ov), 9-139 (Charumbira, 37.2 ov), 10-187 (Mutombodzi, 50 ov)

Westerns bowling

Mpofu 8-0-40-0
Mupariwa 10-0-47-2
Dabengwa 10-3-36-2
Ncube 8-2-20-1
Nyumbu 10-2-29-1
Takarusenga 4-1-9-1

Westerns innings (Target 188 in 50 overs)

F Takarusenga c Chakabva b Charumbira 0(1)
MA Vermeulen c Cremer b Charumbira 11(13) 1X4
T Ngulube b Price 14(13) 1X4
RT Kasawaya lbw b Cremer 15(41) 1X4
+CK Coventry lbw b Cremer 26(48) 5X4
*KM Dabengwa not out 71(77) 4X4,6X2
T Mupariwa b Cremer 0(1)
TM Mboyi c Chakabva b Garwe 24(56) 3X4
CB Mpofu not out 8(24)
J Nyumbu did not bat
N Ncube did not bat

Extras (3 b, 4 lb, 1 nb, 11 w) 19
Total (7 wickets, 45 overs) 188

Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Takarusenga, 0.1 ov), 2-27 (Vermeulen, 4.2 ov), 3-27 (Ngulube, 5.2 ov), 4-68 (Coventry, 16.5 ov), 5-79 (Kasawaya, 21 ov), 6-79 (Mupariwa, 22.1 ov), 7-155 (Mboyi, 39.3 ov)

Northerns bowling

Charumbira 10-1-60-2
Garwe 5-0-44-1
Price 9-4-21-1
Mutombodzi 7-0-31-0
Cremer 10-2-15-3
Mwakayeni 2-0-2-0
Zhuwawo 2-0-8-0

Notes
--> TN Garwe passed his previous highest ListA Matches score of 25
--> KM Dabengwa passed his previous highest ListA Matches score of 50
--> KM Dabengwa passed 1000 runs in ListA Matches when he reached 65

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Centrals won at last in the series (6th Round)


AFTER going for five tortuous rounds without a victory, Centrals finally remembered how to win when they dismissed Northerns by two wickets at Zimbabwe Cricket Academy on Saturday as the curtain came down on the Faithwear 2009 inter-provincial series.
The victory, in essence a face saver to the Chamu Chibhabha captained side, was largely deserved as Centrals took control of the game from the onset with the ball, shooting out Northerns for 229/8 in their allotted 50 overs before setting on a run chase that eventually yielded the victory.

Three wickets by Chibhabha, two of which crucial removals of the dangerous duo of Regis Chakabva (8) and Cephas Zhuwawo (29) ensured Centrals restricted Northerns to a low total, making their target attainable.

Even the 58 off 116 ball shift by opener Kudzi Kondo could not stop Centrals from registering their only victory of the series as other batsmen struggled for runs with even the captain of the day, Graeme Cremer who has been brilliant in the series, struggled for runs getting only 10 runs before becoming Bothwell Chapungu?s second scalp of the inning.

Resistance came from Trevor Garwe whose 42 not out was the highest score by Northerns and had he not run out of overs, he could have taken the score to 260-70. He made his runs from just 29 balls featuring two boundaries and a maximum.

But Chibhabha who was in imperious form took three wickets, albeit for a costly 54 runs before he took matters with the bat making an opening partnership of 39 with Chapungu in which he hit two fours and a maximum before Chapungu (24) was removed caught by Chakabva off the bowling of Patience Charumbira.

The captain was next after a stand of 60 minutes on the crease with just 25 runs for his toils. Simba Gupo and Richmond Mutumbami were both quick to the pavilion but Robert Chinyengetere made 72 not out helping Centrals post the first victory of the innings.

Hitting bowlers for seven fours and a maximum, Chinyengetere was particularly lethal against Trevor Garwe whom hit for 15 runs in just one over as the match slowly ebbed to its close with victory on the horizon for Centrals.

When victory finally came through tail ender Tinotenda Chitongo?s swashbuckling batting in which he slogged 23 from 22 balls, with a maximum that brought the score to 234, it was worth the wait for a side that was threatened with a statistic of being the only side to lose all the six matches of the rounds.

But it was not to be and Chibhabha was a happy man. ?We finally won a match and from the way we have been playing in series, we deserved more than just one win. We made some poor decisions and mistakes but this game was different in that we wanted to avoid a whitewash in the series.

?I am happy that we finally did that. The potential in our side was big and no team can claim that they found it easy playing us in this series. We were very competitive, committed and played some good cricket. It was just that results were difficult for us,? Chibhabha told the website.

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There is no scorecard about the Centrals-Easterns match in the 5th round and I havent found the scorecards of 6th round from cricinfo,cricket archive or zimcricket website.

[maehara]

Final round results:
Northerns v Centrals
7 March 2009, Zimbabwe Cricket Academy
Northerns 229/8 (50/50 overs; Kondo 58, Chibhabha 3/59)
Centrals 234/8 (47.5/50 overs; Chinyengetere 72, Bala 3/31)
Centrals win by 2 wickets

Easterns v Westerns
7 March 2009, Takashinga Sports Club, Harare
Easterns 270/9 (50/50 overs; Mlambo 66,Ncube 3/56)
Westerns 225 (44.5/50 overs; Coventry 75, H Masakadza 2/16)
Easterns win by 45 runs

"Final" table (official result of the abandoned Northerns v Easterns match is still outstanding, not that it will make much difference):

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                Pl  W L D BP Pts
1  Easterns      5  5 0 0 1   22
2  Westerns	   6  3 3 0 0   12
3  Northerns	  5  2 3 0 2   10
4  Centrals      6  1 5 0 0    4

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Centrals vs Easterns - scorecard 5th round
Faithwear Inter-Provincial One Day Series
Venue Takashinga Sports Club, Highfields, Harare, on 6 March 2009 (50 over match)
Toss Easterns, who chose to field
Umpires L Rusere, N Singo
Match referee A Hamid
Reserve umpire A Marodza

Result Eaterns won by 3 wickets

Centrals innings (50 overs)

S Gupo c Mutizwa b Hondo 2(23)
C Chibhabha c Masakadza b Hondo 3(11)
R Mutumbami c & b Hondo 6(6) 1X4
E Chauluka c Mutizwa b Nyamuzinga 15(49) 1X4
M Waller c Matsikenyeri b Nyamuzinga 39(33) 3X4,2X6
N Waller run out (Marumisa/ Mutizwa) 21(39) 2X4
T Chisoro b Nyamuzinga 2(9)
R Nyathi b Masakadza 4(13)
T Kamungozi run out (Nyamuzinga/ Mutizwa) 13(20) 2X4
T Chitongo not out 0(0)
E Rainsford c Mutizwa b Mushangwe 4(4) 1X4

Extras (lb 4, w 12, nb 3) 19
TOTAL (10 wickets, 35.3 overs) 135

Fall of wickets1-5 (Chibhabha ,3.5 ov), 2-6 (Gupo, 5.5 ov), 3-16 (Mutumbami, 7.5 ov) 4-67 (M Waller, 18.4 ov) 5-76 (Chauluka, 22.1 ov) 6-80 (Chisoro, 24.1 ov) 7-92 (N Waller, 27.4 ov) 8-123 (Nyathi, 33.2) 9-126 (Kamungozi, 33.5 ov) 10-135 (Rainsford, 35.3)

Bowling

S Masakadza 10-1-38 1
D Hondo 7-1-18-3
H Masakadza 6-0-16-0
S Nyamuzinga 10-1-45-3
N Mushangwe 1.3-0-6-1
P Utseya 1-0-8-0

Easterns innings (target: 136 runs from 50 overs)

B Mlambo c Chauluka b Chitongo 62(71) 7X4,1X6
S Matsikenyeri c Mutumbami b Chisoro 9(12) 2X4
T Maruma c Mutumbami b Rainsford 3(14)
H Masakadza c Mutumbami b Chisoro 0(5)
J.Marumisa lbw Rainsford 6(20) 1X4
P Utseya lbw Rainsford 26(46) 4X4
F Mutizwa not out 9(15) 1X4
S Nyamuzinga b E.Rainsford 0(3)
S Masakadza not out 7(4) 1X4

To bat: D Hondo, N Mushangwe
Extras (b 4, lb 1, w 9) 14
Total (7 wickets; 31.4 overs) 136

Fall of wickets1-15 (Matsikenyeri, 3.2 ov), 2-26(Maruma, 6.4 ov), 3-29 (Masakadza, 7.5 ov), 4-55 (Marumisa,14.3 ov), 5-110 (Mlambo, 27.1 ov), 6-112 (Utseya, 28.4 ov), 7-125 (Nyamuzinga, 30.1 ov)

Bowling

E Rainsford 10-4-32-4
T Chisoro 7-0-32-2
C Chibhabha 5-0-31-0
T Kamungozii 4-1-12-0
T Chitongo 5.4-24-1-1

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Northerns vs Centrals - scorecard 6th round
Faithwear Inter-Provincial One Day Series
Venue CFX Academy, Country Club, Harare, on 7 March 2009 (50 over match)
Toss Northerns, who chose to bat
Umpires O Chirombo, J Tapfumanei
Match referee C Mukandiwa
Reserve umpire A Marodza

Result Centrals won by 2 wickets

Northerns innings (50 overs)

K Kondo c & b Chapungu 58(116) 3X4
C Zhuwawo b Chibhabha 29(26) 3X4,2X6
R Chakabva c Chitongo b Chibhabha 8(8)
P Moore c Chisoro b Chitongo 30(54) 1X4,2X6
K Huni c Nyathi b Waller 14(25) 1X4
G Cremer c & b Chapungu 10(18)
S Mwakayeni c Waller? b Chisoro 10(20)
T Garwe not out 42(29) 2X4,1X6
P Charumbira c Chitongo b Chibhabha 1(3)
T Mutombodzi not out 6(5)

To bat S Bala
Extras (lb 6, w 11, nb 4) 21
TOTAL (8 wickets, 50 overs) 229

Fall of wickets1-64 (Zhuwawo, 9.3 ov), 2-72 (Chakabva, 11.2 ov), 3-124 (Moore, 26.4 ov), 4-151 (Huni, 35 ov), 5-164 (Kondo, 40.5 ov), 6-169 (Cremer, 42.5 ov), 7-189 (Mwakayeni, 46 ov), 8-193 (Charumbira 47.1 ov)

Bowling

T Chisoro 7-0-43-1
T Munyaradzi 1-0-18-0
C Chibhabha 9-1-59-3
T Chitongo 10-0-36-1
R Nyathi 10-0-32-0
M Waller 8-1-17-1
B Chapungu 5-1-18-2

Centrals innings (target: 230 runs from 50 overs)

B Chapungu c Chakabva? b Charumbira 24(26) 4X4
C Chibhabha c Chakabva b Garwe 25(20) 2X4,1X6
S Gupo run out (Chakabva) 16(38) 1X6
R Mutumbami b Mutombodzi 7(11) 1X4
R Chinyengetere not out 72(90) 7X4,1X6
M Waller c Cremer b Bala 1(2)
N Waller c Mwakayeni? b Bala 7(21) 1X4
T Chisoro c.Charumbira b Bala 14(14)
R Nyathi lbw Garwe 23(44) 1X4
T Chitongo not out 23(22) 3X4,1X6

To bat T Nyathi
Extras (lb 1, w 20, nb 1) 22
Total (8 wickets; 47.5 overs) 234

Fall of wickets1-39 (Chapungu, 6.1 ov), 2-69 (Chibhabha, 11.2 ov), 3-78 (Mutumbami, 14.3 ov) 4-86 (Gupo,17.4 ov) 5-91 (Waller 19.3 ov) 6-111 (Waller, 26 ov) 7-141 (Chisoro, 32 ov) 8-178 (Nyathi,41 ov)

Bowling

T.Garwe 9-0-66-2
P.Charmbira 6-1-40-1
G Cremer 9.5-0-46-0
S Bala 10-1-31-3
T Mutombodzii 10-1-37-1
S Mwakayeni 3-0-13-0

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Easterns vs Westerns - scorecard 6th round
Faithwear Inter-Provincial One Day Series
Venue Takashinga Sports Club, Highfields, Harare, on 7 March 2009 (50 over match)
Toss Easterns, who chose to bat
Umpires J Matibiri, N Singo
Match referee A Hamid
Reserve umpire L Rusere

Result Easterns won by 45 runs

Easterns innings (50 overs)

B Mlambo ?c Ngulube b Mabuza 66(72) 10X4,1X6
J Marumisa c Ngulube b Ncube 5(18)
H Masakdza run out ( Dabengwa) 9(28)
P Utseya b Dabengwa 34(57) 2X4
T Maruma c Dabengwa b Ncube 46(46) 3X4,1X6
F Mutizwa c Mabuza b Ncube 53(46) 9X4,1X6
S Nyamuzinga not out 30(19) 3X4,1X6
S Masakadza b Takarusenga 1(2)
D Tiripano b Mpofu 3(3)
N Mushangwe run out (Mpofu) 2(8)
P.Kadzitye run out 3(1)

Extras (lb 1, w 15, nb 2) 18
TOTAL (9 wickets, 50 overs) 270

Fall of wickets1-26 (Marumisa, 7.4 ov), 2-82(Masakadza,18.4 ov), 3-98 (Mlambo, 23.4 ov), 4-133 (Utseya,32.31 ov), 5-213 (Mutizwa, 43.4 ov), 6-250 (Maruma, 45.4 ov), 7-252 (Masakadza, 46.3 ov), 8-259 (Tiripano 47.2 ov), 9-265 (Mushangwe, 49.2 ov),

Bowling

C Mpofu 10-0-47-1
N Ncube 10-0-56-3
T Mboyi 2-0-14-0
F Takarusenga 2-0-10-1
J Nyumbu 7-0-35-0
M Vermuelen 3-0-14-0
K Dabengwa 10-1-38-1
M Mabuza 6-0-55-1

Westerns innings (target: 271 runs from 50 overs)

F Takarusenga lbw Kadzitye 1(2)
M Vermuelen b Kadzitye 8(12) 2X4
T Ngulube lbw Mushangwe 35(58) 5X4
M Mabuza b S Masakadza 14(22) 1X4
C Coventry c Marumisa b Maruma 75(70) 9X4,2X6
K Dabengwa c Mutizwa b Mushangwe 29(39) 2X4
R Kasawaya c Mutizwa Maruma 31(36) 5X4
T Mboyi c Marumisa b Masakadza 2(19)
C Mpofu lbw Utseya 6(9) 1X4
N.Ncube b Utseya 0(6)
J Nyumbu not out 1(1)

Extras (b 2, lb 3, w 6, nb 3) 14
Total (10 wickets; 44.5 overs) 225

Fall of wickets1-7 (Takarusenga 7 ov), 2-25 (Vermuelen, 3.4 ov), 3-51 (Mabuza, 10.2 ov) 4-117 (Ngulube, 18.4 ov) 5-173 (Coventry 31.4 ov) 6-182 (Dabengwa,34.1 ov) 7-201 (Mboyi, 40.5 ov) 8-223 (Kasawaya,43.3 ov) 9-224 (Ncube, 44.3) 10-225 (Mpofu,44.5)

Bowling

S Masakadza 6-0-60-0
P Kadzitye 6-1-38-2
H Masakadza 5-1-16-2
N Mushangwe 10-1-36-2
P.Utseya 8.5-0-43-2
T Chitongo 9-1-26-2