Scores at close of Day Three in the current Logan Cup matches:
Northerns 493/7 decl (Taylor 150*, Chinouya 2/67), Centrals 158 (Mire 42*, Manyumwa 3/24) & 190/5 (following on; Gupo 35, Chikunya 35)
Westerns 192 (Staddon 48, Chibhabha 4/25) & 191/7 (Staddon 64, Charumbira 2/35), Southerns 272 (Mutumbami 64, Staddon 2/27)
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Scores at close of Day Two:
Northerns 493/7 decl (Taylor 150*, Chinouya 2/67), Centrals 114/6 (Waller 27)
Westerns 192 (Staddon 48, Chibhabha 4/25), Southerns 212/6 (Mutumbami 64, Ntuli 2/38)
Both 4th round matches are currently underway - here are the latest scores, at stumps on Day One:
Northerns 308/2 (Senzere 131, Waller 1/36), Centrals yet to bat
Westerns 192 (Staddon 48, Chibhabha 4/25), Southerns 10/0 (Rizhibowa 7*, Machiri 3*)
Defending champions Easterns kept in touch with log leaders Northerns with a convincing 385-run win over Centrals at Mutare Sports Club. Easterns’ batting, led by Hamilton Masakadza’s 205-ball 117 (and back by a useful 67 in the second innings), was the difference between the sides - but it was fireworks from Forster Mutizwa which lit up the game. The 22-year-old clubbed 102 from 92 balls with 13 fours and four sixes during the second innings as Easterns set a huge target of 492 for the visitors. In their innings, Centrals mustered 169 and 107, with Prosper Utseya (5/28) doing the damage in their first innings and Steady Musoso (5/43) in their second. Brighton Mugochi was one of Centrals’ few highlights, taking 8/158 in the match.
The win leaves Easterns in with a shout of overhauling Northerns to retain their title. Easterns have a bye week this week while Northerns face Centrals - if Northerns win that match it’s all over, but if they lose, then Easterns’ final match (against Westerns beginning on 17th May) will suddenly gain a lot more significance. Full scorecard for this match is below the cut.
Easterns 294 (H Masakadza 117, Mugochi 5/69) & 367/8 decl (Mutizwa 102, Mugochi 3/89), Centrals 169 (Chauluka 84, Utseya 5/28) & 107 (Chauluka 30, Musoso 5/43). Easterns win by 385 runs.
Gary Brent’s all-round exploits led Northerns to an innings and 92-run win against Southerns at Harare Sports Club, in a match that was tied up inside two days. Southerns were bowled out for 141 on the first day but fought back well to reduce Northerns to 87/5 at the close - but Brent (51) and Ray Price (89) rescued the innings with a 133-run partnership for the ninth wicket to boost Northerns to 275, giving them a first-innings lead of 134. In reply, Southerns were blown away for just 42 in an innings that barely lasted an hour, with Brent 5/21) removing the top four to get the rot going, while Price and Graeme Cremer chipped in with two apiece. Only Jemton Chinyengetere (12) reached double-figures for Southerns, with five of their batsmen leaving with no score.
The win leaves Northerns sitting pretty on top of the Logan Cup table with one match to play, and with Easterns being the only side with a realistic chance of catching them. Scorecard below the cut.
Southerns 141 (Mawhire 44, Manyumwa 3/14) & 42 (J Chinyengetere 12, Brent 5/21), Northerns 275 (Price 89, Kamungozi 3/38). Northerns win by an innings and 92 runs.
Continue reading ‘Northern Thrash Southerns to Maintain Logan Cup Lead’
After their first round home loss to Northerns Easterns bounced back in emphatic fashion to beat Southerns by an innings and seven runs at the Masvingo Sports Club.
Southerns won the toss and elected to bat, and were bowled out for 271 runs on the opening day on Thursday. Shingirai Masakadza and Philemon Kadzitye were the pick of the Easterns bowlers, ripping through the Southerns top and middle order to end with three wickets each. Richmond Mutumbami and Robertson Chinyengetere offered Southerns’ only resistance as each scored 50 runs and they combined well in a partnership for the fourth wicket that produced 75 runs from 126 balls.
The second day’s play was dominated by a double century by Stuart Matsikenyeri as Easterns made 387 runs before they were dismissed by a bowling attack that was led by Tafadzwa Kamungozi who ended with figures of 7/104. Matsikenyeri’s 201, the first double century of the 2007/8 Logan Cup tournament, came off 226 balls. His innings also had two significant partnerships: one for 97 runs which was for the seventh wicket with Steven Nyamuzinga (52) and the other for the tenth with Shingirai Masakadza (27), which produced 100 runs.
No such batting was displayed by Southerns in their second innings as the highest knock was just 26 from Patient Charumbira and the next, 21 from Chamunorwa Chibhabha. Prosper Utseya took 4/25 for Easterns, with the younger Masakadza showing his value by picking up 2/25, but Southerns’ final score of 109 wasn’t quite enough to make Easterns bat again. Scoredcard below the cut.
Southerns 271 (Mutumbami 50, Chinyengetere 50, Kadzitye 3/26) & 109 (Charumbira 26, Utseya 4/25), Easterns 387 (Matsikenyeri 201, Kamungozi 7/104). Easterns win by an innings and 7 runs.
Continue reading ‘Easterns Back on Track With Win Over Southerns’
Northerns cruised to victory over Westerns on the final day of their Logan Cup match at Harare Sports Club on Sunday. After resuming on their overnight score of 101/2 (following on, after Northerns first innings was declared on 417/6 and Westerns only managed 137 from their first innings), Westerns could only add another 96 runs as Gary Brent and Raymond Price ripped through the rest of their batting line-up. Brent claimed another two wickets on his way to 4/40, and Price finished with 3/32. Northerns could not have hoped for a better start to the day as Price took two early wickets in his first over. He had Westerns dangerman Tafadzwa Ngulube trapped leg before for 51 and then forced the new man, Thabo Mboyi, to nick to Brent at slip.
Brent then joined in and stopped Mbekezele Mabuza who was looking good after making 31 off 72 balls. He also featured in a 36-run stand for the seventh wicket with Tawanda Mupariwa, who put up 48 runs off 106 balls and also had another partnership with Simbarashe Kusano for the eighth wicket, before the latter hooked a Trevor Garwe delivery to an onrushing Admire Manyumwa at the covers.
Brent then cleaned up the Westerns tail, taking the remaining two wickets for 12 runs, to ensure that Northerns remain top of the Logan Cup log. Full scorecard below the cut.
Northerns 417/6 decl (Chigumbura 186, Mpofu 3/73), Westerns 137 & 197 (Ngulube 51, Brent 4/40). Northerns win by an innings and 83 runs.
The second match of round two is Southerns versus Easterns in Masvingo. Southerns won the toss and elected to bat, and put on 271 before being bowled out - both Richmond Mutumbami and Robertson Chinyengetere contributed 50, while Philemon Kadzitye contributed 3/26 for the visitors. Easterns’ openers Tino Mawoyo and Johnson Marumisa uneventfully took their side to 10/0 at the close of play, leaving this match nicely balanced going into day two.
Southerns 271 (Mutumbani 50, Chinyengetere 50, Kadzitye 3/26), Easterns 10/0.
Both sides in this match continued from where they left off in round one, with Northerns quickly securing their dominance over a Westerns side that really isn’t up to their normal form at the moment. After winning the toss and electing to bat, Northerns cruised their way through the day, losing just two wickets on their way to a score of 234 at stumps, with Alois Tichana (85*) and Elton Chigumbura (93*) making the most of some weak Westerns bowling - Chris Mpofu’s 1/39 was the best of a bad bunch, and Westerns already look in danger of losing this one.
Northerns 234/2 (Chigumbura 93*, Mpofu 1/39), Westerns yet to bat.
Reds clinched the Logan Cup ‘B’ after their final match, against Golds, ended in a tie. After losing the toss and being asked to field first, Reds bowled out their opponents for 102 runs, with Tonderai Bwanya in menacing form taking 5/23 runs on the opening day. He was aided by fellow seamers Pieter Fani and Donald Tiripano who each took two apiece as they took grip of the match early on. However the game took an unexpected turn as the Golds fought back and put up an even more scintillating bowling performance to dismiss the Reds for 49 runs. On a day dominated by bowlers, Golds’ Khawulani Ntuli finished the day with 6/21 runs. Ntuli could do no wrong on the day as he maintained his perfect line on is way to pillaging through Reds top and middle order.
However, Reds returned a rejuvenated side on the second day and removed their opponents for 58 runs to give themselves a target of 112 runs for victory. They got off to a good start with openers Clement Rizhibowa and Sadson Mukumira putting up a 50-run partnership off 94 balls. Rizhibowa hit two fours on his way to a team-high 29 runs off 58 balls. But the partnership was to be the Reds’ only batting highlight as the rest of the team failed to make meaningful runs, with most not getting double digits. Freedom Takarusenga and Ntuli again were the pick of the Golds bowlers, sharing Reds’ entire line up among themselves. This time Takarusenga emerged the better of the two claiming 6/36 runs while Ntuli took 4/29. Reds’ final wicket fell with their score on 111, leaving the scores level and the match tied.
With Reds having defeated Greens by more than an innings in their other match of the tourney, the tie was enough to secure them the title.
Golds 102 (Takurasenga 29, Bwanya 5/23) & 58, Reds 49 (Ntuli 6/21) & 111 (Rizhibowa 29, Takurasenga 6/36). Match tied.