Manicaland cricket team
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The Manicaland cricket team was a first-class cricket
team representing the Manicaland
province in Zimbabwe
. They competed in the Logan Cup
from 1999 until the format was revamped after the 2004–05 season. The club played their home matches at the Mutare Sports Club
.
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
team representing the Manicaland
Manicaland
Manicaland is a province of Zimbabwe. It has an area of and a population of approximately 1.6 million . Mutare is the capital of the province. -Background:...
province in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
. They competed in the Logan Cup
Logan Cup
The Logan Cup is the premier domestic first-class cricket competition in Zimbabwe. The current champions are the Matabeleland Tusker.-History:...
from 1999 until the format was revamped after the 2004–05 season. The club played their home matches at the Mutare Sports Club
Mutare Sports Club
Mutare Sports Club was formerly known as Umtali Sports Club and is the home ground to the Manicaland province cricket team which hosts first class cricket. The venue is more famous for its off-field controversy, The Sourav Ganguly/Greg Chappell spat....
.
First-class record
| Season | Position | Leading run-scorer | Runs | Leading wicket-taker | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | Runners-up (1st in group stage) | Neil Ferreira Neil Ferreira Neil Robert Ferreira is a Zimbabwean cricketer.Having also tried his hand at sports including tennis, squash, and hockey, he made his name as a left-handed opening batsman for the academy and for Manicaland. He is also a wicket keeper... |
501 | Gary Brent Gary Brent Gary Bazil Brent is a Zimbabwean cricketer.Generally speaking, he is an inswinging bowler, with a good slow-arm bowling technique... |
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| 2000–01 2000–01 Logan Cup The 2000–01 Logan Cup was a first-class cricket competition held in Zimbabwe from 16 February 2001 – 30 March 2001. It was won by Mashonaland, who won all five of their matches to top the table with 78 points.-Points table:... |
4th | Stuart Matsikenyeri Stuart Matsikenyeri Stuart Matsikenyeri is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and usually opens the batting for Zimbabwe. Matsikenyeri also bowls part time right-arm off-break and is a sharp fielder in the gully.... |
218 | Gary Brent Gary Brent Gary Bazil Brent is a Zimbabwean cricketer.Generally speaking, he is an inswinging bowler, with a good slow-arm bowling technique... |
23 |
| 2001–02 2001–02 Logan Cup The 2001–02 Logan Cup was a first-class cricket competition held in Zimbabwe from 15 February 2002 – 19 April 2002. It was won by Mashonaland, who won all five of their matches to top the table with 86 points.-Points table:... |
6th | Neil Ferreira Neil Ferreira Neil Robert Ferreira is a Zimbabwean cricketer.Having also tried his hand at sports including tennis, squash, and hockey, he made his name as a left-handed opening batsman for the academy and for Manicaland. He is also a wicket keeper... |
650 | Leon Soma | 14 |
| 2002–03 2002–03 Logan Cup The 2002–03 Logan Cup was a first-class cricket competition held in Zimbabwe from 11 October 2002 – 28 April 2003. It was won by Mashonaland, who won four of their six matches to top the table with 92 points.-Points table:... |
3rd | Richard Sims Richard Sims Richards William Sims is a Zimbabwean cricketer. An allrounder, he bats in the middle order and bowls right-arm offbreak. He is a good driver of the ball and is a straight hitter.-International career:... |
596 | Gary Brent Gary Brent Gary Bazil Brent is a Zimbabwean cricketer.Generally speaking, he is an inswinging bowler, with a good slow-arm bowling technique... |
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| 2003–04 2003–04 Logan Cup The 2003–04 Logan Cup was a first-class cricket competition held in Zimbabwe from 12 September 2003 – 12 April 2004. It was won by Mashonaland, who won three of their six matches to top the table with 78 points.-Points table:... |
4th | Trevor Gripper Trevor Gripper Trevor Raymond Gripper is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He was born on December 28, 1975 in Salisbury - now Harare.Gripper is a somewhat solid opening batsman, who once spent four hours 23 minutes inching his way to 28 in a match against England A... |
432 | Blessing Mahwire Blessing Mahwire Ngonidzashe Blessing Mahwire is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays first-class cricket for Mashonaland and has also made appearances for the Zimbabwean cricket team in both the Test match and One Day International forms of the game... |
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| 2004–05 2004–05 Logan Cup The 2004–05 Logan Cup was a first-class cricket competition held in Zimbabwe from 26 October 2004 – 29 April 2005. It was won by Mashonaland, who won all five of their six matches to top the table with 97 points.-Points table:... |
2nd | Dion Ebrahim Dion Ebrahim Dion Digby Ebrahim is a Zimbabwean cricketer.Ebrahim is a defensive batsmen who prefers to score cautiously in order to build an innings... |
573 | Blessing Mahwire Blessing Mahwire Ngonidzashe Blessing Mahwire is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays first-class cricket for Mashonaland and has also made appearances for the Zimbabwean cricket team in both the Test match and One Day International forms of the game... |
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