Northerns cricket team (Zimbabwe)
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The Northerns cricket team was a first-class cricket
team in Zimbabwe
. They competed in the Logan Cup
from 2006 to 2009. The club played their home matches at the Harare 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 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 2006 to 2009. The club played their home matches at the Harare Sports Club
Harare Sports Club
Harare Sports Club is a cricket ground in Harare, Zimbabwe. Initially known as Salisbury Sports Club, Harare Sports Club has served as the primary cricket venue in Rhodesia and Zimbabwe since its inception. The ground became a Test venue in October 1992 when Zimbabwe played their inaugural Test,...
.
First-class record
| Season | Position | Leading run-scorer | Runs | Leading wicket-taker | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 2006–07 Logan Cup The 2006–07 Logan Cup was a first-class cricket competition held in Zimbabwe from 12 April 2007 – 13 May 2007. It was won by Easterns, who remained unbeaten in their five matches to top the table with 44 points. Following the cancellation of the 2005–06 competition, Zimbabwe Cricket reformatted the... |
5th | Elton Chigumbura Elton Chigumbura Elton Chigumbura is a Zimbabwean cricketer currently playing for English county club Northamptonshire. He is a current Zimbabwean international and former captain of the national side, who played 6 Test matches from the age of 18 before Zimbabwe were barred from Test cricket... |
339 | Admire Manyumwa | 12 |
| 2007–08 2007–08 Logan Cup The 2007–08 Logan Cup was a first-class cricket competition held in Zimbabwe from 17 April 2008 – 17 May 2008. It was won by Northerns, who won all four of their matches to top the table with 75 points.-Points table:... |
Champions | Brendan Taylor Brendan Taylor Brendan Taylor is a Zimbabwean cricketer, who is mainly a batsman, but occasionally keeps wicket or bowls off-spin as well. He is currently the captain of the Zimbabwean cricket team, having taken over the reins from Elton Chigumbura after the 2011 Cricket World Cup... |
288 | Ray Price | 22 |
| 2008–09 2008–09 Logan Cup The 2008–09 Logan Cup was a first-class cricket competition held in Zimbabwe from 26 March 2009 – 8 May 2009. It was won by Easterns, who remained unbeaten in the competition, and topped the table with 93 points, winning five of their six matches.... |
2nd | Elton Chigumbura Elton Chigumbura Elton Chigumbura is a Zimbabwean cricketer currently playing for English county club Northamptonshire. He is a current Zimbabwean international and former captain of the national side, who played 6 Test matches from the age of 18 before Zimbabwe were barred from Test cricket... |
496 | Ray Price | 29 |