Easterns cricket team (Zimbabwe)
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The Easterns 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 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 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
Champions | Tinotenda Mawoyo | 568 | Timycen Maruma Timycen Maruma Timycen Maruma is a Zimbabwean international cricketer. Primarily a right-handed leg-spinner, he is becoming an All-rounder... |
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| 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:... |
2nd | Hamilton Masakadza Hamilton Masakadza Hamilton Masakadza is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm leg-break bowler.In February 2000 he became the first black Zimbabwean to score a first-class century. Soon after, in July 2001 he became the youngest player to make a century on his Test debut... |
371 | Shingirai Masakadza Shingirai Masakadza Shingirai Winston Masakadza is a Zimbabwean fast-bowler and lower-order batsman. Brother of current Zimbabwean star international cricketer Hamilton Masakadza, he is regarded as the country's most talented pace prospect and middle-order batsmen, one of plenty in Zimbabwe cricket, such as Elton... |
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| 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.... |
Champions | Hamilton Masakadza Hamilton Masakadza Hamilton Masakadza is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm leg-break bowler.In February 2000 he became the first black Zimbabwean to score a first-class century. Soon after, in July 2001 he became the youngest player to make a century on his Test debut... |
467 | Prosper Utseya Prosper Utseya Prosper Utseya is a Zimbabwean cricketer. Rising from the ranks of township cricket in Harare's Highfield suburb, he attended Churchill High School , thanks to Zimbabwe Cricket Union scholarships... |
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