Westerns cricket team (Zimbabwe)
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The Westerns 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 Queens 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 Queens Sports Club
Queens Sports Club
Queens Sports Club is a multi-purpose stadium in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. It is used mostly for cricket matches. The stadium holds 13,000. The club is one of two homegrounds for the Matabeleland Cricket Team, which up until recently was captained by the Zimbabwean international opening pace bowler...
.
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... |
2nd | Charles Coventry Charles Coventry (Zimbabwean cricketer) Charles Kevin Coventry is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper. Within Zimbabwe he is known as "Chappie" Coventry. He previously held the record of the highest individual score in a One Day International, 194 runs not out. This was surpassed by Sachin... |
293 | Keith Dabengwa Keith Dabengwa Keith Mbusi Dabengwa is a Zimbabwean cricketer.Dabengwa is a useful all-rounder who made his First class debut for Matabeleland in 2000, taking 5 for 76, he then spent a season at the CFX Academy being named student of the year before returning to Matabeleland... |
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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:... |
5th | Tafadzwa Ngulube | 296 | Tawanda Mupariwa Tawanda Mupariwa Tawanda Mupariwa is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is a right arm fast-medium seam bowler who was brought into the international side after the record low 35 all out in the third One Day International against Sri Lanka. He also played in one Test match in 2004.-External links:... |
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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.... |
4th | Charles Coventry Charles Coventry (Zimbabwean cricketer) Charles Kevin Coventry is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper. Within Zimbabwe he is known as "Chappie" Coventry. He previously held the record of the highest individual score in a One Day International, 194 runs not out. This was surpassed by Sachin... |
268 | Christopher Mpofu Christopher Mpofu Christopher Bobby "Chris" Mpofu is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He has represented Zimbabwe at , and level.-Career:Mpofu made his first-class debut for Matabeleland against Manicaland in March 2004, taking three wickets on debut.... , Tawanda Mupariwa Tawanda Mupariwa Tawanda Mupariwa is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He is a right arm fast-medium seam bowler who was brought into the international side after the record low 35 all out in the third One Day International against Sri Lanka. He also played in one Test match in 2004.-External links:... |
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