2023–24 Logan Cup
Dates | 6 December 2023 – 18 February 2024 |
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Administrator(s) | Zimbabwe Cricket |
Cricket format | First-class cricket (4 days) |
Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
Champions | Mountaineers (5th title) |
Participants | 5 |
Matches | 20 |
Most runs | Brian Chari (692) |
Most wickets | Alex Russell (37) |
← 2022–23 |
The 2023–24 Logan Cup was the 30th edition of the Logan Cup, a first-class cricket competition in Zimbabwe, which started on 6 December 2023. The tournament included twenty matches, eight games per team and the tournament concluded on 18 February 2024.[1] The Mashonaland Eagles were the defending champions.[2][3] The Mountaineers clinched victory in the tournament with a final-round triumph, defeating the defending champions, the Eagles, by an innings and 123 runs. This win propelled them to the top of the table, surpassing the Rocks who were on their bye week.[4]
Points table
Team[5] | Pld | W | L | D | Ab | Pts |
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Mountaineers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 130 |
Southern Rocks | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 122 |
Matabeleland Tuskers | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 107 |
Mashonaland Eagles | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 104 |
Mid West Rhinos | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 84 |
Champions.
- 10 points for a win, 6 for a tie, 5 for a draw, 0 for a loss. An extra 2 points are awarded for an innings victory.
- Batting bonus points: 1 point each for reaching 200, 250, 300, and 350 runs in each innings.
- Bowling bonus points: 1 point each for taking 3, 5, 7, and 9 wickets in each innings
Match Summary
The total team points at the end of each round are listed.
Team | Round | Total | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
Mountaineers | 24 | 24 | 29 | 50 | 68 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 106 | 130 | 130 |
Southern Rocks | 12 | 33 | 39 | 57 | 57 | 62 | 84 | 100 | 122 | 122 | 122 |
Matabeleland Tuskers | 15 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 37 | 44 | 44 | 59 | 84 | 107 | 107 |
Mashonaland Eagles | 11 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 54 | 68 | 77 | 97 | 97 | 104 | 104 |
Mid West Rhinos | 0 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 53 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 77 | 84 | 84 |
Win | Loss | Draw | Abandoned | Bye |
Fixtures
Round 1
6–9 December 2023 Scorecard |
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311/5 (130 overs) Matthew Welch 90 (165) Mamoon Ur Riaz] 1/20 (17.1 overs) |
Match drawn Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Tafadzwa Musakwa Player of the match: Ainsley Ndlovu (Tuskers) |
- Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hamza Sajjad (Eagles), Matthew Welch (Eagles) and Mamoon Ur Riaz (Tuskers) made their first-class debuts.
- Tinashe Kamunhukamwe (Eagles) scored his maiden first-class century.[6]
- Points: Tuskers 15, Eagles 11
6–9 December 2023 Scorecard |
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- Rocks won the toss and elected to field.
- Jalat Khan (Rocks), Salman Mirza and Tariro Makauyo (Mountaineers) all made their first-class debuts.
- Johnathan Campbell (Rocks) scored his maiden first-class century.[6]
- Points: Mountaineers 24, Rocks 12
Round 2
13–16 December 2023 Scorecard |
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86 (35.4 overs) Romario Roach 30 (62) Muhammad Adil 5/31 (13 overs) | ||
27/0 (5 overs) Matthew Welch 14* (13) |
Match drawn Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare Umpires: Ashby Mutumbami and Christopher Pheri Player of the match: Muhammad Adil (Rhinos) |
- Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
- Only 8.3 overs were played on day 1 due to rain.
- Only 11.4 overs were played on day 2 due to rain.
- Only 24.4 overs were played on day 3 due to rain.
- Romario Roach (Eagles), Muhammad Adil and Wallace Mubayiwa (Rhinos) all made their first-class debuts.
- Points: Eagles 9, Rhinos 10
13–16 December 2023 Scorecard |
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Rocks won by 250 runs Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Oscar Tafirenyika Player of the match: Dom Bess (Rocks) |
- Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
- Only 13 overs were played on day 1 due to rain.
- Day 2 ended after 70.2 overs played due to rain.
- Only 23.1 overs were played on day 3 due to rain.
- Adrian Mupembe and Brandon James (Tuskers) both made their first-class debut.
- Points: Rocks 21, Tuskers 8
Round 3
20–23 December Scorecard |
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Match drawn Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Langton Rusere and Sifelani Rwaziyeni Player of the match: Tinashe Kamunhukamwe (Eagles) |
- Rocks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Day 1 ended after 35.3 overs played due to rai
- No play was possible on day 3 due to rain and wet outfield.
- Matthew Welch (Eagles) scored his maiden first-class century.[7]
- Alvin Chiradza replaced Johnathan Campbell as concussion substitute for Rocks.
- Points: Eagles 15, Rocks 6
20–23 December Scorecard |
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- No toss
- No play was possible on day 1 due to rain and wet outfield.
- No play was possible on day 2 due to rain and wet outfield.
- No play was possible on day 3 due to rain and wet outfield.
- No play was possible on day 4 due to rain and wet outfield.
- Points: Mountaineers 5, Rhinos 5
Round 4
3–6 January Scorecard |
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- Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Rocks 18, Rhinos 14.
3–6 January Scorecard |
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- Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Mountaineers 21, Tuskers 9.
Round 5
10–13 January Scorecard |
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- Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Mountaineers 18, Mashonaland Eagles 19
10–13 January Scorecard |
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- Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
- Nkosibongwe Gogodo (Tuskers) made his first-class debut.
- Antum Naqvi became the first batter ever to record a triple-century for any Zimbabwean team.[8]
- Points: Mid West Rhinos 24, Matabeleland Tuskers 5
Round 6
17–20 January Scorecard |
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122 (42.4 overs) Adrian Mupembe 26 (22) Alex Russell 5/38 (8.4 overs) | ||
14/0 (1.4 overs) |
- Mashonaland Eagles elected to field first
- No play was possible on Day 3 due to rain and wet outfield
- Points: Matabeleland Tuskers 7, Mashonaland Eagles 14
17–20 January Scorecard |
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Match abandoned without a ball bowled Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Christopher Phiri & Stanley Gogwe |
- No toss
- No play was possible on day 1 due to rain and wet outfield.
- No play was possible on day 2 due to rain and wet outfield.
- No play was possible on day 3 due to rain and wet outfield.
- No play was possible on day 4 due to rain and wet outfield.
- Points: Mountaineers 5, Southern Rocks 5
Round 7
24–27 January Scorecard |
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- Mashonaland Eagles elected to bat
- Points: Southern Rocks 22, Mashonaland Eagles 9
24–27 January Scorecard |
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- Mountaineers elected to bat
- Tony Munyonga scored his maiden first-class century. [citation needed]
- Points: Mountaineers 24, Mid West Rhinos 7
Round 8
1–4 February Scorecard |
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- Mid West Rhinos elected to field first
- Points: Mashonaland Eagles 20, Mid West Rhinos 8
1–4 February Scorecard |
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- Southern Rocks elected to field
- Points: Matabeleland Tuskers 15, Southern Rocks 16
Round 9
8–11 February Scorecard |
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175 (48 overs) Spencer Magodo 52 (65) Mamoon Ur Riaz 4/51 (17 overs) |
- Mountaineers elected to field
- Points: Matabeleland Tuskers 25, Mountaineers 9
8–11 February Scorecard |
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- Southern Rocks elected to field
- Points: Southern Rocks 22, Mid West Rhinos 9
Round 10
16–19 February Scorecard |
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Mountaineers won by an innings and 123 runs Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Langton Rusere and Sarah Dambanevana |
- Mashonaland Eagles elected to field
- Points: Mountaineers 24, Mashonaland Eagles 7
16–19 February Scorecard |
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- Mid West Rhinos elected to field
- Points: Matabeleland Tuskers 23, Mid West Rhinos 7
Statistics
Most Runs
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
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Brian Chari | Matabeleland Tuskers | 8 | 14 | 692 | 49.42 | 56.12 | 213 | 2 | 4 | 70 | 10 |
Johnathan Campbell | Southern Rocks | 7 | 13 | 675 | 61.36 | 75.08 | 194 | 4 | - | 66 | 8 |
Hamid Ali | Matabeleland Tuskers | 8 | 15 | 674 | 48.14 | 65.5 | 130 | 3 | 1 | 70 | 4 |
Tadiwanashe Marumani | Mashonaland Eagles | 7 | 11 | 630 | 70 | 91.3 | 163 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 13 |
Nkosana Mpofu | Matabeleland Tuskers | 8 | 15 | 623 | 41.53 | 48.25 | 162 | 2 | 3 | 79 | 4 |
Source: ESPNCricInfo |
Most Wickets
Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 5w | 10w | |||
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Alex Russell | Mashonaland Eagles | 8 | 12 | 37 | 7/84 | 30.97 | 4.98 | 37.27 | 3 | 2 | |||
Salman Mirza | Mountaineers | 6 | 12 | 31 | 6/42 | 21.54 | 3.77 | 34.25 | 1 | 0 | |||
Jalat Khan | Southern Rocks | 7 | 13 | 30 | 6/70 | 24.33 | 4.02 | 36.3 | 2 | 0 | |||
Tendai Chatara | Mountaineers | 6 | 12 | 29 | 5/93 | 19.55 | 3.31 | 35.37 | 1 | 0 | |||
Hamza Sajjad | Mashonaland Eagles | 8 | 13 | 25 | 4/24 | 21.26 | 3.30 | 39.52 | 0 | 0 | |||
Source: ESPNCricInfo |
Awards
On March 7, 2024, at the end of the season, the following awards were made.[9]
Award | Recipient | Prize Money |
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Champions | Mountaineers | US$7,000 |
Runners-up | Southern Rocks | US$5,000 |
Batter of the Tournament | Johnathan Campbell | US$1,000 |
Bowler of the Tournament | Alex Russell | US$1,000 |
Player of The Tournament | Brian Chari | US$2,000 |
References
- ^ "Logan Cup Schedule | 2023/24 Logan Cup Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Eagles aim high as domestic cricket season gets underway". The Herald. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Eagles win Logan Cup, begin T20 defence". The Herald. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "Tuskers end Logan Cup campaign strongly with big win over Rhinos". zimcricket.org. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Logon Cup Points table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Mountaineers crush Rocks, Eagles grind out draw against Tuskers". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Kamunhukamwe, Welch hundreds put Eagles in complete control". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Naqvi makes history with first ever triple-century". zimcricket.org. Zimbabwe Cricket. Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Cricket Logan Cup Awards". x.com.
External links
- Series home at ESPNcricinfo
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