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LOGAN CUP RECORDS (FIRST-CLASS): MATABELELAND v MANICALAND

RESULTS OF MATCHES PLAYED1999/2000: At Harare Sports Club (neutral venue); 10, 11, 12 March 2000.MATABELELAND 175 and 150.MANICALAND 116 and 213/6.Manicaland won by four wickets.2000/01: At Bulawayo Athletic Club; 2, 3, 4 March 2001.MANICALAND 201/9 dec and 141/9 dec.MATABELELAND 122/5 dec and 124/5.Match drawn.2001/02: At Mutare Sports Club; 12, 13, 14, 15 April 2002.MANICALAND 574 (N R Ferreira 210, P A Strang 154; G M Ewing 5/98).MATABELELAND 244 and 206/3.Match drawn.Total: Played: 3Won by Matabeleland 0Won by Manicaland 1Drawn: 2HIGHEST TOTALSBy Matabeleland: 244 At Mutare Sports Club 2001/02By Manicaland: 574 At Mutare Sports Club 2001/02LOWEST TOTALSBy Matabeleland: 150 At Harare Sports Club 1999/2000By Manicaland: 116 At Harare Sports Club 1999/2000HIGHEST FOURTH-INNINGS TOTALSFor Matabeleland:To win: no instancesTo lose: no instancesTo draw: 124/5 At Bulawayo Athletic Club 2000/01For Manicaland:To win: 213/6 At Harare Sports Club 1999/2000To lose: no instancesTo draw: no instancesHIGHEST MATCH AGGREGATES1024 runs/23 wkts Manicaland (574) drew with Matabeleland(244 and 206/3), at Mutare Sports Club 2001/02LOWEST COMPLETED MATCH AGGREGATES654 runs/36 wkts Matabeleland (175 and 150) lost to Manicaland(116 and 213/6) by four wickets, at Harare SC 1999/2000LARGEST MARGINS OF VICTORYFor Matabeleland: no instancesFor Manicaland:four wickets At Harare Sports Club 1999/2000BATTING RECORDSCENTURIES210 N R Ferreira Mutare Sports Club 2001/02154 P A Strang Mutare Sports Club 2001/02Highest score for Matabeleland:76* D D Ebrahim Harare Sports Club 1999/2000200 RUNS IN MATCHES BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMSCareer M I NO Runs HS Av. 100 50N R Ferreira (Man) 1999/00-2001/02 3 5 0 280 210 56.00 1 -Most by Matabeleland: 135, by W T Siziba.OPENING BATSMAN CARRYING BAT THROUGH A COMPLETED INNINGSW T Siziba (40*/150) for Matabeleland, at Harare Sports Club 1999/2000(on first-class debut)4 OR MORE SIXES IN AN INNINGS4 L J Soma for Manicaland, at Mutare Sports Club 2001/0215 OR MORE BOUNDARIES IN AN INNINGS26 (26×4) P A Strang (154), for Manicaland, at Mutare SC 2001/0223 (22×4, 1×6) N R Ferreira (210), for Manicaland, at Mutare SC 2001/02HIGHEST SCORE IN BOTH INNINGS OF A MATCHFor Matabeleland: no instancesFor Manicaland:S Matsikenyeri (28/201/9d and 36/141/9d), at Bulawayo Athletic Club 2000/01HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS (including all century partnerships)For Matabeleland:1st: 82 W T Siziba (50) and S R Walker (75), at Mutare Sports Club 2001/022nd: 55 W T Siziba (42) and R J King (43), at Mutare Sports Club 2001/023rd: 72 S R Walker (75) and M Kenny (36*), at Mutare Sports Club 2001/024th: 58 R J King (43) and G M Strydom (72), at Mutare Sports Club 2001/025th: 42 M A Vermeulen (44) and M L Nkala (19*), at Bulawayo Athletic Club 2000/016th: 26 W T Siziba (40*) and S R Commerford (14), at Harare Sports Club 1999/20007th: 44 D D Ebrahim (76*) and I A Engelbrecht (19), at Harare Sports Club 1999/20008th: 27 W T Siziba (40*) and M W Townshend (22), at Harare Sports Club 1999/20009th: 13 W T Strydom (40*) and S P Brown (10), at Harare Sports Club 1999/200010th: 21 M W Townshend (8*) and C R Williams (13), at Mutare Sports Club 2001/02For Manicaland:1st: 106 N R Ferreira (210) and T K Mawoyo (37), at Mutare Sports Club 2001/022nd: 121 N R Ferreira (210) and L J Soma (75), at Mutare Sports Club 2001/023rd: 55 M G Burmester (53) and P K Gada (44), at Harare Sports Club 1999/20004th: 98 N R Ferreira (210) and G B Brent (49), at Mutare Sports Club 2001/025th: 52 P K Gada (44) and S P Lawson (24), at Harare Sports Club 1999/20006th: 173 N R Ferreira (210) and P A Strang (154), at Mutare Sports Club 2001/027th: 33 G B Brent (14) and A L Taylor (19), at Bulawayo Athletic Club 2000/018th: 33 N R Ferreira (31) and L J Soma (24), at Harare Sports Club 1999/20009th: 21 K P R Went (27*) and A L Taylor (15), at Bulawayo Athletic Club 2000/0110th: 8* K P R Went (27*) and T G Denyer (3*), at Bulawayo Athletic Club 2000/01BOWLING RECORDSFIVE WICKETS IN AN INNINGSFor Matabeleland:5/98 G M Ewing Mutare Sports Club 2001/02For Manicaland:5/64 G B Brent Mutare Sports Club 2001/02BEST BOWLING FIGURES IN A MATCHFor Matabeleland:7/97 (3/41 & 4/56) I A Engelbrecht (Bulawayo Athletic Club) 2000/01For Manicaland:7/83 (3/67 & 4/16) G B Brent (Harare Sports Club) 1999/2000MOST OVERS IN AN INNINGSFor Matabeleland:36.3 (36.3-6-98-5) G M Ewing (Mutare Sports Club) 2001/02For Manicaland:24 (24-7-64-5) G B Brent (Mutare Sports Club) 2001/02MOST OVERS IN A MATCHFor Matabeleland:36.3 (36.3-6-98-5) G M Ewing (Mutare Sports Club) 2001/02For Manicaland:41 (41-13-86-6) G B Brent (Mutare Sports Club) 2001/02MOST RUNS CONCEDED IN AN INNINGSFor Matabeleland:113 (17-0-113-1) G M Strydom (Mutare Sports Club) 2001/02107 (19-0-107-1) K M Dabengwa (Mutare Sports Club) 2001/02For Manicaland:67 (41-13-86-6) G B Brent (Mutare Sports Club) 2001/02MOST RUNS CONCEDED IN A MATCHFor Matabeleland:113 (17-0-113-1) G M Strydom (Mutare Sports Club) 2001/02For Manicaland:97 (25-4-97-3) L J Soma (Mutare Sports Club) 2001/02MOST MAIDEN OVERS IN AN INNINGSFor Matabeleland:7 (24-7-52-3) I A Engelbrecht (Harare Sports Club) 1999/20007 (24-7-64-5) G B Brent (Mutare Sports Club) 2001/02For Manicaland:7 (23-7-67-3) G B Brent (Harare Sports Club) 1999/200010 WICKETS IN MATCHES BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMSCareer M O Mdns R W Av. BB 5wI 10wMG B Brent (Man) 1999/00-2001/02 3 95.1 29 192 16 12.00 5/64 1 -I A Engelbrecht (Mat) 1999/00-2000/01 2 62.5 12 169 12 14.08 4/56 – -ALL-ROUND RECORDS100 RUNS AND 5 WICKETS IN A MATCHNo instances.50 RUNS AND 5 WICKETS IN A MATCHNO instances. Best: G B Brent (49 and 6 wkts), at Mutare Sports Club, 2001/02100 RUNS AND 10 WICKETS IN MATCHES BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMSFor Matabeleland:No instances.For Manicaland:G B Brent, 109 runs (av. 21.80) and 16 wkts (av. 12.00)WICKET-KEEPING RECORDS4 OR MORE DISMISSALS IN AN INNINGSFor Matabeleland:No instances of more than 1For Manicaland:No instances. Most 3 (on 3 occasions), by N R Ferreira5 OR MORE DISMISSALS IN A MATCHFor Matabeleland:No instances of more than 1For Manicaland:6 (5 ct, 1 st) N R Ferreira (Harare Sports Club) 1999/200010 DISMISSALS IN MATCHES BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS13 (11 ct, 2 st) N R Ferreira, in 3 matches, 1999/2000-2001/02Most for Matabeleland: 2, by W Gilmour (1999/2000-2000/01)FIELDING RECORDS3 OR MORE CATCHES IN AN INNINGSNo instances of more than 24 OR MORE CATCHES IN A MATCHNo instances of more than 2MOST CATCHES IN MATCHES BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMSFor Matabeleland:3, by W T Siziba and M A VermeulenFor Manicaland:2, by M G Burmester, A D R Campbell, S P Lawson, L J Soma and D YatrasMISCELLANEOUSMOST MATCHES BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS3 G B Brent (Man), N R Ferreira (Man),No Matabeleland player has played in more than 2MOST CAPTAINCIESSeasons M W L DFor Matabeleland:No more than 1For Manicaland:M G Burmester 1999/00-2000/01 2 1 – 1

An eye-catching performance by Australian allrounder Trish Brown ensured a victorious start for the Konica Queensland Fire’s Women’s National Cricket League campaign at Allan Border Field yesterday.Brown took 4-19 from seven overs to restrict the Southern Scorpions to 9-159 in reply to Queensland’s total of 5-166 from its 50 overs.The left-arm quick had 2-5 from four overs at one point as the Fire overcame the in-form Scorpions line-up that included leading Australian batter Karen Rolton.Former Australian player Joanne Broadbent made a successful comeback against her old State for the Fire, scoring 42, after opener Melissa Bulow had led the way with 48.A late innings flurry from Australian Youth squad pace bowler Megan White, who clouted 24 from 22 balls, helped the Fire to post a competitive total.The two teams meet again in Sunday at Allan Border Field.

A fine haul of five wickets for 17 runs by left-arm Azam Khan, enabled Airport Gymkhana register a four-wicket triumph over A.O. cricket club, in the 17th Karachi Gymkhana Callmate cricket festival played Tuesday.Winning the toss and batting first, A.O. CC seemed comfortably placed at 124 for three with contributions from Nadeem Akhtar (33), Mohammad Farrukh (31), Waseem Rao (23), Saeed Sheikh (22) and Shaheen Malik (20).With the introduction of Azam and Abdul Sattar, the game changed dramatically and A.O. CC losing their last seven wickets for the addition of 43 to be bowled out for 167 in 23.5 overs. Sattar grabbed three for 37 and medium pacer Sohail Jaffer two for 42.Airport Gymkhana achieved the target in 23.3 overs losing six wickets, with Ghulam Ali (43) being the main contributor. Off-spinner Mohammad Farrukh finished with figures of two for 30.Wednesday fixtures: Mohammad Hussain CC play Karachi Gymkhana Whites 1.00pm.

Reigning champions Tapal CC forced their entry into the final of the 17th Karachi Gymkhana Callmate cricket festival, getting the better of Customs Academy by 71 runs Monday.Winning the toss and batting first, the holders registered 223 runs for the loss of six wickets in their stipulated overs with skipper Hanif-ur-Rehman leading the way with 63 of 41 deliveries, stamped with four boundaries and three sixes. Imranullah lent him admirable support with a forceful 42 which came off only 26 deliveries studded with three boundaries and three sixes.Customs got off to a horrible start losing their first four batsmen for 41. Afsar Nawaz plundering 58 off 34 balls laced with six fours and two sixes, and Aamir Bashir (29) added 71 runs for the fifth wicket, but Customs were bowled out for 153.Left-arm leg-spinner Abdul Rehman was the most successful bowler for Tapal, claiming three wickets for 12 runs.Yasir in great touch A dashing 77 coupled by a fine bowling spell of two for 28 by former Pakistan International Yasir Arafat guided A.O. Clinic into the final of the Dalpat R. Sonavaria Ramazan Trophy, brushing aside the KGA Gymkhana by seven wickets in the first semifinal played Monday.Winning the toss and electing to bat first, KGA were on the ropes, losing half their side with only 57 runs on the board. Hilary Rodrigues top scored with 29 runs aided by Sham Ramesh (20). But this was not enough to see KGA reach safer waters, skittled out for 108 runs in 22.3 overs.Qaiser Abbas three for 12, Dr. S.M.A. Shah three for 26 and Yasir Arafat two for 28, were responsible for the KGA batting failure.A.O. Clinic achieved the target of 112 for three wickets in 15.1 overs. Andre Bernard bagged two wickets for 35.Afzal Sports in final Afzal Sports reached the final of the Ford & Lord Trophysurprising Saddar Town by 37 runs Monday.Afzal Sports batting first scored 166 for seven in 20 overs with Mansoor Ali (53) and Zahidullah Jan (44) in fine fettle with the willow. Skipper Asif Azeem bagged three for 27.Saddar Town were bundled out for 129 runs in 17.4 overs, although Asif Azeem scored 33 and Habib ur Rehman 31. Spinners Ghulam Haider three for 33 and Amir Qureshi two for 22 shared the bowling honours.Tuesday Fixture: Hill Park CC v Asian CC 1-30 p.m. (Second semifinal).KESC in final A swashbuckling 86 by the Man of the Match Agha Sabir steered Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) into the final of the Eighth Tapal Trophybeating Baqai Dolphins by three wickets off the last ball Monday.Having first use of the wicket, Baqai Dolphins scored 185 runs forfive wickets with left-hander Shadab Kabir top scoring with 42. Saeed Bin Nasir (32), Javed Qadeer unbeaten with 30, Ahmer Saeed (26), and Maisam Hasnain, along with Hasan Raza with 20 runs apiece, were also among the runs.Off-spinner Tahir Khan two for 28 and paceman Tanveer Ahmed two for 44, bowled well for the fielding side.KESC got off to a winning start when Agha Sabir (86) and Tariq Haroon (45) put on 105 for the first wicket and with the scoreboard reading 130 for one, seemed cruising along to a comfortable victory. But with Yousuf Ahmed two for 19 and Amer Saeed two for 24 introduced into the attack, wickets began to fall at regular intervals. However, with Arif Mehmood chipping in with 26 useful runs, KESC reached the winning target off the very last ball of the match, losing seven wickets in the process.LETHAL: Rizwan Pakistan CC (PCC) stormed into the final of the Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan festival beating Landhi Friends by 32 runs Sunday.Batting first, PCC well served by Tariq Haroon 61 in 35 deliveries with six fours and two sixes, Asad Ahmed 58 not out, Naeem Ahmed Khan (50) and Mansoor Baig (28), raced to 210 for five in the 25 allotted overs. Off-spinner Tariq Hussain had figures of two for 45.Landhi Friends in reply were dismissed for 178 in 24.3 overs. Sajid Ali top scored with 45 runs. Left-hander Zafar Jadoon weighed in with 36. Man of the Match left-arm Rizwan Qureshi was the toast of his teammates, picking up five wickets for 22 runs. He was ably supported by Mansoor Baig three for 23 and Irfanuddin two for 20.

Chris Rogers will cut short his agreed break to help out Derbyshire. The club confirmed to Cricinfo that a joint decision had been made between Rogers and Derbyshire to contract his holiday from four or six weeks to two.He was scheduled to take a rest from the rigours of year-round cricket after playing a full season in Australia prior to arriving in Chesterfield, however Mahela Jayawardene’s unavailability has led him to agree to the fortnight off. Jayawardene cancelled his deal because of international commitments, while Derbyshire had no plans to find a replacement for that period, particularly having signed Wavell Hinds. Rogers’ agreement, however, will be an undoubted boost.John Morris, Derbyshire’s head of cricket, said: “It was always planned that Chris would take a mid-season break and we are delighted it is going to be a short one. He has been in excellent form this season and we want to ensure he is firing on all cylinders at the business end of the summer.”He will miss the opening stages of the Twenty20 Cup but could play a part later on, it will depend on how we are performing in the competition and how Chris is feeling then.”Rogers’ break begins at the end of the Championship match against Worcestershire which starts on Friday 6 June.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has decided to allow its cricketers to play in the IPL next year despite the fact that the league clashes with Sri Lanka’s tour of England. The move could have far-reaching significance for the game, with England’s players – who missed out on the IPL’s first season – likely to push for the chance to play next year.”We will be taking up the matter with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) shortly to find what alternatives we can arrive at without upsetting both parties,” SLC chief executive Duleep Mendis said on Thursday evening after a meeting of the board. “The players were already committed to playing in the IPL for three years [2008-10] but have assured us they will give the 2011 tour of England top priority ahead of the IPL. Taking this into consideration we couldn’t let them down.”It’s understood the ECB has already signed a tour contract with SLC for three pre-Test warm-up games, two Tests, a one-day practice game against Somerset and three ODIs that will be held between April 21 and May 30. The tour details were announced by the ECB on Tuesday.Mendis said the compromise with the ECB would be to change the dates for the two Tests and three one-day internationals or to send a combined Sri Lanka team without IPL players. He conceded, though, that the ECB has not agreed to replacing the two Tests with five ODIs. “These are issues we need to thrash out with the ECB,” he said.An ECB spokesman told Cricinfo, “We have not had any official confirmation from Sri Lanka Cricket but they have spoken of seeking a compromise so we shall listen to what they have to say.”The 13 Sri Lankans on three-year contracts with the IPL franchises include Mahela Jayawardene, their captain, Kumar Sangakkara, the vice-captain, and Muttiah Muralitharan. Lalit Modi, the IPL chairman, has already announced that the second season of the lucrative Twenty20 tournament will be held from April 10-May 29, 2009.The tour was firmed up during the recent ICC conference in Dubai, where Sri Lanka’s interim committee chairman Arjuna Ranatunga agreed to the ECB’s request to fill in the slot vacated by Zimbabwe for the 2009 season.

Pakistan are planning to slash the prices of tickets for next month’s Champions Trophy after experiencing near empty stands for the Asia Cup games earlier this summer when the ticket rates were very high.A seat for the Pakistan-India match in a decent enclosure in Karachi’s National Stadium was reportedly priced around Rs 3000. Shafqat Naghmi, Pakistan Cricket Board’s chief operating officer, said on Wednesday that the tickets would cost almost 30-40 % less than those in the Asia Cup.”We want to ensure that all Champions Trophy matches attract sizeable crowds and will take all possible measures for it,” Naghmi told the . “We will consult the ICC and try lowering the ticket prices.”However, the PCB and the ICC now face a big challenge because the eight-nation tournament will be played during the fasting month of Ramadan. Normally, Pakistan doesn’t host international series during this period and it remains to be seen whether spectators will fill up the stadiums during the tournament.To facilitate the spectators, it has been decided to time the matches in such a way that the innings break comes at time when one breaks his fast (at dusk). Efforts are also being made to provide for free meals for spectators but implementing such an idea would cost the PCB around Rs 15 million.

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif has asked for his B sample test, which had been scheduled for July 28, to be postponed. His lawyer, Shahid Karim, wants more time to prepare for the case and make travel arrangements.Karim said Asif has yet to receive the required documents from the Indian Premier League authorities relating to the A sample test, without which he could not prepare for the case.”From the IPL we certainly want the documents that relate to the procedures they adopted for the ‘A’ sample test and we are entitled to have them,” Karim told . “We also want certain documents from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) that might be relevant to the case.”ICC anti-doping regulations provide players and/or their representative the right to be present when the B sample is opened and analysed. That means Asif and his lawyer will have to travel to Switzerland, where the testing will be done in a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)-accredited laboratory. “We will not be able to make all the travel arrangements to Switzerland by July 28,” Karim told Cricinfo. “The visas have to be processed and documents have to be obtained.”The IPL announced on Monday that Asif had tested positive for a banned substance, following which the Pakistan Cricket Board suspended him.

Andrew Symonds has joined his good friend Matthew Hayden for a net session in Queensland in what is believed to be his first hit-out since being banished from Australia’s squad. Symonds took the opportunity for some practice on Friday, the same day he was left out of Australia’s 15-man touring party to visit India.The reported that Queensland were hopeful the allrounder would be training with the state squad within a couple of weeks. He has reportedly already spoken to Phil Jauncey, the sports psychologist who will help Symonds through his rehabilitation program organised by Cricket Australia.However, Cricket Australia stood firm on Symonds’ situation and told the selectors he was not ready to be considered for the India trip. Aside from a brief statement that shed little light on his situation, Symonds has not spoken publicly since being sent home from Darwin for going fishing when he should have been at a team meeting.Symonds’ general attitude has been a concern for Australia over the past 12 months, a period during which he was subjected to monkey chants during an ODI series in India and was then at the centre of a racism controversy with India’s Harbhajan Singh. The incident resulted in Harbhajan being initially banned for three Tests but then cleared on appeal.Adam Gilchrist, Symonds’ former team-mate, believes the batsman remains upset about the racism episodes. “I think it is fair to say that Andrew Symonds is heavily affected by the last year’s incidents,” Gilchrist told .”I can’t speak for him as in what he was thinking but it is difficult to explain things. It is a common problem or issue and it is only going to be increased with pressures and intensity and the scrutiny that these players go through.”The loss of Symonds, who has averaged 77.70 in Tests in the past year, is a big blow to Australia’s middle order ahead of the four-Test tour. Harbhajan, who will play in the series, is keen to put last season’s controversy behind him.”I would prefer to look forward,” Harbhajan told the . “He is obviously a great player and there is no doubt about his ability to change a match. He has done a lot for Australian cricket. I hope he is well, and that he is getting better.”

New Zealand’s domestic Twenty20 tournament has been expanded from six to eight rounds as the short format’s popularity continues to increase. New Zealand Cricket has released its domestic schedule for 2008-09, with the State Championship beginning in November and the State Shield set for December to February 1.A dedicated spot has been set aside for the State Twenty20, which will be the only domestic cricket on the calendar from February 4 to March 1. Justin Vaughan, the chief executive officer of NZC, said the expansion of the Twenty20 tournament was logical considering the success of the IPL and the inaugural World Twenty20 last year.”Twenty20 cricket offers high octane entertainment in a condensed three-hour window, and is bringing in record crowds both to live games and televised matches,” Vaughan said. “It simply makes sense for NZC and our major associations to expand that offering in this year’s schedule.”Extra matches will also be televised in the Twenty20 tournament, which will feature the former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming leading the Wellington side. His team-mate Matthew Bell has been handed the Wellington captaincy for the State Shield and the State Championship.”We have a very good all-round team with plenty of talent and I’m convinced we can make a big impact in the three competitions this summer,” said Bell, who previously led Wellington from 2000-01 to 2005-06.