The 2017–18 Logan Cup was the 24th edition of the Logan Cup, a first-class cricket competition that took place in Zimbabwe. It started on 4 October 2017 and included a new team, the Rising Stars, along with the existing four teams.[1][2] Mountaineers were the defending champions.[3]
| Dates | 4 October 2017 – 16 May 2018 |
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| Administrator(s) | Zimbabwe Cricket |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket (4 days) |
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Mountaineers (3rd title) |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 20 |
| Most runs | Cephas Zhuwao (821) |
| Most wickets | Ernest Masuku (32) |
In December 2017, Zimbabwe Cricket postponed all the remaining fixtures scheduled to take place in the tournament.[4] Zimbabwe Cricket were struggling to pay players' salaries for November and December and wanted to upgrade their facilities for the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, which took place in Zimbabwe in March 2018.[4] Initially, the tournament did not resume after the Cricket World Cup Qualifier, with the final three rounds not being played.[5] However, in April 2018, Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed that the tournament would restart, with the remaining rounds of the competition played during April and May 2018.[6][7][8] Mountaineers retained their title, after the final match ended as a draw.[9][10]
Point table
editThe following teams competed:
| Team[11] | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts |
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| Mountaineers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 56 |
| Mashonaland Eagles | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 49 |
| Matabeleland Tuskers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 44 |
| Mid West Rhinos | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| Rising Stars | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 29 |
Champions
Fixtures
editRound 1
edit4–7 October 2017
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- Rising Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aarsh Jha, Faraz Akram, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava and Honest Ziwira (Rising Stars) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 2
edit10–13 October 2017
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- Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
- Jameson Chikowero, Trevor Chibvongodze and Trevor Gwandu (Mid West Rhinos) all made their first-class debuts.
Round 3
edit22–25 October 2017
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- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
- Eddie Byrom (Rising Stars) scored his maiden first-class century.[12]
Round 4
edit6–9 November 2017
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- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Eqlakh and John Masara (Mountaineers) both made their first-class debuts.
Round 5
edit12–15 November 2017
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- Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
- Only 7 balls were bowled on day 1 and 41 overs bowled on day 2 due to rain.
- Jabulisa Tshuma (Mid West Rhinos) and Mphokuhle Dube (Matabeleland Tuskers) both made their first-class debuts.
12–15 November 2017
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- Rising Stars won the toss and elected to field.
- Ryan Murray, Milton Shumba, Tony Munyonga and Rugare Magarira (Rising Stars) all made their first-class debuts.
- Mohammad Eqlakh (Mountaineers) scored his maiden first-class century.[13]
Round 6
edit21–24 November 2017
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- Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 4 due to rain.
- Liam Roche (Mashonaland Eagles) made his first-class debut.
Round 7
edit3–6 December 2017
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- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
- Cephas Zhuwao (Mashonaland Eagles) scored his maiden first-class century.[14]
3–6 December 2017
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- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 8
edit19–22 April 2018
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- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
- Davis Murwendo, Thamsanqa Keith Nunu and Tinashe Muchawaya (Rising Stars) all made their first-class debuts.
- Ryan Burl (Rising Stars) was given out in the first innings by obstructing the field, after he pushed the ball away from the stumps to protect his wicket.[15]
Round 9
edit2–5 May 2018
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- Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bright Phiri (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his first-class debut.
Round 10
editReferences
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- ^ "Rising Stars eye Logan Cup debut". The Herald. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Logan Cup: Mountaineers clinch 2016/17 championship". Wisden India. 9 May 2017. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ a b "ZC postpones domestic cricket amid cash shortage". ESPN Cricinfo. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Calling me a racist is preposterous and laughable - Streak". ESPN Cricinfo. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "T20 Back Up In Place: ZC". Chronicle. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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- ^ "Zimbabwe: Streak Saga Rages On". All Africa. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
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- ^ "Manicaland Mountaineers lift Logan Cup again". Wisden India. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Logan Cup Table: 2017–18". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Tuskers under siege". Daily News. 25 October 2017. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Eqlakh hits ton for Mountaineers". The Herald. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Zhuwao hits maiden first class ton". The Herald. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Logan Cup: Burl hits century as Stars clip Eagles". 3-mob.com. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ "Stars determined to spoil Mountaineers' title party". Wisden India. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.