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]
| 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) |
Points table
edit| 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
editThe 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
editRound 1
edit6–9 December 2023
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311/5 (130 overs)
Matthew Welch 90 (165) Mamoon Ur Riaz] 1/20 (17.1 overs) |
- 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
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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
edit13–16 December 2023
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86 (35.4 overs)
Romario Roach 30 (62) Muhammad Adil 5/31 (13 overs) |
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27/0 (5 overs)
Matthew Welch 14* (13) |
- 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
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- 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
edit20–23 December
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- 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
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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
edit3–6 January
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- Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Mountaineers 21, Tuskers 9.
Round 5
edit10–13 January
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- Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Points: Mountaineers 18, Mashonaland Eagles 19
10–13 January
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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
edit17–20 January
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- 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
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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, Southern Rocks 5
Round 7
edit24–27 January
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- Mashonaland Eagles elected to bat
- Points: Southern Rocks 22, Mashonaland Eagles 9
24–27 January
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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
edit1–4 February
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- Mid West Rhinos elected to field first
- Points: Mashonaland Eagles 20, Mid West Rhinos 8
1–4 February
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- Southern Rocks elected to field
- Points: Matabeleland Tuskers 15, Southern Rocks 16
Round 9
edit8–11 February
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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
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- Southern Rocks elected to field
- Points: Southern Rocks 22, Mid West Rhinos 9
Round 10
edit15–18 February
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- Mashonaland Eagles elected to field
- Points: Mountaineers 24, Mashonaland Eagles 7
15–18 February
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- Mid West Rhinos elected to field
- Points: Matabeleland Tuskers 23, Mid West Rhinos 7
Statistics
editMost Runs
edit| 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 |
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Most Wickets
edit| 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
editOn 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
edit- ^ "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.