2018–19 Logan Cup
The 2018–19 Logan Cup was the 25th edition of the Logan Cup, a first-class cricket competition in Zimbabwe, that started on 3 December 2018.[1] The tournament featured four teams, instead of the five that took part in the previous edition, with the Rising Stars being disbanded.[2][3] The other change to the 2018–19 tournament was that it was being played across six rounds, instead of ten, as per previous years.[1] Mountaineers were the defending champions.[4]
| Dates | 3 December 2018 – 16 February 2019 |
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| Administrator(s) | Zimbabwe Cricket |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket (4 days) |
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Mountaineers (4th title) |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Most runs | Timycen Maruma (409) |
| Most wickets | Donald Tiripano (25) |
In January 2019, the matches in the third round of fixtures were both called off, following fuel protests taking place in the country.[5][6] In February 2019, Mountaineers retained their title, with a match left to play, after they beat Mashonaland Eagles by ten wickets.[7] It was their third consecutive title.[8]
Point table
The following teams competed:
| Team[9] | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountaineers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 |
| Mid West Rhinos | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 |
| Mashonaland Eagles | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
| Matabeleland Tuskers | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
Champions
Fixtures
Round 1
3–6 December 2018 Scorecard |
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- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Craig Ervine (Matabeleland Tuskers) scored his tenth century in first-class cricket.[10]
3–6 December 2018 Scorecard |
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- Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tarisai Musakanda (Mid West Rhinos) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[10]
- Carl Mumba (Mid West Rhinos) took the best figures for a bowler taking six wickets in first-class cricket in Zimbabwe.[10]
Round 2
Round 3
14–17 January 2019 Scorecard |
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- Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on days 2 and 3 due to rain.
- The game was called off on the fourth day due to the Zimbabwe fuel protests.[5]
Round 4
Round 5
1–4 February 2019 Scorecard |
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- Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
- Keith Jaure (Mashonaland Eagles) made his first-class debut.
- Honest Ziwira (Mashonaland Eagles) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[11]
Round 6
References
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- "Zimbabwe domestic season set to get underway". The Chronicle (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- "Mountaineers favourites as Zimbabwe's new domestic season begins". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- "Manicaland Mountaineers lift Logan Cup again". Wisden India. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- "Logan Cup games called off due to Zimbabwe unrest". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "Domestic cricket called off in Zim due to political unrest". Sport24. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- "Mountaineers retain Logan Cup". The Herald. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- "Tino Mawoyo on the secret to Mountaineers hat-trick of Logan Cup titles". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- "Logan Cup Table - 2018-19". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- "Carl Mumba's eight-for lifts Rhinos to the top of Logan Cup table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- "Rhinos and Mountaineers win big to tighten contest for Logan Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2019.