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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Two of Zimbabwe's main venues, Harare Sports Club (HSC) and Mutare Sports club (MSC), are set for an upgrade after Zimbabwe Cricket announced its plans to renovate both grounds https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/122800/122882.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/481066.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/481066.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-481066 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite a dogged rearguard action led by Guy Croxford, Manicaland went down to Midlands by ten wickets in their match that ended just before tea at the picturesque Mutare Sports Club today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/124188.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/124188.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124188 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A new Zimbabwe record first-class total of 715 for eight wickets declared was set today at Mutare Sports Club, as Midlands piled on the agony against the home side https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/124176.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/124176.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124176 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Midlands took a firm grip on the second day of their match against Manicaland at Mutare Sports Club. With a powerful 172 by England tour discard Craig Wishart to the fore, they ran up a total of 458 for five wickets by the close, a lead of 77 already wit https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/124162.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/124162.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124162 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A dashing fifty by Richie Sims and a typically determined 90 by Neil Ferreira took Manicaland to a fairly impressive total of 376 for eight wickets at the picturesque Mutare Sports Club in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/124153.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/124153.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124153 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Manicaland beat Midlands by 106 runs.The decisive performance of the match was the monumental innings of 188 by the home captain Dion Ebrahim https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/142879.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/142879.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142879 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT When two indifferent teams play mediocre cricket, it is comparatively easy for one individual who rises above the pack to turn in a matchwinning performance https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/142840.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/142840.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142840 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was a day for bowlers at Mutare Sports Club where Midlands, after losing the toss, bowled out the home side Manicaland for 181, and then finished the day on 161 for 7 themselves https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/142841.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/142841.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142841 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mashonaland defeated Manicaland by nine wickets at Mutare Sports Club after Manicaland's lower middle order collapsed. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/122127.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/122127.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-122127 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mashonaland made steady progress towards victory on the third day of their match against Manicaland at Mutare Sports Club https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/122112.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/122112.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-122112 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After the second day of their match against Manicaland at the beautiful, Mutare Sports Club, PG Timbers Mashonaland had played themselves into an unassailable position https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/122104.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/122104.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-122104 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With the pitch deteriorating, Manicaland were unable to mount a challenge for the 268 runs needed for victory over Matabeleland and subsided to defeat by 108 runs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/124355.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/124355.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124355 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After the third day's play in the match between Manicaland and Matabeleland at Mutare Sports Club, Manicaland found themselves on the back foot after having taken a first-innings lead of 149 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/124335.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/124335.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124335 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After two days the match between Manicaland and Matabeleland at Mutare Sports Club is beautifully balanced, with Matabeleland eight runs ahead with nine second-innings wickets in hand https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/124309.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/124309.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124309 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mashonaland won the toss and decided to bat first https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/127852.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/127852.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-127852 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The captains agreed to call this game off half an hour after tea on day four after satisfying themselves that no result was possible https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/111190.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/111190.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111190 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Manicaland moved closer to their first Logan Cup victory of the season at Mutare Sports Club yesterday by forcing Matabeleland to follow on 330 runs behind https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/111120.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/111120.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111120 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matabeleland go into day three of this match with three wickets down and still 291 runs away from the follow-on target after a second day of Manicaland dominance https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/111114.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/111114.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111114 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Manicaland made Matabeleland toil for two sessions at Mutare Sports Club yesterday afternoon after winning the toss and batting in favourable conditions https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/111092.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/111092.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-111092 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In a dramatic turnaround Mashonaland came from behind to beat Manicaland by 73 runs at Mutare Sports Club yesterday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/118554.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/118554.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-118554 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Having been behind for the first two days of this match and looking likely to lose by an innings, Mashonaland fought back yesterday to finish three runs ahead at stumps https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/118526.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/118526.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-118526 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Guy Whittall dominated proceedings for a second day running at Mutare Sports Club yesterday, sending a signal to the (absent) selectors that they are crazy to continue ignoring him https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/118497.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/118497.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-118497 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Manicaland's batsmen dominated the first day of this inter-provincial first-class game at Mutare Sports Club yesterday with Guy Whittall unbeaten on 122 after a day of toil for Mashonaland's bowlers https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/118477.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/118477.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-118477 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT CFX Academy cruised to a 149-run victory over Manicaland at Mutare Sports Club yesterday with four sessions to spare https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/114368.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/114368.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-114368 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT CFX Academy go into the third day of this Logan Cup game at Mutare Sports Club with a lead of 305 runs, three batsmen still in hand, and are clear favourites to prevail with time to spare https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/114351.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/114351.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-114351 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Honours were even at the end of the first day of this Logan Cup first-class match that started at Mutare Sports Club yesterday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/114313.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/114313.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-114313 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Desperately wanted - an all rounder https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106748.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106748.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106748 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After the loss of the second day, the warm-up match between Zimbabwe A and the Indians petered out into the expected draw, although India did turn down a chance of an outright win when they decided against enforcing the follow-on https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106725.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106725.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106725 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After the loss of the second day, the warm-up match between Zimbabwe A and the Indians petered out into the expected draw, although India did turn down a chance of an outright win when they decided against enforcing the follow-on https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/106708.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/106708.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106708 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He is one of the select few with a Test batting average of over 50 but Rahul Dravid insists that he is not a complete batsman https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106704.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106704.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106704 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Unexpected and unseasonal overnight rain on an inadequately covered pitch, together with a brief drizzle at lunchtime and very light Scottish mist at times during the day, caused the second day's play at Mutare Sports Club to be abandoned without a https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/106683.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/106683.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106683 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Unexpected and unseasonal overnight rain on an inadequately covered pitch, together with a brief drizzle at lunchtime and a very light Scotch mist at times during the day, caused the second day's play in the match between the touring Indians and https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106682.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106682.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106682 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Travis Friend, Zimbabwe's new pace-bowling all-rounder, is on his way back to big cricket after suffering stress fractures on tour with the national side in India and Australia https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/106671.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/106671.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106671 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Under a sky half-covered in light cloud and against a backdrop of the Bvumba Mountains at the beautiful Mutare Sports Club ground, India began their six-week tour of Zimbabwe on Monday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106657.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106657.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106657 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As India began their tour of Zimbabwe, the highlight of the first day of their match against Zimbabwe A was a brilliant century by Rahul Dravid, which enabled them to declare at 336 for nine and take one wicket for 33 runs in 16 overs by the close. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/106656.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/106656.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106656 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Indian touring team, almost immediately after their arrival in Zimbabwe, commuted to the small city of Mutare in the country's Eastern Highlands for the first of their two first-class warm-up matches prior to the First Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106629.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106629.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106629 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Indian preparations for their first series victory on foreign soil in 15 years will be put to the test when they take on Zimbabwe A in their tour opening three-day match at Mutare on Monday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106625.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/106625.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106625 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The following will represent Zimbabwe A in a 3-day warm-up match against the touring Indian team, which arrives here on 25 May 2001 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/106478.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/106478.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106478 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Monday 28th May sees the start of the Zimbabwe Cricket Union's great winter experiment when India play Zimbabwe A at Mutare Sports Club https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/story/106477.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS 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