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Stuart Carlisle, captain last season and abruptly discarded by the national selectors this season, sent those gentlemen a strong reminder with a chanceless double-century at Harare Sports Club

Mashonaland celebrated a four-wicket victory over Manicaland in three days, in what Gus Mackay announced in the morning would be his final first-class match

Matabeleland had a surprisingly easy day of it at Kwekwe Sports Club as Midlands crumbled in the afternoon session and handed them a handsome victory by an innings and 77 runs

Manicaland enjoyed a good day against Mashonaland at Harare Sports Club, amassing a total of 397, although only three batsmen made significant contributions

Facing a huge Matabeleland total of 598, Midlands responded quite well but not yet well enough, as they finished the day on 243 for four wickets

As the Logan Cup resumed for the final three rounds, all four teams were weakened by the unexpected appearance of Zimbabwe in the Sharjah final

The classy elegance of Yousuf Youhana and the true grit of Taufeeq Umar combined to lead Pakistan to a facile eight-wicket victory in the Sharjah Cup

Only 19 days after the World Cup ended, and already there's another tournament final to be played, as Pakistan take on Zimbabwe to decide the winners of the Cherry Blossom Cup in Sharjah

After Shoaib Malik savaged the bowlers with a 58-ball 76, Pakistan defended 286 with ridiculous ease, bundling Kenya out for exactly half the total they had made earlier

Durham County Cricket Club's Frizzell County Championship fixture against Worcestershire on 14-17 May will be played at Grangefield Road, Stockton CC

In the best match of the tournament so far, Zimbabwe won a battle of nerves to beat Sri Lanka by four wickets and claim a place in the final of the Sharjah Cup

Article: John Ward on SL v Zim, Sharjah 2003

Another beautifully-paced century from Kumar Sangakkara - his second in succession, making him the 35th batsman to achieve the feat - inspired Sri Lanka to an emphatic 129-run victory over Kenya at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium

The last time these two sides met, Zimbabwe were humiliated by seven wickets, allowing Kenya a passage to the World Cup semi-final

Midlands general manager Ken Connelly must secretly be hoping that Zimbabwe will not make the final at Sharjah - as they are not expected to do

Article: John Ward on the Kenya v Zimbabwe match at Sharjah, Apr 5, 2003

Capital letters for team names denotes a Test match

Guy Whittall recently announced his retirement from international cricket

FULL NAME: Andrew Flower BORN: 28 April 1968, at Cape Town MAJOR TEAMS: Zimbabwe (since 1988/89), Mashonaland (1993/94 to 2002/03)

We conclude our interview with Guy Whittall, who looks back on some of the highs and lows of his career