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Zimbabwe National League round 6 - scorecards and reports

HARARE SPORTS CLUB MACDONALD CLUB K J Davies c Abrams b Bryant 41 R Bullivant c Vermeulen b Mhandu 1 N R Ferreira c sub b Abrams 72 +S Wilson c

Clive Ruffell
23-Jan-2000
HARARE SPORTS CLUB v MACDONALD CLUB, at Harare Sports Club
Harare Sports Club won by 64 runs
HARARE SPORTS CLUB                        MACDONALD CLUB
K J Davies c Abrams b Bryant        41    R Bullivant c Vermeulen b Mhandu     1
N R Ferreira c sub b Abrams         72    +S Wilson c ? Ferreira b Peacock    12
T R Gripper c Langlois b Brown      22    S Brann run out                     20
M A Vermeulen c Wilson b Commerford  2    *M D Abrams c Ferreira b Watambwa   16
*+D J R Campbell b Nel              16    K Querl c Vermeulen b Peacock       17
D J Peacock c Brown b Nel           33    H A Price b Gripper                 26
J Oldrieve c Langlois b Abrams       2    S Commerford c Davies b G Ferreira   7
J Jameson run out                    9    M Bryant c and b G Ferreira         16
G D Ferreira not out                17    K Nel not out                       34
B T Watambwa c Wilson b Nel          1    M Langlois run out (?)               0
A Mhandu not out                     0
Extras                    21              Extras                    23
(9 wkts; 50 overs, 194 min)  236       (all out? 45.2 overs, 172 min)  172
Commerford 10 1 45 2 Watambwa 10 1 23 1 Nel 10 0 64 3 Mhandu 4 1 13 1 Abrams 10 0 59 2 Davies 10 5 30 0 Bryant 10 3 32 1 Peacock 10 2 39 2 Brown 10 1 29 1 Gripper 4 0 15 1 G Ferreira 5 1 25 2 Oldrieve 2.2 0 24 0 It is assumed from the incomplete scoresheet that MacDonald Club played with only ten men.
HSC won the toss and decided to bat. The match was played on one of the new pitches at the club, which proved to be good for batting. Opening bat Neil Ferreira once again provided the backbone of the HSC innings, and solid contributions from Daniel Peacock, Kallin Davies and Trevor Gripper ensured a competitive total for the home side.
The target of 238 always seemed out of reach for MacDonalds who lost wickets at regular intervals. Brighton Watambwa again bowled with pace and aggression, and at one stage bowled to nine slips !
As the challenge for a semi-final spot heats up, HSC will need to play at their best against OH this weekend to guarantee their place in the final four.
MANICALAND v QUEENS SPORTS CLUB, at Mutare Sports Club
Manicaland won by four wickets
QUEENS SPORTS CLUB                         MANICALAND
R J King c Went b Soma                3    D Yatras c Masundire b P Engelbr't 19
A Lucas c Went b Taylor              21    S Lawson b Knott                   46
N R van Rensburg b Taylor             0    +K Went lbw b I Engelbrecht        20
*J R Craig b Lawson                  22    *M G Burmester c van R'burg bCraig 29
+W Gilmour c Went b Burmester         8    K G B Ziehl c Lucas b I Engelbrecht 5
O Masundire c Schloette b Percival    5    C Summerfield lbw b I Engelbrecht   6
I A Engelbrecht c Ziehl b Lawson     38    S Scholette not out                 4
P N Engelbrecht not out              27    L Soma not out                      8
J Wharam c Ziehl b Lawson             0    A Taylor
T Chirwa lbw b Yatras                 0    D Percival
P Knott c Burmester b Denyer          5    T Denyer
(b 2 lb 1 w 12 nb 3)       18              (lb 2 w 9 nb 2)          13
(38.3 overs, 160 min)  147       (6 wkts; 44.4 overs, 162 min)  150
Taylor 6 0 34 2 Lucas 10 1 24 0 Soma 4 0 23 1 Chirwa 5 0 17 0 Burmester 7 2 16 1 P Engelbrecht 6 0 30 1 Percival 4 1 22 1 Craig 8 1 23 1 Lawson 10 3 18 3 I Engelbrecht 10 1 29 3 Yatras 6 0 26 1 Knott 5.4 1 25 1 Denyer 1.3 0 5 1
This match was played at Alexandra Sports Club, a neutral venue for the out-of-Harare teams. Manicaland won the toss and, influenced by a green wicket, put Queens into bat. The wicket produced no demons, however, and some wayward bowling early on helped Queens off to a good start. The Manicaland bowlers eventually found their rhythm, and Alec Taylor and off-spinner Steve Lawson combined to dismiss Queens for 147.
Manicaland batted for 40 minutes before lunch without losing a wicket, and this set them up for victory. Opening bat Steve Lawson completed a good game by scoring 46 and Manicaland cruised to an easy win by 4 wickets.
Despite the win, Manicaland cannot qualify for the semi-finals, but Queens will still have a chance if they beat MacDonald Club in their final-round robin game in Bulawayo this weekend.
OLD GEORGIANS v OLD HARARIANS, at Old Georgians Sports Club
Old Hararians won by 182 runs
OLD HARARIANS                              OLD GEORGIANS
E A Brandes c Evans b ?               3    L Malloch-Brown c Parker b Brandes  2
P K Gada c Oberholzer b ?             1    A Neethling c and b Strang          7
R W Price c Wright b ?                1    A J Erasmus c Penney b Strang       1
+C Delport c Evans b ?               40    C N Evans c Brandes b Stephens     29
D P Viljoen run out (Steyn)          54    *A J Mackay c Rawnsley b Stephens  12
*T L Penney not out                  68    S Wright c Parker b Rawnsley        2
G Parker c Steyn b ?                  1    D Oberholzer c Delport b Rawnsley   9
B C Strang not out                   50    M Waller c Strang b Rawnsley        2
M J Rawnsley                               A Fraser b Price                   10
D Stephens                                 B D McCoun c Strang b Price         5
A N Other                                  A G Steyn not out                   0
(lb 9 w 19 nb 15)          43              (b 2 lb 1 w 4 nb 2)       9
(6 wkts; 50 overs, 232 min)  261                (37.5 overs, 143 min)  88
Steyn 10 1 24 2 Brandes 8 1 10 1 Mackay 10 1 51 1 Strang 7 3 8 2 McCoun 10 0 47 0 Rawnsley 10 1 30 3 Evans 10 2 68 1 Stephens 10 1 32 2 Wright 10 0 62 1 Price 2 0 5 2 Viljoen 1 1 0 0 The scorers did not trouble to identify one OH player or the wicket-taking bowlers in the OG innings.
Old Georgians made a superb start in their match against the league leaders, taking three early wickets and, despite a good recovery by Colin Delport and Dirk Viljoen, getting six wickets for about 140 runs. But they did not bowl well during the last ten overs, and Trevor Penney and Bryan Strang batted superbly to take advantage of this. Old Georgians were very thin on batting and struggled against fine bowling by Eddo Brandes and Bryan Strang in particular.
UNIVERSALS v ALEXANDRA, at Universals Sports Club
Alexandra won by 32 runs
ALEXANDRA                                  UNIVERSALS
D A Marillier c and b A Shah         22    D R Matambanadzo c Young b du Pl.   2
J Wells c Robinson b Ebrahim          0    +B I Robinson c ? b du Plessis     11
*G A Rennie c Madondo b Ebrahim      20    D D Ebrahim c and b Rennie         56
AM Blignaut b Adam                   44    T N Madondo c E Marillier b du Pl.  2
J Vaughan-Davies b S Shah            38    *A H Shah c Young b Gilmour        69
A R G Gilmour c Rusere b Ebrahim     53    I Meman run out (?)                 8
C M Anticevich b S Shah               0    A Meman b Rennie                   11
J A Young b S Shah                    2    H Adam lbw b Rennie                 5
+E R Marillier c Rusere b Ebrahim    44    S Shah not out                     22
G du Plessis c Robinson b A Shah      4    M Sirdar b D Marillier              8
K G Duers not out                     0    R Rusere not out                    4
(lb 4 w 11 nb 2)           17              Extras                   14
(48.3 overs, 213 min)  244         (9 wkts; 49 overs, 198 min)  212
Ebrahim 9.3 0 48 4 Anticevich 6 0 33 0 Meman 10 0 57 0 du Plessis 9 2 32 3 A Shah 9 2 21 2 Duers 7 0 27 0 Adam 10 0 41 1 Vaughan-Davies 2 0 17 0 S Shah 8 0 50 3 Young 3 0 21 0 Sirdar 2 0 23 0 Gilmour 6 1 29 1 Rennie 10 0 27 3 D Marillier 6 0 24 1 Alex won the toss and elected to bat first, their confidence boosted by the return of Gavin Rennie, Douglas Marillier and Andrew Blignaut to the side. In contrast, the Universals bowling attack was without Douglas Hondo and David Mutendera who have both left for the Dennis Lillee bowling academy in India. Despite some poor fielding from the home side, Alex were reduced to 160/7 at one stage, but a 70-run ninth-wicket partnership between Gilmour and wicket-keeper Ian Marillier helped them to a respectable total. Dion Ebrahim, called upon to bowl for the first time this season, claimed four wickets, and teenager Sheharzad Shah (nephew of Ali) followed his impressive performance on debut last weekend with a three-wicket haul. Ali Shah was as reliable as ever with 2/21.
Universals started their reply poorly, losing three early wickets. Ali Shah batted superbly to score 69 off 40 balls, and 53 from Dion Ebrahim put Universals back in the game, but despite an entertaining knock from the younger Shah, Universals could not keep the momentum going and eventually lost by 32 runs. Veteran Kevin Duers bowled very well, as did Gavin Rennie with his left-arm spinners.
Their loss means that Universals must now win against Manicaland next weekend in Mutare to qualify for the semi-finals, while Alex play Old Georgians next weekend, with the winner in that game likely to qualify.