Matabeleland Tuskers

The Matabeleland Tuskers is one of five Zimbabwean cricket franchises. They are a first-class cricket team, based in the Bulawayo Metropolitan and Matabeleland North area. They play their home matches at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. They were formed in 2009, when the domestic game in Zimbabwean cricket was restructured.[1]

Matabeleland Tuskers
Personnel
CaptainJohn Nyumbu & Ainsley Ndlovu
CoachDave Houghton
Team information
Founded2009
Home groundQueens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Capacity12,490
History
First-class debutv Mid West Rhinos
in 2009–10
at Kwekwe Sports Club
Logan Cup wins2

History

In their first season, they suffered disappointing results, placing fourth in the Logan Cup,[2] and failing to qualify for the final of either the one-day or Twenty20 competitions.[3][4] The following season, they qualified for the final of the Logan Cup as league runners-up, and despite missing their best four batsmen in the final, defeated the Mountaineers by 18 runs to claim their first title.[5][6] They defended their title the following year, winning five of their eight matches to clinch consecutive wins in the Logan Cup: the first team in the franchise-era to achieve the feat.[7]

They won the 2016–17 Pro50 Championship, the domestic List A tournament.[8]

Honours

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Brian Chari (1992-02-14) 14 February 1992Right-handedRight-arm off break
Craig Ervine (1985-08-19) 19 August 1985Left-handedRight-arm off break
Charles Kunje (1994-05-27) 27 May 1994Right-handedRight-arm off break
Nkosana Mpofu (1990-06-10) 10 June 1990Left-handedRight-arm off break
Tendai Maruma (1992-09-24) 24 September 1992Right-handedRight-arm off break
Bright Phiri (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999Right-handedRight-arm off break
Sikandar Raza (1986-04-24) 24 April 1986Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounder
Sean Williams (1986-09-26) 26 September 1986Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Thamsanqa Keith Nunu (1998-08-18) 18 August 1998Right-handedRight-arm off break
Milton Shumba (2000-10-19) 19 October 2000Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
Cunningham Ncube (1990-04-17) 17 April 1990Right-handed
Taffy Mupariwa (1996-04-03) 3 April 1996Left-handedRight-arm off break
Shoun Handirisi (1994-10-06) 6 October 1994Right-handed
Ryan Murray (1998-05-30) 30 May 1998Right-handedRight-arm off break
Spin Bowlers
Ainsley Ndlovu (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxList A and Twenty20 Captain
John Nyumbu (1985-05-31) 31 May 1985Right-handedRight-arm off breakFirst Class Captain
Pace Bowlers
Chris Mpofu (1985-11-27) 27 November 1985Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Ernest Masuku (1992-12-31) 31 December 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium
Thabo Mboyi (1985-05-17) 17 May 1985Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sheunopa Musekwa (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994Right-handedRight-arm medium
Steve Chimhamhiwa (1991-03-05) 5 March 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Luke Jongwe (1995-02-06) 6 February 1995Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium

References
  1. Price, Steven (8 May 2009). "Zimbabwe rips up domestic structure and starts again". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
  2. "Logan Cup, 2009/10 / Points table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  3. "Faithwear Metbank One-Day Competition, 2009/10 / Points table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  4. "Stanbic Bank 20 Series, 2009/10 / Results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  5. ESPNcricinfo staff (30 March 2011). "Bowlers dominate opening day of Logan Cup final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  6. "Castle Logan Cup, 2010/11 / Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  7. Sports Reporter (17 March 2012). "Tuskers coach hails bowlers' performance in Logan Cup". The Chronicle. Zimbabwe Newspapers, Ltd. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  8. "Champions Tuskers descend on Harare". Daily News. Retrieved 5 June 2017.


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