Zimbabwe First-Class Matches 1997/98-2005/06

MATABELELAND v MANICALAND Played at Bulawayo Athletic Club, November 2, 3, 4, 2004. Matabeleland won by nine wickets. MANICALAND 1 S.Matsikenyeri lbw b Mupariwa 15 b Nkala 9 2 J.Marumisa c Coventry b Mpofu 0 c Coventry b Strydom 23 3 *D.D.Ebrahim c Coventry b Nkala 46 b Mupariwa 59 4 †R.E.Butterworth c Coventry b Mpofu 16 b Nkala 21 5 A.D.Soma c Duffin b Ewing 14 c Coventry b Nkala 4 6 P.K.Gada c Coventry b Nkala 28 c Ewing b Mpofu 11 7 T.Panyangara c Vermeulen b Mpofu 0 b Mupariwa 0 8 L.J.Soma c Duffin b Ewing 0 c Coventry b Mupariwa 0 9 N.B.Mahwire b Nkala 23 not out 32 10 A.Mwayenga c Siziba b Nkala 0 (11) c Siziba b Mpofu 0 11 S.Wright not out 1 (10) c Mabuza b Ewing 4 Extras b 2, lb 3, w 1, nb 8 14 b 1, lb 1 2 —— —— 157 165 FoW (1): 1-0 (2), 2-47 (1), 3-81 (3), 4-101 (5), 5-110 (4), 6-110 (7), 7-111 (8), 8-154 (6), 9-154 (10), 10-157 (9) FoW (2): 1-20 (1), 2-45 (2), 3-107 (4), 4-113 (5), 5-119 (3), 6-119 (7), 7-119 (8), 8-138 (6), 9-151 (10), 10-165 (11) MATABELELAND 1 T.Duffin lbw b Mahwire 43 c Wright b Matsikenyeri 17 2 W.T.Siziba c Wright b Mahwire 19 not out 40 3 M.A.Vermeulen c Butterworth b Gada 102 4 T.Mupariwa c Ebrahim b Mahwire 5 5 G.M.Strydom c A.D.Soma b Mahwire 13 6 †C.K.Coventry c Wright b Mahwire 7 7 M.M.Mabuza c Marumisa b Mahwire 1 (3) not out 8 8 G.M.Ewing c Butterworth b Mwayenga 38 9 *M.L.Nkala c Butterworth b L.J.Soma 3 10 K.M.Dabengwa c Butterworth b Mahwire 7 11 C.B.Mpofu not out 0 Extras b 6, lb 4, w 5 15 b 5, lb 1 6 —— —— 253 (1 wicket) 71 FoW (1): 1-34 (2), 2-133 (1), 3-155 (4), 4-171 (5), 5-183 (6), 6-190 (7), 7-223 (3), 8-228 (9), 9-249 (10), 10-253 (8) FoW (2): 1-57 (1) Matabeleland Bowling O M R W O M R W Mupariwa 13 4 26 1 1w 13 7 14 3 Mpofu 15 3 59 3 8nb 15.1 6 34 2 Nkala 12.2 2 33 4 12 4 32 3 Strydom 3 1 6 0 5 1 16 1 Ewing 15 3 28 2 21 6 63 1 Mabuza (6) 1 0 4 0 Manicaland Bowling O M R W O M R W Panyangara 16 4 47 0 Mahwire 24 5 64 7 (1) 5 0 18 0 A.D.Soma 2 0 12 0 1w Mwayenga 11.3 2 54 1 3w (2) 3 0 16 0 L.J.Soma 5 1 18 1 Matsikenyeri 7 0 44 0 (3) 4 0 14 1 Gada 3 1 4 1 1w Wright (4) 2.1 0 17 0 Umpires: D.Frost and N.N.Singo. Toss: Matabeleland Close of Play: 1st day: Matabeleland (1) 160-3 (Vermeulen 83*, Strydom 4*, 40 overs); 2nd day: Manicaland (2) 165 all out. The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three. M.A.Vermeulen’s 102 took 145 balls in 209 minutes and included 17 fours. 131