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

MATABELELAND v MIDLANDS Played at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, April 26, 27, 28, 29, 2005. Matabeleland won by seven wickets. MIDLANDS 1 V.Sibanda c Williams b McKillop 36 b Mpofu 0 2 A.T.Chiranda c Vermeulen b Mpofu 23 c Hove b Mupariwa 9 3 D.A.Marillier c Williams b Mupariwa 23 c sub b Ewing 49 4 C.B.Wishart c Hove b Ewing 14 c McKillop b Mupariwa 0 5 *†A.Maregwede b Mupariwa 2 c Duffin b Mupariwa 60 6 C.R.Ervine lbw b Strydom 34 b Strydom 31 7 P.Utseya c Coventry b Mupariwa 72 c and b Williams 33 8 I.M.Chinyoka c Strydom b Dabengwa 24 not out 28 9 H.Matanga b Mpofu 0 c Vermeulen b Mupariwa 17 10 I.A.Nicolson b Mpofu 17 c and b Mupariwa 1 11 A.J.Ireland not out 0 lbw b Strydom 7 Extras b 2, lb 3, w 3, nb 6 14 b 4, lb 5, w 2, nb 2 13 —— —— 259 248 FoW (1): 1-62 (1), 2-72 (2), 3-86 (3), 4-100 (4), 5-110 (5), 6-153 (6), 7-184 (8), 8-189 (9), 9-255 (10), 10-259 (7) FoW (2): 1-0 (1), 2-26 (2), 3-30 (4), 4-101 (3), 5-156 (6), 6-164 (5), 7-204 (7), 8-227 (9), 9-231 (10), 10-248 (11) MATABELELAND 1 T.Duffin c Sibanda b Nicolson 1 st Maregwede b Matanga 60 2 T.Hove lbw b Ireland 6 b Utseya 37 3 M.A.Vermeulen c Maregwede b Ireland 9 not out 114 4 S.C.Williams c Marillier b Nicolson 8 c Utseya b Marillier 16 5 †C.K.Coventry c Ervine b Matanga 23 not out 90 6 K.M.Dabengwa c Maregwede b Marillier 9 7 G.M.Strydom c sub b Nicolson 29 8 G.M.Ewing c Marillier b Ireland 49 9 T.Mupariwa c and b Marillier 12 10 *M.G.McKillop c Ervine b Marillier 15 11 C.B.Mpofu not out 8 Extras b 2, lb 1, nb 4 7 b 4, lb 4, nb 8 16 —— —— 176 (3 wickets) 333 FoW (1): 1-1 (1), 2-11 (3), 3-36 (4), 4-36 (2), 5-69 (5), 6-69 (6), 7-116 (7), 8-133 (9), 9-168 (8), 10-176 (10) FoW (2): 1-92 (2), 2-153 (1), 3-198 (4) Matabeleland Bowling O M R W O M R W Mpofu 23 8 48 3 1w,2nb 24 6 57 1 1w,2nb Mupariwa 25.4 7 59 3 23 11 52 5 Strydom 22 4 60 1 2w 14.1 1 68 2 1w McKillop 10 0 47 1 4nb 9 1 24 0 Ewing 9 3 12 1 13 6 25 1 Dabengwa 13 5 26 1 Williams 5 3 2 0 (6) 13 7 13 1 Midlands Bowling O M R W O M R W Ireland 13 4 31 3 13 2 72 0 Nicolson 11 1 66 3 3nb 7 0 49 0 8nb Chinyoka 1 1 0 0 (5) 1 0 16 0 Utseya 1 0 9 0 8 1 42 1 Matanga 6 1 40 1 1nb (6) 14.3 3 84 1 Marillier 9.5 3 27 3 (3) 16 2 62 1 Umpires: N.N.Singo and R.B.Tiffin. Toss: Midlands Close of Play: 1st day: Midlands (1) 232-8 (Utseya 50*, Nicolson 14*, 98 overs); 2nd day: Midlands (2) 119-4 (Maregwede 44*, Ervine 12*, 43 overs); 3rd day: Matabeleland (2) 232-3 (Vermeulen 84*, Coventry 20*, 44 overs). M.A.Vermeulen’s 114 took 119 balls in 155 minutes and included 16 fours and 2 sixes. 143