Matabeleland Tuskers

Matabeleland Tuskers
Captain:	Gavin Ewing
Coach:	Dave Houghton
Founded:	2009
Home ground:	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Capacity:	12,490
First-class debut:	v Mid West Rhinos in 2009–10 at Kwekwe Sports Club
Logan Cup wins:	2

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]

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]

Honours

• Logan Cup: 2
  • 2010–11, 2011–12

References

1. Price, Steven (8 May 2009). "Zimbabwe rips up domestic structure and starts again". ESPNcricinfo. 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.