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

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]

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 Zimbabwe (1992-02-14) 14 February 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Craig Ervine Zimbabwe (1985-08-19) 19 August 1985 (age 38) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Charles Kunje Zimbabwe (1994-05-27) 27 May 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Nkosana Mpofu Zimbabwe (1990-06-10) 10 June 1990 (age 33) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Tendai Maruma Zimbabwe (1992-09-24) 24 September 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Bright Phiri Zimbabwe (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Sikandar Raza Zimbabwe (1986-04-24) 24 April 1986 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm off break
All-rounder
Sean Williams Zimbabwe (1986-09-26) 26 September 1986 (age 37) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Thamsanqa Keith Nunu Zimbabwe (1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Milton Shumba Zimbabwe (2000-10-19) 19 October 2000 (age 23) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
Cunningham Ncube Zimbabwe (1990-04-17) 17 April 1990 (age 33) Right-handed
Taffy Mupariwa Zimbabwe (1996-04-03) 3 April 1996 (age 27) Left-handed Right-arm off break
Shoun Handirisi Zimbabwe (1994-10-06) 6 October 1994 (age 29) Right-handed
Ryan Murray Zimbabwe (1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break
Spin Bowlers
Ainsley Ndlovu Zimbabwe (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox List A and Twenty20 Captain
John Nyumbu Zimbabwe (1985-05-31) 31 May 1985 (age 38) Right-handed Right-arm off break First Class Captain
Pace Bowlers
Christopher Mpofu Zimbabwe (1985-11-27) 27 November 1985 (age 38) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Ernest Masuku Zimbabwe (1992-12-31) 31 December 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Thabo Mboyi Zimbabwe (1985-05-17) 17 May 1985 (age 38) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Sheunopa Musekwa Zimbabwe (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Steve Chimhamhiwa Zimbabwe (1991-03-05) 5 March 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
Luke Jongwe Zimbabwe (1995-02-06) 6 February 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Right-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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