# 2022–23 Logan Cup

The 2022–23 Logan Cup was the 29th edition of the Logan Cup, a first-class cricket competition in Zimbabwe, which started on 24 November 2022. The tournament included twenty matches, eight games per team with the tournament concluding on 1 April 2023. The Matabeleland Tuskers were the defending champions. The tournament was won by the Mashonaland Eagles, which is the third time the team won since the introduction of franchise cricket.
The season was marred by the mid-season death of Southern Rocks head coach Shepherd Makunura, who died from a long-standing illness on 15 December 2022.

## Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Mashonaland Eagles | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 122 |
| 2 | Mid West Rhinos | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 117 |
| 3 | Mountaineers | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 111 |
| 4 | Matabeleland Tuskers | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 110 |
| 5 | Southern Rocks | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 85 |
* Batting bonus points: 1 point each for reaching 200, 250, 300, and 350 runs in each innings.
* Bowling bonus points: 1 point each for taking 3, 5, 7, and 9 wickets in each innings.

### Match Summary

The total team points at the end of each round are listed.
| Team | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Round | Total |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total |
| Mashonaland Eagles | 22 | 44 | 61 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 93 | 106 | 122 | 122 | 122 |
| Mid West Rhinos | 21 | 29 | 37 | 37 | 61 | 75 | 84 | 84 | 93 | 117 | 117 |
| Mountaineers | 11 | 11 | 27 | 49 | 60 | 74 | 82 | 95 | 95 | 111 | 111 |
| Matabeleland Tuskers | 0 | 23 | 45 | 49 | 49 | 57 | 68 | 80 | 93 | 110 | 110 |
| Southern Rocks | 8 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 38 | 60 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 85 | 85 |
| Win | Loss | Draw | Bye |

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 24–27 November 2022 Scorecard
* Mashonaland Eagles won by 101 runs Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Forster Mutizwa and Stanley Gogwe Player of the match: Wesley Madhevere (Eagles)
* Southern Rocks won the toss and elected to field.
* Sydney Murombo and Takudzwa Chataira (Southern Rocks), and Munashe Chipara (Mashonaland Eagles) all made their first-class debut.
* Points: Mashonaland Eagles 22, Southern Rocks 8
* 24–26 November 2022 Scorecard
* Mid West Rhinos won by 25 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Tafadzwa Musakwa Player of the match: Tafara Chingwara (Rhinos)
* Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
* Points: Mid West Rhinos 21, Mountaineers 11
* Spencer Magodo (Mountaineers) made his first-class debut.

### Round 2

* 1–4 December 2022 Scorecard
* Mashonaland Eagles won by 9 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: David Shawane and Iknow Chabi Player of the match: Brad Evans (Eagles)
* Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Mashonaland Eagles 22, Mid West Rhinos 8.
* Alex Falao (Mashonaland Eagles) made his first-class debut.
* 1–4 December 2022 Scorecard
* Matabeleland Tuskers won by 76 runs Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Percival Sizara and Stanley Gogwe Player of the match: Sean Williams (Tuskers)
* Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Points: Matabeleland Tuskers 23, Southern Rocks 11.

### Round 3

* 10–13 December 2022 Scorecard
* Matabeleland Tuskers won by 8 wickets Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Langton Rusere and Percival Sizara Player of the match: Sean Williams (Tuskers)
* Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
* Christophe Masike (Mid West Rhinos) made his first-class debut.
* Points: Matabeleland Tuskers 22, Mid West Rhinos 8
* 11–14 December 2022 Scorecard
* Match drawn Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Oscar Tafirenyika Player of the match: Ben Compton (Mountaineers)
* Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Brian Bennett (Mountaineers) made his first-class debut.
* Points: Mashonaland Eagles 17, Mountaineers 16

### Round 4

* 18–21 December 2022 Scorecard
* Mountaineers won by 305 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Forster Mutizwa and Christopher Phiri Player of the match: Ben Compton (Mountaineers)
* Southern Rocks won the toss and elected to field.
* Blessed Muzite (Southern Rocks) and Fortune Mhlanga (Mountaineers) made their first-class debut.
* Points: Mountaineers 22, Southern Rocks 8
* 18–20 December 2022 Scorecard
* Mashonaland Eagles won by an innings and 33 runs Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Tafadzwa Musakwa and Langton Rusere Player of the match: Faraz Akram (Eagles)
* Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
* Simbarashe Haukozi (Mashonaland Eagles) and Tanatswa Bechani (Matabeleland Tuskers) made their first-class debut.
* Points: Mashonaland Eagles 22, Matabeleland Tuskers 4

### Round 5

* 7–9 January 2023 Scorecard
* Mid West Rhinos won by an innings and 133 runs Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe Umpires: Ashby Mutumbami and Stanley Gogwe Player of the match: Brandon Mavuta (Rhinos)
* Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
* Bad light prevented any further play on Day 1.
* Antum Naqvi (Mid West Rhinos) made his first-class debut.
* Antum Naqvi scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
* Points: Mid West Rhinos 24, Mashonaland Eagles 4
* 7–10 January 2023 Scorecard
* Match drawn Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni and Tafadzwa Musakwa Player of the match: Cuthbert Musoko (Rocks)
* Southern Rocks won the toss and elected to field.
* Bad light prevented any further play on Day 1.
* No play was possible on Day 2.
* Points: Mountaineers 11, Southern Rocks 11

### Round 6

* 14–17 January 2023 Scorecard
* Southern Rocks won by 206 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Player of the match: Roy Kaia (Rocks)
* Southern Rocks won the toss and elected to bat.
* Awad Naqvi (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his first-class debut.
* Points: Southern Rocks 22, Matabeleland Tuskers 8
* 14–17 January 2023 Scorecard
* Match drawn Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Oscar Tafirenyika and Tafadzwa Musakwa Player of the match: Antum Naqvi (Rhinos)
* Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field
* Tashinga Musekiwa (Mid West Rhinos) made his first-class debut.
* Points: Mountaineers 14, Mid West Rhinos 14

### Round 7

* 21–24 January 2023 Scorecard
* Match drawn Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni & Walter Musakwa Player of the match: Tapiwa Mufudza (Mountaineers)
* Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
* Bad Light prevented any further play on Day 1 (88.5 overs were lost).
* Rain and a wet-outfiled prevented any further play on Day 3 and 4.
* Hamid Ali (Mashonaland Eagles) made his first-class debut.
* Points: Mountaineers 8, Mashonaland Eagles 6
* 21–24 January 2023 Scorecard
* Match drawn Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe Umpires: Stanley Gogwe & Tafadzwa Musakwa Player of the match: Milton Shumba (Tuskers)
* Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Bad Light and rain prevented any further play on Day 1 (9.3 overs were lost).
* Bad Light and rain prevented any further play on Day 2 (22 overs were lost).
* Rain and a wet-outfiled prevented any further play on Day 3 and 4.
* Prince Kaunda (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his first-class debut.
* Points: Matabeleland Tuskers 11, Mid West Rhinos 9

### Round 8

* 3–6 February 2023 Scorecard
* Match drawn Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Percival Sizara & Tafadzwa Musakwa Player of the match: Matt Parkinson (Eagles)
* Southern Rocks won the toss and elected to bat
* Bad light prevented any further play on Day 1 (18.5 overs were lost).
* Bad light and rain prevented any further play on Day 2
* Wet outfield and Rain delayed the game on Day 3
* Points: Southern Rocks 9, Mashonaland Eagles 13
* 3–6 February 2023 Scorecard
* Match drawn Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Christopher Phiri & David Shawane Player of the match: Vincent Masekesa (Mountaineers)
* Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat
* Bad Light prevented any further play on Day 1 (18.3 overs were lost).
* Rain prevented any further play on Day 3.
* Definate Mawadzi and Mashford Shungu (Mountaineers) made their first class debuts.
* Points: Matabeleland Tuskers 12, Mountaineers 13

### Round 9

* 10–13 February 2023 Scorecard
* Match drawn Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Percival Sizara and Stanley Gogwe Player of the match: Luke Jongwe (Tuskers)
* Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Mgcini Dube (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his first-class debut.
* Points: Matabeleland Tuskers 13, Mashonaland Eagles 16
* 10–13 February 2023 Scorecard
* Match drawn Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Ashby Mutumbami and Tafadzwa Musakwa Player of the match: Richmond Mutumbami (Rocks)
* Southern Rocks won the toss and elected to bat.
* No play was possible on Day 3 & 4 due to rain and wet outfield.
* Alistair Frost (Southern Rocks) made his first-class debut.
* Points: Southern Rocks 10, Mid West Rhinos 9

### Round 10

* 29 March–1 April 2023 Scorecard
* Match Drawn Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Forster Mutizwa & Stanley Gogwe Player of the match: Tanatswa Bechani (Tuskers)
* Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Bad light interrupted play on Day 4 and 16 overs were lost.
* Munashe Chimusoro and Tinotenda Maposa (Matabeleland Tuskers) made their first-class debut.
* Brian Bennet scored his first First-class century.
* Points: Mountaineers 16, Matabeleland Tuskers 17
* 29 March–1 April 2023 Scorecard
* Mid West Rhinos won by an innings and 191 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Percival Sizara & Tafadzwa Musakwa Player of the match: Brandon Mavuta (Rhinos)
* Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jayden Schadendorf (Southern Rocks) made his first-class debut.
* Points: Mid West Rhinos 24, Southern Rocks 6

## Statistics
### Most Runs

| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | Ave | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| Ben Compton | Mountaineers | 5 | 9 | 714 | 79.33 | 65.92 | 217 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 1 |
| Richmond Mutumbami | Southern Rocks | 8 | 14 | 595 | 45.76 | 56.93 | 137 | 2 | 3 | 84 | 6 |
| Nkosana Mpofu | Matabeleland Tuskers | 8 | 15 | 469 | 33.50 | 51.25 | 122 | 1 | 2 | 80 | 1 |
| Tony Munyonga | Mountaineers | 5 | 8 | 391 | 55.85 | 53.56 | 93 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 8 |
| Antum Naqvi | Mid West Rhinos | 5 | 5 | 379 | 94.75 | 66.96 | 140* | 3 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| Source: ESPNCricInfo ||||||||||||

### Most Wickets

| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | Avg | Econ | SR | 5w | 10w |
| Tapiwa Mufudza | Matabeleland Tuskers | 8 | 14 | 29 | 4/61 | 26.55 | 2.54 | 62.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Mavuta | Mid West Rhinos | 6 | 12 | 29 | 6/85 | 30.13 | 3.76 | 48.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Privilege Chesa | Southern Rocks | 7 | 10 | 26 | 6/86 | 27.84 | 4.52 | 36.8 | 3 | 1 |
| Faraz Akram | Mashonaland Eagles | 8 | 14 | 23 | 3/15 | 23.47 | 2.82 | 49.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Ainsley Ndlovu | Matabeleland Tuskers | 7 | 11 | 19 | 4/70 | 33.68 | 2.32 | 86.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: ESPNCricInfo |||||||||||

## Awards

On May 26, 2023, at the end of the season, the following awards were made.
| Award | Recipient | Prize Money |
| Champions | Mashonaland Eagles | US$7,000 |
| Batter of the Tournament | Richmond Mutumbami | US$1,000 |
| Bowler of the Tournament | Tapiwa Mufudza | US$1,000 |
| Player of The Tournament | Brandon Mavuta | US$2,000 |