# 2017–18 Logan Cup

The 2017–18 Logan Cup was the 24th edition of the Logan Cup, a first-class cricket competition that took place in Zimbabwe. It started on 4 October 2017 and included a new team, the Rising Stars, along with the existing four teams. Mountaineers were the defending champions.
In December 2017, Zimbabwe Cricket postponed all the remaining fixtures scheduled to take place in the tournament. Zimbabwe Cricket were struggling to pay players' salaries for November and December and wanted to upgrade their facilities for the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, which took place in Zimbabwe in March 2018. Initially, the tournament did not resume after the Cricket World Cup Qualifier, with the final three rounds not being played. However, in April 2018, Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed that the tournament would restart, with the remaining rounds of the competition played during April and May 2018. Mountaineers retained their title, after the final match ended as a draw.

## Point table

The following teams competed:
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts |
| Mountaineers | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 56 |
| Mashonaland Eagles | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 49 |
| Matabeleland Tuskers | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 44 |
| Mid West Rhinos | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 37 |
| Rising Stars | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 29 |
Champions

## Fixtures
### Round 1

* 4–7 October 2017 Scorecard
* Matabeleland Tuskers won by 144 runs Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Sifelani Rwaziyeni
* Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
* 4–7 October 2017 Scorecard
* Mid West Rhinos won by 3 wickets Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe Umpires: Owen Chirombe and Stanley Gogwe
* Rising Stars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Aarsh Jha, Faraz Akram, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava and Honest Ziwira (Rising Stars) all made their first-class debuts.

### Round 2

* 10–13 October 2017 Scorecard
* Mountaineers won by 2 runs Old Hararians, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Owen Chirombe
* Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to field.
* Jameson Chikowero, Trevor Chibvongodze and Trevor Gwandu (Mid West Rhinos) all made their first-class debuts.
* 10–13 October 2017 Scorecard
* Mashonaland Eagles won by 4 wickets Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare Umpires: Walter Musakwa and Sifelani Rwaziyeni
* Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.

### Round 3

* 22–25 October 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Sifelani Rwaziyeni
* Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
* 22–25 October 2017 Scorecard
* Rising Stars won by 268 runs Kwekwe Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Owen Chirombe and Josphat Mutapure
* Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
* Eddie Byrom (Rising Stars) scored his maiden first-class century.

### Round 4

* 6–9 November 2017 Scorecard
* Mashonaland Eagles won by 296 runs Kwekwe Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Stanley Gogwe and Langton Rusere
* Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
* 6–9 November 2017 Scorecard
* Mountaineers won by 106 runs Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Jeremiah Matibiri
* Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Mohammad Eqlakh and John Masara (Mountaineers) both made their first-class debuts.

### Round 5

* 12–15 November 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe Umpires: Owen Chirombe and Stanley Gogwe
* Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
* Only 7 balls were bowled on day 1 and 41 overs bowled on day 2 due to rain.
* Jabulisa Tshuma (Mid West Rhinos) and Mphokuhle Dube (Matabeleland Tuskers) both made their first-class debuts.
* 12–15 November 2017 Scorecard
* Mountaineers won by 193 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni and Russell Tiffin
* Rising Stars won the toss and elected to field.
* Ryan Murray, Milton Shumba, Tony Munyonga and Rugare Magarira (Rising Stars) all made their first-class debuts.
* Mohammad Eqlakh (Mountaineers) scored his maiden first-class century.

### Round 6

* 21–24 November 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Langton Rusere
* Mountaineers won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on day 4 due to rain.
* Liam Roche (Mashonaland Eagles) made his first-class debut.
* 21–24 November 2017 Scorecard
* Matabeleland Tuskers won by 7 wickets Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Walter Musakwa and Russell Tiffin
* Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.

### Round 7

* 3–6 December 2017 Scorecard
* Eagles won by 167 runs Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Sifelani Rwaziyeni and Russell Tiffin
* Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
* Cephas Zhuwao (Mashonaland Eagles) scored his maiden first-class century.
* 3–6 December 2017 Scorecard
* Mountaineers won by 10 wickets Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Jeremiah Matibiri and Christopher Phiri
* Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 8

* 19–22 April 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Langton Rusere
* Mashonaland Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
* Davis Murwendo, Thamsanqa Keith Nunu and Tinashe Muchawaya (Rising Stars) all made their first-class debuts.
* Ryan Burl (Rising Stars) was given out in the first innings by obstructing the field, after he pushed the ball away from the stumps to protect his wicket.
* 19–22 April 2018 Scorecard
* Mid West Rhinos won by 206 runs Mutare Sports Club, Mutare Umpires: Jeremiah Matibiri and Stanley Gogwe
* Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.

### Round 9

* 1–4 May 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Harare Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Russell Tiffin and Tafadzwa Musakwa
* Mid West Rhinos won the toss and elected to bat.
* 2–5 May 2018 Scorecard
* Matabeleland Tuskers won by 354 runs Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Lucky Ngwenya and Christopher Phiri
* Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Bright Phiri (Matabeleland Tuskers) made his first-class debut.

### Round 10

* 13–16 May 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Umpires: Christopher Phiri and Owen Matibiri
* Matabeleland Tuskers won the toss and elected to field.
* 13–16 May 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Takashinga Sports Club, Harare Umpires: Iknow Chabi and Stanley Gogwe
* Mountaineers won the toss and elected to bat.
* No play was possible on day 4 due to rain.
* Ngoni Mupamba (Mountaineers) made his first-class debut and scored his maiden first-class century.