Westerns cricket team

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Westerns
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Established2006
Last match2009
Home venue Queens Sports Club

The Westerns cricket team was a first-class cricket team in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. They competed in the Logan Cup from 2006 to 2009. The club played their home matches at the Queens Sports Club. [1]

First-class record

SeasonPositionLeading run-scorerRunsLeading wicket-takerWickets
2006–07 2nd Charles Coventry 293 Keith Dabengwa 33
2007–08 5th Tafadzwa Ngulube 296 Tawanda Mupariwa 10
2008–09 4th Charles Coventry 268 Christopher Mpofu, Tawanda Mupariwa 18

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References

  1. "First-Class Matches played on Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo (112)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2011.