Matabeleland Tuskers v Mashonaland Eagles: Castle Logan Cup – First Session Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mashonaland-Eagles-c814 today, October 31, 2011, at Harare Sports Club.
Winning the toss, the Tuskers elected to bat first, starting the innings with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Terry-Duffin-c2657 as openers. The opening stand was marvellous as both the batsmen played excellently against the rival bowlers, hitting boundaries with regular intervals
and taking quick doubles.
The duo kept firing with aggression and passion till the 20 overs, adding 80 runs to the team’s innings. On the 4th delivery of the 21th over, Duffin was caught by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Innocent-Chinyoka-c1594 was bowling. The outgoing batter
played 52 balls and made 18 runs with the help of a four.
With the fall of his opening partner, there came no change in Horton’s furious batting style. He hit fours all around the wickets and defied every bowling tactic of the Eagles.
After completing his 35th First-Class fifty, Horton gained more confidence and started playing more comfortably. By the end of the first session, he had 59 runs from 97 balls with the help of 8 sterling boundaries. His strike rate had been 60.82.
The one-down batsman c*m skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Thomas-George-Burrows-c93472ag10#, SM Trenchard, T Ngulube, B Staddon, RG Querl, TM Mboyi were still to bat.
The careless bowlers had given away 18 extras which showed that they would concede many more. Chinyoka had one wicket for 16 runs while the other four bowlers were wicket-less despite losing many runs.
The playing XI of the Eagles consists of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waller-c95917, A Tichana.
Langton Rusere and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Russell-Blair-Tiffin-c87184 are the field umpires while Dakarai Kuhlengisa is working as match referee.
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