NPL 2024

Alex Smith playing for Rangers - 11 years after a brief pro career with Rocks

https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers ... ith-596311

He basically owns the team. He's an owner player 😂

Decent cricketer. He probably hasn't picked a bat up in 10 years

This Banks lad has got a nice smooth action. Looks like he's got something about him. Never seen him before.

Falao bowling too straight. 4th stump pleeeze

There u go. Definitely out caught down leg and umpire stoically saw f**k all. Why???

Ya I think the Smith family own Sogo, the fuel company, right?

Banks is 20, SA schooled.

Ya. More cash than Sir Wicknell. 😂

Certainly legit money 😂

Banks now f***ing it up. I've got the kiss of death these days. OK he's s**t 😂

Buying him a wicket

That's the worst dropped catch I've seen in years. f**k me.

This must be a Mutare umpire. He's not going to give a clean bowled. They have to do something about these guys.

The big lad Makauyo is a really handy payer, seen him do well plenty of times over the past few years. Deserves a crack at franchise.

Ervine is always slow with his bowling changes

Wonder why Macheka didn't open?

Why is this match today, on a random Monday, and not yesterday?

All the national players were available and played for e.g. Takashinga and Gladiators yesterday. But from today they are 'in camp' and Rangers are missing 5 players. Suspicious.

Chatara is in the India squad but allowed to play for Westside today whilst none of the Rangers national players allowed to play. 😂 😂 😂

Results from this round;

Mbizo 116ao [31.1ov] (W Matawu 46, R Masocha 22; M Dube 5/14, D Nyandoro 2/21) lost to Takashinga 2 121-1 [15.3ov] (Tawanda Maposa 69*, Tanunurwa Makoni 32*; R Masocha 1/23) by 8 wickets at Takashinga Cricket Club.

Amakhosi 214ao [44.1ov] (T Nunu 98, Adrian Mupembe 38; A Vezha 6/28, T Madziwana 2/24) lost to Strikers 218-5 [38ov] (S Mudzengerere 53, T Mukondiwa 50; T Mazonde 2/33, R Kasimo 1/24) by 5 wickets at Kwekwe Sports Club.

Scorpions 117ao [27.3ov] (T Murove 36, T Reuben 25; M Chikuwa 5/26, P Mukabeta 3/44) lost to Gladiators 119-8 [17.1ov] (W Madhevere 53*, L Chando 28; N Nungu 8/51) by 2 wickets at Old Hararians Sports Club.

BAC 244-7 [45ov] (B James 77, S Phiri 40; R Patel 2/34, V Nyauchi 2/47) lost to Rainbow 246-5 [40.1ov] (C Imbayago 85*, L Masunda 46; J Mawire 2/39, P Ndlovu 1/24) by 5 wickets at Kwekwe Sports Club.

Rimuka 238ao [41.5ov] (V Chirwa 104, N Mayavo 41; C Mpofu 4/41, F Takurasenga 3/75) beat Queens 203-7 [43ov] (D Mboyi 79*, C Mpofu 66; C Mumba 2/22, V Chirwa 2/33) by 35 runs at Queens Sports Club.

SOGO Rangers 254-9 [45ov] (N Welch 88, J Schadendorf 64; T Muchawaya 4/61, T Chatara 1/28) lost to Westside 257-7 [40.1ov] (T Makauyo 72, D Mawadzi 53; B Banks 3/47, A Falao 2/47) by 3 wickets at Mutare Sports Club.

secretzimbo wrote: ↑Mon Jul 01, 2024 12:54 pm

Chatara is in the India squad but allowed to play for Westside today whilst none of the Rangers national players allowed to play. 😂 😂 😂

The sheer desperation to make sure the white and black Rhodesians don't win. You're seeing the true colours and the real problems we face laid bare. Would they resort to acid attacks, car bombing? 😂

A look at the leading runs and wickets so far;

Runs:

Ronak Patel - 249 runs at 49.80

Villain Changa - 246 runs at 82.00

Tariro Makauyo - 239 runs at 47.80

Clive Imbayago - 199 runs at --*

Victor Chirwa - 197 runs at 49.25

Ali Aqil - 191 rus at 47.75

Nick Welch - 191 runs at 38.20

Nyasha Mayavo - 186 runs at 62.00

Jayden Schadendorf - 186 runs at 46.50

Brandon James - 174 runs at 43.50

Rowyn Konson - 167 runs at 33.40

Wessly Madhevere - 164 runs at 54.67

Thamsanqa Nunu - 158 runs at 31.60

Avin Chiradza - 151 runs at 151.00

Tim Mukondiwa - 145 runs at 29.00

Wickets:

Tinashe Muchawaya - 16

Malcolm Chikuwa - 13

Takunda Manyama - 13

Daichi Nyandoro - 11

Arineshto Vezha - 11

Tapiwa Mufudza - 11

Blessing Muzarabani - 10

Victor Nyauchi - 10

Tanatswa Bechani - 10

Nkosilathi Nungu - 10

Tafara Chingwara - 10

Petros Shitole - 9

Praise Mukabeta - 9

Nkosibongwe Gogodo - 9

Kuda Macheka - 9

From what I have seen from the streams (credit to ZC for them) Arineshto Vezha has caught my eye in a domestic scene short of fast bowlers. Left arm fast, just missed out on Under 19 selection. He was involved in some of the under 25 matches so clearly on the radar. Hope he gets a chance in the first class stuff.

Victor Chirwa looks to have made a lot of progress with the bat, he has his action sorted now by the looks of things. Tariro Makauyo looks a decent player too but he needs to shed a lot of timber.

Ya the streams are a fantastic thing. They buffer all the the time which is annoying, but to be able to click on any game is just awesome. They make the umpires a bit more honest as well.