By John Ward

The Logan Cup in Harare has finally reached the 20th century, although perhaps not the 21st! For the first time at Harare Sports Club, during the match between Mashonaland and Mashonaland A, the big scoreboard was in full operation, giving details of individual scores, bowling figures and most of the information that had hitherto been available only at international matches. [More]

INTERVIEW

The coach's word: Geoff Marsh
National team coach Geoff Marsh arrived back in the country on 8 April and he would have, as of last month, started preparations for the much-awaited home series against current world Test and one-day champions Australia. Marsh had made a stopover in Australia after Zimbabwe’s tour of India in March. [More]

Grant Flower: the India tour
Grant Flower now seems permanently part of the Zimbabwean middle order, after opening the innings for years. He is still worth his place in the team, but has still not regained his full form or his position as the banker of the Zimbabwe innings. He talks to CricInfo about the recent tour to India and other matters. [More]

BIOGRAPHY

Glenn Goosen
Glenn Goosen is wicket-keeper/batsman for the CFX Academy in 2002. At present he has impressed more with the bat than with the gloves, batting with an aggressive if at times chancy style, and scoring a century in his third first-class match, against Matabeleland. [More]

Nyasha Chari
Nyasha Chari is one of the promising township players who have benefited from the development scheme and are now coming through into first-class cricket. [More]

Harry Peter Rinke
Peter Rinke, known as ‘Piet’, is a powerfully-built all-rounder currently with the CFX Academy. He owes his nickname, he says, to his grandfather, who was also Harry Peter and had two cousins with exactly the same names. [More]

NEWS

Manicaland report
by Nigel Fleming
With seven players unable to play last weekend, Manicaland withdrew from their Logan Cup fixture against Matabeleland. As no suitable replacements were available, the ZCU agreed to their request to have the fixture postponed. [More]

Matabeleland report
by Derrick Townshend
With the tour by the Australians postponed, the ZCU moved the fixture against Mashonaland A from the weekend of 29 March to 1 April to that of 19 to 23 April, and Manicaland requested a change of dates, moving their game a week later to this weekend, this being due to players being away in Namibia and the Under-19 Festival Week. Although slightly disruptive, this has allowed the Matabeleland team a slight break and a chance to overcome some niggling injuries. [More]

LETTERS

ZIMBABWE A TEAM IN NAMIBIA
Regarding the Zimbabwean A team sent to Namibia, I think it is incredibly weak. If this is the second-best team we can have then Zimbabwean cricket isn’t looking too good.

The Zimbabwean A team is meant to be for players who are on the verge on selection, to have the opportunity to show their talent. Players like Evans and to a lesser extent Whittall are have-beens and will struggle to get back into the national team. Why not have sent Rogers and Ferreira? They sent Whittall to Namibia as captain but I feel it would have been better sending a player who could be a future captain of Zimbabwe like Nkala to give him a chance to captain a squad.

I know Vermeulen has temper troubles, but he still should have been sent. He is passionate about his cricket, and he is a player that Zimbabwe need. Also what happened to Dan Peacock? With Australia not touring Zimbabwe would it be worth Zimbabwe to invite Kenya and Namibia over for a one-day series?

James Matthews (South Africa)

Reply: Nkala actually is still suffering from a leg injury, and so was not available, while Dan Peacock emigrated to the UK last season.