The Kwekwe first team entertained Bulawayo Athletic Club at home. Bulawayo Athletic Club won the toss and decided to field first.

Kwekwe batted first and scored 267 runs for seven wickets in their allotted 50 overs, the top scorers being Raymond Price with 68 runs which included 6 fours and Terrence Duffin with 53 runs which included 5 fours. Best bowlers for B.A.C were R. Rixon-Fuller with 2/42 and T. Mparira with 2/49.

Kwekwe batted with confidence and all who watched were treated to some excellent attacking batting. It looks as though Kwekwe are back on the winning track as a result of being strengthened with the return of our National A side players as well as our experienced captain Dave Houghton.

B.A.C. then batted after lunch and were dismissed for a total of 134 all out runs in 30.2 overs. The top scorer for B.A.C.. was Jason Hitz who included a six and 10 fours in a very fine spell of attacking batting.

The best bowlers for the home team were Raymond Price who took 4/17 in 7 overs, Ed Rainsford who took 3/23 in 5 overs and Dirk Viljoen who took 2/13 in 7.2 overs which included 2 maiden overs. It was a very impressive spell of bowling by all concerned. Ed Rainsford's three wickets came in just four balls in the very same over. He was on a hat-trick when the pressure got to him and he bowled a wild delivery down leg side which was `wided' and then with the very next ball he produced a snorter of a delivery that cut the batsman in half and clipped the top of leg stump. . The second team travelled to Mutare to play their second team. Unfortunately at the time of going to press there are no results available with regards to this game, but I am sure those who are interested will be able to follow the Manicaland Report.

Kwekwe Queens hosted Uprising here in Kwekwe and once again there are no results for this game.

This Coming weekend sees the Zimbabwe A side take on the Gauteng A side in a Bowl game and full details of this game will follow in the next report.

I am pleased to report yet again that the development sides here in the Midlands are doing well and continue to have their friendly games on Saturday Mornings and there are plans underway for this little tournament to include the Gweru Sports Club side. This weekend one of the younger development players from these two teams was picked as the 12th man for the first team.

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