Mash Eagles beat Mountaineers

tournament on Sunday.
Eagles dismissed Mountaineers for a paltry 63 runs and chased the target by reaching 64 runs for the loss of three wickets.

Eagles needed 17.1 overs to win the match.
But their second team, Mash Eagles II, found the going tough in Pool B against Southern Rocks.
Rocks finished top in the pool following their six-wicket win over the Harare side.

They had restricted Eagles to 111 runs before eclipsing the total when they reached 116/4.
However, it was the Eagles’ first team that dominated the tournament at the completion of the round robin matches.

They finished unbeaten after winning two matches and the third match was rained off. Rocks took second place while Tuskers were third.

The Partridges Week was part of the selection process for a 30-member provisional squad to represent the country in South Africa next year.

The young cricket players will be playing as Under-14 and they have begun preparations for the tour. 
One of the selectors, Felix Mutare, said that the three-day event was a good event and he was impressed by the bowlers’ performance.

“We enjoyed the tournament, which had 90 participants and it was hard coming up with a final team.
“I was impressed by the boys’ display, especially Southern Rocks, who came all the way from Masvingo and put up a good all-round performance.

“It proved that the future of Southern Rocks Cricket is in good hands.
“This year’s tournament had a lot of talent, compared to last year, and coming up with 30 training players for next year’s Under-14 squad was not easy.

“We are going to have trials next year where we will select the final 15 players from the 30 who will represent the Zimbabwe Under-14 team and tour South Africa in July.

“Well done Zimbabwe Cricket for a very organised event and all the boys not only for displaying a high standard of cricket but also for playing the game in good spirit,” said Mutare.

This year Zimbabwe Cricket changed the format from the one used during the past years.
This year there were two pools and Pool A had Mash Eagles, Mountaineers and Mid-West Rhinos while Pool B had Eagles II, Matabeleland Tuskers and Southern Rocks.