Fixtures

CSA T20 Challenge 04/21 12:00 - Southern Rocks vs North West Dragons View

Results

CSA T20 Challenge 04/19 16:00 - Rocks v Western Province 110-173
CSA T20 Challenge 04/17 11:30 - Tuskers v Rocks 119-121
CSA T20 Challenge 04/14 12:00 - Rocks v Warriors 128-127
CSA T20 Challenge 04/12 16:00 - Titans v Rocks 124-122
CSA T20 Challenge 04/07 12:00 - Western Province v Rocks CANC
CSA T20 Challenge 04/05 16:00 - Rocks v Tuskers 97-94
CSA T20 Challenge 03/31 12:00 - Rocks v Lions 116-120
CSA T20 Challenge 03/24 08:00 - Dolphins v Rocks 158-163
CSA T20 Challenge 03/21 12:00 - North West Dragons v Rocks 148-146
CSA T20 Challenge 03/17 12:00 - Warriors v Rocks 165-117
CSA T20 Challenge 03/15 16:00 - Rocks v Dolphins 125-129
CSA T20 Challenge 03/10 12:00 - Rocks v Titans 126-127

Wikipedia - Southern Rocks

The Southern Rocks is one of five Zimbabwean cricket franchises. They are a first-class cricket team, based in the Masvingo and Matabeleland South area. They play their home matches at Masvingo Sports Club in Masvingo. The team initially ceased to play after the 2013–14 season. In their 47 first-class matches they won 3, lost 27, and drew 17. However, in December 2020, Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed they would be one of the teams playing in the 2020–21 Logan Cup Southern Rocks won their first Logan Cup trophy in the same 2020–21 season .

History

Following the decline of the standard of cricket in Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Cricket used a new set of teams for all the first-class, List A and the Twenty20 formats of the game. The Southern Rocks were based in Masvingo and Matabeleland South area.

2009–10 Logan Cup

The Southern Rocks debut in the Logan Cup was disastrous. The Rocks played 12 matches and lost six, while drawing six. These included heavy defeats such as a 234-run defeat to Mash Eagles, an 8-wicket loss to Mountaineers, a defeat by an innings and 214 runs to Matabeleland Tuskers, an innings and 87 runs defeat to the Tuskers, an innings and 114 runs defeat to Mountaineers, an innings and 19 runs defeat to Mashonaland Eagles, etc. The team's first draw was against Mid West Rhinos, achieved at Masvingo Sports Club.

2009–10 Faithwear Metbank One-Day Competition

Southern Rocks lost their first ever List A match to Mountaineers by 5 wickets at Mutare Sports Club, but duly bounced back to finish in fourth place in the group stage and qualify for the semi-final. In the semi, they were crushed by Mountaineers by seven wickets to eliminate them from the competition, despite Steve Tikolo providing some resistance to Mountaineers with a 37 in a Rocks total of 131 all out.

2009–10 Stanbic Bank 20 Series

Rocks had a worse Stanbic Bank Twenty20 tournament in 2009–10 and finished in last place with just 1 win and four losses from five matches. Their only win came in a 43-run win over Matabeleland Tuskers, which was possible due to excellent batting from openers Chamu Chibhabha and Sikandar Raza.

2010–11 Logan Cup

The Southern Rocks again had a very poor Logan Cup, with five defeats from 12 matches, and seven draws.

2010–11 Stanbic Bank 20 Series

The Rocks started the series with a bang. In an attempt to win the championship, the Rocks purchased former West Indian legend Brian Lara, former English fast bowler Ryan Sidebottom, and Zimbabwean-born Hampshire batsman Sean Ervine. The first match Rocks played was lost by 28 runs, despite Lara top-scoring with 65 on Twenty20 debut. Eventually, the Rocks finished fourth in the group pool.

As the Rocks did not proceed to the semis, they fought for third place in the group with Matabeleland Tuskers. In that match, they were crushed by nine wickets with Charles Coventry leading the way with a boundary-laden 67*.

2011–12 Logan Cup

The Rocks currently are having an awful Logan Cup, being at the bottom of the group with 4 defeats from 4 matches.

2011–12 Coca-Cola Pro50 Championship

The Southern Rocks are currently third in the group with 2 victories from 5 games. They have shown promise, including a remarkable tied game against Mid West Rhinos, with Rocks captain Tatenda Taibu scoring a hundred.

2011–12 Stanbic Bank 20 Series

Southern Rocks had an awful tournament, finishing in last place, without a single victory out of four games. The lost three, and one resulted in a no-result. They thus missed out on a place in the semi-finals, with Mashonaland Eagles sealing fourth place.

2014 suspension

In April 2014 the Southern Rocks franchise was suspended. From the 2014–15 season Southern Rocks no longer competed, and there were only four domestic teams in Zimbabwe.

2020 return

In December 2020, the team returned for the 2020–21 Logan Cup first-class cricket tournament. Their first game back was against Matabeleland Tuskers. In the same season the team won its first Logan Cup ending the season without a defeat.

In the Domestic T20 competition the Rocks finished third after losing to Mashonaland Eagles in the semi-finals.

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