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Southern Rocks – 512-8 declared in 173.2 overs (Tadiwanashe Marumani 102, Innocent Kaia 88, Tafadzwa Tsiga 84; Marshal Takodza 2/25, Tapiwa Mufudza 2/105, Brad Evans 1/27)
Alliance Health Eagles – 34-2 in 13 overs (Kudzai Maunze 11, Will Fraine 10*, Chamu Chibhabha 6*; Tendai Chisoro 2/18)
Day 2 – Stumps: Alliance Health Eagles trail by 478 runs
A monumental maiden first-class century from Tadiwanashe Marumani paved the way for a record total by Southern Rocks in almost two full days’ play in their Logan Cup match against Eagles at Old Hararians Sports Club.
The first day of this game was characterised by slow batting.
Rocks, batting first on winning the toss, batted throughout the day to score 222 runs for the loss of just one wicket, the man out being Innocent Kaia, who scored 88 off 194 balls in an opening partnership of 153 with Marumani.
Marumani batted from start to finish for 88 not out at the close, in company with the Northamptonshire professional Ben Curran, who had 42.
On the morning of day two, Marumani went on to complete his century, 102 runs off no fewer than 361 deliveries, in almost seven-and-a-half hours, with nine fours and two sixes in his brighter moments.
He was dismissed just after Curran went for 75, which took him 144 balls.
The pair put on 137 for the second wicket, and both batters were dismissed in quick succession, lbw to Tapiwa Mufudza.
The later batters were more enterprising, although the Eagles bowlers still struggled for success.
Roy Kaia scored 34 off 42 balls and the captain, Richmond Mutumbami, 37 off 66 balls, and the score was 368 for five wickets when he was out.
But the tribulations of the Eagles were not over yet, as Tafadzwa Tsiga and William Mashinge shared a partnership of 127 for the sixth wicket, both scoring fifties.
Tsiga scored 84 off 132 balls and Mashinge 59 off 102, a fair rate of scoring without really taking full advantage of the exhausted bowlers.
Seven wickets were down when the 500 came up, and on the dismissal of Tsiga the innings was declared closed, at 512 for eight wickets.
The whole innings took 173.2 overs and almost exactly 11 hours – it is a new record score for Rocks, beating their 505 for eight wickets declared against Mountaineers last November.
Mufudza in the whole innings bowled 56 overs, with 19 maidens, and took two wickets for 105 runs, a fine marathon performance.
Marshal Takodza, coming on near the end, had it much easier, dismissing Tsiga and Mashinge to take two wickets for 25 in 8.2 overs.
Eagles opened their innings with their overseas professional from Yorkshire, Will Fraine, and Kudzai Maunze.
Tendai Chisoro opened the bowling and before the close of play he took two wickets, removing Maunze for 11 and the night-watchman, Tanaka Chivanga, for one.
Eagles were struggling at 34 for two wickets at the close – Fraine is still there with 10 and Chamu Chibhabha has six.
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