Mashonaland set to take on board

The Mashonaland Cricket Association are soldiering on with their showdown with Zimbabwe Cricket, and are preparing to hold a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the matter. Elvis Sembezeya, an MCA board member, confirmed that the meeting will go ahead at 10am local time.

Sembezeya said his board will consider a possible vote of no confidence on a possible breach of the former ZCU constitution when the board rebranded itself as Zimbabwe Cricket. "A number issues will be discussed including our affiliation to the Zimbabwe Cricket Union," Sembezeya explained. "As far as we are concerned, we are affiliated to the ZCU and not Zimbabwe Cricket, so we want to discuss our position."

The week before last, Mashonanaland, the biggest and most powerful stakeholder in Zimbabwe Cricket, issued a press statement dissociating themselves from the board's rebranding exercise. Mashonaland's clubs have refused to fulfill National League matches, and Mashonaland will not take any further part in the Logan Cup, which is unlikely to be completed if the dispute is not resolved.

"It doesn't make sense to change the name and logo when they fail to give clubs support to sustain themselves," Sembezeya continued. "[The board's] mandete is to make sure that cricket survives and not change the name and logo." He added that Mashonaland were taking their stand for the good of the game, and that the current ZC board did "not have cricket at heart".