St. Aidan’s Cricket Team - Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe

Andy Tabvura

Rockingham CCC scholarship boy, Andy Tabvura, is now in to his second year at Churchill.

His studies are strong and he is a good scholar. But his cricket is really blossoming. He had a very successful first season in senior cricket (with Gladiators second XI in the Vigne Cup) and has been playing in the First team at Churchill.

He is training nearly every day at St Aidans and is a star of the future!

Keep working hard Andy

Thanks
Harry
Rockingham CCC

St Aidans on the international stage again

Beloved Biza this week became the first Zimbabwean woman to score a century in a t20 international match

Another product of the Malcom Chikuwha academy, Beloved has been in sparkling form during the Under 19 tournament in Nigeria.
She blasted 102 not out, off just 52 balls against Ghana.

Well played Beloved

Thanks
Harry
Rockingham CCC

CJPL (5)

Zengeza 4. 148/5
Tamuka. 152/8

The Chitungwiza Junior Premier League is back underway and Tamuka caused a major shock by beating perennial finalists Zengeza 4, in a terrific match at St Aidans.

After electing to bat, Zengeza 4 got off to a solid start before they were rocked with the dismissal of star batsman Gael Mugidha for 17.
But that brought Divine Chedewu to the crease, who continued his great form to smash 69 and set an imposing score of 148.

Tamuka faltered in the early stages of their reply and fell to 29/4. But Captain and talismanic allrounder Tinashe Juma stepped up and bludgeoned 71 (from just 46 balls) to set up a very tense finish. With just 8 balls left Leon Svosve struck the winning boundary to seal a memorable victory for Tamuka.

What a great game
Well played boys

Thanks
Harry
Rockingham CCC

Chitungwiza Junior Premier League (2026)

The competition committee have now drawn up the fixture schedule for the coming season.
As the CJPL enters its fifth season in 2026. we are excited to announce the addition of a girls competition!

CJPL will retain a 7 team, boys structure with teams from Fungisai, Tangenhamo, Tamuka, Chinembiri, St Aidans, Zengeza 4 and Dudzai.
They will each play 12 matches, as they battle it out for a place in the grand final (to be played in November at St Aidans).
This competition has now provided a stepping stone for countless cricketers to play local, regional and even international cricket. 2026 promises, once again, to be a hotly contested championship with great cricket and many developing skills on show.

The girls competition will be contested by 5 new teams, from Dudzai, St Aidans, Tamuka, Chinembiri and Fungisai. This ground-breaking move will surely see Chitungwiza at the forefront of girls and women’s cricket, in years to come.

Thanks for your support
Harry
Rockingham CCC

Benny Zuze and Leeroy Chiwaula

The project team were delighted that the new kit, for the boys, arrived in Harare this week.

We would like to Thank, Coyote Cricket (from Jalandhar, India) for their kind sponsorship. We are extremely grateful.
www.coyotecricket.com

The boys are still involved in the Under19 World Cup, where they are representing Zimbabwe in the final stages of the competition.

The St Aidans boys are doing us proud and they look great with their new kit.

Thanks
Skip
Rockingham CCC

Leeroy Chiwaula

Former St Aidan’s star batsman Leeroy Chiwaula, has today scored a fantastic 62, versus the powerhouse of India.

Leeroy is representing Zimbabwe in the final stages of the Under 19 World Cup. Despite defeat to an incredibly strong Indian team, Leeroy played a magnificent innings that showed real skill and determination.

He has worked incredibly hard at his game for many years and at the age of 18, is blossoming into a real star on the international stage.

Well done Leeroy
We are proud

Thanks
Harry
Rockingham CCC

Nigel Bonyongwa
Rockingham CCC scholarship

Nigel picked up his uniform this week, ahead of taking his place at Churchill School in 2026.
Nigel is a seam bowling all rounder from St Aidans and was a star performer in the CJPL.
He is a good scholar and a very promising cricketer.
We will bring regular updates on his sporting and academic progress.

Good luck Nigel

Thanks
Skip
Rockingham CCC

St Aidans duo selected for the Zimbabwe Under 19s World Cup Squad

Hard hitting batsman Leeroy Chiwaula and all rounder Benny Zuze have been selected in the Zimbabwe World Cup Squad.
The boys have been training exceptionally hard and can’t wait for the action to begin.

The Chitungwiza coaches work incredibly hard on a daily basis to make all of this possible. Big shout out to Malcom Chikuwha, who has coached and mentored these lads for many years.

The boys were only 12 when we first met them at St Aidans, in 2020.
Very well done lads. We are proud….

Thanks
Harry
Rockingham CCC

Rockingham CCC Scholarship Award

This years winner is Nigel Bonyongwa.
Nigel was selected for this annual award, on the basis of cricket ability and educational performance.
Nigel is captain of the victorious St Aidan’s team and will now attend Churchill High School, where he will study and play cricket, under the guidance of head coach Adiele Malion.
Nigel is a fast bowling all-rounder with real potential to play cricket at the highest level.
We wish Nigel all the very best and are most grateful for the very kinds words from his headteacher and parents.

We will of course offer regular progress updates, as Nigel continues his academic and cricketing journey.

Well done Nigel. Richly deserved….
Please keep up the good work

Thanks
Harry
Rockingham CCC

Chitungwiza Junior Premier League, Awards ceremony

The presentation committee were really pleased to offer 2 special awards. One for Batsman of the Tournament and the other, for Most Valuable Player (MVP). The competition has seen many games, contested by our 7 primary schools, in a league system that has been running since February.

CJPL batsman of the tournament was Albert Manungo (from Chinembiri school) who scored 561 runs at an average of 70.
(We would like to Thank, Tafadzwa Madhoro of Zimbabwe Cricket for his kind donation of a cricket bat that we presented to Albert)

The MVP award went to Sean Makaniso. Sean is only 10 and has 2 more seasons of CJPL ahead of him before he leaves St Aidans!
Sean scored 357 runs (average of 44) and took 20 wickets (at an average of 7.5)
Sean was also presented with a cricket bat.

The presentation party made special mention to the coaches, who have worked tirelessly throughout the year, to develop our young cricketers

Thank you very much to…..

Coach Malcom (St Aidans)
Coach Kuda (Zengeza 4)
Coach Tatenda (Tamuka)
Coach Musa (Chinembiri)
Coach Panashe (Dudzai)
Coach Munya (Fungisai)
Coach Lameck (Tangenhamo)

These coaches are doing an amazing job. Keep up the great work……

Thanks
Harry
Rockingham CCC

Chitungwiza Junior Premier League, Finals Day

A large and vocal crowd were treated to a real feast of cricket at St Aidans on Tuesday

In the morning Tamuka narrowly beat Chinembiri by 4 runs to finish in 3rd place (in only their first year of cricket)

And then St Aidans beat arch rivals Zengeza 4 to retain the CJPL trophy.
Zengeza got off to flying start and made full use of the power play before being pegged back by the spinners. They ended their innings on 166 all out
St Aidans managed the run chase perfectly with star batsman Shiloh Muchenje scoring 54 not out.

It was a great day with some incredible talent on show…..

Thank you to all of the parents, teachers, supporters, coaches (and international cricketers) that came along to suppprt.

Well played St Aidans…..

Thanks
Harry
Rockingham CCC