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Matabeleland cricket team was a first-class cricket team representing the Matabeleland province in Zimbabwe. They competed in the Logan Cup from 1994 until the format was revamped in 2007.

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The side played its home games at both the Queens Sports Club and Bulawayo Athletic Club in Bulawayo.

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