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Midwest Rhinos player Riki Wessels (son of Kepler Wessels, one of the applicants for the position of national coach) has indicated that he plans to return to the side next season. Wessels has had a fairly successful time with Rhinos so far, 313 runs at an average of 34.17 in the six Logan Cup matches he's played so far, and in an interview with the Zimbabwe Standard had good words to say about the standard of play in the competition this year:

"I am busy trying to sort out my papers so that I can return to play next season. I really enjoyed my time here with the Rhinos and cricket has a bright future in Zimbabwe. It is not long before Test cricket returns to the country because I have seen they have got quite a few exciting young cricketers like Vusi Sibanda, Brendan Taylor and Graeme Cremer."

"If you see these guys performing like this at their age it means they will get better as they grow older. [The franchise system] has helped a lot because the cricketers are now playing a lot of competitive cricket regularly and a lot of former players have also returned. The future is good and what is needed is a bit more exposure for the cricketers by playing against quality sides. The first year of running a franchise is also the difficult part. But this year it has gone rather well and the challenge now is to improve on the next season."

Wessels is expected to return to Northamptonshire during the upcoming English season.
Zimbabwe Standard - Wessels Set for Comeback