South Africa 2003 | SuperSport Series - Final - Titans v Warriors- A valiant effort by Rudi Struwig just isn't enough. Titans fall short by 19 runs!

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Match 5
NORTHERNS v FREE STATE - Centurion Park, Centurion

NORTHERNS 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Butch James c G Enslin b N Botha 63 91 5 0 69.23 Petrus Struwig b G Enslin 50 50 6 1 100.00 Hashim Naidoo c N Botha b V Fanie 11 18 1 0 61.11 Siya Ndlala b W Brits 77 65 8 2 118.46 Dewald Cronje not out 47 64 4 1 73.44 Sticky McWicket b E Cronje 3 6 0 0 50.00 SJ Erasmus not out 8 6 0 1 133.33 DNB: Jaffa Ismail, Pierre Struwig, Rudi Struwig, Niki Esterhuizen

FOW: 1/84( Petrus Struwig, 16.5), 2/110( Hashim Naidoo, 22.4), 3/165( Butch James, 30.5), 4/261( Siya Ndlala, 45.3), 5/266( Sticky McWicket, 46.6),

NORTHERNS - 283 / 5 Overs 50 RPO: 5.66

Extras: 24 WD: 3 NB: 0 B: 2 LB: 19

Partnerships

Butch James / Petrus Struwig     84 (102) Butch James / Hashim Naidoo     26 (35) Butch James / Siya Ndlala     55 (49) Dewald Cronje / Siya Ndlala     96 (90) Dewald Cronje / Sticky McWicket     5 (9) Dewald Cronje / SJ Erasmus     17 (18)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Vinnige Fanie 10.0 0 51 1 5.10 0 0 Naas Botha 10.0 0 61 1 6.10 2 0 Ewald Cronje 10.0 0 41 1 4.10 0 0 Wynand Brits 10.0 0 59 1 5.90 0 0 Gert Enslin 10.0 0 50 1 5.00 1 0

FREE STATE 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Heinrich Brussow c S Ndlala b R Struwig 9 20 0 0 45.00 Simon Beer b N Esterhuizen 103 106 9 3 97.17 Kobus Kotze c P Struwig b S Erasmus 9 17 1 0 52.94 Conraad Klopper c B James b S Erasmus 18 33 1 0 54.55 Corne Krige not out 71 69 7 3 102.90 Heinrich Bester not out 53 55 5 1 96.36 DNB: Gert Enslin, Wynand Brits, Vinnige Fanie, Naas Botha, Ewald Cronje

FOW: 1/21( Heinrich Brussow, 5.6), 2/72( Kobus Kotze, 15.1), 3/135( Conraad Klopper, 24.6), 4/161( Simon Beer, 31.5),

FREE STATE - 279 / 4 Overs 50 RPO: 5.58

Extras: 16 WD: 3 NB: 0 B: 1 LB: 12

Partnerships

Heinrich Brussow / Simon Beer     21 (36) Kobus Kotze / Simon Beer     51 (56) Conraad Klopper / Simon Beer     63 (59) Corne Krige / Simon Beer     26 (43) Corne Krige / Heinrich Bester     118 (109)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Pierre Struwig 10.0 0 41 0 4.10 0 0 Rudi Struwig 10.0 0 56 1 5.60 0 0 Jaffa Ismail 10.0 1 47 0 4.70 2 0 SJ Erasmus 10.0 0 68 2 6.80 1 0 Niki Esterhuizen 10.0 0 54 1 5.40 0 0

What a finish! A nail-biter to the very end. Well played to both teams, but in the end, there can be only one winner. NORTHERNS will breathe a sigh of relief after today's match and will be hoping to be more authoritative in the next one. The bowlers were probably licking their lips when they saw the pitch today - the pitch was very sporting, to say the least. All of the disciplines benefited greatly throughout the day. These two teams were fairly evenly matched so it was tough to predict the outcome. That being said NORTHERNS proved to be the stronger in the end and snatched victory. MATCH NOTES ----------- NORTHERNS wins by 4 runs MoM: S Beer NORTHERNS 283/5 50 overs FREE STATE 279/4 50 overs NORTHERNS . Petrus Struwig 50 off 47 balls in 70 min . Butch James 50 off 76 balls in 114 min . Siya Ndlala 50 off 47 balls in 77 min FREE STATE . Simon Beer 50 off 57 balls in 71 min . Simon Beer 100 off 101 balls in 129 min . Corne Krige 50 off 50 balls in 71 min . Heinrich Bester 50 off 48 balls in 65 min

 

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Match 6
BOLAND v EASTERN PROVINCE - Boland Park, Paarl

BOLAND 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Vin Meintjies c L Waqu b T Mkize 1 5 0 0 20.00 Victor Mahlangu b L Alder 30 37 3 0 81.08 Christoffel Klijnhans b J Prince 57 66 5 1 86.36 Juan Landsberg b J Prince 43 46 4 2 93.48 Morne Kleynhans b J Prince 28 33 2 1 84.85 Grant Thomson b L Alder 34 39 3 1 87.18 Tshepo Ntuli c L Alder b R East 8 9 1 0 88.89 Gerhardt Abrahams b D Smit 7 12 1 0 58.33 Ernest Kemm c L Alder b D Smit 4 10 0 0 40.00 Gogga Adams c L Waqu b D Smit 1 5 0 0 20.00 Romano Terblanche not out 5 7 1 0 71.43

FOW: 1/2( Vin Meintjies, 0.6), 2/50( Victor Mahlangu, 10.3), 3/141( Christoffel Klijnhans, 25.1), 4/142( Juan Landsberg, 25.4), 5/188( Morne Kleynhans, 34.4), 6/207( Tshepo Ntuli, 37.4), 7/221( Gerhardt Abrahams, 40.3), 8/223( Grant Thomson, 41.3), 9/226( Gogga Adams, 42.5), 10/231( Ernest Kemm, 44.3),

BOLAND - 231 all out Overs 44.3 RPO: 5.08

Extras: 13 WD: 3 NB: 2 B: 0 LB: 8

Partnerships

Vin Meintjies / Victor Mahlangu     2 (6) Christoffel Klijnhans / Victor Mahlangu     48 (58) Christoffel Klijnhans / Juan Landsberg     91 (91) Morne Kleynhans / Juan Landsberg     1 (3) Morne Kleynhans / Grant Thomson     46 (54) Tshepo Ntuli / Grant Thomson     19 (18) Gerhardt Abrahams / Grant Thomson     14 (18) Ernest Kemm / Grant Thomson     2 (6) Ernest Kemm / Gogga Adams     3 (8) Ernest Kemm / Romano Terblanche     5 (10)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Tshepo Mkize 8.0 1 49 1 6.13 0 1 Liyema Waqu 8.0 0 27 0 3.38 0 0 Liam Alder 8.0 0 33 2 4.13 1 1 Dale Smit 5.3 0 29 3 5.27 0 0 Jason Prince 9.0 0 62 3 6.89 0 0 Robbie East 6.0 0 23 1 3.83 2 0

EASTERN PROVINCE 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Herschelle Meintjies run out (J Landsberg) 34 57 3 0 59.65 George Van Heerden c +G Thomson b R Terblanche 60 78 5 1 76.92 Meeka-eel Prince not out 87 87 8 1 100.00 Dale Smit b G Adams 22 37 1 0 59.46 Dewan Marais not out 6 7 1 0 85.71 DNB: Ronan Hermann, Robbie East, Liam Alder, Tshepo Mkize, Liyema Waqu, Jason Prince

FOW: 1/92( Herschelle Meintjies, 18.2), 2/133( George Van Heerden, 28.6), 3/220( Dale Smit, 41.6),

EASTERN PROVINCE - 234 / 3 Overs 44.2 RPO: 5.28

Extras: 24 WD: 0 NB: 0 B: 0 LB: 24

Partnerships

Herschelle Meintjies / George Van Heerden     92 (110) Meeka-eel Prince / George Van Heerden     41 (64) Meeka-eel Prince / Dale Smit     87 (78) Meeka-eel Prince / Dewan Marais     14 (14)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Romano Terblanche 8.0 0 39 1 4.88 0 0 Ernest Kemm 10.0 1 42 0 4.20 0 0 Morne Kleynhans 6.2 0 26 0 4.11 0 0 Tshepo Ntuli 6.0 0 26 0 4.33 0 0 Gogga Adams 8.0 0 52 1 6.50 0 0 Gerhardt Abrahams 6.0 0 24 0 4.00 0 0

That's the end of the game and EASTERN PROVINCE wrap up a massive victory winning by 7 wickets. BOLAND was never in the game but that is more down to EASTERN PROVINCE's excellent performance than it was the former's poor effort. The bowlers were probably licking their lips when they saw the pitch today - the pitch was very sporting, to say the least. All of the disciplines benefited greatly throughout the day. These two teams were fairly evenly matched so it was tough to predict the outcome. That being said EASTERN PROVINCE proved to be the stronger in the end and snatched victory. MATCH NOTES ----------- EASTERN PROVINCE wins by 7 wickets MoM: M Prince BOLAND 231 all out 44.3 overs EASTERN PROVINCE 234/3 44.2 overs BOLAND . Christoffel Klijnhans 50 off 52 balls in 84 min EASTERN PROVINCE . George Van Heerden 50 off 60 balls in 87 min . Meeka-eel Prince 50 off 59 balls in 67 min

 

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Match 7
EASTERN PROVINCE v WESTERN PROVINCE - St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

WESTERN PROVINCE 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Graeme Botha b J Prince 106 126 10 1 84.13 Roelf Botha b J Prince 23 37 2 0 62.16 Faf de Klerk b L Waqu 44 50 4 2 88.00 Themba Xolo not out 56 51 6 0 109.80 Jacques Coetzee b L Alder 24 20 2 1 120.00 Bosman Du Plessis not out 13 18 1 0 72.22 DNB: Gys De Bruyn, Karel Pienaar, Douw Steyn, Fanie Steyn, Jaco Kotze

FOW: 1/77( Roelf Botha, 16.5), 2/182( Faf de Klerk, 33.3), 3/196( Graeme Botha, 36.4), 4/235( Jacques Coetzee, 43.1),

WESTERN PROVINCE - 281 / 4 Overs 50 RPO: 5.62

Extras: 15 WD: 1 NB: 2 B: 0 LB: 12

Partnerships

Graeme Botha / Roelf Botha     77 (101) Graeme Botha / Faf de Klerk     105 (102) Graeme Botha / Themba Xolo     14 (19) Jacques Coetzee / Themba Xolo     39 (39) Bosman Du Plessis / Themba Xolo     46 (42)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Tshepo Mkize 8.0 0 39 0 4.88 0 1 Liyema Waqu 8.0 0 40 1 5.00 0 0 Liam Alder 9.0 0 64 1 7.11 1 1 Dale Smit 8.0 0 48 0 6.00 0 0 Jason Prince 10.0 0 42 2 4.20 0 0 Robbie East 7.0 0 36 0 5.14 0 0

EASTERN PROVINCE 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Herschelle Meintjies run out (J Coetzee) 59 61 3 2 96.72 George Van Heerden b J Kotze 19 25 2 0 76.00 Meeka-eel Prince c D Steyn b J Kotze 64 67 6 1 95.52 Dale Smit b K Pienaar 65 71 6 1 91.55 Dewan Marais c R Botha b F Steyn 24 26 2 1 92.31 Ronan Hermann not out 19 30 1 0 63.33 Robbie East not out 9 20 1 0 45.00 DNB: Liam Alder, Tshepo Mkize, Liyema Waqu, Jason Prince

FOW: 1/52( George Van Heerden, 9.3), 2/107( Herschelle Meintjies, 19.1), 3/194( Meeka-eel Prince, 33.4), 4/235( Dewan Marais, 40.3), 5/247( Dale Smit, 43.4),

EASTERN PROVINCE - 272 / 5 Overs 50 RPO: 5.44

Extras: 13 WD: 3 NB: 0 B: 2 LB: 8

Partnerships

Herschelle Meintjies / George Van Heerden     52 (57) Herschelle Meintjies / Meeka-eel Prince     55 (60) Dale Smit / Meeka-eel Prince     87 (87) Dale Smit / Dewan Marais     41 (41) Dale Smit / Ronan Hermann     12 (19) Robbie East / Ronan Hermann     25 (39)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Douw Steyn 8.0 0 53 0 6.63 0 0 Jaco Kotze 8.0 0 36 2 4.50 0 0 Karel Pienaar 9.0 0 39 1 4.33 3 0 Jacques Coetzee 10.0 0 42 0 4.20 0 0 Gys De Bruyn 6.0 0 36 0 6.00 0 0 Fanie Steyn 9.0 0 56 1 6.22 0 0

What a finish! A nail-biter to the very end. Well played to both teams, but in the end, there can be only one winner. WESTERN PROVINCE will breathe a sigh of relief after today's match and will be hoping to be more authoritative in the next one. The bowlers were probably licking their lips when they saw the pitch today - the pitch was very sporting, to say the least. All of the disciplines benefited greatly throughout the day. These two teams were fairly evenly matched so it was tough to predict the outcome. That being said WESTERN PROVINCE proved to be the stronger in the end and snatched victory. MATCH NOTES ----------- WESTERN PROVINCE wins by 9 runs MoM: G Botha WESTERN PROVINCE 281/4 50 overs EASTERN PROVINCE 272/5 50 overs WESTERN PROVINCE . Graeme Botha 50 off 66 balls in 74 min . Graeme Botha 100 off 117 balls in 143 min . Themba Xolo 50 off 46 balls in 61 min EASTERN PROVINCE . Herschelle Meintjies 50 off 53 balls in 68 min . Meeka-eel Prince 50 off 55 balls in 80 min . Dale Smit 50 off 55 balls in 70 min

 

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Match 8
FREE STATE v BOLAND - Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein

BOLAND 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Vin Meintjies c V Fanie b N Botha 4 11 0 0 36.36 Victor Mahlangu c C Klopper b W Brits 66 90 5 2 73.33 Christoffel Klijnhans c C Klopper b E Cronje 29 40 1 2 72.50 Juan Landsberg c G Enslin b N Botha 10 20 1 0 50.00 Morne Kleynhans c C Krige b E Cronje 39 36 4 2 108.33 Grant Thomson not out 41 52 4 0 78.85 Tshepo Ntuli b E Cronje 12 16 1 0 75.00 Gerhardt Abrahams not out 21 35 2 0 60.00 DNB: Ernest Kemm, Gogga Adams, Romano Terblanche

FOW: 1/19( Vin Meintjies, 5.1), 2/77( Christoffel Klijnhans, 17.1), 3/100( Juan Landsberg, 24.4), 4/141( Victor Mahlangu, 30.4), 5/162( Morne Kleynhans, 34.4), 6/180( Tshepo Ntuli, 38.6),

BOLAND - 241 / 6 Overs 50 RPO: 4.82

Extras: 19 WD: 0 NB: 0 B: 0 LB: 19

Partnerships

Vin Meintjies / Victor Mahlangu     19 (31) Christoffel Klijnhans / Victor Mahlangu     58 (72) Juan Landsberg / Victor Mahlangu     23 (45) Morne Kleynhans / Victor Mahlangu     41 (36) Morne Kleynhans / Grant Thomson     21 (24) Tshepo Ntuli / Grant Thomson     18 (26) Gerhardt Abrahams / Grant Thomson     61 (66)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Vinnige Fanie 10.0 0 42 0 4.20 0 0 Naas Botha 10.0 0 47 2 4.70 0 0 Ewald Cronje 10.0 0 34 3 3.40 0 0 Wynand Brits 10.0 0 41 1 4.10 0 0 Gert Enslin 10.0 0 58 0 5.80 0 0

FREE STATE 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Heinrich Brussow b G Adams 51 55 5 1 92.73 Simon Beer b R Terblanche 3 7 0 0 42.86 Kobus Kotze c C Klijnhans b R Terblanche 3 9 0 0 33.33 Conraad Klopper b M Kleynhans 5 7 0 0 71.43 Corne Krige c E Kemm b M Kleynhans 3 16 0 0 18.75 Heinrich Bester b G Adams 44 45 4 3 97.78 Gert Enslin c C Klijnhans b E Kemm 18 35 2 0 51.43 Wynand Brits b G Adams 12 17 1 1 70.59 Vinnige Fanie not out 17 36 1 0 47.22 Naas Botha b G Adams 2 14 0 0 14.29 Ewald Cronje c V Meintjies b T Ntuli 20 39 1 0 51.28

FOW: 1/11( Simon Beer, 2.6), 2/37( Kobus Kotze, 8.2), 3/53( Conraad Klopper, 10.5), 4/63( Corne Krige, 14.5), 5/70( Heinrich Brussow, 16.3), 6/126( Gert Enslin, 26.6), 7/144( Wynand Brits, 30.4), 8/149( Heinrich Bester, 32.1), 9/151( Naas Botha, 34.4), 10/200( Ewald Cronje, 46.3),

FREE STATE - 200 all out Overs 46.3 RPO: 4.21

Extras: 22 WD: 2 NB: 1 B: 0 LB: 19

Partnerships

Heinrich Brussow / Simon Beer     11 (18) Heinrich Brussow / Kobus Kotze     26 (32) Heinrich Brussow / Conraad Klopper     16 (15) Heinrich Brussow / Corne Krige     10 (24) Heinrich Brussow / Heinrich Bester     7 (10) Gert Enslin / Heinrich Bester     56 (63) Wynand Brits / Heinrich Bester     18 (22) Vinnige Fanie / Heinrich Bester     5 (9) Vinnige Fanie / Naas Botha     2 (15) Vinnige Fanie / Ewald Cronje     49 (74)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Romano Terblanche 8.0 0 25 2 3.13 1 1 Ernest Kemm 8.0 0 33 1 4.13 0 0 Morne Kleynhans 6.0 1 26 2 4.33 0 0 Tshepo Ntuli 8.3 0 24 1 2.82 1 0 Gogga Adams 10.0 0 40 4 4.00 0 0 Gerhardt Abrahams 6.0 1 33 0 5.50 0 0

And so the game draws to a tame conclusion with BOLAND claiming an impressive victory by 41 runs. A solid, if unspectacular performance there by BOLAND and they will no doubt want to build on the foundation laid today. The bowlers were probably licking their lips when they saw the pitch today - the pitch was very sporting, to say the least. All of the disciplines benefited greatly throughout the day. These two teams were fairly evenly matched so it was tough to predict the outcome. That being said BOLAND proved to be the stronger in the end and snatched victory. MATCH NOTES ----------- BOLAND wins by 41 runs MoM: G Adams BOLAND 241/6 50 overs FREE STATE 200 all out 46.3 overs BOLAND . Victor Mahlangu 50 off 73 balls in 95 min FREE STATE . Heinrich Brussow 50 off 55 balls in 69 min

 

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Match 9
GAUTENG LIONS v NORTHERNS - New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

NORTHERNS 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Butch James c G Usher b P Cox 31 42 3 1 73.81 Petrus Struwig c M Mnyandu b K Hall 53 58 5 1 91.38 Hashim Naidoo b K Hall 12 18 1 0 66.67 Siya Ndlala b K Hall 21 20 2 0 105.00 Dewald Cronje not out 74 90 6 0 82.22 Sticky McWicket b K Hall 35 37 3 0 94.59 Grant Koen not out 22 36 2 0 61.11 DNB: Jaffa Ismail, Pierre Struwig, Rudi Struwig, Niki Esterhuizen

FOW: 1/77( Butch James, 13.5), 2/101( Petrus Struwig, 18.5), 3/104( Hashim Naidoo, 20.4), 4/134( Siya Ndlala, 25.4), 5/206( Sticky McWicket, 38.3),

NORTHERNS - 264 / 5 Overs 50 RPO: 5.28

Extras: 16 WD: 0 NB: 1 B: 0 LB: 15

Partnerships

Butch James / Petrus Struwig     77 (83) Hashim Naidoo / Petrus Struwig     24 (30) Hashim Naidoo / Siya Ndlala     3 (11) Dewald Cronje / Siya Ndlala     30 (30) Dewald Cronje / Sticky McWicket     72 (78) Dewald Cronje / Grant Koen     58 (69)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Shaun Bass 10.0 0 49 0 4.90 0 0 Mark Brandt 10.0 0 59 0 5.90 0 0 Wiets Steyn 10.0 0 40 0 4.00 0 0 Pat Cox 10.0 0 47 1 4.70 0 0 Kevin Hall 10.0 0 54 4 5.40 0 1

GAUTENG LIONS 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Graeme Usher c P Struwig b R Struwig 3 7 0 0 42.86 Meyer Blitz b R Struwig 9 20 1 0 45.00 Moreleke Mnyandu b J Ismail 10 19 0 0 52.63 Mark Janssen b N Esterhuizen 50 67 4 0 74.63 Shane Burch c B James b G Koen 22 34 2 0 64.71 Warren Carlitz not out 77 72 7 2 106.94 Kevin Hall run out (B James) 51 51 4 2 100.00 Wiets Steyn not out 17 32 1 0 53.13 DNB: Shaun Bass, Pat Cox, Mark Brandt

FOW: 1/13( Graeme Usher, 3.4), 2/17( Meyer Blitz, 5.2), 3/43( Moreleke Mnyandu, 10.4), 4/104( Shane Burch, 23.3), 5/106( Mark Janssen, 24.5), 6/207( Kevin Hall, 39.4),

GAUTENG LIONS - 262 / 6 Overs 50 RPO: 5.24

Extras: 23 WD: 5 NB: 2 B: 0 LB: 16

Partnerships

Graeme Usher / Meyer Blitz     13 (22) Moreleke Mnyandu / Meyer Blitz     4 (11) Moreleke Mnyandu / Mark Janssen     26 (32) Shane Burch / Mark Janssen     61 (81) Warren Carlitz / Mark Janssen     2 (8) Warren Carlitz / Kevin Hall     101 (91) Warren Carlitz / Wiets Steyn     55 (62)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Pierre Struwig 10.0 0 35 0 3.50 0 1 Rudi Struwig 10.0 0 49 2 4.90 0 0 Jaffa Ismail 10.0 0 58 1 5.80 4 0 Grant Koen 10.0 0 32 1 3.20 1 0 Niki Esterhuizen 10.0 0 72 1 7.20 0 1

What a finish! A nail-biter to the very end. Well played to both teams, but in the end, there can be only one winner. NORTHERNS will breathe a sigh of relief after today's match and will be hoping to be more authoritative in the next one. The bowlers were probably licking their lips when they saw the pitch today - the pitch was very sporting, to say the least. All of the disciplines benefited greatly throughout the day. These two teams were fairly evenly matched so it was tough to predict the outcome. That being said NORTHERNS proved to be the stronger in the end and snatched victory. MATCH NOTES ----------- NORTHERNS wins by 2 runs MoM: K Hall NORTHERNS 264/5 50 overs GAUTENG LIONS 262/6 50 overs NORTHERNS . Petrus Struwig 50 off 56 balls in 80 min . Dewald Cronje 50 off 62 balls in 79 min GAUTENG LIONS . Mark Janssen 50 off 65 balls in 79 min . Kevin Hall 50 off 51 balls in 65 min . Warren Carlitz 50 off 55 balls in 88 min

 

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	Standings after 9 matches​		Played​		Won​		Lost​		Drawn​		Points​		NRR​
	EASTERN PROVINCE		3		2		1		0		4		0.19
	BOLAND		3		2		1		0		4		0.18
	WESTERN PROVINCE		3		2		1		0		4		0.16
	NORTHERNS		3		2		1		0		4		0.02
	FREE STATE		3		1		2		0		2		-0.28
	GAUTENG LIONS		3		0		3		0		0		-0.25

Leading - Batsmen

PLAYER​	GAMES​	INNING​	NOT OUTS​	TOTAL RUNS​	BALLS FACED​	BB​	AVE​	STRIKE RATE​	HUNDREDS​	FIFTIES​	FOURS​	SIXES​
Themba Xolo	3	3	2	215	235	82* (91)	215	91.49	0	3	22	1
Graeme Botha	3	3	0	208	246	106 (126)	69.33	84.55	1	1	17	3
Meyer Blitz	3	3	0	181	228	126 (138)	60.33	79.39	1	0	15	4
Heinrich Bester	3	3	1	171	159	74 (59)	85.50	107.55	0	2	16	7
George Van Heerden	3	3	0	169	205	90 (102)	56.33	82.44	0	2	15	3
Dewald Cronje	3	3	2	163	195	74* (90)	163	83.59	0	1	13	3
Herschelle Meintjies	3	3	0	163	199	70 (81)	54.33	81.91	0	2	11	5
Siya Ndlala	3	3	0	162	137	77 (65)	54	118.25	0	2	17	4
Dale Smit	3	3	0	156	174	69 (66)	52	89.66	0	2	11	4
Meeka-eel Prince	3	3	1	151	155	87* (87)	75.50	97.42	0	2	14	2
Christoffel Klijnhans	3	3	0	145	175	59 (69)	48.33	82.86	0	2	10	4
Vin Meintjies	3	3	0	139	159	134 (143)	46.33	87.42	1	0	12	2
Mark Janssen	3	3	1	131	166	50 (67)	65.50	78.92	0	1	9	1
Hashim Naidoo	3	3	1	129	167	106* (131)	64.50	77.25	1	0	12	0
Petrus Struwig	3	3	0	120	128	53 (58)	40	93.75	0	2	12	2
Butch James	3	3	0	118	156	63 (91)	39.33	75.64	0	1	10	2
Simon Beer	3	3	0	113	122	103 (106)	37.67	92.62	1	0	10	3
Morne Kleynhans	3	3	0	107	106	40 (37)	35.67	100.94	0	0	10	3
Roelf Botha	3	3	0	105	138	72 (85)	35	76.09	0	1	9	1
Graeme Usher	3	3	0	102	116	91 (100)	34	87.93	0	1	9	0
Jacques Coetzee	3	3	0	102	99	46 (49)	34	103.03	0	0	10	3

Leading - Bowlers

PLAYER​	GAMES​	INNING​	OVERS​	TOTAL WICKETS​	BBI​	RUNS CONCEDED​	AVE​	ECONOMY RATE​	STRIKE RATE​	FIFERS​	FOURFERS​
Kevin Hall	3	3	30.0	7	4/54	199	28.43	6.63	25.71	0	1
Jason Prince	3	3	29.0	6	3/62	174	29	6	29	0	0
Fanie Steyn	3	3	26.3	6	4/52	162	27	6.11	26.50	0	1
Douw Steyn	3	3	26.0	6	4/46	146	24.33	5.62	26	0	1
Gogga Adams	3	3	28.0	5	4/40	158	31.60	5.64	33.60	0	1
Rudi Struwig	3	3	30.0	5	2/51	156	31.20	5.20	36	0	0
Pat Cox	3	3	30.0	5	2/50	134	26.80	4.47	36	0	0
Ewald Cronje	3	3	30.0	5	3/34	121	24.20	4.03	36	0	0
Niki Esterhuizen	3	3	30.0	4	2/69	195	48.75	6.50	45	0	0
Naas Botha	3	3	30.0	4	2/47	169	42.25	5.63	45	0	0
Liam Alder	3	3	26.0	3	2/33	130	43.33	5	52	0	0
Liyema Waqu	3	3	26.0	3	2/60	127	42.33	4.88	52	0	0
Romano Terblanche	3	3	26.0	3	2/25	114	38	4.38	52	0	0
Dale Smit	3	3	18.3	3	3/29	113	37.67	6.11	37	0	0
Jaco Kotze	3	3	26.0	3	2/36	113	37.67	4.35	52	0	0
Morne Kleynhans	3	3	21.2	3	2/26	84	28	3.94	42.67	0	0
Tshepo Ntuli	3	3	20.3	3	2/29	79	26.33	3.85	41	0	0

 

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Match 10
WESTERN PROVINCE v NORTHERNS - Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town

NORTHERNS 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Butch James c J Coetzee b J Kotze 17 27 0 1 62.96 Petrus Struwig b J Coetzee 35 36 4 0 97.22 Hashim Naidoo b F Steyn 28 46 2 1 60.87 Siya Ndlala lbw J Coetzee 43 43 4 1 100.00 Dewald Cronje run out (D Steyn) 7 13 0 0 53.85 Sticky McWicket run out (R Botha) 12 14 0 1 85.71 Grant Koen c F Steyn b K Pienaar 27 44 2 0 61.36 Jaffa Ismail c T Xolo b F Steyn 5 9 1 0 55.56 Pierre Struwig lbw F Steyn 12 33 1 0 36.36 Rudi Struwig c J Coetzee b F Steyn 0 1 0 0 0.00 Niki Esterhuizen not out 2 8 0 0 25.00

FOW: 1/39( Butch James, 7.3), 2/74( Petrus Struwig, 13.5), 3/99( Hashim Naidoo, 21.2), 4/130( Dewald Cronje, 25.4), 5/149( Sticky McWicket, 28.5), 6/151( Siya Ndlala, 29.6), 7/164( Jaffa Ismail, 32.6), 8/196( Pierre Struwig, 42.4), 9/196( Rudi Struwig, 42.5), 10/203( Grant Koen, 45.3),

NORTHERNS - 203 all out Overs 45.3 RPO: 4.37

Extras: 15 WD: 3 NB: 1 B: 0 LB: 11

Partnerships

Butch James / Petrus Struwig     39 (47) Hashim Naidoo / Petrus Struwig     35 (38) Hashim Naidoo / Siya Ndlala     25 (45) Dewald Cronje / Siya Ndlala     31 (27) Sticky McWicket / Siya Ndlala     19 (19) Grant Koen / Siya Ndlala     2 (7) Grant Koen / Jaffa Ismail     13 (18) Grant Koen / Pierre Struwig     32 (58) Grant Koen / Rudi Struwig     0 (1) Grant Koen / Niki Esterhuizen     7 (17)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Douw Steyn 8.0 1 17 0 2.13 1 0 Jaco Kotze 8.0 1 44 1 5.50 1 0 Karel Pienaar 7.3 1 22 1 2.93 1 1 Jacques Coetzee 6.0 0 36 2 6.00 0 0 Gys De Bruyn 6.0 0 14 0 2.33 0 0 Fanie Steyn 10.0 0 59 4 5.90 0 0

WESTERN PROVINCE 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Graeme Botha c P Struwig b R Struwig 17 32 2 0 53.13 Roelf Botha c R Struwig b J Ismail 19 25 2 0 76.00 Faf de Klerk b N Esterhuizen 17 23 1 0 73.91 Themba Xolo b G Koen 14 19 1 1 73.68 Jacques Coetzee lbw N Esterhuizen 26 27 2 2 96.30 Bosman Du Plessis b N Esterhuizen 33 52 2 0 63.46 Gys De Bruyn b G Koen 14 27 1 0 51.85 Karel Pienaar run out (D Cronje) 0 13 0 0 0.00 Douw Steyn not out 18 44 1 0 40.91 Fanie Steyn c P Struwig b G Koen 20 40 1 0 50.00 DNB: Jaco Kotze

FOW: 1/27( Graeme Botha, 7.6), 2/41( Roelf Botha, 10.3), 3/68( Themba Xolo, 15.6), 4/70( Faf de Klerk, 16.2), 5/106( Jacques Coetzee, 23.4), 6/136( Gys De Bruyn, 32.1), 7/138( Karel Pienaar, 34.4), 8/149( Bosman Du Plessis, 38.3), 9/190( Fanie Steyn, 49.6),

WESTERN PROVINCE - 190 / 9 Overs 50 RPO: 3.80

Extras: 12 WD: 3 NB: 2 B: 2 LB: 5

Partnerships

Graeme Botha / Roelf Botha     27 (48) Faf de Klerk / Roelf Botha     14 (15) Faf de Klerk / Themba Xolo     27 (35) Faf de Klerk / Jacques Coetzee     2 (2) Bosman Du Plessis / Jacques Coetzee     36 (44) Bosman Du Plessis / Gys De Bruyn     30 (52) Bosman Du Plessis / Karel Pienaar     2 (15) Bosman Du Plessis / Douw Steyn     11 (23) Fanie Steyn / Douw Steyn     41 (71)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Pierre Struwig 10.0 0 34 0 3.40 0 0 Rudi Struwig 10.0 0 37 1 3.70 0 0 Jaffa Ismail 10.0 0 33 1 3.30 2 1 Grant Koen 10.0 1 33 3 3.30 1 1 Niki Esterhuizen 10.0 1 46 3 4.60 0 0

What a finish! A nail-biter to the very end. Well played to both teams, but in the end, there can be only one winner. NORTHERNS will breathe a sigh of relief after today's match and will be hoping to be more authoritative in the next one. The bowlers were probably licking their lips when they saw the pitch today - the pitch was very sporting, to say the least. All of the disciplines benefited greatly throughout the day. These two teams were fairly evenly matched so it was tough to predict the outcome. That being said NORTHERNS proved to be the stronger in the end and snatched victory. MATCH NOTES ----------- NORTHERNS wins by 13 runs MoM: F Steyn NORTHERNS 203 all out 45.3 overs WESTERN PROVINCE 190/9 50 overs

 

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Match 11
BOLAND v GAUTENG LIONS - Boland Park, Paarl

BOLAND 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Vin Meintjies b K Hall 87 145 7 0 60.00 Victor Mahlangu run out (P Cox) 27 30 2 1 90.00 Christoffel Klijnhans lbw K Hall 5 14 0 0 35.71 Juan Landsberg run out (G Usher) 24 34 2 0 70.59 Morne Kleynhans b K Hall 11 13 1 0 84.62 Grant Thomson not out 43 47 4 1 91.49 Tshepo Ntuli not out 9 18 1 0 50.00 DNB: Gerhardt Abrahams, Ernest Kemm, Gogga Adams, Romano Terblanche

FOW: 1/51( Victor Mahlangu, 10.6), 2/79( Christoffel Klijnhans, 18.2), 3/134( Juan Landsberg, 30.2), 4/150( Morne Kleynhans, 34.6), 5/196( Vin Meintjies, 43.4),

BOLAND - 230 / 5 Overs 50 RPO: 4.60

Extras: 24 WD: 1 NB: 1 B: 0 LB: 22

Partnerships

Vin Meintjies / Victor Mahlangu     51 (66) Vin Meintjies / Christoffel Klijnhans     28 (44) Vin Meintjies / Juan Landsberg     55 (73) Vin Meintjies / Morne Kleynhans     16 (28) Vin Meintjies / Grant Thomson     46 (52) Tshepo Ntuli / Grant Thomson     34 (39)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Shaun Bass 10.0 1 30 0 3.00 0 0 Mark Brandt 10.0 0 41 0 4.10 0 0 Wiets Steyn 10.0 0 47 0 4.70 0 0 Pat Cox 10.0 0 37 0 3.70 1 1 Kevin Hall 10.0 0 53 3 5.30 0 0

GAUTENG LIONS 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Graeme Usher run out (C Klijnhans) 86 108 6 3 79.63 Meyer Blitz b R Terblanche 22 29 2 0 75.86 Moreleke Mnyandu b G Adams 27 42 2 0 64.29 Mark Janssen not out 69 81 7 1 85.19 Shane Burch not out 11 25 1 0 44.00 DNB: Warren Carlitz, Kevin Hall, Wiets Steyn, Shaun Bass, Pat Cox, Mark Brandt

FOW: 1/43( Meyer Blitz, 8.2), 2/103( Moreleke Mnyandu, 20.2), 3/186( Graeme Usher, 37.6),

GAUTENG LIONS - 232 / 3 Overs 47.3 RPO: 4.88

Extras: 16 WD: 2 NB: 0 B: 0 LB: 14

Partnerships

Graeme Usher / Meyer Blitz     43 (50) Graeme Usher / Moreleke Mnyandu     60 (72) Graeme Usher / Mark Janssen     83 (107) Shane Burch / Mark Janssen     46 (58)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Romano Terblanche 10.0 0 52 1 5.20 0 0 Ernest Kemm 10.0 0 45 0 4.50 0 0 Morne Kleynhans 9.0 0 35 0 3.89 2 0 Tshepo Ntuli 7.3 0 36 0 4.80 0 0 Gogga Adams 10.0 0 46 1 4.60 0 0 Gerhardt Abrahams 1.0 0 3 0 3.00 0 0

That's the end of the game and GAUTENG LIONS wrap up a massive victory winning by 7 wickets. BOLAND was never in the game but that is more down to GAUTENG LIONS's excellent performance than it was the former's poor effort. The bowlers were probably licking their lips when they saw the pitch today - the pitch was very sporting, to say the least. All of the disciplines benefited greatly throughout the day. These two teams were fairly evenly matched so it was tough to predict the outcome. That being said GAUTENG LIONS proved to be the stronger in the end and snatched victory. MATCH NOTES ----------- GAUTENG LIONS wins by 7 wickets MoM: G Usher BOLAND 230/5 50 overs GAUTENG LIONS 232/3 47.3 overs BOLAND . Vin Meintjies 50 off 84 balls in 96 min GAUTENG LIONS . Graeme Usher 50 off 53 balls in 87 min . Mark Janssen 50 off 65 balls in 86 min

 

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Match 12
EASTERN PROVINCE v FREE STATE - St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

EASTERN PROVINCE 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Herschelle Meintjies b E Cronje 29 44 2 0 65.91 George Van Heerden c V Fanie b E Cronje 39 51 3 2 76.47 Meeka-eel Prince c +H Bester b G Enslin 2 6 0 0 33.33 Dale Smit c C Krige b E Cronje 57 59 5 3 96.61 Dewan Marais c C Krige b G Enslin 74 79 7 1 93.67 Ronan Hermann c N Botha b W Brits 22 35 2 1 62.86 Robbie East not out 9 19 1 0 47.37 Liam Alder c C Klopper b W Brits 0 1 0 0 0.00 Tshepo Mkize not out 3 6 0 0 50.00 DNB: Liyema Waqu, Jason Prince

FOW: 1/68( Herschelle Meintjies, 14.4), 2/72( Meeka-eel Prince, 16.3), 3/80( George Van Heerden, 17.4), 4/196( Dale Smit, 36.3), 5/226( Dewan Marais, 42.6), 6/250( Ronan Hermann, 47.2), 7/250( Liam Alder, 47.3),

EASTERN PROVINCE - 257 / 7 Overs 50 RPO: 5.14

Extras: 22 WD: 5 NB: 0 B: 0 LB: 17

Partnerships

Herschelle Meintjies / George Van Heerden     68 (90) Meeka-eel Prince / George Van Heerden     4 (11) Dale Smit / George Van Heerden     8 (7) Dale Smit / Dewan Marais     116 (115) Ronan Hermann / Dewan Marais     30 (40) Ronan Hermann / Robbie East     24 (26) Liam Alder / Robbie East     0 (1) Tshepo Mkize / Robbie East     7 (15)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Vinnige Fanie 10.0 0 44 0 4.40 0 0 Naas Botha 10.0 0 63 0 6.30 2 0 Ewald Cronje 10.0 0 55 3 5.50 1 0 Wynand Brits 10.0 0 34 2 3.40 1 0 Gert Enslin 10.0 0 44 2 4.40 1 0

FREE STATE 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Heinrich Brussow b L Alder 26 30 2 0 86.67 Simon Beer c H Meintjies b D Smit 45 46 3 2 97.83 Kobus Kotze not out 82 103 7 1 79.61 Conraad Klopper b L Alder 16 35 2 0 45.71 Corne Krige b R East 32 38 3 1 84.21 Heinrich Bester b L Alder 27 30 3 0 90.00 Gert Enslin not out 12 13 1 0 92.31 DNB: Wynand Brits, Vinnige Fanie, Naas Botha, Ewald Cronje

FOW: 1/70( Heinrich Brussow, 10.5), 2/81( Simon Beer, 13.1), 3/113( Conraad Klopper, 23.4), 4/174( Corne Krige, 34.2), 5/234( Heinrich Bester, 44.4),

FREE STATE - 258 / 5 Overs 49.1 RPO: 5.25

Extras: 18 WD: 7 NB: 0 B: 0 LB: 11

Partnerships

Heinrich Brussow / Simon Beer     70 (71) Kobus Kotze / Simon Beer     11 (15) Kobus Kotze / Conraad Klopper     32 (63) Kobus Kotze / Corne Krige     61 (64) Kobus Kotze / Heinrich Bester     60 (62) Kobus Kotze / Gert Enslin     24 (27)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Tshepo Mkize 8.0 0 36 0 4.50 2 0 Liyema Waqu 8.0 0 55 0 6.88 3 0 Liam Alder 9.0 1 48 3 5.33 1 0 Dale Smit 7.0 0 31 1 4.43 1 0 Jason Prince 10.0 0 50 0 5.00 0 0 Robbie East 7.1 0 27 1 3.77 0 0

And so the game draws to a tame conclusion with FREE STATE claiming an impressive victory by 5 wickets. A solid, if unspectacular performance there by FREE STATE and they will no doubt want to build on the foundation laid today. The bowlers were probably licking their lips when they saw the pitch today - the pitch was very sporting, to say the least. All of the disciplines benefited greatly throughout the day. These two teams were fairly evenly matched so it was tough to predict the outcome. That being said FREE STATE proved to be the stronger in the end and snatched victory. MATCH NOTES ----------- FREE STATE wins by 5 wickets MoM: K Kotze EASTERN PROVINCE 257/7 50 overs FREE STATE 258/5 49.1 overs EASTERN PROVINCE . Dewan Marais 50 off 54 balls in 75 min . Dale Smit 50 off 58 balls in 88 min FREE STATE . Kobus Kotze 50 off 69 balls in 110 min

 

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Match 13
FREE STATE v WESTERN PROVINCE - Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein

WESTERN PROVINCE 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Graeme Botha c E Cronje b V Fanie 9 17 1 0 52.94 Roelf Botha c H Brussow b N Botha 4 13 0 0 30.77 Faf de Klerk run out (C Krige) 24 43 2 1 55.81 Themba Xolo c G Enslin b W Brits 9 24 1 0 37.50 Jacques Coetzee b N Botha 34 28 2 3 121.43 Bosman Du Plessis c +H Bester b V Fanie 3 9 0 0 33.33 Gys De Bruyn b N Botha 37 51 3 1 72.55 Karel Pienaar c N Botha b G Enslin 14 26 1 1 53.85 Douw Steyn c C Krige b G Enslin 17 45 1 1 37.78 Fanie Steyn not out 6 9 0 0 66.67 Jaco Kotze b W Brits 2 11 0 0 18.18

FOW: 1/12( Roelf Botha, 3.3), 2/14( Graeme Botha, 6.1), 3/30( Themba Xolo, 13.2), 4/78( Faf de Klerk, 19.5), 5/89( Jacques Coetzee, 21.3), 6/93( Bosman Du Plessis, 24.1), 7/117( Karel Pienaar, 29.5), 8/164( Gys De Bruyn, 41.5), 9/168( Douw Steyn, 42.6), 10/173( Jaco Kotze, 45.6),

WESTERN PROVINCE - 173 all out Overs 46 RPO: 3.76

Extras: 14 WD: 3 NB: 0 B: 1 LB: 10

Partnerships

Graeme Botha / Roelf Botha     12 (21) Graeme Botha / Faf de Klerk     2 (16) Themba Xolo / Faf de Klerk     16 (44) Jacques Coetzee / Faf de Klerk     48 (40) Jacques Coetzee / Bosman Du Plessis     11 (10) Gys De Bruyn / Bosman Du Plessis     4 (16) Gys De Bruyn / Karel Pienaar     24 (35) Gys De Bruyn / Douw Steyn     47 (72) Fanie Steyn / Douw Steyn     4 (7) Fanie Steyn / Jaco Kotze     5 (18)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Vinnige Fanie 10.0 0 28 2 2.80 1 0 Naas Botha 10.0 1 35 3 3.50 1 0 Ewald Cronje 9.0 0 26 0 2.89 1 0 Wynand Brits 8.0 0 35 2 4.38 0 0 Gert Enslin 9.0 1 38 2 4.22 0 0

FREE STATE 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Heinrich Brussow c J Kotze b D Steyn 24 28 1 1 85.71 Simon Beer c J Coetzee b D Steyn 30 24 2 2 125.00 Kobus Kotze run out (J Coetzee) 11 24 1 0 45.83 Conraad Klopper c D Steyn b K Pienaar 52 70 4 1 74.29 Corne Krige b D Steyn 9 21 0 1 42.86 Heinrich Bester b F Steyn 2 8 0 0 25.00 Gert Enslin not out 35 47 2 2 74.47 Wynand Brits c +B Du Plessis b K Pienaar 4 15 0 0 26.67 Vinnige Fanie not out 1 3 0 0 33.33 DNB: Naas Botha, Ewald Cronje

FOW: 1/55( Simon Beer, 8.2), 2/58( Heinrich Brussow, 8.6), 3/80( Kobus Kotze, 15.2), 4/105( Corne Krige, 22.1), 5/113( Heinrich Bester, 25.2), 6/155( Conraad Klopper, 34.1), 7/171( Wynand Brits, 38.6),

FREE STATE - 179 / 7 Overs 40 RPO: 4.48

Extras: 11 WD: 3 NB: 0 B: 0 LB: 8

Partnerships

Heinrich Brussow / Simon Beer     55 (50) Heinrich Brussow / Kobus Kotze     3 (4) Conraad Klopper / Kobus Kotze     22 (38) Conraad Klopper / Corne Krige     25 (41) Conraad Klopper / Heinrich Bester     8 (20) Conraad Klopper / Gert Enslin     42 (53) Wynand Brits / Gert Enslin     16 (31) Vinnige Fanie / Gert Enslin     8 (6)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Douw Steyn 8.0 0 29 3 3.63 1 0 Jaco Kotze 8.0 0 57 0 7.13 0 0 Karel Pienaar 9.0 0 26 2 2.89 2 0 Jacques Coetzee 3.0 0 15 0 5.00 0 0 Gys De Bruyn 6.0 0 22 0 3.67 0 0 Fanie Steyn 6.0 0 22 1 3.67 0 0

And so the game draws to a tame conclusion with FREE STATE claiming an impressive victory by 3 wickets. A solid, if unspectacular performance there by FREE STATE and they will no doubt want to build on the foundation laid today. The bowlers were probably licking their lips when they saw the pitch today - the pitch was very sporting, to say the least. All of the disciplines benefited greatly throughout the day. These two teams were fairly evenly matched so it was tough to predict the outcome. That being said FREE STATE proved to be the stronger in the end and snatched victory. MATCH NOTES ----------- FREE STATE wins by 3 wickets MoM: G Enslin WESTERN PROVINCE 173 all out 46 overs FREE STATE 179/7 40 overs FREE STATE . Conraad Klopper 50 off 68 balls in 93 min

 

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Match 14
GAUTENG LIONS v EASTERN PROVINCE - New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

EASTERN PROVINCE 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Herschelle Meintjies c K Hall b S Bass 11 22 1 0 50.00 George Van Heerden lbw K Hall 51 64 4 1 79.69 Meeka-eel Prince c K Hall b P Cox 52 61 3 0 85.25 Dale Smit c P Cox b M Brandt 12 19 0 1 63.16 Dewan Marais b K Hall 16 19 2 0 84.21 Ronan Hermann not out 64 61 5 1 104.92 Robbie East not out 46 54 3 1 85.19 DNB: Liam Alder, Tshepo Mkize, Liyema Waqu, Jason Prince

FOW: 1/23( Herschelle Meintjies, 6.2), 2/102( George Van Heerden, 20.1), 3/121( Dale Smit, 25.4), 4/148( Dewan Marais, 30.3), 5/150( Meeka-eel Prince, 31.1),

EASTERN PROVINCE - 268 / 5 Overs 50 RPO: 5.36

Extras: 16 WD: 3 NB: 0 B: 0 LB: 13

Partnerships

Herschelle Meintjies / George Van Heerden     23 (39) Meeka-eel Prince / George Van Heerden     79 (83) Meeka-eel Prince / Dale Smit     19 (33) Meeka-eel Prince / Dewan Marais     27 (29) Meeka-eel Prince / Ronan Hermann     2 (4) Robbie East / Ronan Hermann     118 (115)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Shaun Bass 10.0 0 33 1 3.30 2 0 Mark Brandt 10.0 0 51 1 5.10 1 0 Wiets Steyn 10.0 0 51 0 5.10 0 0 Pat Cox 10.0 0 56 1 5.60 0 0 Kevin Hall 10.0 0 64 2 6.40 0 0

GAUTENG LIONS 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Graeme Usher b L Waqu 12 18 1 0 66.67 Meyer Blitz b J Prince 35 42 3 0 83.33 Moreleke Mnyandu c R East b L Waqu 58 82 5 0 70.73 Mark Janssen b J Prince 22 17 2 2 129.41 Shane Burch not out 60 71 3 1 84.51 Warren Carlitz not out 71 72 5 2 98.61 DNB: Kevin Hall, Wiets Steyn, Shaun Bass, Pat Cox, Mark Brandt

FOW: 1/25( Graeme Usher, 5.1), 2/81( Meyer Blitz, 16.1), 3/119( Mark Janssen, 22.3), 4/141( Moreleke Mnyandu, 28.3),

GAUTENG LIONS - 267 / 4 Overs 50 RPO: 5.34

Extras: 9 WD: 2 NB: 2 B: 1 LB: 4

Partnerships

Graeme Usher / Meyer Blitz     25 (31) Moreleke Mnyandu / Meyer Blitz     56 (68) Moreleke Mnyandu / Mark Janssen     38 (38) Moreleke Mnyandu / Shane Burch     22 (37) Warren Carlitz / Shane Burch     126 (130)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Tshepo Mkize 10.0 0 42 0 4.20 2 1 Liyema Waqu 10.0 1 62 2 6.20 0 1 Liam Alder 9.0 0 54 0 6.00 0 0 Dale Smit 8.0 0 44 0 5.50 0 0 Jason Prince 10.0 0 42 2 4.20 0 0 Robbie East 3.0 0 18 0 6.00 0 0

What a finish! A nail-biter to the very end. Well played to both teams, but in the end, there can be only one winner. EASTERN PROVINCE will breathe a sigh of relief after today's match and will be hoping to be more authoritative in the next one. The bowlers were probably licking their lips when they saw the pitch today - the pitch was very sporting, to say the least. All of the disciplines benefited greatly throughout the day. These two teams were fairly evenly matched so it was tough to predict the outcome. That being said EASTERN PROVINCE proved to be the stronger in the end and snatched victory. MATCH NOTES ----------- EASTERN PROVINCE wins by 1 runs MoM: W Carlitz EASTERN PROVINCE 268/5 50 overs GAUTENG LIONS 267/4 50 overs EASTERN PROVINCE . George Van Heerden 50 off 63 balls in 86 min . Meeka-eel Prince 50 off 59 balls in 97 min . Ronan Hermann 50 off 51 balls in 65 min GAUTENG LIONS . Moreleke Mnyandu 50 off 65 balls in 80 min . Warren Carlitz 50 off 53 balls in 68 min . Shane Burch 50 off 60 balls in 95 min

 

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Match 15
NORTHERNS v BOLAND - Centurion Park, Centurion

BOLAND 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Vin Meintjies b G Koen 2 4 0 0 50.00 Victor Mahlangu c S Ndlala b R Struwig 27 42 2 0 64.29 Christoffel Klijnhans run out (P Struwig) 46 65 3 1 70.77 Juan Landsberg not out 94 106 8 2 88.68 Morne Kleynhans c N Esterhuizen b R Struwig 8 10 0 1 80.00 Grant Thomson c B James b R Struwig 13 23 1 0 56.52 Tshepo Ntuli c P Struwig b J Ismail 15 17 1 1 88.24 Gerhardt Abrahams c R Struwig b P Struwig 7 15 1 0 46.67 Ernest Kemm b N Esterhuizen 7 18 1 0 38.89 DNB: Gogga Adams, Romano Terblanche

FOW: 1/4( Vin Meintjies, 1.1), 2/49( Victor Mahlangu, 11.3), 3/109( Christoffel Klijnhans, 24.2), 4/129( Morne Kleynhans, 27.5), 5/162( Grant Thomson, 34.2), 6/191( Tshepo Ntuli, 39.6), 7/210( Gerhardt Abrahams, 44.1), 8/241( Ernest Kemm, 49.6),

BOLAND - 241 / 8 Overs 50 RPO: 4.82

Extras: 22 WD: 4 NB: 0 B: 1 LB: 17

Partnerships

Vin Meintjies / Victor Mahlangu     4 (8) Christoffel Klijnhans / Victor Mahlangu     45 (62) Christoffel Klijnhans / Juan Landsberg     60 (79) Morne Kleynhans / Juan Landsberg     20 (22) Grant Thomson / Juan Landsberg     33 (39) Tshepo Ntuli / Juan Landsberg     29 (34) Gerhardt Abrahams / Juan Landsberg     19 (25) Ernest Kemm / Juan Landsberg     31 (35)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Jaffa Ismail 10.0 0 28 1 2.80 1 0 Grant Koen 10.0 0 40 1 4.00 1 0 Pierre Struwig 10.0 0 41 1 4.10 2 0 Rudi Struwig 10.0 0 36 3 3.60 0 0 Niki Esterhuizen 10.0 0 78 1 7.80 0 0

NORTHERNS 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Butch James c V Meintjies b M Kleynhans 17 24 2 0 70.83 Petrus Struwig b R Terblanche 79 77 9 1 102.60 Hashim Naidoo c C Klijnhans b T Ntuli 44 59 4 1 74.58 Siya Ndlala not out 52 49 5 2 106.12 Dewald Cronje not out 40 43 4 1 93.02 DNB: Sticky McWicket, Grant Koen, Jaffa Ismail, Pierre Struwig, Rudi Struwig, Niki Esterhuizen

FOW: 1/54( Butch James, 10.2), 2/126( Petrus Struwig, 23.6), 3/153( Hashim Naidoo, 29.4),

NORTHERNS - 245 / 3 Overs 41.5 RPO: 5.86

Extras: 13 WD: 1 NB: 1 B: 1 LB: 10

Partnerships

Butch James / Petrus Struwig     54 (62) Hashim Naidoo / Petrus Struwig     72 (82) Hashim Naidoo / Siya Ndlala     27 (34) Dewald Cronje / Siya Ndlala     92 (75)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Romano Terblanche 8.5 0 52 1 5.89 0 0 Ernest Kemm 10.0 1 58 0 5.80 0 0 Morne Kleynhans 8.0 0 37 1 4.63 0 0 Tshepo Ntuli 6.0 0 17 1 2.83 0 0 Gogga Adams 9.0 0 70 0 7.78 1 1

That's the end of the game and NORTHERNS wrap up a massive victory winning by 7 wickets. BOLAND was never in the game but that is more down to NORTHERNS's excellent performance than it was the former's poor effort. The bowlers were probably licking their lips when they saw the pitch today - the pitch was very sporting, to say the least. All of the disciplines benefited greatly throughout the day. BOLAND really were on a hiding to nothing. They were never expected to win today against NORTHERNS and that's exactly how it played out. MATCH NOTES ----------- NORTHERNS wins by 7 wickets MoM: J Landsberg BOLAND 241/8 50 overs NORTHERNS 245/3 41.5 overs BOLAND . Juan Landsberg 50 off 68 balls in 101 min NORTHERNS . Petrus Struwig 50 off 57 balls in 72 min . Siya Ndlala 50 off 48 balls in 70 min

 

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	Standings after 15 Matches​		Played​		Won​		Lost​		Drawn​		Points​		NRR​
	NORTHERNS		5		4		1		0		8		0.26
	EASTERN PROVINCE		5		3		2		0		6		0.09
	FREE STATE		5		3		2		0		6		0.08
	BOLAND		5		2		3		0		4		-0.14
	WESTERN PROVINCE		5		2		3		0		4		-0.18
	GAUTENG LIONS		5		1		4		0		2		-0.09

Leading - Batsmen

PLAYER​	GAMES​	INNING​	NOT OUTS​	TOTAL RUNS​	BALLS FACED​	BB​	AVE​	STRIKE RATE​	HUNDREDS​	FIFTIES​	FOURS​	SIXES​
George Van Heerden	5	5	0	259	320	90 (102)	51.80	80.94	0	3	22	6
Siya Ndlala	5	5	1	257	229	77 (65)	64.25	112.23	0	3	26	7
Themba Xolo	5	5	2	238	278	82* (91)	79.33	85.61	0	3	24	2
Meyer Blitz	5	5	0	238	299	126 (138)	47.60	79.60	1	0	20	4
Graeme Botha	5	5	0	234	295	106 (126)	46.80	79.32	1	1	20	3
Petrus Struwig	5	5	0	234	241	79 (77)	46.80	97.10	0	3	25	3
Vin Meintjies	5	5	0	228	308	134 (143)	45.60	74.03	1	1	19	2
Dale Smit	5	5	0	225	252	69 (66)	45	89.29	0	3	16	8
Mark Janssen	5	5	2	222	264	69* (81)	74	84.09	0	2	18	4
Dewald Cronje	5	5	3	210	251	74* (90)	105	83.67	0	1	17	4
Meeka-eel Prince	5	5	1	205	222	87* (87)	51.25	92.34	0	3	17	2
Herschelle Meintjies	5	5	0	203	265	70 (81)	40.60	76.60	0	2	14	5
Hashim Naidoo	5	5	1	201	272	106* (131)	50.25	73.90	1	0	18	2
Heinrich Bester	5	5	1	200	197	74 (59)	50	101.52	0	2	19	7
Graeme Usher	5	5	0	200	242	91 (100)	40	82.64	0	2	16	3
Christoffel Klijnhans	5	5	0	196	254	59 (69)	39.20	77.17	0	2	13	5
Juan Landsberg	5	5	1	189	229	94* (106)	47.25	82.53	0	1	17	4
Simon Beer	5	5	0	188	192	103 (106)	37.60	97.92	1	0	15	7
Jacques Coetzee	5	5	0	162	154	46 (49)	32.40	105.19	0	0	14	8
Victor Mahlangu	5	5	0	155	205	66 (90)	31	75.61	0	1	13	3
Moreleke Mnyandu	5	5	0	154	209	58 (82)	30.80	73.68	0	1	11	2

Leading - Bowlers

PLAYER​	GAMES​	INNING​	OVERS​	TOTAL WICKETS​	BBI​	RUNS CONCEDED​	AVE​	ECONOMY RATE​	STRIKE RATE​	FIFERS​	FOURFERS​
Kevin Hall	5	5	50.0	12	4/54	316	26.33	6.32	25	0	1
Fanie Steyn	5	5	42.3	11	4/52	243	22.09	5.72	23.18	0	2
Rudi Struwig	5	5	50.0	9	3/36	229	25.44	4.58	33.33	0	0
Douw Steyn	5	5	42.0	9	4/46	192	21.33	4.57	28	0	1
Niki Esterhuizen	5	5	50.0	8	3/46	319	39.88	6.38	37.50	0	0
Jason Prince	5	5	49.0	8	3/62	266	33.25	5.43	36.75	0	0
Ewald Cronje	5	5	49.0	8	3/34	202	25.25	4.12	36.75	0	0
Naas Botha	5	5	50.0	7	3/35	267	38.14	5.34	42.86	0	0
Gogga Adams	5	5	47.0	6	4/40	274	45.67	5.83	47	0	1
Gert Enslin	5	5	49.0	6	2/44	259	43.17	5.29	49	0	0
Liam Alder	5	5	44.0	6	3/48	232	38.67	5.27	44	0	0
Pat Cox	5	5	50.0	6	2/50	227	37.83	4.54	50	0	0
Wynand Brits	5	5	48.0	6	2/34	220	36.67	4.58	48	0	0
Grant Koen	4	4	40.0	6	3/33	154	25.67	3.85	40	0	0
Liyema Waqu	5	5	44.0	5	2/60	244	48.80	5.55	52.80	0	0
Romano Terblanche	5	5	44.5	5	2/25	218	43.60	4.86	53.80	0	0
Jaco Kotze	5	5	42.0	4	2/36	214	53.50	5.10	63	0	0
Karel Pienaar	5	5	42.3	4	2/26	197	49.25	4.64	63.75	0	0
Dale Smit	5	5	33.3	4	3/29	188	47	5.61	50.25	0	0

 

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Match 16
BOLAND v WESTERN PROVINCE - Boland Park, Paarl

BOLAND 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Vin Meintjies c J Coetzee b J Kotze 10 20 1 0 50.00 Victor Mahlangu c T Xolo b K Pienaar 12 27 1 0 44.44 Christoffel Klijnhans b J Kotze 44 64 4 0 68.75 Juan Landsberg b F Steyn 21 26 2 1 80.77 Morne Kleynhans b F Steyn 7 6 1 0 116.67 Grant Thomson b D Steyn 34 53 3 0 64.15 Tshepo Ntuli c D Steyn b F Steyn 4 9 0 0 44.44 Gerhardt Abrahams c J Coetzee b G De Bruyn 46 56 3 1 82.14 Ernest Kemm c T Xolo b G De Bruyn 7 20 1 0 35.00 Gogga Adams run out (J Coetzee) 4 6 0 0 66.67 Romano Terblanche not out 3 7 0 0 42.86

FOW: 1/17( Vin Meintjies, 5.1), 2/45( Victor Mahlangu, 12.1), 3/84( Juan Landsberg, 19.3), 4/92( Morne Kleynhans, 21.2), 5/120( Christoffel Klijnhans, 28.3), 6/129( Tshepo Ntuli, 31.3), 7/167( Grant Thomson, 37.4), 8/192( Ernest Kemm, 44.5), 9/198( Gogga Adams, 46.4), 10/205( Gerhardt Abrahams, 48.4),

BOLAND - 205 all out Overs 48.4 RPO: 4.13

Extras: 13 WD: 1 NB: 2 B: 0 LB: 10

Partnerships

Vin Meintjies / Victor Mahlangu     17 (31) Christoffel Klijnhans / Victor Mahlangu     28 (44) Christoffel Klijnhans / Juan Landsberg     39 (44) Christoffel Klijnhans / Morne Kleynhans     8 (11) Christoffel Klijnhans / Grant Thomson     28 (43) Tshepo Ntuli / Grant Thomson     9 (18) Gerhardt Abrahams / Grant Thomson     38 (38) Gerhardt Abrahams / Ernest Kemm     25 (43) Gerhardt Abrahams / Gogga Adams     6 (11) Gerhardt Abrahams / Romano Terblanche     7 (12)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Douw Steyn 10.0 0 30 1 3.00 0 0 Jaco Kotze 10.0 0 38 2 3.80 0 2 Karel Pienaar 9.0 0 38 1 4.22 1 0 Jacques Coetzee 4.0 0 21 0 5.25 0 0 Gys De Bruyn 5.4 0 20 2 3.53 0 0 Fanie Steyn 10.0 0 48 3 4.80 0 0

WESTERN PROVINCE 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Graeme Botha c T Ntuli b E Kemm 7 11 1 0 63.64 Roelf Botha b G Adams 33 50 2 0 66.00 Faf de Klerk b G Adams 51 84 4 0 60.71 Themba Xolo b R Terblanche 37 41 4 1 90.24 Jacques Coetzee b R Terblanche 23 31 2 0 74.19 Bosman Du Plessis not out 25 30 1 0 83.33 Gys De Bruyn not out 12 12 1 0 100.00 DNB: Karel Pienaar, Douw Steyn, Fanie Steyn, Jaco Kotze

FOW: 1/13( Graeme Botha, 3.2), 2/81( Roelf Botha, 18.6), 3/140( Themba Xolo, 30.1), 4/144( Faf de Klerk, 31.1), 5/184( Jacques Coetzee, 38.6),

WESTERN PROVINCE - 206 / 5 Overs 42.5 RPO: 4.81

Extras: 18 WD: 3 NB: 2 B: 0 LB: 13

Partnerships

Graeme Botha / Roelf Botha     13 (22) Faf de Klerk / Roelf Botha     68 (96) Faf de Klerk / Themba Xolo     59 (68) Faf de Klerk / Jacques Coetzee     4 (6) Bosman Du Plessis / Jacques Coetzee     40 (47) Bosman Du Plessis / Gys De Bruyn     22 (23)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Romano Terblanche 10.0 0 49 2 4.90 1 0 Ernest Kemm 10.0 0 36 1 3.60 1 2 Morne Kleynhans 9.0 0 38 0 4.22 1 0 Tshepo Ntuli 3.0 0 14 0 4.67 0 0 Gogga Adams 7.5 0 48 2 6.13 0 0 Gerhardt Abrahams 3.0 0 8 0 2.67 0 0

And so the game draws to a tame conclusion with WESTERN PROVINCE claiming an impressive victory by 5 wickets. A solid, if unspectacular performance there by WESTERN PROVINCE and they will no doubt want to build on the foundation laid today. The bowlers were probably licking their lips when they saw the pitch today - the pitch was very sporting, to say the least. All of the disciplines benefited greatly throughout the day. These two teams were fairly evenly matched so it was tough to predict the outcome. That being said WESTERN PROVINCE proved to be the stronger in the end and snatched victory. MATCH NOTES ----------- WESTERN PROVINCE wins by 5 wickets MoM: F Steyn BOLAND 205 all out 48.4 overs WESTERN PROVINCE 206/5 42.5 overs WESTERN PROVINCE . Faf de Klerk 50 off 83 balls in 115 min

 

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Match 17
EASTERN PROVINCE v NORTHERNS - St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

EASTERN PROVINCE 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Herschelle Meintjies b G Koen 22 30 2 1 73.33 George Van Heerden c P Struwig b J Ismail 1 6 0 0 16.67 Meeka-eel Prince c S Ndlala b P Struwig 92 128 9 0 71.88 Dale Smit c R Struwig b P Struwig 7 12 1 0 58.33 Dewan Marais b R Struwig 1 7 0 0 14.29 Ronan Hermann b N Esterhuizen 5 16 0 0 31.25 Robbie East b N Esterhuizen 11 20 1 0 55.00 Liam Alder run out (P Struwig) 15 42 1 0 35.71 Tshepo Mkize c S Ndlala b R Struwig 3 11 0 0 27.27 Liyema Waqu c J Ismail b R Struwig 1 7 0 0 14.29 Jason Prince not out 7 13 1 0 53.85

FOW: 1/6( George Van Heerden, 2.4), 2/42( Herschelle Meintjies, 9.5), 3/61( Dale Smit, 14.5), 4/66( Dewan Marais, 17.5), 5/81( Ronan Hermann, 22.6), 6/98( Robbie East, 27.6), 7/150( Liam Alder, 41.1), 8/153( Tshepo Mkize, 42.6), 9/157( Liyema Waqu, 44.6), 10/177( Meeka-eel Prince, 48.4),

EASTERN PROVINCE - 177 all out Overs 48.4 RPO: 3.56

Extras: 12 WD: 2 NB: 0 B: 0 LB: 10

Partnerships

Herschelle Meintjies / George Van Heerden     6 (17) Herschelle Meintjies / Meeka-eel Prince     36 (43) Dale Smit / Meeka-eel Prince     19 (30) Dewan Marais / Meeka-eel Prince     5 (18) Ronan Hermann / Meeka-eel Prince     15 (31) Robbie East / Meeka-eel Prince     17 (30) Liam Alder / Meeka-eel Prince     52 (79) Tshepo Mkize / Meeka-eel Prince     3 (11) Liyema Waqu / Meeka-eel Prince     4 (12) Jason Prince / Meeka-eel Prince     20 (23)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Jaffa Ismail 9.0 0 37 1 4.11 1 0 Grant Koen 10.0 1 30 1 3.00 0 0 Pierre Struwig 9.4 1 35 2 3.62 1 0 Rudi Struwig 10.0 2 19 3 1.90 0 0 Niki Esterhuizen 10.0 0 46 2 4.60 0 0

NORTHERNS 1st INNING BATTING SCORECARD

Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s S/R Butch James c L Waqu b J Prince 45 49 4 3 91.84 Petrus Struwig b T Mkize 6 9 1 0 66.67 Hashim Naidoo c J Prince b T Mkize 8 19 1 0 42.11 Siya Ndlala b J Prince 49 54 3 2 90.74 Dewald Cronje c +D Marais b J Prince 13 24 1 0 54.17 Sticky McWicket c R East b D Smit 11 27 1 0 40.74 Grant Koen c L Alder b L Waqu 2 8 0 0 25.00 Jaffa Ismail c G Van Heerden b D Smit 11 28 0 1 39.29 Pierre Struwig run out (D Marais) 0 11 0 0 0.00 Rudi Struwig c J Prince b L Waqu 14 22 1 1 63.64 Niki Esterhuizen not out 9 14 0 1 64.29

FOW: 1/11( Petrus Struwig, 2.2), 2/35( Hashim Naidoo, 8.5), 3/91( Butch James, 18.6), 4/119( Siya Ndlala, 23.2), 5/132( Dewald Cronje, 27.4), 6/140( Sticky McWicket, 31.3), 7/140( Grant Koen, 32.1), 8/142( Pierre Struwig, 34.5), 9/158( Rudi Struwig, 40.1), 10/175( Jaffa Ismail, 44.1),

NORTHERNS - 175 all out Overs 44.1 RPO: 3.87

Extras: 7 WD: 2 NB: 0 B: 0 LB: 5

Partnerships

Butch James / Petrus Struwig     11 (14) Butch James / Hashim Naidoo     24 (39) Butch James / Siya Ndlala     56 (62) Dewald Cronje / Siya Ndlala     28 (26) Dewald Cronje / Sticky McWicket     13 (26) Grant Koen / Sticky McWicket     8 (24) Grant Koen / Jaffa Ismail     0 (4) Pierre Struwig / Jaffa Ismail     2 (16) Rudi Struwig / Jaffa Ismail     16 (32) Niki Esterhuizen / Jaffa Ismail     17 (24)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts E/R Wd NB Tshepo Mkize 9.0 0 39 2 4.33 0 0 Liyema Waqu 10.0 1 39 2 3.90 1 0 Liam Alder 9.0 0 37 0 4.11 1 0 Dale Smit 6.1 0 21 2 3.41 0 0 Jason Prince 10.0 1 34 3 3.40 0 0

What a finish! A nail-biter to the very end. Well played to both teams, but in the end, there can be only one winner. EASTERN PROVINCE will breathe a sigh of relief after today's match and will be hoping to be more authoritative in the next one. The bowlers were probably licking their lips when they saw the pitch today - the pitch was very sporting, to say the least. All of the disciplines benefited greatly throughout the day. These two teams were fairly evenly matched so it was tough to predict the outcome. That being said EASTERN PROVINCE proved to be the stronger in the end and snatched victory. MATCH NOTES ----------- EASTERN PROVINCE wins by 2 runs MoM: M Prince EASTERN PROVINCE 177 all out 48.4 overs NORTHERNS 175 all out 44.1 overs EASTERN PROVINCE . Meeka-eel Prince 50 off 87 balls in 108 min