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!

RUDI · Nov 5, 2023

Standings - Round 8	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
FREE STATE	8	4	0	4	12
WESTERN PROVINCE	8	5	3	0	10
GAUTENG LIONS	8	3	3	2	8
NORTHERNS	8	3	3	2	8
EASTERN PROVINCE	8	3	5	0	6
BOLAND	8	1	5	2	4

Leading Batsmen

PLAYER	GAMES	INNING	NOT OUTS	TOTAL RUNS	BALLS FACED	BB	AVE	STRIKE RATE	HUNDREDS	FIFTIES	FOURS
Siya Ndlala	8	16	2	1006	1946	209* (504)	71.86	51.70	3	6	120
Simon Beer	8	16	0	935	1690	163 (317)	58.44	55.33	3	2	81
Jacques Coetzee	8	16	1	927	2202	128 (329)	61.80	42.10	3	3	134
Themba Xolo	8	16	0	907	1297	126 (188)	56.69	69.93	2	5	119
Heinrich Bester	8	16	4	836	1823	104 (259)	69.67	45.86	1	6	79
Butch James	8	16	1	793	1363	139 (222)	52.87	58.18	3	2	73
Shane Burch	8	16	1	792	1329	148 (239)	52.80	59.59	1	4	73
Herschelle Meintjies	8	16	0	750	1087	139 (191)	46.88	69.00	3	1	99
Corne Krige	8	16	0	747	1308	100 (142)	46.69	57.11	1	4	72
Meyer Blitz	8	15	1	728	1274	126 (205)	52	57.14	2	5	71
Juan Landsberg	8	16	0	728	1230	132 (212)	45.50	59.19	3	2	68
Dewan Marais	8	16	1	717	1313	106 (185)	47.80	54.61	3	1	67
Ronan Hermann	8	16	0	689	1328	119 (207)	43.06	51.88	2	3	62
Hashim Naidoo	8	16	1	681	1244	97 (157)	45.40	54.74	0	7	64
Warren Carlitz	8	16	1	652	1154	189 (336)	43.47	56.50	3	2	61
Conraad Klopper	8	16	3	650	1214	144 (242)	50	53.54	1	4	63
Victor Mahlangu	8	16	0	645	1207	126 (231)	40.31	53.44	1	4	60
Gerhardt Abrahams	8	15	1	636	1166	109 (168)	45.43	54.55	2	1	50
Robbie East	8	16	5	628	1320	102* (201)	57.09	47.58	1	2	61
George Van Heerden	8	16	0	616	1159	108 (184)	38.50	53.15	1	2	59
Vin Meintjies	8	16	0	613	1148	99 (190)	38.31	53.40	0	5	56

Leading Bowlers

PLAYER	GAMES	INNING	OVERS	TOTAL WICKETS	BBI	RUNS CONCEDED	AVE	ECONOMY RATE	STRIKE RATE	FIFERS	FOURFERS
Fanie Steyn	8	16	354.4	42	5/78	961	22.88	2.71	50.67	1	1
Pierre Struwig	8	16	327.0	39	5/57	930	23.85	2.84	50.31	3	1
Ernest Kemm	8	16	365.3	35	4/56	981	28.03	2.68	62.66	0	4
Rudi Struwig	8	16	363.3	34	5/81	1054	31	2.90	64.15	1	2
Jason Prince	8	16	370.4	33	4/85	1196	36.24	3.23	67.39	0	3
Pat Cox	8	16	361.5	33	3/58	930	28.18	2.57	65.79	0	0
Naas Botha	8	16	397.5	31	4/76	1205	38.87	3.03	77	0	2
Vinnige Fanie	8	16	378.1	31	4/73	1118	36.06	2.96	73.19	0	2
Liyema Waqu	8	16	330.5	31	4/55	997	32.16	3.01	64.03	0	1
Karel Pienaar	8	16	297.3	31	4/53	886	28.58	2.98	57.58	0	1
Ewald Cronje	8	16	393.0	30	3/81	1213	40.43	3.09	78.60	0	0
Liam Alder	8	16	354.1	30	3/61	1016	33.87	2.87	70.83	0	0
Shaun Bass	8	16	316.0	30	3/52	940	31.33	2.97	63.20	0	0
Romano Terblanche	8	16	323.5	30	4/65	933	31.10	2.88	64.77	0	1
Morne Kleynhans	8	16	305.0	29	5/76	888	30.62	2.91	63.10	1	0
Jaffa Ismail	8	16	299.1	29	4/57	835	28.79	2.79	61.90	0	1
Douw Steyn	8	16	290.4	27	4/32	808	29.93	2.78	64.59	0	1
Kevin Hall	8	16	305.0	26	4/81	1086	41.77	3.56	70.38	0	1
Wiets Steyn	8	16	306.0	26	3/63	857	32.96	2.80	70.62	0	0
Tshepo Mkize	8	16	333.3	25	3/57	874	34.96	2.62	80.04	0	0

RUDI · Nov 5, 2023

Match 25
NORTHERNS vs WESTERN PROVINCE
VENUE: Newlands Cricket Ground

WESTERN PROVINCE 1st INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Graeme Botha	c S Ndlala b G Koen	37	89	2	41.57
Faf de Klerk	c B James b G Koen	39	64	4	60.94
Roelf Botha	c S Ndlala b P Struwig	31	60	3	51.67
Jacques Coetzee	c P Struwig b N Esterhuizen	32	47	6	68.09
Themba Xolo	c J Ismail b R Struwig	93	154	12	60.39
Bosman Du Plessis	c S Ndlala b G Koen	36	59	3	61.02
Gys De Bruyn	c J Ismail b R Struwig	13	37	1	35.14
Karel Pienaar	c B James b R Struwig	0	1	0	0.00
Jaco Kotze	c B James b P Struwig	1	12	0	8.33
Fanie Steyn	not out	4	12	1	33.33
Douw Steyn	c B James b R Struwig	2	6	0	33.33

FOW: 1/74( Faf de Klerk, 23.4), 2/81( Graeme Botha, 27.1), 3/134( Jacques Coetzee, 40.6), 4/150( Roelf Botha, 45.1), 5/239( Bosman Du Plessis, 68.4), 6/275( Gys De Bruyn, 80.4),
7/275( Karel Pienaar, 80.5), 8/289( Jaco Kotze, 86.4), 9/290( Themba Xolo, 88.1), 10/296( Douw Steyn, 90.1),

WESTERN PROVINCE - 296 all out Overs 90.1 RPO: 3.25

Extras: 8 WD: 0 NB: 0 B: 2 LB: 6

Partnerships

Graeme Botha / Faf de Klerk		74 (142)
Graeme Botha / Roelf Botha		7 (21)
Jacques Coetzee / Roelf Botha		53 (83)
Themba Xolo / Roelf Botha		16 (25)
Themba Xolo / Bosman Du Plessis		89 (141)
Themba Xolo / Gys De Bruyn		36 (72)
Themba Xolo / Karel Pienaar		0 (1)
Themba Xolo / Jaco Kotze		14 (35)
Themba Xolo / Fanie Steyn		1 (9)
Douw Steyn / Fanie Steyn		6 (12)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R
Rudi Struwig	19.1	2	63	4	3.29
Grant Koen	17.0	4	47	3	2.76
Pierre Struwig	17.0	3	41	2	2.41
Jaffa Ismail	17.0	3	48	0	2.82
Niki Esterhuizen	20.0	1	89	1	4.45

NORTHERNS 1st INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Butch James	c +B Du Plessis b D Steyn	33	68	3	48.53
Hashim Naidoo	c +B Du Plessis b J Kotze	1	6	0	16.67
Grant Koen	b J Coetzee	38	70	3	54.29
Sticky McWicket	c D Steyn b J Coetzee	19	41	1	46.34
Petrus Struwig	c J Coetzee b K Pienaar	66	114	7	57.89
Siya Ndlala	c T Xolo b F Steyn	34	56	4	60.71
Dewald Cronje	b G De Bruyn	38	45	7	84.44
Rudi Struwig	not out	31	67	2	46.27
Pierre Struwig	c D Steyn b J Kotze	1	10	0	10.00
Jaffa Ismail	c J Coetzee b D Steyn	8	20	1	40.00
Niki Esterhuizen	c D Steyn b F Steyn	8	19	1	42.11

FOW: 1/6( Hashim Naidoo, 1.5), 2/49( Butch James, 19.2), 3/84( Grant Koen, 27.3), 4/109( Sticky McWicket, 35.4), 5/178( Siya Ndlala, 54.2), 6/209( Petrus Struwig, 62.5),
7/233( Dewald Cronje, 69.1), 8/244( Pierre Struwig, 72.1), 9/265( Jaffa Ismail, 81.1), 10/281( Niki Esterhuizen, 85.6),

NORTHERNS - 281 all out Overs 86 RPO: 3.27

Extras: 4 WD: 0 NB: 0 B: 1 LB: 3

Partnerships

Butch James / Hashim Naidoo		6 (11)
Butch James / Grant Koen		43 (105)
Sticky McWicket / Grant Koen		35 (49)
Sticky McWicket / Petrus Struwig		25 (49)
Siya Ndlala / Petrus Struwig		69 (112)
Dewald Cronje / Petrus Struwig		31 (51)
Dewald Cronje / Rudi Struwig		24 (38)
Pierre Struwig / Rudi Struwig		11 (18)
Jaffa Ismail / Rudi Struwig		21 (54)
Niki Esterhuizen / Rudi Struwig		16 (29)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R
Douw Steyn	15.0	0	58	2	3.87
Jaco Kotze	16.0	3	29	2	1.81
Karel Pienaar	15.0	2	42	1	2.80
Jacques Coetzee	14.0	2	59	2	4.21
Gys De Bruyn	11.0	1	38	1	3.45
Fanie Steyn	15.0	0	51	2	3.40

WESTERN PROVINCE 2nd INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Graeme Botha	c B James b R Struwig	15	31	2	48.39
Faf de Klerk	c S Ndlala b R Struwig	44	62	4	70.97
Karel Pienaar	b P Struwig	3	21	0	14.29
Roelf Botha	c J Ismail b P Struwig	35	60	3	58.33
Jacques Coetzee	c +S McWicket b P Struwig	26	65	4	40.00
Themba Xolo	c S Ndlala b J Ismail	30	41	4	73.17
Bosman Du Plessis	c S Ndlala b P Struwig	66	130	5	50.77
Gys De Bruyn	run out (D Cronje)	16	49	2	32.65
Jaco Kotze	not out	22	55	1	40.00
Fanie Steyn	c S Ndlala b R Struwig	5	11	1	45.45
Douw Steyn	b G Koen	1	14	0	7.14

FOW: 1/29( Graeme Botha, 9.5), 2/59( Karel Pienaar, 17.3), 3/63( Faf de Klerk, 20.3), 4/118( Jacques Coetzee, 37.6), 5/133( Roelf Botha, 41.4), 6/165( Themba Xolo, 50.3),
7/222( Gys De Bruyn, 68.5), 8/249( Bosman Du Plessis, 80.3), 9/262( Fanie Steyn, 85.2), 10/270( Douw Steyn, 89.5),

WESTERN PROVINCE - 270 all out Overs 89.5 RPO: 2.97

Extras: 7 WD: 1 NB: 0 B: 0 LB: 6

Partnerships

Graeme Botha / Faf de Klerk		29 (59)
Karel Pienaar / Faf de Klerk		30 (46)
Roelf Botha / Faf de Klerk		4 (18)
Roelf Botha / Jacques Coetzee		55 (105)
Roelf Botha / Themba Xolo		15 (22)
Bosman Du Plessis / Themba Xolo		32 (53)
Bosman Du Plessis / Gys De Bruyn		57 (111)
Bosman Du Plessis / Jaco Kotze		27 (70)
Fanie Steyn / Jaco Kotze		13 (29)
Douw Steyn / Jaco Kotze		8 (27)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R	Wd
Rudi Struwig	22.0	4	54	3	2.45	0
Grant Koen	16.5	0	64	1	3.80	0
Pierre Struwig	21.0	3	65	4	3.10	1
Jaffa Ismail	15.0	3	36	1	2.40	0
Niki Esterhuizen	15.0	0	45	0	3.00	0

NORTHERNS 2nd INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	S/R
Butch James	c +B Du Plessis b G De Bruyn	83	120	8	0	69.17
Hashim Naidoo	c T Xolo b D Steyn	20	41	2	0	48.78
Grant Koen	b F Steyn	60	109	4	0	55.05
Sticky McWicket	c D Steyn b J Kotze	30	72	2	0	41.67
Petrus Struwig	c D Steyn b K Pienaar	30	72	3	0	41.67
Siya Ndlala	not out	53	100	6	0	53.00
Dewald Cronje	not out	8	24	1	0	33.33
DNB: Rudi Struwig, Pierre Struwig, Jaffa Ismail, Niki Esterhuizen

FOW: 1/47( Hashim Naidoo, 14.2), 2/131( Butch James, 35.3), 3/194( Grant Koen, 55.5), 4/194( Sticky McWicket, 58.1), 5/267( Petrus Struwig, 80.4),

NORTHERNS - 286 / 5 Overs 89.4 RPO: 3.19

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

Partnerships

Butch James / Hashim Naidoo		47 (86)
Butch James / Grant Koen		84 (127)
Sticky McWicket / Grant Koen		63 (122)
Sticky McWicket / Petrus Struwig		0 (14)
Siya Ndlala / Petrus Struwig		73 (135)
Siya Ndlala / Dewald Cronje		19 (54)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R
Douw Steyn	17.0	1	41	1	2.41
Jaco Kotze	14.0	3	43	1	3.07
Karel Pienaar	18.0	4	69	1	3.83
Jacques Coetzee	12.4	1	49	0	3.87
Gys De Bruyn	12.0	2	45	1	3.75
Fanie Steyn	16.0	4	37	1	2.31

And so the game draws to a tame conclusion with NORTHERNS claiming an impressive victory by 5 wickets. A solid, if unspectacular performance there by NORTHERNS 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 NORTHERNS proved to be the stronger in the end and snatched victory.

MATCH NOTES
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NORTHERNS wins by 5 wickets

MoM: G Koen

WESTERN PROVINCE 296 all out 90.1 overs
NORTHERNS 281 all out 86 overs
WESTERN PROVINCE 270 all out 89.5 overs
NORTHERNS 286/5 89.4 overs

WESTERN PROVINCE

. At lunch: 81 / 2 in 27.1 overs
. At tea: 215 / 4 in 63 overs
. Themba Xolo 50 off 85 balls in 102 min
. New ball taken after 80 overs

NORTHERNS

. At stumps: 10 / 1 in 6 overs
. At lunch: 108 / 3 in 34 overs
. Petrus Struwig 50 off 89 balls in 95 min
. At tea: 232 / 6 in 68 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs

WESTERN PROVINCE

. At stumps: 58 / 1 in 16 overs
. At lunch: 133 / 5 in 41.4 overs
. Bosman Du Plessis 50 off 99 balls in 114 min
. At tea: 248 / 7 in 79 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs

NORTHERNS

. At stumps: 81 / 1 in 23 overs
. Butch James 50 off 72 balls in 95 min
. Grant Koen 50 off 89 balls in 129 min
. At lunch: 182 / 2 in 52 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. Siya Ndlala 50 off 85 balls in 110 min
. At tea: 280 / 5 in 87 overs

RUDI · Nov 5, 2023

Match 26
BOLAND vs GAUTENG LIONS
VENUE: Boland Park

GAUTENG LIONS 1st INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Shane Burch	c +G Thomson b M Kleynhans	9	22	1	40.91
Warren Carlitz	c G Abrahams b E Kemm	32	59	3	54.24
Graeme Usher	c T Ntuli b R Terblanche	30	68	3	44.12
Meyer Blitz	c G Abrahams b T Ntuli	8	21	1	38.10
Mark Janssen	c +G Thomson b G Adams	38	76	3	50.00
Peter Pollock	c G Abrahams b M Kleynhans	13	49	1	26.53
Kevin Hall	c G Abrahams b E Kemm	54	90	4	60.00
Wiets Steyn	c J Landsberg b G Abrahams	28	79	3	35.44
Mark Brandt	c T Ntuli b R Terblanche	8	23	1	34.78
Pat Cox	c +G Thomson b T Ntuli	2	15	0	13.33
Shaun Bass	not out	8	31	1	25.81

FOW: 1/18( Shane Burch, 6.6), 2/48( Warren Carlitz, 15.6), 3/69( Meyer Blitz, 23.6), 4/87( Graeme Usher, 29.5), 5/133( Mark Janssen, 48.3), 6/133( Peter Pollock, 49.2),
7/195( Wiets Steyn, 73.2), 8/224( Mark Brandt, 80.4), 9/224( Kevin Hall, 81.1), 10/234( Pat Cox, 88.3),

GAUTENG LIONS - 234 all out Overs 88.3 RPO: 2.61

Extras: 4 WD: 0 NB: 2 B: 0 LB: 2

Partnerships

Shane Burch / Warren Carlitz		18 (42)
Graeme Usher / Warren Carlitz		30 (54)
Graeme Usher / Meyer Blitz		21 (49)
Graeme Usher / Mark Janssen		18 (36)
Peter Pollock / Mark Janssen		46 (112)
Peter Pollock / Kevin Hall		0 (5)
Wiets Steyn / Kevin Hall		62 (144)
Mark Brandt / Kevin Hall		29 (44)
Pat Cox / Kevin Hall		0 (3)
Pat Cox / Shaun Bass		10 (44)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R	NB
Romano Terblanche	17.0	2	47	2	2.76	0
Ernest Kemm	20.0	4	48	2	2.40	0
Morne Kleynhans	16.0	5	45	2	2.81	0
Tshepo Ntuli	7.3	1	24	2	3.20	2
Gogga Adams	16.0	3	42	1	2.63	0
Gerhardt Abrahams	12.0	2	26	1	2.17	0

BOLAND 1st INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Christoffel Klijnhans	c S Bass b M Brandt	129	204	12	63.24
Vin Meintjies	c M Brandt b P Cox	20	34	2	58.82
Victor Mahlangu	c M Brandt b W Steyn	22	49	1	44.90
Juan Landsberg	c +M Janssen b K Hall	7	33	1	21.21
Morne Kleynhans	c +M Janssen b K Hall	2	26	0	7.69
Grant Thomson	c G Usher b W Steyn	45	74	4	60.81
Tshepo Ntuli	c M Brandt b S Bass	18	55	1	32.73
Gerhardt Abrahams	not out	100	168	8	59.52
Ernest Kemm	run out (M Brandt)	22	48	2	45.83
Romano Terblanche	c M Brandt b K Hall	14	36	1	38.89
Gogga Adams	c K Hall b S Bass	10	42	1	23.81

FOW: 1/40( Vin Meintjies, 12.1), 2/101( Victor Mahlangu, 29.1), 3/142( Juan Landsberg, 42.2), 4/160( Morne Kleynhans, 50.6), 5/203( Christoffel Klijnhans, 62.6), 6/243( Grant Thomson, 75.1),
7/256( Tshepo Ntuli, 84.1), 8/307( Ernest Kemm, 99.6), 9/355( Romano Terblanche, 113.5), 10/396( Gogga Adams, 128.1),

BOLAND - 396 all out Overs 128.1 RPO: 3.07

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

Partnerships

Christoffel Klijnhans / Vin Meintjies		40 (74)
Christoffel Klijnhans / Victor Mahlangu		61 (102)
Christoffel Klijnhans / Juan Landsberg		41 (79)
Christoffel Klijnhans / Morne Kleynhans		18 (52)
Christoffel Klijnhans / Grant Thomson		43 (72)
Tshepo Ntuli / Grant Thomson		40 (73)
Tshepo Ntuli / Gerhardt Abrahams		13 (55)
Ernest Kemm / Gerhardt Abrahams		51 (95)
Romano Terblanche / Gerhardt Abrahams		48 (83)
Gogga Adams / Gerhardt Abrahams		41 (86)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R	Wd
Mark Brandt	24.0	1	75	1	3.13	0
Shaun Bass	23.1	3	54	2	2.33	1
Wiets Steyn	25.0	3	62	2	2.48	1
Pat Cox	23.0	1	77	1	3.35	0
Peter Pollock	7.0	1	23	0	3.29	0
Kevin Hall	26.0	1	100	3	3.85	0

GAUTENG LIONS 2nd INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Shane Burch	c T Ntuli b M Kleynhans	98	128	10	76.56
Warren Carlitz	c J Landsberg b E Kemm	34	60	3	56.67
Graeme Usher	c C Klijnhans b T Ntuli	19	34	2	55.88
Meyer Blitz	b R Terblanche	46	135	3	34.07
Mark Janssen	c C Klijnhans b E Kemm	47	107	4	43.93
Mark Brandt	c T Ntuli b R Terblanche	70	121	2	57.85
Peter Pollock	c G Abrahams b E Kemm	23	61	2	37.70
Kevin Hall	c +G Thomson b E Kemm	26	57	2	45.61
Wiets Steyn	c C Klijnhans b E Kemm	45	96	4	46.88
Pat Cox	not out	23	66	1	34.85
Shaun Bass	b G Adams	11	33	1	33.33

FOW: 1/54( Warren Carlitz, 17.4), 2/91( Graeme Usher, 28.4), 3/161( Shane Burch, 46.2), 4/239( Meyer Blitz, 75.2), 5/255( Mark Janssen, 80.5), 6/299( Peter Pollock, 96.4),
7/339( Kevin Hall, 110.3), 8/399( Mark Brandt, 130.3), 9/422( Wiets Steyn, 136.2), 10/449( Shaun Bass, 149.4),

GAUTENG LIONS - 449 all out Overs 149.4 RPO: 2.98

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

Partnerships

Shane Burch / Warren Carlitz		54 (106)
Shane Burch / Graeme Usher		37 (66)
Shane Burch / Meyer Blitz		70 (107)
Mark Janssen / Meyer Blitz		78 (174)
Mark Janssen / Mark Brandt		16 (33)
Peter Pollock / Mark Brandt		44 (95)
Kevin Hall / Mark Brandt		40 (83)
Wiets Steyn / Mark Brandt		60 (121)
Wiets Steyn / Pat Cox		23 (35)
Shaun Bass / Pat Cox		27 (80)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R	Wd
Romano Terblanche	30.0	3	94	2	3.13	0
Ernest Kemm	34.0	7	82	5	2.41	2
Morne Kleynhans	32.0	3	105	1	3.28	0
Tshepo Ntuli	5.0	1	17	1	3.40	0
Gogga Adams	38.4	5	115	1	2.97	0
Gerhardt Abrahams	10.0	2	31	0	3.10	0

BOLAND 2nd INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Christoffel Klijnhans	c M Brandt b P Cox	43	69	4	62.32
Vin Meintjies	c G Usher b M Brandt	12	26	1	46.15
Tshepo Ntuli	lbw M Brandt	15	55	1	27.27
Victor Mahlangu	c K Hall b W Steyn	20	30	3	66.67
Juan Landsberg	c G Usher b M Brandt	62	97	6	63.92
Morne Kleynhans	c M Brandt b K Hall	19	60	2	31.67
Grant Thomson	c K Hall b P Cox	41	71	4	57.75
Gerhardt Abrahams	c M Brandt b W Steyn	35	68	3	51.47
Ernest Kemm	c W Steyn b P Cox	2	28	0	7.14
Romano Terblanche	not out	12	35	1	34.29
Gogga Adams	c W Steyn b M Brandt	8	25	0	32.00

FOW: 1/31( Vin Meintjies, 10.2), 2/66( Christoffel Klijnhans, 21.4), 3/89( Tshepo Ntuli, 29.4), 4/95( Victor Mahlangu, 30.3), 5/146( Morne Kleynhans, 49.6), 6/192( Juan Landsberg, 60.6),
7/223( Grant Thomson, 72.2), 8/246( Ernest Kemm, 81.6), 9/252( Gerhardt Abrahams, 84.4), 10/273( Gogga Adams, 93.6),

BOLAND - 273 all out Overs 94 RPO: 2.90

Extras: 4 WD: 1 NB: 0 B: 0 LB: 3

Partnerships

Christoffel Klijnhans / Vin Meintjies		31 (62)
Christoffel Klijnhans / Tshepo Ntuli		35 (69)
Victor Mahlangu / Tshepo Ntuli		23 (48)
Victor Mahlangu / Juan Landsberg		6 (5)
Morne Kleynhans / Juan Landsberg		51 (117)
Grant Thomson / Juan Landsberg		46 (66)
Grant Thomson / Gerhardt Abrahams		31 (68)
Ernest Kemm / Gerhardt Abrahams		23 (58)
Romano Terblanche / Gerhardt Abrahams		6 (16)
Romano Terblanche / Gogga Adams		21 (56)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R	Wd
Mark Brandt	20.0	1	62	4	3.10	0
Shaun Bass	20.0	2	49	0	2.45	1
Wiets Steyn	15.0	2	50	2	3.33	0
Pat Cox	21.0	2	55	3	2.62	0
Peter Pollock	5.0	1	12	0	2.40	0
Kevin Hall	13.0	0	42	1	3.23	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. GAUTENG LIONS 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. Seam 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
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GAUTENG LIONS wins by 14 runs

MoM: M Brandt

GAUTENG LIONS 234 all out 88.3 overs
BOLAND 396 all out 128.1 overs
GAUTENG LIONS 449 all out 149.4 overs
BOLAND 273 all out 94 overs

GAUTENG LIONS

. At lunch: 86 / 3 in 28 overs
. At tea: 161 / 6 in 64 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. Kevin Hall 50 off 89 balls in 122 min

BOLAND

. At stumps: 25 / 0 in 9 overs
. Christoffel Klijnhans 50 off 89 balls in 115 min
. At lunch: 114 / 2 in 37 overs
. Christoffel Klijnhans 100 off 160 balls in 199 min
. At tea: 230 / 5 in 72 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. Gerhardt Abrahams 50 off 100 balls in 125 min
. At stumps: 330 / 8 in 107 overs
. Gerhardt Abrahams 100 off 168 balls in 206 min

GAUTENG LIONS

. At lunch: 14 / 0 in 7 overs
. Shane Burch 50 off 93 balls in 136 min
. At tea: 139 / 2 in 42 overs
. At stumps: 245 / 4 in 77 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. At lunch: 320 / 6 in 106 overs
. Mark Brandt 50 off 93 balls in 156 min
. At tea: 430 / 9 in 141 overs

BOLAND

. At stumps: 73 / 2 in 26 overs
. At lunch: 162 / 5 in 54 overs
. Juan Landsberg 50 off 85 balls in 110 min
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. At tea: 261 / 9 in 89 overs

RUDI · Nov 5, 2023

Match 27
FREE STATE vs EASTERN PROVINCE
VENUE: St Georges Park

EASTERN PROVINCE 1st INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Herschelle Meintjies	c E Cronje b W Brits	45	53	7	84.91
Meeka-eel Prince	run out (H Brussow)	10	39	1	25.64
Ronan Hermann	c C Krige b N Botha	56	84	5	66.67
Dale Smit	c C Klopper b E Cronje	107	302	10	35.43
George Van Heerden	c E Cronje b V Fanie	19	38	2	50.00
Dewan Marais	c E Cronje b G Enslin	44	54	6	81.48
Tshepo Mkize	c E Cronje b W Brits	1	11	0	9.09
Robbie East	c G Enslin b V Fanie	17	37	2	45.95
Liyema Waqu	c E Cronje b N Botha	9	26	1	34.62
Liam Alder	c N Botha b E Cronje	13	37	1	35.14
Jason Prince	not out	13	33	1	39.39

FOW: 1/52( Herschelle Meintjies, 14.2), 2/56( Meeka-eel Prince, 17.1), 3/137( Ronan Hermann, 41.1), 4/174( George Van Heerden, 56.1), 5/262( Dewan Marais, 80.5), 6/273( Tshepo Mkize, 85.6),
7/300( Robbie East, 100.2), 8/305( Dale Smit, 104.5), 9/318( Liyema Waqu, 110.1), 10/337( Liam Alder, 118.6),

EASTERN PROVINCE - 337 all out Overs 119 RPO: 2.83

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

Partnerships

Herschelle Meintjies / Meeka-eel Prince		52 (86)
Ronan Hermann / Meeka-eel Prince		4 (17)
Ronan Hermann / Dale Smit		81 (144)
George Van Heerden / Dale Smit		37 (90)
Dewan Marais / Dale Smit		88 (148)
Tshepo Mkize / Dale Smit		11 (31)
Robbie East / Dale Smit		27 (86)
Liyema Waqu / Dale Smit		5 (27)
Liyema Waqu / Liam Alder		13 (32)
Jason Prince / Liam Alder		19 (53)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R
Vinnige Fanie	23.0	5	64	2	2.78
Naas Botha	24.0	8	65	2	2.71
Ewald Cronje	25.0	5	63	2	2.52
Wynand Brits	23.0	7	63	2	2.74
Gert Enslin	24.0	3	79	1	3.29

FREE STATE 1st INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Heinrich Brussow	c +D Marais b T Mkize	5	15	0	33.33
Kobus Kotze	c +D Marais b L Alder	17	39	2	43.59
Simon Beer	c T Mkize b J Prince	37	57	3	64.91
Corne Krige	c L Alder b T Mkize	48	84	4	57.14
Heinrich Bester	c J Prince b T Mkize	51	123	5	41.46
Conraad Klopper	c T Mkize b J Prince	51	86	5	59.30
Vinnige Fanie	not out	78	163	4	47.85
Gert Enslin	c J Prince b L Alder	9	28	1	32.14
Wynand Brits	c R East b D Smit	38	84	3	45.24
Naas Botha	c J Prince b L Alder	8	37	1	21.62
Ewald Cronje	b J Prince	6	15	1	40.00

FOW: 1/21( Heinrich Brussow, 7.3), 2/27( Kobus Kotze, 10.4), 3/108( Corne Krige, 31.4), 4/110( Simon Beer, 32.6), 5/188( Conraad Klopper, 60.1), 6/220( Heinrich Bester, 71.6),
7/240( Gert Enslin, 79.6), 8/305( Wynand Brits, 100.1), 9/337( Naas Botha, 114.4), 10/354( Ewald Cronje, 121.5),

FREE STATE - 354 all out Overs 121.5 RPO: 2.88

Extras: 6 WD: 0 NB: 0 B: 1 LB: 5

Partnerships

Heinrich Brussow / Kobus Kotze		21 (45)
Simon Beer / Kobus Kotze		6 (19)
Simon Beer / Corne Krige		81 (126)
Simon Beer / Heinrich Bester		2 (8)
Conraad Klopper / Heinrich Bester		78 (163)
Vinnige Fanie / Heinrich Bester		32 (71)
Vinnige Fanie / Gert Enslin		20 (48)
Vinnige Fanie / Wynand Brits		65 (121)
Vinnige Fanie / Naas Botha		32 (87)
Vinnige Fanie / Ewald Cronje		17 (43)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R
Tshepo Mkize	22.0	8	34	3	1.55
Liyema Waqu	17.0	0	66	0	3.88
Liam Alder	24.0	5	61	3	2.54
Dale Smit	15.0	2	48	1	3.20
Jason Prince	33.5	0	108	3	3.19
Robbie East	10.0	1	31	0	3.10

EASTERN PROVINCE 2nd INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Herschelle Meintjies	c W Brits b E Cronje	16	25	2	64.00
Meeka-eel Prince	c V Fanie b N Botha	35	63	4	55.56
Ronan Hermann	c N Botha b W Brits	159	299	15	53.18
Dale Smit	c N Botha b V Fanie	35	92	3	38.04
George Van Heerden	c V Fanie b E Cronje	26	44	3	59.09
Dewan Marais	c V Fanie b E Cronje	39	64	4	60.94
Robbie East	c G Enslin b N Botha	39	76	4	51.32
Tshepo Mkize	c E Cronje b V Fanie	5	19	1	26.32
Liyema Waqu	c V Fanie b N Botha	7	29	1	24.14
Liam Alder	not out	14	42	1	33.33
Jason Prince	c E Cronje b G Enslin	5	13	1	38.46

FOW: 1/26( Herschelle Meintjies, 8.3), 2/79( Meeka-eel Prince, 22.1), 3/176( Dale Smit, 52.2), 4/217( George Van Heerden, 64.4), 5/293( Dewan Marais, 89.5), 6/334( Ronan Hermann, 103.1),
7/354( Tshepo Mkize, 111.3), 8/366( Robbie East, 116.2), 9/369( Liyema Waqu, 120.3), 10/388( Jason Prince, 127.3),

EASTERN PROVINCE - 388 all out Overs 127.3 RPO: 3.02

Extras: 8 WD: 2 NB: 1 B: 0 LB: 5

Partnerships

Herschelle Meintjies / Meeka-eel Prince		26 (51)
Ronan Hermann / Meeka-eel Prince		53 (82)
Ronan Hermann / Dale Smit		97 (182)
Ronan Hermann / George Van Heerden		41 (75)
Ronan Hermann / Dewan Marais		76 (152)
Ronan Hermann / Robbie East		41 (80)
Tshepo Mkize / Robbie East		20 (50)
Liyema Waqu / Robbie East		12 (29)
Liyema Waqu / Liam Alder		3 (25)
Jason Prince / Liam Alder		19 (42)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R	Wd	NB
Vinnige Fanie	26.0	5	76	2	2.92	0	0
Naas Botha	28.0	5	79	3	2.82	0	1
Ewald Cronje	28.0	2	89	3	3.18	1	0
Wynand Brits	23.0	2	57	1	2.48	1	0
Gert Enslin	22.3	2	82	1	3.64	0	0

FREE STATE 2nd INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	S/R
Heinrich Brussow	b L Alder	33	51	3	0	64.71
Kobus Kotze	c R East b D Smit	40	76	4	0	52.63
Vinnige Fanie	b J Prince	27	68	1	0	39.71
Simon Beer	run out (H Meintjies)	32	53	3	0	60.38
Corne Krige	c L Alder b T Mkize	52	83	5	0	62.65
Heinrich Bester	c J Prince b T Mkize	66	142	6	0	46.48
Conraad Klopper	c G Van Heerden b R East	32	60	2	0	53.33
Gert Enslin	not out	38	81	3	0	46.91
Wynand Brits	c T Mkize b J Prince	12	31	1	0	38.71
Naas Botha	not out	1	16	0	0	6.25
DNB: Ewald Cronje

FOW: 1/61( Heinrich Brussow, 17.3), 2/75( Kobus Kotze, 22.1), 3/113( Simon Beer, 35.1), 4/166( Vinnige Fanie, 51.2), 5/204( Corne Krige, 60.4), 6/273( Conraad Klopper, 84.1),
7/296( Heinrich Bester, 92.5), 8/326( Wynand Brits, 104.1),

FREE STATE - 339 / 8 Overs 110 RPO: 3.08

Extras: 6 WD: 3 NB: 1 B: 0 LB: 2

Partnerships

Heinrich Brussow / Kobus Kotze		61 (105)
Vinnige Fanie / Kobus Kotze		14 (28)
Vinnige Fanie / Simon Beer		38 (79)
Vinnige Fanie / Corne Krige		53 (97)
Heinrich Bester / Corne Krige		38 (58)
Heinrich Bester / Conraad Klopper		69 (142)
Heinrich Bester / Gert Enslin		23 (52)
Wynand Brits / Gert Enslin		30 (68)
Naas Botha / Gert Enslin		13 (35)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R	Wd	NB
Tshepo Mkize	20.0	1	69	2	3.45	2	0
Liyema Waqu	22.0	2	72	0	3.27	1	0
Liam Alder	25.0	3	67	1	2.68	0	0
Dale Smit	17.0	0	51	1	3.00	0	0
Jason Prince	19.0	2	53	2	2.79	0	1
Robbie East	7.0	1	25	1	3.57	0	0

The match is drawn. EASTERN PROVINCE and FREE STATE share the spoils in this battle. The bowlers were probably licking their lips when they saw the pitch today - the pitch was very sporting, to say the least. Spin benefited greatly throughout the day. These two teams were fairly evenly matched so it was tough to predict the outcome.

MATCH NOTES
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Match drawn

MoM: R Hermann

EASTERN PROVINCE 337 all out 119 overs
FREE STATE 354 all out 121.5 overs
EASTERN PROVINCE 388 all out 127.3 overs
FREE STATE 339/8 110 overs

EASTERN PROVINCE

. At lunch: 90 / 2 in 28 overs
. Ronan Hermann 50 off 79 balls in 106 min
. Dale Smit 50 off 131 balls in 173 min
. At tea: 192 / 4 in 63 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. Dale Smit 100 off 251 balls in 300 min
. At stumps: 296 / 6 in 98 overs

FREE STATE

. At lunch: 21 / 0 in 7 overs
. At tea: 129 / 4 in 41 overs
. Conraad Klopper 50 off 79 balls in 88 min
. Heinrich Bester 50 off 121 balls in 146 min
. At stumps: 234 / 6 in 76 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. At lunch: 308 / 8 in 105 overs
. Vinnige Fanie 50 off 114 balls in 184 min

EASTERN PROVINCE

. At tea: 57 / 1 in 17 overs
. Ronan Hermann 50 off 84 balls in 106 min
. At stumps: 176 / 2 in 52 overs
. Ronan Hermann 100 off 166 balls in 233 min
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. At lunch: 263 / 4 in 80 overs
. Ronan Hermann 150 off 273 balls in 375 min
. At tea: 366 / 7 in 115 overs

FREE STATE

. At stumps: 70 / 1 in 21 overs
. At lunch: 161 / 3 in 49 overs
. Corne Krige 50 off 83 balls in 93 min
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. Heinrich Bester 50 off 109 balls in 118 min
. At tea: 273 / 5 in 84 overs

RUDI · Nov 5, 2023

Match 28
WESTERN PROVINCE vs FREE STATE
VENUE: Chevrolet Park

FREE STATE 1st INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Heinrich Brussow	run out (R Botha)	59	104	5	56.73
Kobus Kotze	c J Kotze b D Steyn	22	36	2	61.11
Simon Beer	c +B Du Plessis b K Pienaar	1	6	0	16.67
Corne Krige	c T Xolo b F Steyn	50	92	5	54.35
Heinrich Bester	c J Coetzee b D Steyn	82	171	7	47.95
Conraad Klopper	run out (J Kotze)	43	56	6	76.79
Gert Enslin	c J Kotze b D Steyn	18	50	2	36.00
Wynand Brits	c J Coetzee b G De Bruyn	37	71	3	52.11
Vinnige Fanie	c T Xolo b F Steyn	14	35	1	40.00
Naas Botha	not out	9	27	1	33.33
Ewald Cronje	b F Steyn	5	11	1	45.45

FOW: 1/43( Kobus Kotze, 12.2), 2/48( Simon Beer, 13.3), 3/131( Heinrich Brussow, 37.2), 4/138( Corne Krige, 41.2), 5/224( Conraad Klopper, 65.3), 6/269( Gert Enslin, 80.4),
7/289( Heinrich Bester, 89.5), 8/327( Wynand Brits, 102.2), 9/335( Vinnige Fanie, 105.3), 10/347( Ewald Cronje, 109.5),

FREE STATE - 347 all out Overs 109.5 RPO: 3.13

Extras: 7 WD: 0 NB: 0 B: 1 LB: 6

Partnerships

Heinrich Brussow / Kobus Kotze		43 (74)
Heinrich Brussow / Simon Beer		5 (7)
Heinrich Brussow / Corne Krige		83 (143)
Heinrich Bester / Corne Krige		7 (24)
Heinrich Bester / Conraad Klopper		86 (145)
Heinrich Bester / Gert Enslin		45 (91)
Heinrich Bester / Wynand Brits		20 (55)
Vinnige Fanie / Wynand Brits		38 (75)
Vinnige Fanie / Naas Botha		8 (19)
Ewald Cronje / Naas Botha		12 (26)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R
Douw Steyn	21.0	5	48	3	2.29
Jaco Kotze	19.0	5	49	0	2.58
Karel Pienaar	19.0	1	55	1	2.89
Jacques Coetzee	12.0	0	53	0	4.42
Gys De Bruyn	13.0	3	36	1	2.77
Fanie Steyn	25.5	2	99	3	3.83

WESTERN PROVINCE 1st INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Graeme Botha	c E Cronje b V Fanie	9	27	1	33.33
Faf de Klerk	c G Enslin b E Cronje	21	36	1	58.33
Jacques Coetzee	c C Klopper b E Cronje	60	121	9	49.59
Themba Xolo	b N Botha	107	160	12	66.88
Roelf Botha	c C Krige b E Cronje	61	103	6	59.22
Bosman Du Plessis	c E Cronje b N Botha	34	59	3	57.63
Karel Pienaar	c C Klopper b E Cronje	6	20	1	30.00
Gys De Bruyn	c E Cronje b N Botha	6	34	1	17.65
Jaco Kotze	c +H Bester b W Brits	9	40	1	22.50
Fanie Steyn	c N Botha b E Cronje	11	35	1	31.43
Douw Steyn	not out	3	10	0	30.00

FOW: 1/17( Graeme Botha, 7.4), 2/36( Faf de Klerk, 13.3), 3/136( Jacques Coetzee, 41.6), 4/229( Themba Xolo, 65.4), 5/279( Roelf Botha, 81.4), 6/302( Karel Pienaar, 87.3),
7/302( Bosman Du Plessis, 88.1), 8/312( Gys De Bruyn, 95.3), 9/326( Jaco Kotze, 104.3), 10/332( Fanie Steyn, 107.3),

WESTERN PROVINCE - 332 all out Overs 107.3 RPO: 3.06

Extras: 5 WD: 3 NB: 0 B: 0 LB: 2

Partnerships

Graeme Botha / Faf de Klerk		17 (46)
Jacques Coetzee / Faf de Klerk		19 (35)
Jacques Coetzee / Themba Xolo		100 (172)
Roelf Botha / Themba Xolo		93 (142)
Roelf Botha / Bosman Du Plessis		50 (97)
Karel Pienaar / Bosman Du Plessis		23 (36)
Gys De Bruyn / Bosman Du Plessis		0 (4)
Gys De Bruyn / Jaco Kotze		10 (44)
Fanie Steyn / Jaco Kotze		14 (54)
Fanie Steyn / Douw Steyn		6 (18)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R	Wd
Vinnige Fanie	25.0	4	78	1	3.12	1
Naas Botha	26.0	3	69	3	2.65	0
Ewald Cronje	26.3	4	81	5	3.06	0
Wynand Brits	17.0	4	43	1	2.53	0
Gert Enslin	13.0	1	59	0	4.54	2

FREE STATE 2nd INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Heinrich Brussow	c J Kotze b D Steyn	2	6	0	33.33
Kobus Kotze	c J Coetzee b J Kotze	49	80	5	61.25
Simon Beer	b K Pienaar	104	176	9	59.09
Corne Krige	c J Kotze b J Coetzee	1	14	0	7.14
Heinrich Bester	c J Kotze b F Steyn	32	69	3	46.38
Conraad Klopper	c F Steyn b D Steyn	30	46	3	65.22
Vinnige Fanie	c F de Klerk b J Kotze	14	43	1	32.56
Gert Enslin	c J Kotze b F Steyn	35	82	3	42.68
Wynand Brits	c F Steyn b D Steyn	37	78	3	47.44
Naas Botha	not out	12	39	1	30.77
Ewald Cronje	c J Kotze b F Steyn	2	11	0	18.18

FOW: 1/4( Heinrich Brussow, 2.1), 2/81( Kobus Kotze, 22.6), 3/87( Corne Krige, 26.6), 4/174( Heinrich Bester, 51.1), 5/224( Simon Beer, 64.2), 6/230( Conraad Klopper, 67.4),
7/248( Vinnige Fanie, 76.4), 8/305( Wynand Brits, 96.6), 9/315( Gert Enslin, 101.1), 10/329( Ewald Cronje, 107.2),

FREE STATE - 329 all out Overs 107.2 RPO: 3.04

Extras: 11 WD: 3 NB: 0 B: 1 LB: 7

Partnerships

Heinrich Brussow / Kobus Kotze		4 (13)
Simon Beer / Kobus Kotze		77 (127)
Simon Beer / Corne Krige		6 (24)
Simon Beer / Heinrich Bester		87 (145)
Simon Beer / Conraad Klopper		50 (79)
Vinnige Fanie / Conraad Klopper		6 (20)
Vinnige Fanie / Gert Enslin		18 (54)
Wynand Brits / Gert Enslin		57 (123)
Naas Botha / Gert Enslin		10 (25)
Naas Botha / Ewald Cronje		14 (37)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R	Wd
Douw Steyn	24.0	1	75	3	3.13	1
Jaco Kotze	23.0	1	75	2	3.26	2
Karel Pienaar	22.0	1	59	1	2.68	0
Jacques Coetzee	12.0	1	34	1	2.83	0
Gys De Bruyn	5.0	1	9	0	1.80	0
Fanie Steyn	21.2	3	69	3	3.23	0

WESTERN PROVINCE 2nd INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Graeme Botha	c N Botha b V Fanie	0	4	0	0.00
Faf de Klerk	c G Enslin b W Brits	43	75	4	57.33
Jacques Coetzee	c C Klopper b E Cronje	20	38	4	52.63
Themba Xolo	c +H Bester b W Brits	41	54	5	75.93
Roelf Botha	c V Fanie b E Cronje	88	144	9	61.11
Bosman Du Plessis	c N Botha b E Cronje	16	33	2	48.48
Gys De Bruyn	c E Cronje b G Enslin	14	53	1	26.42
Karel Pienaar	c E Cronje b N Botha	14	56	1	25.00
Jaco Kotze	not out	18	55	1	32.73
Fanie Steyn	b V Fanie	0	7	0	0.00
Douw Steyn	c C Klopper b N Botha	8	32	1	25.00

FOW: 1/0( Graeme Botha, 0.4), 2/28( Jacques Coetzee, 10.2), 3/92( Themba Xolo, 24.5), 4/107( Faf de Klerk, 32.4), 5/133( Bosman Du Plessis, 40.5), 6/189( Gys De Bruyn, 58.2),
7/228( Roelf Botha, 72.2), 8/246( Karel Pienaar, 79.1), 9/247( Fanie Steyn, 80.3), 10/266( Douw Steyn, 91.5),

WESTERN PROVINCE - 266 all out Overs 91.5 RPO: 2.87

Extras: 4 WD: 0 NB: 0 B: 0 LB: 4

Partnerships

Graeme Botha / Faf de Klerk		0 (4)
Jacques Coetzee / Faf de Klerk		28 (58)
Themba Xolo / Faf de Klerk		64 (87)
Roelf Botha / Faf de Klerk		15 (47)
Roelf Botha / Bosman Du Plessis		26 (49)
Roelf Botha / Gys De Bruyn		56 (105)
Roelf Botha / Karel Pienaar		39 (84)
Jaco Kotze / Karel Pienaar		18 (41)
Jaco Kotze / Fanie Steyn		1 (8)
Jaco Kotze / Douw Steyn		19 (68)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R
Vinnige Fanie	21.0	1	69	2	3.29
Naas Botha	23.5	5	74	2	3.10
Ewald Cronje	24.0	5	53	3	2.21
Wynand Brits	11.0	1	32	2	2.91
Gert Enslin	12.0	3	34	1	2.83

That's the end of the game and FREE STATE wrap up a massive victory winning by 78 runs. WESTERN PROVINCE was never in the game but that is more down to FREE STATE'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. Swing and seam benefited greatly throughout the day. Oh dear - if you're a WESTERN PROVINCE supporter, I'm afraid the scorecard makes for pretty poor reading. FREE STATE simply showed more hunger for the win today and they will deservedly take all the accolades for the performance they put in.

MATCH NOTES
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FREE STATE wins by 78 runs

MoM: E Cronje

FREE STATE 347 all out 109.5 overs
WESTERN PROVINCE 332 all out 107.3 overs
FREE STATE 329 all out 107.2 overs
WESTERN PROVINCE 266 all out 91.5 overs

FREE STATE

. At lunch: 97 / 2 in 28 overs
. Heinrich Brussow 50 off 86 balls in 127 min
. Corne Krige 50 off 91 balls in 103 min
. At tea: 219 / 4 in 63 overs
. Heinrich Bester 50 off 116 balls in 114 min
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. At stumps: 309 / 7 in 98 overs

WESTERN PROVINCE

. At lunch: 36 / 2 in 13.3 overs
. Jacques Coetzee 50 off 81 balls in 95 min
. Themba Xolo 50 off 74 balls in 127 min
. At tea: 164 / 3 in 50 overs
. Themba Xolo 100 off 147 balls in 212 min
. Roelf Botha 50 off 84 balls in 146 min
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. At stumps: 289 / 5 in 84 overs

FREE STATE

. At lunch: 4 / 1 in 2.1 overs
. Simon Beer 50 off 82 balls in 127 min
. At tea: 129 / 3 in 38 overs
. Simon Beer 100 off 173 balls in 232 min
. At stumps: 243 / 6 in 73 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. At lunch: 317 / 9 in 102 overs

WESTERN PROVINCE

. At tea: 92 / 3 in 24.5 overs
. Roelf Botha 50 off 86 balls in 129 min
. At stumps: 199 / 6 in 62 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. At lunch: 263 / 9 in 91 overs

RUDI · Nov 5, 2023

Match 29
EASTERN PROVINCE vs GAUTENG LIONS
VENUE: Wanderers Stadium

GAUTENG LIONS 1st INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Shane Burch	c J Prince b L Waqu	16	31	2	51.61
Warren Carlitz	c J Prince b L Waqu	144	269	13	53.53
Graeme Usher	c R East b D Smit	41	81	4	50.62
Meyer Blitz	c T Mkize b J Prince	29	60	4	48.33
Mark Janssen	c T Mkize b J Prince	36	73	2	49.32
Peter Pollock	c R East b T Mkize	80	204	7	39.22
Mark Brandt	c T Mkize b R East	0	5	0	0.00
Kevin Hall	b J Prince	40	64	3	62.50
Wiets Steyn	c T Mkize b J Prince	42	87	3	48.28
Pat Cox	c G Van Heerden b L Alder	6	22	1	27.27
Shaun Bass	not out	7	14	1	50.00

FOW: 1/22( Shane Burch, 8.1), 2/108( Graeme Usher, 34.1), 3/167( Meyer Blitz, 51.5), 4/245( Mark Janssen, 77.4), 5/279( Warren Carlitz, 90.3), 6/282( Mark Brandt, 91.6),
7/368( Kevin Hall, 119.2), 8/414( Peter Pollock, 140.1), 9/438( Pat Cox, 146.5), 10/446( Wiets Steyn, 151.4),

GAUTENG LIONS - 446 all out Overs 151.4 RPO: 2.92

Extras: 5 WD: 0 NB: 0 B: 1 LB: 4

Partnerships

Shane Burch / Warren Carlitz		22 (49)
Graeme Usher / Warren Carlitz		86 (156)
Meyer Blitz / Warren Carlitz		59 (106)
Mark Janssen / Warren Carlitz		78 (155)
Peter Pollock / Warren Carlitz		34 (77)
Peter Pollock / Mark Brandt		3 (9)
Peter Pollock / Kevin Hall		86 (164)
Peter Pollock / Wiets Steyn		46 (125)
Pat Cox / Wiets Steyn		24 (40)
Shaun Bass / Wiets Steyn		8 (29)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R
Tshepo Mkize	23.0	3	59	1	2.57
Liyema Waqu	23.0	2	58	2	2.52
Liam Alder	27.0	3	78	1	2.89
Dale Smit	23.0	1	96	1	4.17
Jason Prince	35.4	4	102	4	2.86
Robbie East	20.0	2	48	1	2.40

EASTERN PROVINCE 1st INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Herschelle Meintjies	b S Bass	39	43	7	90.70
Meeka-eel Prince	c W Steyn b P Cox	20	55	1	36.36
Ronan Hermann	c W Steyn b S Bass	127	186	12	68.28
Dale Smit	run out (M Blitz)	24	61	2	39.34
Tshepo Mkize	c M Brandt b P Cox	0	6	0	0.00
George Van Heerden	c M Brandt b P Cox	3	17	0	17.65
Dewan Marais	run out (W Carlitz)	32	61	3	52.46
Robbie East	c W Steyn b M Brandt	18	54	3	33.33
Liyema Waqu	c W Steyn b P Pollock	20	55	1	36.36
Liam Alder	c M Brandt b W Steyn	1	12	0	8.33
Jason Prince	not out	7	15	1	46.67

FOW: 1/43( Herschelle Meintjies, 9.6), 2/62( Meeka-eel Prince, 19.1), 3/131( Dale Smit, 38.3), 4/132( Tshepo Mkize, 39.4), 5/158( George Van Heerden, 45.3), 6/226( Dewan Marais, 67.1),
7/265( Ronan Hermann, 78.2), 8/269( Robbie East, 81.6), 9/279( Liam Alder, 87.5), 10/295( Liyema Waqu, 94.1),

EASTERN PROVINCE - 295 all out Overs 94.1 RPO: 3.10

Extras: 4 WD: 1 NB: 0 B: 0 LB: 3

Partnerships

Herschelle Meintjies / Meeka-eel Prince		43 (60)
Ronan Hermann / Meeka-eel Prince		19 (55)
Ronan Hermann / Dale Smit		69 (116)
Ronan Hermann / Tshepo Mkize		1 (7)
Ronan Hermann / George Van Heerden		26 (35)
Ronan Hermann / Dewan Marais		68 (130)
Ronan Hermann / Robbie East		39 (68)
Liyema Waqu / Robbie East		4 (22)
Liyema Waqu / Liam Alder		10 (35)
Liyema Waqu / Jason Prince		16 (38)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R	Wd
Mark Brandt	16.0	3	56	1	3.50	0
Shaun Bass	16.0	2	40	2	2.50	1
Wiets Steyn	16.0	0	45	1	2.81	0
Pat Cox	20.0	6	55	3	2.75	0
Peter Pollock	6.1	0	20	1	3.24	0
Kevin Hall	20.0	2	76	0	3.80	0

GAUTENG LIONS 2nd INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	S/R
Shane Burch	c J Prince b L Alder	12	23	1	0	52.17
Warren Carlitz	c R East b L Alder	124	208	12	0	59.62
Graeme Usher	c T Mkize b L Waqu	17	42	2	0	40.48
Meyer Blitz	c T Mkize b J Prince	4	26	0	0	15.38
Mark Brandt	c J Prince b L Waqu	5	33	0	0	15.15
Mark Janssen	c T Mkize b J Prince	101	172	10	0	58.72
Peter Pollock	c T Mkize b L Waqu	34	88	3	0	38.64
Kevin Hall	run out (T Mkize)	26	45	2	0	57.78
Wiets Steyn	not out	3	25	0	0	12.00
Pat Cox	not out	0	4	0	0	0.00
DNB: Shaun Bass

FOW: 1/24( Shane Burch, 8.1), 2/95( Graeme Usher, 27.3), 3/140( Meyer Blitz, 40.6), 4/166( Warren Carlitz, 54.3), 5/174( Mark Brandt, 57.2), 6/247( Peter Pollock, 82.5),
7/313( Kevin Hall, 102.2), 8/334( Mark Janssen, 110.2),

GAUTENG LIONS - 334 / 8 Overs 111 RPO: 3.01

Extras: 8 WD: 1 NB: 0 B: 1 LB: 6

Partnerships

Shane Burch / Warren Carlitz		24 (49)
Graeme Usher / Warren Carlitz		71 (116)
Meyer Blitz / Warren Carlitz		45 (81)
Mark Brandt / Warren Carlitz		26 (82)
Mark Brandt / Mark Janssen		8 (17)
Peter Pollock / Mark Janssen		73 (153)
Kevin Hall / Mark Janssen		66 (117)
Wiets Steyn / Mark Janssen		21 (48)
Wiets Steyn / Pat Cox		0 (4)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R	Wd
Tshepo Mkize	19.0	3	42	0	2.21	1
Liyema Waqu	17.0	4	34	3	2.00	0
Liam Alder	22.0	1	66	2	3.00	0
Dale Smit	11.0	0	60	0	5.45	0
Jason Prince	30.0	5	85	2	2.83	0
Robbie East	12.0	0	40	0	3.33	0

EASTERN PROVINCE 2nd INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	S/R
Herschelle Meintjies	c +M Janssen b K Hall	118	170	16	0	69.41
Meeka-eel Prince	c W Steyn b P Cox	15	34	2	0	44.12
Ronan Hermann	run out (K Hall)	31	63	3	0	49.21
Tshepo Mkize	c M Brandt b S Bass	12	55	1	0	21.82
Dale Smit	c K Hall b P Cox	20	69	1	0	28.99
George Van Heerden	c M Brandt b P Pollock	48	106	5	0	45.28
Dewan Marais	c M Brandt b K Hall	34	115	3	0	29.57
Robbie East	not out	14	103	1	0	13.59
Liyema Waqu	c K Hall b W Steyn	1	15	0	0	6.67
Liam Alder	not out	0	8	0	0	0.00
DNB: Jason Prince

FOW: 1/26( Meeka-eel Prince, 9.1), 2/107( Ronan Hermann, 30.6), 3/181( Tshepo Mkize, 52.5), 4/181( Herschelle Meintjies, 53.5), 5/226( Dale Smit, 75.2), 6/264( George Van Heerden, 88.2),
7/297( Dewan Marais, 114.6), 8/299( Liyema Waqu, 120.4),

EASTERN PROVINCE - 299 / 8 Overs 123 RPO: 2.43

Extras: 6 WD: 0 NB: 0 B: 0 LB: 6

Partnerships

Herschelle Meintjies / Meeka-eel Prince		26 (55)
Herschelle Meintjies / Ronan Hermann		81 (131)
Herschelle Meintjies / Tshepo Mkize		74 (131)
Herschelle Meintjies / Dale Smit		0 (6)
George Van Heerden / Dale Smit		45 (129)
George Van Heerden / Dewan Marais		38 (78)
Robbie East / Dewan Marais		33 (160)
Robbie East / Liyema Waqu		2 (34)
Robbie East / Liam Alder		0 (14)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R
Mark Brandt	19.0	4	61	0	3.21
Shaun Bass	21.0	3	53	1	2.52
Wiets Steyn	20.0	7	34	1	1.70
Pat Cox	20.0	6	48	2	2.40
Peter Pollock	14.0	0	39	1	2.79
Kevin Hall	29.0	11	58	2	2.00

The match is drawn. EASTERN PROVINCE and GAUTENG LIONS share the spoils in this battle. 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. A tough

MATCH NOTES
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Match Drawn

MoM: W Carlitz

GAUTENG LIONS 446 all out 151.4 overs
EASTERN PROVINCE 295 all out 94.1 overs
GAUTENG LIONS 334/8 111 overs
EASTERN PROVINCE 299/8 123 overs

GAUTENG LIONS

. At lunch: 87 / 1 in 28 overs
. Warren Carlitz 50 off 97 balls in 143 min
. Warren Carlitz 100 off 167 balls in 242 min
. At tea: 213 / 3 in 63 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. At stumps: 297 / 6 in 98 overs
. Peter Pollock 50 off 101 balls in 129 min
. At lunch: 381 / 7 in 127 overs

EASTERN PROVINCE

. At tea: 39 / 0 in 9 overs
. Ronan Hermann 50 off 78 balls in 123 min
. At stumps: 152 / 4 in 44 overs
. Ronan Hermann 100 off 157 balls in 219 min
. At lunch: 241 / 6 in 72 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs

GAUTENG LIONS

. At tea: 35 / 1 in 12 overs
. Warren Carlitz 50 off 70 balls in 88 min
. Warren Carlitz 100 off 151 balls in 155 min
. At stumps: 156 / 3 in 47 overs
. At lunch: 225 / 5 in 76 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. Mark Janssen 50 off 90 balls in 119 min
. Mark Janssen 100 off 171 balls in 207 min
. At tea: 334 / 8 in 111 overs
. Declare at 334 / 8 after 111 overs

EASTERN PROVINCE

. Herschelle Meintjies 50 off 85 balls in 123 min
. At stumps: 116 / 2 in 34 overs
. Herschelle Meintjies 100 off 141 balls in 191 min
. At lunch: 199 / 4 in 63 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. At tea: 278 / 6 in 99 overs

RUDI · Nov 5, 2023

Match 30
BOLAND vs NORTHERNS
VENUE: Supersport Park

NORTHERNS 1st INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Petrus Struwig	c G Abrahams b R Terblanche	0	3	0	0.00
Butch James	c E Kemm b T Ntuli	38	65	4	58.46
Hashim Naidoo	c T Ntuli b R Terblanche	13	29	1	44.83
Sticky McWicket	c C Klijnhans b M Kleynhans	83	123	8	67.48
Siya Ndlala	c T Ntuli b M Kleynhans	106	225	10	47.11
Dewald Cronje	c G Abrahams b G Adams	25	50	3	50.00
Grant Koen	c C Klijnhans b M Kleynhans	37	87	2	42.53
Rudi Struwig	c T Ntuli b R Terblanche	51	112	3	45.54
Pierre Struwig	c T Ntuli b E Kemm	45	112	2	40.18
Jaffa Ismail	b R Terblanche	14	51	1	27.45
Niki Esterhuizen	not out	1	4	0	25.00

FOW: 1/0( Petrus Struwig, 0.3), 2/19( Hashim Naidoo, 7.1), 3/95( Butch James, 26.4), 4/179( Sticky McWicket, 52.1), 5/252( Dewald Cronje, 72.6), 6/287( Siya Ndlala, 88.2),
7/345( Grant Koen, 107.2), 8/378( Rudi Struwig, 121.2), 9/419( Jaffa Ismail, 140.5), 10/427( Pierre Struwig, 143.1),

NORTHERNS - 427 all out Overs 143.1 RPO: 2.96

Extras: 14 WD: 0 NB: 2 B: 0 LB: 12

Partnerships

Petrus Struwig / Butch James		0 (3)
Hashim Naidoo / Butch James		19 (40)
Sticky McWicket / Butch James		76 (117)
Sticky McWicket / Siya Ndlala		84 (154)
Dewald Cronje / Siya Ndlala		73 (126)
Grant Koen / Siya Ndlala		35 (92)
Grant Koen / Rudi Struwig		58 (114)
Pierre Struwig / Rudi Struwig		33 (84)
Pierre Struwig / Jaffa Ismail		41 (117)
Pierre Struwig / Niki Esterhuizen		8 (14)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R	NB
Romano Terblanche	22.0	3	69	4	3.14	0
Ernest Kemm	27.1	1	94	1	3.46	0
Morne Kleynhans	24.0	3	63	3	2.63	0
Tshepo Ntuli	21.0	2	56	1	2.67	0
Gogga Adams	31.0	3	84	1	2.71	0
Gerhardt Abrahams	18.0	1	49	0	2.72	2

BOLAND 1st INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Christoffel Klijnhans	c B James b J Ismail	22	40	2	55.00
Vin Meintjies	c J Ismail b G Koen	88	159	6	55.35
Victor Mahlangu	c P Struwig b G Koen	6	21	1	28.57
Juan Landsberg	c S Ndlala b R Struwig	67	98	6	68.37
Tshepo Ntuli	c B James b J Ismail	34	77	2	44.16
Morne Kleynhans	c J Ismail b R Struwig	23	78	2	29.49
Grant Thomson	c S Ndlala b P Struwig	86	152	8	56.58
Gerhardt Abrahams	c S Ndlala b G Koen	35	66	3	53.03
Ernest Kemm	c S Ndlala b G Koen	38	89	2	42.70
Romano Terblanche	c B James b J Ismail	1	17	0	5.88
Gogga Adams	not out	8	32	1	25.00

FOW: 1/53( Christoffel Klijnhans, 17.1), 2/64( Victor Mahlangu, 22.3), 3/159( Vin Meintjies, 48.3), 4/192( Juan Landsberg, 58.1), 5/230( Morne Kleynhans, 76.2), 6/249( Tshepo Ntuli, 81.5),
7/334( Gerhardt Abrahams, 106.6), 8/374( Grant Thomson, 119.6), 9/390( Romano Terblanche, 127.2), 10/415( Ernest Kemm, 138.1),

BOLAND - 415 all out Overs 138.1 RPO: 2.98

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

Partnerships

Christoffel Klijnhans / Vin Meintjies		53 (103)
Victor Mahlangu / Vin Meintjies		11 (32)
Juan Landsberg / Vin Meintjies		95 (156)
Juan Landsberg / Tshepo Ntuli		33 (58)
Morne Kleynhans / Tshepo Ntuli		38 (109)
Grant Thomson / Tshepo Ntuli		19 (34)
Grant Thomson / Gerhardt Abrahams		85 (151)
Grant Thomson / Ernest Kemm		40 (78)
Romano Terblanche / Ernest Kemm		16 (44)
Gogga Adams / Ernest Kemm		25 (66)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R	Wd
Rudi Struwig	28.0	1	83	2	2.96	1
Grant Koen	26.1	3	74	4	2.83	0
Pierre Struwig	26.0	0	57	1	2.19	1
Jaffa Ismail	25.0	4	67	3	2.68	0
Niki Esterhuizen	33.0	1	129	0	3.91	0

NORTHERNS 2nd INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Petrus Struwig	b E Kemm	7	18	1	38.89
Butch James	c J Landsberg b E Kemm	36	57	3	63.16
Grant Koen	c G Abrahams b R Terblanche	103	177	6	58.19
Hashim Naidoo	c C Klijnhans b M Kleynhans	48	90	4	53.33
Sticky McWicket	c +G Thomson b G Adams	22	44	3	50.00
Siya Ndlala	c C Klijnhans b E Kemm	141	303	17	46.53
Dewald Cronje	c E Kemm b T Ntuli	30	50	2	60.00
Rudi Struwig	c T Ntuli b M Kleynhans	17	46	1	36.96
Pierre Struwig	b G Adams	16	50	1	32.00
Jaffa Ismail	not out	8	31	1	25.81
Niki Esterhuizen	not out	8	26	1	30.77

FOW: 1/13( Petrus Struwig, 5.2), 2/56( Butch James, 17.5), 3/144( Hashim Naidoo, 43.6), 4/177( Sticky McWicket, 54.2), 5/265( Grant Koen, 79.5), 6/327( Dewald Cronje, 100.1),
7/395( Rudi Struwig, 120.3), 8/430( Siya Ndlala, 138.5), 9/430( Pierre Struwig, 139.2),

NORTHERNS - 448 / 9 Overs 148.4 RPO: 3.01

Extras: 12 WD: 1 NB: 0 B: 2 LB: 9

Partnerships

Petrus Struwig / Butch James		13 (32)
Grant Koen / Butch James		43 (75)
Grant Koen / Hashim Naidoo		88 (157)
Grant Koen / Sticky McWicket		33 (62)
Grant Koen / Siya Ndlala		88 (153)
Dewald Cronje / Siya Ndlala		62 (123)
Rudi Struwig / Siya Ndlala		68 (122)
Pierre Struwig / Siya Ndlala		35 (110)
Pierre Struwig / Jaffa Ismail		0 (3)
Niki Esterhuizen / Jaffa Ismail		18 (56)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R	Wd
Romano Terblanche	26.0	5	82	1	3.15	0
Ernest Kemm	33.0	4	101	3	3.06	0
Morne Kleynhans	27.0	6	65	2	2.41	0
Tshepo Ntuli	16.0	2	53	1	3.31	1
Gogga Adams	36.0	4	98	2	2.72	0
Gerhardt Abrahams	10.0	2	36	0	3.60	0

BOLAND 2nd INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	S/R
Christoffel Klijnhans	c B James b G Koen	21	43	2	0	48.84
Vin Meintjies	c +S McWicket b R Struwig	21	41	2	0	51.22
Victor Mahlangu	b P Struwig	14	33	1	0	42.42
Juan Landsberg	c S Ndlala b J Ismail	23	42	2	0	54.76
Morne Kleynhans	c P Struwig b N Esterhuizen	21	63	2	0	33.33
Grant Thomson	not out	38	54	3	0	70.37
Tshepo Ntuli	c B James b J Ismail	7	16	1	0	43.75
Gerhardt Abrahams	not out	7	20	1	0	35.00
DNB: Ernest Kemm, Romano Terblanche, Gogga Adams

FOW: 1/34( Christoffel Klijnhans, 12.2), 2/49( Vin Meintjies, 16.6), 3/63( Victor Mahlangu, 21.2), 4/86( Juan Landsberg, 29.6), 5/117( Morne Kleynhans, 41.3), 6/132( Tshepo Ntuli, 46.4),

BOLAND - 153 / 6 Overs 52 RPO: 2.94

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

Partnerships

Christoffel Klijnhans / Vin Meintjies		34 (74)
Victor Mahlangu / Vin Meintjies		15 (28)
Victor Mahlangu / Juan Landsberg		14 (26)
Morne Kleynhans / Juan Landsberg		23 (52)
Morne Kleynhans / Grant Thomson		31 (69)
Tshepo Ntuli / Grant Thomson		15 (31)
Gerhardt Abrahams / Grant Thomson		21 (32)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R
Rudi Struwig	12.0	2	30	1	2.50
Grant Koen	9.0	3	24	1	2.67
Pierre Struwig	10.0	1	26	1	2.60
Jaffa Ismail	11.0	0	39	2	3.55
Niki Esterhuizen	10.0	0	33	1	3.30

The match is drawn. NORTHERNS and BOLAND share the spoils in this battle. 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. NORTHERNS was expected to win this game and will be bitterly disappointed at the outcome.

MATCH NOTES
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Match Drawn

MoM: S Ndlala

NORTHERNS 427 all out 143.1 overs
BOLAND 415 all out 138.1 overs
NORTHERNS 448/9 148.4 overs
BOLAND 153/6 52 overs

NORTHERNS

. At lunch: 95 / 3 in 26.4 overs
. Sticky McWicket 50 off 78 balls in 95 min
. Siya Ndlala 50 off 105 balls in 112 min
. At tea: 225 / 4 in 63 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. Siya Ndlala 100 off 218 balls in 224 min
. At stumps: 315 / 6 in 98 overs
. Rudi Struwig 50 off 107 balls in 115 min
. At lunch: 385 / 8 in 127 overs

BOLAND

. At tea: 53 / 1 in 17.1 overs
. Vin Meintjies 50 off 90 balls in 116 min
. Juan Landsberg 50 off 81 balls in 109 min
. At stumps: 173 / 3 in 53 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. At lunch: 249 / 6 in 82 overs
. Grant Thomson 50 off 100 balls in 108 min
. At tea: 369 / 7 in 116 overs

NORTHERNS

. At stumps: 34 / 1 in 13 overs
. At lunch: 137 / 2 in 41 overs
. Grant Koen 50 off 102 balls in 157 min
. At tea: 253 / 4 in 76 overs
. Grant Koen 100 off 171 balls in 285 min
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. Siya Ndlala 50 off 112 balls in 131 min
. Siya Ndlala 100 off 207 balls in 221 min
. At stumps: 364 / 6 in 111 overs
. At lunch: 430 / 8 in 138.5 overs
. Declare at 448 / 9 after 148 overs

BOLAND

. At tea: 73 / 3 in 26 overs

RUDI · Nov 5, 2023

Semis	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
FREE STATE	0	0	0	0	0
GAUTENG LIONS	0	0	0	0	0
NORTHERNS	0	0	0	0	0
WESTERN PROVINCE	0	0	0	0	0
Final Standings - Round 10	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
FREE STATE	10	5	0	5	15
GAUTENG LIONS	10	4	3	3	11
NORTHERNS	10	4	3	3	11
WESTERN PROVINCE	10	5	5	0	10
EASTERN PROVINCE	10	3	5	2	8
BOLAND	10	1	6	3	5

Top 5 - Batsmen

PLAYER	GAMES	INNING	NOT OUTS	TOTAL RUNS	BALLS FACED	BB	AVE	STRIKE RATE	HUNDREDS	FIFTIES	FOURS
Siya Ndlala	10	20	3	1340	2630	209* (504)	78.82	50.95	5	7	157
Themba Xolo	10	20	0	1178	1706	126 (188)	58.90	69.05	3	6	152
Simon Beer	10	20	0	1109	1982	163 (317)	55.45	55.95	4	2	96
Heinrich Bester	10	20	4	1067	2328	104 (259)	66.69	45.83	1	9	100
Jacques Coetzee	10	20	1	1065	2473	128 (329)	56.05	43.07	3	4	157

Top 5 - Bowlers

PLAYER	GAMES	INNING	OVERS	TOTAL WICKETS	BBI	RUNS CONCEDED	AVE	ECONOMY RATE	STRIKE RATE	FIFERS	FOURFERS
Fanie Steyn	10	20	432.5	51	5/78	1217	23.86	2.81	50.92	1	1
Pierre Struwig	10	20	401.0	47	5/57	1119	23.81	2.79	51.19	3	2
Ernest Kemm	10	20	479.4	46	5/82	1306	28.39	2.72	62.57	1	4
Jason Prince	10	20	489.1	44	4/85	1544	35.09	3.16	66.70	0	4
Rudi Struwig	10	20	444.4	44	5/81	1284	29.18	2.89	60.64	1	3

RUDI · Nov 5, 2023

Match 31 - Semi-Final -
FREE STATE vs GAUTENG LIONS
VENUE: Chevrolet Park

GAUTENG LIONS 1st INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Shane Burch	run out (V Fanie)	12	29	1	41.38
Warren Carlitz	c C Klopper b V Fanie	10	18	1	55.56
Graeme Usher	c C Klopper b N Botha	13	27	1	48.15
Meyer Blitz	b E Cronje	25	59	3	42.37
Mark Janssen	b G Enslin	6	18	1	33.33
Peter Pollock	c G Enslin b E Cronje	50	86	5	58.14
Kevin Hall	c E Cronje b N Botha	37	79	3	46.84
Wiets Steyn	c C Klopper b G Enslin	51	114	5	44.74
Mark Brandt	c E Cronje b N Botha	0	16	0	0.00
Pat Cox	c E Cronje b W Brits	15	42	1	35.71
Shaun Bass	not out	2	12	0	16.67

FOW: 1/12( Warren Carlitz, 5.2), 2/36( Shane Burch, 12.1), 3/37( Graeme Usher, 12.5), 4/55( Mark Janssen, 18.3), 5/78( Meyer Blitz, 30.2), 6/131( Peter Pollock, 44.4),
7/176( Kevin Hall, 60.4), 8/193( Mark Brandt, 67.3), 9/218( Wiets Steyn, 77.6), 10/227( Pat Cox, 83.2),

GAUTENG LIONS - 227 all out Overs 83.2 RPO: 2.69

Extras: 6 WD: 0 NB: 0 B: 1 LB: 5

Partnerships

Shane Burch / Warren Carlitz		12 (32)
Shane Burch / Graeme Usher		24 (41)
Meyer Blitz / Graeme Usher		1 (4)
Meyer Blitz / Mark Janssen		18 (34)
Meyer Blitz / Peter Pollock		23 (71)
Kevin Hall / Peter Pollock		53 (86)
Kevin Hall / Wiets Steyn		45 (96)
Mark Brandt / Wiets Steyn		17 (41)
Pat Cox / Wiets Steyn		25 (63)
Pat Cox / Shaun Bass		9 (32)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R
Vinnige Fanie	17.0	4	30	1	1.76
Naas Botha	18.0	2	46	3	2.56
Ewald Cronje	17.0	1	50	2	2.94
Wynand Brits	14.2	1	42	1	2.93
Gert Enslin	17.0	0	53	2	3.12

FREE STATE 1st INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Heinrich Brussow	c S Bass b M Brandt	30	51	2	58.82
Kobus Kotze	c M Brandt b S Bass	39	83	4	46.99
Simon Beer	c M Brandt b P Pollock	35	68	3	51.47
Corne Krige	b K Hall	46	86	3	53.49
Heinrich Bester	c W Steyn b K Hall	11	38	1	28.95
Conraad Klopper	c G Usher b M Brandt	44	93	4	47.31
Gert Enslin	c M Brandt b W Steyn	23	68	2	33.82
Wynand Brits	c M Brandt b W Steyn	37	76	3	48.68
Vinnige Fanie	c S Bass b M Brandt	5	23	1	21.74
Naas Botha	c W Steyn b M Brandt	16	38	1	42.11
Ewald Cronje	not out	5	16	1	31.25

FOW: 1/60( Heinrich Brussow, 16.3), 2/77( Kobus Kotze, 26.3), 3/130( Simon Beer, 40.6), 4/163( Corne Krige, 52.3), 5/172( Heinrich Bester, 56.4), 6/225( Conraad Klopper, 77.1),
7/242( Gert Enslin, 83.4), 8/263( Vinnige Fanie, 94.2), 9/294( Wynand Brits, 100.6), 10/301( Naas Botha, 106.3),

FREE STATE - 301 all out Overs 106.3 RPO: 2.80

Extras: 10 WD: 0 NB: 1 B: 1 LB: 8

Partnerships

Heinrich Brussow / Kobus Kotze		60 (99)
Simon Beer / Kobus Kotze		17 (60)
Simon Beer / Corne Krige		53 (87)
Heinrich Bester / Corne Krige		33 (69)
Heinrich Bester / Conraad Klopper		9 (25)
Gert Enslin / Conraad Klopper		53 (124)
Gert Enslin / Wynand Brits		17 (39)
Vinnige Fanie / Wynand Brits		21 (64)
Naas Botha / Wynand Brits		31 (40)
Naas Botha / Ewald Cronje		7 (33)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R	NB
Mark Brandt	20.3	3	48	4	2.34	0
Shaun Bass	17.0	2	41	1	2.41	0
Wiets Steyn	18.0	2	57	2	3.17	1
Pat Cox	21.0	3	47	0	2.24	0
Peter Pollock	12.0	0	52	1	4.33	0
Kevin Hall	18.0	1	47	2	2.61	0

GAUTENG LIONS 2nd INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Shane Burch	c V Fanie b E Cronje	27	56	3	48.21
Warren Carlitz	b N Botha	51	91	5	56.04
Graeme Usher	c N Botha b W Brits	15	28	2	53.57
Meyer Blitz	c E Cronje b W Brits	119	183	11	65.03
Mark Janssen	c G Enslin b V Fanie	22	64	2	34.38
Peter Pollock	c C Klopper b V Fanie	34	85	3	40.00
Mark Brandt	c N Botha b V Fanie	1	15	0	6.67
Kevin Hall	c E Cronje b W Brits	29	74	2	39.19
Wiets Steyn	c C Klopper b V Fanie	35	73	3	47.95
Pat Cox	c V Fanie b N Botha	8	32	1	25.00
Shaun Bass	not out	4	20	0	20.00

FOW: 1/70( Shane Burch, 20.6), 2/86( Warren Carlitz, 27.2), 3/100( Graeme Usher, 30.2), 4/177( Mark Janssen, 55.2), 5/273( Peter Pollock, 84.1), 6/275( Mark Brandt, 86.5),
7/275( Meyer Blitz, 87.1), 8/340( Kevin Hall, 110.5), 9/340( Wiets Steyn, 111.3), 10/353( Pat Cox, 119.6),

GAUTENG LIONS - 353 all out Overs 120 RPO: 2.94

Extras: 8 WD: 1 NB: 1 B: 0 LB: 6

Partnerships

Shane Burch / Warren Carlitz		70 (126)
Graeme Usher / Warren Carlitz		16 (38)
Graeme Usher / Meyer Blitz		14 (18)
Mark Janssen / Meyer Blitz		77 (150)
Peter Pollock / Meyer Blitz		96 (174)
Mark Brandt / Meyer Blitz		2 (16)
Kevin Hall / Meyer Blitz		0 (2)
Kevin Hall / Wiets Steyn		65 (143)
Pat Cox / Wiets Steyn		0 (4)
Pat Cox / Shaun Bass		13 (51)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R	Wd	NB
Vinnige Fanie	23.0	4	55	4	2.39	0	1
Naas Botha	26.0	4	56	2	2.15	0	0
Ewald Cronje	26.0	1	91	1	3.50	0	0
Wynand Brits	21.0	2	59	3	2.81	0	0
Gert Enslin	24.0	2	86	0	3.58	1	0

FREE STATE 2nd INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	S/R
Heinrich Brussow	c M Brandt b S Bass	40	73	4	0	54.79
Kobus Kotze	c G Usher b P Cox	30	55	3	0	54.55
Simon Beer	c S Bass b P Pollock	32	53	3	0	60.38
Corne Krige	c K Hall b P Cox	40	71	3	0	56.34
Heinrich Bester	not out	84	205	8	0	40.98
Conraad Klopper	c S Bass b M Brandt	41	72	4	0	56.94
Gert Enslin	not out	6	31	1	0	19.35
DNB: Wynand Brits, Vinnige Fanie, Naas Botha, Ewald Cronje

FOW: 1/59( Kobus Kotze, 18.1), 2/82( Heinrich Brussow, 26.2), 3/104( Simon Beer, 33.3), 4/173( Corne Krige, 53.2), 5/269( Conraad Klopper, 81.2),

FREE STATE - 280 / 5 Overs 93.2 RPO: 3.00

Extras: 7 WD: 1 NB: 0 B: 1 LB: 5

Partnerships

Heinrich Brussow / Kobus Kotze		59 (109)
Heinrich Brussow / Simon Beer		23 (49)
Corne Krige / Simon Beer		22 (43)
Corne Krige / Heinrich Bester		69 (119)
Conraad Klopper / Heinrich Bester		96 (168)
Gert Enslin / Heinrich Bester		11 (73)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R	Wd
Mark Brandt	16.0	2	48	1	3.00	0
Shaun Bass	16.0	4	46	1	2.88	0
Wiets Steyn	16.2	3	45	0	2.76	0
Pat Cox	19.0	3	45	2	2.37	1
Peter Pollock	10.0	2	31	1	3.10	0
Kevin Hall	16.0	2	59	0	3.69	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. Swing and seam 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
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FREE STATE wins by 5 wickets

MoM: M Blitz

GAUTENG LIONS 227 all out 83.2 overs
FREE STATE 301 all out 106.3 overs
GAUTENG LIONS 353 all out 120 overs
FREE STATE 280/5 93.2 overs

GAUTENG LIONS

. At lunch: 74 / 4 in 28 overs
. Peter Pollock 50 off 86 balls in 108 min
. At tea: 176 / 7 in 60.4 overs
. Wiets Steyn 50 off 113 balls in 137 min
. New ball taken after 80 overs

FREE STATE

. At stumps: 47 / 0 in 14 overs
. At lunch: 130 / 3 in 41 overs
. At tea: 229 / 6 in 78 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs

GAUTENG LIONS

. At stumps: 12 / 0 in 5 overs
. Warren Carlitz 50 off 88 balls in 111 min
. At lunch: 100 / 3 in 30.2 overs
. Meyer Blitz 50 off 83 balls in 104 min
. At tea: 220 / 4 in 67 overs
. Meyer Blitz 100 off 150 balls in 192 min
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. At stumps: 309 / 7 in 102 overs

FREE STATE

. At lunch: 28 / 0 in 10 overs
. At tea: 144 / 3 in 44 overs
. Heinrich Bester 50 off 100 balls in 109 min
. At stumps: 259 / 4 in 79 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs

RUDI · Nov 5, 2023

Match 32 - Semi-Final -
WESTERN PROVINCE vs NORTHERNS
VENUE: Supersport Park

NORTHERNS 1st INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Butch James	c J Kotze b K Pienaar	47	56	5	83.93
Hashim Naidoo	c T Xolo b J Kotze	1	3	0	33.33
Petrus Struwig	c D Steyn b K Pienaar	31	63	4	49.21
Siya Ndlala	c J Kotze b F Steyn	29	59	5	49.15
Sticky McWicket	b F Steyn	64	103	6	62.14
Dewald Cronje	c F Steyn b J Kotze	49	81	5	60.49
Grant Koen	c T Xolo b F Steyn	59	115	4	51.30
Rudi Struwig	c T Xolo b K Pienaar	46	104	3	44.23
Pierre Struwig	c F Steyn b D Steyn	8	18	1	44.44
Jaffa Ismail	c D Steyn b K Pienaar	19	50	1	38.00
Niki Esterhuizen	not out	0	23	0	0.00

FOW: 1/10( Hashim Naidoo, 3.6), 2/68( Petrus Struwig, 18.3), 3/85( Butch James, 22.3), 4/122( Siya Ndlala, 34.3), 5/205( Sticky McWicket, 56.2), 6/236( Dewald Cronje, 66.4),
7/300( Grant Koen, 89.2), 8/323( Pierre Struwig, 96.1), 9/346( Rudi Struwig, 104.1), 10/357( Jaffa Ismail, 112.2),

NORTHERNS - 357 all out Overs 112.2 RPO: 3.15

Extras: 4 WD: 0 NB: 1 B: 0 LB: 3

Partnerships

Butch James / Hashim Naidoo		10 (24)
Butch James / Petrus Struwig		58 (88)
Butch James / Siya Ndlala		17 (24)
Sticky McWicket / Siya Ndlala		37 (72)
Sticky McWicket / Dewald Cronje		83 (131)
Grant Koen / Dewald Cronje		31 (62)
Grant Koen / Rudi Struwig		64 (136)
Pierre Struwig / Rudi Struwig		23 (41)
Jaffa Ismail / Rudi Struwig		23 (48)
Jaffa Ismail / Niki Esterhuizen		11 (49)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R	NB
Douw Steyn	20.0	4	65	1	3.25	0
Jaco Kotze	17.0	2	67	2	3.94	1
Karel Pienaar	21.2	5	47	4	2.20	0
Jacques Coetzee	15.0	1	72	0	4.80	0
Gys De Bruyn	12.0	1	30	0	2.50	0
Fanie Steyn	27.0	4	73	3	2.70	0

WESTERN PROVINCE 1st INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Graeme Botha	c +S McWicket b R Struwig	31	50	3	62.00
Faf de Klerk	c +S McWicket b R Struwig	0	2	0	0.00
Jacques Coetzee	c +S McWicket b P Struwig	12	23	2	52.17
Themba Xolo	c J Ismail b G Koen	25	47	4	53.19
Roelf Botha	c B James b G Koen	63	135	4	46.67
Bosman Du Plessis	c S Ndlala b J Ismail	34	40	6	85.00
Gys De Bruyn	c J Ismail b P Struwig	39	76	3	51.32
Karel Pienaar	c +S McWicket b G Koen	35	84	2	41.67
Jaco Kotze	c +S McWicket b J Ismail	21	69	1	30.43
Fanie Steyn	c S Ndlala b R Struwig	5	4	1	125.00
Douw Steyn	not out	7	20	1	35.00

FOW: 1/1( Faf de Klerk, 0.6), 2/25( Jacques Coetzee, 8.4), 3/59( Graeme Botha, 17.4), 4/78( Themba Xolo, 23.1), 5/136( Bosman Du Plessis, 40.2), 6/187( Roelf Botha, 56.4),
7/211( Gys De Bruyn, 65.5), 8/250( Karel Pienaar, 81.4), 9/260( Fanie Steyn, 83.3), 10/277( Jaco Kotze, 91.4),

WESTERN PROVINCE - 277 all out Overs 91.4 RPO: 2.99

Extras: 5 WD: 1 NB: 0 B: 1 LB: 3

Partnerships

Graeme Botha / Faf de Klerk		1 (6)
Graeme Botha / Jacques Coetzee		24 (46)
Graeme Botha / Themba Xolo		34 (54)
Roelf Botha / Themba Xolo		19 (33)
Roelf Botha / Bosman Du Plessis		58 (104)
Roelf Botha / Gys De Bruyn		51 (98)
Karel Pienaar / Gys De Bruyn		24 (55)
Karel Pienaar / Jaco Kotze		39 (95)
Fanie Steyn / Jaco Kotze		10 (11)
Douw Steyn / Jaco Kotze		17 (49)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R	Wd
Rudi Struwig	20.0	3	55	3	2.75	0
Grant Koen	19.0	1	46	3	2.42	1
Pierre Struwig	19.0	0	66	2	3.47	0
Jaffa Ismail	17.4	2	42	2	2.38	0
Niki Esterhuizen	16.0	0	64	0	4.00	0

NORTHERNS 2nd INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Butch James	c D Steyn b J Kotze	18	33	2	54.55
Hashim Naidoo	c J Kotze b D Steyn	0	2	0	0.00
Petrus Struwig	run out (R Botha)	9	13	1	69.23
Siya Ndlala	c J Coetzee b D Steyn	86	168	12	51.19
Sticky McWicket	c T Xolo b J Coetzee	55	85	5	64.71
Dewald Cronje	c J Kotze b K Pienaar	13	25	2	52.00
Grant Koen	c +B Du Plessis b D Steyn	56	146	4	38.36
Rudi Struwig	b K Pienaar	5	19	1	26.32
Pierre Struwig	c +B Du Plessis b K Pienaar	5	21	1	23.81
Jaffa Ismail	not out	15	55	1	27.27
Niki Esterhuizen	c J Kotze b D Steyn	3	15	0	20.00

FOW: 1/1( Hashim Naidoo, 0.6), 2/23( Petrus Struwig, 6.1), 3/34( Butch James, 10.2), 4/157( Sticky McWicket, 44.2), 5/182( Siya Ndlala, 52.4), 6/191( Dewald Cronje, 56.1),
7/197( Rudi Struwig, 60.6), 8/235( Pierre Struwig, 76.1), 9/267( Grant Koen, 91.1), 10/274( Niki Esterhuizen, 96.4),

NORTHERNS - 274 all out Overs 96.4 RPO: 2.81

Extras: 9 WD: 1 NB: 2 B: 0 LB: 6

Partnerships

Butch James / Hashim Naidoo		1 (6)
Butch James / Petrus Struwig		22 (31)
Butch James / Siya Ndlala		11 (25)
Sticky McWicket / Siya Ndlala		123 (205)
Dewald Cronje / Siya Ndlala		25 (50)
Dewald Cronje / Grant Koen		9 (21)
Rudi Struwig / Grant Koen		6 (29)
Pierre Struwig / Grant Koen		38 (93)
Jaffa Ismail / Grant Koen		32 (90)
Jaffa Ismail / Niki Esterhuizen		7 (33)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R	Wd	NB
Douw Steyn	21.4	6	55	4	2.54	0	0
Jaco Kotze	18.0	0	67	1	3.72	1	1
Karel Pienaar	20.0	5	36	3	1.80	0	0
Jacques Coetzee	12.0	0	59	1	4.92	0	1
Gys De Bruyn	12.0	1	24	0	2.00	0	0
Fanie Steyn	13.0	3	27	0	2.08	0	0

WESTERN PROVINCE 2nd INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Graeme Botha	b R Struwig	9	17	1	52.94
Faf de Klerk	c P Struwig b G Koen	4	6	1	66.67
Jacques Coetzee	c P Struwig b J Ismail	44	89	5	49.44
Themba Xolo	c B James b P Struwig	42	61	7	68.85
Roelf Botha	b R Struwig	30	41	5	73.17
Bosman Du Plessis	run out (B James)	27	65	3	41.54
Gys De Bruyn	c J Ismail b G Koen	23	68	2	33.82
Karel Pienaar	c S Ndlala b R Struwig	27	68	2	39.71
Jaco Kotze	b P Struwig	10	36	1	27.78
Fanie Steyn	c J Ismail b P Struwig	6	22	1	27.27
Douw Steyn	not out	0	5	0	0.00

FOW: 1/8( Faf de Klerk, 1.6), 2/17( Graeme Botha, 5.3), 3/91( Themba Xolo, 25.3), 4/102( Jacques Coetzee, 31.1), 5/150( Roelf Botha, 42.3), 6/164( Bosman Du Plessis, 49.4),
7/198( Gys De Bruyn, 66.1), 8/210( Karel Pienaar, 71.2), 9/219( Jaco Kotze, 77.2), 10/224( Fanie Steyn, 79.4),

WESTERN PROVINCE - 224 all out Overs 79.4 RPO: 2.78

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

Partnerships

Graeme Botha / Faf de Klerk		8 (12)
Graeme Botha / Jacques Coetzee		9 (21)
Themba Xolo / Jacques Coetzee		74 (120)
Roelf Botha / Jacques Coetzee		11 (34)
Roelf Botha / Bosman Du Plessis		48 (68)
Gys De Bruyn / Bosman Du Plessis		14 (43)
Gys De Bruyn / Karel Pienaar		34 (99)
Jaco Kotze / Karel Pienaar		12 (31)
Jaco Kotze / Fanie Steyn		9 (36)
Douw Steyn / Fanie Steyn		5 (14)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R
Rudi Struwig	18.0	3	51	3	2.83
Grant Koen	16.0	3	43	2	2.69
Pierre Struwig	16.4	6	26	3	1.56
Jaffa Ismail	16.0	3	47	1	2.94
Niki Esterhuizen	13.0	1	55	0	4.23

That's the end of the game and NORTHERNS wrap up a massive victory winning by 130 runs. WESTERN PROVINCE 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. Seam 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
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NORTHERNS wins by 130 runs

MoM: G Koen

NORTHERNS 357 all out 112.2 overs
WESTERN PROVINCE 277 all out 91.4 overs
NORTHERNS 274 all out 96.4 overs
WESTERN PROVINCE 224 all out 79.4 overs

NORTHERNS

. At lunch: 97 / 3 in 27 overs
. Sticky McWicket 50 off 85 balls in 93 min
. At tea: 226 / 5 in 62 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. Grant Koen 50 off 102 balls in 119 min
. At stumps: 325 / 8 in 97 overs

WESTERN PROVINCE

. At lunch: 42 / 2 in 13 overs
. At tea: 152 / 5 in 47 overs
. Roelf Botha 50 off 114 balls in 126 min
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. At stumps: 252 / 8 in 82 overs

NORTHERNS

. At lunch: 64 / 3 in 17 overs
. Siya Ndlala 50 off 86 balls in 97 min
. Sticky McWicket 50 off 79 balls in 120 min
. At tea: 182 / 4 in 52 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. Grant Koen 50 off 127 balls in 128 min
. At stumps: 257 / 8 in 87 overs

WESTERN PROVINCE

. At lunch: 65 / 2 in 18 overs
. At tea: 164 / 6 in 49.4 overs

RUDI · Nov 5, 2023

Match 33 - Final -
FREE STATE vs NORTHERNS
VENUE: Chevrolet Park

NORTHERNS 1st INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Butch James	c +H Bester b N Botha	1	3	0	33.33
Hashim Naidoo	c G Enslin b E Cronje	10	13	2	76.92
Petrus Struwig	c C Klopper b N Botha	20	26	4	76.92
Siya Ndlala	b W Brits	23	40	4	57.50
Sticky McWicket	c E Cronje b G Enslin	26	58	3	44.83
Dewald Cronje	c V Fanie b G Enslin	29	51	3	56.86
Grant Koen	c +H Bester b V Fanie	42	107	3	39.25
Rudi Struwig	c N Botha b V Fanie	17	43	1	39.53
Pierre Struwig	c E Cronje b W Brits	42	89	2	47.19
Jaffa Ismail	c E Cronje b V Fanie	19	63	1	30.16
Niki Esterhuizen	not out	1	9	0	11.11

FOW: 1/3( Butch James, 1.3), 2/17( Hashim Naidoo, 4.1), 3/36( Petrus Struwig, 10.2), 4/60( Siya Ndlala, 17.3), 5/108( Sticky McWicket, 30.6), 6/109( Dewald Cronje, 32.4),
7/145( Rudi Struwig, 50.3), 8/188( Grant Koen, 64.5), 9/223( Pierre Struwig, 78.5), 10/231( Jaffa Ismail, 83.4),

NORTHERNS - 231 all out Overs 83.4 RPO: 2.73

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

Partnerships

Butch James / Hashim Naidoo		3 (9)
Petrus Struwig / Hashim Naidoo		14 (16)
Petrus Struwig / Siya Ndlala		19 (37)
Sticky McWicket / Siya Ndlala		24 (43)
Sticky McWicket / Dewald Cronje		48 (81)
Grant Koen / Dewald Cronje		1 (10)
Grant Koen / Rudi Struwig		36 (107)
Grant Koen / Pierre Struwig		43 (86)
Jaffa Ismail / Pierre Struwig		35 (84)
Jaffa Ismail / Niki Esterhuizen		8 (29)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R
Vinnige Fanie	16.4	3	41	3	2.46
Naas Botha	18.0	1	49	2	2.72
Ewald Cronje	18.0	2	56	1	3.11
Wynand Brits	15.0	2	45	2	3.00
Gert Enslin	16.0	3	39	2	2.44

FREE STATE 1st INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Heinrich Brussow	c B James b P Struwig	31	55	3	56.36
Kobus Kotze	c J Ismail b R Struwig	22	46	2	47.83
Simon Beer	b G Koen	21	43	3	48.84
Corne Krige	run out (H Naidoo)	107	192	10	55.73
Heinrich Bester	c J Ismail b R Struwig	30	71	3	42.25
Conraad Klopper	c S Ndlala b P Struwig	31	56	4	55.36
Gert Enslin	c J Ismail b G Koen	22	60	2	36.67
Wynand Brits	c J Ismail b N Esterhuizen	23	58	2	39.66
Vinnige Fanie	c S Ndlala b J Ismail	11	29	1	37.93
Naas Botha	c P Struwig b R Struwig	6	14	1	42.86
Ewald Cronje	not out	1	2	0	50.00

FOW: 1/47( Kobus Kotze, 14.2), 2/60( Heinrich Brussow, 20.1), 3/85( Simon Beer, 28.1), 4/168( Heinrich Bester, 51.5), 5/225( Conraad Klopper, 70.1), 6/264( Corne Krige, 84.4),
7/275( Gert Enslin, 88.2), 8/298( Vinnige Fanie, 99.3), 9/310( Naas Botha, 103.1), 10/316( Wynand Brits, 104.2),

FREE STATE - 316 all out Overs 104.2 RPO: 3.00

Extras: 11 WD: 0 NB: 0 B: 1 LB: 10

Partnerships

Heinrich Brussow / Kobus Kotze		47 (86)
Heinrich Brussow / Simon Beer		13 (35)
Corne Krige / Simon Beer		25 (48)
Corne Krige / Heinrich Bester		83 (142)
Corne Krige / Conraad Klopper		57 (110)
Corne Krige / Gert Enslin		39 (87)
Wynand Brits / Gert Enslin		11 (22)
Wynand Brits / Vinnige Fanie		23 (67)
Wynand Brits / Naas Botha		12 (22)
Wynand Brits / Ewald Cronje		6 (7)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R
Rudi Struwig	25.0	1	81	3	3.24
Grant Koen	20.0	2	67	2	3.35
Pierre Struwig	21.0	8	42	2	2.00
Jaffa Ismail	19.0	2	49	1	2.58
Niki Esterhuizen	19.2	1	66	1	3.41

NORTHERNS 2nd INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Butch James	c +H Bester b N Botha	17	37	1	45.95
Hashim Naidoo	c G Enslin b V Fanie	36	61	4	59.02
Petrus Struwig	c C Klopper b E Cronje	50	91	6	54.95
Siya Ndlala	c +H Bester b E Cronje	98	203	13	48.28
Sticky McWicket	c C Klopper b G Enslin	36	51	4	70.59
Dewald Cronje	c C Klopper b N Botha	78	148	8	52.70
Grant Koen	c V Fanie b E Cronje	30	58	3	51.72
Rudi Struwig	c N Botha b G Enslin	26	58	2	44.83
Pierre Struwig	not out	19	50	1	38.00
Jaffa Ismail	run out (H Brussow)	7	35	1	20.00
Niki Esterhuizen	b N Botha	4	9	1	44.44

FOW: 1/36( Butch James, 12.3), 2/68( Hashim Naidoo, 21.2), 3/134( Petrus Struwig, 42.2), 4/221( Sticky McWicket, 66.1), 5/273( Siya Ndlala, 81.2), 6/326( Grant Koen, 98.2),
7/369( Dewald Cronje, 113.5), 8/384( Rudi Struwig, 119.4), 9/406( Jaffa Ismail, 130.5), 10/413( Niki Esterhuizen, 133.3),

NORTHERNS - 413 all out Overs 133.3 RPO: 3.07

Extras: 12 WD: 3 NB: 0 B: 1 LB: 8

Partnerships

Butch James / Hashim Naidoo		36 (75)
Petrus Struwig / Hashim Naidoo		32 (53)
Petrus Struwig / Siya Ndlala		66 (126)
Sticky McWicket / Siya Ndlala		87 (144)
Dewald Cronje / Siya Ndlala		52 (91)
Dewald Cronje / Grant Koen		53 (102)
Dewald Cronje / Rudi Struwig		43 (94)
Pierre Struwig / Rudi Struwig		15 (35)
Pierre Struwig / Jaffa Ismail		22 (68)
Pierre Struwig / Niki Esterhuizen		7 (16)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R	Wd
Vinnige Fanie	26.0	3	69	1	2.65	2
Naas Botha	29.3	3	88	3	2.98	0
Ewald Cronje	28.0	3	91	3	3.25	0
Wynand Brits	23.0	4	82	0	3.57	1
Gert Enslin	27.0	6	74	2	2.74	0

FREE STATE 2nd INNING

BATTING SCORECARD

Player	Status	Runs	Balls	4s	S/R
Heinrich Brussow	c B James b R Struwig	6	11	1	54.55
Kobus Kotze	c +S McWicket b J Ismail	22	64	2	34.38
Simon Beer	c B James b R Struwig	94	131	9	71.76
Corne Krige	run out (R Struwig)	34	62	3	54.84
Heinrich Bester	c B James b P Struwig	14	44	1	31.82
Conraad Klopper	c S Ndlala b J Ismail	16	42	2	38.10
Vinnige Fanie	b G Koen	26	52	2	50.00
Gert Enslin	c B James b J Ismail	27	72	2	37.50
Wynand Brits	c +S McWicket b G Koen	12	34	1	35.29
Naas Botha	not out	1	15	0	6.67
Ewald Cronje	c P Struwig b R Struwig	1	3	0	33.33

FOW: 1/6( Heinrich Brussow, 2.5), 2/52( Kobus Kotze, 18.3), 3/116( Corne Krige, 34.3), 4/152( Heinrich Bester, 47.4), 5/175( Simon Beer, 53.4), 6/193( Conraad Klopper, 62.2),
7/235( Vinnige Fanie, 75.3), 8/247( Gert Enslin, 80.6), 9/259( Wynand Brits, 87.4), 10/260( Ewald Cronje, 88.1),

FREE STATE - 260 all out Overs 88.1 RPO: 2.92

Extras: 7 WD: 1 NB: 1 B: 0 LB: 5

Partnerships

Heinrich Brussow / Kobus Kotze		6 (17)
Simon Beer / Kobus Kotze		46 (95)
Simon Beer / Corne Krige		64 (96)
Simon Beer / Heinrich Bester		36 (80)
Simon Beer / Conraad Klopper		23 (36)
Vinnige Fanie / Conraad Klopper		18 (52)
Vinnige Fanie / Gert Enslin		42 (79)
Wynand Brits / Gert Enslin		12 (33)
Wynand Brits / Naas Botha		12 (40)
Ewald Cronje / Naas Botha		1 (3)

BOWLING SCORECARD

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	E/R	Wd	NB
Rudi Struwig	19.1	3	40	3	2.09	1	0
Grant Koen	18.0	2	53	2	2.94	0	0
Pierre Struwig	16.0	1	44	1	2.75	0	0
Jaffa Ismail	17.0	2	50	3	2.94	0	1
Niki Esterhuizen	18.0	1	68	0	3.78	0	0

That's the end of the game and NORTHERNS wrap up a massive victory winning by 68 runs. FREE STATE 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. Swing and seam benefited greatly throughout the day. FREE STATE 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
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NORTHERNS wins by 68 runs

MoM: R Struwig

NORTHERNS 231 all out 83.4 overs
FREE STATE 316 all out 104.2 overs
NORTHERNS 413 all out 133.3 overs
FREE STATE 260 all out 88.1 overs

NORTHERNS

. At lunch: 102 / 4 in 28 overs
. At tea: 181 / 7 in 63 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs

FREE STATE

. At stumps: 47 / 0 in 14 overs
. At lunch: 131 / 3 in 42 overs
. Corne Krige 50 off 88 balls in 111 min
. At tea: 241 / 5 in 77 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. Corne Krige 100 off 181 balls in 242 min

NORTHERNS

. At stumps: 19 / 0 in 6 overs
. At lunch: 107 / 2 in 34 overs
. Petrus Struwig 50 off 90 balls in 124 min
. Siya Ndlala 50 off 104 balls in 133 min
. At tea: 221 / 4 in 66.1 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs
. Dewald Cronje 50 off 78 balls in 119 min
. At stumps: 333 / 6 in 103 overs
. At lunch: 406 / 9 in 130.5 overs

FREE STATE

. Simon Beer 50 off 67 balls in 114 min
. At tea: 107 / 2 in 31 overs
. At stumps: 207 / 6 in 66 overs
. New ball taken after 80 overs

RUDI · Nov 6, 2023

DRAFT RULES:
Franchise Budget: R 9 Million
Squad Size: 14 players
Each franchise can retain two capped players.
The remaining players will be drafted in a fixed order
Price per player class

- R 3 Million

- R 2 Million

- R 1 Million

- R 750,000

- R 500,000

- R 300,000
National player - Additional R 500,000

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PLAYER RETENTIONS

Franchise	Rententions	Remaining Budget
	Morne Kleynhans - R 2 Million Gogga Adams - R 800,000	R 6.2 Million
	Mark Janssen - R1.25 Million Kevin Hall - R 300,000	R 7.45 Million
	Heinrich Bester - R 800,000	R 8.3 Million
	Rudi Struwig - R 3.5 Million Jaffa Ismail - R 300,000	R 5.2 Million
	Dale Smit - R 1.25 Million Herschelle Meintjies - R 1 Million	R6.75 Million
	Jacques Coetzee - R 3.5 Million Themba Xolo - R 800,000	R 4.3 Million

Till Valhalla · Nov 6, 2023

Did the Titans made a big mistake by retaining Pierre? Let's see what happens.

RUDI · Nov 6, 2023

DRAFT RESULTS - with full squads

BOLAND

SQUAD

Hashim Naidoo - R 800,000

Vin Meintjies - R 300,000

Christoffel Klijnhans - R 300,000

Victor Mahlangu - R 300,000

Grant Thomson - R 300,000

Juan Landsberg - R 300,000

Rivaldo Moonsamy - R 300,000

Morne Kleynhans - R 2 Million

Gerhardt Abrahams - R 300,000

Tshepo Ntuli - R 300,000

Andrew Rasemene - R 300,000

Romano Terblanche - R 300,000

Benjamin Van Rensburg - R 300,000

Ernest Kemm - R 300,000

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LIONS

SQUAD

Warren Carlitz - R 300,000

Shane Burch - R 300,000

Isaac Naidoo - R 300,000

Moreleke Mnyandu - R 300,000

Meyer Blitz - R 300,000

Graeme Usher - R 300,000

Peter Pollock - R 300,000

Mark Janssen

- R1.25 Million

Inoch Abrahim - R 300,000

Wiets Steyn - R 300,000

Kevin Hall - R 300,000

Pierre Struwig - R 3.5 Million

Shaun Bass - R 300,000

Tutu Molefe - R 300,000
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KNIGHTS

SQUAD

Graeme Botha - R1.25 Million

Simon Beer - R 300,000

Heinrich Brussow - R 300,000

Conraad Klopper - R 300,000

Siya Ndlala - R 3.5 Million

Corne Krige - R 300,000

Donovan Bester - R 300,000

Heinrich Bester

- R1.3 Million

Wynand Brits - R 300,000

Gert Enslin - R 300,000

AJ Gouws - R 300,000

Naas Botha - R 300,000

Ewald Cronje - R 300,000

Conrad Jantjies - R 300,000
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TITANS

SQUAD

Butch James - R 300,000

Morne Nagel - R 300,000

HW Els - R 300,000

Dewald Cronje - R 300,000

Sticky McWicket - R 300,000

Jon Little - R 300,000

Fanie Du Plessis - R 300,000

SJ Erasmus - R 300,000

Grant Koen - R 300,000

RG Snyman - R 300,000

Rudi Struwig

- R 3.5 Million

Jaffa Ismail - R 300,000

Jan Blignaut - R 300,000

Niki Esterhuizen - R 300,000
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WARRIORS

SQUAD

Herschelle Meintjies - R 1 Million

Faf de Klerk - R 800,000

Ronan Hermann - R 300,000

Meeka-eel Prince - R 300,000

Themba Xolo - R 800,000

Dale Smit

- R 1.25 Million

Dewan Marais - R 300,000

Abdullah Bayoumy - R 300,000

Robbie East - R 300,000

Juan James - R 300,000

Tshepo Mkize - R 300,000

Liyema Waqu - R 300,000

Liam Alder - R 300,000

Gogga Adams - R 800,000

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WESTERN PROVINCE

SQUAD

Petrus Struwig - R 2.5 Million

Roelf Botha - R 300,000

HW Strydom - R 300,000

DJ Snyman - R 300,000

Jacques Coetzee

- R 3.5 Million

John Davies - R 300,000

Ryan De Kock - R 300,000

Gys De Bruyn - R 300,000

Karel Pienaar - R 300,000

Bosman Du Plessis - R 300,000

Douw Steyn - R 300,000

Jaco Kotze - R 300,000

Promise Ntini - R 300,000

Jan Van Der Merwe - R 300,000
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pillowprocter · Nov 6, 2023

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