Spinner Simon Harmer took 10 wickets in the match as the Northerns Titans thrashed Western Province by an innings and 139 runs at Newlands on Sunday.
Having been forced to follow on after being dismissed for 195 in response to the Titans’ daunting score of 647-7, WP fared better in their second innings to reach the end of day three on 260-5.
But Titans all-rounder Neil Brand’s three morning-session scalps helped bowl WP out for 313 (Yaseen Vallie couldn’t bat due to an injury).
Harmer took 3-149 to go with his excellent first-innings figures of 7-76.
In Potchefstroom, the EP Warriors beat the North West Dragons by 130 runs.
The Warriors declared on 364-2 after unbeaten centuries from Matthew Breetzke (152* off 265 balls) and Rudi Second (103* off 122).
Needing 349 runs to win, the Dragons were bowled out for 218, with Wesley Marshall (65) and Nicky van den Bergh (64) top-scoring. Mthiwekhaya Nabe took 3-28 and Lizo Makhosi 3-33 for the Warriors.
In Durban, the KZN Dolphins and Free State Knights played to a draw.
An outstanding innings of 177* off 357 balls from Matthew Kleinveldt enabled the visitors to declare on 397-4.
But the Knights bowlers could only pick up five second-innings wickets and the captains shook hands with the Dolphins on 174-5.
4-Day Series Round 3 Day 4 scores:
Division One:
Central Gauteng Lions beat Boland Rocks by an innings and 30 runs
Rocks: 170 & 150
Lions: 350
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EP Warriors beat North West Dragons by 130 runs
Warriors: 334 & 218 after 69.4 overs; W Marshall 65 (73), N van den Bergh 64 (117); M Nabe 3-28, L Makhosi 3-33
Dragons: 350 & 364-2 dec after 95 overs; M Breetzke 152* (265); R Second 103* (122); L Zuma 1-29, D Potgieter 1-53
Northerns Titans beat Western Province by an innings and 139 runs
Titans: 647-7
WP: 195 & 313 (f/o) after 85.4 overs; D Smith 83 (157), K Verreynne 50 (91); N Brand 3-71, S. Harmer 3-149
KZN Dolphins drew with Free State Knights
Dolphins: 226 & 174-5 after 69.2 overs; R de Swardt 51* (84), K Petersen 43 (102); G Coetzee 3-51, J Snyman 2-57
Knights: 397-4 dec after 108.3 overs; M Kleinveldt 177* (357), J Snyman 94 (125); O Modimokoane 2-58, E Bosch 1-71
Division Two
Limpopo Impalas drew with Northern Cape Heat
Impalas: 290 & 185 after 61 overs; M Nofal 61 (129), D Radebe 39 (50); A Swanepoel 4-65, E Jones 2-12
Heat: 350 & 121-7 after 32 over; A Swanepoel 44* (50), J van Dyk 18 (32); S Lunga 4-32, M Nofal 2-39
South Western Districts beat Eastern Storm by 119 runs
SWD: 242 & 193
Storm: 250 & 65
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KZN Inland Tuskers beat Eastern Cape Iinyathi by seven wickets
Iinyathi: 384 & 106 after 51.5 overs; J Niemand 51 (112), N Yikha 28 (73); L Schlemmer 6-31, M Erlank 3-17
Tuskers: 384 & 108-3 after 21.4 overs; L Schlemmer 36 (42), A Mogakane 18 (27); T Mnyanda 1-13, S Jamison 1-22
