North West struggling, honours even for KZN & WP
Free State are on course for a victory over North West, while KZN and Western Province look set for a draw after the second day of CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup action.
Free State are on course for a victory over North West, while KZN and Western Province look set for a draw after the second day of CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup action.
KwaZulu-Natal Coastal and Western Province both blooded two first-class debutants, with SA Schools star Jonathan Bird scoring 42 of his side’s first 65 runs in his first-class cricket debut during the first day of CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup action.
The Lions and the Warriors both scored early wins on the final day of the 4-Day Franchise Series, while the Dolphins and the Knights were frustrated by the weather as both pushed for a win against the odds.
New SA U19 captain Matthew Montgomery is waiting to make his first-class debut for KZN Coastal against Western Province in the CSA Provincial 3-Day Challenge at the Chatsworth Oval.
The Warriors’ Simon Harmer was at it again as he picked up 7-89 against the table-topping Cape Cobras in Newlands to earn himself Wednesday’s Turbo Bowler award, writes ANITHA MADIKIZELA.
Lions captain Nicky van den Bergh led from the front with the bat as he smashed an unbeaten 217 in Benoni to earn Wednesday’s Play of the Day award, writes ANITHA MADIKIZELA.
The Lions stamped their dominance over the Titans thanks to a record-breaking partnership in Benoni, while the Warriors edged closer to upsetting the table-topping Cobras on day three of the eighth round of CSA 4-Day Franchise Series matches.
Chris Morris added a blistering 97 for the Titans in Benoni against a rampaging Lions’ attack to earn the Play of the Day award, writes ANITHA MADIKIZELA.
The Lions look set to take a substantial lead over the Titans, the Cape Cobras have just moved ahead of the Warriors with 8 second-innings wickets in hand, while the Dolphins and Knights didn’t take to the field due to persistent rain on day two of the latest round of CSA 4-Day Franchise Series matches.
Wiaan Mulder seems to have picked up from where he left off prior to his injury as he ripped through the Titans, picking up 3-23 in Benoni to earn himself today’s Turbo Bowler award, writes ANITHA MADIKIZELA.
In only his second game for the Dolphins, Marques Ackerman scored a superb 137 to guide the Dolphins to 330-6 at the close, while bowlers enjoyed the rub in the Cape Cobras-Warriors and Lions-Titans clashes in Monday’s CSA 4-Day Franchise Series action.
Victories in three-day cricket are few and far between, but when 16 wickets fall in the final session for a remarkable, unexpected and dramatic victory with less than three overs to spare … well, that’s just Mother Cricket shining her light on the world, writes SIMON LEWIS.
South Western Districts came from behind to grab a dramatic 28-run win over North West, with Niel Hornbuckle taking 5-34 to seal the win. Free State coasted to victory over Northern Cape, while Easterns’ Wesley Marshall scored 201 not out in the draw against Border on the final day of CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup action.
A string of centuries marked a busy day of action on day two of the latest round of CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup matches as Free State closed in on a win against Northern Cape.
Cape Cobras coach Ashwell Prince insists his players will take it one game at a time as they look to nail down the 4-Day Franchise Series title ahead of Monday’s clash with the Warriors at Newlands in Cape Town.