‘You have to value your wicket’
VKB Knights skipper Pite van Biljon spoke to SA Cricket magazine about the importance of valuing your wicket when batting.
VKB Knights skipper Pite van Biljon spoke to SA Cricket magazine about the importance of valuing your wicket when batting.
Half-centuries from Zubayr Hamza and Kyle Verreynne took the Cobras to a four-wicket win over the Knights at Newlands on the final day of their first 4-Day Franchise Series match.
A superb century by Grant Mokoena kept the Knights in the contest against the Cape Cobras alive at Newlands.
Pieter Malan powered through day two as the Cobras took a 23-run lead to end on 302-6 against the Knights at Newlands on Tuesday.
The Cobras put in a solid bowling performance on day one to bowl the Knights out for 279, despite a solid 100 from middle-order batsman Pite van Biljon.
Cape Cobras coach Ashwell Prince says his players are relishing a return outdoors with their 4-Day Series opener at PPC Newlands against the Knights, starting on Monday.
A blistering century from Patrick Kruger propelled the Knights to a 19-run victory over the Dolphins in the Umthunzi Cup.
Knights coach Nicky Boje looks ahead to a challenging season without David Miller and former captain Theunis de Bruyn.
Chris Morris’ 6-55 paved the way for the Titans to become the Sunfoil champions after a remarkable two-day match in which they beat the Knights by four wickets.
Rain prevented play in any of the final three Sunfoil matches, raising the possibility of a lucky lottery if or when any team gets on to the field.
If the Warriors fail to win the Sunfoil Series, they may point fingers at Werner Coetsee, whose six-wicket haul undermined their chase to victory over the Knights. He is our Turbo Bowler.
The Warriors fell eight runs short of what would have been a remarkable victory over the Knights, and which would have consolidated their position at the top of the Sunfoil table.
Whatever hopes the Cobras had of gaining a second Sunfoil victory were buried under a mountain of runs as they laboured to 393-3 in Paarl.
Simon Harmer’s five-for led a Warriors attack which put them in a strong position against the Knights in their Sunfoil match in East London.
With just over five points separating the top four on the Sunfoil Series log, the pressure is on all teams to win in the penultimate matches, starting Thursday.