Pretorius makes fighting stand
Dwaine Pretorius enhanced his claim to higher honours by running up a superb 118 to help the Highveld Lions to 411-7 against the Titans.
Dwaine Pretorius enhanced his claim to higher honours by running up a superb 118 to help the Highveld Lions to 411-7 against the Titans.
The Titans took a giant leap forward to securing the Sunfoil Series title when they predictably beat the Warriors by eight wickets on Monday.
Tabraiz Shamsi celebrated a match return of 12-173 as the Titans forged ahead to the brink of victory over the Warriors.
The Highveld Lions’ drive for a desperately needed victory in the Sunfoil Series stalled when bad light cut short the day with the Dolphins on 71-3.
Rassie van der Dussen led the way with a excellent 135 as the Highveld Lions attempted to make up lost ground against the Dolphins in the Sunfoil Series.
The Titans escaped defeat by the skin of their teeth when bad light stopped play with the Dolphins needing 18 runs off four overs.
The Titans’ drive for victory was brought to a halt by Sarel Erwee’s ton, which enabled to the Dolphins to declare at 306-4 in the Sunfoil battle at Kingsmead on Saturday.
Heino Kuhn hammered 96 as the Titans took a huge step in the race to the Sunfoil Series title on a rain-ravaged day.
The Highveld Lions duly dismissed the Cape Cobras by an innings as the Sunfoil Series went into the final straight as a two-horse race.
Marchant de Lange took a career-best 7-76 as the Titans maintained their position at the top of the Sunfoil log with a three-day whipping of the hapless Knights on Saturday.
Stephen Cook and Dominic Hendricks both scored big hundreds as the Highveld Lions, fresh from their One-Day Cup triumph, made an immediate push for the Sunfoil Series.
Rudi Second guided the Knights to their third win in the Sunfoil Series, beating the Warriors by four wickets in East London on Sunday.
Hardus Viljoen sent the best possible message to the national selectors by taking 6-75 and helping to hold the Titans to 169-8 in their Sunfoil match in Potchestroom on Saturday.
Alviro Petersen stood like Horatio on the bridge on his way to an unbeaten 172 in the Highveld Lions’ total of 255-9 against the Titans in Potchefstroom on Friday.
Farhaan Behardien posted his eighth first-class century to help the Titans to a half-decent total of 285-7 in a top-of-the-table Sunfoil Series clash with the Highveld Lions.