Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tian Koekemoer	c †Gous b Terblanche	12	44	80	1	0	27.27

Mathew Christensen †	c †Gous b Motaung	86	131	181	14	0	65.64

Lloyd Brown	lbw b Dry	5	15	27	1	0	33.33

Lesiba Ngoepe	c Dry b Ntuli	28	45	65	6	0	62.22

Kelly Smuts (c)	not out	126	122	176	17	0	103.27
Onke Nyaku	not out	101	137	162	13	4	73.72
Extras	(b 4, lb 2, nb 4, w 3)	13
Total	81.4 Ov (RR: 4.54, 351 Mins)	371/4d
Did not bat: Aubrey Ferreira, Solo Nqweni, Basheeru-Deen Walters, Lutho Sipamla, Luvuyo Adam
Fall of wickets: 1-59 (Tian Koekemoer, 17.4 ov), 2-84 (Lloyd Brown, 23.2 ov), 3-133 (Lesiba Ngoepe, 38.3 ov), 4-137 (Mathew Christensen, 39.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Corné Dry	16.4	3	70	1	4.20	69	10	0	2	0
23.2 to LJ Brown, pitched well up, hits well down on the pads around ankle area, an easy call for the umpire. 84/2
Tshepo Motaung	12	2	43	1	3.58	54	6	0	0	0
39.6 to MC Christensen, gets an edge, keeper takes his chance. 137/4
Romano Terblanche	12	1	57	1	4.75	50	11	0	0	0
17.4 to T Koekemoer, hangs out a bat to off, it's a solid nick and taken with the keeper going to his left. 59/1
Loyiso Mdasha	9	2	44	0	4.88	42	7	0	1	4
Tshepo Ntuli	20	1	66	1	3.30	84	9	0	0	0
38.3 to LC Ngoepe, lazy on drive, loops to mid on, easy catch. 133/3
Patrick Botha	6	0	42	0	7.00	19	6	1	0	0
Diego Rosier	6	0	43	0	7.16	19	3	3	0	0

Free State 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Karabo Mogotsi	c †Christensen b Walters	0	16	22	0	0	0.00

Andries Gous †	b Walters	16	45	64	3	0	35.55
Leus du Plooy	c †Christensen b Koekemoer	52	133	182	7	0	39.09

Diego Rosier	b Koekemoer	1	2	5	0	0	50.00

Patrick Botha (c)	c †Christensen b Walters	54	46	71	10	0	117.39

Raynard van Tonder	lbw b Walters	0	1	2	0	0	0.00

Romano Terblanche	c †Christensen b Walters	1	7	7	0	0	14.28

Corné Dry	run out (Brown)	20	44	65	3	0	45.45

Loyiso Mdasha	c Walters b Koekemoer	0	4	3	0	0	0.00

Tshepo Ntuli	not out	3	23	28	0	0	13.04
Tshepo Motaung	c Walters b Adam	5	21	17	0	0	23.80

Extras	(b 6, lb 6, nb 4, w 1)	17
Total	56.2 Ov (RR: 3.00, 240 Mins)	169
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Karabo Mogotsi, 4.4 ov), 2-23 (Andries Gous, 14.1 ov), 3-24 (Diego Rosier, 15.1 ov), 4-117 (Patrick Botha, 31.4 ov), 5-117 (Raynard van Tonder, 31.5 ov), 6-119 (Romano Terblanche, 33.4 ov), 7-156 (Leus du Plooy, 47.2 ov), 8-156 (Loyiso Mdasha, 47.6 ov), 9-161 (Corné Dry, 51.1 ov), 10-169 (Tshepo Motaung, 56.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Basheeru-Deen Walters	16	5	23	5	1.43	82	2	0	0	1
4.4 to K Mogotsi, a thick edge, taken by the keeper. 5/1 31.4 to P Botha, there's an edge and the keeper is up to the challenge. 117/4 31.5 to R van Tonder, comes back sharply from the off. The batsman plays a correct defensive, but the ball is tracking back more than expected. Middle stump is uprooted. 117/5 31.5 to R van Tonder, it's a full toss, the batsman walks into it, and he is now in line. 117/5 33.4 to RK Terblanche, and that is another edge to the keeper. 119/6
Lutho Sipamla	1	0	1	0	1.00	6	0	0	1	0
Tian Koekemoer	15	4	38	3	2.53	77	6	0	0	3
15.1 to DS Rosier, ball beats the bat, clips the stumps, and the bails fall. 24/3 47.2 to JL du Plooy, a definite nick, taken by the keeper, batsman waits to see if it carried fairly. 156/7 47.6 to LT Mdashe, a thick top edge sends the ball on a loop behind 2nd slip. Deep gully comes across to complete the exercise. 156/8
Solo Nqweni	5	0	34	0	6.80	19	7	0	0	0
Kelly Smuts	5	1	24	0	4.80	22	4	0	0	0
Lloyd Brown	5	0	17	0	3.40	19	3	0	0	0
Luvuyo Adam	9.2	1	20	1	2.14	44	2	0	0	0
56.2 to TS Motaung, drives back short mid off sticks out his right hand and clutches a very sharp chance. 169/10

Eastern Province 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Mathew Christensen †	lbw b Dry	6	16	13	1	0	37.50

Tian Koekemoer	retired hurt	6	24	52	0	0	25.00
Lloyd Brown	run out (Motaung)	1	5	14	0	0	20.00

Lesiba Ngoepe	c Motaung b Dry	8	6	9	2	0	133.33

Kelly Smuts (c)	not out	55	67	75	6	1	82.08
Onke Nyaku	not out	39	41	62	4	1	95.12
Extras	(b 4, lb 9, nb 3)	16
Total	26 Ov (RR: 5.03, 114 Mins)	131/3d
Did not bat: Aubrey Ferreira, Solo Nqweni, Basheeru-Deen Walters, Lutho Sipamla, Luvuyo Adam
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Mathew Christensen, 2.6 ov), 2-21 (Lloyd Brown, 6.1 ov), 3-29 (Lesiba Ngoepe, 8.1 ov), 3-36* (Tian Koekemoer, retired not out)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Corné Dry	9	1	42	2	4.66	35	7	0	0	0
2.6 to MC Christensen, gets the ball on the pads. 12/1 8.1 to LC Ngoepe, goes on a lofted drive, mid off jumps up and plucks the ball out of the air. 29/3
Loyiso Mdasha	5	2	7	0	1.40	-	-	-	0	0
Romano Terblanche	8	0	46	0	5.75	27	4	1	0	3
Tshepo Ntuli	4	0	23	0	5.75	12	1	1	0	0

Free State 2nd Innings (T: 334 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Karabo Mogotsi	not out	36	104	149	3	0	34.61
Raynard van Tonder	b Koekemoer	0	20	25	0	0	0.00
Leus du Plooy	not out	63	92	124	11	0	68.47
Extras	(b 4, lb 6, nb 6)	16
Total	35 Ov (RR: 3.28, 149 Mins)	115/1
Did not bat: Diego Rosier, Patrick Botha (c), Andries Gous †, Romano Terblanche, Corné Dry, Loyiso Mdasha, Tshepo Ntuli, Tshepo Motaung
Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Raynard van Tonder, 5.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	NB
Basheeru-Deen Walters	10	3	31	0	3.10	47	5	0
Tian Koekemoer	9	1	31	1	3.44	44	3	6
Kelly Smuts	7	2	22	0	3.14	34	4	0
Solo Nqweni	5	5	0	0	0.00	30	0	0
Luvuyo Adam	4	0	21	0	5.25	13	2	0

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Thu, 12 Oct - day 1 - E. Province 1st innings 186/4 (Kelly Smuts 33*, Onke Nyaku 19*, 53 ov)

Fri, 13 Oct - day 2 - E. Province 2nd innings 36/3 (Tian Koekemoer 6*, Kelly Smuts 6*, 11 ov)

Sat, 14 Oct - day 3 - Free State 2nd innings 115/1 (35 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Day 2

5th Wicket: 50 runs off 84 balls in 66 mins (KR Smuts 34, O Nyaku 19, Ex 0)
Eastern Province: 200 runs in 55.4 overs (339 balls, 250 mins)
KR Smuts 50 off 57 balls in 79 mins (6x4, 0x6)
5th Wicket: 100 runs off 126 balls in 99 mins (KR Smuts 68, O Nyaku 28, Ex 5)
Eastern Province: 250 runs in 61.5 overs (378 balls, 280 mins)
O Nyaku 50 off 85 balls in 112 mins (8x4, 1x6)
5th Wicket: 150 runs off 176 balls in 123 mins (KR Smuts 92, O Nyaku 55, Ex 5)
Eastern Province: 300 runs in 70.6 overs (433 balls, 316 mins)
KR Smuts 100 off 99 balls in 143 mins (15x4, 1x6)
5th Wicket: 200 runs off 230 balls in 149 mins (KR Smuts 107, O Nyaku 84, Ex 10)
Eastern Province: 350 runs in 80.2 overs (483 balls, 342 mins)
O Nyaku 100 off 136 balls in 161 mins (13x4, 4x6)
Score after 81.4 overs: 371/4d. Bonus pts: Bat 5.42 Bowl 1
Free State 1st innings
Free State: 50 runs in 19.6 overs (125 balls, 95 mins)
4th Wicket: 50 runs off 76 balls in 45 mins (JL du Plooy 17, P Botha 24, Ex 9)
Free State: 100 runs in 28.6 overs (179 balls, 133 mins)
P Botha 50 off 42 balls in 64 mins (10x4, 0x6)
JL du Plooy 50 off 126 balls in 170 mins (6x4, 0x6)
Free State: 150 runs in 43.3 overs (266 balls, 193 mins)
Score after 56.2 overs: 169ao. Bonus pts: Bat 1.38 Bowl 4
Eastern Province 2nd innings

Day 3

T Koekemoer (2) retired hurt at 36/3 (6*, hit on hand, retired overnight)
Eastern Province: 50 runs in 13.2 overs (129 balls, 96 mins)
4th Wicket: 50 runs off 55 balls in 39 mins (KR Smuts 33, O Nyaku 20, Ex 2)
Eastern Province: 100 runs in 21.3 overs (129 balls, 96 mins)
KR Smuts 50 off 64 balls in 69 mins (6x4, 1x6)
Free State 2nd innings
Free State: 50 runs in 19.6 overs (125 balls, 89 mins)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs off 99 balls in 70 mins (K Magotsi 19, JL du Plooy 21, Ex 10)
JL du Plooy 50 off 72 balls in 104 mins (9x4, 0x6)
Free State: 100 runs in 31.1 overs (193 balls, 136 mins)
2nd Wicket: 100 runs off 207 balls in 112 mins (K Magotsi 28, JL du Plooy 60, Ex 13)
Game called at Tea
Result points: Eastern Province 6, Free State 6

Match Details

St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Toss	Free State, elected to field first
Series	Sunfoil 3-Day Cup
Season	2017/18
Hours of play (local time)	9.30 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 15.05-15.15, Close 17.30
Match days	12,13,14 October 2017 - day (3-day match)
FC debut	Aubrey Ferreira
Umpires	Murray Brown Siphelele Gasa
Points	Eastern Province 15.42, Free State 8.38

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Free State Innings

Player Name		R	B
K Mogotsi	not out	36	104
R van Tonder	bowled	0	20
JL du Plooy	not out	63	92
Extras	(b 4, lb 6, nb 6)
Total	115(1 wkt; 35 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
BD Walters	10	3	31	0	3.1
T Koekemoer	9	1	31	1	3.44 (6 nb)
KR Smuts	7	2	22	0	3.14
SSN Nqweni	5	5	0	0	0
L Adam	4	0	21	0	5.25

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	5	Karabo Mogotsi	Raynard van Tonder
2nd	110	Karabo Mogotsi	Leus du Plooy

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Pool A

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
KZN	10	6	2	2	178.9
WPR	10	5	2	3	159.22
BOR	10	3	2	5	133.54
NTHNS	10	2	3	4	122.5
NWEST	10	0	2	8	122.26
SWD	10	0	1	9	117
NCAPE	10	1	4	5	111.48

Pool B

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
NAM	10	5	3	2	153.68
FS	10	3	1	6	151.72
KZNIN	10	3	2	5	142.8
EASTN	10	3	3	4	142.44
EPR	10	2	3	5	124.3
BOL	10	3	5	2	121.4
GTG	10	1	4	4	94.38

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