Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Isaac Dikgale	lbw b August	9	27	37	1	0	33.33

Janneman Malan	c Ntsimbini b Thomson	31	66	85	5	0	46.96

Richardt Frenz	c Thomson b Arnold	12	30	63	3	0	40.00

Kagiso Rapulana (c)	b Thomson	0	10	13	0	0	0.00

Wihan Lubbe	c †Masondo b Cartwright	33	59	86	7	0	55.93

Ruan Haasbroek	lbw b Arnold	4	9	12	1	0	44.44

Edrich Lubbe †	c Cartwright b Arnold	62	105	159	10	0	59.04

Brady Barends	lbw b Arnold	15	31	60	2	0	48.38

Craig Alexander	c Bodibe b Arnold	4	6	12	1	0	66.66

Johannes Diseko	not out	16	31	34	2	0	51.61
Julian Soutter	c de Kock b Cartwright	15	14	20	1	1	107.14

Extras	(lb 2, nb 2)	4
Total	64.2 Ov (RR: 3.18, 296 Mins)	205
Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Isaac Dikgale, 9.3 ov), 2-50 (Janneman Malan, 19.2 ov), 3-54 (Kagiso Rapulana, 21.6 ov), 4-54 (Richardt Frenz, 22.1 ov), 5-58 (Ruan Haasbroek, 24.4 ov), 6-108 (Wihan Lubbe, 40.4 ov), 7-153 (Brady Barends, 52.1 ov), 8-165 (Craig Alexander, 54.5 ov), 9-176 (Edrich Lubbe, 58.3 ov), 10-205 (Julian Soutter, 64.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ryan Cartwright	14.2	2	44	2	3.06	67	7	0	0	1
40.4 to WJ Lubbe, edge and keeper takes it to dismiss WJ Lubbe. 108/6 64.2 to JK Soutter, edge, and De Kock takes easy catch at 3rd slip to dismiss Soutter. 205/10
Clayton August	13	6	29	1	2.23	67	4	0	0	1
9.3 to I Dikgale, Trapped LBW. 29/1
Matthew Arnold	18	4	51	5	2.83	88	9	0	0	0
22.1 to RH Frenz, short pitched delivery, hits batsman gloves and Thompson takes easy catch at 2nd slip to dismiss Frenz. 54/4 24.4 to R Haasbroek, big appeal for LBW, and umpire gives it to dismiss Haasbroek. 58/5 52.1 to BL Barends, Trapped LBW. 153/7 54.5 to CJ Alexander, played off the backfoot in the air, and Bodibe takes easy catch at mid-on area to dismiss Alexander. 165/8 58.3 to FJ Lubbe, short, pulled in the air and Cartwright takes the catch at deep mid-wicket to dismiss FJ lubbe. 176/9
Grant Thomson	12	4	38	2	3.16	58	7	0	0	0
19.2 to JN Malan, leading edge in the air, and Ntsimbini takes easy catch at mid-wicket area to dismiss Malan. 50/2 21.6 to K Rapulana, off cutter delivery pitched outside off, batsman left it alone and ball hits offstump to dismiss Rapulana. Clean Bowled. 54/3
Imran Manack	6	0	36	0	6.00	22	5	1	0	0
Tumelo Simelane	1	0	5	0	5.00	4	1	0	0	0

Easterns 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Zwelo Ntsimbini	lbw b Alexander	20	24	29	4	0	83.33

Wesley Marshall	b Soutter	57	133	196	9	0	42.85

Tumelo Bodibe	c sub (S Gidana) b Barends	0	6	12	0	0	0.00

Quinton de Kock	b Diseko	43	48	69	8	0	89.58

Grant Thomson (c)	lbw b Barends	97	170	260	11	0	57.05

Sizwe Masondo †	lbw b Soutter	34	96	112	4	0	35.41

Matthew Arnold	b Barends	17	30	37	3	0	56.66

Imran Manack	c WJ Lubbe b Alexander	22	34	55	4	0	64.70

Ryan Cartwright	lbw b Barends	0	1	3	0	0	0.00

Clayton August	lbw b Alexander	6	16	28	1	0	37.50

Tumelo Simelane	not out	3	2	3	0	0	150.00
Extras	(lb 3, nb 2, w 1)	6
Total	93 Ov (RR: 3.27, 407 Mins)	305
Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Zwelo Ntsimbini, 6.4 ov), 2-33 (Tumelo Bodibe, 9.2 ov), 3-93 (Quinton de Kock, 23.5 ov), 4-160 (Wesley Marshall, 44.3 ov), 5-227 (Sizwe Masondo, 73.2 ov), 6-265 (Matthew Arnold, 81.6 ov), 7-280 (Grant Thomson, 87.2 ov), 8-281 (Ryan Cartwright, 87.3 ov), 9-302 (Imran Manack, 92.3 ov), 10-305 (Clayton August, 92.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Craig Alexander	24	1	105	3	4.37	99	17	0	0	2
6.4 to Z Ntsimbini, Trapped LBW. 30/1 92.3 to I Manack, chased a wide delivery, got thick outside edge and WJ Lubbe takes the catch at 2nd slip to dismiss Manack. 302/9 92.6 to CJ August, Trappe LBW, and batsman doesn't wanna look the umpire as he walks. 305/10
Brady Barends	24	5	60	4	2.50	118	10	0	1	0
9.2 to TM Bodibe, played in the air, and Gidana (sub) takes easy catch at mid-on to dismiss Bodibe. 33/2 81.6 to M Arnold, inside edge onto the stumps, bowled. 265/6 87.2 to GM Thomson, Big appeal for LBW, and umpire gives it to dismiss Thompson. 280/7 87.3 to RA Cartwright, Trapped LBW. 281/8
Julian Soutter	17	1	62	2	3.64	73	8	0	0	0
44.3 to WB Marshall, Middle stump out off the ground, Clean Bowled. 160/4 73.2 to S Masondo, Trapped LBW. 227/5
Johannes Diseko	20	4	57	1	2.85	95	8	0	0	0
23.5 to Q de Kock, beat bat, pad through the gap. Clean Bowled. 93/3
Wihan Lubbe	8	0	18	0	2.25	36	1	0	0	0

North West 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Isaac Dikgale	lbw b Arnold	36	56	64	6	0	64.28

Janneman Malan	b August	18	27	50	2	0	66.66

Richardt Frenz	c Manack b Arnold	12	15	27	1	0	80.00

Kagiso Rapulana (c)	c †Masondo b Arnold	18	27	41	3	0	66.66

Wihan Lubbe	lbw b Cartwright	39	95	118	4	0	41.05

Ruan Haasbroek	lbw b Cartwright	6	10	42	0	0	60.00

Edrich Lubbe †	b Cartwright	22	19	25	4	0	115.78

Brady Barends	not out	15	20	44	3	0	75.00
Johannes Diseko	c Thomson b Cartwright	2	3	2	0	0	66.66

Craig Alexander	lbw b Arnold	10	10	12	2	0	100.00

Julian Soutter	lbw b Cartwright	1	5	5	0	0	20.00

Extras	(lb 5, nb 3, w 1)	9
Total	47.2 Ov (RR: 3.97, 218 Mins)	188
Fall of wickets: 1-50 (Janneman Malan, 11.6 ov), 2-64 (Isaac Dikgale, 14.5 ov), 3-71 (Richardt Frenz, 16.6 ov), 4-88 (Kagiso Rapulana, 22.6 ov), 5-118 (Ruan Haasbroek, 31.2 ov), 6-146 (Edrich Lubbe, 37.5 ov), 7-167 (Wihan Lubbe, 43.1 ov), 8-169 (Johannes Diseko, 43.4 ov), 9-187 (Craig Alexander, 46.2 ov), 10-188 (Julian Soutter, 47.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ryan Cartwright	14.2	0	62	5	4.32	60	7	0	0	2
31.2 to R Haasbroek, Trapped LBW. 118/5 37.5 to FJ Lubbe, Misjudge the line off the ball, and it clips offstump. Bowled. 146/6 43.1 to WJ Lubbe, big appeal for LBW, and umpire gives it to dismiss Lubbe. 167/7 43.4 to JN Diseko, edge, and Thompson takes the catch at 2nd slip to dismiss Diseko. 169/8 47.2 to JK Soutter, leading edge in the air, and De Kock takes a good catch with one hand to dismiss Soutter at extra cover area. 188/10
Clayton August	11	1	40	1	3.63	47	6	0	0	0
11.6 to JN Malan, inside edge that hits leg stump out off the ground, bowled. 50/1
Matthew Arnold	12	1	49	4	4.08	50	6	0	1	1
14.5 to I Dikgale, Trapped LBW. 64/2 16.6 to RH Frenz, edge, and Manack takes the catch at 1st slip to dismiss Frenz. 71/3 22.6 to K Rapulana, edge and keeper takes it to dismiss Rapulana. 88/4 46.2 to CJ Alexander, Trapped LBW. 187/9
Grant Thomson	7	1	22	0	3.14	33	4	0	0	0
Tumelo Simelane	2	0	9	0	4.50	9	2	0	0	0
Imran Manack	1	0	1	0	1.00	5	0	0	0	0

Easterns 2nd Innings (T: 89 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Zwelo Ntsimbini	lbw b Alexander	15	24	37	2	0	62.50

Wesley Marshall	lbw b Barends	24	31	41	5	0	77.41

Tumelo Bodibe	not out	16	35	58	2	0	45.71
Quinton de Kock	b Barends	0	7	10	0	0	0.00

Grant Thomson (c)	not out	27	37	45	5	0	72.97
Extras	(lb 6, nb 1)	7
Total	22.1 Ov (RR: 4.01, 98 Mins)	89/3
Did not bat: Sizwe Masondo †, Matthew Arnold, Imran Manack, Clayton August, Tumelo Simelane, Ryan Cartwright
Fall of wickets: 1-45 (Zwelo Ntsimbini, 8.4 ov), 2-45 (Wesley Marshall, 9.2 ov), 3-47 (Quinton de Kock, 11.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Craig Alexander	11.1	0	59	1	5.28	43	10	0	0	0
8.4 to Z Ntsimbini, Trapped LBW. 45/1
Brady Barends	9	4	17	2	1.88	47	3	0	0	1
9.2 to WB Marshall, big appeal for LBW, and umpire gives it to dismiss Marshall. 45/2 11.3 to Q de Kock, ball pictched outside off, and game back into the left hander. clean bowled. 47/3
Julian Soutter	2	1	7	0	3.50	9	1	0	0	0

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Close of Play

Thu, 22 Feb - day 1 - Easterns 1st innings 123/3 (Wesley Marshall 45*, Grant Thomson 15*, 34 ov)

Fri, 23 Feb - day 2 - North West 2nd innings 148/6 (Wihan Lubbe 28*, Brady Barends 0*, 40 ov)

Sat, 24 Feb - day 3 - Easterns 2nd innings 89/3 (22.1 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

North West 1st Innings
North West Dragons: 50 runs in 18.5 overs (113 balls, 83 mins, 8x4, 0x6)
North West Dragons: 103 runs in 39.1 overs (236 balls, 179 mins, 19x4, 0x6)
6th wicket: 50 runs off 95 balls in 70 mins (WJ Lubbe 33, FJ Lubbe 16, Ex 1)
North West Dragons: 153 runs in 51.3 overs (311 balls, 245 mins, 26x4, 0x6)
FJ Lubbe: 50 off 89 balls in 141 mins (8x4, 0x6)
North West Dragons: 200 runs in 62.1 overs (375 balls, 288 mins, 32x4, 1x6)
Easterns 1st Innings
Easterns: 50 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls, 57 mins, 9x4 0x6)
3rd wicket: 52 runs off 74 balls in 58 mins (WB Marshall 14, Q de Kock 38, Ex 0)
Easterns: 102 runs in 25.4 overs (154 balls, 119 mins, 18x4 0x6)

Day 2

WB Marshall: 50 off 120 balls in 177 mins (8x4, 0x6)
4th wicket: 50 runs off 105 balls in 69 mins (WB Marshall 26, GM Thompson 22, Ex 2)
Easterns: 150 runs in 43.1 overs (260 balls, 189 mins, 25x4, 0x6)
GM Thompson: 50 off 95 balls in 143 mins (7x4, 0x6)
Easterns: 200 runs in 65.3 overs (394 balls, 277 mins, 30x4, 0x6)
5th wicket: 50 runs off 145 balls in 93 mins (GM Thompson 22, S Masondo 28, Ex 2)
Easterns: 253 runs in 76.4 overs (461 balls, 323 mins, 38x4, 0x6
New Ball Taken at 81st Over, Easterns Score 264/5
Easterns: 302 runs in 91.5 overs (554 balls, 398 mins, 44x4, 0x6)
North West 2nd Innings
North West Dragons: 50 runs in 10.4 overs (66 balls, 45 mins, 7x4, 0x6)
1st wicket: 50 runs off 66 balls in 45 mins (I Dikgale 30, JN Malan 18, Ex 2)
North West Dragons: 101 runs in 26.2 overs (160 balls, 123 mins, 14x4, 0x6)

Day 3

North West Dragons: 150 runs in 40.1 overs (244 balls, 184 mins, 19x4, 0x6)
Easterns 2nd Innings
Easterns: 50 runs in 14.2 overs (87 balls, 65 mins, 7x4, 0x6)

Match Details

Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Toss	Easterns, 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	22,23,24 February 2018 - day (3-day match)
Umpires	Kevin Lawrence Ryan Hendricks
Points	Easterns 24.1, North West 6.1

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Easterns Innings

Player Name		R	B
Z Ntsimbini	lbw	15	24
WB Marshall	lbw	24	31
TM Bodibe	not out	16	35
Q de Kock	bowled	0	7
GM Thomson	not out	27	37
Extras	(lb 6, nb 1)
Total	89(3 wkts; 22.1 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
CJ Alexander	11.1	0	59	1	5.28
BL Barends	9	4	17	2	1.88 (1 nb)
JK Soutter	2	1	7	0	3.5

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	45	Zwelo Ntsimbini	Wesley Marshall
2nd	0	Tumelo Bodibe	Wesley Marshall
3rd	2	Tumelo Bodibe	Quinton de Kock
4th	42	Tumelo Bodibe	Grant Thomson

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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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