BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Chad Baxter	c Shezi b U Govender	31	56	80	6	0	55.35

Michael Smith	c R Gobind b V Gobind	4	11	13	1	0	36.36

Colin Ingram (c)	c Fotheringham b U Govender	190	247	321	17	5	76.92

JJ Smuts	c Zondo b V Gobind	34	43	53	7	0	79.06

Sean Adair †	not out	101	160	201	8	1	63.12
Michael Matika	not out	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 6, nb 8)	15
TOTAL	85 Ov (RR: 4.41, 336 Mins)	375/4d
Did not bat: Warren Bell, Lyall Meyer, Andrew Birch, Corbyn Dolley, Mpilo Njoloza
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Michael Smith, 3.5 ov), 2-63 (Chad Baxter, 18.6 ov), 3-118 (JJ Smuts, 31.2 ov), 4-375 (Colin Ingram, 84.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ugasen Govender	21	3	103	2	4.90	83	15	0	0	3
18.6 to C Baxter, tries to repeat the previous shot, but is a slower delivery, and the ball pops to mid off. 63/2 84.5 to CA Ingram, going for a big hit, skies to long on. 375/4
Vyash Gobind	13	4	27	2	2.07	67	4	0	0	0
3.5 to MBA Smith, nicks the ball, well taken at 1st slip. 14/1 31.2 to JT Smuts, tries go over the top but ball goes straight to mid off. 118/3
Martin Bekker	16	2	69	0	4.31	58	7	1	0	1
Mthokozisi Shezi	13	0	52	0	4.00	58	7	0	0	4
Keshav Maharaj	19	0	93	0	4.89	63	6	3	0	0
Cameron Delport	3	0	24	0	8.00	6	0	2	0	0

KwaZulu-Natal 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Rivash Gobind	lbw b Dolley	46	94	121	6	0	48.93

Darren Govender	b Smuts	27	127	162	2	0	21.25
Khaya Zondo	lbw b Smuts	41	68	89	4	1	60.29

Martin Bekker (c)	c Njoloza b Smuts	19	23	23	4	0	82.60

Cameron Delport	c Matika b Birch	8	12	12	2	0	66.66

Greg Fotheringham	c Bell b Smith	64	103	104	7	1	62.13
Bradley Barnes †	c Smith b Birch	60	72	84	4	3	83.33
Keshav Maharaj	c Matika b Smith	14	7	9	3	0	200.00
Vyash Gobind	b Smuts	2	3	6	0	0	66.66
Mthokozisi Shezi	not out	11	5	6	0	1	220.00
Ugasen Govender	not out	1	1	1	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 3, lb 3, nb 5, w 1)	12
TOTAL	85 Ov (RR: 3.58, 315 Mins)	305/9d
Fall of wickets: 1-73 (Rivash Gobind, 32.1 ov), 2-104 (Darren Govender, 42.4 ov), 3-132 (Martin Bekker, 48.6 ov), 4-147 (Cameron Delport, 51.3 ov), 5-153 (Khaya Zondo, 54.4 ov), 6-267 (Bradley Barnes, 81.1 ov), 7-290 (Keshav Maharaj, 83.2 ov), 8-290 (Greg Fotheringham, 83.3 ov), 9-304 (Vyash Gobind, 84.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Andrew Birch	18	3	81	2	4.50	75	12	1	0	0
51.3 to CS Delport, a solid looking drive but the ball must have done something as there is a really sharp edge, ball screams to Matika a second slip who takes it waist height. 147/4 81.1 to BG Barnes, . 267/6
Mpilo Njoloza	11	1	30	0	2.72	51	2	0	0	5
Lyall Meyer	12	6	24	0	2.00	59	3	0	1	0
Corbyn Dolley	18	5	43	1	2.38	86	2	2	0	0
32.1 to R Gobind, batsman is flumoxed witha ball that turns, beats the bat but hits the pads in line. 73/1
Warren Bell	4	0	20	0	5.00	19	5	0	0	0
JJ Smuts	20	2	85	4	4.25	79	7	2	0	0
42.4 to D Govender, . 104/2 48.6 to M Bekker, tries to drive straigh but gets a thick edge, ball loops to Njoloza at backward point. 132/3 54.4 to K Zondo, gets himself trapped in front. 153/5 84.5 to V Gobind, . 304/9
Colin Ingram	1	0	6	0	6.00	4	1	0	0	0
Michael Smith	1	0	10	2	10.00	2	0	1	0	0
83.2 to KA Maharaj, . 290/7 83.3 to GS Fotheringham, . 290/8

Eastern Province 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Chad Baxter	b U Govender	0	5	3	0	0	0.00

Michael Smith	lbw b V Gobind	10	24	32	1	0	41.66

Colin Ingram (c)	c †Barnes b V Gobind	78	112	181	14	0	69.64

JJ Smuts	c †Barnes b U Govender	13	33	49	2	0	39.39

Sean Adair †	c R Gobind b U Govender	56	92	106	5	0	60.86

Michael Matika	c †Barnes b Maharaj	7	29	52	1	0	24.13

Warren Bell	lbw b U Govender	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Andrew Birch	b V Gobind	1	9	13	0	0	11.11

Lyall Meyer	c Fotheringham b V Gobind	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Corbyn Dolley	not out	2	27	38	0	0	7.40
Mpilo Njoloza	b V Gobind	5	6	7	1	0	83.33

Extras	(b 1, lb 3, nb 1)	5
TOTAL	56.2 Ov (RR: 3.14, 246 Mins)	177
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Chad Baxter, 0.5 ov), 2-20 (Michael Smith, 7.6 ov), 3-59 (JJ Smuts, 18.3 ov), 4-161 (Colin Ingram, 43.6 ov), 5-161 (Sean Adair, 44.2 ov), 6-161 (Warren Bell, 44.3 ov), 7-167 (Andrew Birch, 47.2 ov), 8-167 (Lyall Meyer, 47.3 ov), 9-172 (Michael Matika, 55.1 ov), 10-177 (Mpilo Njoloza, 56.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ugasen Govender	19	6	36	4	1.89	92	4	0	0	0
0.5 to C Baxter, ball beats the bat but not off stump. 0/1 18.3 to JT Smuts, attemps a drive, edges to the keeper. 59/3 44.2 to SR Adair, hitting hard into the covers, well taken at the ankles by Gobind. 161/5 44.3 to WE Bell, beaten hands down, trapped not knowing where to go. 161/6
Vyash Gobind	12.2	3	38	5	3.08	61	7	0	0	1
7.6 to MBA Smith, get a bit in the way there. 20/2 43.6 to CA Ingram, driving outside off, there is a faint touch to the keeper. 161/4 47.2 to ACR Birch, plays past that one. 167/7 47.3 to L Meyer, . 167/8 56.2 to MB Njoloza, baten all ends up. 177/10
Mthokozisi Shezi	8	1	30	0	3.75	36	5	0	0	0
Keshav Maharaj	12	2	42	1	3.50	50	6	0	0	0
55.1 to MM Matika, attempting to flick away, grazes the ball giving the keeper a good opportunity. 172/9
Martin Bekker	2	0	16	0	8.00	3	2	0	0	0
Khaya Zondo	3	0	11	0	3.66	10	0	0	0	0

KwaZulu-Natal 2nd Innings (T: 248 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Rivash Gobind	lbw b Smuts	12	46	65	1	0	26.08

Darren Govender	run out (Bell)	4	15	21	0	0	26.66
Khaya Zondo	b Smuts	2	19	24	0	0	10.52

Martin Bekker (c)	b Meyer	86	116	157	16	0	74.13

Cameron Delport	c Meyer b Smuts	43	59	77	8	0	72.88

Greg Fotheringham	c Smith b Smuts	9	22	19	1	0	40.90

Bradley Barnes †	lbw b Smuts	4	13	15	0	0	30.76

Keshav Maharaj	not out	41	83	112	5	2	49.39
Vyash Gobind	c Ingram b Meyer	8	23	38	0	0	34.78

Mthokozisi Shezi	b Smuts	1	10	13	0	0	10.00

Ugasen Govender	c Dolley b Birch	5	27	34	0	0	18.51

Extras	(b 5, lb 2, nb 1, w 1)	9
TOTAL	72 Ov (RR: 3.11, 292 Mins)	224
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Darren Govender, 5.1 ov), 2-18 (Khaya Zondo, 10.6 ov), 3-25 (Rivash Gobind, 16.3 ov), 4-109 (Cameron Delport, 34.3 ov), 5-128 (Greg Fotheringham, 40.2 ov), 6-138 (Bradley Barnes, 44.4 ov), 7-174 (Martin Bekker, 51.3 ov), 8-200 (Vyash Gobind, 61.5 ov), 9-207 (Mthokozisi Shezi, 64.3 ov), 10-224 (Ugasen Govender, 71.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Andrew Birch	14	4	32	1	2.28	69	5	0	0	0
71.6 to U Govender, drives, a Dolly of a catch, to point, well taken on his knees by Dolley. 224/10
Mpilo Njoloza	4	0	14	0	3.50	18	1	0	1	1
Lyall Meyer	18	5	39	2	2.16	90	6	0	0	0
51.3 to M Bekker, going for another big hit, misses, ball hits midle stump. A crucial wicket. 174/7 61.5 to V Gobind, chasing a wide one, edges to 3rd slip, Ingram takes it with the left hand on the second attempt....a great catch. 200/8
JJ Smuts	28	5	80	6	2.85	129	11	1	0	0
10.6 to K Zondo, misses completely, ball strikes. 18/2 16.3 to R Gobind, moves into line to swing at the ball, mises and the ball hits the pads...umpire has no hesitation in agreeing with the appeal. 25/3 34.3 to CS Delport, a huge hit in the air to long on, Meyer works himself under and completes a vital catch. 109/4 40.2 to GS Fotheringham, edges, slip hangs on. 128/5 44.4 to BG Barnes, big hoik, misses, ball goes to the back pad...right in front. 138/6 64.3 to M Shezi, shouldrs arms and steps backwards, and then watches the ball crash into the stumps. 207/9
Corbyn Dolley	5	0	33	0	6.60	17	6	0	0	0
Colin Ingram	3	1	19	0	6.33	11	2	1	0	0

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Thu, 15 Jan - day 1 - KZ-Natal 1st innings 44/0 (Rivash Gobind 21*, Darren Govender 15*, 19 ov)

Fri, 16 Jan - day 2 - E. Province 2nd innings 146/3 (Colin Ingram 72*, Sean Adair 47*, 41 ov)

Sat, 17 Jan - day 3 - KZ-Natal 2nd innings 224 (72 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 1

Eastern Province 1st Innings
50 runs in 16.2 overs (64 mins, 100b balls, 9x4,0x6)
100 runs in 28.2 overs (123 mins, 175 balls, 17x4,0x6)
3rd wicket partnership 50 runs from 71 balls in 50 mins (CA Ingram 19, JT Smuts 29, Extras 2, 8x4, 0x6)
CA Ingram: 50 runs off 102 balls in 140 mins (7x4, 0x6)
150 runs in 40.1 overs (164 mins, 246 balls, 23x4,1x6)
4th wicket partnership 50 runs from 75 balls in 43 mins (CA Ingram 30, SR Adair 18, Extras 2, 5x4, 1x6)
200 runs in 52.5 overs (222 mins, 323 balls, 29x4,1x6)
4th wicket partnership 100 runs from 155 balls in 102 mins (CA Ingram 59, SR Adair 41, Extras 3,11x4, 1x6)
CA Ingram: 100 runs off 157 balls in 223 mins (13x4, 0x6)
SR Adair: 50 runs off 100 balls in 116 mins (4x4, 1x6)
250 runs in 63.6 overs (258 mins, 390 balls, 33x4,2x6)
4th wicket partnership 150 runs from 234 balls in 143 mins (CA Ingram 81, SR Adair 66, Extras 3, 13x4, 2x6)
300 runs in 76.5 overs (299 mins, 468 balls, 34x4,3x6)
CA Ingram: 150 runs off 222 balls in 295 mins (14x4, 3x6)
4th wicket partnership 200 runs from 284 balls in 174 mins (CA Ingram 109, SR Adair 86, Extras 5, 16x4, 4x6)
4th wicket partnership 200 runs from 284 balls in 174 mins (CA Ingram 109, SR Adair 86, Extras 5, 16x4, 4x6)
350 runs in 82.2 overs (324 mins, 502 balls, 38x4,5x6)
4th wicket partnership 250 runs from 502 balls in 324 mins (CA Ingram 148, SR Adair 98, Extras 7, 18x4, 6x6)
SR Adair: 100 runs off 159 balls in 198 mins (9x4, 1x6)

Day 2

KwaZulu-Natal 1st Innings
50 runs in 21.3 overs (85 mins, 134b balls, 5x4,0x6)
100 runs in 41.4 overs (157 mins, 255 balls, 10x4,1x6)
1st wicket partnership 50 runs from 134 balls in 85 mins (R Gobind 27, D Govender 15, Extras 8, 5x4, 0x6)
150 runs in 53.3 overs (208 mins, 326 balls, 18x4,1x6)
200 runs in 67.6 overs (248 mins, 414 balls, 23x4,2x6)
6th wicket partnership 50 runs from 85 balls in 39 mins (GS Fotherinham 25, BG Barnes 23, Extras 2, 5x4, 1x6)
BG Barnes: 50 runs off 68 balls in 76 mins (4x4, 2x6)
6th wicket partnership 100 runs from 76 balls in 152 mins (GS Fotherinham 45, BG Barnes 57, Extras 2, 9x4, 4x6)
250 runs in 79.4 overs (288 mins, 484 balls, 27x4,4x6)
GS Fotheringham: 50 runs off 93 balls in 93 mins (6x4, 1x6)
300 runs in 84.1 overs (307 mins, 511 balls, 32x4,6x6)
Eastern Province 2nd Innings
50 runs in 16.4 overs (73 mins, 100 balls, 8x4,0x6)
CA Ingram: 50 runs off 80 balls in 129 mins (9x4, 0x6)
100 runs in 31.3 overs (138 mins, 189 balls, 18x4,0x6)
4th wicket partnership 50 runs from 84 balls in 59 mins (CA Ingram 27, SR Adair 25, Extras 4, 8x4, 0x6)

Day 3

SR Adair: 50 runs off 83 balls in 92 mins (6x4, 0x6)
150 runs in 41.2 overs (174 mins, 248 balls, 21x4,0x6)
4th wicket partnership 100 runs from 152 balls in 100 mins (CA Ingram 45, SR Adair 56, Extras 1, 13x4, 0x6)
KwaZulu-Natal 2nd Innings
50 runs in 21.1 overs (86 mins, 129 balls, 6x4,0x6)
4th wicket partnership 50 runs from 70 balls in 51 mins (M Bekker 26, SC Delport 23, Extras 1, 9x4, 0x6)
100 runs in 33.2 overs (139 mins, 202 balls, 16x4,0x6)
M Bekker: 50 runs off 81 balls in 114 mins (9x4, 0x6)
150 runs in 45.5 overs (185 mins, 277 balls, 22x4,1x6)
200 runs in 60.5 overs (239 mins, 367 balls, 29x4,2x6)

MATCH DETAILS

ABSA Oval, Nelson Mandela Metropole University, Port Elizabeth
Toss	KwaZulu-Natal, elected to field first
Series	Provincial Three-Day Challenge
Season	2008/09
Hours of play (local time)	10.00 start, Lunch 12.20-13.00, Tea 15.20-15.40, Close 18.00
Match days	15,16,17 January 2009 - day (3-day match)
FC debut	Cameron Delport
Umpires	John Ostrom Laurance Willemse
Reserve Umpire	Bernard Harrison
Points	Eastern Province 20.5, KwaZulu-Natal 7.1

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KZ-Natal Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
R Gobind	lbw	12	46
D Govender	run out	4	15
K Zondo	bowled	2	19
M Bekker	bowled	86	116
CS Delport	caught	43	59
GS Fotheringham	caught	9	22
BG Barnes	lbw	4	13
KA Maharaj	not out	41	83
V Gobind	caught	8	23
M Shezi	bowled	1	10
U Govender	caught	5	27
Extras	(b 5, lb 2, nb 1, w 1)
Total	224(10 wkts; 72 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
ACR Birch	14	4	32	1	2.28
MB Njoloza	4	0	14	0	3.5 (1 nb)
L Meyer	18	5	39	2	2.16
JT Smuts	28	5	80	6	2.85
CR Dolley	5	0	33	0	6.6
CA Ingram	3	1	19	0	6.33

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	9	Rivash Gobind	Darren Govender
2nd	8	Rivash Gobind	Khaya Zondo
3rd	7	Rivash Gobind	Martin Bekker
4th	84	Martin Bekker	Cameron Delport
5th	19	Martin Bekker	Greg Fotheringham
6th	10	Martin Bekker	Bradley Barnes
7th	36	Martin Bekker	Keshav Maharaj
8th	26	Vyash Gobind	Keshav Maharaj
9th	7	Mthokozisi Shezi	Keshav Maharaj
10th	17	Ugasen Govender	Keshav Maharaj

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Provincial Three-Day Challenge

Pool A

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
GriqW	6	4	1	1	88.32
GTG	6	4	0	2	84.1
EASTN	6	3	1	2	80.1
EPR	6	2	1	3	73.34
SWD	6	1	4	1	56.94
KZN	6	0	3	3	42.28
BOL	6	0	4	2	39.7

Pool B

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
NWEST	6	3	0	3	86.24
NTHNS	6	2	0	4	70.22
BOR	6	2	3	1	63.28
NAM	6	1	2	3	57.7
FS	6	1	0	5	54.68
KZNIN	6	1	2	3	53.12
WPR	6	0	3	3	43.48

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