BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Kelly Smuts	c Coetsee b Deacon	2	3	3	0	0	66.66

Michael Price	c Deacon b Coetsee	46	101	138	8	0	45.54

Warrick Fynn	lbw b Deacon	0	3	3	0	0	0.00

Sean Adair	c †Schoeman b Siboto	39	77	112	7	0	50.64

Riaan Jeggels	c Agathangelou b Coetsee	30	61	75	3	1	49.18

Pite van Biljon (c)	c †Schoeman b Deacon	0	6	11	0	0	0.00

Athenkosi Dyili †	c Deacon b Coetsee	5	23	21	0	0	21.73
Andrew Birch	b Gerber	24	42	59	1	1	57.14

Lyall Meyer	c Agathangelou b Coetsee	51	96	126	5	0	53.12

Corbyn Dolley	st †Schoeman b Coetsee	30	76	71	4	0	39.47

Reece Williams	not out	3	12	15	0	0	25.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 4, nb 1, pen 5)	14
TOTAL	83.1 Ov (RR: 2.93, 320 Mins)	244
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Kelly Smuts, 0.3 ov), 2-2 (Warrick Fynn, 0.6 ov), 3-85 (Sean Adair, 28.1 ov), 4-103 (Michael Price, 33.4 ov), 5-110 (Pite van Biljon, 36.3 ov), 6-123 (Athenkosi Dyili, 41.5 ov), 7-138 (Riaan Jeggels, 47.3 ov), 8-172 (Andrew Birch, 56.6 ov), 9-235 (Corbyn Dolley, 79.2 ov), 10-244 (Lyall Meyer, 83.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Cliffe Deacon	17	3	43	3	2.52	81	5	0	0	1
0.3 to KR Smuts, ball swings, batsman edges to 2nd slip. 2/1 0.6 to WFS Fynn, trapped in front with a ball keeping a bit low. 2/2 36.3 to PJ van Biljon, picks the wrong line, and edges to thye 'keeper. Straughtforward catch. 110/5
Etienne Gerber	13	6	23	1	1.76	66	3	0	0	0
56.6 to ACR Birch, straight ball, Birch walks past it to flick down keg, misses, but the ball desn't. It removes leg stump. 172/8
Malusi Siboto	15	1	50	1	3.33	67	8	0	0	0
28.1 to SR Adair, edges to the keeper. 85/3
Vusumuzi Mazibuko	11	2	31	0	2.81	53	5	0	0	0
Werner Coetsee	27.1	3	84	5	3.09	120	7	2	0	0
33.4 to ML Price, drives, bottom edge, goes low to 1st slip. 103/4 41.5 to AZM Dyili, . 123/6 47.3 to RR Jeggels, holes out to mid on. 138/7 79.2 to CR Dolley, goes hooking but misses. The ball doesn't though and the bails go. 235/9 83.1 to L Meyer, a big hit but straight down long off's throat. 244/10

North West 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Johan Mostert	b Birch	40	92	110	5	0	43.47

Jimmy Kgamadi	c Jeggels b Fynn	10	22	31	2	0	45.45

Andrea Agathangelou	lbw b Dolley	14	48	47	1	1	29.16
Werner Coetsee	c Smuts b Fynn	0	4	6	0	0	0.00

Cliffe Deacon (c)	c Smuts b Fynn	57	140	157	9	0	40.71

Clayd April	c †Dyili b Birch	0	3	3	0	0	0.00

Chris Schoeman †	not out	70	162	185	5	1	43.20
Malusi Siboto	not out	22	48	55	1	0	45.83
Extras	(b 4, nb 3)	7
TOTAL	86 Ov (RR: 2.55, 300 Mins)	220/6d
Did not bat: Etienne Gerber, Vusumuzi Mazibuko, Leroi Bredenkamp
Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Jimmy Kgamadi, 6.3 ov), 2-64 (Andrea Agathangelou, 23.4 ov), 3-65 (Werner Coetsee, 24.5 ov), 4-71 (Johan Mostert, 30.1 ov), 5-71 (Clayd April, 30.4 ov), 6-156 (Cliffe Deacon, 68.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Andrew Birch	11	4	33	2	3.00	55	7	0	0	0
30.1 to JF Mostert, beaten on off stump, no doubt about that wicket. 71/4 30.4 to WC April, snicked, Birch eventually gets his man as the 'keeper has an easy one.. 71/5
Reece Williams	9	2	34	0	3.77	51	5	0	0	2
Warrick Fynn	21	3	58	3	2.76	94	3	2	0	0
6.3 to LJ Kgamadi, nips off the bat to slip. 35/1 24.5 to WL Coetsee, a typical bat-pad to silly leg. 65/3 68.2 to WA Deacon, hooking, ball goes to deep backweard square leg. 156/6
Corbyn Dolley	34	9	69	1	2.02	156	7	0	0	1
23.4 to AP Agathangelou, . 64/2
Lyall Meyer	11	5	22	0	2.00	51	1	0	0	0

Eastern Province 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Michael Price	lbw b Gerber	3	19	22	0	0	15.78

Kelly Smuts	c Agathangelou b Deacon	12	32	46	1	0	37.50

Warrick Fynn	lbw b Gerber	4	28	42	0	0	14.28

Sean Adair	c & b Coetsee	3	18	30	0	0	16.66

Riaan Jeggels	c Deacon b Coetsee	8	37	52	1	0	21.62

Pite van Biljon (c)	c Kgamadi b Coetsee	29	142	183	2	0	20.42

Athenkosi Dyili †	c Kgamadi b Gerber	41	99	148	4	1	41.41

Andrew Birch	b Coetsee	34	41	68	4	1	82.92

Lyall Meyer	b Deacon	44	84	112	4	2	52.38

Corbyn Dolley	c Bredenkamp b Deacon	16	40	47	2	0	40.00

Reece Williams	not out	3	1	2	0	0	300.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 8, nb 3, w 7)	20
TOTAL	89.4 Ov (RR: 2.42, 376 Mins)	217
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Michael Price, 5.5 ov), 2-19 (Kelly Smuts, 10.4 ov), 3-23 (Warrick Fynn, 14.4 ov), 4-30 (Sean Adair, 17.2 ov), 5-47 (Riaan Jeggels, 27.5 ov), 6-109 (Pite van Biljon, 61.3 ov), 7-109 (Athenkosi Dyili, 62.3 ov), 8-179 (Andrew Birch, 77.1 ov), 9-213 (Corbyn Dolley, 89.1 ov), 10-217 (Lyall Meyer, 89.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Cliffe Deacon	15.4	7	28	3	1.78	97	3	0	0	2
10.4 to KR Smuts, drives, but edged to 2nd slip. 19/2 14.4 to WFS Fynn, comes forward and acros, ball raps the pads. The umpire agrees with the appeal, but Fynn looks a bit disbelieving. 23/3 89.1 to CR Dolley, holes out to mid wicket. 213/9 89.4 to L Meyer, ball misses the bat but collects off stump. 217/10
Etienne Gerber	16	4	29	3	1.81	56	1	0	0	0
5.5 to ML Price, ball hits the pads and runs to the boundary, but is to no avail, the umpire's finger is up for the appeal. 11/1 62.3 to AZM Dyili, miscued , ball goes well up to cover. 109/7
Werner Coetsee	38	14	106	4	2.78	180	9	3	1	0
17.2 to SR Adair, pops itback to the bowler who accepts the gift with both hands. 30/4 27.5 to RR Jeggels, beats the bat but not the pads, and, as he is line, the umpire agrees to give him out. 47/5 61.3 to PJ van Biljon, forward defensive, ball pops to silly point. 109/6 77.1 to ACR Birch, picks the wrong line. 179/8
Vusumuzi Mazibuko	12	6	27	0	2.25	64	3	1	1	0
Malusi Siboto	8	1	17	0	2.12	40	2	0	0	1

North West 2nd Innings (T: 242 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Johan Mostert	lbw b Birch	0	7	10	0	0	0.00

Jimmy Kgamadi	c Price b Williams	10	17	33	2	0	58.82

Andrea Agathangelou	lbw b Williams	0	7	8	0	0	0.00

Werner Coetsee	not out	81	147	156	10	0	55.10
Cliffe Deacon (c)	c Fynn b Dolley	8	64	99	1	0	12.50

Clayd April	not out	5	35	51	1	0	14.28
Extras	(b 1, lb 2, nb 1)	4
TOTAL	46 Ov (RR: 2.34, 173 Mins)	108/4
Did not bat: Chris Schoeman †, Malusi Siboto, Etienne Gerber, Vusumuzi Mazibuko, Leroi Bredenkamp
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Johan Mostert, 2.1 ov), 2-9 (Andrea Agathangelou, 3.4 ov), 3-10 (Jimmy Kgamadi, 7.2 ov), 4-67 (Cliffe Deacon, 31.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Andrew Birch	10	6	7	1	0.70	54	0	0	0	0
2.1 to JF Mostert, trapped in front. 8/1
Reece Williams	8	3	19	2	2.37	41	3	0	0	0
3.4 to AP Agathangelou, ball hits the pads, the appeal is successful. 9/2 7.2 to LJ Kgamadi, drops it short forcing an early shot, goes straught to mis off. 10/3
Corbyn Dolley	15	4	35	1	2.33	75	5	0	0	1
31.6 to WA Deacon, close in catch at silly point. 67/4
Lyall Meyer	3	0	7	0	2.33	13	0	0	0	0
Warrick Fynn	10	2	37	0	3.70	44	6	0	0	0

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Thu, 22 Oct - day 1 - North West 1st innings 65/3 (Johan Mostert 39*, Cliffe Deacon 0*, 26 ov)

Fri, 23 Oct - day 2 - E. Province 2nd innings 75/5 (Pite van Biljon 24*, Athenkosi Dyili 13*, 49 ov)

Sat, 24 Oct - day 3 - North West 2nd innings 108/4 (46 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

General

Eastern Province 1st Innings - 50 runs in 17.2 overs (73 mins, 105 balls, 9x4,0x6)
Eastern Province 1st Innings - 3rd wicket partnership 50 runs from 99 balls in 67 mins (ML Price 22, AR Adair 23, Extras 5, 9x4, 0x6)
Eastern Province 1st Innings - 100 runs in 33.2 overs (137 mins, 201 balls, 17x4,0x6)
Eastern Province 1st Innings - 150 runs in 52.4 overs (213 mins, 317 balls, 18x4,2x6)
Eastern Province 1st Innings - 200 runs in 67.3 overs (267 mins, 356 balls, 26x4,2x6)
Eastern Province 1st Innings - 9th wicket partnership 50 runs from 112 balls in 60 mins (L Meyer 24, CR Dolley 27, Extras 0, 6x4, 0x6)
Eastern Province 1st Innings - L Meyer: 50 runs off 93 balls in 122 mins (5x4, 0x6)

Day 2

North West 1st Innings - 50 runs in 11.1 overs (48 mins, 69 balls, 7x4,1x6)
North West 1st Innings - 6th wicket partnership 50 runs from 166 balls in 60 mins (WA Deacon 32, CFJ Schoeman 19, Extras 0, 7x4, 0x6)
North West 1st Innings - WA Deacon: 50 runs off 129 balls in 147 mins (9x4, 0x6)
North West 1st Innings - CFJ Schoeman: 50 runs off 137 balls in 157 mins (4x4, 1x6)
North West 1st Innings - 200 runs in 81.3 overs (283 mins, 493 balls, 21x4,2x6)
North West 1st Innings - 7th wicket partnership 50 runs from 92 balls in 47 mins (CFJ Scgoeman 35, MP Siboto 11, Extras 4, 3x4, 1x6)
Eastern Province 1st Innings - 50 runs in 30.4 overs (130 mins, 186 balls, 3x4,0x6)

Day 3

Eastern Province 2nd Innings - 6th wicket partnership 50 runs from 173 balls in 120 mins (PJ van Biljon 15, AZN Dyili 31, Extras 4, 3x4, 1x6)
Eastern Province 2nd Innings - 100 runs in 56.4 overs (236 mins, 345 balls, 7x4,1x6)
Eastern Province 2nd Innings - 150 runs in 71.5 overs (302 mins, 436 balls, 12x4,2x6)
Eastern Province 2nd Innings - 8th wicket partnership 50 runs from 71 balls in 50 mins (ACR Birch 31, L Meyer 16, Extras 6, 5x4, 1x6)
Eastern Province 2nd Innings - New Ball taken - 84.6 ovrs
Eastern Province 2nd Innings - 200 runs in 87.6 overs (369 mins, 534 balls, 15x4,2x6)
North West 2nd Innings - 50 runs in 22.5 overs (97 mins, 137 balls, 6x4,0x6)

MATCH DETAILS

ABSA Oval, Nelson Mandela Metropole University, Port Elizabeth
Toss	Eastern Province, elected to bat first
Series	CSA Provincial Three-Day Challenge
Season	2009/10
Hours of play (local time)	10.00 start, Lunch 12.10-12.50, Tea 15.00-15.20, Close 17.30
Match days	22,23,24 October 2009 - day (3-day match)
FC debut	Leroi Bredenkamp Clayd April
Umpires	Earl Hendrikse Rudi Birkenstock
Reserve Umpire	Bernard Harrison
Points	Eastern Province 6.88, North West 7.24

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North West Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
JF Mostert	lbw	0	7
LJ Kgamadi	caught	10	17
AP Agathangelou	lbw	0	7
WL Coetsee	not out	81	147
WA Deacon	caught	8	64
WC April	not out	5	35
Extras	(b 1, lb 2, nb 1)
Total	108(4 wkts; 46 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
ACR Birch	10	6	7	1	0.7
RC Williams	8	3	19	2	2.37
CR Dolley	15	4	35	1	2.33 (1 nb)
L Meyer	3	0	7	0	2.33
WFS Fynn	10	2	37	0	3.7

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	8	Jimmy Kgamadi	Johan Mostert
2nd	1	Jimmy Kgamadi	Andrea Agathangelou
3rd	1	Werner Coetsee	Jimmy Kgamadi
4th	57	Cliffe Deacon	Werner Coetsee
5th	41	Werner Coetsee	Clayd April

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CSA Provincial Three-Day Challenge

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
EPR	13	8	1	4	190.7
GTG	13	6	1	5	167.89
NTHNS	13	5	2	6	161.32
EASTN	13	5	2	6	150.16
WPR	13	5	5	3	146.3
SWD	13	4	5	4	131.82
GriqW	13	3	2	8	128.66
NWEST	13	2	1	10	121.8
FS	13	2	3	7	117.52
KZN	13	3	3	7	113.88
BOL	13	2	5	5	103.8
NAM	13	1	6	6	96.92
BOR	13	1	7	4	94.89
KZNIN	13	0	4	7	75.26

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