BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bokang Mosena	lbw b Nortje	6	29	40	0	0	20.68

Thabo Masheshemane	c †Christensen b Sigwili	2	19	33	0	0	10.52

Obus Pienaar	run out (Moore/KR Smuts)	30	45	70	6	0	66.66

Leus du Plooy	c †Christensen b Nortje	22	65	104	4	0	33.84

Patrick Botha (c)	lbw b Nortje	94	119	170	11	2	78.99

Andries Gous †	b JT Smuts	3	23	35	0	0	13.04

Romano Terblanche	lbw b Bokako	72	100	121	12	1	72.00

Peter-John Jansen	b Bokako	14	28	40	2	0	50.00

Johannes van Dyk	not out	6	16	22	1	0	37.50
Gino Vries	b Bokako	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Tshepo Ntuli	c Nyaku b JT Smuts	2	7	8	0	0	28.57

Extras	(b 4, lb 2, nb 7)	13
TOTAL	74.1 Ov (RR: 3.55, 331 Mins)	264
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Thabo Masheshemane, 7.3 ov), 2-10 (Bokang Mosena, 8.2 ov), 3-58 (Obus Pienaar, 20.4 ov), 4-79 (Leus du Plooy, 30.3 ov), 5-104 (Andries Gous, 39.4 ov), 6-231 (Patrick Botha, 61.2 ov), 7-250 (Romano Terblanche, 69.2 ov), 8-257 (Peter-John Jansen, 71.2 ov), 9-257 (Gino Vries, 71.3 ov), 10-264 (Tshepo Ntuli, 74.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Anrich Nortje	18	8	29	3	1.61	96	3	0	0	0
8.2 to BB Mosena, goes forward and plays a straight bat, ball nips back and clips the pad. THe appeal is upheld. 10/2 30.3 to JL du Plooy, just to off, That's a nick off the bat. Easily taken bt Christenesen. 79/4 61.2 to P Botha, finally a ball comes in from off and strikes the pads in line without looking as if it is going over. 231/6
Ngazibini Sigwili	8	2	29	1	3.62	40	4	0	0	4
7.3 to TK Masheshemane, edges,Matthew Christensen dives to his right and gathers the ball inches off the ground. 9/1
Tladi Bokako	11	2	39	3	3.54	49	6	0	0	3
69.2 to RK Terblanche, very sharp in comingback from off and staying low. THe batsman is well in line as he offers the bat but the ball evades it and gets the pads well in line. 250/7 71.2 to PJA Jansen, whoo, comes throughthe gate to shatter the wicket. 257/8 71.3 to GA Vries, moves back to make some room, and has a big swipe, his head is nowhere and is totally beaten. 257/9
Kelly Smuts	12	3	50	0	4.16	56	9	1	0	0
JJ Smuts	20.1	3	63	2	3.12	90	8	0	0	0
39.4 to AGS Gous, no stroke offered by the batsman, expecting dome turn but there isn't any, middle stump the stump cart-wheels end over end. 104/5 74.1 to T Ntuli, thats the typical silly leg catch, ball comes off the pads into thehands of the man under the helmet. 264/10
Brad Dolley	3	0	24	0	8.00	9	4	0	0	0
Onke Nyaku	2	0	24	0	12.00	6	2	2	0	0

Eastern Province 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
David White	c †Gous b Vries	0	4	2	0	0	0.00

Gihahn Cloete	c †Gous b van Dyk	23	59	89	5	0	38.98

Edward Moore	c van Dyk b Ntuli	67	139	202	10	2	48.20

JJ Smuts	b Ntuli	51	101	129	10	0	50.49

Kelly Smuts	lbw b Botha	44	83	89	9	0	53.01

Mathew Christensen (c)†	c Botha b Vries	40	89	115	6	0	44.94

Onke Nyaku	c †Gous b van Dyk	14	37	48	2	0	37.83

Brad Dolley	c Botha b Ntuli	43	72	112	7	0	59.72

Tladi Bokako	c Mosena b van Dyk	6	12	18	1	0	50.00

Anrich Nortje	not out	79	78	98	13	1	101.28
Ngazibini Sigwili	b van Dyk	2	9	12	0	0	22.22

Extras	(b 8, lb 2, nb 5)	15
TOTAL	113 Ov (RR: 3.39, 458 Mins)	384
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (David White, 0.4 ov), 2-64 (Gihahn Cloete, 20.2 ov), 3-140 (Edward Moore, 47.5 ov), 4-153 (JJ Smuts, 51.4 ov), 5-227 (Kelly Smuts, 74.2 ov), 6-252 (Mathew Christensen, 84.4 ov), 7-252 (Onke Nyaku, 85.1 ov), 8-258 (Tladi Bokako, 89.1 ov), 9-371 (Brad Dolley, 109.6 ov), 10-384 (Ngazibini Sigwili, 112.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Gino Vries	21	7	62	2	2.95	104	12	0	0	3
0.4 to DJ White, well thqt wasn't a costly earluier drop, inside edges the ball the ball to the keeper. 0/1 84.4 to MC Christensen, holds back a bit, drives to mid on, it's straight to a fielder. 252/6
Johannes van Dyk	25	5	82	4	3.28	119	15	0	0	0
20.2 to GL Cloete, fishing outside off, remains static in the crease,wafts at the ball. 64/2 85.1 to O Nyaku, a gentle ball outside off, a tentaive hanging out of the bat, allows the ball a touch. THe ball carries through to the Keeper. 252/7 89.1 to T Bokako, ball comes across the faace of the bat, finds the edges the ball and carries to second slip. 258/8 112.6 to N Sigwili, ball seams back from off, The batsman has a go but misses, off stump is uprooted. 384/10
Romano Terblanche	11	2	60	0	5.45	48	11	1	0	2
Tshepo Ntuli	21	8	59	3	2.80	103	7	2	0	0
47.5 to EM Moore, on off, cuts hard to point, the fielder doesn't have to move as the ball arrives at midriff height. 140/3 51.4 to JT Smuts, goes back and gets beaten on off, the death rattle gives the batsman the bad news. 153/4 109.6 to BM Dolley, drives, its an edge on the ball, which goes to slip. 371/9
Patrick Botha	17	6	37	1	2.17	81	4	0	0	0
74.2 to KR Smuts, shuffles into line, misses the turn, ball goes onto the pads. Kelly Smuts is far enough back for the appeal to be successful. 227/5
Obus Pienaar	12	4	41	0	3.41	56	7	0	0	0
Bokang Mosena	4	0	14	0	3.50	19	3	0	0	0
Leus du Plooy	2	0	19	0	9.50	5	4	0	0	0

Free State 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Thabo Masheshemane	b Dolley	45	133	188	4	0	33.83

Bokang Mosena	c †Christensen b KR Smuts	17	96	155	2	0	17.70

Obus Pienaar	b Dolley	3	32	38	0	0	9.37

Leus du Plooy	c †Christensen b Bokako	96	132	166	11	1	72.72

Patrick Botha (c)	not out	109	99	156	9	5	110.10
Extras	(b 2, lb 1, nb 1, w 3)	7
TOTAL	81.5 Ov (RR: 3.38, 352 Mins)	277/4
Did not bat: Andries Gous †, Romano Terblanche, Peter-John Jansen, Johannes van Dyk, Gino Vries, Tshepo Ntuli
Fall of wickets: 1-60 (Bokang Mosena, 34.4 ov), 2-69 (Thabo Masheshemane, 42.4 ov), 3-70 (Obus Pienaar, 44.3 ov), 4-277 (Leus du Plooy, 81.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ngazibini Sigwili	6	1	14	0	2.33	30	0	0	0	1
Anrich Nortje	14	4	36	0	2.57	66	4	0	0	0
JJ Smuts	24	4	77	0	3.20	100	5	3	0	0
Tladi Bokako	9.5	5	22	1	2.23	52	4	0	2	0
81.5 to JL du Plooy, drives, its an edge to the keeper. 277/4
Kelly Smuts	16	5	46	1	2.87	74	5	1	1	0
34.4 to BB Mosena, ball comes back from off and shaves the outside edges the ball. Taken by the keeper. 60/1
Brad Dolley	8	1	49	2	6.12	25	7	0	0	0
42.4 to TK Masheshemane, gets a bit tangled up, the ball must have spun, it goes into the stumps, it all happened in slow motion. 69/2 44.3 to AJ Pienaar, that's got him. The spins back and takes out off stump. 70/3
Edward Moore	4	0	30	0	7.50	11	1	2	0	0

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Thu, 21 Jan - day 1 - E. Province 1st innings 78/2 (Edward Moore 49*, JJ Smuts 4*, 25 ov)

Fri, 22 Jan - day 2 - Free State 2nd innings 35/0 (Thabo Masheshemane 28*, Bokang Mosena 3*, 14 ov)

Sat, 23 Jan - day 3 - Free State 2nd innings 277/4 (81.5 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

Day 1

Free State 1st innings
Free State: 50 runs in 16.4 overs (105 balls, 86 mins)
Free State: 100 runs in 39.1 overs (240 balls, 180 mins)
P Botha 50 off 74 balls in 102 mins (7x4, 0x6)
Free State: 150 runs in 49.6 overs (305 balls, 224 mins)
6th Wicket: 50 runs off 65 balls in 45 mins (P Botha 25, RK Terblanche 28, Ex 0)
RK Terblanche 50 off 59 balls in 67 mins (10x4, 0x6)
Free State: 200 runs in 56.3 overs (346 balls, 254 mins)
6th Wicket: 100 runs off 106 balls in 74 mins (P Botha 48, RK Terblanche 53, Ex 3)
Free State: 250 runs in 67.1 overs (422 balls, 231 mins)
Eastern Province 1st innings
Eastern Province: 50 runs in 16.4 overs (101 balls, 78 mins)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs off 96 balls in 75 mins (GL Cloete 22, EM Moore 28, Ex 2)

Day 2

EM Moore 50 off 73 balls in 106 mins (8x4, 1x6)
Eastern Province: 100 runs in 33.6 overs (205 balls, 145 mins)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs off 130 balls in 86 mins (EM Moore 22, JT Smuts 29, Ex 2)
Eastern Province: 150 runs in 50.2 overs (305 balls, 215 mins)
JT Smuts 50 off 96 balls in 126 mins (10x4, 0x6)
Eastern Province: 200 runs in 67.6 overs (411 balls, 271 mins)
5th Wicket: 50 runs off 98 balls in 50 mins (KR Smuts 27, MC Christensen 23, Ex 0)
Eastern Province: 250 runs in 84.3 overs (510 balls, 336 mins)
Eastern Province: 300 runs in 97.3 overs (589 balls, 391 mins)
9th Wicket: 50 runs off 63 balls in 44 mins (BM Dolley 39, A Nortje 13, Ex 1)
Score after 100 overs: 312/8. Bonus pts: Bat 4.24 Bowl 3
A Nortje 50 off 44 balls in 52 mins (9x4, 1x6)
Eastern Province: 350 runs in 105.6 overs (640 balls, 428 mins)
9th Wicket: 100 runs off 110 balls in 76 mins (BM Dolley 37, A Nortje 62, Ex 1)
Free State 2nd innings

Day 3

Free State: 50 runs in 19.6 overs (123 balls, 92 mins)
1st Wicket: 50 runs off 123 balls in 92 mins (TK Maheshemane 33, BB Mosele 13, Ex 5)
Free State: 100 runs in 50.5 overs (308 balls, 216 mins)
4th Wicket: 50 runs off 52 balls in 29 mins (JL du Plloy 25, P Botha 26, Ex 0)
Free State: 150 runs in 57.3 overs (348 balls, 241 mins)
P Botha 50 off 41 balls in 58 mins (6x4, 1x6)
4th Wicket: 100 runs off 192 balls in 58 mins (JL du Plooy 52, P Botha 52, Ex 0)
JL du Plooy 50 off 67 balls in 64 mins (6x4, 1x6)
Free State: 200 runs in 66.6 overs (286 balls, 405 mins)
4th Wicket: 150 runs off 156 balls in 107 mins (JL du Plooy 73, P Botha 75, Ex 2)
Free State: 250 runs in 71.3 overs (457 balls, 328 mins)
P Botha 100 off 86 balls in 125 mins (8x4, 5x6)
4th Wicket: 200 runs off 217 balls in 155 mins (JL du Plooy 92, P Botha 107, Ex 2)

MATCH DETAILS

St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Toss	Free State, elected to bat first
Series	Sunfoil 3-Day Cup
Season	2015/16
Hours of play (local time)	10.00 start, Lunch 12.20-13.00, Tea 15.20-15.40, Close 18.00
Match days	21,22,23 January 2016 - day (3-day match)
Umpires	Hassen Dawood Rudi Birkenstock
Reserve Umpire	Gladman Gaseba
Points	Free State 6.28, Eastern Province 8.24

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Free State Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
TK Masheshemane	bowled	45	133
BB Mosena	caught	17	96
AJ Pienaar	bowled	3	32
JL du Plooy	caught	96	132
P Botha	not out	109	99
Extras	(b 2, lb 1, nb 1, w 3)
Total	277(4 wkts; 81.5 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
N Sigwili	6	1	14	0	2.33 (1 nb)
A Nortje	14	4	36	0	2.57
JT Smuts	24	4	77	0	3.2
T Bokako	9.5	5	22	1	2.23
KR Smuts	16	5	46	1	2.87
BM Dolley	8	1	49	2	6.12
EM Moore	4	0	30	0	7.5

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	60	Bokang Mosena	Thabo Masheshemane
2nd	9	Obus Pienaar	Thabo Masheshemane
3rd	1	Obus Pienaar	Leus du Plooy
4th	207	Patrick Botha	Leus du Plooy

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Sunfoil 3-Day Cup

Pool A

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
WPR	10	5	3	2	127.44
NWEST	10	5	2	3	113.74
KZN	10	4	2	4	103.24
NTHNS	10	3	2	5	102.6
SWD	10	3	3	4	91.52
NCAPE	10	3	5	2	86.38
BOR	10	2	3	5	76.82

Pool B

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
KZNIN	10	4	0	6	117.16
EPR	10	4	2	4	116.1
EASTN	10	3	4	3	106.88
GTG	10	2	5	3	90.4
FS	10	3	3	4	86.7
BOL	10	2	2	6	81.3
NAM	10	1	8	1	47.6

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