Border rout Griqualand West

KwaZulu-Natal move to the top of the table, as Border rout Griqualand West in two days at East London.

Western Province 311 v KwaZulu-Natal 300 for 8 (Watson 58, HM Amla 50, AM Amla 75, Benkenstein 75)
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Doug Watson and Hashim Amla both scored fifties to provide the ideal platform for Natal as they chased Western Province's first-innings total of 311. Ahmed Amla, Hashim's brother, and Dale Benkenstein continued the good work with another solid partnership before Ahmed was trapped lbw for 75. But Benkenstein also fell for 75 as Natal suffered a mini collapse, to close on 310 for 8.

Free State 267 v North West 246 for 5 (Jacobs 131, van der Wath 3-50)
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Davey Jacobs' sixth first-class hundred improved North West's hopes of a first-innings lead, before rain brought play to an early close. Jacobs and Dirkie de Vos nearly batted all the way through the first session, before De Vos was caught behind for 47. North West ended the day on 246, 21 runs in arrears. After performing well with the bat, Johannes van der Wath showed his allround ability by taking three of the five wickets to fall.

Border 266 and 41 for 3 beat Griqualand West 169 and 134 (Langeveldt 5-42, Zondeki 4-53) by seven wickets
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Thirty-three wickets fell in two days at East London, as Border routed Griqualand West by seven wickets. After some early morning rain, Border were bowled out for 266, a lead of 97 runs. Charl Pietersen was unable to add to his overnight haul, finishing with 4 for 79. Griquas showed no resistance in their second innings as they were bowled out for 134, leaving Border a target of 38. Once again it was Charl Langeveldt who did the damage, taking another five-wicket haul to end the match with 10 for 84. Monde Zondeki weighed in with 4 for 53. Border suffered a scare for Border as they lost wickets in the first over, but they went past the target with seven wickets in hand.

Northerns 250 (Petersen 57, Aronstam 116*, Dros 66) v Boland
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Northerns made a conservative start after being sent in to bat at Boland Park, losing two early wickets but consolidating through the efforts of Alviro Petersen, who made 57. Maurice Aronstam and Gerald Dros then further consolidated the innings with a 100-run partnership of their own. Dros fell for 66 but Aronstam scored his maiden first-class hundred in only his second match. At the close Northerns had moved to 300 for 6 with Aronstam still at the crease.

Gauteng 34 for 1 v Eastern Province
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Only 29 minutes of play was possible at the Wanderers, as bad light and inclement weather had the players off the field for most of the day. Eastern Province had put Gauteng in to bat, and they crawled to 34 for 1 in what little time was available.