Kemp boosts Northerns, de Lange wins it for Boland

Northerns 183 and 189 for 6 (Kemp 57*) need 84 more runs to beat Easterns 306 and 149
Scorecard

A strong fightback from Northerns, particularly from Justin Kemp, balanced the scales and set their match against Easterns up for a close finish at Centurion. Bowling Easterns out for 149 Northerns gave themselves an outside chance of the win, and the 10 points on offer. Kemp, maybe back to the best form of his career, took 3 for 25, and then ended the day on 57 not out, as Northerns reached 189 for 6 in their chase of 273.

Con de Lange took a liking to the Randjesfontein pitch, as he walked away with the Man-of-the-Match award after completed match analyses of 12 for 116. Starting the third day with a slender 22-run lead, Gauteng was once again bowled out cheaply, with de Lange's legspin rewarding him with his second five-for of the match. Derek Crookes showed some token resistance with 48, but setting Boland a target of 143 was never going to be enough. A second-wicket partnership of 127 between Mark Sanders (65) and Gerard Strydom (62) saw Boland home by nine wickets inside three days.