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New Zealand developed a strong position on day one of the first Youth Test with South Africa and has already taken a 17-run lead with seven wickets in hand

An unbroken seventh-wicket partnership of 107 between Goolam Bodi, who finished unbeaten on 70, and Errol Stewart (38), finally erased any possibility of a result in this match, taking KwaZulu-Natal to 252 for six, a lead of 222, with just 30 overs

Stand-in captain Adam Bacher provided the highlight of this fairly pointless three-day encounter on day two, hitting 190 as the Highveld Strikers grabbed a 30-run first innings lead over KwaZulu-Natal, who were 31 without loss in their second knock

KwaZulu-Natal drew first blood as the second match of the competition no team wanted to be in, the Supersport Shield, got under way, scoring 303 all out after winning the toss

Facing an uphill battle on the final day the Otago Under-19 side almost managed to hang on for an admirable draw, but fell just 14 deliveries short at the end, going down to the impressive South African Under-19s by 84 runs

The Border Bears earned themselves a place in the semi-finals of the Standard Bank Cup with a four-wicket win over hosts Boland on Wednesday night

Easterns, needing a victory to edge Eastern Province out of semi-final qualification, provided the disgruntled fans who braved a chilly Willowmoore Park until the midnight finish with a masterclass on the art of throwing a game away, as they

Griqualand West outplayed Northerns in all departments to win by 63 runs with 5.1 overs remaining

Natal claimed a consummate seven-wicket win to finish on top of the final standings and earn a semi-final against the fourth-place finishers

Man of the match, man of the series, winning captain - about the only accolade Shaun Pollock was missing at the conclusion of the third Castle Lager/MTN Test match was man of the century, and it's a fair bet that if a vote was taken now for the

Despite a dressing room riddled with flu and a brave, if unexpected, third wicket partnership between Russel Arnold and Kumar Sangakkara, South Africa seemed to be heading for a second successive victory inside three days at stumps on the second day

Neil McKenzie had the best view of all of Shaun Pollock's majestic maiden Test century on the opening day of the third and final Castle Lager/MTN Test match against Sri Lanka at SuperSport Park

BLOEMFONTEIN, Jan 19 - Kwazulu-Natal turned this game on its head and in the process almost guaranteed themselves a place in the last for of the Standard Bank Cup with a 12-run win over Free State in Bloemfontein under the Duckworth/Lewis method on

Cape Town, Jan 19 - Western Province had to work hard for a narrow five-run win over their less glamourous neighbours, Boland, and in the process keep alive their faint hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals of the Standard Bank Cup

The Highveld Strikers ended the limited-overs portion of their season of discontent with another defeat, their seventh in 10 Standard Bank Cup outings, although they mounted a courageous attempt to reach a target that rain had seen revised to 220 off

Eastern Province and Easterns tied this match at St George's Park to leave the home side still unsure of their semi-final fate

Griqualand West opening batsman Pieter Koortzen walked away with the man-of-the-match prize after scoring an undefeated 107 in his team's 66-run win over the Highveld Strikers

PAARL, Jan 17 - The Northerns Titans eased their way into the semi-finals of the Standard Bank Cup, dishing out a first home-defeat in a year to Boland on Wednesday night

If Shaun Pollock couldn't quite work out how South Africa contrived to lose the sixth and final Standard Bank one-day international at the Wanderers on Wednesday, then neither could Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya fathom how the side batting

Rain left Natal 63 runs shy of what would have been their first win in a first-class match this season