Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Michael Price	b Mbane	67	105	174	9	0	63.80

David White	c †Sodumo b Mbane	53	84	126	9	0	63.09

Colin Ackermann (c)	c de Wett b Brown	2	19	25	0	0	10.52

Arno Jacobs	c Lwana b Myoli	92	168	212	12	0	54.76

Kelly Smuts	c Nqolo b Brown	42	62	83	5	1	67.74

Athenkosi Dyili	b Lwana	27	33	49	4	0	81.81

Warren Bell	c †Sodumo b Lwana	38	76	116	4	0	50.00

Lee Walters †	b Lwana	12	35	45	1	0	34.28

Lyall Meyer	lbw b Lwana	0	2	2	0	0	0.00

Siviwe Gidana	not out	0	7	17	0	0	0.00
Akhona Kula	lbw b Mbane	0	2	5	0	0	0.00

Extras	(b 2, lb 6, nb 6, w 2)	16
Total	97.5 Ov (RR: 3.56, 431 Mins)	349
Fall of wickets: 1-113 (David White, 27.1 ov), 2-125 (Colin Ackermann, 32.3 ov), 3-137 (Michael Price, 37.5 ov), 4-230 (Kelly Smuts, 58.4 ov), 5-273 (Athenkosi Dyili, 70.4 ov), 6-315 (Arno Jacobs, 85.2 ov), 7-341 (Lee Walters, 94.1 ov), 8-341 (Lyall Meyer, 94.3 ov), 9-348 (Warren Bell, 96.5 ov), 10-349 (Akhona Kula, 97.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Lundi Mbane	13.5	6	39	3	2.81	69	6	0	1	0
27.1 to DJ White, ball leaves the batsman to off, finds an edge on its way. 113/1 37.5 to ML Price, goes forward to block. Somehow the ball beats the bat and removes off stump. 137/3 97.5 to AE Kula, finds himself trapped in front. 349/10
Ayavuya Myoli	14	2	64	1	4.57	59	9	0	1	0
85.2 to A Jacobs, going for a big hit, holes out at mid on. 315/6
Lucky Lwana	14	2	52	4	3.71	60	7	0	0	3
70.4 to AZM Dyili, swings and misses. The ball doesn't miss however. The bails drop.. 273/5 94.1 to LR Walters, swings back a bit to get through the gate. 341/7 94.3 to L Meyer, pitches on leg and beats the bat to hit the pads. There is some deliberation before the umpire raises his finger". 341/8 96.5 to WE Bell, drives at a ball leaving him, edges to the keeper. 348/9
Darryl Brown	19	3	58	2	3.05	91	9	0	0	2
32.3 to CN Ackermann, ball seams away. Ackermann has a bat in defensive position, but the ball finds the edge and goes straight to 2nd slip. 125/2 58.4 to KR Smuts, pulled, but cannot clear the fielder at mid on. 230/4
Jerry Nqolo	13	0	41	0	3.15	57	4	0	0	1
Gionne Koopman	7	1	35	0	5.00	30	6	1	0	0
Bevan Bennett	13	1	38	0	2.92	53	3	0	0	0
Burton de Wett	4	0	14	0	3.50	15	0	0	0	0

Border 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bevan Bennett	c †Walters b Meyer	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Vuyisa Makhaphela	lbw b Bell	0	11	14	0	0	0.00

Kevin Bennett	c †Walters b Meyer	10	17	17	1	0	58.82

Burton de Wett	c †Walters b Gidana	24	26	47	4	0	92.30

Gionne Koopman	c Smuts b Gidana	20	48	57	4	0	41.66

Darryl Brown	c Smuts b Kula	68	106	168	10	1	64.15

Jerry Nqolo	c & b Kula	17	45	63	3	0	37.77

Abongile Sodumo (c)†	c Smuts b Kula	20	22	37	3	0	90.90

Lundi Mbane	not out	49	76	84	8	1	64.47
Lucky Lwana	lbw b Kula	17	12	21	1	2	141.66

Ayavuya Myoli	b Meyer	0	4	6	0	0	0.00

Extras	(lb 2, nb 3, w 1)	6
Total	60.5 Ov (RR: 3.79, 259 Mins)	231
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Bevan Bennett, 0.1 ov), 2-5 (Vuyisa Makhaphela, 3.4 ov), 3-11 (Kevin Bennett, 4.6 ov), 4-50 (Burton de Wett, 14.5 ov), 5-61 (Gionne Koopman, 18.1 ov), 6-112 (Jerry Nqolo, 31.2 ov), 7-149 (Abongile Sodumo, 39.3 ov), 8-192 (Darryl Brown, 53.2 ov), 9-230 (Lucky Lwana, 59.3 ov), 10-231 (Ayavuya Myoli, 60.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Lyall Meyer	15.5	4	45	3	2.84	79	8	0	0	2
0.1 to BL Bennett, nicked to the keeper, he doesn't wait for the umpire's decision. 0/1 4.6 to KD Bennett, Meyer finds the edge. Walters gets an easy chance. 11/3 60.5 to A Myoli, comprehensively beaten and the off stump is uprooted. 231/10
Warren Bell	9	1	33	1	3.66	40	5	0	1	0
3.4 to V Makhaphela, ball comes back and hits the pads. Umpire raises the finger slowly. 5/2
Siviwe Gidana	12	1	55	2	4.58	51	9	0	0	1
14.5 to BC de Wett, swings, but the ball is a good one, it finds the edge. A simple one for the keeper. 50/4 18.1 to GVJ Koopman, square drives. What an amazing catch as Smuts stretches his arm high and snatches the ball out the air. 61/5
Kelly Smuts	5	2	16	0	3.20	26	4	0	0	0
Akhona Kula	16	2	66	4	4.12	68	5	4	0	0
31.2 to MJ Nqolo, drives back. The small Hula puts his hand up casually and plucks th eball out of the air. 112/6 39.3 to AM Sodumo, takes on the bowler as he drives, the ball loops up to backward point wher Smuts is waiting. 149/7 53.2 to DL Brown, tries to keep it down through the covers but it stays up, straight to Smutss. 192/8 59.3 to LL Lwana, gets into line but misses. Pretty plumb there. 230/9
Colin Ackermann	3	0	14	0	4.66	13	3	0	0	0

Eastern Province 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
David White	lbw b Myoli	5	14	28	1	0	35.71

Michael Price	c †Sodumo b Lwana	16	12	21	3	0	133.33

Colin Ackermann (c)	c †Sodumo b Lwana	14	14	15	1	1	100.00

Arno Jacobs	b Mbane	13	36	67	2	0	36.11
Kelly Smuts	c †Sodumo b Brown	6	20	28	1	0	30.00

Athenkosi Dyili	b Brown	7	26	37	1	0	26.92

Warren Bell	b Lwana	15	35	55	2	0	42.85

Lee Walters †	b de Wett	51	133	151	6	0	38.34

Lyall Meyer	lbw b Lwana	0	1	3	0	0	0.00

Siviwe Gidana	c BL Bennett b Myoli	12	59	127	1	0	20.33

Akhona Kula	not out	5	18	27	0	0	27.77
Extras	(lb 2, nb 2)	4
Total	61 Ov (RR: 2.42, 273 Mins)	148
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Michael Price, 4.1 ov), 2-29 (David White, 5.4 ov), 3-38 (Colin Ackermann, 6.5 ov), 4-48 (Kelly Smuts, 12.5 ov), 5-64 (Arno Jacobs, 19.4 ov), 6-64 (Athenkosi Dyili, 20.3 ov), 7-85 (Warren Bell, 32.1 ov), 8-85 (Lyall Meyer, 32.2 ov), 9-142 (Lee Walters, 55.1 ov), 10-148 (Siviwe Gidana, 60.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Lucky Lwana	17	1	65	4	3.82	74	10	0	0	2
4.1 to ML Price, thats an edge to the keeper. 21/1 6.5 to CN Ackermann, goes forward to play defensive, the ball deviates and clips the outside edge. A standard catch for the keeper. 38/3 32.1 to WE Bell, drives, misses, the ball comes through the gap. 85/7 32.2 to L Meyer, goes over to off, ball misses the straight bat onto the pads. He's pretty well in front. 85/8
Ayavuya Myoli	7	2	25	2	3.57	33	3	1	0	0
5.4 to DJ White, moves over, ball straightens and hits the pads. 29/2 60.6 to S Gidana, pulls at a short ball, it's not middled. and goes straight up, Bevan Bennet at short mid wicket steadies himself to pouch it. 148/10
Darryl Brown	12	6	16	2	1.33	62	2	0	0	0
12.5 to KR Smuts, now that is really silly. Swings wildly at a ball fairly well outside off and leaving him. Gets an edge. Taken by the keeper rolling to his left.. 48/4 20.3 to AZM Dyili, that one pitches quite well wide of off and cuts back a long way to remove off stump. 64/6
Lundi Mbane	12	6	12	1	1.00	63	1	0	0	0
19.4 to A Jacobs, . 64/5
Burton de Wett	11	2	23	1	2.09	49	1	0	0	0
55.1 to LR Walters, comes back. Walters goes back to play, misses. 142/9
Jerry Nqolo	2	0	5	0	2.50	10	1	0	0	0

Border 2nd Innings (T: 267 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Vuyisa Makhaphela	c Ackermann b Kula	51	100	117	9	0	51.00

Bevan Bennett	not out	138	181	275	17	3	76.24
Kevin Bennett	run out (Ackermann/Kula/Dyili)	6	6	9	1	0	100.00

Burton de Wett	b Smuts	27	58	73	4	0	46.55

Abongile Sodumo (c)†	c †Dyili b Meyer	2	10	9	0	0	20.00

Gionne Koopman	c †Dyili b Smuts	1	7	21	0	0	14.28

Darryl Brown	not out	36	24	42	5	1	150.00
Extras	(b 2, nb 4, w 3)	9
Total	63.4 Ov (RR: 4.24, 275 Mins)	270/5
Did not bat: Jerry Nqolo, Lundi Mbane, Lucky Lwana, Ayavuya Myoli
Fall of wickets: 1-107 (Vuyisa Makhaphela, 27.4 ov), 2-113 (Kevin Bennett, 29.4 ov), 3-201 (Burton de Wett, 50.1 ov), 4-204 (Abongile Sodumo, 51.6 ov), 5-218 (Gionne Koopman, 56.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Lyall Meyer	16	1	56	1	3.50	73	8	0	1	4
51.6 to AM Sodumo, puts in another short one. Sodumo backs away but the ball follows him. Comes off the shoulder of the bat to the keeper. 204/4
Warren Bell	17	1	93	0	5.47	65	16	0	1	0
Kelly Smuts	11	1	48	2	4.36	43	5	1	1	0
50.1 to BC de Wett, goes to defend on the front foot, the ball cuts back into off stump. 201/3 56.2 to GVJ Koopman, get's a snick to the keeper. 218/5
Akhona Kula	17	2	60	1	3.52	73	7	2	0	0
27.4 to V Makhaphela, takes on the spinner and lofts the ball to mid wicket.. 107/1
Colin Ackermann	2	1	2	0	1.00	10	0	0	0	0
Arno Jacobs	0.4	0	9	0	13.50	1	0	1	0	0

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Thu, 13 Dec - day 1 - Border 1st innings 5/2 (Kevin Bennett 4*, 3.4 ov)

Fri, 14 Dec - day 2 - E. Province 2nd innings 105/8 (Lee Walters 22*, Siviwe Gidana 4*, 41 ov)

Sat, 15 Dec - day 3 - Border 2nd innings 270/5 (63.4 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Eastern Province 1st Innings
Over 8.2 - 50 in 37 minutes from 51 balls (9x4, 0x6)
1st wicket 50 partnership in 37 minutes from 51 balls, ML Price 25, DJ White 24, Extras 1 (9x4, 0x6)
Over 24.2 - 100 in 113 minutes from 149 balls (14x4, 0x6)
1st wicket 100 partnership in 113 minutes from 149 balls, ML Price 48, DJ White 48, Extras 4 (9x4, 0x6)
DJ White 50 in 117 minutes from 79 balls (9x4, 0x6)
ML Price 50 in 120 minutes from 76 balls (7x4, 2x6)
Over 42.6 - 150 in 193 minutes from 262 balls (22x4, 0x6)
4th wicket 50 partnership in 50 minutes from 72 balls, A Jacobs 30, KR Smuts 21, Extras 1 (8x4, 1x6)
Over 52.3 - 200 in 236 minutes from 320 balls (30x4, 1x6)
A Jacobs 50 in 95 minutes from 79 balls (9x4, 0x6)
Over 63.6 - 250 in 280 minutes from 392 balls (35x4, 1x6)
Over 79.6 - 300 in 340 minutes from 491 balls (39x4, 1x6)
New Ball - 84.0 overs - 315/5
85 overs - 318/5
Border 1st Innings

Day 2

Over 16.3 - 50 in 59 minutes from 90 balls (6x4, 0x6)
Over 28.2 - 100 in 127 minutes from 173 balls (15x4, 1x6)
6th wicket 50 partnership in 63 minutes from 77 balls, DL Brown 34, MJ Nqolo 17, Extras 0 (8x4, 0x6)
DL Brown 50 in 101 minutes from 63 balls (8x4, 1x6)
Over 39.4 - 150 in 177 minutes from 242 balls (23x4, 1x6)
Over 55.1 - 200 in 238 minutes from 334 balls (31x4, 2x6)
Eastern Province 2nd Innings
Over 13.5 - 50 in 72 minutes from 84 balls (7x4, 1x6)
Over 37.1 - 100 in 168 minutes from 224 balls (12x4, 1x6)

Day 3

9th wicket 50 partnership in 50 minutes from 72 balls, LR Walters 39, S Gidana 11, Extras 1 (6x4, 0x6)
LR Walters 50 in 145 minutes from 132 balls (6x4, 0x6)
Border 2nd Innings
AZM Dyili - wicket keeper for Border 2nd Innings
Over 13.6 - 50 in 61 minutes from 88 balls (9x4, 0x6)
1st wicket 50 partnership in 61 minutes from 88 balls, V Makhapela 20, BL Bennett 27, Extras 4 (9x4, 0x6)
BL Bennett 50 in 103 minutes from 67 balls (9x4, 0x6)
Over 25.6 - 100 in 107 minutes from 160 balls (17x4, 0x6)
1st wicket 100 partnership in 107 minutes from 160 balls, V Makhapela 44, BL Bennett 52, Extras 4 (17x4, 0x6)
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Over 39.4 - 150 in 164 minutes from 242 balls (25x4, 0x6)
V Makhapela 50 in 110 minutes from 96 balls (9x4, 0x6)
3rd wicket 50 partnership in 51 minutes from 85 balls, BL Bennett 28, BC de Wett 20, Extras 2 (29x4, 3x6)
BL Bennett 100 in 109 minutes from 196 balls (14x4, 2x6)
Over 49.6 - 200 in 199 minutes from 305 balls (29x4, 3x6)

Match Details

St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Toss	Eastern Province, elected to bat first
Series	CSA Provincial Three-Day Competition
Season	2012/13
Hours of play (local time)	10.00 start, Lunch 12.20-13.00, Tea 15.20-15.40, Close 18.00
Match days	13,14,15 December 2012 - day (3-day match)
Umpires	Bryan Mantle Gerrie Pienaar
Reserve Umpire	Stephen Harris
Points	Border 16.62, Eastern Province 8.98

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Border Innings

Player Name		R	B
V Makhaphela	caught	51	100
BL Bennett	not out	138	181
KD Bennett	run out	6	6
BC de Wett	bowled	27	58
AM Sodumo	caught	2	10
GVJ Koopman	caught	1	7
DL Brown	not out	36	24
Extras	(b 2, nb 4, w 3)
Total	270(5 wkts; 63.4 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
L Meyer	16	1	56	1	3.5 (4 nb)
WE Bell	17	1	93	0	5.47
KR Smuts	11	1	48	2	4.36
AE Kula	17	2	60	1	3.52
CN Ackermann	2	1	2	0	1
A Jacobs	0.4	0	9	0	13.5

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	107	Bevan Bennett	Vuyisa Makhaphela
2nd	6	Bevan Bennett	Kevin Bennett
3rd	88	Burton de Wett	Bevan Bennett
4th	3	Bevan Bennett	Abongile Sodumo
5th	14	Bevan Bennett	Gionne Koopman
6th	52	Bevan Bennett	Darryl Brown

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CSA Provincial Three-Day Competition

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
GTG	13	7	1	5	172.22
NWEST	13	6	0	7	158.04
BOL	13	5	4	3	141.86
SWD	13	6	3	4	138.94
FS	13	5	2	6	137
NTHNS	13	5	2	6	126.6
WPR	13	4	6	3	122.36
EASTN	13	4	4	5	120.26
EPR	13	3	6	4	113.92
BOR	13	3	4	5	112.62
GriqW	13	2	5	6	96.64
KZN	13	3	4	6	95.88
KZNIN	13	2	5	6	93.34
NAM	13	0	9	4	67.22

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