Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Emile Kriek	c †Adair b Birch	9	17	20	1	0	52.94

Omphile Ramela	c Smith b Ingram	32	88	136	1	0	36.36

Godfrey Stevens	lbw b Dolley	30	64	76	2	0	46.87

Lenert van Wyk	c †Adair b Kennedy	57	102	106	10	0	55.88

Rayno Arendse (c)	lbw b Kennedy	23	72	85	2	0	31.94

Quinton Kannemeyer	c Baxter b Dolley	14	46	58	0	0	30.43

Lee Walters †	run out (Baxter/†Adair)	48	68	94	4	0	70.58

Waylain September	c †Adair b Birch	12	18	25	2	0	66.66
Hennie de Wet	run out (Gidana/Birch/†Adair)	2	5	4	0	0	40.00
Johannes Bothma	not out	15	31	31	0	1	48.38
Daniel Childs	not out	1	1	1	0	0	100.00
Extras	(b 6, lb 7, nb 2)	15
Total	85 Ov (RR: 3.03, 329 Mins)	258/9d
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Emile Kriek, 4.4 ov), 2-64 (Godfrey Stevens, 22.2 ov), 3-98 (Omphile Ramela, 35.2 ov), 4-161 (Lenert van Wyk, 55.2 ov), 5-168 (Rayno Arendse, 59.4 ov), 6-192 (Quinton Kannemeyer, 70.2 ov), 7-211 (Waylain September, 75.3 ov), 8-213 (Hennie de Wet, 76.3 ov), 9-257 (Lee Walters, 84.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Andrew Birch	19	3	64	2	3.36	79	5	1	0	0
4.4 to EC Kriek, a greta rising delivery outside off, beats the defensive bat with an edge to the keeper. 14/1 75.3 to WE September, . 211/7
Matthew Kennedy	14	2	37	2	2.64	62	3	0	0	0
55.2 to L van Wyk, a slight edge which is taken by the keeper. 161/4 59.4 to RG Arendse, batsman shuffles acroos, ball beats the bat, Arendse looks at the umpire rather guiltily and sees theb finger come up. 168/5
Warren Bell	12	5	22	0	1.83	64	2	0	0	0
Siviwe Gidana	8	0	32	0	4.00	33	3	0	0	2
Corbyn Dolley	24	5	72	2	3.00	98	7	0	0	0
22.2 to GC Stevens, sweeps, mises, ball stays straight and gets the pads right in front, the umpire's finger is up almost before the appeal is complete. 64/2 70.2 to QK Kannemeyer, popped theb ball up to mid on. 192/6
Colin Ingram	8	1	18	1	2.25	36	2	0	0	0
35.2 to OA Ramela, clips the ball to slip. 98/3

Eastern Province 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Chad Baxter	lbw b de Wet	6	26	41	0	0	23.07

Michael Smith (c)	run out (Bothma)	64	167	219	7	0	38.32

Colin Ingram	b Bothma	102	196	310	6	0	52.04

Riaan Jeggels	lbw b September	5	28	36	0	0	17.85

Sean Adair †	not out	70	91	104	8	0	76.92
Michael Matika	not out	0	2	7	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 6, lb 5)	11
Total	85 Ov (RR: 3.03, 359 Mins)	258/4d
Did not bat: Warren Bell, Andrew Birch, Corbyn Dolley, Siviwe Gidana, Matthew Kennedy
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Chad Baxter, 9.2 ov), 2-128 (Michael Smith, 50.4 ov), 3-146 (Riaan Jeggels, 59.4 ov), 4-247 (Colin Ingram, 83.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Johannes Bothma	22	6	46	1	2.09	117	3	0	0	0
83.5 to CA Ingram, having a go, mises, middle stump is in the flight of the ball and is removed. 247/4
Daniel Childs	17	4	33	0	1.94	67	2	0	0	0
Hennie de Wet	21	3	69	1	3.28	86	7	0	0	0
9.2 to C Baxter, straight as a die, Baxter goes forward and then back, a big appeal, the umpire takes some time and then rises the finger as the batsmen scamper through for a run. 15/1
Waylain September	17	0	63	1	3.70	64	6	0	0	0
59.4 to RR Jeggels, ball raps the pads, umpire agrees with the bowler and puts up the finger. 146/3
Godfrey Stevens	3	0	8	0	2.66	14	1	0	0	0
Quinton Kannemeyer	5	0	28	0	5.60	14	2	0	0	0

Boland 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Emile Kriek	lbw b Birch	18	42	46	3	0	42.85

Omphile Ramela	c Ingram b Birch	20	19	34	4	0	105.26

Godfrey Stevens	c Smith b Gidana	6	12	28	1	0	50.00

Lenert van Wyk	lbw b Birch	0	1	2	0	0	0.00

Rayno Arendse (c)	c †Adair b Smith	62	221	240	6	0	28.05

Quinton Kannemeyer	c Matika b Dolley	25	107	133	1	0	23.36

Lee Walters †	c Matika b Ingram	14	56	57	2	0	25.00

Waylain September	c Birch b Ingram	6	23	24	0	0	26.08

Hennie de Wet	b Ingram	13	40	36	1	0	32.50

Johannes Bothma	b Ingram	9	29	26	1	0	31.03

Daniel Childs	not out	0	5	6	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 3, lb 3, nb 3)	9
Total	92 Ov (RR: 1.97, 314 Mins)	182
Fall of wickets: 1-33 (Omphile Ramela, 8.1 ov), 2-39 (Emile Kriek, 10.4 ov), 3-39 (Lenert van Wyk, 10.5 ov), 4-50 (Godfrey Stevens, 13.4 ov), 5-115 (Quinton Kannemeyer, 53.3 ov), 6-143 (Lee Walters, 69.5 ov), 7-157 (Waylain September, 77.6 ov), 8-163 (Rayno Arendse, 82.4 ov), 9-175 (Hennie de Wet, 89.6 ov), 10-182 (Johannes Bothma, 91.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Andrew Birch	7	2	22	3	3.14	33	4	0	0	0
8.1 to OA Ramela, holds that one back, Ramela drives but gets there too eraly, spoons the ball high to mid off, Ingram has nothing to do but close his hands around the ball. 33/1 10.4 to EC Kriek, pitches on off, straightens to beat the bat, slams into the pads, it looks plumb from here, and the umpire agrees. 39/2 10.5 to L van Wyk, another ball beating the bat but not the pads. 39/3
Matthew Kennedy	11	2	30	0	2.72	51	4	0	0	1
Siviwe Gidana	9	0	29	1	3.22	40	4	0	0	2
13.4 to GC Stevens, nicked again, this time Smith at1st slip gets to it and holds on. 50/4
Corbyn Dolley	25	10	37	1	1.48	128	3	0	0	0
53.3 to QK Kannemeyer, comes forward, ball comes off the bat onto the pads and Matika under the helmet at silly point is presented with a dolley catch. 115/5
Colin Ingram	26	9	32	4	1.23	134	1	0	0	0
69.5 to LR Walters, pushing forward, a clasic bat/pad to silly point. 143/6 77.6 to WE September, drives to the off side, a great diving catch by Birch. 157/7 89.6 to HW de Wet, totally flumoxed, bails fall. 175/9 91.6 to JP Bothma, tries to sweep and gets all tangled up, bowled around the legs. 182/10
Warren Bell	2	1	2	0	1.00	10	0	0	0	0
Michael Matika	2	1	2	0	1.00	12	0	0	0	0
Chad Baxter	3	0	7	0	2.33	14	1	0	0	0
Michael Smith	7	3	15	1	2.14	34	2	0	0	0
82.4 to RG Arendse, a soild looking drive but only gets an edge, the keeper is delighted. 163/8

Eastern Province 2nd Innings (T: 183 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Chad Baxter	lbw b de Wet	32	102	147	1	0	31.37

Michael Smith (c)	c †Walters b Bothma	11	25	48	0	0	44.00

Michael Matika	c †Walters b Bothma	8	12	21	2	0	66.66

Colin Ingram	run out (Kriek)	3	17	25	0	0	17.64
Riaan Jeggels	c †Walters b September	28	55	92	2	2	50.90

Sean Adair †	c Arendse b Bothma	21	23	35	3	0	91.30

Warren Bell	c Ramela b September	9	23	30	2	0	39.13

Andrew Birch	lbw b September	16	19	34	3	0	84.21

Corbyn Dolley	lbw b de Wet	1	7	5	0	0	14.28

Siviwe Gidana	not out	4	22	36	0	0	18.18
Matthew Kennedy	not out	23	49	31	2	0	46.93
Extras	(b 6, lb 8, w 2)	16
Total	59 Ov (RR: 2.91, 256 Mins)	172/9
Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Michael Smith, 10.3 ov), 2-38 (Michael Matika, 14.3 ov), 3-47 (Colin Ingram, 19.6 ov), 4-70 (Chad Baxter, 31.3 ov), 5-105 (Sean Adair, 38.3 ov), 6-115 (Riaan Jeggels, 39.3 ov), 7-140 (Warren Bell, 45.4 ov), 8-141 (Corbyn Dolley, 46.5 ov), 9-143 (Andrew Birch, 47.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Johannes Bothma	16	0	59	3	3.68	69	9	0	0	0
10.3 to MBA Smith, big cross batted swing, nicks to the keeper. 30/1 14.3 to MM Matika, ball beats the bat on off, edged to the keeper. 38/2 38.3 to SR Adair, on off, driven into the covers, the fielder dives forward to scoop the ball just before it its the ground. 105/5
Daniel Childs	14	4	32	0	2.28	66	3	0	1	0
Hennie de Wet	15	3	34	2	2.26	70	1	1	1	0
31.3 to C Baxter, ball comes in from the off, strikes the pads full. 70/4 46.5 to CR Dolley, goes back but the ball goes onto the pads, pretty plumb. 141/8
Waylain September	10	1	25	3	2.50	48	2	1	0	0
39.3 to RR Jeggels, having another go but snicks. 115/6 45.4 to WE Bell, a pull, gets hold of it but it goes straight to the man under the helmet at silly leg. 140/7 47.2 to ACR Birch, a big sweep which misses, he's right in front as the ball hits the pads. 143/9
Godfrey Stevens	4	0	8	0	2.00	19	0	0	0	0

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Thu, 05 Mar - day 1 - E. Province 1st innings 40/1 (Michael Smith 21*, Colin Ingram 11*, 21 ov)

Fri, 06 Mar - day 2 - Boland 2nd innings 94/4 (Rayno Arendse 29*, Quinton Kannemeyer 16*, 44 ov)

Sat, 07 Mar - day 3 - E. Province 2nd innings 172/9 (59 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

Boland 1st Innings - 50 runs in 20.1 overs (87 mins, 122 balls, 3x4,0x6)
Boland 1st Innings - 2nd wicket partnership 50 runs from 106 balls in 74 mins (O Ramela 18, GC Stevens 30, Extras 2, 4x4, 0x6)
Boland 1st Innings - 100 runs in 38.6 overs (144 mins, 230 balls, 8x4,0x6)
Boland 1st Innings - 4th wicket partnership 50 runs from 85 balls in 49 mins (L van Wyk 29, RG Arendse 16, Extras 6, 6x4, 0x6)
Boland 1st Innings - L van Wyk: 50 runs off 88 balls in 84 mins (7x4, 0x6)
Boland 1st Innings - 150 runs in 49.2 overs (184 mins, 300 balls, 15x4,0x6)
Boland 1st Innings - 200 runs in 72.2 overs (278 mins, 436 balls, 19x4,0x6)
Boland 1st Innings - 250 runs in 85.0 overs (320 mins, 512 balls, 22x4,1x6)

Day 2

Eastern Province 1st Innings - 50 runs in 29.3 overs (122 mins, 165 balls, 3x4,0x6)
Eastern Province 1st Innings - 2nd wicket partnership 50 runs from 144 balls in 104 mins (MBA Smith 28, CA Ingram 19, Extras 5, 1x4, 0x6)
Eastern Province 1st Innings - 100 runs in 40.5 overs (183 mins, 248 balls, 8x4,0x6)
Eastern Province 1st Innings - MBA Smith: 50 runs off 137 balls in 183 mins (4x4, 0x6)
Eastern Province 1st Innings - CA Ingram: 50 runs off 100 balls in 157 mins (5x4, 0x6)
Eastern Province 1st Innings - 150 runs in 60.5 overs (267 mins, 365 balls, 13x4,0x6)
Eastern Province 1st Innings - 2nd wicket partnership 100 runs from 189 balls in 169 mins (MBA Smith 52, CA Ingram 44, Extras 5, 7x4, 0x6)
Eastern Province 1st Innings - 4th wicket partnership 50 runs from 73 balls in 49 mins (CA Ingram 19, SR Adair 31, Extras 0, 5x4, 0x6)
Eastern Province 1st Innings - 200 runs in 74.4 overs (315 mins, 448 balls, 17x4,0x6)
Eastern Province 1st Innings - SR Adair: 50 runs off 78 balls in 40 mins (5x4, 0x6)
Eastern Province 1st Innings - CA Ingram: 100 runs off 196 balls in 308 mins (6x4,0x6)
Eastern Province 1st Innings - 4th wicket partnership 100 runs from 143 balls in
Eastern Province 1st Innings - 250 runs in 84.1 overs (355 mins, 505 balls, (16x4,0x6)
Boland 2nd Innings - 50 runs in 13.2 overs (61 mins, 81 balls, 9x4,0x6)

Day 3

Boland 2nd Innings - 100 runs in 47.6 overs (169 mins, 291 balls,
Boland 2nd Innings - 5th wicket partnership 50 runs from 208 balls in
Boland 2nd Innings - RG Arendse: 50 runs off 178 balls in 187 mins (5x4,
Boland 2nd Innings - 150 runs in 71.5 overs (255 mins, 433 balls, 13x4,0x6)
Boland 2nd Innings - 5th wicket partnership 50 runs from 208 balls in 106 mins (RG Arendse 27, QK Kannemeyr 19, Extras 4, 3x4, 0x6)
Eastern Province 2nd Innings - 50 runs in 22.4 overs (110 mins, 137 balls, 3x4,0x6)
Eastern Province 2nd Innings - 100 runs in 37.3 overs (173 mins, 227 balls, 7x4,1x6)
Eastern Province 2nd Innings - 100 runs in 51.1 overs (237 mins, 309 balls, 13x4,2x6)
Eastern Province 2nd Innings - 100 runs in 51.1 overs (237 mins, 309 balls, 13x4,2x6)

Match Details

St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Toss	Eastern Province, elected to field first
Series	Provincial Three-Day Challenge
Season	2008/09
Hours of play (local time)	10.00 start, Lunch 12.20-13.00, Tea 15.20-15.40, Close 18.00
Match days	5,6,7 March 2009 - day (3-day match)
Umpires	John Ostrom Rudi Birkenstock
Reserve Umpire	Clive Joubert
Points	Boland 6.16, Eastern Province 8.16

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E. Province Innings

Player Name		R	B
C Baxter	lbw	32	102
MBA Smith	caught	11	25
MM Matika	caught	8	12
CA Ingram	run out	3	17
RR Jeggels	caught	28	55
SR Adair	caught	21	23
WE Bell	caught	9	23
ACR Birch	lbw	16	19
CR Dolley	lbw	1	7
S Gidana	not out	4	22
MJ Kennedy	not out	23	49
Extras	(b 6, lb 8, w 2)
Total	172(9 wkts; 59 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
JP Bothma	16	0	59	3	3.68
DB Childs	14	4	32	0	2.28
HW de Wet	15	3	34	2	2.26
WE September	10	1	25	3	2.5
GC Stevens	4	0	8	0	2

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	30	Chad Baxter	Michael Smith
2nd	8	Chad Baxter	Michael Matika
3rd	9	Chad Baxter	Colin Ingram
4th	23	Chad Baxter	Riaan Jeggels
5th	35	Riaan Jeggels	Sean Adair
6th	10	Riaan Jeggels	Warren Bell
7th	25	Andrew Birch	Warren Bell
8th	1	Andrew Birch	Corbyn Dolley
9th	2	Andrew Birch	Siviwe Gidana
10th	29	Matthew Kennedy	Siviwe Gidana

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Provincial Three-Day Challenge

Pool A

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
GriqW	6	4	1	1	88.32
GTG	6	4	0	2	84.1
EASTN	6	3	1	2	80.1
EPR	6	2	1	3	73.34
SWD	6	1	4	1	56.94
KZN	6	0	3	3	42.28
BOL	6	0	4	2	39.7

Pool B

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
NWEST	6	3	0	3	86.24
NTHNS	6	2	0	4	70.22
BOR	6	2	3	1	63.28
NAM	6	1	2	3	57.7
FS	6	1	0	5	54.68
KZNIN	6	1	2	3	53.12
WPR	6	0	3	3	43.48

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