Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Matthew Breetzke	b Jamison	0	3	1	0	0	0.00

Edward Moore (c)	c Jamison b McGillivray	35	52	62	5	1	67.30

David White	c †Rickelton b Burger	157	336	436	15	2	46.72

Clyde Fortuin †	lbw b McGillivray	0	1	2	0	0	0.00

Lesiba Ngoepe	c Tlhokwe b McGillivray	0	5	11	0	0	0.00

Kelly Smuts	b Pillay	90	180	211	8	0	50.00
Onke Nyaku	c †Rickelton b Jamison	19	38	42	2	0	50.00
Solo Nqweni	c †Rickelton b McGillivray	43	77	127	5	0	55.84

Jade de Klerk	not out	24	40	44	4	0	60.00
Lutho Sipamla	not out	4	12	19	0	0	33.33
Extras	(lb 3)	3
Total	124 Ov (RR: 3.02, 483 Mins)	375/8d
Did not bat: Luvuyo Adam
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Matthew Breetzke, 0.3 ov), 2-50 (Edward Moore, 15.4 ov), 3-50 (Clyde Fortuin, 15.5 ov), 4-56 (Lesiba Ngoepe, 17.4 ov), 5-232 (Kelly Smuts, 77.4 ov), 6-261 (Onke Nyaku, 88.3 ov), 7-330 (David White, 112.4 ov), 8-359 (Solo Nqweni, 118.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Sean Jamison	23	3	56	2	2.43	102	4	1	0	0
0.3 to MP Breetzke, gets through, neck and crop. 0/1 88.3 to O Nyaku, . 261/6
Nandre Burger	19	3	66	1	3.47	80	8	0	0	0
112.4 to DJ White, drives, there is a little touch which is greatfully taken by the keeper. 330/7
Masilo Ramothata	12	0	54	0	4.50	43	5	1	0	0
Matt McGillivray	20	9	39	4	1.95	101	5	0	0	0
15.4 to EM Moore, drives to mid on. but it goes straightto the fielder. 50/2 15.5 to C Fortuin, ball comes back from ioff, missing the bat and thudding intom the pads low down. 50/3 17.4 to LC Ngoepe, cuts square, it goes flat to the fielder at deepish point. 56/4 118.4 to SSN Nqweni, goes forward and nicks to the keeper. 359/8
Tumelo Tlhokwe	26	2	82	0	3.15	116	10	1	0	0
Shaylen Pillay	7	2	20	1	2.85	34	2	0	0	0
77.4 to KR Smuts, . 232/5
Izak Cornelis Bergh	11	0	49	0	4.45	35	5	0	0	0
Dominic Hendricks	6	1	6	0	1.00	30	0	0	0	0

Gauteng 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ryan Rickelton †	b de Klerk	28	56	71	3	0	50.00
Tshepang Dithole	c Moore b de Klerk	13	35	60	2	0	37.14

Izak Cornelis Bergh (c)	lbw b Nyaku	7	23	25	1	0	30.43

Dominic Hendricks	c & b de Klerk	57	142	193	4	0	40.14

Shaylen Pillay	c White b Sipamla	35	112	109	3	0	31.25

Muhammed Mayet	b Sipamla	0	9	9	0	0	0.00

Matt McGillivray	b Adam	0	18	21	0	0	0.00

Sean Jamison	c & b de Klerk	0	12	17	0	0	0.00

Nandre Burger	c Moore b de Klerk	0	16	15	0	0	0.00

Tumelo Tlhokwe	c Ngoepe b Adam	2	8	10	0	0	25.00

Masilo Ramothata	not out	0	2	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 2, nb 4)	6
Total	71.3 Ov (RR: 2.06, 268 Mins)	148
Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Tshepang Dithole, 12.6 ov), 2-50 (Ryan Rickelton, 16.1 ov), 3-56 (Izak Cornelis Bergh, 19.5 ov), 4-127 (Shaylen Pillay, 52.3 ov), 5-129 (Muhammed Mayet, 54.2 ov), 6-132 (Matt McGillivray, 59.2 ov), 7-135 (Sean Jamison, 64.1 ov), 8-141 (Nandre Burger, 68.5 ov), 9-148 (Dominic Hendricks, 70.4 ov), 10-148 (Tumelo Tlhokwe, 71.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Lutho Sipamla	11	3	32	2	2.90	51	4	0	0	0
52.3 to S Pillay, a definite nick, taken low down at 1st slip. 127/4 54.2 to Muhammed Mayet, raises bat away to leave, the ball must have come back from off as middle stump is uprooted. 129/5
Solo Nqweni	3	0	9	0	3.00	14	0	0	0	4
Onke Nyaku	9	1	20	1	2.22	43	2	0	0	0
19.5 to IC Bergh, solid rsp on the pads. 56/3
Jade de Klerk	25	7	50	5	2.00	120	4	0	0	0
12.6 to TA Dithole, ball turns appeciatably, runs off the bat and carries to leg slip. 43/1 16.1 to RD Rickelton, . 50/2 64.1 to S Jamison, popped back to the bowler. 135/7 68.5 to N Burger, turs onto the bat, goes to leg slip where it is juggled before settling in the hands. 141/8 70.4 to DA Hendricks, drives back, the bowler gets the ball at chest height....and that is his fi'fer. 148/9
Luvuyo Adam	23.3	6	35	2	1.48	118	3	0	0	0
59.2 to MK McGillivray, goes foreward, the ball pases the bat and knocks into the stumps. 132/6 71.3 to T Tlhokwe, off drive, but straight to silly point. 148/10

Gauteng 2nd Innings (Following on)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ryan Rickelton †	b Sipamla	2	19	34	0	0	10.52

Tshepang Dithole	b Nqweni	0	2	7	0	0	0.00

Izak Cornelis Bergh (c)	c Nyaku b Nqweni	2	3	3	0	0	66.66

Dominic Hendricks	c Adam b Nqweni	0	1	2	0	0	0.00

Shaylen Pillay	c Nyaku b de Klerk	30	123	136	2	0	24.39

Muhammed Mayet	c Nyaku b Sipamla	0	2	2	0	0	0.00

Matt McGillivray	c & b Adam	1	32	34	0	0	3.12

Sean Jamison	lbw b Adam	5	46	41	0	0	10.86

Nandre Burger	c Nyaku b de Klerk	11	61	57	1	0	18.03

Tumelo Tlhokwe	c Adam b de Klerk	17	22	13	2	1	77.27

Masilo Ramothata	not out	1	7	8	0	0	14.28
Extras	(b 6, lb 5, nb 2)	13
Total	52.4 Ov (RR: 1.55, 173 Mins)	82
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Tshepang Dithole, 1.2 ov), 2-8 (Izak Cornelis Bergh, 1.5 ov), 3-8 (Dominic Hendricks, 1.6 ov), 4-16 (Ryan Rickelton, 6.2 ov), 5-16 (Muhammed Mayet, 6.4 ov), 6-23 (Matt McGillivray, 17.2 ov), 7-41 (Sean Jamison, 31.6 ov), 8-57 (Shaylen Pillay, 44.1 ov), 9-77 (Tumelo Tlhokwe, 48.6 ov), 10-82 (Nandre Burger, 52.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Lutho Sipamla	8	3	8	2	1.00	42	0	0	0	0
6.2 to RD Rickelton, goes defensive, butthe ball musthave done someting as it evades the bat and smacks into the stumps. 16/4 6.4 to Muhammed Mayet, cuts, 2nd slip dives over to his right and tales with both hands as the ball passes him. 16/5
Solo Nqweni	4	2	4	3	1.00	23	0	0	0	2
1.2 to TA Dithole, beaten, crashes into the stumps. 6/1 1.5 to IC Bergh, cuts hard, gully grabs it. 8/2 1.6 to DA Hendricks, punches to off, Adam darts over to his left, dives, stretches out his left hand and grasps the ball inches above the ground. 8/3
Luvuyo Adam	21	11	22	2	1.04	115	3	0	0	0
17.2 to MK McGillivray, miscues the drive, ball goes over the bowlers head, Adam falls backwards and stretches his left hand high, he gets a solid hold of it. 23/6 31.6 to S Jamison, ball spins in at raps the pads. 41/7
Jade de Klerk	18.4	5	29	3	1.55	94	1	1	0	0
44.1 to S Pillay, goes forward, ball pops to short cover, the fielder under the helmet dives forward to get his hand underneathh. 57/8 48.6 to T Tlhokwe, taking on the bowler, drives to off. It goes up high and drops down into the waiting hands of mod off. 77/9 52.4 to N Burger, ball spins off the bat and goes to silly short leg. 82/10
Edward Moore	1	0	8	0	8.00	3	1	0	0	0

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Thu, 22 Feb - day 1 - E. Province 1st innings 306/6 (David White 139*, Solo Nqweni 20*, 108 ov)

Fri, 23 Feb - day 2 - Gauteng 1st innings 113/3 (Dominic Hendricks 32*, Shaylen Pillay 27*, 47 ov)

Sat, 24 Feb - day 3 - Gauteng 2nd innings 82 (52.4 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Eastern Province 1st innings
Eastern Province: 50 run in 14.5 overs (89 balls, 59 mins)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs off 86 balls in 57 mins (EM Moore 25, DJ White 15, Ex 0)
Eastern Province: 100 runs in 36.1 overs (217 balls, 146 mins)
5th Wicket: 50 runs off 122 balls in 70 mins (DJ White 25, KR Smuts 27, Ex 0)
DJ White 50 off 111 balls in 154 mins (6x4, 1x6)
Eastern Province: 150 runs in 54.6 overs (330 balls, 211 mins)
5th Wicket: 100 runs off 245 balls in 149 mins (DJ White 58, KR Smuts 42, Ex 1)
KR Smuts 50 off 136 balls in 164 mins (3x4, 0x6)
DJ White 100 off 205 balls in 267 mins (12x4, 1x6)
Eastern Province: 200 runs in 70.1 overs (205 balls, 269 mins)
5th Wicket: 150 runs off 323 balls in 189 mins (DJ White 83, KR Smuts 65, Ex 2)
Eastern Province: 250 runs in 85.3 overs (513 balls, 322 mins)
Score after 100 overs: 289/6. Bonus pts: Bat 3.78 Bowl 2
Eastern Province: 300 runs in 102.4 overs (616 balls, 400 mins)

Day 2

Day 3

DA Hendricks 50 off 129 balls in 180 mins (3x4, 0x6)
Score after 51.1 overs: 148/ao. Bonus pts: Bat 0 Bowl 4
Gautenf 2nd innings (follow on)
Gauteng: 50 runs in 38.3 overs (255 balls, 136 mins)
Eastern Province: Total 23.78 Match pts:16 Bonus pts: Bat 3.78 Bowl 4
Gauteng: Total 2.00 Match pts:0 Bonus pts: Bat 0 Bowl 2

Match Details

ABSA Oval, Nelson Mandela Metropole University, Port Elizabeth
Toss	Gauteng, elected to field first
Series	Sunfoil 3-Day Cup
Season	2017/18
Hours of play (local time)	9.30 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 15.05-15.15, Close 17.30
Match days	22,23,24 February 2018 - day (3-day match)
FC debut	Jade de Klerk
Umpires	Abdoellah Steenkamp Murray Brown
Points	Eastern Province 23.78, Gauteng 2

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Gauteng Innings

Player Name		R	B
RD Rickelton	bowled	2	19
TA Dithole	bowled	0	2
IC Bergh	caught	2	3
DA Hendricks	caught	0	1
S Pillay	caught	30	123
Muhammed Mayet	caught	0	2
MK McGillivray	caught	1	32
S Jamison	lbw	5	46
N Burger	caught	11	61
T Tlhokwe	caught	17	22
M Ramothata	not out	1	7
Extras	(b 6, lb 5, nb 2)
Total	82(10 wkts; 52.4 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
L Sipamla	8	3	8	2	1
SSN Nqweni	4	2	4	3	1 (2 nb)
L Adam	21	11	22	2	1.04
J de Klerk	18.4	5	29	3	1.55
EM Moore	1	0	8	0	8

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	6	Tshepang Dithole	Ryan Rickelton
2nd	2	Ryan Rickelton	Izak Cornelis Bergh
3rd	0	Dominic Hendricks	Ryan Rickelton
4th	8	Shaylen Pillay	Ryan Rickelton
5th	0	Shaylen Pillay	Muhammed Mayet
6th	7	Shaylen Pillay	Matt McGillivray
7th	18	Sean Jamison	Shaylen Pillay
8th	16	Shaylen Pillay	Nandre Burger
9th	20	Tumelo Tlhokwe	Nandre Burger
10th	5	Masilo Ramothata	Nandre Burger

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Pool A

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
KZN	10	6	2	2	178.9
WPR	10	5	2	3	159.22
BOR	10	3	2	5	133.54
NTHNS	10	2	3	4	122.5
NWEST	10	0	2	8	122.26
SWD	10	0	1	9	117
NCAPE	10	1	4	5	111.48

Pool B

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
NAM	10	5	3	2	153.68
FS	10	3	1	6	151.72
KZNIN	10	3	2	5	142.8
EASTN	10	3	3	4	142.44
EPR	10	2	3	5	124.3
BOL	10	3	5	2	121.4
GTG	10	1	4	4	94.38

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