Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Kirwin Christoffels	c de Koker b Mnyaka	0	3	3	0	0	0.00

Mathew Christensen †	b Maupa	73	113	179	15	0	64.60

Lloyd Brown	c Bell b de Koker	12	17	19	3	0	70.58

Kelly Smuts (c)	c †Kathrada b Maupa	102	122	168	17	0	83.60

Matthew Breetzke	b Mohale	70	107	160	8	0	65.42

Onke Nyaku	c Swartz b Bell	33	55	56	4	1	60.00

Tian Koekemoer	not out	86	114	148	7	3	75.43
Solo Nqweni	not out	16	41	59	1	0	39.02
Extras	(b 10, lb 4, nb 7, w 1)	22
Total	94 Ov (RR: 4.40, 400 Mins)	414/6d
Did not bat: Andrew Birch, Brad Dolley, Luvuyo Adam
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Kirwin Christoffels, 0.3 ov), 2-22 (Lloyd Brown, 5.5 ov), 3-201 (Mathew Christensen, 40.3 ov), 4-212 (Kelly Smuts, 44.1 ov), 5-266 (Onke Nyaku, 60.1 ov), 6-350 (Matthew Breetzke, 80.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Thandolwethu Mnyaka	18	2	73	1	4.05	76	8	0	0	3
0.3 to K Christoffels, edged to slip. 0/1
Desmond de Koker	15	1	81	1	5.40	55	14	0	0	1
5.5 to LJ Brown, a big edge, straight to 2nd slip. 22/2
Kagiso Mohale	12	3	59	1	4.91	50	7	1	0	4
80.2 to MP Breetzke, drives hard, misses, ball smacks into the top of middle stump.. 350/6
Warren Bell	14	2	60	1	4.28	57	10	0	0	0
60.1 to O Nyaku, edged to the slips. 266/5
Driaan Bruwer	1	0	4	0	4.00	5	1	0	0	0
Akhona Kula	25	1	85	0	3.40	110	8	3	0	0
Themba Maupa	9	1	38	2	4.22	38	7	0	0	0
40.3 to MC Christensen, a very big swing, misses. 201/3 44.1 to KR Smuts, chases th eball as it goes down leg, a small touch. 212/4

Northern Cape 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Kagisho Pedi	c †Christensen b Koekemoer	12	19	31	1	0	63.15

Driaan Bruwer	c Brown b Koekemoer	84	195	238	14	0	43.07

Aloysius Seleka	lbw b Brown	35	71	85	6	0	49.29

Warren Bell (c)	c Nyaku b Brown	2	4	6	0	0	50.00

Zakir Kathrada †	lbw b Birch	18	55	60	3	0	32.72

Zandrѐ Swartz	c & b Nyaku	28	63	97	2	1	44.44

Desmond de Koker	b Dolley	15	19	25	3	0	78.94

Kagiso Mohale	lbw b Dolley	0	3	2	0	0	0.00

Thandolwethu Mnyaka	not out	14	58	62	1	0	24.13
Akhona Kula	c †Christensen b Birch	4	32	32	0	0	12.50

Themba Maupa	b Koekemoer	0	10	13	0	0	0.00

Extras	(b 13, lb 1, nb 13, w 2)	29
Total	86 Ov (RR: 2.80, 330 Mins)	241
Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Kagisho Pedi, 7.3 ov), 2-85 (Aloysius Seleka, 28.5 ov), 3-89 (Warren Bell, 30.3 ov), 4-143 (Zakir Kathrada, 50.4 ov), 5-193 (Driaan Bruwer, 61.6 ov), 6-215 (Desmond de Koker, 67.1 ov), 7-215 (Kagiso Mohale, 67.4 ov), 8-222 (Zandrѐ Swartz, 72.2 ov), 9-239 (Akhona Kula, 82.5 ov), 10-241 (Themba Maupa, 85.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Andrew Birch	20	5	50	2	2.50	99	9	0	0	0
50.4 to ZA Kathrada, pitched well, hits the batsman onthe foot. 143/4 82.5 to AE Kula, drives, a solid top edge, ball loops high to fine leg. 239/9
Tian Koekemoer	16	1	49	3	3.06	65	1	1	2	7
7.3 to K Pedi, drives and edges to the keeper. 30/1 61.6 to D Bruwer, solid top edge, straight to 2nd slip. 193/5 85.6 to T Maupa, plays past the ball which crunches into the stumps. 241/10
Kelly Smuts	8	2	18	0	2.25	48	3	0	0	0
Solo Nqweni	7	1	23	0	3.28	34	4	0	0	2
Luvuyo Adam	6	0	23	0	3.83	28	4	0	0	0
Lloyd Brown	6	2	16	2	2.66	31	3	0	0	0
28.5 to AL Seleka, gets it on the pads. 85/2 30.3 to WE Bell, pops the ball to short cover. 89/3
Brad Dolley	16	7	20	2	1.25	84	2	0	0	0
67.1 to D de Koker, beaten by the turn. 215/6 67.4 to K Mohale, finds himself trapped in front. 215/7
Onke Nyaku	7	1	28	1	4.00	33	4	0	0	4
72.2 to Z Swartz, a bottom edge which stays low and sub keeper Breetzke dives low and to his left to complete an outstanding catch. 222/8

Northern Cape 2nd Innings (Following on)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Kagisho Pedi	c Breetzke b Birch	0	12	10	0	0	0.00

Driaan Bruwer	c Smuts b Dolley	73	101	137	9	0	72.27

Aloysius Seleka	b Smuts	14	28	45	3	0	50.00

Warren Bell (c)	c Birch b Adam	74	160	202	5	2	46.25

Zakir Kathrada †	lbw b Adam	35	133	142	3	0	26.31

Zandrѐ Swartz	not out	21	57	70	3	0	36.84
Desmond de Koker	lbw b Dolley	2	6	3	0	0	33.33

Thandolwethu Mnyaka	not out	16	42	47	3	0	38.09
Extras	(b 5, lb 1, nb 5, w 1)	12
Total	89 Ov (RR: 2.77, 330 Mins)	247/6
Did not bat: Kagiso Mohale, Akhona Kula, Themba Maupa
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Kagisho Pedi, 2.6 ov), 2-55 (Aloysius Seleka, 13.2 ov), 3-123 (Driaan Bruwer, 34.3 ov), 4-201 (Warren Bell, 67.5 ov), 5-210 (Zakir Kathrada, 75.2 ov), 6-213 (Desmond de Koker, 76.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Andrew Birch	14	5	26	1	1.85	69	3	0	0	0
2.6 to K Pedi, goes forward with a straight bat, there's an edge, regulation take by the keeper. 4/1
Tian Koekemoer	17	1	58	0	3.41	73	6	0	0	4
Solo Nqweni	5	1	29	0	5.80	22	6	0	0	1
Kelly Smuts	14	3	32	1	2.28	68	4	0	1	0
13.2 to AL Seleka, beaten on off, off stump finds the ball. 55/2
Lloyd Brown	7	0	29	0	4.14	26	3	0	0	0
Brad Dolley	22	6	49	2	2.22	106	2	2	0	0
34.3 to D Bruwer, popped onto the leg side, taken by the captain. 123/3 76.3 to D de Koker, he's trapped him in front. 213/6
Luvuyo Adam	10	2	18	2	1.80	50	2	0	0	0
67.5 to WE Bell, flicks at a ball going down leg, a faint touch to leg slip. 201/4 75.2 to ZA Kathrada, onto th epads, and at last the bowler is rewarded. 210/5

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Thu, 26 Oct - day 1 - E. Province 1st innings 282/5 (Matthew Breetzke 39*, Tian Koekemoer 7*, 66 ov)

Fri, 27 Oct - day 2 - Northern Cpe 1st innings 239/8 (Thandolwethu Mnyaka 12*, Akhona Kula 4*, 82 ov)

Sat, 28 Oct - day 3 - Northern Cpe 2nd innings 247/6 (89 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Eastern Province 1st innings
Eastern Province: 50 runs in 9.6 overs (62 balls, 48 mins)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs off 62 balls in 50 mins (M Christensen 12, KR Smuts 33, Ex 6)
Eastern Province: 100 runs in 19.3 overs (123 balls, 97 mins)
KR Smuts 50 off 75 balls in 53 mins (9x4, 0x6)
3rd Wicket: 100 runs off 124 balls in 98 mins (M Christensen 38, KR Smuts 57, Ex 7)
M Christensen 50 off 67 balls in 130 mins (11x4, 0x6)
Eastern Province: 150 runs in 29.5 overs (155 balls, 193 mins)
3rd Wicket: 150 runs off 170 balls in 156 mins (M Christensen 63, KR Smuts 79, Ex 10)
Eastern Province: 200 runs in 30.9 overs 234 balls, 177 mins)
KR Smuts 100 off 116 balls in 150 mins (17x4, 0x6)
Eastern Province: 250 runs in 56.4 overs 396 balls, 239 mins)
5th Wicket: 50 runs off 84 balls in 49 mins (M Breetzke 20, O Nyaku 31, Ex 0)

Day 2

Wicket-keeper changed at the start of over 67, replaced by Z Swartz.
Eastern Province: 300 runs in 69.4 overs 424 balls, 286 mins)
M Breetzke 50 off 85 balls in 118 mins (6x4, 0x6)
6th Wicket: 50 runs off 83 balls in 54 mins (M Breetzke 26, T Koekemoer 23, Ex 1)
Eastern Province: 350 runs in 79.6 overs 487 balls, 338 mins)
T Koekemoer 50 off 89 balls in 113 mins (7x4, 0x6)
Eastern Province: 400 runs in 91.5 overs 559 balls, 390 mins)
7th Wicket: 50 runs off 83 balls in 54 mins (T Koekemoer 33, SSN Nqweni 13, Ex 5)
Score after 94.0 overs: 414/6d. Bonus pts: Bat 6.28 Bowl 2
Northern Cape 1st innings
Northern Cape: 50 runs in 18.5 overs (116 balls, 76 mins)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs off 119 balls in 79 mins (D Bruwer 16, AL Seleka 31, Ex 3)
Northern Cape: 100 runs in 34.1 overs (210 balls, 136 mins)
D Bruwer 50 off 116 balls in 142 mins (8x4, 0x6)
Northern Cape: 150 runs in 51.6 overs (317 balls, 190 mins)
Wicket-keeper changed at the start of over 53.5, replaced by M Breetzke.
4th Wicket: 50 runs off 97 balls in 47 mins (D Bruwer 36, ZA Kathrada 17, Ex 0)
Northern Cape: 200 runs in 65.3 overs (405 balls, 257 mins)
5th Wicket: 50 runs off 72 balls in 51 mins (D Bruwer 21, Z Swartz 15, Ex 14)

Day 3

Score after 86.0 overs: 241/ao. Bonus pts: Bat 2.82 Bowl 4
Northern Cape 2nd innings (FO)
Northern Cape: 50 runs in 12.2 overs (72 balls, 51 mins)
2nd Wicket: 50 runs off 64 balls in 44 mins (D Bruwer 33, AL Seleka 14, Ex 4)
D Bruwer 50 off 66 balls in 86 mins (6x4, 0x6)
Northern Cape: 100 runs in 26.2 overs (163 balls, 108 mins)
3rd Wicket: 50 runs off 82 balls in 52 mins (D Bruwer 30, WE Bell 20, Ex 1)
Northern Cape: 150 runs in 50.5 overs (311 balls, 204 mins)
WE Bell 50 off 119 balls in 153 mins (2x4, 1x6)
4th Wicket: 50 runs off 148 balls in 97 mins (WE Bell 29, ZA Kathrada 20, Ex 1)
Northern Cape: 200 runs in 67.3 overs (411 balls, 265 mins)

Match Details

St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Toss	Eastern Province, elected to bat 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	26,27,28 October 2017 - day (3-day match)
FC debut	Themba Maupa
Umpires	Abdoellah Steenkamp Bongani Ntshebe
Points	Eastern Province 16.28, Northern Cape 10.82

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Northern Cpe Innings

Player Name		R	B
K Pedi	caught	0	12
D Bruwer	caught	73	101
AL Seleka	bowled	14	28
WE Bell	caught	74	160
ZA Kathrada	lbw	35	133
Z Swartz	not out	21	57
D de Koker	lbw	2	6
T Mnyaka	not out	16	42
Extras	(b 5, lb 1, nb 5, w 1)
Total	247(6 wkts; 89 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
ACR Birch	14	5	26	1	1.85
T Koekemoer	17	1	58	0	3.41 (4 nb)
SSN Nqweni	5	1	29	0	5.8 (1 nb)
KR Smuts	14	3	32	1	2.28
LJ Brown	7	0	29	0	4.14
BM Dolley	22	6	49	2	2.22
L Adam	10	2	18	2	1.8

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	4	Kagisho Pedi	Driaan Bruwer
2nd	51	Aloysius Seleka	Driaan Bruwer
3rd	68	Warren Bell	Driaan Bruwer
4th	78	Warren Bell	Zakir Kathrada
5th	9	Zandrѐ Swartz	Zakir Kathrada
6th	3	Zandrѐ Swartz	Desmond de Koker
7th	14	Zandrѐ Swartz	Thandolwethu Mnyaka

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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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