Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Michael Price	c †Tsolekile b Viljoen	97	209	284	14	0	46.41

David White	lbw b Viljoen	0	10	12	0	0	0.00

Colin Ackermann	lbw b Deacon	3	6	13	0	0	50.00

Ashwell Prince (c)	lbw b Deacon	0	6	9	0	0	0.00

Colin Ingram	c McKenzie b Deacon	23	73	115	2	0	31.50

Ryan Bailey	not out	102	186	249	13	2	54.83
JJ Smuts	c Petersen b Viljoen	35	36	70	3	1	97.22

Athenkosi Dyili †	c Conway b Viljoen	2	9	10	0	0	22.22

Andrew Birch	b Deacon	9	8	7	2	0	112.50

Rusty Theron	c Deacon b Viljoen	5	14	22	1	0	35.71

Basheeru-Deen Walters	b Viljoen	0	4	3	0	0	0.00

Extras	(lb 2, nb 4, w 2)	8
Total	93 Ov (RR: 3.05, 403 Mins)	284
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (David White, 2.5 ov), 2-12 (Colin Ackermann, 5.2 ov), 3-18 (Ashwell Prince, 7.2 ov), 4-91 (Colin Ingram, 33.6 ov), 5-177 (Michael Price, 66.4 ov), 6-252 (JJ Smuts, 84.2 ov), 7-258 (Athenkosi Dyili, 86.3 ov), 8-267 (Andrew Birch, 87.5 ov), 9-284 (Rusty Theron, 92.2 ov), 10-284 (Basheeru-Deen Walters, 92.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Hardus Viljoen	28	5	92	6	3.28	132	12	0	2	0
2.5 to DJ White, beats the bat and hits the pads, well back and in front. 4/1 66.4 to ML Price, chases a wide ball going down leg, edges, keeper takes it with glee. 177/5 84.2 to JT Smuts, hangs a bat out, edges, ball loops to slips. 252/6 86.3 to AZM Dyili, pulled, straight down square leg's throat. 258/7 92.2 to J Theron, has a big go, edges to gully. 284/9 92.6 to BD Walters, beaten, ball goes between bat and pad. 284/10
Cliffe Deacon	22	7	46	4	2.09	119	6	0	0	0
5.2 to CN Ackermann, chooses to leave the ball which comes back from off dramatically to hit the pads. 12/2 7.2 to AG Prince, on middle, Prince goes forward, ball hits the pads. Finger goes up. 18/3 33.6 to CA Ingram, plays half heartedly, off the face of the bat to 1st slip. 91/4 87.5 to ACR Birch, that was sharp, ball comes back from off to remove off stump. 267/8
Pumelela Matshikwe	18	6	39	0	2.16	84	4	0	0	4
Brett Pelser	12	2	40	0	3.33	57	6	0	0	0
Dale Deeb	12	0	60	0	5.00	45	6	3	0	0
Alviro Petersen	1	0	5	0	5.00	4	1	0	0	0

Lions 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Stephen Cook (c)	b Birch	0	5	4	0	0	0.00

Alviro Petersen	c †Dyili b Walters	8	17	27	2	0	47.05

Temba Bavuma	c Prince b Birch	2	7	10	0	0	28.57

Neil McKenzie	c †Dyili b Birch	59	91	144	8	0	64.83

Devon Conway	c White b Birch	1	12	21	0	0	8.33

Thami Tsolekile †	lbw b Theron	47	77	117	7	0	61.03

Brett Pelser	b Birch	25	70	95	5	0	35.71

Cliffe Deacon	c Walters b Theron	1	17	30	0	0	5.88

Dale Deeb	c Birch b Ackermann	16	20	39	2	0	80.00

Hardus Viljoen	c Ingram b Ackermann	5	10	11	1	0	50.00

Pumelela Matshikwe	not out	0	2	4	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 1, nb 1)	2
Total	54.3 Ov (RR: 3.04, 251 Mins)	166
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Stephen Cook, 0.5 ov), 2-2 (Temba Bavuma, 2.6 ov), 3-10 (Alviro Petersen, 5.5 ov), 4-11 (Devon Conway, 10.1 ov), 5-119 (Neil McKenzie, 34.1 ov), 6-123 (Thami Tsolekile, 35.3 ov), 7-129 (Cliffe Deacon, 41.6 ov), 8-159 (Dale Deeb, 51.1 ov), 9-164 (Hardus Viljoen, 53.4 ov), 10-166 (Brett Pelser, 54.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Andrew Birch	13.3	6	25	5	1.85	69	3	0	0	0
0.5 to SC Cook, pitches outside off, ball nips back as Cook decides to shoulder arms. 0/1 2.6 to T Bavuma, another edge, goes to 2nd slip, a great low catch. 2/2 10.1 to DP Conway, drives hard, a big edge to 3rd slip where White dives over. 11/4 34.1 to ND McKenzie, a fine edge, taken by the keeper. The batsman walks.. 119/5 54.3 to BJ Pelser, beats the bat but not the stumps. 166/10
Basheeru-Deen Walters	14	2	53	1	3.78	65	10	0	0	0
5.5 to AN Petersen, short, a lifter, hangs a bat as the ball gets the edge, easy take for the keeper. 10/3
Rusty Theron	13	3	35	2	2.69	61	5	0	0	0
35.3 to TL Tsolekile, allows the ball to hit the pads, the appeal is upheld. 123/6 41.6 to WA Deacon, pulls at a slower one onleg. Ball goes high to deep backward point. Walters comes in off the ropes.. 129/7
David White	4	0	20	0	5.00	17	3	0	0	1
Colin Ackermann	7	2	22	2	3.14	30	3	0	0	0
51.1 to DR Deeb, looking for a big hit to mid wicket, well taken by Birch. 159/8 53.4 to GC Viljoen, ball comes off the face of the bat, and loops low to short leg, a great catch from the man under the helmet. 164/9
JJ Smuts	3	0	10	0	3.33	13	1	0	0	0

Warriors 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
David White	c & b Petersen	66	102	140	9	0	64.70

Michael Price	c Conway b Viljoen	4	13	25	1	0	30.76

Colin Ackermann	c †Tsolekile b Pelser	73	154	225	13	0	47.40

Ashwell Prince (c)	b Petersen	41	87	136	1	0	47.12

Colin Ingram	not out	72	140	210	7	0	51.42
Ryan Bailey	lbw b Petersen	5	9	16	0	0	55.55

JJ Smuts	c Cook b Matshikwe	47	90	121	6	0	52.22

Athenkosi Dyili †	lbw b Matshikwe	9	18	18	1	0	50.00

Andrew Birch	c Cook b Matshikwe	0	1	2	0	0	0.00

Rusty Theron	lbw b Matshikwe	0	1	4	0	0	0.00

Basheeru-Deen Walters	not out	3	14	19	0	0	21.42
Extras	(b 9, lb 9, nb 9, w 2)	29
Total	104 Ov (RR: 3.35, 462 Mins)	349/9d
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Michael Price, 6.1 ov), 2-122 (David White, 32.5 ov), 3-187 (Colin Ackermann, 55.6 ov), 4-205 (Ashwell Prince, 61.4 ov), 5-220 (Ryan Bailey, 64.5 ov), 6-320 (JJ Smuts, 93.2 ov), 7-336 (Athenkosi Dyili, 97.5 ov), 8-336 (Andrew Birch, 97.6 ov), 9-336 (Rusty Theron, 99.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Hardus Viljoen	19	4	73	1	3.84	80	9	0	1	2
6.1 to ML Price, drives to off, but it is straight to cover. 25/1
Cliffe Deacon	17	4	55	0	3.23	79	6	0	0	1
Brett Pelser	20	3	65	1	3.25	88	8	0	0	1
55.6 to CN Ackermann, slashes, edges, good take by the keeper who is standing up. 187/3
Pumelela Matshikwe	19	3	57	4	3.00	89	7	0	1	1
93.2 to JT Smuts, drives in the air to deep long on, Cook takes it above his head". 320/6 97.5 to AZM Dyili, bll nips back and gets the top of the pads. 336/7 97.6 to ACR Birch, plays a lofted drive which goes at chest height to mid on. 336/8 99.1 to J Theron, trapped well in front to get the hat-trick. 336/9
Alviro Petersen	21.2	2	58	3	2.71	88	7	0	0	0
32.5 to DJ White, goes forward and pops the ball back to the bowler who dives forward. 122/2 61.4 to AG Prince, ball beats the bat. 205/4
Devon Conway	1	0	6	0	6.00	5	0	0	0	0
Neil McKenzie	6.4	1	17	0	2.55	27	1	0	0	0

Lions 2nd Innings (T: 468 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Stephen Cook (c)	lbw b Birch	48	164	224	8	0	29.26

Dale Deeb	b Birch	19	30	33	3	0	63.33

Temba Bavuma	c White b Walters	39	99	153	7	0	39.39

Neil McKenzie	c Ingram b Ackermann	5	26	30	0	0	19.23

Devon Conway	lbw b Ackermann	38	59	94	8	0	64.40

Thami Tsolekile †	b Birch	0	1	2	0	0	0.00

Brett Pelser	lbw b Birch	0	6	8	0	0	0.00

Cliffe Deacon	not out	96	122	163	14	3	78.68
Hardus Viljoen	b Smuts	0	7	10	0	0	0.00

Pumelela Matshikwe	b Theron	32	34	47	4	0	94.11

Alviro Petersen	lbw b Theron	7	16	28	1	0	43.75

Extras	(b 4, lb 1, nb 4)	9
Total	93.3 Ov (RR: 3.13, 401 Mins)	293
Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Dale Deeb, 8.1 ov), 2-102 (Temba Bavuma, 44.1 ov), 3-111 (Neil McKenzie, 51.5 ov), 4-115 (Stephen Cook, 52.5 ov), 5-115 (Thami Tsolekile, 52.6 ov), 6-115 (Brett Pelser, 54.6 ov), 7-193 (Devon Conway, 73.2 ov), 8-204 (Hardus Viljoen, 76.2 ov), 9-263 (Pumelela Matshikwe, 87.4 ov), 10-293 (Alviro Petersen, 93.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Andrew Birch	24	5	83	4	3.45	126	13	0	0	0
8.1 to DR Deeb, goes forward to defend, ball comes back to remove leg stump. 32/1 52.5 to SC Cook, ball straightens and hits the pads well in front. Cook goes even as the finger comes up. 115/4 52.6 to TL Tsolekile, goes forward, some dramatic movement of the ball as it comes back to remove leg stump. 115/5 54.6 to BJ Pelser, trapped in front and well back. 115/6
Basheeru-Deen Walters	16	4	36	1	2.25	63	4	0	0	2
44.1 to T Bavuma, ball moves away as the batsman goes forward, off the bat to 2nd slip. 102/2
Rusty Theron	22.3	3	75	2	3.33	106	13	1	0	0
87.4 to P Matshikwe, beats the defense and takes out middle. 263/9 93.3 to AN Petersen, beats the bat, gets the pads right in front. 293/10
Colin Ackermann	18	8	32	2	1.77	92	5	0	0	1
51.5 to ND McKenzie, great catch, off the bat to short leg. 111/3 73.2 to DP Conway, trapped in front. 193/7
JJ Smuts	13	2	62	1	4.76	59	10	2	0	0
76.2 to GC Viljoen, has a drive, misses, the bails drop. 204/8

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Thu, 13 Mar - day 1 - Lions 1st innings 0/1 (Alviro Petersen 0*, 0.5 ov)

Fri, 14 Mar - day 2 - Warriors 2nd innings 143/2 (Colin Ackermann 58*, Ashwell Prince 3*, 39 ov)

Sat, 15 Mar - day 3 - Lions 2nd innings 69/1 (Stephen Cook 31*, Temba Bavuma 16*, 27 ov)

Sun, 16 Mar - day 4 - Lions 2nd innings 293 (93.3 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Warriors 1st Innings
Over 17.4 - 50 in 84 minutes from 110 balls (5x4, 0x6)
4th wicket 50 partnership in 77 minutes from 109 balls, ML Price 28, CA Ingram 19, Extras 3 (5x4, 0x6)
ML Price 50 in 124 minutes from 94 balls (6x4, 0x6)
Over 40.2 - 100 in 179 minutes from 247 balls (11x4, 2x6)
Warriors 1st innings: 1x5 ball over (Over no 41 bowled by GC Viljoen)
5th wicket 50 partnership in 83 minutes from 81 balls, ML Price 29, RT Bailey 23, Extras 0 (1x4, 1x6)
Over 56.4 - 150 in 244 minutes from 344 balls (18x4, 1x6)
RT Bailey - 50 in 138 minutes from 101 balls (4x4, 2x6)
Over 70.2 - 200 in 300 minutes from 426 balls (22x4, 2x6)
6th wicket 50 partnership in 44 minutes from 68 balls, RT Bailey 30, JT Smuts 19, Extras 1 (5x4, 2x6)
New Ball - 80.0 overs - 235/5
Over 82.5 - 250 in 358 minutes from 502 balls (28x4, 3x6)
RT Bailey - 100 in 244 minutes from 186 balls (10x4, 2x6)
Lions 1st Innings

Day 2

Lions 1st Innings - continued
Over 18.3 - 50 in 98 minutes from 111 balls (7x4, 0x6)
5th wicket 50 partnership in 65 minutes from 74 balls, ND McKenzie 27, TL Tsolekile 22, Extras 1 (7x4, 0x6)
Over 28.2 - 100 in 137 minutes from 171 balls (15x4, 0x6)
ND McKenzie - 50 in 122 minutes from 76 balls (7x4, 0x6)
5th wicket 100 partnership in 101 minutes from 132 balls, ND McKenzie 55, TL Tsolekile 44, Extras 2 (14x4, 0x6)
Over 45.3 - 150 in 217 minutes from 274 balls (23x4, 0x6)
Warriors 2nd Innings
Over 10.4 - 50 in 45 minutes from 64 balls (9x4, 0x6)
2nd wicket 50 partnership in 75 minutes from 62 balls, DJ White 22, CN Ackerman 23, Extras 5 (8x4, 0x6)
DJ White - 50 in 88 minutes from 67 balls (6x4, 0x6)
Over 26.6 - 100 in 117 minutes from 163 balls (15x4, 0x6)
CN Ackermann - 50 in 124 minutes from 91 balls (15x4, 0x6)

Day 3

Warriors 2nd Innings - continued
Over 45.5 - 150 in 197 minutes from 279 balls (21x4, 2x6)
3rd wicket 50 partnership in 83 minutes from 114 balls, CN Ackermann 21, AG Prince 23, Extras 6 (3x4, 0x6)
Over 60.2 - 200 in 272 minutes from 368 balls (24x4, 0x6)
Over 73.2 - 250 in 327 minutes from 446 balls (29x4, 0x6)
6th wicket 50 partnership in 51 minutes from 61 balls, CA Ingram 25, JT Smuts 20, Extras 6 (6x4, 0x6)
Over 85.1 - 300 in 377 minutes from 518 balls (35x4, 0x6)
CA Ingram - 50 in 125 minutes from 86 balls (5x4, 0x6)
AN Petersen replaced by ND McKenzie at over 90.2 (313/5)
6th wicket 100 partnership in 120 minutes from 171 balls, CA Ingram 45, JT Smuts 47, Extras 8 (10x4, 0x6)
P Matshikwe took a hat-trick. His victims were AZM Dyili, ACR Birch, J Theron
Lions 2nd Innings
Over 19.3 - 50 in 87 minutes from 118 balls (8x4, 0x6)

Day 4

Lions 2nd Innings continued
2nd wicket 50 partnership in 106 minutes from 152 balls, SC Cook 21, T Bavuma 30, Extras 1 (9x4, 0x6)
Over 43.3 - 100 in 185 minutes from 264 balls (16x4, 0x6)
Over 63.6 - 150 in 273 minutes from 387 balls (23x4, 1x6)
7th wicket 50 partnership in 46 minutes from 70 balls, DP Conway 31, WA Deacon 22, Extras 0 (9x4, 1x6)
Over 74.4 - 200 in 308 minutes from 451 balls (31x4, 2x6)
WA Deacon - 50 in 84 minutes from 65 balls (6x4, 2x6)
New Ball - 83.3 overs - 228/8
Over 86.3 - 250 in 367 minutes from 522 balls (38x4, 2x6)
9th wicket 50 partnership in 44 minutes from 63 balls, WA Deacon 21, P Matshikwe 24, Extras 5 (7x4, 0x6)

Match Details

St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Toss	Lions, elected to field first
Series	Sunfoil Series
Season	2013/14
Player Of The Match	Andrew Birch
Hours of play (local time)	10.00 start, Lunch 12.10-12.50, Tea 15.00-15.20, Close 17.30
Match days	13,14,15,16 March 2014 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Bernard Harrison Ian Howell
Reserve Umpire	Brian Jerling
Match Referee	Dev Govindjee
Points	Warriors 17.68, Lions 5.32

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LIONS Innings

Player Name		R	B
SC Cook	lbw	48	164
DR Deeb	bowled	19	30
T Bavuma	caught	39	99
ND McKenzie	caught	5	26
DP Conway	lbw	38	59
TL Tsolekile	bowled	0	1
BJ Pelser	lbw	0	6
WA Deacon	not out	96	122
GC Viljoen	bowled	0	7
P Matshikwe	bowled	32	34
AN Petersen	lbw	7	16
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, nb 4)
Total	293(10 wkts; 93.3 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
ACR Birch	24	5	83	4	3.45
BD Walters	16	4	36	1	2.25 (2 nb)
J Theron	22.3	3	75	2	3.33
CN Ackermann	18	8	32	2	1.77 (1 nb)
JT Smuts	13	2	62	1	4.76

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	32	Stephen Cook	Dale Deeb
2nd	70	Stephen Cook	Temba Bavuma
3rd	10	Neil McKenzie	Stephen Cook
4th	4	Stephen Cook	Devon Conway
5th	0	Thami Tsolekile	Devon Conway
6th	0	Brett Pelser	Devon Conway
7th	78	Cliffe Deacon	Devon Conway
8th	11	Cliffe Deacon	Hardus Viljoen
9th	60	Cliffe Deacon	Pumelela Matshikwe
10th	30	Cliffe Deacon	Alviro Petersen

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Sunfoil Series

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
COBRA	10	6	2	2	137.88
KNGHT	10	4	2	4	104.44
DOLPH	10	3	2	3	96.7
TITNS	10	3	4	1	90.82
WAR	10	2	4	4	79.72
LIONS	10	2	6	2	79.64

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