Graeme Smith scored a seamless 120 not out to put Western Province in the box seat after the second day of the Supersport Series final against Border at Newlands

Patience from Steven Pope and passion from Vasbert Drakes and Dumisa Makalima kept Border's heads above water on the first day of the Supersport Series final against Western Province at Newlands on Wednesday

North West, led by their find of the season, Alfonso Thomas, managed to make Border's expected cruise to victory a fairly bumpy one on Sunday morning

Rain at tea, followed by hail, ended this match, but it was cricket's equivalent of euthanasia as there was no chance of a result being reached

Easterns finally mopped-up a match they had controlled virtually from the outset, beating Boland by 139 runs in a meaningless exercise in first-class cricket in Paarl on Sunday

Ashwell Prince and skipper HD Ackerman both struck centuries as they carried Western Province to a position of dominance with a superb partnership of 227 for the fourth wicket at Supersport Park on Saturday, setting Northerns to make the highest

Easterns just about squeezed the life out of a tired Boland side on day three of this Supersport Series Super Eight encounter in Paarl, finishing the day well on top and within sight of an emphatic victory

Free State produced a remarkable fightback to beat Eastern Province by four wickets in topsy-turvy Supersport Series Super Eight match which finished comfortably inside three days at Goodyear Park on Saturday

Tentative batting by Griqualand West helped Natal end the second day with a lead of 63 runs and all 10 wickets in hand to give the visitors the best chance of forcing a result on Sunday