E. Province vs Free State, Super Eight at Bloemfontein, Mar 15 2001 - Match Result

RESULT

Super Eight, Bloemfontein, March 15 - 17, 2001, SuperSport Series

Eastern Province

180 & 187

(T:258) 110 & 258/6

Free State won by 4 wickets

Player Of The Match

, EPR

5/31 & 5/80

Free State turn tables on EP to win by four wickets

Free State turn tables on EP to win by four wickets

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

17-Mar-2001•Marcus Prior

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Scorecard summary

Eastern Province • 180/10(64.3 overs)

1st INNINGS

35 (91)

Victor Mpitsang

5/70 (20.3)

32 (93)

3/31 (19)

Free State • 110/10(70 overs)

1st INNINGS

28 (208)

5/31 (19)

17 (39)

Meyrick Pringle

3/27 (27)

Eastern Province • 187/10(60.5 overs)

2nd INNINGS

43 (92)

Johan van der Wath

5/59 (20.5)

38 (65)

3/45 (20)

Free State • 258/6(56.1 overs)

2nd INNINGS

79 (99)

5/80 (20)

74 (95)

Meyrick Pringle

1/70 (21.1)

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Match details

Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein
Toss	Free State, elected to field first
Series	SuperSport Series
Season	2000/01
Player Of The Match	Dave Callaghan
Match days	day (4-day match)
Umpires	Ian Howell Karl Hurter
Points	Free State 15, Eastern Province 5

Match Coverage

Free State turn tables on EP to win by four wickets

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

Free State turn tables on EP to win by four wickets

Creed and Botha leave Free State with difficult task ahead

A viper of a pitch and some ordinary batting have conspired to turn this into one of the lower scoring Supersport Series games of the season, but an unbroken sixth wicket partnership of 55 between Murray Creed and South African schools captain Johan

Creed and Botha leave Free State with difficult task ahead

Mpitsang helps skittle Eastern Province

Victor Mpitsang claimed his second five wicket haul of the season as Free State skittled Eastern Province for just 180 on day one of this Supersport Series Super Eight match at Goodyear Park on Thursday

Mpitsang helps skittle Eastern Province

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Free State Innings

Player Name		R	B
JF Venter	lbw	79	99
AI Gait	bowled	74	95
MN van Wyk	caught	32	33
JA Beukes	lbw	2	3
LJ Wilkinson	lbw	26	53
JR Schorn	lbw	0	4
JJ van der Wath	not out	17	42
GL Brophy	not out	10	22
Extras	(lb 2, nb 14, w 2)
Total	258(6 wkts; 56.1 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	162	Kosie Venter	Andrew Gait
2nd	1	Kosie Venter	Morne van Wyk
3rd	2	Morne van Wyk	Jonathan Beukes
4th	54	Louis Wilkinson	Morne van Wyk
5th	0	Louis Wilkinson	James Schorn
6th	24	Johan van der Wath	Louis Wilkinson
7th	15	Johan van der Wath	Gerard Brophy

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SuperSport Series

Super Eight

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
BOR	4	4	0	0	66
WPR	4	3	0	1	59
EASTN	4	3	1	0	52
NTHNS	4	1	3	0	36
NWEST	4	1	3	0	36
EPR	4	1	2	1	29
FS	4	1	3	0	26
BOL	4	0	2	2	21

Pool A

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
NTHNS	5	3	0	2	60
FS	3	2	0	1	43
NWEST	4	1	2	1	27
GriqW	5	0	3	2	22
GTG	4	1	1	1	21
BOL	3	0	1	1	10

Pool B

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
WPR	4	3	0	1	58
EASTN	4	2	2	0	41
BOL	2	2	0	0	34
BOR	4	1	1	2	32
EPR	4	0	2	2	28
KZN	4	0	1	3	21
FS	2	0	1	1	8
NWEST	1	0	1	0	6
GTG	1	0	0	1	4