North West humbled by Western Province

Western Province 276 for 7 dec beat North West 98 (Coetsee 50, de Stadler 5-18, Friend 3-37) and 98 (de Stadler 3-18, Magiet 3-0) by an innings and 80 runs
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Western Province needed just 5.3 overs on the third morning at Cape Town to send North West tumbling to an abject innings-and-80-run defeat. Quinton Friend was the man who inserted the final stitches, grabbing both remaining wickets as North West were dismissed for 98 - a replica of their first-innings total.

Gauteng 228 and 266 for 6 dec (Otto 91) drew with KwaZulu-Natal 274 for 5 dec and 214 for 7 (Gobind 87, de Bruin 5-48) by 44 runs
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KwaZulu-Natal came within a whisker of a thrilling victory over Gauteng at Durban, but in the end they were forced to settle for a draw, as time ran out with them seven runs from victory, with three wickets standing.

The tight finish had been made possible by a bold declaration from Gauteng, who left Natal needing 221 runs in 43 overs. They were given the best possible start by their captain, Rivash Gobind, who followed up his first-innings 77 with another good innings of 87, and while he and Wayne Madsen were adding 139 for the second wicket, victory was on the cards.

But when Gobind was run out, the innings stuttered and Gerhard de Bruin took full advantage, ripping through the middle-order for figures of 5 for 48, as six wickets tumbled in nine overs. The effort had come too late for Gauteng, however, as time ran out for both sides.