Myburgh runs into Easterns
Johan Myburgh 's century enabled Northerns to declare at 357/6 after early jitters.
Keith Lane
05-Jul-2005
1st day Easterns 36 for 2 trail Northerns 357 for 6 dec (Myburgh 102, Kemp 93, Mokonyama 92) by 321 runs
SuperSport Park saw another belter of a pitch produce 393 runs as Northerns declared at 357 for 6 with both Justin Kemp (93) and James Mokonyama (92) just failing to reach three figures, while Johan Myburgh (102), having gone to his hundred, was run out in the final over as he looked to add some extra bonus points. Easterns had started the day well, capturing three wickets within the first 13 overs, but that's where the fun ended for them. Partnerships of 126, 95 and 96 put Northerns firmly back in control. At close Easterns were 36 for 2.
1st day KwaZulu-Natal 39 for 3 trail Free State 315 for 8 dec (Sibande 69, McLaren 64, Thyssen 52, Singh 4-82) by 276 runs
A team effort by Free State in Bloemfontein saw the top seven batsmen all get into or past the twenties, as Sipo Sibande, Ryan McLaren and Craig Thyssen scoring fifties before declaring at 315 for 8 at the end of the bonus point's allocation after 85 overs. Playing their first game of the season, Free State then put KwaZulu-Natal under the hammer to reduce them to 39 for 3 when bad light stopped play.