Ntini blasts back
Goodyear Park in Bloemfontein saw the return to form of Makhaya Ntini - his 5 for 71 was instrumental in bowling the Eagles out for 320
Keith Lane
22-Jul-2005
Goodyear Park in Bloemfontein saw the return to form of Makhaya Ntini
being instrumental in bowling the Eagles out for 320. Having struggled
so far this season his form will be welcome relieve before the tour to
India next month
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Scorecard
Winning the toss and batting, the Eagles lost Davey Jacobs to Ntini with the very first ball of the game. At 52 for 3 and with Ntini bowling with aggression, the Eagles looked to be in trouble, but runs from the middle order of Loots Bosman (52), Ryan Bailey (65) and Nicky Boje (61) restored some pride before Johannes van der Wath cut loose at the end with an unbeaten 55, including four fours and two sixes. Ntini's 5 for 71 was his eleventh first-class five-wicket haul. With light failing the Warriors made the worse possible start, losing Bevan Bennet in the second over to finish on 0 for 1 when bad light stopped play with 2.4 overs remaining.
Titans 284 for 8 (de Bruyn 80, Toyana 52, Tweedie 3-57) v Dolphins
Scorecard
Winning the toss and batting first at SuperSport Park, the Titans struggled against some good seam bowling and catching from the Dolphins. Zander de Bruyn celebrated his call-up to the national squad with an 80 that included a 125-run partnership with Geoffrey Toyana (52). Lance Klusener bowled his heart out and on any other day may have been better rewarded, but it was Andrew Tweedie who took the most wickets. Dale Benkenstein once again made the breakthrough when he had de Bruyn caught behind. The Dolphins catching was of a high standard. Two good slip catches from Benkenstein, a diving catch by Duncan Brown and two blinders by Trevor Pillay and Imraan Khan ensured that the Dolphins still had a grip on the match.
Scorecard
Winning the toss and batting first at SuperSport Park, the Titans struggled against some good seam bowling and catching from the Dolphins. Zander de Bruyn celebrated his call-up to the national squad with an 80 that included a 125-run partnership with Geoffrey Toyana (52). Lance Klusener bowled his heart out and on any other day may have been better rewarded, but it was Andrew Tweedie who took the most wickets. Dale Benkenstein once again made the breakthrough when he had de Bruyn caught behind. The Dolphins catching was of a high standard. Two good slip catches from Benkenstein, a diving catch by Duncan Brown and two blinders by Trevor Pillay and Imraan Khan ensured that the Dolphins still had a grip on the match.
Lions 241 (Ackerman 77, Ontong 66, Willoughby 4-43, de Lange 3-35) lead Western Province Boland 19 for 0 by 222 runs
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At the Wanderers the pace of Charl Willoughby and the guile of Con de Lange resulted in the Lions being bowled out by Western Province Boland for 241. Justin Ontong (66) and HD Ackerman (77) fought a lone battle on a Wanderers pitch that had something in it for everyone. In reply WPBOL eased to 19 without loss with Graeme Smith (7) and Andrew Puttick (10) at the crease when time was called.
Scorecard
At the Wanderers the pace of Charl Willoughby and the guile of Con de Lange resulted in the Lions being bowled out by Western Province Boland for 241. Justin Ontong (66) and HD Ackerman (77) fought a lone battle on a Wanderers pitch that had something in it for everyone. In reply WPBOL eased to 19 without loss with Graeme Smith (7) and Andrew Puttick (10) at the crease when time was called.