Rudolph and Seymore get the runs flowing

The Transco Lancashire League is proving to be a very successful one for the South Africans playing in England during what must be described as one of the wettest summers for a few years. Games have been washed out or interrupted at regular intervals but the runs keep on flowing and the wickets keep on falling.

As at the end of June Pierre Joubert was in the third spot in the batting averages but innings of five and 32 since then may move him down a bit. Martin van Jaarsveld with innings of 38, 94 and 46 could see him pass Joubert by the end of July.

The men on the move are Jacques Rudolph and Andre Seymore. After a slow start Rudolph has recorded innings of 52 not out, 78 and 149 not out and sure to climb up the log from his 19 th position. Seymore who held the 13 th spot should also go up after a 101 not out and a 72.

Andrew Hall sitting in 10 th place has been very consistent all season averaging 49.6 with the bat and should hold his position with the addition of a 41 and a 44.

Con de Lange with a duck, two and nine seems to have gone off the boil with the bat as well as the ball while Paul Adams has scores of four, 17 and 20 to his name.

In the bowling department we still have Charl Langeveldt, even though he is in South Africa for an operation, in the 3 rd spot with a 27 wicket haul for the season.

Van Jaarsveld in addition to his batting is starting to become a very useful allrounder. In ninth position in the averages he will move up the ladder with two spells of 4/32 and 3/23 taking his haul of wickets to 29 for the season.

Adams should also see himself getting into the top ten with spells of 3/62 and 4/56. He has now taken 17 wickets in his last four matches, increasing his total to 33, and seems to be getting back to his best.

The rest of the bowlers have of late struggled to get wickets. Hall has returned figures of 0/41, 1/41 and 1/53 while Joubert reads 0/23, 2/24 and 1/27, Rudolph one spell of 1/19 and De Lange 0/22. Seymore has not bowled in his last few matches.