Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Stephen Cook	c Puttick b Louw	3	20	21	0	0	15.00

Dominic Hendricks	c †Vilas b Louw	29	79	124	5	0	36.70

Jonathan Vandiar	lbw b Louw	0	3	2	0	0	0.00

Neil McKenzie (c)	lbw b Louw	0	2	6	0	0	0.00

Temba Bavuma	c †Vilas b Hendricks	15	28	42	1	0	53.57

Shane Burger	lbw b Kemp	3	35	41	0	0	8.57

Thami Tsolekile †	c †Vilas b Kleinveldt	11	36	46	2	0	30.55

Cliffe Deacon	c Kemp b Louw	2	11	17	0	0	18.18

Dale Deeb	c Puttick b Hendricks	10	19	37	1	0	52.63

Craig Alexander	c van Zyl b Kleinveldt	0	2	6	0	0	0.00

Pumelela Matshikwe	not out	8	5	6	1	0	160.00
Extras	(lb 1, nb 4)	5
Total	39.2 Ov (RR: 2.18, 180 Mins)	86
Fall of wickets 1-5 (Stephen Cook, 5.2 ov), 2-5 (Jonathan Vandiar, 5.5 ov), 3-7 (Neil McKenzie, 7.1 ov), 4-35 (Temba Bavuma, 16.3 ov), 5-54 (Shane Burger, 26.5 ov), 6-54 (Dominic Hendricks, 27.2 ov), 7-56 (Cliffe Deacon, 31.1 ov), 8-76 (Thami Tsolekile, 36.5 ov), 9-78 (Craig Alexander, 38.1 ov), 10-86 (Dale Deeb, 39.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Rory Kleinveldt	14	4	31	2	2.21	68	0	0
36.5 to TL Tsolekile, unllucky for Tsolekile, swayed away from a short ball but it followed him and brushed the glove. 76/8 38.1 to CJ Alexander, edged to gully, the collapse continues. 78/9
Johann Louw	15	7	37	5	2.46	77	0	0
5.2 to SC Cook, again moves across the batsman but this time it does find the edge, taken at 1st slip. 5/1 5.5 to JD Vandiar, no shot, bad misjudgement and the Lions in early strife. 5/2 7.1 to ND McKenzie, moves in front, from his shot it might have been going down leg but umpire Gcuma has no such doubts, and the first bowling bonus point already on the board. 7/3 27.2 to DA Hendricks, reaches for a wide one, and feathers a catch to the keeper. 54/6 31.1 to WA Deacon, big booming drive, but all he can do is edge it to 2nd slip at a comfortable height. 56/7
Beuran Hendricks	6.2	0	15	2	2.36	32	0	4
16.3 to T Bavuma, just nips away and kisses the edge, batsman stands his ground til given out. 35/4 39.2 to DR Deeb, all wrapped up as he edges to first slip, the Lions have suffered the lowest SSS total of the season to date.. 86/10
Justin Kemp	4	2	2	1	0.50	22	0	0
26.5 to S Burger, taken on the back foot, umpire Hurter thinks a while and then raises the finger. 54/5

Cape Cobras 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Andrew Puttick	c †Tsolekile b Deacon	32	86	123	5	0	37.20

Yaseen Vallie	c Deacon b Matshikwe	1	11	15	0	0	9.09

Stiaan van Zyl	c †Tsolekile b Matshikwe	5	10	14	1	0	50.00

Justin Ontong	lbw b Burger	146	246	338	21	1	59.34

Jean-Paul Duminy	lbw b Burger	63	138	187	10	0	45.65

Justin Kemp (c)	lbw b Burger	1	12	18	0	0	8.33

Dane Vilas †	c Hendricks b Burger	7	23	29	1	0	30.43

Robin Peterson	c Cook b Alexander	15	38	66	3	0	39.47

Rory Kleinveldt	c Bavuma b Matshikwe	40	39	61	9	0	102.56

Johann Louw	c †Tsolekile b Matshikwe	0	4	9	0	0	0.00

Beuran Hendricks	not out	1	2	3	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 8, lb 5, nb 16, w 1)	30
Total	98.5 Ov (RR: 3.45, 433 Mins)	341
Fall of wickets 1-10 (Yaseen Vallie, 3.2 ov), 2-18 (Stiaan van Zyl, 5.4 ov), 3-108 (Andrew Puttick, 28.4 ov), 4-250 (Jean-Paul Duminy, 71.6 ov), 5-254 (Justin Kemp, 77.1 ov), 6-274 (Dane Vilas, 83.6 ov), 7-281 (Justin Ontong, 85.6 ov), 8-340 (Robin Peterson, 97.4 ov), 9-340 (Rory Kleinveldt, 98.1 ov), 10-341 (Johann Louw, 98.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Cliffe Deacon	23	4	88	1	3.82	110	1	15
28.4 to AG Puttick, Puttick, was going through a quiet patch but now gets a fine edge. 108/3
Pumelela Matshikwe	21.5	6	67	4	3.06	96	0	1
5.4 to S van Zyl, looks to mow it over mid wicket but gets a faint edge, lingers a while before trudging off in disappointment. 18/2 98.1 to RK Kleinveldt, tempted into the hook, and he has hit it straight down the throat of the man on the long leg boundary. 340/9 98.5 to J Louw, has an almighty swing at it, gets a faint edge. There was some doubt whether it had carried, but Louw takes the keeper's word and walks off. 341/10
Craig Alexander	13	2	50	1	3.84	66	0	0
3.2 to MY Vallie, pops a bit and he gloves it to third slip, not easy for the batsmen out there. 10/1 97.4 to RJ Peterson, loses patience and goes for the big hit, but he skies it to mid wicket. 340/8
Shane Burger	27	5	75	4	2.77	130	0	0
71.6 to JP Duminy, gets well forward to defend, is a bit amazzed to see umpire Hurter raising the finger. 250/4 77.1 to JM Kemp, Kemp is also stunned to see himself given out, it hit him on the back foot and came back sharply - off the inside edge maybe? No TV here, so we will never know. 254/5 83.6 to DJ Vilas, another mistimed back fott drive, but this time it is in the air long enough for hendricks to dive to his left and snap up the catch. 274/6 85.6 to JL Ontong, Burger wins anouther lbw decision from karl Hurter, looks like it pitched leg stumps and straightened. 281/7
Dale Deeb	14	2	48	0	3.42	60	0	0

Lions 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Stephen Cook	c Duminy b Kleinveldt	18	78	88	1	0	23.07

Dominic Hendricks	lbw b Peterson	13	55	83	2	0	23.63

Jonathan Vandiar	c Puttick b Peterson	9	16	25	1	0	56.25

Neil McKenzie (c)	lbw b Kleinveldt	6	19	28	1	0	31.57

Temba Bavuma	c Kemp b Duminy	16	52	76	3	0	30.76

Shane Burger	c Kemp b Hendricks	10	21	22	2	0	47.61

Thami Tsolekile †	c Kemp b Louw	7	14	14	1	0	50.00

Cliffe Deacon	not out	35	81	117	8	0	43.20
Dale Deeb	c †Vilas b Kleinveldt	36	64	64	5	0	56.25

Craig Alexander	b Kleinveldt	0	5	4	0	0	0.00

Pumelela Matshikwe	c †Vilas b Kleinveldt	2	10	15	0	0	20.00

Extras	(b 4, lb 2, nb 9, w 5)	20
Total	67.4 Ov (RR: 2.54, 271 Mins)	172
Fall of wickets 1-37 (Dominic Hendricks, 20.4 ov), 2-37 (Stephen Cook, 21.3 ov), 3-53 (Jonathan Vandiar, 26.3 ov), 4-54 (Neil McKenzie, 27.2 ov), 5-69 (Shane Burger, 32.6 ov), 6-79 (Thami Tsolekile, 35.5 ov), 7-94 (Temba Bavuma, 45.4 ov), 8-162 (Dale Deeb, 63.1 ov), 9-162 (Craig Alexander, 63.6 ov), 10-172 (Pumelela Matshikwe, 67.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Johann Louw	17	5	28	1	1.64	89	0	1
35.5 to TL Tsolekile, another one goes as Tsolekile nicks it into the slips. 14 overs remain today, witht he option of an extra half hour - could be done today. 79/6
Rory Kleinveldt	17.4	5	42	5	2.37	93	1	4
21.3 to SC Cook, edged comfortably to 3rd slip, are the Lions starting to crumble. 37/2 27.2 to ND McKenzie, keeps low and hits him on the crease, now the Lions will do well to protract this game into the 3rd day. 54/4 63.1 to DR Deeb, extra bounce and off the shoulder of the bat, just 2 more wickets needed now. 162/8 63.6 to CJ Alexander, his eyes light up as he sees one he can drive, but it swings back into him and the stumps are shattered. 162/9 67.4 to P Matshikwe, taken at the wicket, the match ends with a whimper. An important victory for the Cobras in defence of the SuperSport Series title. Surisingly, it is their first win against the Lions after four prior matches at Newands.r. 172/10
Robin Peterson	13	5	25	2	1.92	66	0	0
20.4 to DA Hendricks, on the sweep, confident shout but umpire Hurter keeps them i suspense before eventually raising the dreaded finger. 37/1 26.3 to JD Vandiar, undone by the arm ball, edged to slip and time for the fielders to celebrate with a cold drink. 53/3
Jean-Paul Duminy	10	3	31	1	3.10	47	0	0
45.4 to T Bavuma, after that enterprise off the previous ball he pushes at this one and is taken at slip. 94/7
Beuran Hendricks	10	1	40	1	4.00	48	0	4
32.6 to S Burger, uncertain shot outside off, it flies low to the left of kemp at 2nd slip who puts in the dive and takes a fine catch. 69/5

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Close of Play

Thu, 15 Dec

day 1 - Cape Cobras 1st innings 196/3 (Justin Ontong 100*, Jean-Paul Duminy 37*, 54 ov)

Fri, 16 Dec

day 2 - Lions 2nd innings 146/7 (Cliffe Deacon 19*, Dale Deeb 33*, 59 ov)

Sat, 17 Dec

day 3 - Lions 2nd innings 172 (67.4 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

Day 1

Lions 1st innings

Lunch: 54/6 (29 overs)

Bonus points: Lions 0 batting, Cape Cobras 4 bowling

Cape Cobras 1st innings

50 in 12.1 overs, 60 min, 79 balls, 7 fours

3rd wicket partnership: 53 in 39 min, 57 balls, 9 fours ((Puttick 24, Ontong 21, extras 8)

Tea: 72/2 (15 overs)

100 in 23.2 overs, 101 min, 146 balls, 15 fours

JL Ontong 50 in 81 min, 63 balls, 10 fours

150 in 42.4 overs, 187 min, 265 balls, 21 fours

4th wicket partnership: 53 in 71 min, 98 balls, 7 fours (Ontong 28, Duminy 22, extras 3)

Day 2

200 in 55.6 overs, 237 min, 345 balls, 28 fours 1 six

4th wicket partnership: 102 in 124 min, 182 balls, 13 fours 1 six (Ontong 56, Duminy 41, extras 5)

JP Duminy 50 in 158 min, 116 balls, 8 fours

250 in 71.4 overs, 309 min, 441 balls, 34 fours 1 six

New ball taken after 82.0 overs (272/5 - Ontong 140, Vilas 7)

Lunch: 274/6 (84 overs)

300 in 92.3 overs, 398 min, 569 balls, 41 fours 1 six

8th wicket partnership: 50 in 47 min, 65 balls, 10 fours (Peterson 5, Kleinveldt 39, extras 6)

Bonus points: Cape Cobras 4.82 batting, Lions 4 bowling

Lions 2nd innings

Tea: 16/0 (12 overs)

50 in 25.4 overs, 106 min, 160 balls, 5 fours

Extra half hour taken at 17h54 (99/7 after 49 overs)

100 in 49.1 overs, 200 min, 303 balls, 12 fours

8th wicket partnership: 50 in 46 min, 80 balls, 9 fours (Deacon 18, Deeb 31, extras 1)

150 in 59.2 overs, 234 min, 366 balls, 20 fours

Match Details

GroundNewlands, Cape Town

TossCape Cobras, elected to field first

Series

SuperSport Series

Season2011/12

Player Of The Match

Justin Ontong

Hours of play (local time)10.00 start, Lunch 12.10-12.50, Tea 15.00-15.20, Close 17.30

Match days15,16,17 December 2011 - day (4-day match)

Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

PointsCape Cobras 18.82, Lions 4

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