14 wickets fall in one day at Gqeberha
In what could be viewed as a moving day in Gqeberha, 14 first innings wickets were taken on the second day of the Cricket South Africa (CSA) 4-Day Domestic Series clash between the Gbets Warriors and the GbetsRocks at St George’s Park on Friday.
Resuming the day on 235 / 8, the Warriors were eventually bowled out having added just seven runs to their overnight score, with spinner Shaun von Berg taking one of the two wickets to end off with impressive figures of six for 76.
In reply, things weren’t straightforward for the Rocks, as the evergreen Stiaan van Zyl notched up an important 93 off 131 deliveries (15 fours) before von Berg added to his exploits with the ball to contribute 49 off 72 balls (7 fours) from the lower-order to help boost the away side to a 14-run lead on 259 all out.
Tiaan van Vuuren (3 / 35) along with Glenton Stuurman (2 / 54) and Dane Paterson (2 / 50) were the pick of the bowlers for the Warriors, before the hosts reached stumps on 75 / 2, 61 runs ahead.
In Durban, the Hollywoodbets Dolphins made a solid start to their first innings reply against log-leaders, the Imperial Lions after the away side declared on 428 / 5, as all-rounder Wiaan Mulder added 52 off 124 balls (5 fours) to compliment the centuries scored by Joshua Richards (151) and Reeza Hendricks 136) on the first day.
A crucial 66 off 110 deliveries (11 fours) from Grant Roelofsen helped the Dolphins to 189 / 4 at the close of day two, with the home side still 239 runs behind.
At the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein, the home side, ITEC Knights are facing an uphill battle after the Six Gun Western Province recorded a massive 501 / 6 declared in their first innings as the Cape side built off the stunning work from David Bedingham (199) and Tony de Zorzi (97).
With the bat, the Knights fought hard to reach 190 / 5 at the close of play, still trailing by 311 runs after half-centuries from N. Roux (63 off 174; 8 fours) and captain Pite van Biljon (52 off 98; 7 fours) as the visitors picked up key wickets to head into the third day in control.
Meanwhile in Potchefstroom, the Momentum Multiply Dolphins narrowly trail the North West Dragons by three runs after the Tshwane-based outfit were dismissed for 246 with wicket-keeper batter, Heinrich Klaasen starring with the bat to score 128 off 185 balls (19 fours).
In their second innings, after being skittled out for 147 in the first outing, the Dragons battled their way through to 102 / 4 at stumps to overtake their opponents on the scoreboard as former Titans stalwart, Heino Kuhn led from the front with an unbeaten 71 off 100 balls (11 fours, 1 six).
In Division Two, there was no play possible at Uplands College in White River between the Mpumalanga Rhinos and the Limpopo Impalas due to rain, while the Northern Cape Heat took charge of their encounter against the Eastern Storm by posting 434 / 5 declared before their opponents replied with 255 / 6 at stumps.
In Pietermaritzburg, the Six Gun Grill South Western Districts take a 151-run lead over the Hollywoodbets Tuskers into day three after the away side ended their first innings on 315 all out before the Tuskers ended play on a commanding 164 /1 after just 26.3 overs.
2021/22 CSA 4-DAY DOMESTIC SERIES:
ROUND 4 & 5 LATEST SCORES –
DIVISION ONE:
Hollywoodbets Dolphins trail Imperial Lions by 239 runs
Imperial Lions: 428 / 5 dec after 132 overs; J. Richards 151 (250), R. Hendricks 136 (211); O. Baartman 2 / 57, E. Bosch 2 / 72
Hollywoodbets Dolphins: 189 / 4 after 64 overs; Grant Roelofsen 66 (110), K. Zondo 44 (95); M. Siboto 1 / 22, W. Mulder 1 / 22
Gbets Warriors lead GbetsRocks by 61 runs
Gbets Warriors: 245 / 10 after 77.2 overs; L. Ngoepe 75 (95), D. Rosier 68 (118); S. von Berg 6 / 76, H. Viljoen 2 / 59
GbetsRocks: 259 / 10 after 65 overs; S. van Zyl 93 (131), S. von Berg 49 (72); T. van Vuuren 3 / 35, W. Lubbe 2 / 16
Gbets Warriors: 75 / 2 after 27 overs; L. Ngoepe 32 (39), W. Lubbe 28 (74); H. Viljoen 1 / 10, K. Abbott 1 / 19
ITEC Knights trail Six Gun Grill Western Province by 311 runs
Six Gun Grill Western Province: 501 / 6 dec after 121 overs; D. Bedingham 199, T. de Zorzi 97; G. Coetzee 3 / 88, M. Budaza 2 / 95
ITEC Knights: 190 / 5 after 69 overs; N. Roux 63 (174), P. van Biljon 52 (98); K. Simmonds 2 / 59, T Moreki 1 / 20
North West Dragons lead Momentum Multiply Titans by 3 runs
North West Dragons: 147
Momentum Multiply Titans: 246 / 10 after 72 overs; H. Klaasen 128 (185), S. Makhanya 40 (90); D. Potgieter 4 / 40, N/ Mvelase 2 / 37
North West Dragons: 102 / 4 after 32.3 overs; H. Kuhn 71 (100), S. Muthusamy 15* (48); L. Williams 3 / 16, S. Harmer 1 / 18
DIVISION TWO:
Hollywoodbets Tuskers trail Six Gun Grill Western South Western Districts by 151 runs
Six Gun Grill Western South Western Districts: 315 / 10 after 96 overs; B. Capell 80 (68), A. Malan 70 (110); K. Dudgeon 3 / 41, M. Erlank 3 / 72
Hollywoodbets Tuskers: 164 / 1 after 26.3 overs; T. Dithole 86* (87), C. Delport 59* (53); M. Piedt 1 / 50
Eastern Storm trail Northern Cape Heat by 179 runs
Northern Cape Heat: 434 / 5 dec after 99.5 overs; A. Swanepoel 134 (129), J. Vandiar 132 (188); K. Gumede 2 / 82, G Thomson 1 / 42
Eastern Storm: 255 / 6 after 71 overs; G. Thomson 77 (105), D. Rossouw 54 (96); A. Swanepoel 3 / 53, B. van Rensburg 2 / 38
No play due to rain – Limpopo Impalas trail Mpumalanga Rhinos by 134 runs
Mpumalanga Rhinos: 216
Limpopo Impalas: 82 / 2 after 21 overs; T. Hobson 37* (54), M. Nofal 19* (40); B. Xenxe 1 / 30