Zimbabwe Under-23 slump to another defeat
A round-up of the latest SAA Provincial Cup one-day matches
Keith Lane
24-Oct-2005
At Chatsworth in Durban KwaZulu-Natal secured the double over the
Zimbabwe Under-23s with a big 103-run win in their 45-over clash. Sent
in to bat Natal totalled 291 for 7 with Kyle Smit striking 75 off 52
balls and Robert Frylinck smashing five boundaries and six sixes in his
82 not out off 51 balls. Despite a near run-a-ball 65 from Mark
Vermeulen Zimbabwe were never in the game and were eventually bowled out
for 188 in 41 overs. The legspin of Tyron Pillay again caused problems
as he picked up 3 for 30.
A close encounter in East London resulted in Boland walking away with
the spoil in a tense six-run win over Border. Seventies from Henry Davis
and Shane Summers allowed Boland to post 241 for 9 when their overs ran
out. Murray Ranger, the Border captain, was once again among the wickets as he
picked up a career best 4 for 42. Border started off well but a
collapse, from 63 for 1 to 85 for 5, set them back as Bardo Fransman
picked up three quick wickets. A final effort from Ranger (56 not out)
and Shane de Kock (32 not out) brought Border to within six runs when they
ran out of overs.
Free State also completed the double over their arch rivals Griqualand
West winning by a comfortable margin of 90 runs. Batting first in
Kimberley, Free State scored 269 for 6 thanks to a 88 not out from Dillon
de Preez and a 53 not out from Roger Telemachus. Their 128-run
partnership came in the final 13 overs of the innings. Griqualand
West did not get a good start, and at 86 for 7 were all but out of the
match. An unbeaten 50 from Donovan Donaldson, batting at No. 8,
gave the Griquas' score some respectability as they ended on 179, bowled
out in 36.4 overs.
Keith Lane works for Cricinfo in South Africa.