South Western Districts came from behind to grab a dramatic 28-run win over North West, with Niel Hornbuckle taking 5-34 to seal the win. Free State coasted to victory over Northern Cape, while Easterns’ Wesley Marshall scored 201 not out in the draw against Border on the final day of CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup action.
Easterns 320 (M Arnold 94, D Matthews 68, GM Thomson 59, W Coulentianos 46; P Fojela 5-46, B Xenxe 2-66, S Langa 2-72) & 341-3 decl (WB Marshall 201 not out, W Coulentianos 59, Z Ntsimbini 52; B Xenxe 2-96)
Border 315 (M Marais 123, P Fojela 51, M Calana 40; RR Richards 4-47, D Matthews 2-85, GM Thomson 2-29) & 146-7 (BC Williams 42, M Calana 28, J Niemand 29; D Matthews 3-48)
Match drawn
Northern Cape 232 (AR Swanepoel 42, M Nqam 41, A Mnci 32 not out, T Traugott 32, LL Mnyanda 30; E Leie 4-58, B Swanepoel 2-38, N van Heerden 2-47, J van Dyk 2-47) & 126 (F Sayanvala 26; J van Dyk 5-27, B Swanepoel 2-23, E Leie 2-13)
Free State 183 (P Botha 39, B Swanepoel 62 not out, Ridgaard 27; M Budaza 3-33, S Ntuntwana 3-37, AR Swanepoel 2-42) & 176-2 (K Mogotsi 65 not out, P Botha 82 not out; S Ntuntwana 1-35, K Mohale 1-15)
Free State won by 8 wickets
South Western Districts 284 (MN Piedt 86, LLL Sesele 58, AJ Pienaar 57, NB Hornbuckle 24; BL Barends 6-59, D Jansen 2-54) & 244 (LLL Sesele 31, K Christoffels 57, J du Plessis 67, AJ Pienaar 34, Y Oliphant 24; JN Diseko 5-85, JW van Wyngaardt 3-30)
North West 411-8 decl (RH Frenz 168, L Senokwane 147, R Haasbroek 48; MN Piedt 5-54, AJ Pienaar 2-63) & 89 (S Dadswell 19; NB Hornbuckle 5-34, AJ Pienaar 3-27, MN Piedt 2-28)
South Western Districts won by 28 runs
Eastern Province 224 (C Fortuin 88, J de Klerk 26, MP Breetzke 20; R Trumpelmann 3-41, N Brand 2-36, DS Rosier 2-40, I Moseki 3-28) & 94-1 (MP Breetzke 44 not out, J van Heerden 28; DS Rosier 1-34)
Northerns 316 (AP Agathangelou 110, R de Swardt 56 not out, T de Zorzi 27, R Moonsamy 33, JL du Plooy 22; O Nyaku 2-28, S Gidana 2-46, TP Kaber 2-61)
Match drawn
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