f31996 sacboc64	Natal v Western Province
	Howa Bowl 1977/78
Venue	Tills Crescent, Durban on 4th, 5th, 6th March 1978 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Natal won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Natal 9 (Batting 1, Bowling 4); Western Province 5 (Bowling 3)
Close of play day 1
Close of play day 2

---

Natal first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Francois	run out	23
*Y Omar	c Isaacs b Williams	0
A Bawa	st Isaacs b Arnold	11
YGH Randeree	b Jabaar	5
+TM Roberts	c van Schalkwyk b Arnold	30
MM Khan	run out	22
J Govender	b van Oordt	34
L Lawler	run out	1
R Rogers	c Martin b Arnold	32
B David	c Jabaar b Arnold	22
M Govender	not out	0
Extras		29
Total	(all out, 111.2 overs)	209
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-33, 3-43, 4-71, 5-94, 6-143, 7-154, 8-207, 9-209, 10-209

Western Province bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Williams	16	5	23	1	-	-
Magiet	25	15	20	0	-	-
van Schalkwyk	4	2	2	0	-	-
van Oordt	21	7	39	1	-	-
Arnold	22.2	6	50	4	-	-
Jabaar	23	6	46	1	-	-

---

Western Province first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Jabaar	c Bawa b M Govender	30
VK Smith	run out	5
J Williams	c David b M Govender	4
CA Martin	lbw b M Govender	0
+E Isaacs	lbw b David	14
S Jassiem	c Roberts b Omar	22
F Solomons	b J Govender	26
C van Schalkwyk	c J Govender b Khan	23
G van Oordt	c Roberts b Khan	3
*MR Magiet	c and b J Govender	10
S Arnold	not out	1
Extras		7
Total	(all out, 65.5 overs)	145
Fall of wickets:
1-21, 2-40, 3-40, 4-48, 5-78, 6-80, 7-109, 8-113, 9-138, 10-145

Natal bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
M Govender	12	0	45	3	-	-
Rogers	11	2	24	0	-	-
J Govender	8.5	2	12	2	-	-
David	12	3	19	1	-	-
Omar	10	5	8	1	-	-
Khan	12	2	30	2	-	-

---

Natal second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Francois	c Isaacs b Williams	0
*Y Omar	c Smith b Williams	33
A Bawa	lbw b Williams	28
J Govender	b Magiet	0
+TM Roberts	not out	5
YGH Randeree	not out	2
MM Khan	did not bat
L Lawler	did not bat
R Rogers	did not bat
B David	did not bat
M Govender	did not bat
Extras		12
Total	(4 wickets, declared, 38 overs)	80
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-65, 3-74, 4-78

Western Province bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Williams	18	8	21	3	-	-
Magiet	14	5	24	1	-	-
van Oordt	6	3	23	0	-	-

---

Western Province second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
VK Smith	c Roberts b M Govender	2
F Solomons	c Roberts b Rogers	9
A Jabaar	retired hurt	1
CA Martin	not out	6
+E Isaacs	not out	0
J Williams	did not bat
S Jassiem	did not bat
C van Schalkwyk	did not bat
G van Oordt	did not bat
*MR Magiet	did not bat
S Arnold	did not bat
Extras		2
Total	(2 wickets, 18 overs)	20
Fall of wickets:
1-5, 2-14

Natal bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
M Govender	5	2	11	1	-	-
Rogers	7	6	1	1	-	-
David	4	3	5	0	-	-
Khan	2	1	1	0	-	-

---

Notes
--> S Arnold made his debut in First-Class matches
--> L Lawler made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> MR Magiet (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 2
--> J Williams achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Natal second innings (previous best was 2-27)

---