f51322	Eastern Province v KwaZulu-Natal
	South African Airways Provincial Three-Day Challenge 2008/09 (Pool A)
Venue	ABSA Oval, Nelson Mandela Metropole University, Port Elizabeth on 15th, 16th, 17th January 2009 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and decided to field
Result	Eastern Province won by 23 runs
Points	Eastern Province 20.5 (Batting 6.5, Bowling 4); KwaZulu-Natal 7.1 (Batting 5.1, Bowling 2)
Umpires	JEP Ostrom, LJ Willemse
Reserve Umpire	BN Harrison
Close of play day 1	KwaZulu-Natal (1) 44/0 (R Gobind 21*, D Govender 15*; 19 overs)
Close of play day 2	Eastern Province (2) 146/3 (Ingram 72*, Adair 47*; 41 overs)

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Eastern Province first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
C Baxter	c Shezi b U Govender	31	56	80	6	-
MBA Smith	c R Gobind b V Gobind	4	11	13	1	-
*CA Ingram	c Fotheringham b U Govender	190	247	321	16	5
JT Smuts	c Zondo b V Gobind	34	43	53	7	-
+SR Adair	not out	101	160	201	8	1
MM Matika	not out	0	1	1	-	-
WE Bell	did not bat
ACR Birch	did not bat
L Meyer	did not bat
CR Dolley	did not bat
MB Njoloza	did not bat
Extras	(2 b, 5 lb, 8 nb)	15
Total	(4 wickets, innings closed, 336 minutes, 85 overs)	375
Fall of wickets:
1-14 (Smith, 3.5 ov), 2-63 (Baxter, 18.6 ov), 3-118 (Smuts, 31.2 ov), 4-375 (Ingram, 84.5 ov)

KwaZulu-Natal bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
U Govender	21	3	103	2	-	3
V Gobind	13	4	27	2	-	-
Bekker	16	2	69	0	-	1
Shezi	13	0	52	0	-	4
Maharaj	19	0	93	0	-	-
Delport	3	0	24	0	-	-

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KwaZulu-Natal first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
R Gobind	lbw b Dolley	46	94	121	6	-
D Govender	b Smuts	27	127	162	2	-
K Zondo	lbw b Smuts	41	68	89	4	1
*M Bekker	c Njoloza b Smuts	19	23	23	4	-
CS Delport	c Matika b Birch	8	12	12	2	-
GS Fotheringham	c Bell b Smith	64	103	104	7	1
+BG Barnes	c Smith b Birch	60	72	84	4	3
KA Maharaj	c Matika b Smith	14	7	9	3	-
V Gobind	b Smuts	2	3	6	-	-
M Shezi	not out	11	5	6	-	1
U Govender	not out	1	1	1	-	-
Extras	(3 b, 3 lb, 5 nb, 1 w)	12
Total	(9 wickets, innings closed, 315 minutes, 85 overs)	305
Fall of wickets:
1-73 (R Gobind, 32.1 ov), 2-104 (D Govender, 42.4 ov), 3-132 (Bekker, 48.6 ov), 4-147 (Delport, 51.3 ov), 5-153 (Zondo, 54.4 ov), 6-267 (Barnes, 81.1 ov), 7-290 (Maharaj, 83.2 ov), 8-290 (Fotheringham, 83.3 ov), 9-304 (V Gobind, 84.5 ov)

Eastern Province bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Birch	18	3	81	2	-	-
Njoloza	11	1	30	0	-	5
Meyer	12	6	24	0	1	-
Dolley	18	5	43	1	-	-
Bell	4	0	20	0	-	-
Smuts	20	2	85	4	-	-
Ingram	1	0	6	0	-	-
Smith	1	0	10	2	-	-

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Eastern Province second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
C Baxter	b U Govender	0	5	3	-	-
MBA Smith	lbw b V Gobind	10	24	32	1	-
*CA Ingram	c Barnes b V Gobind	78	112	181	13	-
JT Smuts	c Barnes b U Govender	13	33	49	2	-
+SR Adair	c R Gobind b U Govender	56	92	106	6	-
MM Matika	c Barnes b Maharaj	7	29	52	1	-
WE Bell	lbw b U Govender	0	1	1	-	-
ACR Birch	b V Gobind	1	9	13	-	-
L Meyer	c Fotheringham b V Gobind	0	1	2	-	-
CR Dolley	not out	2	27	38	-	-
MB Njoloza	b V Gobind	5	6	7	1	-
Extras	(1 b, 3 lb, 1 nb)	5
Total	(all out, 246 minutes, 56.2 overs)	177
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Baxter, 0.5 ov), 2-20 (Smith, 7.6 ov), 3-59 (Smuts, 18.3 ov), 4-161 (Ingram, 43.6 ov), 5-161 (Adair, 44.2 ov), 6-161 (Bell, 44.3 ov), 7-167 (Birch, 47.2 ov), 8-167 (Meyer, 47.3 ov), 9-172 (Matika, 55.1 ov), 10-177 (Njoloza, 56.2 ov)

KwaZulu-Natal bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
U Govender	19	6	36	4	-	-
V Gobind	12.2	3	38	5	-	1
Shezi	8	1	30	0	-	-
Maharaj	12	2	42	1	-	-
Bekker	2	0	16	0	-	-
Zondo	3	0	11	0	-	-

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KwaZulu-Natal second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
R Gobind	lbw b Smuts	12	46	65	1	-
D Govender	run out (Bell)	4	15	21	-	-
K Zondo	b Smuts	2	19	24	-	-
*M Bekker	b Meyer	86	116	157	16	-
CS Delport	c Meyer b Smuts	43	59	77	8	-
GS Fotheringham	c Smith b Smuts	9	22	19	1	-
+BG Barnes	lbw b Smuts	4	13	15	-	-
KA Maharaj	not out	41	83	112	5	2
V Gobind	c Ingram b Meyer	8	23	38	-	-
M Shezi	b Smuts	1	10	13	-	-
U Govender	c Dolley b Birch	5	27	34	-	-
Extras	(5 b, 2 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	9
Total	(all out, 292 minutes, 72 overs)	224
Fall of wickets:
1-10 (D Govender, 5.1 ov), 2-18 (Zondo, 10.6 ov), 3-25 (R Gobind, 16.3 ov), 4-109 (Delport, 34.3 ov), 5-128 (Fotheringham, 40.2 ov), 6-138 (Barnes, 44.4 ov), 7-174 (Bekker, 51.3 ov), 8-200 (V Gobind, 61.5 ov), 9-207 (Shezi, 64.3 ov), 10-224 (U Govender, 72 ov)

Eastern Province bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Birch	14	4	32	1	-	-
Njoloza	4	0	14	0	1	1
Meyer	18	5	39	2	-	-
Smuts	28	5	80	6	-	-
Dolley	5	0	33	0	-	-
Ingram	3	1	19	0	-	-

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Notes
--> The first innings of the match was limited to 85 overs; the total overs for both teams first innings was limited to 170 overs
--> Eastern Province first innings: 50 in 16.2 overs, 64 minutes
--> Eastern Province first innings: 100 in 28.2 overs, 123 minutes
--> Eastern Province first innings: 150 in 40.1 overs, 164 minutes
--> Eastern Province first innings: 200 in 52.5 overs, 222 minutes
--> Eastern Province first innings: 250 in 63.6 overs, 258 minutes
--> Eastern Province first innings: 300 in 76.5 overs, 299 minutes
--> Eastern Province first innings: 350 in 82.2 overs, 324 minutes
--> KwaZulu-Natal first innings: 50 in 21.3 overs, 85 minutes
--> KwaZulu-Natal first innings: 100 in 41.4 overs, 157 minutes
--> KwaZulu-Natal first innings: 150 in 53.3 overs, 208 minutes
--> KwaZulu-Natal first innings: 200 in 67.6 overs, 248 minutes
--> KwaZulu-Natal first innings: 250 in 79.4 overs, 288 minutes
--> KwaZulu-Natal first innings: 300 in 84.1 overs, 307 minutes
--> Eastern Province second innings: 50 in 16.4 overs, 73 minutes
--> Eastern Province second innings: 100 in 31.3 overs, 138 minutes
--> Eastern Province second innings: 150 in 41.2 overs, 174 minutes
--> KwaZulu-Natal second innings: 50 in 21.1 overs, 86 minutes
--> KwaZulu-Natal second innings: 100 in 33.2 overs, 139 minutes
--> KwaZulu-Natal second innings: 150 in 45.5 overs, 185 minutes
--> KwaZulu-Natal second innings: 200 in 60.5 overs, 239 minutes
--> CS Delport made his debut in First-Class matches
--> CA Ingram (1) 50 in 102 balls, 140 minutes with 7 fours
--> CA Ingram (1) 100 in 157 balls, 223 minutes with 13 fours
--> CA Ingram (1) 150 in 222 balls, 295 minutes with 14 fours and 3 sixes
--> CA Ingram (1) passed his previous highest score of 169 in First-Class matches
--> SR Adair (1) 50 in 100 balls, 116 minutes with 4 fours and 1 six
--> SR Adair (1) passed his previous highest score of 78 in First-Class matches
--> SR Adair (1) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> SR Adair (1) 100 in 159 balls, 198 minutes with 8 fours and 1 six
--> GS Fotheringham (1) 50 in 93 balls, 93 minutes with 6 fours and 1 six
--> BG Barnes (1) passed his previous highest score of 15 in First-Class matches
--> BG Barnes (1) 50 in 68 balls, 76 minutes with 4 fours and 2 sixes
--> CA Ingram (2) 50 in 80 balls, 129 minutes with 9 fours
--> SR Adair (2) 50 in 83 balls, 92 minutes with 5 fours
--> M Bekker (2) 50 in 81 balls, 114 minutes with 9 fours
--> M Bekker (2) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 54
--> KA Maharaj (2) passed his previous highest score of 37 in First-Class matches
--> JT Smuts achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed D Govender in the KwaZulu-Natal first innings (previous best was 0-0)
--> V Gobind achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed MB Njoloza in the Eastern Province second innings (previous best was 4-31)
--> V Gobind achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Eastern Province second innings
--> JT Smuts achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed BG Barnes in the KwaZulu-Natal second innings (previous best was 4-85)
--> JT Smuts achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the KwaZulu-Natal second innings
--> CA Ingram (19) and JT Smuts (29) added 50 in 71 balls, 50 minutes for the Eastern Province 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> CA Ingram (30) and SR Adair (18) added 50 in 75 balls, 43 minutes for the Eastern Province 4th wicket in the first innings
--> CA Ingram (59) and SR Adair (41) added 100 in 155 balls, 102 minutes for the Eastern Province 4th wicket in the first innings
--> CA Ingram (81) and SR Adair (66) added 150 in 234 balls, 143 minutes for the Eastern Province 4th wicket in the first innings
--> CA Ingram (109) and SR Adair (86) added 200 in 284 balls, 174 minutes for the Eastern Province 4th wicket in the first innings
--> CA Ingram (148) and SR Adair (98) added 250 in 502 balls, 324 minutes for the Eastern Province 4th wicket in the first innings
--> R Gobind (27) and D Govender (15) added 50 in 134 balls, 85 minutes for the KwaZulu-Natal 1st wicket in the first innings
--> GS Fotheringham (25) and BG Barnes (23) added 50 in 85 balls, 39 minutes for the KwaZulu-Natal 6th wicket in the first innings
--> GS Fotheringham (45) and BG Barnes (57) added 100 in 76 balls, 152 minutes for the KwaZulu-Natal 6th wicket in the first innings
--> CA Ingram (27) and SR Adair (25) added 50 in 84 balls, 59 minutes for the Eastern Province 4th wicket in the second innings
--> CA Ingram (45) and SR Adair (56) added 100 in 152 balls, 100 minutes for the Eastern Province 4th wicket in the second innings
--> M Bekker (26) and CS Delport (23) added 50 in 70 balls, 51 minutes for the KwaZulu-Natal 4th wicket in the second innings

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