f37199	Natal B v Griqualand West
	Castle Bowl 1987/88 (Northern Section)
Venue	Jan Smuts Stadium, Pietermaritzburg on 30th, 31st October, 1st November 1987 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Natal B won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Natal B won by 39 runs
Points	Natal B 23 (Batting 3, Bowling 5); Griqualand West 6 (Batting 1, Bowling 5)
Umpires	HJ de Bruin, DH Scheepers
Close of play day 1	Natal B (1) 258/9 (Copland 20*, Clare 0*; 87.3 overs)
Close of play day 2	Natal B (2) 52/1 (Stirk 35*, Rayner 16*; 15.2 overs)

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Natal B first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*MD Mellor	lbw b Topley	55	179	227	7	-
CS Stirk	c Moles b Symmonds	4	13	20	1	-
PH Rayner	b Symmonds	3	13	10	-	-
GM Walsh	c Moles b Topley	1	11	18	-	-
MAW Bowman	b Moles	30	45	60	3	-
+MJ Pearse	c Human b Kidson	69	139	161	6	-
CA Lowe	c Human b Topley	49	79	96	5	-
CJ Copland	not out	20	51	68	2	-
RK McGlashan	c Human b Symmonds	3	7	13	-	-
MR Hobson	lbw b Symmonds	0	1	1	-	-
MD Clare	not out	0	1	1	-	-
Extras	(11 lb, 11 nb, 2 w)	24
Total	(9 wickets, declared, 342 minutes, 87.3 overs)	258
Fall of wickets:
1-7 (Stirk), 2-11 (Rayner), 3-18 (Walsh), 4-68 (Bowman), 5-155 (Mellor), 6-207 (Pearse), 7-250 (Lowe), 8-258 (McGlashan), 9-258 (Hobson)

Griqualand West bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
McLaren	12	2	21	0	1	-
Symmonds	19.3	6	37	4	-	-
Topley	28	5	97	3	1	9
Kidson	12	1	40	1	-	5
Moles	14	0	46	1	-	-
Methven	2	0	6	0	-	-

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Griqualand West first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AJ Moles	c Stirk b Lowe	50	122	160	2	-
JM Arthur	c Stirk b Clare	4	12	16	-	-
IF Mellett	c McGlashan b Copland	7	27	26	-	-
DR Hewson	c McGlashan b Hobson	12	32	37	-	-
MN Kellow	c Pearse b Hobson	0	9	15	-	-
*AD Methven	c and b McGlashan	57	100	132	5	1
TD Topley	c Lowe b Hobson	26	72	99	1	-
+I Human	c Mellor b McGlashan	16	23	38	2	-
P McLaren	not out	6	12	14	-	-
GW Symmonds	b McGlashan	2	3	2	-	-
IM Kidson	lbw b Hobson	0	3	2	-	-
Extras	(8 lb, 3 nb, 2 w)	13
Total	(all out, 275 minutes, 68.5 overs)	193
Fall of wickets:
1-8 (Arthur), 2-27 (Mellett), 3-50 (Hewson), 4-57 (Kellow), 5-97 (Moles), 6-154 (Methven), 7-184 (Topley), 8-190 (Human), 9-192 (Symmonds), 10-193 (Kidson, 68.5 ov)

Natal B bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Clare	17	4	39	1	-	-
Copland	16	6	38	1	-	3
Hobson	16.5	2	62	4	2	-
Lowe	12	3	23	1	-	-
McGlashan	7	2	23	3	-	1

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Natal B second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*MD Mellor	c Moles b McLaren	0	3	2	-	-
CS Stirk	c Symmonds b McLaren	41	46	88	5	-
PH Rayner	not out	100	141	171	8	1
GM Walsh	not out	35	60	83	3	-
MAW Bowman	did not bat
+MJ Pearse	did not bat
CA Lowe	did not bat
CJ Copland	did not bat
RK McGlashan	did not bat
MR Hobson	did not bat
MD Clare	did not bat
Extras	(5 lb, 5 nb, 1 w)	11
Total	(2 wickets, declared, 174 minutes, 40.2 overs)	187
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Mellor), 2-69 (Stirk)

Griqualand West bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
McLaren	12	1	40	2	-	1
Symmonds	16	3	65	0	1	-
Topley	8.2	1	42	0	-	1
Kidson	4	0	35	0	-	7

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Griqualand West second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AJ Moles	b Copland	2	9	14	-	-
JM Arthur	b Copland	4	32	41	-	-
IF Mellett	run out	3	17	18	-	-
DR Hewson	c Walsh b McGlashan	50	77	88	5	-
MN Kellow	b Hobson	25	54	50	3	-
*AD Methven	c Clare b McGlashan	5	6	12	1	-
TD Topley	c Mellor b Clare	25	64	69	2	-
+I Human	c Rayner b Hobson	54	125	120	7	-
P McLaren	not out	30	72	77	3	-
GW Symmonds	c Walsh b Hobson	0	3	6	-	-
IM Kidson	c Stirk b Hobson	0	2	2	-	-
Extras	(3 b, 8 lb, 2 nb, 2 w)	15
Total	(all out, 253 minutes, 76.4 overs)	213
Fall of wickets:
1-5 (Moles), 2-13 (Mellett), 3-14 (Arthur), 4-73 (Kellow), 5-88 (Methven), 6-100 (Hewson), 7-143 (Topley), 8-209 (Human), 9-213 (Symmonds), 10-213 (Kidson, 76.4 ov)

Natal B bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Clare	12	4	23	1	1	-
Copland	16	0	60	2	1	2
McGlashan	32	9	87	2	-	-
Hobson	11.4	3	25	4	-	-
Lowe	2	1	1	0	-	-
Mellor	3	1	6	0	-	-

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Notes
--> CJ Copland made his debut in First-Class matches
--> DR Hewson made his debut in First-Class matches
--> MD Mellor (1) 50 in 160 balls, 201 minutes with 7 fours
--> MJ Pearse (1) 50 in 98 balls, 118 minutes with 4 fours
--> AJ Moles (1) 50 in 120 balls, 154 minutes with 2 fours
--> AD Methven (1) 50 in 89 balls, 123 minutes with 4 fours and 1 six
--> PH Rayner (2) 50 in 95 balls, 133 minutes with 3 fours and 1 six
--> PH Rayner (2) 100 in 141 balls, 171 minutes with 8 fours and 1 six
--> DR Hewson (2) 50 in 71 balls, 87 minutes with 5 fours
--> I Human (2) passed his previous highest score of 30 in First-Class matches
--> I Human (2) 50 in 112 balls, 109 minutes with 7 fours
--> P McLaren (2) passed his previous highest score of 27 in First-Class matches
--> TD Topley made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> GW Symmonds achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Natal B first innings (previous best was 4-50)
--> RK McGlashan reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed AD Methven, his 1st wicket in the Griqualand West second innings

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