MOSSEL BAY CRICKET NEWS - It was a disappointing weekend for Jean du Plessis and his troops when they suffered defeats in both the Three- and One Day matches of their Cricket SA Provincial competition fixtures played against Northerns in Pretoria last weekend.
In the Three-Day competition, the visitors, who won the toss and elected to bat, only managed to score 98, after which Northerns replied with a massive 444/4.
SWD were bowled out for 164 in their second innings for a defeat by an innings and 182 runs.
In the limited over match on Sunday, SWD were dismissed for 100.
Northerns only needed 20.3 overs to reach the target – 101/2 – for a comprehensive eight-wicket victory.
SWD will now have time to regroup for the second half of the season, when they still have six three- and one-day matches left. Their next match is against Eastern Province, starting on 18 January 2020.
The summarised score cards are:
Three Day match
SWD (1st innings 98 all out) (Neil Hornbuckle 33, Gionne Koopman 3/2, GG Peters 2/ 31, Alfred Mothoa 2/18).
NORTHERNS (1st innings 444/4 declared) (Diego Rosier 164 (227 balls; 14x4; 1x6), Ruan de Swardt 119 (201 balls; 12x4), Neil Brand 84 (131 balls; 13x4), Bailey Aarons 2/61, Kirwin Christoffels 1/27, Tsepo Ndwandwa 1/118).
SWD (2nd innings 164 all out) (Brendon Louw 66, Gionne Koopman 5/15).
NORTHERNS won by an innings and 182 runs.
One Day Match
SWD (100 all out) (Yamkela Oliphant 27, Heath Richards 25, GG Peters 3/17, Ruan de Swardt 3/17).
NORTHERNS (101/2 in 20.3 overs) (J Pillay 51*, Diego Rosier 21*).
NORTHERNS won by 8 wickets.
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