Double win for Women's team

CRICKET NEWS - The Six Gun Grill SWD Women's team got their campaign for the new season off to a perfect start when they recorded comprehensive victories in both the limited over and Twenty20 matches in the Cricket South Africa provincial women's competition.

Playing at home at the Recreation Ground in Oudtshoorn, the home side dismissed Border for only 101 runs, thanks to great bowling performances by Micaela Andrews (4/19; 9 overs), Jane Winster (3/9; 9.2 overs) and Julandi Saayman (3/28; 7 overs).

Thanks to an unbeaten 37* (39 balls; 2x6, 3x4) by Andrews, SWD reached the winning target (102/2) in the 26th over for an eight-wicket victory.

In the T20 contest SWD batted first and posted 135/5 after a brilliant innings by Andrews (67; 50 balls, 1x6, 8x4). Andrews (3/21; 4 overs) again excelled with the ball and was well supported by the skipper Haroline Rhodes (2/12; 3.1 overs) to dismiss Border for 88 to secure a 47-run victory.

The summarised score cards are:

Limited over match

BORDER 101 all out (39.2 overs) (Genevieve Fritz 47, Micaela Andrews 4/19, Jane Winster 3/9, Julandi Saayman 3/28)

SWD 102/2 (25.4 overs) (Micaela Andrews 37*, San-Mari Strydom 18, Bianca Figeland 15*)

SWD won by 8 wickets.

Twenty/20 match

SWD 135/5 (20) (Micaela Andrews 67, Bianca Figeland 19)

BORDER 88 all out (Cinga Mhlubulwana 27, Asakhe Nyovane 20, Micaela Andrews 3/21, Haroline Rhodes 2/12)

Six Gun Grill SWD won by 47 runs.

The Six Gun Grill SWD Women's team: Back: Vuyowethu Bonya, San-Mari Strydom, Bianca Figeland, Mariana Breedt, Zoë Meyer and Jenevivwe Jantjies. Front: Mochelle May, Marnazelle Rabie, Martelize van der Merwe (head coach), Haroline Rhodes (captain), Katrisha Strydom (chair: SWD Women's Cricket Association), Jané Winster, Anneli Minny (assistant coach), Micaela Andrews and Julandi Saayman.