The SWD provincial team had another weekend of mixed fortunes in the CSA Provincial competition the past weekend when they played Easterns in Oudtshoorn.
SWD lost their second consecutive match in the three day competition when they again failed in their first innings and was dismissed for only 110. In reply Easterns scored 204 – for a lead of 96. In their second innings, SWD scored 222 in their second innings thanks to a fine innings by Sammy-Joe Avontuur (90). Easterns reached the winning target (129/4) to secure a six wicket victory.
The limited over match was a real nail-biting affair with SWD that emerged as winners by one wicket with three balls to spare. Easterns were restricted to 220/9 in their innings. Pieter Stuurman played a match-winning knock (54) to help SWD to secure a very welcome victory.
The summarize score sheets are:
Three Day: SWD vs Easterns
SWD 1st Innings 110 (Brendon Louw 29, Luthando Mnyanda 21, Grant Thompson 3/25, Marchant de Lange 3/32, Vincent Moore 2/9)
EASTERNS 1st innings 204 (Grant Thompson 89, Siphamandla Dapo 50, Marchant de Lange 23, Marcello Piedt 5/57, Gurshwin Rabie 3/47)
SWD 2ND innings 222 (Sammy Joe Avontuur 90, Luthando Mnyanda 60,
Grant Thompson 4/33, GC Pretorius 3/47, Marchant de Lange 2/50)
EASTERN 2ND innings 129/4 (Lesiba Ngoepe 33, Ernest Kemn 29,
Thumela Bodiba 25, Gurshwin Rabie 2/43, Marcello Piedt 2/54)
Easterns won by 6 wickets
One Day: SWD vs Easterns
EASTERN 220/9 (Grant Thompson 65, Jurie Snyman 45, GC Pretorius 23,
Kyle Marshall 22, Ross McMillan 4/28, Glenton Stuurman 2/17)
SWD 221/9 (Pieter Stuurman 54, Ross Mcmillan 44, Adrian Mclaren 38,Luthando Mnyanda 30, Lonwabo Rodolo 20*, GC Pretoruis 4/27, Grant Thompson 3/37)
SWD won by 1 wicket
