
Western Hope (147 all out) recorded a third successive victory in the Sedgars SWD Premier League competition when they defeated Mossel Bay (82 all out) by 65 runs. They also secured a very important bonus point for the margin of victory. An impressive all round performance by Dougie Baartman (57* with the bat and 3/17 with the ball) laid the foundation for Western Hope’s victory.
In the only other match that was completed on Saturday the NMMU Madibaz (122 all out) beat Sussex (89 all out) by 33 runs. Coenie Nel (39 with the bat) and Gary Wagner (3/1) with the ball were their heroes while Ranwill Claassen (4/23) impressed with the ball for Sussex.
Various matches were abandoned due to rainy weather conditions.
The score cards are:
Western Hope vs Mossel Bay
Western Hope 147 (41.1) (Douglas Baartman 57*, Steve Lourens 43, Jaco Fourie 4/19, Christopher Bosch 3/25, Andre Kruger 2/32)
Mossel Bay 82 (27.4) (J Shaw 21, Mario Jansen 3/8, Douglas Baartman 3/17, Donovan Gelant 3/26)
WESTERN HOPE WON BY 65 RUNS
Madibaz George vs Sussex
Madibaz George 122 (34.4) (Coenie Nel 39, Ranwill Claassen 4/23, Jonathan Blom 3/28, Jermaine Jeonna 3/37)
Sussex 89 (35) (Rowan Groenewald 26, Gary Wagner 3/1, Kayde Ball 2/13, Wiaan Oosthuisen 2/21)
MADIBAZ GEORGE WON BY 33 RUNS
George vs Pirates United
MATCH ABANDONED
Madibaz George vs Pirates United
MATCH ABANDONED
Harlequins Forces vs Pacaltsdorp United
MATCH ABANDONED
The summarised score cards of the completed matches in the SWD Promotion and Reserve League competition are:
PROMOTION LEAGUE COMPETITION
Calitzdorp Young Stars vs Mayflower
Calitzdorp 64 (17) Mayflower 67/2 (16.3)
MAYFLOWER WON BY 8 WICKETS
Melkhoutfontein vs Albertinia
Albertinia 92 (24.3) Melkhoutfontein 93/3 (14.4)
MELKHOUTFONTEIN WON BY 7 WICKETS
Riversdale vs Hartenbos
Riversdale 101 (17.4) Hartenbos 102/4 (22.2)
HARTENBOS WON BY 6 WICKETS
Ramblers vs Wilderness Vipers
Wilderness 34 (14.4) Ramblers 35/0 (6.1)
RAMBLERS WON BY 10 WICKETS
Knysna Cavaliers vs New Dawn Park
Knysna Cavaliers 271/7 (50) New Dawn Park 107/10 (23.3)
KNYSNA CAVALIERS WON BY 164 RUNS
RESERVE LEAGUE COMPETITION
Western Hope B vs Blanco B
Blanco B 91 (17.4) Western Hope B 93/7 (18.4)
WESTERN HOPE B WON BY 3 WICKETS
Hartenbos B vs Mossel Bay B
Mosselbaai 126/9 (26.1) Hartenbos 35/10 (19)
MOSSEL BAY WON BY 91 RUNS