Easy job for KZN
Mike
Harrison
KZN Country
Districts picked up
their second
successive victory
of the season when
they beat Griquas by
seven wickets at
Addison Park on
Saturday.
KZN dominated the
match from start to
finish with their
bowlers setting the
scene for what was a
convincing victory.
Winning the toss,
Griquas had no
hesitation in taking
first knock on a
good track. But they
were pinned down by
some tight bowling
and with their
discipline not being
what it should be,
they were soon in
all sorts of
trouble. Charl
Groenewald 4/22, Ram
Ramcharan 3/20 and
Donny Cloete, M Iyer
and A Maharaj, with
one wicket each, had
them on the rack
from the opening
over, dismissing
them for a
disappointing 123 in
the 44th over. They
just didn’t have the
patience to work out
the conditions,
which were a little
slow and were
perhaps not what
they are used to.
All the batsmen were
caught with only T
Haasbroek, their
opening bat,
managing to get a
score of any
substance.
He made 29 which was
the top score of
their innings. KZN
took their time
getting the required
runs. They reached
their target in the
34th over with seven
wickets to spare. A
Maharaj 29, Gary
Bishop 15, Eugene
Zwart 27 not out,
and P Ramcharam 32,
got the runs. H
Cornelisson, P
Leukes and F
Holtzhauzen, with a
wicket each, were
the pick of their
bowlers.
With two victories
in as many games,
KZN have had a good
start to the 2006/7
season.
Cancelled
uThungulu’s clash
with Hillary and
Malvern at Malvern
Park on Sunday was
called off.
The wet weather over
the past few days
made it impossible
to roll the wicket
for the match.
The result will be
treated as a draw.
uThungulu will play
Dawn Heights at
Addison Park on
Sunday 12 November.
A vital clash in
deciding who will
top the log at the
conclusion of the 45
over competition.
