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October 9, 2011It was a spinner's paradise in Pietermaritzburg where the Titans beat the Dolphins by seven wickets.
The Dolphins were skittled out for 243 in their first innings. Morne Morkel first hurt them by removing Imraan Khan for 18 before CJ de Villiers deepened the wound when Hashim Amla was trapped lbw. However it was Paul Harris, who is no longer nationally contracted, who had the biggest impact. He manhandled the Dolphins middle order to take 5 for 37 in the innings. Wicketkeeper Daryn Smit put up a fight, with his unbeaten 77, and a 79-run seventh wicket stand with Kyle Abbott, but it was not enough to stop the Titans bowling them out on the first day.
In the Titans reply, Tumelo Bodibe and Henry Davids went cheaply on a pitch that was difficult for batting. But the Titans did not suffer any more slumps as national team hopeful, Jacques Rudolph, was among the runs again. He top scored with 118 and shared a century stand with Farhaan Behardien to set the Titans up to take the lead. Heino Kuhn's gritty 90 will be of interest to the national selectors as he took the Titans to 117-run advantage. Harris opened the bowling in the second innings, but did not make a difference right away. Earth Dolphins a 66-run first wicket partnership before Khan was out LBW to Martin van Jaarsveld offspin. Harris removed Hashim Amla and Van Wyk to open the door for Shaun von Berg legspinner wreak havoc. His 5 for 76 paralyzed Dolphins middle order and scored 288 in the Titans second innings set a modest target of 172 to chase.
Left arm spinner, Keshav Maharaj has created problems, picking three wickets titans, and a half centuries from van Jaarsveld Berhardien and if the Titans to victory after lunch on the fourth day.
On flat ground, traditionally in Kimberley, the Lions and the Knights made a match high score. The work was slow but steady, while the Lions have declared their first entry in the 455, 9. Stephen Cook, beaten for the first day and scored 131, which could add to the second morning. Ryan McLaren International held its memory, with three rings and Dillon du Preez, who replaced van der Wath Johann also said that three Lions middle-order struggled.
Their second century came from an unlikely place. No. 9 batter, Dale Deeb, best known for left-arm spin, made a Jason Gillespie and scored 101 to give the Lions a sum of the first innings fleshy. End of day two, the advantage had swung strongly to the Lions that took four wickets Pumelela Matshikwe for the Knights on the back foot to 95 in 5th
Obus Pienaar, who played for South Africa-19s, he scored centuries and put on 155 with McLaren, who made 55 in the Knights control the security. Du Preez 83 led the Knights to within 100 runs of the Lions after a total of 378 Morne van Wyk reported eight, 77 runs behind.
His decision suddenly seemed the most appropriate, with the Lions stumble to 72 for 4 with a friend Quinton hurt before. Alvira Petersen, who is competing with Jacques Rudolph for a test site, fell to number four in the order, but he scored a duck in the statistics disappointing end with only 35 tracks in the game. Neil McKenzie scored centuries Temba Bavuma for Lions could build a competitive total. It was reported on 266 for four at lunch on the last day, the Knights of setting a target of 344 and leaving two sessions were released on their plate.
Reeza Hendricks and Dean Elgar certainly started with a base of first window 62, but Triple Strike Cliffe Deacon after breaking through the association gave the Lions to open an aspiration. He took wickets in three overs here to send Elgar, Boet and packaging Dippenaar Ryan Bailey. Deacon finished with five wickets in the innings, but the Lions did not have enough time to bowl the Knights out and had to settle for the draw with the Knights at 189 for 6.
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