da dobrowin： Jonathan Beukus starred for Free State as they turned the tables on Border
da pinup bet： Keith Lane15-Jul-2005
In Bloemfontein, Free State turned the tables on Border as they won by 60runs. Jonathan Beukus got Free State off to a flyer, as he hit sevenfours and two sixes in an innings of 90. Bowling 15 extra balls forwides and no-balls did not help the Border cause, but 223 should havebeen within their grasp. But they were always on the back foot as they lost six wickets for 79, and were eventually bowled out for 162. In the end, they just managed to save the bonus point as they fell 60 runs short.A close encounter in Port Elizabeth saw Eastern Province squeeze outWestern Province by seven runs, with the result in the balance up to thefinal over. Eastern Province, having batted first, had scored 219. They had comeback from 96 for 6, thanks to 61 off 60 balls from Grant Howell, and 36 from Bob Homani. William Hantam, who was responsible for the early wickets,ended with 4 for 53. At 103 for 2, Western Province must have thought it was inthe bag. But, with the exception of Warren Wyngaard who scored 73, no onecould get into the twenties as the required run rate increased. Michael Price took advantage of some rash shots to pick up 3 for 25, and seeEastern Province home.
Having taken a severe beating in the three-day game, North West came backwith a vengeance as they beat Griqualand West by seven wickets inPotchefstroom. Griquas put up a meagre 215 for 8 on a near-perfect batting strip. Adrian McLaren top scored with 55, but could not finda willing partner as the wickets fell at regular intervals. In replyNorth West. managed to put some decent partnerships together. The match culminated in an exciting final over, the 44th, where Juan le Roux needed five runs to go to his hundred, and North West only two to win the game. He finished it in style by lofting the ball well over deep wide midwicket for his maiden century.
