CRICKET NEWS - The Garden Route Badgers Colts team produced an impressive performance in last weekend’s fixtures against the Eastern Cape Iinyathi in the Cricket South Africa Colts competition.
In the matches that were played at Buffalo Park in East London, the Badgers recorded a credible draw in the three-day match after they enforced a follow-on after a lead of 170 on the first innings.
The Iianyathi responded with 242/8 in their second innings as the match ended in a draw. Warren Bell (114), Breyton Plaatjies (86) and Grant Esau (57*) impressed with the bat in the three-day match.
On Sunday, the Badgers (181/6) successfully chased down 177 to record a win by four wickets. Breyton Plaatjies (68 with the bat and 3/1 with the ball) had an outstanding all-round match.
Summarised score cards:
EC Iinyathi Colts vs SWD Garden Route Badgers Colts - match drawn:Garden Route Badgers - 360/6 declared (Warren Bell 114, Breyton Plaatjies 86, Grant Esau 57*, Kurt Botha 43, Stefan May 23, Akhona Ratyana 4/78).
EC Iinyathi first innings - 190 all out (Russell Peterson 59, Sinovuyo Ntuntwana 28, Grant Esau 3/26, Enathi Kitshini 3/50, Elih Thorne 2/40, Lastio Williams 2/43); and second innings - 242/8 (83 overs) (Keenan Forbes 84, Osphesona Mbekwa 77, Cameron Huber 30, Lastio Williams 2/28, Liviwe Bawuli 2/33, Enathi Kitshini 2/67).
SWD Garden Route Badgers Colts beat EC Iinyathi Colts by 4 wickets:
EC Iinyathi Colts 177 all out (45.6 overs) (Butsha Mfazwe 56, Russell Peterson 38, Cameron Huber 27, Breyton Plaatjies 3/1).
SWD Garden Route Badgers 181/6 (47.4 overs) (Breyton Plaatjies 68, Trent Huisamen 39*, Mihle Dingiswayo 25).
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