da bet7： Brilliant batting by Mike Rindel and Derek Crookes alliedto a shambolic performance in the field by Western Province almost carriedEasterns to an unlikely Standard Bank Cup victory at Newlands on Fridaynight
da marjack bet： MWP08-Dec-2000Brilliant batting by Mike Rindel and Derek Crookes alliedto a shambolic performance in the field by Western Province almost carriedEasterns to an unlikely Standard Bank Cup victory at Newlands on Fridaynight.The pair put on a provincial record 101 for the third wicket as theythreatened to sweep past Province’s 248 for four.Crookes was in particularly fine form racing to his 50 at a run-a-ball withfive fours and a six through the hands of midwicket off the bowling of NeilJohnson.The former Zimbabwean all-rounder continued his recent experiment withoff-spin and proved a nightmare for his captain. It was impossible to set afield as long hop followed full toss and Johnson’s nine overs went for 59runs.But Province’s decision to stack their side with batting left skipper HDAckerman with nowhere to turn and, ironically, it was Johnson who accountedfor both Rindel and Crookes.The former was caught behind by Thami Tsolekile at the second attempt from awhipped-in, shorter off-spinner that bounced more than he might haveexpected. Rindel’s 82 came from 100 balls and included seven fours and onesix.Crookes almost perished from gluttony against Johnson when he was offered alife shortly after Rindel’s dismissal. He gave the charge to a wide fulltoss but Tsolekile fluffed the stumping with Crookes hopelessly out of hisground.Johnson got his revenge when he trapped Crookes lbw sweeping for a sweetlymade 73 from 72 balls.The wicket tipped the balance back in Province’s favour but enterprising andhard hit innings from Anthony Pollock (34 not out from 27 balls) and AlbieMorkel (14 not out from 13) kept the momentum going.Fourteen from Roger Telemachus’s penultimate brought the requirement downfrom 35 off 18 to a more manageable 21 from 12 but Alan Dawson decided thematch.The seamer produced a miserly final over costing just five runs to finishwith the outstanding figures of the match (9-0-26-0) and leave 16 requiredfrom the final over. Easterns could manage only half of that.Johnson’s efforts with the bat were far more in keeping with the ability ofan international cricketer.His 111 came from 129 balls and included 16 fours and a six. He shared a 142run partnership with Graeme Smith (47) in 157 balls – the first 50 of whichall came in boundaries (11 fours and one six).He was finally stumped by Dylan Jennings of the bowling of Crookes but themomentum was maintained by HD Ackerman (41 not out) and Ashwell Prince (28)who both scored at better than a run-a-ball.The win keeps alive Province’s dwindling hopes of reaching the play-offsalthough they know they will have to win their four remaining matches to doit.
