RESULTS FROM DAY TWO OF THE COCA-COLA KHAYA MAJOLA CRICKET WEEK 2011

The return of summer weather to the Western Cape saw the batsmen take control of the second day of the Coca-Cola Khaya Majola week in Cape Town on Friday.

The total runs for all teams were far higher than on day one and the number of batsmen to make big scores increased dramatically, including the week’s first century, a superb 101 not out by Northerns’ Murray Coetzee against Free State.

Murray faced 189 balls and struck 10 fours and one six to steer his side to a comfortable win. His performance will have impressed the SA Schools selectors who will be announcing a National schools team at the end of the tournament, while his team will have staked an early claim for a place in the main game of the tournament next Wednesday (20 December).

There were a number of half centuries scored on day two, including 96 by Jurie Snyman of Easterns; 74 by Tiaan Koekemoer for Limpopo and 66 by Gideon Conradie for Boland. The others came from Heinrich Roberts (Free State); Gerhard Lotter (Namibia); Prenelan Subrayen (KwaZulu-Natal) and Jason Shield (KwaZulu-Natal Inland).

The bowlers were very much on the receiving end of the hitting onslaught, but there were some good figures. The best were from KwaZulu-Natal’s Kyle Simmonds who took 6 wickets for 27 runs against Gauteng. Diego Rosier of Griquas took 4 wickets for 13 runs against Northwest, and Marcello Piedt managed to take 4 wickets for 48 runs for SWD against Mpumalanga.

Summarised Scoreboards

Border 1^st innings 137 (Calana 43, Haynes 27, Christoffels 22; Davids 4/29, Du Pavillon 4/31). KwaZulu-Natal Inland 158/3 (Shield 62 not out, Mukausi 29, Harries 21; Sanson 2/27). KwaZulu-Natal won on 1^st innings.

Easterns 230 (Snyman 96, Muller 41, Ngoepe 26; Engelbrecht 2/30, Barends 2/33, Pekeur 2/51). Boland 139 (Conradie 66, Pietersen 22; Du Plooy 3/17, Moore 3/22). Easterns won on 1^st innings.

Eastern Province 177/8 (Lingani 45, Gailiey 36, Herold 27; Golding3/43, De Abreu 2/55). Western Province 115/9 (Norris 25, Zeeman 24, Chieckty 24; Budaza 4/22, Bukako 3/13). Match drawn.

Gauteng 150 (Sherratt 28, De Chaud 26, Pillay 27; Simmons 6/27, Reddy 2/22). KwaZulu-Natal 220/7 (Ramsaroop 40, Cele 55, Subrayen 58 not out; Rhoda 4/66, Faasen 4/84). KwaZulu-Natal won on 1^st innings.

Griquas 1^st innings 120 (Pitchers 45; Snyman 4/31, Fourie 3/25, Smith 3/36). Northwest 1^st innings 89 (Viljoen 27; Rosier 4/13, Brooker 2/9, Mohale 2/16). Griquas 2^nd innings 65/4 (Rosier 38 not out; Snyman 2/15, Smith 2/10). Northwest 2nd innings 20/1. Griquas won on 1^st innings.

Free State 128 (Roberts 53, Orros 24; Kok 4/31, Van Wyngaardt 3/32). Northerns 205/5 (Saunders 29, Coetzee 101 not out, Pike 37; Ntosha 2/27). Northerns won on 1^st innings

SWD 183 1^st innings (Gouws 37, Baartman 32, Du Plessis 24; De Jager 2/19, Zwane 2/26). Mpumalanga 170 (Liebenberg 23, De Jager 24, Arendse 66; Gouws 4/37, Piedt 4/48). SWD 2^nd innings 5/0. SWD won on 1^st innings.

Namibia 156 (Lotter 50, Erasmus 37, Vorster 22; Koekemoer 3/4, Moloto 3/18, Koen 3/29). Limpopo 178/8 (Viljoen 24, Modiba 22, Koekemoer 74, Viljoen 24, Modiba 22; Groenewald 3/25, Wessels 2/30, Van Vuuren 2/46). Limpopo won on 1^st innings.