The Sunfoil 3-Day match between WP and Border in Cape Town ended in a draw after WP could not bowl out the visitors in the second innings at Western Province Cricket Club (WPCC).

WP scored 374 runs in the 101.4 overs in the first innings and secured a lead of 112 runs. Pieter Malan (91) and Matthew Kleinveldt (70) laid a solid 157 runs opening partnership which was followed by a 59-run second wicket between Kleinveldt and Lesiba Ngoepe (78).

Right-Arm fast medium, Ayabulela Gqamane picked up four wickets for 47 runs to prevent the home side from a significant lead in the first innings.

The visitors denied WP any chance to bat in the second innings when they batted the match to the last ball on the third and final day. Marco Marais finished unbeaten with 104 runs behind his name and was assisted by Martin Walters and Jerry Nqolo who scored 65 and 66 respectively to help their side finish the match with 312 runs for 7 in 87.1 overs.

This result has left WP in the third position in the log and are 33 points behind log leaders, North West.

CAPE TOWN, Somila Seyibokwe’s second first-class century stalled a Western Province (WP) charge on day one of their Sunfoil 3-Day fixture at Western Province Cricket Club, Cape Town.

WP won the toss and elected to field first.

Seyibokwe’s 101 came after Border had suffered a mini-collapse , and along with Darryl Brown’s 65 runs, helped them put up a decent first innings score of 262 all out in 70.1 overs.

Right Arm spinner, Dane Piedt who is playing his first game for WP this year picked up three crucial wickets which one of them was the one of Seyibokwe to reduce the visitors to 262 all out in 70.1 overs in the first innings. He was assisted by Travis Muller and Simphiwe Yiba who returned with 2/35 and 2/32 respectively.

Matthew Kleinveldt (24*) and captain Pieter Malan (40*) laid a solid foundation for WP and were undefeated at close of play with their score on 70 for 0 in 22 overs. They still trail by 192 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the first innings.

WP team
Matthew Kleinveldt, Pieter Malan (capt), Lesiba Ngoepe, Zubayr Hamza, Clyde Fortuin (w/k), Aviwe Mgijima, George Frederick Linde, Dane Piedt, Brandon Young, Travis Muller and Simphiwe Yiba.

Border team
Gionne Koopman, Martin Walters,Burton de Wett, Somila Seyibokwe, Jerry Nqolo, Marco Marais, Darryl Brown, Abongile Sodumo (capt; w/k), Ayabulela Gqamane, Phaphama Fojela and Lucky Pangabantu.

Umpires
Ian Howell
Laurence Willemse
Irvin van Kerwel (Reserve Umpire)

CAPE TOWN – Matthew Kleinvedlt and Pieter Malan added 105 more runs to their overnight 50-run opening partnership against Griqualand West in their Sunfoil 3-Day Cup fixture at Sahara Park Newlands.

Some milestones were reached by the two openers respectively. Matthew Kleinveldt has reached 3 000 First-Class runs at an average of 32.6 since making his debut in 2010. Pieter Malan on the other hand scored his 30th First-Class half century.

It was the bowling of right-arm offbreaker, Corby Dolley that ended the longstanding partnership when he caught and bowled Kleinveldt for 77 runs. Dolley received another wicket in next ball when left-hander Lesiba Ngoepe was trapped LBW in his first ball.

Following the Ngoepe’s dismissal, Malan and Zubayr Hamza stood firm in the crease to construct a 52-run fourth wicket partnership before Malan fell into the hands of medium pacer, Patrick Kruger for 86 runs.

Dolley further dismissed Hamza (79) and Brandon Young (5) to end the day’s play with four wickets for 44.

At close of play, WP are 340/7 in 110 overs. They lead by 82 runs in the first innings.

CAPE TOWN- Debutant Simphiwe Yiba missed out on his maiden five-wicket haul by one wicket for Western Province (WP) on day one of their Sunfoil 3-Day Cup fixture against Griqualand West at Sahara Park Newlands on Thursday, 22 January 2015.

The Griquas won the toss and elected to bat first.

Yiba took 4 wickets for 35 runs in 14.4 overs to restrict Griquas to 258 all out in 84.4 overs in the first innings.

Aubrey Swanepoel (52) and Warren Bell (63) did well with the bat to recover Griquas’ innings after the loss of their top three batters in the first 20 overs of the game.

Matthew Kleinveldt (30*) and Pieter Malan (18*) gave WP a solid start with their opening partnership of 50 runs in the remaining 17 overs for the day.

At close of play, WP are 50/0 in 17 overs. They trail by 208 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the first innings.

WP team
Matthew Kleinveldt, Pieter Malan (capt), Lesiba Ngoepe, Zubayr Hamza, Shaheen Khan, Kyle Verreyne (w/k), George Linde, Brandon Young, Travis Muller, Simphiwe Yiba and Emmanuel Sebareme.

Griquas team
Letlotlo Sesele, Tumelo Bodibe, Diego Rosier, Gihahn Cloete (w/k), Aubrey Swanepoel, Tebogo Mokwena, Warren Bell, Patrick Kruger, Desmond de Koker, Corbyn Dolley (capt) and Jan Frylinck.

Umpires
Irvin van Kerwel
Laurence Willemse
Jeff Wolhuter (Reserve Umpire)

 

CAPE TOWN. – The throw-downs with his team-mate SA Engelbrecht in the nets two day before the Sunfoil Series-match started against the Chevrolet Warriors, contributed to Dane Paterson’s belligerent cameo which put the Nashua Cape Cobras to within a proverbial inch of a win.

Paterson scored 42 off 36 balls, including six fours and two sixes.

He featured in a 68-run partnership with Justin Kemp for the final wicket against the Warriors in their Sunfoil Series-match in Port Elizabeth. Paterson was caught in the gully by Ryan Bailey off Jon-Jon Smuts as the Cobras finished 16 runs short of what would have been a sensational last-day chase.

“I spent a couple of balls with SA in the nets and he gave me some guidelines on my batting, including what to attack and what not. It was 18 to 30 balls, but it did help me,” said Paterson.

The fast bowler also enjoyed his performance with the new ball.

He took two for 32 in the first innings and swung the ball in conditions conducive to bowling. “The wind which assisted the bowlers, helped Lizaad (Williams) and I, but in the second innings on a flatter track it was hard work.

“I do enjoy the tough conditions, because it tests my skills.  I was forced to bowl wicket to wicket,” he said.

Paterson captured four for 79 in the second innings.

The hard-working fast bowler captured took five for 101 in 28 overs in his previous Sunfoil Series match in Port Elizabeth.

“During my innings, I hit the ball straight well, and also scored well in the extra cover area,” said Paterson.

He also posted his highest score yet for the Nashua Cape Cobras.

CAPE TOWN- Clyde Fortuin smashed 80 runs off 109 balls to give Western Province (WP) a six wicket win over North West (NW) in the Cricket South Africa (CSA) Provincial 50 Over Challenge competition on Sunday, 18 January 2015 at the Wally Wilson Oval.

NW won the toss and elected to bat first.

They scored 186 runs for nine wickets in their allotted overs.

Jason Smith picked three wickets for 27 for WP and he was assisted by Travis Muller and Brian Shushu who returned with 2/23 and 2/45 respectively.

In reply to NW’s score, WP scored 187 for six wickets in 42 overs. Shaheen Khan scored 51 runs off 44 balls. His 58 run fifth wicket partnership with Fortuin took the game away from opposition.

Armandt Erasmus and Bjorn Fortuin took two wickets apiece for NW while Brett Pelser and Julien Soutter returned with one wicket apiece.

WP team
Clyde Fortuin (w/k); Pieter Malan (capt), Matthew Kleinveldt, Lesiba Ngoepe, Zubayr Hamza, Shaheen Khan, Jason Smith, Brandon Young, Travis Muller, Emmanuelle Sebareme, Brian Shushu.

NW team
Grant Mokoena, Kagiso Rapulana, Richardt Frenz, Niel Bredenkamp, Brett Pelser, Nicky van den Berg, Bjorn Fortuin, Brady Barends, Armandt Erasmus, Julien Soutter, Otlotleng Ramaboea.

Umpires
Roderick Ellis
Jeff Wolhuter
Earl Hendrikse (Reserve Umpire)

CAPE TOWN – The last day of the Sunfoil 3-Day Cup fixture between visitors North West and Western Province (WP) was rather very brief as the game was wrapped up in the first eleven overs of the day by NW at Sahara Park Newlands on Saturday, 17 January 2015.

Kagiso Rapulana and Richardt Frenz socred 54 and 50 respectively to secure the 7-wicket victory for their side.

Travis Muller (2/52) and Shaheen Khan (1/36) were the only bowlers to pick up wickets for WP in the second innings.

The two sides will meet each other one last time in the Cricket South Africa (CSA) 50 Over Challenge at the Western Province Cricket Club (WPCC) on Sunday. 18 January 2015.

CAPE TOWN – Western Province (WP) suffered a major collapse on the second day of play in their Sunfoil 3-Day Cup fixture against North West (NW) at Sahara Park Newlands on Friday, 17  January 2015.

Following his 91-run batting innings, Shaheen Khan also starred with the ball when he picked up six wickets for 56 runs in 21.5 overs to reduce NW to 224 all out in the first innings. Travis Muller, Brandon Young, Thokozani Peter and Emmanuel Sebareme all chipped in with one wicket apiece.

Brett Pelser was the top run scorer for NW with 67 runs off 98 balls.

WP went on to their second innings with a 36-run lead and openners Matthew Kleinveldt (21) and Pieter Malan (31) set the foundation for their team with a 51-run opening partnership. Fast bowler Brett Pelser gave NW the breakthrough when he got Malan caught behind in the eighteenth over of the innings. It was at this point that things started going out of shape for the home side as they lost the remaining nine wickets every three overs on average and they managed to score a mere 108 runs in 45.5 overs in the second innings.

Pelser and medium bowler Brady Barends took three wickets for fourteen runs apiece and were assisted by Dieter Klein and Armandt Erasmus who returned with 2 for 37 and 2 for 41 respectively.

The target is 145 runs for NW and at close of play, they are 85 for 1 in 20 overs.  They require another 60 runs to win the match.

CAPE TOWN. –  A versatile team administrator who has become a vital and indispensible cog in the all-conquering machine of the Nashua Cape Cobras, Clifford Dodgen, has been appointed as Team and Operations Manager of the Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) and the Nashua Cape Cobras from 1st February 2015. He will also head up all events at Newlands Cricket Grounds.

The President, Mr Beresford Williams, and incoming Chief Executive, Nabeal Dien, expressed their full confidence not only in the ability and proficiency of Dodgen, but also highlighted his loyalty, work ethic and commitment to Western Province cricket as commendable features.

Dodgen successfully served as Tournament Director of the Festival of Cricket in January 2013 at the Newlands Cricket Ground.

He also had a stint as Events Co-ordinator for intervals during the past 24 months.

From 2004 to 2006, Dodgen operated  in the amateur department of the Western Province Cricket Association.

“I have always been passionate about the game. My late father impressed upon me the importance not to relinquish one’s dreams in turning a hobby into a fulltime-career,” added Dodgen, who also spent four years as an umpire for WPCUA.

He temporarily pursued other career interests from 2006 to 2010. His return to Newlands saw Dodgen operate as Media Centre Co-ordinator from November 2010 to April 2011.

In May 2011 he was contracted as Team and Operations Officer for the Nashua Cape Cobras and never relinquished the position.

Dodgen became an integral part of the logistical and team operations team under the Richard Pybus-regime as head coach of the Cobras. “I have benefited vastly from his methodical and structured approach to team operations management,” said Dodgen. “Subsequently, Paul Adams allowed me to grow in the team managerial role,” he added.

Highlights of his career – apart from the six trophies since 2011 – included the request to serve as Tournament Director of the Cricket Festival in January 2013 and to operate as Events Co-ordinator in November 2013 for the Pakistan tour and in February/March 2014 for the Australian tour.

Cricket South Africa also approached Dodgen in 2013 to enrol for the SuperSport new manager’s program in sport- and event management at the Wits Business School. He successfully completed the course in November 2013.

“An autographed shirt by the South Afrian test captain Hashim Amla and his personal gratitude for my successful involvement as team manager for the Cape Cobras at the Oppo Champions League Twenty20-event in September and October 2014 is a moment I will always treasure,” he added.

“Working in a professional environment where I have learned so much from a mentor in Nabeal, and been given opportunities to entrench myself in team operations by the interim Chief Executive Mohamed Ebrahim and subsequently by André Odendaal, the long-serving CEO of the Western Province Cricket Association and the Nashua Cape Cobras, have richly benefited my career,” said Dodgen.