Cricket | Mixed Success For Badgers Colts against Western Province
The Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers Colts team had mixed success the past weekend when they took on their Western Province counterparts in Cape Town.
In the three-day match the Badgers managed to finish with a credible draw but in the limited over match the Oudtshoorn based team suffered an 85 runs defeat.
In the three-day match the Badgers, who batted first, posted 313 in their first innings with Keenan Vieira (105) and Pheko Moletsane (119) who scored centuries. Western Province responded with 366/4 thanks to impressive batting performances by Christiaan Oberholzer (157), Josh Chippendale (85) and Josh Breed (65).
With a deficit of 53 runs on the first innings it was again Vieira with an innings of 83 who played a pivotal role with the bat to enable the Badgers to post 266 (all out). He received good support from Ruan Terblanche (49), Hayden Sweet (37) and Heath Richards (34).
Being set a target of 214 Western Province were with their backs against the wall at 96/7 at stumps on the third and final day as the match ended in a draw.
In the one-day match that was played at Newlands Western Province batted first and posted a competitive 302/8 in their 50 overs whereafter the Badgers in spite of solid start thanks to Mark Andrianatos (82) and Breyten Plaatjies (46) was dismissed for 217 for defeat of 85 runs. Spin bowler, Sinalo Gobeni – who was impressive with the ball in the three day match – bagged 6/41.
The summarized score cards are:
Three Day match
GARDEN ROUTE BADGERS 1st innings 313 all out (Keenan Vieira 105, Pheko Moletsane 119, Heath Richards 28, Maheer Eksteen 4/45, Sinalo Gobeni 4/30) and 2nd innings 266 all out (Ruan Terblanche 49, Hayden Sweet 37, Vieira 83, Richards 34) WESTERN PROVINCE 366/4 declared (Josh Chippendale 85, Christiaan Oberholzer 157, Josh Breed 65) and 2nd innings 96/7 (Chippendale 36, Breed 30, Hlompo Modimokoane 2/30, Enathi Kitshini 3/27) Match drawn
One-Day match
WESTERN PROVINCE 302/8 (Josh Chippendale 56, Ismaeel Prince 34, Kai Curren 43, Sinalo Gobeni 50, Jordan Wolf 49, Reagon Rhode 2/44) GARDEN ROUTE BADGERS 217 all out (Mark Andrianatos 82, Breyton Plaatjies 46, Heath Richards 31, Sinalo Gobeni 6/41) Western Province won by 85 runs
