First loss
The SWD cricket team suffered their first loss of the season when they lost by two wickets to Border in a Cricket SA Provincial ThreeDay match at Buffalo Park in East London last weekend.
The problems for the visitors started with a disappointing batting performance in their first innings, when they were dismissed for only 168.
Neil Hornbuckle (76) added some valuable runs after the visitors were in big trouble at 59/6.
Border responded with 252 for a valuable lead of 84 runs. In their second innings SWD posted 232, thanks to another half-century by Obus Pienaar (50).
With a modest target of 149 for victory, SWD had a sniff for an upset when they had Border in trouble at 64/5 but they again could not deliver the knockout punch.
Bradley de Villiers - 3/37 in the first innings and 3/61 in the second innings - was SWD’s most successful bowler in the match.
The summarised score cards are: SWD first innings 168: Neil Hornbuckle 76, Jean du Plessis 26, Tsepo Ndwandwa 20, Sipho Langa 4/59, Christopher Bosch 2/22, Phaphama Fojela 2/34, Basheer Walters 2/46.
Border first innings 252: Mncendisi Malika 61, Jason Niemand 37, Bradley de Villiers 3/37, Marcello Piedt 2/65.
SWD second innings 232: Obus Pienaar 50, Neil Hornbuckle 37, Brendon Louw 35, Basheer Walters 6/94, Christopher Bosch 3/27.
Border second innings 149/8: Mncendisi Malika 37, Bradley de Villiers 3/61, Hershell America 2/27.
Border won by two wickets.