Eastern Province Under-13s v Griqualand West Under-13s - CSA Under-13s Cricket Week – Live Score and Update
Eastern Province Under-13s 164/9 (50 ov) v Griqualand West Under-13s 86 (34.0 ov) - Eastern Province Under-13s won by 78 runs
Eastern Province Under-13s secured a 78-run victory against Griqualand West Under-13s on Wednesday, in the match that was played at Paarl Boys High School Ground 2.
This was Eastern Province Under-13s’ day as they began by winning the toss and choosing to bat first.
However, they lost an early wicket when, with only ten runs on the board, they lost opener K Forbes, who perished after smacking only four runs.
S Tsotsa and D Rushmere shattered the confidence of the bowlers, as they led their side towards 48 runs before the former faltered after belting a 20-run knock off 37 deliveries.
D Rushmere was then joined by L Richards, but the latter could score only a run before finding hid way off the field. At the time of this wicket, the batting side had managed to reach 61 runs.
Griqualand West Under-13s’ hit jackpot when Klijnhans clean-bowled Rushmere after the batsman had amassed 44 runs. The skipper left his side lingering on 79 runs.
S Callaghan and D Bosch, while crafting a tentative partnership, took the score to 90 before the former lost his wicket to Klijnhans, after piling 11 runs.
The bowlers maintained a steady momentum in the innings, grabbing wickets at regular intervals.
With U Tait unbeaten on 35, Eastern Province Under-13s closed their innings with 164 runs on the board.
Requiring 165 runs to win in 50 overs, Griqualand West Under-13s had a respectable start with the openers hammering 24 runs before the departure of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clinton-Terrence-Perren-c51294 Klijnhans for 11.
Then with 27 on the board they lost two quick wickets, followed by their fourth wicket with only 28 on the board.
This early loss wreaked havoc in their ranks, and before they could regroup, they lost their fifth wicket with only 30 runs on the scoreboard.
The rapid demise of the batsmen was a major problem in their run chase, as by the time they reached 61, they had already lost nine wickets and were hanging by a thread.
C Tait (11) was the last wicket to fall as Griqualand West Under-13s crumbled with 86 runs on the board.
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