f11866	Natal v Western Province
	Currie Cup 1926/27
Venue	Kingsmead, Durban on 5th, 7th March 1927 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Natal won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Natal won by an innings and 50 runs
Points	Natal 5; Western Province 0
Close of play day 1	Western Province (1) 51/4 (Morkel 4*, Gentry 3*)

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Natal first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
IJ Siedle	c van der Bijl b Morkel	85
JFW Nicolson	b Gardiner	32
*RH Catterall	b Bolton	15
LTH Trotter	c van der Bijl b Morkel	15
SH Martin	not out	64
WJ Lee	b Morkel	3
ME Pennington	b Lovegrove	0
AP Murray	b Morkel	0
+HA Mackrory	lbw b Morkel	2
AF Borland	c Stephen b Gardiner	11
FJ Smith	c van der Bijl b Veal	3
Extras	(13 b, 4 lb, 5 nb, 1 w)	23
Total	(all out, 94.2 overs)	253
Fall of wickets:
1-90, 2-121, 3-156, 4-161, 5-177, 6-178, 7-191, 8-193, 9-235, 10-253 (94.2 ov)

Western Province bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Veal	9.2	4	24	1	-	-
Morkel	26	6	52	5	-	-
Lovegrove	13	1	35	1	-	-
Stephen	11	0	30	0	-	-
Gardiner	16	2	43	2	-	-
Hands	3	0	13	0	-	-
Bolton	16	4	33	1	-	-

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Western Province first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
KCM Hands	c Mackrory b Catterall	18
*IB Gardiner	b Smith	0
AW Palm	c and b Borland	12
DPB Morkel	b Smith	5
+PGV van der Bijl	b Smith	6
JD Gentry	b Borland	8
N Blanckenberg	b Smith	0
AR Lovegrove	not out	1
VG Veal	c Siedle b Borland	1
JL Bolton	lbw b Smith	1
WM Stephen	b Smith	0
Extras	(2 b, 1 lb)	3
Total	(all out, 43.3 overs)	55
Fall of wickets:
1-3, 2-26, 3-36, 4-42, 5-52, 6-52, 7-53, 8-54, 9-55, 10-55 (43.3 ov)

Natal bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Smith	13.3	3	16	6	-	-
Borland	18	7	24	3	-	-
Catterall	8	4	5	1	-	-
Murray	4	2	7	0	-	-

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Western Province second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
KCM Hands	c Mackrory b Pennington	43
AW Palm	c Mackrory b Murray	23
DPB Morkel	lbw b Pennington	23
*IB Gardiner	c Mackrory b Pennington	21
+PGV van der Bijl	lbw b Smith	5
JD Gentry	b Pennington	1
N Blanckenberg	c Trotter b Pennington	1
WM Stephen	b Borland	8
AR Lovegrove	not out	3
JL Bolton	c Catterall b Pennington	3
VG Veal	c and b Borland	6
Extras	(4 b, 6 lb, 1 w)	11
Total	(all out, 128 overs)	148
Fall of wickets:
1-45, 2-90, 3-99, 4-110, 5-111, 6-119, 7-133, 8-137, 9-145, 10-148 (128 ov)

Natal bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Smith	20	6	23	1	1	-
Borland	28	11	31	2	-	-
Catterall	15	6	15	0	-	-
Murray	17	5	28	1	-	-
Martin	14	6	13	0	-	-
Pennington	34	16	27	6	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> WM Stephen made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> SH Martin (1) passed his previous highest score of 59 in First-Class matches
--> DPB Morkel achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Natal first innings (previous best was 4-40)
--> DPB Morkel achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Natal first innings
--> FJ Smith achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Western Province first innings (previous best was 2-20)
--> FJ Smith achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Western Province first innings
--> AF Borland reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Western Province first innings
--> ME Pennington achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Western Province second innings (previous best was 4-14)
--> ME Pennington achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Western Province second innings

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