f63084	Eastern Province v Western Province
	CSA 4-Day Series 2025/26 (Division 1)
Venue	St George's Park, Gqeberha on 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th September 2025 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Eastern Province won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Eastern Province won by 48 runs
Points	Eastern Province 23.62 (Batting 3.62, Bowling 4); Western Province 5.64 (Batting 1.64, Bowling 4)
Umpires	AM Sodumo, A Steenkamp
Referee	S Wadvalla
Reserve Umpire	EP van der Merwe
Close of play day 1	Eastern Province (1) 281 all out
Close of play day 2	Eastern Province (2) 114/2 (Manack 37*, Breetzke 36*; 27 overs)
Close of play day 3	Western Province (2) 133/4 (Smith 5*, Mpongwana 5*; 40 overs)
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2, Innings 3, Innings 4

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Eastern Province first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
MM Litheko	c Whitehead b Paterson	41	93	154	5	-	74
JG Hermann	b Paterson	0	6	11	-	-	6
M Manack	c Smith b Hendricks	2	16	21	-	-	14
*MP Breetzke	b Hendricks	2	2	2	-	-	1
+S Qeshile	c Whitehead b Moreki	129	211	307	16	-	148
PE Kruger	c Moreki b Simmonds	4	25	38	-	-	22
TP Kaber	lbw b Moreki	5	18	34	1	-	16
MR Boast	lbw b Paterson	9	22	17	1	-	17
D Olivier	c Simmonds b Whitehead	9	61	70	1	-	56
N Soni	not out	18	36	68	2	-	26
W Bedja	c Paterson b Hendricks	50	33	41	4	3	16
Extras	(4 b, 6 lb, 2 nb)	12
Total	(all out, 87 overs)	281
Fall of wickets:
1-1 (Hermann, 2.3 ov), 2-6 (Manack, 7.1 ov), 3-8 (Breetzke, 7.3 ov), 4-99 (Litheko, 32.6 ov), 5-123 (Kruger, 42.4 ov), 6-146 (Kaber, 51.1 ov), 7-156 (Boast, 55.2 ov), 8-201 (Olivier, 72.2 ov), 9-214 (Qeshile, 78.3 ov), 10-281 (Bedja, 86.6 ov)

Western Province bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Paterson	16	3	42	3	-	-	74	4	-
Hendricks	16	6	42	3	-	1	79	6	-
Moreki	14	3	67	2	-	1	59	6	3
Mpongwana	10	1	27	0	-	-	45	2	-
Whitehead	12	1	50	1	-	-	49	7	-
Simmonds	19	2	43	1	-	-	88	5	-

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Western Province first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
EM Moore	lbw b Olivier	13	36	59	1	-	29
J Pillay	lbw b Boast	1	2	5	-	-	1
J van Heerden	lbw b Boast	4	7	9	1	-	6
SV Kitime	c Kaber b Soni	54	117	182	9	-	95
+D Smith	c Manack b Bedja	4	12	16	1	-	11
MC Mpongwana	c and b Kruger	16	23	34	2	-	18
OJT Whitehead	b Soni	21	46	75	3	-	34
KI Simmonds	c Kruger b Soni	40	49	69	4	-	27
*BE Hendricks	c Hermann b Kaber	19	40	53	2	-	29
D Paterson	b Kaber	0	4	9	-	-	4
TL Moreki	not out	0	3	4	-	-	3
Extras	(6 b, 1 lb, 1 nb, 2 w)	10
Total	(all out, 56.2 overs)	182
Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Pillay, 1.1 ov), 2-12 (van Heerden, 3.2 ov), 3-35 (Moore, 12.2 ov), 4-40 (Smith, 15.5 ov), 5-69 (Mpongwana, 22.6 ov), 6-117 (Whitehead, 39.3 ov), 7-122 (Kitime, 41.3 ov), 8-182 (Hendricks, 54.4 ov), 9-182 (Simmonds, 55.3 ov), 10-182 (Paterson, 56.2 ov)

Eastern Province bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Olivier	14	3	32	1	-	1	71	5	-
Boast	14	3	45	2	1	-	64	6	-
Bedja	8	1	39	1	1	-	34	6	-
Kruger	6	1	18	1	-	-	30	3	-
Soni	8	1	18	3	-	-	35	1	-
Kaber	6.2	0	23	2	-	-	23	2	-

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Eastern Province second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
MM Litheko	c Paterson b Moreki	12	41	57	2	-	35
JG Hermann	c Pillay b Moreki	16	9	27	2	1	5
M Manack	c Pillay b Paterson	53	87	155	8	-	64
*MP Breetzke	c Hendricks b Paterson	66	79	113	8	2	51
+S Qeshile	c Smith b Moreki	0	16	24	-	-	16
PE Kruger	lbw b Paterson	2	9	11	-	-	8
TP Kaber	not out	34	70	108	4	-	51
MR Boast	b Moreki	13	15	20	3	-	11
D Olivier	b Moreki	38	59	84	5	1	45
W Bedja	did not bat
N Soni	did not bat
Extras	(5 b, 9 lb, 5 w)	19
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 64.1 overs)	253
Fall of wickets:
1-32 (Hermann, 5.2 ov), 2-49 (Litheko, 11.2 ov), 3-153 (Breetzke, 35.2 ov), 4-160 (Manack, 37.3 ov), 5-162 (Kruger, 39.6 ov), 6-162 (Qeshile, 40.1 ov), 7-176 (Boast, 44.1 ov), 8-253 (Olivier, 64.1 ov)

Western Province bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Paterson	12	3	49	3	-	-	55	8	1
Hendricks	10	1	40	0	1	-	45	5	1
Moreki	17.1	5	62	5	-	-	81	11	1
Whitehead	4	1	29	0	-	-	15	4	1
Simmonds	12	0	35	0	-	-	49	2	-
Mpongwana	9	0	24	0	-	-	41	2	-

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Western Province second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
EM Moore	c and b Kaber	49	79	117	7	-	58
J Pillay	c Kruger b Hermann	53	105	164	7	-	82
J van Heerden	c Boast b Kaber	6	26	26	-	-	21
SV Kitime	b Kaber	13	14	20	1	-	7
+D Smith	b Boast	63	101	202	5	1	60
MC Mpongwana	c Kruger b Olivier	26	47	64	3	-	35
OJT Whitehead	c Qeshile b Olivier	17	26	34	3	-	19
KI Simmonds	b Bedja	56	72	81	7	-	45
*BE Hendricks	c Qeshile b Olivier	9	23	23	1	-	18
TL Moreki	not out	2	5	10	-	-	4
D Paterson	c Manack b Boast	3	5	5	-	-	3
Extras	(4 lb, 1 nb, 2 w)	7
Total	(all out, 83.4 overs)	304
Fall of wickets:
1-81 (Moore, 25.2 ov), 2-101 (van Heerden, 31.6 ov), 3-123 (Pillay, 36.6 ov), 4-123 (Kitime, 37.1 ov), 5-172 (Mpongwana, 50.4 ov), 6-202 (Whitehead, 58.4 ov), 7-290 (Simmonds, 77.2 ov), 8-299 (Smith, 81.3 ov), 9-301 (Hendricks, 82.3 ov), 10-304 (Paterson, 83.4 ov)

Eastern Province bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Olivier	16	1	64	3	-	-	71	10	-
Boast	18.4	4	62	2	1	1	89	8	-
Bedja	16	4	33	1	-	-	79	5	-
Kruger	3	1	5	0	-	-	15	-	-
Soni	5	0	36	0	-	-	12	5	-
Kaber	18	0	76	3	1	-	63	6	1
Hermann	7	0	24	1	-	-	22	-	-

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: Eastern Province (1) 82/3 (Litheko 31*, Qeshile 46*; 28 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: Eastern Province (1) 162/7 (Qeshile 92*, Olivier 0*; 58 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: Western Province (1) 83/5 (Kitime 31*, Whitehead 11*; 27 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: Western Province (1) 182 all out
--> Day 3 Lunch: Eastern Province (2) 208/7 (Kaber 19*, Olivier 13*; 56 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: Western Province (2) 43/0 (Moore 18*, Pillay 23*; 18 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: Western Province (2) 282/6 (Smith 61*, Simmonds 51*; 75 overs)
--> Eastern Province first innings: 50 in 21.1 overs
--> Eastern Province first innings: 100 in 33.1 overs
--> Eastern Province first innings: 150 in 53.1 overs
--> Eastern Province first innings: 200 in 71.5 overs
--> Eastern Province first innings: 250 in 82 overs
--> Western Province first innings: 50 in 18.2 overs
--> Western Province first innings: 100 in 33.2 overs
--> Western Province first innings: 150 in 46.1 overs
--> Eastern Province second innings: 50 in 11.5 overs
--> Eastern Province second innings: 100 in 21.2 overs
--> Eastern Province second innings: 150 in 35.1 overs
--> Eastern Province second innings: 200 in 53.1 overs
--> Eastern Province second innings: 250 in 63.6 overs
--> Western Province second innings: 50 in 20.2 overs
--> Western Province second innings: 100 in 29.6 overs
--> Western Province second innings: 150 in 45.4 overs
--> Western Province second innings: 200 in 57.5 overs
--> Western Province second innings: 250 in 65.6 overs
--> Western Province second innings: 300 in 81.4 overs
--> N Soni made his debut in First-Class matches
--> S Qeshile made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> PE Kruger made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> D Olivier made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> N Soni made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> OJT Whitehead made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> BE Hendricks made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> S Qeshile (1) 50 in 78 balls with 8 fours
--> S Qeshile (1) 100 in 161 balls with 15 fours
--> W Bedja (1) 50 in 32 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes
--> SV Kitime (1) passed his previous highest score of 42 in First-Class matches
--> SV Kitime (1) 50 in 104 balls with 8 fours
--> OJT Whitehead (1) passed his previous highest score of 12 in First-Class matches
--> M Manack (2) 50 in 86 balls with 8 fours
--> MP Breetzke (2) 50 in 69 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes
--> J Pillay (2) 50 in 101 balls with 7 fours
--> D Smith (2) 50 in 70 balls with 5 fours and 1 six
--> KI Simmonds (2) 50 in 56 balls with 7 fours
--> TL Moreki achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Eastern Province second innings (previous best was 5-65)
--> MM Litheko (19) and S Qeshile (30) added 50 in 94 balls for the Eastern Province 4th wicket in the first innings
--> N Soni (8) and W Bedja (41) added 50 in 30 balls for the Eastern Province 10th wicket in the first innings
--> KI Simmonds (33) and BE Hendricks (13) added 50 in 56 balls for the Western Province 8th wicket in the first innings
--> M Manack (14) and MP Breetzke (28) added 50 in 60 balls for the Eastern Province 3rd wicket in the second innings
--> M Manack (29) and MP Breetzke (62) added 100 in 140 balls for the Eastern Province 3rd wicket in the second innings
--> TP Kaber (27) and D Olivier (23) added 50 in 98 balls for the Eastern Province 8th wicket in the second innings
--> EM Moore (22) and J Pillay (26) added 50 in 123 balls for the Western Province 1st wicket in the second innings
--> D Smith (16) and KI Simmonds (33) added 50 in 44 balls for the Western Province 7th wicket in the second innings

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