Date-stamped : 11 Nov95 - 18:28
Pre-Season Friendly
Free State v Transvaal
Welkom (d/n 45 overs-a-side), 4 October 1995

MCKENZIE LEADS TRANSVAAL TO VICTORY

A brilliant 115 off just 85  balls   by   Neil   McKenzie  helped
Transvaal  beat  Free State by six wickets with almost four overs
to spare in the day-night friendly in Welkom on Wednesday.

The match, part of the Bradley  Player  benefit  year, produced a
feast of runs with Free State, after winning the toss, amassing a
total of 256-5 in their allotted 45 overs.  In  reply,  Transvaal
scored 260-4 in 42 overs.

Transvaal set about their task from the start and with the advent
of  McKenzie, with the total at 29-1, the game gradual- ly turned
in their favour.

McKenzie`s knock  included  20  fours   and   he   dominated  the
partnership  for  the second wicket with Brad White (54) and then
with Anthony Pollock (14). Geoffrey  Toyana  weighed  in  with  a
quick unbeaten 34 at the end.

For Free State, an opening partnership of 188  in  131 minutes by
Deon  Jordaan  (85  10x4,  1x6) and Gerhardus Liebenberg 93 (7x4,
2x6) set the home side on what  looked  like  a  victory path.

But then a sudden loss of wickets had them put up   the  shutters
up just when the big hits should have been in order.

<END> Contributed by Donald (eitan@rucus.ru.ac.za)