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Currie Cup, 1976/77
Rhodesia v Natal
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
12,13,14 March 1977 (3-day match)

Result: Natal won by an innings and 18 runs

Toss: Natal
Umpires: PR Latham and AJ Warner (SA)

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: Natal 352/6d; Rhodesia 23/1 (Mitchell 17*, Dudleston 4*; 10.3 overs).
  • Day 2: Rhodesia 177 and 99/5 (Tattersall 10*, Fletcher 5*; 58 overs).
    Natal 1st innings
    +AJS Smith            run out (Horton/du Preez)                49
    A Barrow                                 b Clift               48
    BS Groves             c Streak           b Mitchell            65
    HR Fotheringham       c Clift            b du Preez            90
    D Bestall             c Fletcher         b Mitchell             0
    MJ Procter            not out                                  55
    MB Madsen             c Dudleston        b Clift                0
    S Turner              not out                                  31
    Extras                (b 1, lb 3, nb 10)                       14
    Total                 (6 wickets declared, 100 overs)         352
    
    DNB: AR Lilley, *VAP van der Bijl, PP Henwood.
    
    FoW: 1-94 (Smith), 2-108 (Barrow), 3-254 (Groves),
         4-260 (Bestall), 5-262 (Fotheringham), 6-270 (Madsen).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Horton                      16      2     70      0
    Clift                       27      6     82      2
    Fletcher                     8      0     24      0
    Mitchell                    23      5     61      2
    Streak                       8      0     41      0
    du Preez                    18      2     60      1
    
    Rhodesia 1st innings
    JC Mitchell           c Barrow           b van der Bijl        17
    CB Thorn              c sub              b van der Bijl         1
    B Dudleston                              b Procter             33
    BF Davison            c Barrow           b Lilley              25
    *+SD Robertson        c Smith            b Lilley               2
    K Tattersall                             b Lilley               0
    PB Clift              c Fotheringham     b Procter             13
    DAG Fletcher                             b Procter             37
    JH du Preez           c Procter          b Henwood              8
    DH Streak             not out                                  22
    B Horton                             c & b Lilley               6
    Extras                (b 6, lb 6, nb 1)                        13
    Total                 (all out, 78.4 overs)                   177
    
    FoW: 1-18 (Thorn), 2-27 (Mitchell), 3-66 (Davison),
         4-80 (Robertson), 5-80 (Dudleston), 6-84 (Tattersall),
         7-108 (Clift), 8-129 (du Preez), 9-141 (Fletcher),
         10-177 (Horton).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Procter                     31     12     70      3
    van der Bijl                16      4     27      2
    Lilley                      13.4    1     32      4
    Henwood                     18      8     35      1
    
    Rhodesia 2nd innings (following on)
    JC Mitchell           c Fotheringham     b Procter             19
    CB Thorn              run out                                   2
    B Dudleston           c Bestall          b Henwood             41
    BF Davison            c Bestall          b Procter              9
    *+SD Robertson                           b Procter             10
    K Tattersall                         c & b Procter             12
    PB Clift                             c & b Procter              9
    DAG Fletcher                             b Henwood             11
    JH du Preez                              b van der Bijl        26
    DH Streak             c Turner           b van der Bijl        14
    B Horton              not out                                   0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 2)                               4
    Total                 (all out, 78.5 overs)                   157
    
    FoW: 1-4 (Thorn), 2-50 (Mitchell), 3-72 (Davison),
         4-77 (Dudleston), 5-88 (Robertson), 6-106,
         7-117 (Clift), 8-117 (Tattersall), 9-144 (Streak),
         10-157 (du Preez).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Procter                     32     14     61      5
    van der Bijl                15.5    9     27      2
    Lilley                       6      2     25      0
    Henwood                     21      9     34      2
    Turner                       4      1      6      0
    

    • Natal needed to win this match outright to overtake Transvaal and retain the Currie Cup.
    • Rhodesia were 120-8 on the final morning when rain stopped play for 5 hours. Play resumed with 90 minutes remaining, and the last wicket fell after about 30 minutes; more heavy rain arrived three minutes later.
    • Chris Russell was the substitute fielder




  • Domestic Season Index

    Team Pages: Natal.

    Ground Page: Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

    Natal Player Pages: AJS Smith, A Barrow, BS Groves, HR Fotheringham, D Bestall, MJ Procter, MB Madsen, S Turner, AR Lilley, VAP van der Bijl, PP Henwood.

    Rhodesia Player Pages: JC Mitchell, CB Thorn, B Dudleston, BF Davison, SD Robertson, K Tattersall, PB Clift, DAG Fletcher, JH du Preez, DH Streak, B Horton.

    Match Officials' Pages: PR Latham, AJ Warner.

    Thanks:: John Ward
     Source: Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians
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