Datsun Shield, 1977-78, Final
Eastern Province v Rhodesia
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
11 March 1978 (60-over match)

Result: Rhodesia won on faster scoring rate

Toss: Rhodesia
Umpires: LN Hornby and OR Schoof

Eastern Province innings (60 overs maximum)
SJ Bezuidenhout       c Robertson        b Fletcher              0
CP Wilkins            c Barbour          b Clift                43
*+KS McEwan           c Davison          b Mitchell             25
RG Pollock                               b du Preez             36
AL Wilmot             c du Preez         b Fletcher             43
AL Biggs              c Mitchell         b du Preez             19
DJ Brickett           c Davison          b Fletcher              0
JM Winstanley         run out (Davison)                          9
GS Cowley             not out                                   27
WK Watson             not out                                   11
Extras                (b 7, lb 6, nb 1)                         14
Total                 (8 wickets, 60 overs)                    227

DNB: MJ Macaulay.

FoW: 1-2 (Bezuidenhout), 2-76, 3-77,
     4-122 (Pollock), 5-171 (Wilmot), 6-175 (Biggs),
     7-181 (Brickett), 8-208 (Winstanley).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Hogg                        12      1     49      0
Fletcher                    12      3     47      3
Mitchell                    12      2     39      1
Clift                       12      2     28      1
du Preez                    12      1     50      2

Rhodesia innings (target: 228 runs from 60 overs)
JG Heron                                 b Brickett             23
JC Mitchell           c McEwan           b Watson               13
+B Dudleston          run out (Brickett/McEwan)                  0
*SD Robertson                            b Biggs                 7
BF Davison            not out                                  102
PR Carlstein          c McEwan           b Wilkins               1
BD Barbour            not out                                   57
Extras                (b 1, lb 11, nb 1)                        13
Total                 (5 wickets, 56.2 overs)                  216

DNB: PB Clift, DAG Fletcher, JH du Preez, VR Hogg.

FoW: 1-15 (Mitchell), 2-17 (Dudleston), 3-27 (Robertson),
     4-74 (Heron), 5-81 (Carlstein).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Watson                      11      2     43      1
Macaulay                    12      2     31      0
Biggs                        8      0     49      1
Brickett                    10.2    0     32      1
Wilkins                     12      2     27      1
Cowley                       3      0     21      0

• The match was originally scheduled for 18 February, but had to be postponed as the ground was unplayable after prolonged rain.

• The umpires called off play due to bad light which Rhodesia still needing 12 runs to win with six wickets left and 20 balls due to be bowled.

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Ground Page: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Eastern Province Player Pages: SJ Bezuidenhout, CP Wilkins, KS McEwan, RG Pollock, AL Wilmot, AL Biggs, DJ Brickett, JM Winstanley, GS Cowley, WK Watson, MJ Macaulay.

Rhodesia Player Pages: JG Heron, JC Mitchell, B Dudleston, SD Robertson, BF Davison, PR Carlstein, BD Barbour, PB Clift, DAG Fletcher, JH du Preez, VR Hogg.

Match Officials' Pages: LN Hornby, OR Schoof.