da betcris： Smashes century in fifty five balls much to the fear of Easterns
Keith Lane12-Jul-2005Northerns started day three at SuperSport Park at 179 for 2. Ten overs later they had raced to 290 for 2. Justin Kemp pulverised Easterns with a century off 55 balls. Of those runs, 76 came in boundaries. The brutal knock allowed Northerns to declare, leaving Easterns an almost unreachable target of 461 in 94 overs. Wesley Barresi then scored 57 on debut, and Jacques du Toit (64) gave the innings the impetus it needed. A career-best 127 not out from Goolam Bodi gave Easterns slight hope but time was running out. At the close of play they were 131 runs short with three wickets to spare. It was a gallant but vain chase.The match in Bloemfontein between Free State and KwaZulu-Natal ended in a stale-mate after the Natal openers put on an undefeated 159, chasing 337. James Henderson (57) and Corne Linde, scoring 51 on debut, had made an attempt to get Free State into a position to set a target but the declaration came far too late. With Natal not taking the bait and Free State unable to take any wickets, the game petered out into a dull draw with both captains agreeing to an early finish.