| f43020 | |
| Venue | Kingsmead, Durban on 25th, 26th, 27th March 1997 (3-day match) |
| Balls per over | 6 |
| Toss | Leicestershire won the toss and decided to bat |
| Result | Natal won by an innings and 1 run |
| Umpires | RB Shah, BA Williams |
| Close of play day 1 | Natal (1) 40/1 (Watson 21*, Stewart 4*; 17 overs) |
| Close of play day 2 | Natal (1) 430/4 (Watson 161*, Johnson 9*; 121 overs) |
| Leicestershire first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| DL Maddy | c Forde b Botha | 50 | 120 | 156 | 7 | - | |
| IJ Sutcliffe | c Stewart b Johnson | 1 | 13 | 21 | - | - | |
| BF Smith | c Forde b Benkenstein | 27 | 40 | 60 | 6 | - | |
| *JJ Whitaker | c Forde b Botha | 10 | 26 | 42 | 1 | - | |
| VJ Wells | c Johnson b Storey | 61 | 64 | 71 | 5 | 2 | |
| +PA Nixon | c Forde b Storey | 15 | 38 | 61 | 2 | - | |
| JM Dakin | c Sugden b Johnson | 12 | 24 | 41 | 2 | - | |
| DJ Millns | c Bruyns b Johnson | 1 | 23 | 24 | - | - | |
| GJ Parsons | b Benkenstein | 16 | 57 | 72 | 2 | - | |
| ARK Pierson | c Sugden b Storey | 27 | 92 | 107 | 2 | - | |
| MT Brimson | not out | 12 | 26 | 38 | 2 | - | |
| Extras | (6 b, 2 lb, 12 nb) | 20 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 85 overs) | 252 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-2 (Sutcliffe), 2-62 (Smith), 3-97 (Whitaker), 4-119 (Maddy), 5-166 (Wells), 6-185 (Nixon), 7-195 (Dakin), 8-196 (Millns), 9-231 (Parsons), 10-252 (Pierson) | |||||||
| Natal bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Gilder | 12 | 1 | 33 | 0 | - | - | |
| Johnson | 17 | 6 | 52 | 3 | - | - | |
| Benkenstein | 13 | 2 | 33 | 2 | - | - | |
| Storey | 15 | 1 | 49 | 3 | - | - | |
| Botha | 14 | 4 | 35 | 2 | - | - | |
| Crookes | 14 | 5 | 42 | 0 | - | - | |
| Natal first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| DJ Watson | not out | 200 | 375 | 501 | 16 | 1 | |
| ML Bruyns | lbw b Wells | 14 | 26 | 39 | 3 | - | |
| ELR Stewart | c Nixon b Dakin | 36 | 68 | 77 | 4 | - | |
| *DM Benkenstein | c Dakin b Brimson | 89 | 142 | 180 | 11 | 1 | |
| DN Crookes | c Whitaker b Brimson | 110 | 137 | 141 | 10 | 3 | |
| NC Johnson | c Parsons b Pierson | 18 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 1 | |
| CB Sugden | not out | 23 | 22 | 32 | 2 | - | |
| +KA Forde | did not bat | ||||||
| AG Botha | did not bat | ||||||
| GM Gilder | did not bat | ||||||
| KG Storey | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (7 lb, 6 nb) | 13 | |||||
| Total | (5 wickets, declared, 132 overs) | 503 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-30 (Bruyns), 2-90 (Stewart), 3-260 (Benkenstein), 4-419 (Crookes), 5-448 (Johnson) | |||||||
| Leicestershire bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Millns | 18 | 3 | 90 | 0 | - | - | |
| Parsons | 22 | 5 | 57 | 0 | - | - | |
| Wells | 15 | 2 | 54 | 1 | - | - | |
| Pierson | 26 | 2 | 121 | 1 | - | - | |
| Brimson | 34 | 5 | 104 | 2 | - | - | |
| Dakin | 10 | 0 | 39 | 1 | - | - | |
| Maddy | 7 | 2 | 31 | 0 | - | - | |
| Leicestershire second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| DL Maddy | c Watson b Gilder | 2 | 7 | 8 | - | - | |
| IJ Sutcliffe | c Sugden b Gilder | 0 | 9 | 13 | - | - | |
| BF Smith | c Forde b Gilder | 5 | 8 | 14 | 1 | - | |
| *JJ Whitaker | lbw b Storey | 105 | 162 | 227 | 16 | - | |
| VJ Wells | c Watson b Botha | 8 | 27 | 40 | 1 | - | |
| +PA Nixon | c Forde b Crookes | 51 | 82 | 117 | 6 | 1 | |
| JM Dakin | c Bruyns b Storey | 23 | 81 | 87 | 3 | - | |
| DJ Millns | c Bruyns b Crookes | 17 | 52 | 70 | - | - | |
| GJ Parsons | not out | 14 | 54 | 59 | 2 | - | |
| ARK Pierson | c and b Botha | 1 | 4 | 7 | - | - | |
| MT Brimson | c Forde b Botha | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | - | |
| Extras | (5 b, 2 lb, 3 nb, 4 w) | 14 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 82 overs) | 250 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-2 (Maddy), 2-3 (Sutcliffe), 3-7 (Smith), 4-45 (Wells), 5-160 (Nixon), 6-199 (Whitaker), 7-210 (Dakin), 8-229 (Millns), 9-234 (Pierson), 10-250 (Brimson) | |||||||
| Natal bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Gilder | 12 | 1 | 30 | 3 | - | - | |
| Johnson | 10 | 3 | 41 | 0 | - | - | |
| Botha | 16 | 2 | 61 | 3 | - | - | |
| Storey | 16 | 2 | 43 | 2 | - | - | |
| Crookes | 25 | 6 | 51 | 2 | - | - | |
| Benkenstein | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | - | - | |
Notes
--> VJ Wells (1) passed 4500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 34
--> DJ Watson (1) passed his previous highest score of 103 in First-Class matches
--> DJ Watson (1) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 145
--> DJ Millns (2) passed 2000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 11
--> JJ Whitaker made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> MT Brimson made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> JM Dakin made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> DL Maddy made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> PA Nixon made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> ARK Pierson made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> BF Smith made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> IJ Sutcliffe made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> VJ Wells made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> NC Johnson reached 100 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed IJ Sutcliffe, his 1st wicket in the Leicestershire first innings
This page was created by the CricketArchive Oracles
LATEST SCORES
CURRENT EVENTS
- Bahrain in Qatar 2025/26
- ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2025/26
- India Women in Australia 2025/26
- Kuwait in Hong Kong 2025/26
- Oman Women in Qatar 2025/26
- Pakistan Women in South Africa 2025/26
- Sri Lanka Women in West Indies 2025/26
- Thailand Quadrangular International T20 Series 2025/26
- Women's Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025/26
- Zimbabwe Women in New Zealand 2025/26
View all Current Events CLICK HERE


