da blaze casino： Griqualand West won the first UCB Provincial Cup by beating Border byseven wickets and a day to spare in a fluctuating match at the De BeersDiamond Oval in Kimberley
Keith Lane20-Mar-2005Griqualand West 184 and 208 for 3 (McLaren 114*) beatBorder 240 and 151 (Botha 90*, Swanepoel 7-30) by 7 wickets
Scorecard and ball-by-ballGriqualand West won the first UCB Provincial Cup by beating Border byseven wickets and a day to spare in a fluctuating match at the De BeersDiamond Oval in Kimberley.Having fallen behind on the first innings two individual performancessaw Griquas run out easy winners as first Adriaan Swanepoel ripped theheart out of the Border batting by taking a career best 7 for 30 andthen Adrian McLaren struck 114 not out as they chased down the target of208.Johan Botha had shown stiff resistance in the Border second innings byscoring 90 out of a total of 151. His stay at the wicket included a54-run partnership with Murray Ranger who scored 20. For the rest therewas no answer to Swanepoel who took the last seven wickets to fall.This win will go a long way towards Griqualand West maybe acquiringfranchise status for the 2006/07 season.