da brdice： Heavy rain and lightning forced the abandonment of all three SAA Provincial Cup matches
Keith Lane29-Jan-2006Heavy rain and lightning in the vicinity of Johannesburg saw all threeSAA Provincial Cup matches abandoned. At Benoni, the match between North West and Easterns was called off after 28.1 overs with North West struggling at 106 for 3. Mohammad Akoojee had scored a patient 43 with the Easterns maintaining disciplined lines. The players were forced off the field earlier in the inningsbut, when the heavens opened up for the final time, it became clear that no further play would be possible.The storm over Benoni eventually reached the Wanderers where thedownpour was just as heavy. Free State had managed to complete their 45overs, scoring a creditable 270 for 7. Riel de Kock (107), opening theinnings, scored his maiden one-day hundred striking 12 fours in his128-ball stay at the crease. A 186-run partnership in 32 overs withBenjamin Hector (78) allowed Free State to set the formidable target.Johnson Mafa (4 for 49) and Enoch Nkwe (3 for 57) were the only Gautengbowlers to take any wickets. Gauteng’s innings (32 for 1) was just sixovers old when the rain put an end to the match.At Durban, no play was possible after overnight rain made conditions unplayable between KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Province.