Griquas crush Namibia

GRIQUALAND West completed a successful weekend by beating Namibia by 139 runs in their SAA Cup one-day, limited-overs match at the Wanderers on Sunday.

This followed their 149-run victory against Namibia in the three-day SAA Challenge match which ended at the Wanderers on Saturday. On Sunday, Griquas batted first on a flat and dry pitch and chased the runs from the start.They got off to a good start with openers Alan Kruger and Muhammad Akoojee putting on 156 runs off only 139 balls for the first wicket.Kruger was finally out caught behind off Deon Kotze’s bowling for 65, while Akoojee followed shortly afterwards, run out for 74, but Griquas’ run chase continued.Adrian Mclaren scored 51 off only 32 balls before being caught by Deon Kotze off Kola Burger, while Kola Burger caught and bowled Wendell Bossenger for 45.Burger got his third wicket when Gerrie Snyman caught Jandre Coetzee on the boundary for 15, while Frikkie Holtzhausen was caught by Deon Kotze off Louis Klazinga for 2 runs.The not out batsmen were Reeza Hendricks on 28 and Riel de Kock on 21 as Griquas reached a formidable total of 321 runs for 6 wickets off their 45 overs.Namibia’s wicket takers were Kola Burger (3/50 off 9 overs), Louis Klazinga (1/73 off 8 overs) and Deon Kotze (1/42 off 9 overs).Namibia’s innings got off to a flying start with JB Burger and Raymond van Schoor chasing the runs from the start.Burger hit two fours and two sixes, but was caught for 23 off only 14 balls.www.namibiasport.com.naOn Sunday, Griquas batted first on a flat and dry pitch and chased the runs from the start.They got off to a good start with openers Alan Kruger and Muhammad Akoojee putting on 156 runs off only 139 balls for the first wicket.Kruger was finally out caught behind off Deon Kotze’s bowling for 65, while Akoojee followed shortly afterwards, run out for 74, but Griquas’ run chase continued.Adrian Mclaren scored 51 off only 32 balls before being caught by Deon Kotze off Kola Burger, while Kola Burger caught and bowled Wendell Bossenger for 45.Burger got his third wicket when Gerrie Snyman caught Jandre Coetzee on the boundary for 15, while Frikkie Holtzhausen was caught by Deon Kotze off Louis Klazinga for 2 runs.The not out batsmen were Reeza Hendricks on 28 and Riel de Kock on 21 as Griquas reached a formidable total of 321 runs for 6 wickets off their 45 overs.Namibia’s wicket takers were Kola Burger (3/50 off 9 overs), Louis Klazinga (1/73 off 8 overs) and Deon Kotze (1/42 off 9 overs).Namibia’s innings got off to a flying start with JB Burger and Raymond van Schoor chasing the runs from the start.Burger hit two fours and two sixes, but was caught for 23 off only 14 balls.www.namibiasport.com.na