da brdice： Rain in East London put paid to the Border – KwaZulu-Natal match whileNortherns made short work of a troubled Eastern Province team in theStandard Bank Cup
Wisden Cricinfo staff27-Nov-2003 Northerns 132 for 1 (Petersen 51*) beat Eastern Province 131 (Peterson 34, Mbhalati 3-26) by nine wicketsScorecardRain in East London put paid to the Border – KwaZulu-Natal match whileNortherns made short work of a troubled Eastern Province team in theStandard Bank Cup.The match in East London was abandoned without a ball being bowled when both captains decided to call the game off due to the rain, a wet pitch and a near unplayable outfield.At Centurion, Northerns never looked back after they won the toss and sentEastern Province in to bat. Traveling without their coach, Kepler Wessels,Eastern Province was bowled out for 131, in 38.4 overs. Robin Peterson with34 and Dumisa Makalima (25) were the only batsmen to offer any realresistance. Once again the young opening bowler, Ethy Mbhalati, showed somepromise, taking 3 for 26.Northerns left nothing to chance and raced away to the win by nine wicketsin 19.2 overs with only Abraham de Villiers losing his wicket, run out for28. Alviro Petersen ended on 51 and Jacques Rudolph on 28.