MONDAY, 3.30PM:
JACQUES KALLIS scored his 11th first-class century in a SuperSport Series match against Northerns at Centurion Park on Sunday, four days before the start of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Newlands in Cape Town on Thursday.
Kallis was dismissed by Nelson on 111, and HD Ackerman, unbeaten on 95, was looking to score his fifth first-class ton.
After being skittled for 153 on Saturday, and forced to follow on 330 runs behind, Province owe their position to Kallis, Herschelle Gibbs (63), Brian McMillan (51 not-out) and Ackerman (95 not-out).
GRIQUALAND West were all out for 128 runs in their second innings, still needing 96 runs to make hosts, Gauteng, bat again. Wayne Kidwell took 4/52 for Gauteng, and was the most successful of the Gauteng bowlers.
All the Griqualand West top-order batsmen were dismissed in the first 15 overs, with only a 43-run ninth-wicket partnership between Henderson Bryan (31 not-out) and Deon Kruis (17) being the best Griquas could muster.
SPORT BRIEFS
SA TRIATHLON TEAM
THE South African triathlon team for the All Africa Championships in Swakopmund, Namibia, on March 28 is:
Men
— Conrad Stoltz, Glen Gore, Raynard Tissink, Greg von Holdt
Ladies
— Liezel Moore, Trudi Saunders, Kim Carter.
Junior A Men
— Paul Siebert, Richard Woolricht, Wynaard Malan.
Junior A Ladies
— Christina Scannell, Rowena Curr, Tracy Weare.
Junior B Men
— Simon Williams, Andre Calitz, Grant Filmore, Brent White.
Junior B Ladies
— Anelle Rabie, Gillian Curr, Alex Norton, Louise Murphy.
Junior C Men
— Dan Hugo, Robert Bleker, Tryon White, Shaun Botha.
Junior C Ladies
— Mari Rabie, Laura Thompson, Jenna Kamps, Corinne Bergh.
BOBO TO CAPTAIN U19
FORMER SA Schools flanker Gcobani Bobo will captain the South African Under-19 rugby team at the FIRA World Youth Rugby Championships in Toulouse, France, from April 2-12.
The squad is:
Jeanne Bezuidenhout (BB), Gcobani Bobo (WP, capt), Emile Botha (WP), John Botha (G Falcons), Conrad Burke (WP), Deon Carstens (WP), Eduard Coetzee (BB), Adrian Jacobs (WP), Conrad Jantjes (G Lions), Fabian Juries (EP), Chris le Roux (BB), Friedrich Lombard (FS), David Manuel (BB), Barry MacDonald (KZN), Altus Meyer (Bld), Johan Oberholzer (G Falcons), Noel Oelschig (FS), Daniel Philander (WP), Tiaan Snyman (BB), Virgulle Steenkamp (WP), James van der Walt (Mpu), Wayne van Heerden (EP), Wikus van Heerden (KZN), Johan van Niekerk (G Lions), Philip van Schalkwyk (WP), Ashieq Wise (WP).
BRAVE WARRIORS COACH FIRED
NAMIBIAN soccer coach Rusten Mogale has been sacked by the Namibian Football Association and it is rumoured his replacement will be South African Mlungisi “Pro” Ngubane. Mogale was alledgedly sacked because players are unhappy with the way their side lost to South Africa in Burkina Faso during the African Cup of Nations. A dignified Mogale reacted philosophically to the news: “I do not have any ill feelings at all. I have learnt to expect the unexpected in football.”
HUGO TAKES MATCHPLAY TITLE
STRAND golfer Jean Hugo took to the matchplay title four and three at the Bell’s SA Amateur Men’s championshiop at Mount Edgecombe in Durban on Sunday.
HOLIDAY CAN’T FIGHT FAT MAN
PHILLIP HOLIDAY will find out on Monday who his opponent will be on Saturday at the Jumbo Cash and Carry boxing extravaganza at the Carousel. Holiday was originally intended to fight American Eric Jabukowski, but the yank was found to be heavily overweight hours before leaving the US, and was turned down to face Holiday.
MULDER, ERASMUS OUT OF CATS’ CAMPAIGN
THE Golden Cats will have to make do without the services of veteran centre Japie Mulder, and number eight Rassie Erasmus after both sustained serious injuries in their Super-12 rugby match against New South Wales on Friday. Mulder has an open head wound and concussion, and Erasmus is out of the game for three months with a broken jaw.
GORE TAKES TRIATHLON TITLE
GLEN GORE of Gauteng won his first Vodacom SA Triathlon championships in convincing style. Gore completed the 1500m swim, 40km cycle and 10km run in an excellent time of 1:47.05. National Half Standard Champion Conrad Stoltz was controversially disqualified for not competing in his Western Province colours, but instead ran in the colours of his sponsors, Mr Price.
EVANS BEATS THUGWANE
BRITON Paul Evans, the 1996 Chicago Marathon winner, outsprinted Olympic Marathon champion Josiah Thugwane to win the Spar half-marathon in Potchefstroom on Saturday. Evans finished the 21,1km course in 65.33; Thugwane finished in 65.47.