The ball is rolling again after having returned from Potchefstroom having lost to North West in a nail biting day nighter.

The team picked them up flew into Kimberley and blew Griquas away. Even though the North West game was a disappointment we managed to secure a bonus point from the defeat, which eased the pain ever so slightly. Greame Smith one of our new recruits batted brilliantly for his maiden one day century and Allan Dawson was superb in his new leadership role after your captain failed to pass a fitness test and was left having to watch both the North West and the Griquas game from the stands. The bowlers feel that they should have defended the 258 that the team set North West and were disappointed when they did not. There work rate increased and came the Griquas game they were magic having got 230 with Scooter playing well for 70 and the rest chipping in. The bowlers set about destroying Griquas dismissing them for 83 with Skipper Dawsie getting 5 for 13.

Victory for MTN WP and the season was under way. We leave on Thursday and play the in form Eastern Province in our first 4-day game of the season. The men are hungry for success and eager to show our supporters how far we have come. See you soon and keep holding thumbs.

Your captain HD Ackerman [fit again]

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