Datsun Shield, 1977-78, Semi Final
Rhodesia v Transvaal
Police 'B' Ground, Salisbury
14 January 1978 (60-over match)

Result: No Result

Toss: Transvaal
Umpires: IS Forrest and PR Latham

Rhodesia innings (60 overs maximum)
*SD Robertson                            b Hanley                6
JC Mitchell           c Hanley           b Ontong               60
+B Dudleston          c Day              b Ontong               36
BF Davison                               b Ontong               15
PR Carlstein          c Day              b Hanley               29
BD Barbour            not out                                   20
JG Heron              not out                                    2
Extras                (lb 3)                                     3
Total                 (5 wickets declared, 51 overs)           171

DNB: DAG Fletcher, JH du Preez, B Horton, RH Kaschula.

FoW: 1-21 (Robertson), 2-100 (Mitchell), 3-109 (Dudleston),
     4-132 (Davison), 5-160 (Carlstein).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Neilson                      7      1     18      0
Hanley                      12      2     19      2
de Vaal                     10      0     42      0
Rice                         6      0     20      0
Ontong                      12      0     45      3
Featherstone                 4      0     24      0

Transvaal innings (target: 172 runs from 60 overs)
*DD Dyer              not out                                   18
SJ Cook               not out                                   18
Extras                (nb 1)                                     1
Total                 (0 wickets, 18 overs)                     37

DNB: CEB Rice, LJ Barnard, KA McKenzie, NG Featherstone,
     PD de Vaal, +NT Day, DR Neilson, RC Ontong, RW Hanley.

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Horton                       6      2     15      0
Fletcher                     7      0     12      0
Kaschula                     3      1      6      0
du Preez                     2      1      3      0

• Rhodesia declared their innings closed after 51 overs in an effort to force a possible victory after rain interruptions. Further rain made this impossible.

• Robertson successfully appealed against the light at 6.30 p.m., with Transvaal likely winners had their runs per wicket average after 20 overs been better than Rhodesia after 20 overs of their innings, when they were 44-1. The match was rescheduled for the following day.

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Ground Page: Police 'B' Ground, Salisbury

Rhodesia Player Pages: SD Robertson, JC Mitchell, B Dudleston, BF Davison, PR Carlstein, BD Barbour, JG Heron, DAG Fletcher, JH du Preez, B Horton, RH Kaschula.

Transvaal Player Pages: DD Dyer, SJ Cook, CEB Rice, LJ Barnard, KA McKenzie, NG Featherstone, PD de Vaal, NT Day, DR Neilson, RC Ontong, RW Hanley.

Match Officials' Pages: IS Forrest, PR Latham.