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

Result: No Result

Toss: Transvaal
Umpires: IS Forrest and PR Latham

Rhodesia innings (60 overs maximum)
*SD Robertson         lbw                b Rice                 22
JG Heron              c Hanley           b Neilson               7
+B Dudleston          not out                                   37
BF Davison            not out                                    2
Extras                (b 4)                                      4
Total                 (2 wickets, 27.5 overs)                   72

DNB: PR Carlstein, BD Barbour, DAG Fletcher, JH du Preez,
     B Horton, RH Kaschula, VR Hogg.

FoW: 1-13 (Heron), 2-62 (Robertson).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Neilson                      9      0     21      1
Hanley                       6      1     16      0
Ontong                       7.5    1     18      0
Rice                         5      2     13      1

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

• There were two stoppages for rain before a third storm halted play at 1 p.m. and led to an official abandonment at 2.15.

• Mr Rashid Varachia, president of the SACU, attended the match as a guest of the RCU, and he drew Rhodesia's name out of the hat to go through to the final. After much controversy, this was finally accepted and Rhodesia went through to the one-day final for the first time.

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Ground Page: Police 'B' Ground, Salisbury

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

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.