David Bedingham, Dean Elgar and Migael Pretorius were the star South African performers in England’s County Championship and T20 Blast this past week.
County Championship Division One
David Bedingham passed 50 for the fifth consecutive innings this season, with a knock of 65 off 72 deliveries (nine fours) for Durham against Essex.
The Proteas batsman remains the top run-scorer in the competition with 909 in 13 innings at an average of 75.75.
Bedders passes fifty for a fifth consecutive FC innings, some form! ? #ForTheNorth pic.twitter.com/qocxJGkIVF
— Durham Cricket (@DurhamCricket) June 23, 2024
Also in Durham’s first innings, Colin Ackermann struck 73 off 104 balls (11 fours and one six).
Batted, Ackers!
He passes 50 for the second time this season. ?#ForTheNorth pic.twitter.com/19rhoqyAFu
— Durham Cricket (@DurhamCricket) June 23, 2024
Former Proteas spinner Simon Harmer dominated with the ball in both innings for Essex, taking 4-188 and 4-75.
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— Essex Cricket (@EssexCricket) June 24, 2024
Ex-Proteas Test captain Dean Elgar scored 40 runs off 65 balls (seven fours) in Essex’s first innings of the match and followed it up with 120 off 232 deliveries (13 fours) to help his side hang on for a draw.
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? The best moments from Dean Elgar’s innings. ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/Q8mlG1PM07
— Essex Cricket (@EssexCricket) June 27, 2024
Meanwhile, Migael Pretorius struck with both bat and ball in Nottinghamshire’s draw with Somerset, following up a first-innings spell of 4-96 with 95* off just 71 deliveries (eight fours, six sixes).
4️⃣ Wickets on a flat deck
9️⃣5️⃣* Rapid runsYour #NOTvSOM @SomCountySports Player of the Match is Migael Pretorius! ?#WeAreSomerset pic.twitter.com/eR59olQdmK
— Somerset Cricket ? (@SomersetCCC) June 27, 2024
Gareth Roderick, who was born in Durban and played first-class cricket for KwaZulu-Natal, scored 63 runs off 140 balls (eight fours) in Surrey’s crushing innings-and-five-run victory over Worcestershire.
?️ Gareth Roderick sums up the situation after scoring a fifty on day three. pic.twitter.com/0iKFGauwJK
— Worcestershire CCC (@WorcsCCC) June 25, 2024
County Championship Division Two
Joburg-born Ricardo Vasconcelos fell one run short of what would have been a well-deserved century in a tightly-contested draw between Northamptonshire and Glamorgan. He faced 173 deliveries and struck 12 fours.
Ricardo Vasconcelos and Luke Procter put on a 116 run partnership but Glamorgan fought back with two late wickets from Mason Crane to set up an intriguing final day at Sophia Gardens.
Day 3 report ? https://t.co/gHrh573sfx pic.twitter.com/3jFe3GB5i2
— Northamptonshire CCC (@NorthantsCCC) June 25, 2024
T20 Blast
Dean Elgar scored his third fifty for Essex in this season’s Blast – 60 off 44 balls (seven fours and one six) – in an eight-wicket victory over Hampshire.
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— Essex Cricket (@EssexCricket) June 20, 2024
Northamptonshire’s Matthew Breetzke hit a quick-fire 47 off 26 balls (six fours and one six) in a nail-biting tied match against Leicestershire.
10.1 | Breetzke is bowled after a quickfire 47 off 26. ?
Steelbacks 99/2.
Watch live ? https://t.co/CU8uwtfknL pic.twitter.com/XncWih3pHe
— Northamptonshire CCC (@NorthantsCCC) June 21, 2024
Wayne Madsen struck 40 off 35 deliveries (three fours and one six) in Derbyshire’s eight-run loss to Nottinghamshire, and also took a superb catch to dismiss Tom Moores.
The best catch till last!
That is superb from Wayne Madsen! ?#WeAreDerbyshire https://t.co/MpobkiBCsS pic.twitter.com/tNgtSkKgj3
— Derbyshire CCC (@DerbyshireCCC) June 21, 2024
– Compiled by Dylan Johnson
Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images
