f63062	South Africa A v New Zealand A
	New Zealand A in South Africa 2025/26
Venue	Willowmoore Park Main Oval, Benoni on 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th September 2025 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	New Zealand A won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Umpires	LB Gcuma, BP Jele
Referee	GH Pienaar
Reserve Umpire	SD Harris
Close of play day 1	New Zealand A (1) 282/6 (Heaphy 108*, Ashok 20*; 83 overs)
Close of play day 2	South Africa A (1) 159/2 (Senokwane 65*, Ackerman 36*; 38 overs)
Close of play day 3	New Zealand A (2) 23/0 (Mariu 0*, Carter 23*; 10 overs)

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New Zealand A first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
RA Mariu	c Qeshile b van Vuuren	30	42	59	6	-	33
CG Heaphy	c Qeshile b Cele	190	376	599	20	-	264
B Jacobs	b van Vuuren	0	1	1	-	-	1
Mohammad Abbas	c Qeshile b van Vuuren	40	51	88	8	-	37
+MJ Hay	c sub (T Luus) b Smith	56	84	132	8	1	60
JA Clarkson	run out (Senokwane->Qeshile)	16	23	37	3	-	16
ZG Foulkes	c Qeshile b Cele	3	12	11	-	-	10
A Ashok	c Senokwane b Cele	35	54	81	6	-	41
*JF Carter	c Qeshile b van Vuuren	1	3	3	-	-	2
JR Lennox	b Yusuf	88	148	183	16	1	117
BG Lister	not out	4	2	5	1	-	1
Extras	(1 b, 7 lb, 4 nb, 7 w)	19
Total	(all out, 132 overs)	482
Fall of wickets:
1-41 (Mariu, 13.2 ov), 2-41 (Jacobs, 13.3 ov), 3-102 (Mohammad Abbas, 31.5 ov), 4-206 (Hay, 60.5 ov), 5-240 (Clarkson, 68.6 ov), 6-247 (Foulkes, 71.5 ov), 7-311 (Ashok, 88.5 ov), 8-312 (Carter, 89.2 ov), 9-474 (Heaphy, 130.4 ov), 10-482 (Lennox, 131.6 ov)

South Africa A bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Yusuf	31	5	123	1	4	1	136	18	-
Cele	27	4	101	3	3	-	120	16	-
van Vuuren	26	7	107	4	-	1	115	18	1
Mpongwana	12	2	26	0	-	2	59	3	-
Ndwandwa	21	2	72	0	-	-	87	8	1
Smith	5	2	10	1	-	-	25	1	-
Hermann	10	0	35	0	-	-	38	4	-

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South Africa A first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
L Senokwane	lbw b Ashok	70	154	188	8	-	113
JG Hermann	c Hay b Foulkes	41	29	44	8	1	18
MZ Hamza	c Carter b Lennox	14	27	48	2	-	20
*MJ Ackerman	c sub (DN Phillips) b Lennox	83	93	153	10	-	49
JF Smith	c Clarkson b Ashok	7	12	18	1	-	8
+S Qeshile	b Ashok	186	206	263	25	4	124
MC Mpongwana	c sub (SB Keene) b Foulkes	9	43	58	-	-	35
TM van Vuuren	run out (sub->Hay)	120	115	183	10	7	64
CE Yusuf	not out	17	17	20	2	-	9
ST Ndwandwa	did not bat
OA Cele	did not bat
Extras	(8 b, 6 lb, 6 nb, 11 w)	31
Total	(8 wickets, declared, 115 overs)	578
Fall of wickets:
1-49 (Hermann, 8.5 ov), 2-88 (Hamza, 19.6 ov), 3-176 (Senokwane, 44.3 ov), 4-192 (Smith, 48.1 ov), 5-232 (Ackerman, 57.4 ov), 6-277 (Mpongwana, 73.1 ov), 7-527 (Qeshile, 109.4 ov), 8-578 (van Vuuren, 114.6 ov)

New Zealand A bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Foulkes	23	4	86	2	4	3	101	12	-
Lister	6	0	51	0	-	-	18	9	1
Clarkson	18	2	86	0	-	2	73	15	-
Lennox	31	2	144	2	-	-	113	12	5
Ashok	32	3	173	3	-	1	116	18	6
Mariu	5	0	24	0	3	-	15	-	-

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New Zealand A second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
RA Mariu	lbw b Ackerman	135	179	258	19	1	119
*JF Carter	c Hamza b Cele	43	64	88	8	-	49
B Jacobs	c Smith b Cele	51	58	106	10	1	43
Mohammad Abbas	c and b Ndwandwa	47	66	72	3	-	35
CG Heaphy	not out	13	17	20	1	-	8
+MJ Hay	not out	2	18	10	-	-	16
JA Clarkson	did not bat
ZG Foulkes	did not bat
A Ashok	did not bat
JR Lennox	did not bat
BG Lister	did not bat
Extras	(6 lb, 1 w)	7
Total	(4 wickets, 67 overs)	298
Fall of wickets:
1-56 (Carter, 19.5 ov), 2-169 (Jacobs, 41.4 ov), 3-276 (Mariu, 59.2 ov), 4-292 (Mohammad Abbas, 62.6 ov)

South Africa A bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Yusuf	10	4	34	0	1	-	48	7	-
van Vuuren	14	5	38	0	-	-	69	6	-
Cele	10	2	38	2	-	-	46	6	-
Mpongwana	6	0	22	0	-	-	27	3	-
Ndwandwa	12	1	84	1	-	-	38	11	2
Hermann	5	0	34	0	-	-	12	5	-
Ackerman	10	0	42	1	-	-	30	3	-

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Notes
--> Day 1 Lunch: New Zealand A (1) 76/2 (Heaphy 27*, Mohammad Abbas 18*; 25 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: New Zealand A (1) 176/3 (Heaphy 62*, Hay 41*; 51 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: New Zealand A (1) 373/8 (Heaphy 146*, Lennox 33*; 109 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: New Zealand A (1) 482 all out
--> Day 3 Lunch: South Africa A (1) 250/5 (Qeshile 23*, Mpongwana 5*; 66 overs)
--> Day 3 Tea: South Africa A (1) 388/6 (Qeshile 110*, van Vuuren 40*; 92 overs)
--> Day 4 Lunch: New Zealand A (2) 119/1 (Mariu 36*, Jacobs 38*; 34 overs)
--> New Zealand A first innings: 50 in 18.2 overs
--> New Zealand A first innings: 100 in 31.4 overs
--> New Zealand A first innings: 150 in 43.1 overs
--> New Zealand A first innings: 200 in 57.4 overs
--> New Zealand A first innings: 250 in 73.2 overs
--> New Zealand A first innings: 300 in 87.1 overs
--> New Zealand A first innings: 350 in 99.1 overs
--> New Zealand A first innings: 400 in 115.4 overs
--> New Zealand A first innings: 450 in 122.6 overs
--> South Africa A first innings: 50 in 9.4 overs
--> South Africa A first innings: 100 in 24.5 overs
--> South Africa A first innings: 150 in 35.5 overs
--> South Africa A first innings: 200 in 50.1 overs
--> South Africa A first innings: 250 in 65.2 overs
--> South Africa A first innings: 300 in 76.5 overs
--> South Africa A first innings: 350 in 88.4 overs
--> South Africa A first innings: 400 in 94.4 overs
--> South Africa A first innings: 450 in 103.4 overs
--> South Africa A first innings: 500 in 107.1 overs
--> South Africa A first innings: 550 in 112.3 overs
--> New Zealand A second innings: 50 in 18.4 overs
--> New Zealand A second innings: 100 in 31.1 overs
--> New Zealand A second innings: 150 in 39.1 overs
--> New Zealand A second innings: 200 in 45.3 overs
--> New Zealand A second innings: 250 in 53.6 overs
--> RA Mariu made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> CG Heaphy made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> B Jacobs made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> Mohammad Abbas made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> MJ Hay made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> JA Clarkson made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> ZG Foulkes made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> A Ashok made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> JF Carter made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> JR Lennox made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> BG Lister made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> MZ Hamza made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> CG Heaphy (1) 50 in 127 balls with 6 fours
--> CG Heaphy (1) 100 in 225 balls with 9 fours
--> CG Heaphy (1) passed his previous highest score of 131 in First-Class matches
--> CG Heaphy (1) 150 in 320 balls with 14 fours
--> MJ Hay (1) 50 in 64 balls with 7 fours and 1 six
--> JR Lennox (1) passed his previous highest score of 43 in First-Class matches
--> JR Lennox (1) 50 in 98 balls with 10 fours
--> L Senokwane (1) 50 in 106 balls with 6 fours
--> MJ Ackerman (1) 50 in 66 balls with 5 fours
--> MJ Ackerman (1) passed 5000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 32
--> S Qeshile (1) 50 in 88 balls with 8 fours
--> S Qeshile (1) 100 in 130 balls with 17 fours and 1 six
--> S Qeshile (1) passed his previous highest score of 124 in First-Class matches
--> S Qeshile (1) 150 in 181 balls with 21 fours and 3 sixes
--> TM van Vuuren (1) passed his previous highest score of 47 in First-Class matches
--> TM van Vuuren (1) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> TM van Vuuren (1) 50 in 80 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes
--> TM van Vuuren (1) 100 in 110 balls with 9 fours and 5 sixes
--> TM van Vuuren (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 50
--> RA Mariu (2) 50 in 114 balls with 7 fours
--> RA Mariu (2) 100 in 147 balls with 14 fours and 1 six
--> B Jacobs (2) 50 in 55 balls with 10 fours and 1 six
--> B Jacobs (2) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 24
--> BG Lister made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> B Jacobs made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> Mohammad Abbas made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> CG Heaphy (18) and Mohammad Abbas (32) added 50 in 88 balls for the New Zealand A 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> CG Heaphy (23) and MJ Hay (25) added 50 in 69 balls for the New Zealand A 4th wicket in the first innings
--> CG Heaphy (42) and MJ Hay (56) added 100 in 157 balls for the New Zealand A 4th wicket in the first innings
--> CG Heaphy (14) and A Ashok (32) added 50 in 86 balls for the New Zealand A 7th wicket in the first innings
--> CG Heaphy (22) and JR Lennox (27) added 50 in 84 balls for the New Zealand A 9th wicket in the first innings
--> CG Heaphy (40) and JR Lennox (59) added 100 in 169 balls for the New Zealand A 9th wicket in the first innings
--> CG Heaphy (71) and JR Lennox (77) added 150 in 233 balls for the New Zealand A 9th wicket in the first innings
--> L Senokwane (25) and MJ Ackerman (26) added 50 in 68 balls for the South Africa A 3rd wicket in the first innings
--> S Qeshile (30) and TM van Vuuren (15) added 50 in 69 balls for the South Africa A 7th wicket in the first innings
--> S Qeshile (62) and TM van Vuuren (36) added 100 in 107 balls for the South Africa A 7th wicket in the first innings
--> S Qeshile (91) and TM van Vuuren (54) added 150 in 161 balls for the South Africa A 7th wicket in the first innings
--> S Qeshile (121) and TM van Vuuren (67) added 200 in 200 balls for the South Africa A 7th wicket in the first innings
--> S Qeshile (140) and TM van Vuuren (92) added 250 in 219 balls for the South Africa A 7th wicket in the first innings
--> TM van Vuuren (29) and CE Yusuf (16) added 50 in 31 balls for the South Africa A 8th wicket in the first innings
--> RA Mariu (13) and JF Carter (39) added 50 in 112 balls for the New Zealand A 1st wicket in the second innings
--> RA Mariu (16) and B Jacobs (37) added 50 in 72 balls for the New Zealand A 2nd wicket in the second innings
--> RA Mariu (50) and B Jacobs (51) added 100 in 125 balls for the New Zealand A 2nd wicket in the second innings
--> RA Mariu (32) and Mohammad Abbas (14) added 50 in 51 balls for the New Zealand A 3rd wicket in the second innings
--> RA Mariu (60) and Mohammad Abbas (38) added 100 in 100 balls for the New Zealand A 3rd wicket in the second innings

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