David Bedingham, Dean Elgar and Migael Pretorius were the star South African performers in Englandโs 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! ๐ #ForTheNorth pic.twitter.com/qocxJGkIVF
โ Durham Cricket (@DurhamCricket) June 23, 2024
Also in Durhamโs 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. ๐#ForTheNorth pic.twitter.com/19rhoqyAFu
โ 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.
โ๏ธ ๐ง๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐! pic.twitter.com/OTJXVxrnFV
โ Essex Cricket (@EssexCricket) June 24, 2024
Ex-Proteas Test captain Dean Elgar scored 40 runs off 65 balls (seven fours) in Essexโs 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.
๐ณ At the crease for ๐ฑ ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐!
๐ฅ The best moments from Dean Elgarโs innings. โคต๏ธ pic.twitter.com/Q8mlG1PM07
โ Essex Cricket (@EssexCricket) June 27, 2024
Meanwhile,ย Migael Pretoriusย struck with both bat and ball in Nottinghamshireโs draw with Somerset, following up a first-innings spell of 4-96 with 95* off just 71 deliveries (eight fours, six sixes).
4๏ธโฃ Wickets on a flat deck
9๏ธโฃ5๏ธโฃ* Rapid runsYour #NOTvSOM @SomCountySports Player of the Match is Migael Pretorius! ๐#WeAreSomerset pic.twitter.com/eR59olQdmK
โ Somerset Cricket ๐ (@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 Surreyโs crushing innings-and-five-run victory over Worcestershire.
๐ฃ๏ธ Gareth Roderick sums up the situation after scoring a fifty on day three. pic.twitter.com/0iKFGauwJK
โ 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 ๐ https://t.co/gHrh573sfx pic.twitter.com/3jFe3GB5i2
โ Northamptonshire CCC (@NorthantsCCC) June 25, 2024
T20 Blast
Dean Elgar scored his third fifty for Essex in this seasonโs Blast โ 60 off 44 balls (seven fours and one six) โ in an eight-wicket victory over Hampshire.
๐ฅ ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ฌ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ผ! pic.twitter.com/dkmASyijbc
โ Essex Cricket (@EssexCricket) June 20, 2024
Northamptonshireโs 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. ๐
Steelbacks 99/2.
Watch live ๐ https://t.co/CU8uwtfknL pic.twitter.com/XncWih3pHe
โ Northamptonshire CCC (@NorthantsCCC) June 21, 2024
Wayne Madsen struck 40 off 35 deliveries (three fours and one six) in Derbyshireโs eight-run loss to Nottinghamshire, andย also took a superb catch to dismiss Tom Moores.
The best catch till last!
That is superb from Wayne Madsen! ๐ฒ#WeAreDerbyshire https://t.co/MpobkiBCsS pic.twitter.com/tNgtSkKgj3
โ Derbyshire CCC (@DerbyshireCCC) June 21, 2024