Currie Cup, 1965-66, A Section
Rhodesia v Western Province
Police Ground, Salisbury
26,27,28 February 1966 (3-day match)

Result: Abandoned without a ball being bowled
Points: Rhodesia 0, Western Province 0

Toss: None
Umpires: LH Everington and J Fletcher

Rhodesia team:
RA Gripper, NJ Frangos, RB Ullyett, *AJ Pithey,
JD McPhun, DB Pithey, +AMH de Caila, JH du Preez,
GB Lawrence, NR Williams, JT Partridge.

Western Province team:
NR Budge, A Bruyns, DGM Hodgson, *PL van der Merwe,
RK Muzzell, MH Bowditch, DA Louw, +AW Catt, RS Steyn,
FTM Drummer, JM Cole.

  • Twelfth men: C Hepker for Rhodesia
  • Twelfth men: CR McTavish of Mashonaland was appointed for Western Province as one of their twelve.
  • D le Roux, was injured during the match against Transvaal which preceded this one.
  • The teams turned up at the ground, but after almost a month of continuous rain play always looked unlikely as the ground was largely waterlogged. After an inspection of the pitch at 9.30 a.m. on the second morning of the match it was officially abandoned.

    Sources: South African Cricket Annual 1966, The Herald.




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