Western Province took firm control of their four-day Supersport Series matchagainst Border in East London on Saturday reducing their hosts to 182 for seven, needing a further 18 runs to avoid the follow-on

Craig Ray, MWP04-Nov-2000Western Province took firm control of their four-day Supersport Series matchagainst Border in East London on Saturday reducing their hosts to 182 for seven, needing a further 18 runs to avoid the follow-on.Earlier, Western Province resumed their first innings on 286 for five anddeclared half an hour before lunch with the score on 350 for nine.Ashwell Prince and Alan Dawson came out in the morning, but Dawson was soonon his way back to the pavilion when he edged the second ball of the day – aquick Vasbert Drakes delivery – to Wayne Wiblin at second slip withoutadding to his overnight score of 14.Thami Tsolekile was trapped leg before by Tyron Henderson and ClaudeHenderson aided Prince in a 39-run stand for the seventh wicket. Hendersonwas caught behind by Mitchell of left-arm seamer Lance Graham for 14 andPaul Adams fell to the same bowler for seven. Captain HD Ackerman decidednot to dally and declared rather than expose number 11 Charl Willoughby todanger.Border openers Craig Sugden and Dumisa Makalima scored 16 and 18respectively and were dismissed in identical fashion as they bat-paddedcatches to Graeme Smith at silly point off of Claude Henderson’s slowleft-arm spin.Steven Pope departed for just seven which left the Border on 43 for threebut Pieter Strydom and Wiblin were able to put on 47 for the fourth wicket.Strydom was his usual exciting self and scored 32 rapidly while Wiblin heldup his end.Strydom became the first of Paul Adams’ three victims edging one toTsolekile behind the stumps. Adams struck again soon after as Laden Gamietskied a ball to Neil Johnson at mid-on who made a running catch.Ian Mitchell came to the crease and watched as Wiblin went to his fifty andthen promptly went out with his score on 51. He was caught behind byTsolekile off Willoughby. Drakes then played all around an Adams deliveryand headed back to the pavilion for one.Mitchell and Geoff Love saw the hosts through to the close with a 39-runpartnership. The match resumes on Sunday.