Griqualand West cricket team in 1971–72

"See also: 1971-72 South African cricket season"

Northern Transvaal v Griqualand West (5-8 November)

"Northern Transvaal (19pts) beat Griqualand West (5pts) by 130 runs"

Griqualand West won the toss and chose to field at Berea Park, Pretoria, but did not excel. A century from Tiger Lance in 165 minutes helped Northern Transvaal to 280 for 7 declared. The visitors were restricted to 220, before Northern Transvaal, this time aided by a century from Kenneth Burrow made 279 for 7 declared, leaving Griqualand West 340 to win. 6 for 55 from Lance saw the visitors crumble to 209 all out, a comfortable win and the 10 points that go with it for Northern Transvaal in their first Currie Cup match of the season. [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/32/32057.html Scorecard]

Orange Free State v Griqualand West (13 November)

"Orange Free State beat Griqualand West by 86 runs to progress to the Quarter-Finals of the Gillette Cup"

The second official Gillette Cup kicked off with the preliminary round between the Free State and Griqualand West at the Ramblers Cricket Club Ground in Bloemfontein. Peter Thompson made 97, and Petrus Strydom and Alan Andre made half-centuries as Orange Free State put together a formidable 322 for 7 in their 60 overs. Despite a 92 from Michael Doherty the total was always going to be too big for Griqualand West, who could muster only 236 for 4 in their 60. [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/32/32061.html Scorecard]

Natal B v Griqualand West (26-29 November)

"Natal B (5pts) drew with Griqualand West (4pts)"

Natal B won the toss and chose to bat at Kingsmead, Durban. A first innings score of 280 for 5 declared came about with a century from Bruce Groves, followed by 238 for 6 from Griqualand West. Natal B piled on the runs quickly in their second innings, making 211 for 4 in just 46 overs, but delaying the declaration until Michael Madsen had made his century. This left Griqualand West to score 254 to win. After getting to 78 for 1, they then collapsed as Natal B captain Grayson Heath found the right bowling combination of Peter Lyons and Robert Ireland who took 4 wickets each as the visitors fell to 111 for 7 and then 146 for 8. Then Griqualand West held on with Graham Funston making 43 not out from number 10 to save the game: his team finishing on 178 for 8. The loss of 100 minutes for bad light on the second day thereby certainly denying Natal B victory. [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/32/32071.html Scorecard]

Griqualand West v Orange Free State (1-4 January)

"Orange Free State (2pts) drew with Griqualand West (1pts)"

Orange Free State won the toss at De Beers Stadium, Kimberley and batted first, making a painstakingly slow 236 for 9 off 115.1 overs. In reply, Griqualand West made 232 all out in 122.1 overs, with Free State's captain, Neil Rosendorff, taking 6 for 16. Roger Prideaux's 108 not out was the highlight of Free State's second innings, where 185 for 6 declared off 98 overs set a target of 190 runs, but after 11 overs, with the score at 25 for 1, stumps were drawn. Overall, the slow scoring obliterated any chance of a result other than a draw. [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/32/32120.html Scorecard]

Griqualand West v Border (13-15 January)

"Griqualand West (7pts) drew with Border (4pts)"

Heavy rain and a saturated wicket meant that the first day and the first hour of the second day were lost, and a draw a virtual certainty. Border won the toss at De Beers Stadium at Kimberley and made 177 off 89.5 overs in their first innings. Griqualand West got 269 in 92 overs in reply; Michael Doherty making 95 and Michael Harper taking 6 for 112. There was only time for Border to make 96 for 3 off 60 overs in reply before stumps were drawn. [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/32/32138.html Scorecard]