Western Province were humiliated by an innings and 139 runs in their 4-Day clash with the Titans at Newlands over the weekend.
The visitors posted a humongous 647/7 batting first, with Grant Mokoena (154), Dean Elgar (117), Jiveshan Pillay (113*) and Ayabulela Gqamane (117*) all scoring centuries as WP’s bowlers simply didn’t have the answers to get rid of their opponents.
In reply, Province scored 195 all out, with Titans spinner Simon Harmer doing the most damage with bowling figures of 7/76.
Aviwe Mgijima (45) top-scored in Province’s first innings, while they did a klein bietjie beter in the second innings.
Harmer (3/149) completed his 10-wicket haul, as Daniel Smith scored 83 runs to help WP to 313 in their second innings.
But it was te min, as the Titans won by an innings and 139 runs.
Elsewhere, Sean Whitehead took all 10 wickets for SWD in their 4-day Division 2 match against Eastern on the weekend.
Spinner Whitehead (10/36) also took five wickets in the first innings and won the match by 12o runs.