2008–09 Supersport Series

The 2008–09 Supersport Series was the 13th running of the Supersport Series, the premier first-class competition in South Africa, and seventh since the introduction of franchise teams. Matches were played over four days, with each team playing each other twice, home and away, in a round robin format. The series started on 2 October 2008 and was played through until 2 April 2009. Nashua Titans emerged as champions for a third Supersport Series title.

2008–09 Supersport Series
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Round robin
ChampionsTitans (3rd title)
Participants6
Matches played30
Most runsImraan Khan (Dolphins) (835)
Most wicketsClaude Henderson (Cape Cobras) (39)

Teams

Stadiums
Stadium City Capacity Home Team
Sahara Park Newlands Cape Town25 000Nashua Cape Cobra
Boland Park Paarl10 000Nashua Cape Cobra
Sahara Park Kingsmead Durban25 000Nashua Dolphins
Pietermaritzburg Oval Pietermaritzburg12 000Nashua Dolphins
OUTsurance Oval Bloemfontein20 000Gestetner Diamond Eagles
De Beers Diamond Oval Kimberley11 000Gestetner Diamond Eagles
Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium Johannesburg34 000bizhub Highveld Lions
Senwes Park Potchefstroom9 000bizhub Highveld Lions
Willowmoore Park Benoni20 000Nashua Titans
Supersport Park Centurion20 000Nashua Titans
Sahara Oval St George's Port Elizabeth19 000Chevrolet Warriors
Buffalo Park East London15 000Chevrolet Warriors

Points table
2008/9 Supersport Series
TeamPWLDPts
Nashua Titans 10505117.30
Gestetner Diamond Eagles 10541109.87
bizhub Highveld Lions 1022678.90
Chevrolet Warriors 923475.74
Nashua Cape Cobra 913566.02
Nashua Dolphins 1003756.88

Cricinfo[1]

Explanation of points

Points will be allocated for each match in accordance with the system described below:

  • For an outright win 10
  • For a tie on a double innings 6
  • First innings points Awarded only for batting and bowling performances in the first 100 overs of each first innings and retained irrespective of the match result
  • Batting bonus points 1 point awarded on attaining 150 runs, and 0,02 of a point for each run scored thereafter.
  • Bowling bonus points A maximum of 4 points to be awarded, one each at the fall of the 3rd., 5th., 7th. and 9th. wicket
  • If play starts when less than 10 hours playing time remains, a one innings match will be played but no bonus points will be scored. The side winning on the one innings to score 6 points.

Table Notes
  • P = Played
  • W = Won
  • L = Lost
  • D = Drawn
  • Bat = Batting Points
  • Bowl = Bowling Points
  • Pen = Penalty Points
  • Match = Match Points
  • Pts = Total Points

Fixtures & Results

Round 1
2–5 October 2008
Scorecard
Nashua Dolphins
v
Nashua Titans
292/10 (110 overs)
Jon Kent 91 (171 balls)
Quinton Friend 3/33 (17 overs)
211/10 (86 overs)
Gulam Bodi 62 (141 balls)
Ethy Mbhalati 3/26 (16 overs)
Match Drawn
Sahara Park Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: Brian Jerling, Dennis Smith
  • Toss: Dolphins, who chose to field first.
  • Points: Dolphins 7.4, Titans 5.22
  • Close of play:
  • 2 Oct day 1 – Dolphins 1st innings 11/0 (I Khan 6*, R Gobind 3*, 8 ov)
  • 3 Oct day 2 – Dolphins 1st innings 141/5 (JC Kent 34*, P de Bruyn 28*, 62 ov)
  • 4 Oct day 3 – Dolphins 1st innings 292
  • 5 Oct day 4 – Dolphins 1st innings 292 (110 ov) – end of match
2–5 October 2008
Scorecard
Gestetner Diamond Eagles
v
296/10 (117.4 overs)
Ryan Bailey 91 (167 balls)
CJ de Villiers 4/32 (9.5 overs)
125/10 (33.5 overs)
Claude Henderson 29 not out (33 balls)
Monde Zondeki 3/62 (25overs)
129/10 (50 overs)
Riley Rossouw 63 not out (133 balls)
Dillon du Preez 3/28 (14 overs)
214/10 (55.4 overs)
Vernon Philander 42 (52 balls)
Charl Langeveldt 3/24 (12 overs)
Eagles won by 86 runs
De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
Umpires: Shaun George (SA) and Gerrie Pienaar (SA)
Player of the match: Ryan Bailey
  • Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Eagles 16.42, Cape Cobras 3
2–5 October 2008
Scorecard
bizhub Highveld Lions
v
Chevrolet Warriors
255/10 (90 overs)
Alviro Petersen 131 (224 balls)
Craig Alexander 3/68 (16 overs)
316/10 (85 overs)
Justin Kreusch 85 (140 balls)
Robin Peterson 2/12 (9 overs)
311/10 (85.1 overs)
Alviro Petersen 120 (163 balls)
André Nel 4/51 (13.2 overs)
213/10 (58.2 overs)
Justin Kreusch 49 (55 balls)
Robin Peterson 5/60 (21 overs)
Lions won by 37 runs
Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Umpires: Murray Brown, Marais Erasmus
Player of the match: Robin Peterson
  • Toss: Lions, who chose to bat first.
  • Points: Lions 17.1, Warriors 8.32
  • Close of play:
  • 2 Oct day 1 – Lions 1st innings 240/9 (CJ Alexander 1*, GJP Kruger 0*, 83.2 ov)
  • 3 Oct day 2 – Warriors 1st innings 263/8 (JP Kreusch 39*, LL Tsotsobe 1*, 68.1 ov)
  • 4 Oct day 3 – Lions 2nd innings 274/9 (A Nel 26*, GJP Kruger 1*, 74 ov)
  • 5 Oct day 4 – Warriors 2nd innings 213 (58.2 ov) – end of match

Round 2
9–12 October 2008
Nashua Dolphins
v
bizhub Highveld Lions
459/5 dec (136 overs)
Ahmed Amla 164 not out (337 balls)
Yusuf Abdullah 2/52 (19 overs)
379/7 dec (113 overs)
Jonathan Vandiar 172 not out (225 balls)
Craig Alexander 3/89 (20 overs)
266/5 dec (70 overs)
Imraan Khan 103 (202 balls)
Yusuf Abdullah 1/12 (6 overs)
121/2 (41 overs)
Alviro Petersen 52 (95 balls)
Stephen Cook 3/42 (10 overs)
Match Drawn
Sahara Park Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: Murray Brown, SL Shastri
Player of the match: Imraan Khan (Nashua Dolphins) & Jonathan Vandiar (bizhub Highveld Lions)
9–12 October 2008
Chevrolet Warriors
v
Gestetner Diamond Eagles
256/10 (97.1 overs)
Arno Jacobs 77 (190 balls)
Makhaya Ntini 5/9 (10.5 overs)
28/10 (24.5 overs)
Ryan Bailey 10 (30 balls)
Victor Mpitsang 4/36 (15.1 overs)
272/4 dec (79.5 overs)
Zander de Bruyn 81 (125 balls)
Juan Theron 7/46 (28.4 overs)
239/10 (105.4 overs)
Riley Rossouw 66 (144 balls)
Thandi Tshabalala 3/45 (11 overs)
Chevrolet Warriors won by 261 runs
Sahara Oval St George's, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: Earl Hendrikse, Brian Jerling
Player of the match: Makhaya Ntini (Chevrolet Warriors)
9–12 October 2008
Nashua Titans
v
413/10 (141.3 overs)
Gulam Bodi 138 (262 balls)
Pierre Joubert 3/57 (18 overs)
417/10 (99.2 overs)
JP Duminy 124 (175 balls)
Claude Henderson 5/105 (46.3 overs)
185/8 (57 overs)
Faf du Plessis 55 (85 balls)
Basheer Walters 2/66 (19 overs)
281/7 dec (84 overs)
Ryan Canning 76 not out (87 balls)
JP Duminy 3/41 (6 overs)
Match Drawn
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Umpires: Gerrie Pienaar, Dennis Smith
Player of the match: JP Duminy (Nashua Cape Cobra)

Round 3
16–19 October 2008
v
Nashua Dolphins
476/10 (161.4 overs)
JP Duminy 138 (287 balls)
Claude Henderson 5/126 (50.1 overs)
435/9 dec (160.1 overs)
Jon Kent 110 (207 balls)
Pierre de Bruyn 3/39 (12.4 overs)
did not bat 2nd innings
did not bat 2nd innings
Claude Henderson 3/33 (21 overs)
93/3 (43 overs)
Imraan Khan 46 (129 balls)
Match Drawn
Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires: Shaun George, Brian Jerling
Player of the match: Claude Henderson (Nashua Cape Cobra)
16–19 October 2008
Chevrolet Warriors
v
Nashua Titans
119/10 (41.4 overs)
Arno Jacobs 34 (71 balls)
Makhaya Ntini 3/25 (16 overs)
190/10 (73.4 overs)
AB de Villiers 52 (128 balls)
Albie Morkel 6/47 (14.4 overs)
77/10 (23.1 overs)
Robin Peterson 19 (20 balls)
Lonwabo Tsotsobe 3/29 (17 overs)
202/10 (78.5 overs)
Morné Morkel 82 not out (137 balls)
Morné Morkel 5/9 (8 overs)
Nashua Titans won by 196 runs
Buffalo Park, East London
Umpires: Ian Howell, SL Shastri
Player of the match: Morné Morkel (Nashua Titans)
16–19 October 2008
Gestetner Diamond Eagles
v
bizhub Highveld Lions
329/10 (110.1 overs)
Boeta Dippenaar 93 (240 balls)
Thandi Tshabalala 3/48 (16 overs)
171/10 (62.2 overs)
Matthew Harris 35 (67 balls)
Garnett Kruger 4/72 (29 overs)
158/10 (51.5 overs)
Reeza Hendricks 33 (73 balls)
Con de Lange 4/64 (25 overs)
239/10 (95 overs)
Neil McKenzie 51 (113 balls)
Cliffe Deacon 5/38 (12.5 overs)
Gestetner Diamond Eagles won by 77 runs
OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein
Umpires: Johanes Cloete, Dennis Smith
Player of the match: Thandi Tshabalala (Gestetner Diamond Eagles)

Round 4
30 October – 2 November 2008
v
bizhub Highveld Lions
348/10 (128.1 overs)
Stiaan van Zyl71 (129 balls)
Alistair Gray4/47 (16 overs)
395/10 (134.5 overs)
Stephen Cook 132 (356 balls)
Jean Symes 3/56 (22.1 overs)
235/4 dec (74 overs)
Andrew Puttick 74 (178 balls)
Charl Langeveldt 2/25 (9 overs)
107/4 dec (34 overs)
Vaughn van Jaarsveld 38 (42 balls)
Etienne Gerber 1/27 (14 overs)
Match Drawn
Boland Park, Paarl
Umpires: Johanes Cloete, Shaun George
Player of the match: Stiaan van Zyl (Nashua Cape Cobra)
30 October – 2 November 2008
Nashua Titans
v
Gestetner Diamond Eagles
423/9 dec (143.1 overs)
Farhaan Behardien150 not out (272 balls)
Paul Harris 5/86 (35 overs)
254/10 (83.4 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 106 (160 balls)
Thandi Tshabalala 3/68 (20 overs)
214/5 dec (50 overs)
Blake Snijman 52 (72 balls)
Paul Harris 7/94 (43 overs)
244/10 (95.2 overs)
Dean Elgar 155 (276 balls)
Con de Lange 3/73 (18 overs)
Nashua Titans won by 139 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Umpires: Karl Hunter, Dennis Smith
Player of the match: Paul Harris (Nashua Titans)
30 October – 2 November 2008
Nashua Dolphins
v
Chevrolet Warriors
277/10 (88.5 overs)
Ahmed Amla97 (203 balls)
Quinton Friend 3/84 (26.3 overs)
375/10 (114.3 overs)
Davy Jacobs 74 (99 balls)
Makhaya Ntini 6/85 (26.5 overs)
168/7 (64.3 overs)
Daryn Smit 68 not out (118 balls)
Ugasen Govender 4/63 (14 overs)
175/8 dec (48 overs)
Zander de Bruyn56 (94 balls)
Makhaya Ntini 3/24 (16 overs)
Match Drawn
Sahara Park Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: Murray Brown, Zed Ndamane
Player of the match: Makhaya Ntini (Chevrolet Warriors)

Round 5
6–9 November 2008
Nashua Dolphins
v
Gestetner Diamond Eagles
275/10 (86.1 overs)
Ahmed Amla 72 (103 balls)
Dillon du Preez 3/71 (24 overs)
420/10 (159.3 overs)
Ryan Bailey 150 (338 balls)
Ugasen Govender 3/66 (40.3 overs)
8/1 (4.2 overs)
Imraan Khan 8 not out (15 balls)
CJ de Villiers 1/5 (2 overs)
26/5 dec (14 overs)
Boeta Dippenaar 12 not out (39 balls)
Ugasen Govender 2/11 (7 overs)
Match Drawn
Sahara Park Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: Johanes Cloete, Karl Hurter
Player of the match: Ugasen Govender (Nashua Dolphins)
6–9 November 2008
Nashua Titans
v
bizhub Highveld Lions
417/10 (114.5 overs)
Francois du Plessis 176 (243 balls)
Craig Alexander 5/110 (22.1 overs)
382/6 (106 overs)
Werner Coetsee 116 not out (159 balls)
Paul Harris 2/108 (30 overs)
Match Drawn
Supersport Park, Centurion, Gauteng
Umpires: Murray Brown, Shaun George
Player of the match: Francois du Plessis (Nashua Titans)
6–9 November 2008
v
Chevrolet Warriors
340/10 (135 overs)
Andrew Puttick 105 (206 balls)
Juan Theron 5/51 (23 overs)
263/10 (97.3 overs)
Arno Jacobs 92 (218 balls)
Francois Plaatjies 4/59 (20 overs)
190/7 dec (68 overs)
Andrew Puttick 40 (74 balls)
Makhaya Ntini 2/50 (18 overs)
206/8 (80 overs)
Ashwell Prince 72 not out (177 balls)
Claude Henderson 3/49 (30 overs)
Match Drawn
Boland Park, Paarl
Umpires: Gerrie Pienaar, Brad White
Player of the match: Ashwell Prince (Chevrolet Warriors)

Round 6
26 Feb – 1 Mar 2009
Scorecard
v
Gestetner Diamond Eagles
285/10 (84.3 overs)
Alistair Gray 110 (225 balls)
Rory Kleinveldt 7/43 (25 overs)
256/10 (97.4 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 111 (226 balls)
Charl Pietersen 4/64 (15 overs)
246/10 (66.2 overs)
Stiaan van Zyl 85 (113 balls)
Stiaan van Zyl 3/24 (14 overs)
355/7 dec (120.3 overs)
Reeza Hendricks 151* (364 balls)
Charl Pietersen 4/36 (15 overs)
Eagles won by 80 runs
Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires: Ian Howell , Brad White
Player of the match: Reeza Hendricks (Eagles)
  • Toss: Cape Cobras, who chose to field first.
  • Points: Eagles 17.12, Cape Cobras 7.7
  • Close of play:
  • 26 Feb day 1 – Cape Cobras 1st innings 17/0 (AG Puttick 10*, S van Zyl 7*, 4 ov)
  • 27 Feb day 2 – Eagles 2nd innings 43/1 (RR Hendricks 16*, RR Rossouw 24*, 13 ov)
  • 28 Feb day 3 – Eagles 2nd innings 320/6 (RR Hendricks 137*, AJ Pienaar 60*, 114 ov)
  • 1 Mar day 4 – Cape Cobras 2nd innings 246 (66.2 ov) – end of match
26 Feb – 1 Mar 2009
Scorecard
Chevrolet Warriors
v
bizhub Highveld Lions
219/10 (69.5 overs)
Arno Jacobs 64* (155 balls)
Lyall Meyer 3/42 (22.1 overs)
349/10 (134.1 overs)
Vaughn van Jaarsveld 110 (197 balls)
Friedel de Wet 4/30 (18 overs)
296/10 (111.2 overs)
Ashwell Prince 77 (177 balls)
Johan Botha 3/26 (6 overs)
148/6 (32 overs)
Jean Symes 65 (92 balls)
Robert Frylinck 4/48 (22.2 overs)
Match drawn
Sahara Oval St George's, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: Karl Hurter , Derek Walker
Player of the match: Dane Vilas (Lions)
  • Toss: Warriors, who chose to bat first.
  • Points: Lions 8.12, Warriors 5.38
  • Close of play:
  • 26 Feb day 1 – Lions 1st innings 61/1 (AN Petersen 26*, SC Cook 7*, 24 ov)
  • 27 Feb day 2 – Lions 1st innings 277/8 (AM Phangiso 5*, F de Wet 1*, 109 ov)
  • 28 Feb day 3 – Warriors 2nd innings 176/3 (A Jacobs 65*, AG Prince 56*, 56 ov)
  • 1 Mar day 4 – Lions 2nd innings 148/6 (32 ov) – end of match
26 February – 1 March 2009
Scorecard
Nashua Titans
v
Nashua Dolphins
276/10 (98.4 overs)
Gulam Bodi 64 (183 balls)
Imran Tahir 5/65 (17.5 overs)
228/10 (54.5 overs)
Ahmed Amla 88 (82 balls)
Daryn Smit 3/45 (17.4 overs)
272/6 dec (67 overs)
Blake Snijman 114 (160 balls)
Albie Morkel 5/25 (10.2 overs)
100/10 (37.2 overs)
Cameron Delport 40 (68 balls)
Ugasen Govender 3/50 (15 overs)
Titans won by 220 runs
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Umpires: Shaun George , Gerrie Pienaar
Player of the match: Blake Snijman (Titans)
  • Toss: Titans, who chose to bat first.
  • Points: Titans 17.52, Dolphins 6.56
  • Close of play:
  • 26 Feb day 1 – Titans 1st innings 95/3 (GH Bodi 46*, F du Plessis 1*, 45 ov)
  • 27 Feb day 2 – Dolphins 1st innings 188/6 (M Bekker 4*, 41.3 ov)
  • 28 Feb day 3 – Titans 2nd innings 272/6 (PJ Malan 66*, P Joubert 3*, 67 ov)
  • 1 Mar day 4 – Dolphins 2nd innings 100 (37.2 ov) – end of match

Round 7
5–7 March 2009
Scorecard
v
Nashua Titans
228/10 (88.4 overs)
Ryan Canning 122 (192 balls)
Vernon Philander 5/60 (31 overs)
360/10 (142.3 overs)
Gulam Bodi 63 (103 balls)
Pierre Joubert 7/38 (18.4 overs)
91/10 (52.4 overs)
Stiaan van Zyl 37 (144 balls)
did not bowl
did not bat
did not bat
Pierre Joubert 3/16 (12 overs)
Titans won by an innings and 41 runs
Boland Park, Paarl
  • Toss: Cape Cobras, who chose to bat first.
  • Points: Titans 17.5, Cape Cobras 4.56
  • Close of play:
  • 5 Mar day 1 – Titans 1st innings 10/1 (BD Snijman 5*, 7.5 ov)
  • 6 Mar day 2 – Titans 1st innings 278/6 (P Joubert 8*, RE van der Merwe 13*, 104 ov)
  • 7 Mar day 3 – Cape Cobras 2nd innings 91 (52.4 ov) – end of match
5–8 March 2009
Gestetner Diamond Eagles
v
Chevrolet Warriors
Eagles won by 3 wickets
OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein
5–8 March 2009
bizhub Highveld Lions
v
Nashua Dolphins

Round 8
12–15 March 2009
Nashua Dolphins
v
Match drawn
Pietermaritzburg Oval, Pietermaritzburg
12–15 March 2009
bizhub Highveld Lions
v
Gestetner Diamond Eagles
Lions won by 9 wickets
Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
12–15 March 2009
Nashua Titans
v
Chevrolet Warriors
Match drawn
Supersport Park, Centurion, Gauteng

Round 9
26–29 March 2009
bizhub Highveld Lions
v
26–29 March 2009
Chevrolet Warriors
v
Nashua Dolphins
Sahara Oval St George's, Port Elizabeth
26–29 March 2009
Gestetner Diamond Eagles
v
Nashua Titans
OUTsurance Oval, Bloemfontein

Round 10
2–5 April 2009
Chevrolet Warriors
v
Buffalo Park, East London
2–5 April 2009
Gestetner Diamond Eagles
v
Nashua Dolphins
2–5 April 2009
bizhub Highveld Lions
v
Nashua Titans
Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
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See also
  • Supersport Series

References
  1. "2008/09 SuperSport Series Points Table". Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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