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John Ward04-Mar-2001Overnight: CFX Academy 200/8 dec; Midlands 89/3.A dry night in Kwekwe meant that play could start on time on the third andfinal day of the match between Midlands and the CFX Academy. The Academybatted on for 50 minutes without losing a wicket, and then declared, as theyhad planned. Barney Rogers did the bulk of the scoring, finishing on 44,while Croxford scored 8. Midlands went in again with a lead of 82.Ray Price survived two chances in Lewis’ first over, but JohnVaughan-Davies, frustrated at his inability to get the score moving, swungat a ball from McMillan and was given out caught down the leg side for 8.He departed with a couple of loud verbal comments that would certainly havebrought action from the match referee, had there been one.Craig Grant took a while to settle in, but then began to indulge in some bighits off the spinners. He hit three big sixes in quick succession beforedriving Coulson straight to Rogers at deepish mid-off to be out for 36.Price scored 20 and Colin Delport 16, both being caught at short leg byBlessing Mahwire off Rogers.Craig Wishart also made 20, being overshadowed by a hurricane fifty, reachedoff 32 balls, by captain Doug Marillier, who made light of the heavyoutfield with four sixes and four fours. When he was yorked by McMillan for57, he immediately declared at 161 for six. The Academy were set 251 to winin a minimum of 55 overs.They struggled from the start, losing two wickets for 12 runs to the pace ofDoug Hondo. Then Rogers, after an uncertain start, began an assault onPrice, who had opened the bowling with Hondo, hitting him for 16 in an over.Wishart then dismissed him for 35 with perhaps unintentional subtlety: threeappalling deliveries were dispatched to midwicket for four apiece, then thegood one surprised Rogers enough to have him caught at slip. When Pricespun out Siziba (24) and Croxford (26), the score was 110 for five and theslide began towards defeat.The inexperienced middle and lower order had little resistance to offer, andthe Academy were dismissed shortly after tea for 139, giving Midlands a rareand much-appreciated victory to 111 runs. Ray Price bowled throughout theinnings to take four for 51, while part-time off-spinner Doug Marillierpicked up the somewhat flattering figures of three for 32.