South African Matt De Villiers, whose runs scoring avalanche led Hambledon to the Southern Premier Division 2 title in 2022, narrowly missed out on scoring a century on his first class debut in Port Elizabeth today.
Making his Warriors bow, he hit a six and 17 fours as the Eastern Province based side totalled 298 against North West Dragons in the opening four-day provincial match at St George's Park.
De Villiers, who made 94, switched from the Cape Cobras in the close season, and having made over 1,200 SPL runs for Hambledon, promptly made over 1,500-plus runs for the Preston-based Longridge in the Northern Premier League in 2023.
Making his Warriors bow, he hit a six and 17 fours as the Eastern Province based side totalled 298 against North West Dragons in the opening four-day provincial match at St George's Park.
De Villiers, who made 94, switched from the Cape Cobras in the close season, and having made over 1,200 SPL runs for Hambledon, promptly made over 1,500-plus runs for the Preston-based Longridge in the Northern Premier League in 2023.
