The battle for the CSA 4-day title continued on day two of the final round of fixtures, with the Lions, Titans and Warriors all still in the hunt on Saturday.
TITANS' ROLL CHECKED BY WEATHER
The Momentum Multiply Titans' roll was stopped by bad weather as an early stumps saw them on 261 for three, just nine runs short of the Imperial Lions' first innings score on day two at SuperSport Park in Centurion.
The Titans were all set to build a lead over the Lions' 270 all out, with Theunis de Bruyn (92no) nearing his century when poor weather ended play early.
The Titans had resumed after tea on 205 for two, with De Buryn and Heinrich Klaasen (35) extending their third-wicket stand to 55 before Klaasen was trapped LBW by Codi Yusuf.
Sobonelo Makhanya (20 not out) then joined De Bruyn and they took their team to an early close.
Earlier in the day in the post lunch session the Titans made good progress, after picking up their innings on 94 for one.
Neil Brand (81) and De Bruyn extended their second-wicket stand to 95 before Brand became the only wicket of the session, caught by Joshua Richards off the bowling of Malusi Siboto.
Klaasen joined De Bruyn and they took their side to tea in a strong position.
In the morning session openers Grant Mokoena (25) and Brand shared in a 69-run first-wicket partnership, before Mokoena became the only wicket of the session, bowled by Yusuf, before De Bruyn and Brand eased their side to lunch in a solid position.
MOMENTUM MULTIPLY TITANS: Gihahn Cloete, Ayabulela Gqamane, Simon Harmer, Corbin Bosch, Grant Mokoena, Sibonelo Makhanya, Theunis de Bruyn, Neil Brand, Jiveshan Pillay, Heinrich Klaasen, Lizaad Williams
IMPERIAL LIONS: Joshua Richards, Dominic Hendricks, Reeza Hendricks, Ryan Rickleton, Kagiso Rapulana, Mitchell van Buuren, Bjorn Fortuin, Malusi Siboto, Sisanda Magala, Codi Yusuf, Tladi Bokako
RAIN ENDS DAY EARLY FOR WARRIORS AND KNIGHTS
Rain came down and ended play early, with the Gbets Warriors well placed on 166 for three at stumps against the ITEC Knights at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein.
Rudi Second (59 not out) and Diego Rosier (50 not out) were ticking along nicely, with their unbeaten fourth-wicket partnership on 99 shortly after tea, when the rain came down to call an end to proceedings, with the visitors 61 runs short of the hosts' first-innings score.
Earlier in the day the Warriors had reached tea on 156 for three after a strong post lunch session in which they had only lost one wicket.
Having resumed on 54 for two, the Warriors then slipped to 67 for three as Matthew Breetzke (36) was run out, leaving his side in a spot of bother in the early afternoon.
However, that proved to be the only success for the Knights in the session as Second and Rosier combined to take their side to tea in a comfortable position.
In the morning session two wickets just before lunch pegged the Warriors back on 54 for two at the break.
The day started with the Warriors cleaning up the Knights tail, all out for 227 in their first innings and Patrick Botha last man out for 123.
Tiaan van Vuuren, 4-46, was the pick of the bowlers, backed up by Mthiwekhaya Nabe, 3-45, and Akhona Mnyaka, 3-54.
The visitors then seemed to get off to a decent start with a 36-run opening stand between Eddie Moore (13) and Breetzke only for a quickfire double to pin them back.
Moore was caught by Nathan Roux off the bowling of Migael Pretorius and Lesiba Ngoepe was bowled for a fifth-ball duck by Nipho Mpungose as they slipped to 36 for two.
Second joined Breetzke and they took the Warriors safely to lunch.
ITEC KNIGHTS: Nathan Roux, Paballo Mogoera, Raynard van Tonder, Pite van Biljon, Patrick Kruger, Patrick Botha, Migael Pretorius, Jason Raubenheimer, Nealan van Heerden, Mbulelo Budaza, Nipho Mpungose
GBETS WARRIORS: Eddie Moore, Wihan Lubbe, Matthew Breetzke, Lesiba Ngoepe, Rudi Second, Diego Rosier, Sinethemba Qeshile, Mthiwekhaya Nabe, Tiaan van Vuuren, Tsepo Ndwandwa, Akhona Mnyaka
ROCKS FIGHT BACK AGAINST DOLPHINS
The Gbets Rocks fought back at Boland Park in Paarl, reaching the close of play on day two on 129 for one in their first innings in response to the Hollywoodbets Dolphins' 422 all out.
Starting their first innings after the Dolphins were bowled out at tea, the Rocks got off to steady start with openers Isma-eel Gafieldien (13) and Pieter Malan (74 not out) sharing a 40-run opening-wicket stand before Gafieldien was pinned LBW by Prenelan Subrayen.
Stiaan van Zyl (40 not out) then joined Malan and they shared in an unbeaten second-wicket stand of 89 to take their side to the close in a decent position.
Earlier in the day Andile Phehlukwayo reached his maiden first class century before falling for 107 as the Dolphins were dismissed for 422 at tea.
Phehlukwayo and Prenelan Subrayen (51) resumed after lunch on 351 for seven, with Phehlukwayo reaching his well deserved century before he was bowled by Imran Manack with the score 365 for eight.
Subrayen and Daryn Dupavillon combined for a valuable 56-run ninth-wicket stand, before Achille Cloete removed Subrayen and last man Kerwin Mungroo for a duck in quick succession to end the innings.
In the morning session the Dolphins reached lunch on 351 for seven with Phehlukwayo going into the break unbeaten on 98 after resuming in the morning on 272 for five.
Keegan Petersen (123) was the first wicket of the morning, trapped LBW by Kyle Abbott with the score 288 for six.
Eathan Bosch (25) joined Phehlukwayo and they combined for a 33-run stand before Bosch was stumped by keeper Hlomla Hanabe off the bowling of Siyabonga Mahima, with them on 321 for seven.
Subrayen managed to stay in with Phehlukwayo to make sure he reached the lunch break on the verge of a personal milestone.
GBETS ROCKS: Cebo Tshiki, Isma-eel Gafieldien, Pieter Malan, Stiaan van Zyl, Clyde Fortuin, Hlomla Hanabe, Imran Manack, Shaun von Berg, Siyabonga Mahima, Kyle Abbot, Achille Cloete
HOLLYWOODBETS DOLPHINS: Bryce Parsons, Keegan Petersen, Grant Roelofsen, Marques Ackerman, Khaya Zondo, Jason Smith, Andile Phehlukwayo, Eathan Bosch, Prenelan Subrayen, Kerwin Mungroo, Daryn Dupavillon
WESTERN PROVINCE ON TOP OF DRAGONS
Six Gun Grill Western Province ended day two of their clash against the North West Dragons well on top, with the visitors reaching stumps on 124 for three in response to the hosts' massive 576 all out in their first innings at Newlands.
The home side were finally bowled out at tea, with the Dragons starting their innings straight after and they got off to a steady 52-run first-wicket partnership between Kesego Senokwane (57 not out) and Wesley Marshall (27), before Marshall was first to fall caught by Beuran Hendricks off the bowling of Basheer Walters.
Heino Kuhn (21) added 25 with Senokwane before both him and Nicky van den Bergh (1) were nipped out by George Linde leaving the Dragons on 80 for three.
Senuran Muthusamy (17 not out) then joined Senokwane and they took their team safely to the close without further trouble and will hope to try eat into that deficit on day three.
Earlier in the day Western Province resumed after lunch on 458 for four, Daniel Smith (153) and Linde (70) continued piling on the runs, before Smith was finally caught by Marshall off the bowling of Delano Potgieter with the score 510 for five.
Linde followed soon after to the same duo, while the tail wagged with lower-order contributions from Kyle Simmonds (13), Hendricks (16) and Tshepo Moreki (24 not out) to get the hosts to formidable score.
For the visitors Potgieter was the star bowler with figures of 6-87.
In the morning it was a wicketless session for the Rocks as the home side resumed their first innings on 332 for four and piled on the runs with 19-year-old Smith reaching his maiden first class century along the way.
He was backed up superbly by Linde as they scored 126 runs in the session.
SIX GUN GRILL WESTERN PROVINCE: Gavin Kaplan, Daniel Smith, Tony de Zorzi, Yaseen Vallie, Jonathan Bird, Aviwe Mgijima, George Linde, Basheeru-Deen Walters, Kyle Simmonds, Tshepo Moreki, Beuran Hendricks
NORTH WEST DRAGONS: Lesego Senokwane, Wesley Marshall, Heino Kuhn, Nicky van den Bergh, Senuran Muthusamy, Delano Potgieter, Taheer Isaacs, Nono Pongolo, Eldred Hawken, Caleb Seleka, Jessie Albanie