Cape Town’s final match of the 2016/17 season, a Two-Day affair against Rondebosch at the Boon Wallace Oval, provided a fitting finale by producing a tightly-contested, edge-of-the-seat finish. The home side ultimately hung on to prevail by just six runs – the narrowest win by a margin of runs that Cape Town has experienced in the competition since losing by a single run to Green Point almost exactly 17 years previously. Nevertheless, the result gave the Plumstead-based outfit their sixth Premier League win in nine matches this season, affording them a decent third-placed finish on the final points table.
It might be argued that Cape Town deserved the win that bit more than their guests,...