Cape Town - Cape Cobras batsman Stiaan van Zyl missed the chance of becoming just the sixth player to score 1 000 runs in a domestic season - thanks in part to the efficiency of his team-mates.
Final Sunfoil Series standings
Van Zyl required 72 runs in the final Sunfoil Series match against the Highveld Lions to join Rilee Rossouw (1 189 in the 2009/10 season), Barry Richards (1 089 in 1971/72 and 1 064 in 1972/73), Dean Elgar (1 060 in 2009/10), Zander de Bruyn (1 015 in 2003/04) and Stephen Cook (1 013 in 2009/10) in the history books as the only players to have reached the magical 1 000-run mark in either the Currie Cup (from 1889/90 to 1989/90) the Castle Cup (1990/91 to 1995/96) or the SuperSport/Sunfoil Series (1996/97 to date).
Van Zyl was dismissed for five in the Cobras' first innings, and thanks to the performances of his team-mates, the Cobras weren't required to bat again in the match, winning by an innings and 165 runs to lift the title - and claim the R1 million first prize.
Justin Ontong finished the season on 927 runs, six runs adrift of Van Zyl.
Final Sunfoil Series standings
Van Zyl required 72 runs in the final Sunfoil Series match against the Highveld Lions to join Rilee Rossouw (1 189 in the 2009/10 season), Barry Richards (1 089 in 1971/72 and 1 064 in 1972/73), Dean Elgar (1 060 in 2009/10), Zander de Bruyn (1 015 in 2003/04) and Stephen Cook (1 013 in 2009/10) in the history books as the only players to have reached the magical 1 000-run mark in either the Currie Cup (from 1889/90 to 1989/90) the Castle Cup (1990/91 to 1995/96) or the SuperSport/Sunfoil Series (1996/97 to date).
Van Zyl was dismissed for five in the Cobras' first innings, and thanks to the performances of his team-mates, the Cobras weren't required to bat again in the match, winning by an innings and 165 runs to lift the title - and claim the R1 million first prize.
Justin Ontong finished the season on 927 runs, six runs adrift of Van Zyl.