The 23-year-old Knights wicketkeeper, Garnett Tarr, scored a career-highest 192 not out during the CSA One-Day game against the South Africa Emerging team in Bloemfontein.

Tarr’s knock helped the Knights to a 160-run win to make it back-to-back victories in the competition.

Tarr's previous highest in the format was 27*, while in 8 innings he had scored just 121-runs.

On Tuesday he struck 21 fours and 5 sixes in as he carried his bat throughout the innings.

The Knights batted first and scored 400/5 in their allotted 50-overs with the allrounder, Dian Forrester, chipping in with 52-runs.  The Protea, Jacques Snyman enjoyed a brisk cameo with the bat upfront with 61 off 36 balls which included 10 fours and a six.

Romashan-Soma Pillay was the pick of the SA Emerging bowlers with 2/59.

In reply, the SA Emerging team was bowled out for 240 in 37.4 overs, and it was the spinners Snyman and Aubrey Swanepoel doing damage with the ball with seven wickets between them.

Ronon Hermann played a good knock for the visitors with 83 off 82, while the opening batter and captain Lhuan-dre Pretorius 57 off 45. The only other batter to trouble the scorers was Andile Simelane with 31.

Snyman to 4/31 in 6.5 overs while Swanepoel took 3.42 in 8 overs.

The Knights face the Mpumalanga Rhinos next Wednesday in Bloemfontein.

Morgan Piek OFM Sport