THE experienced fast bowler Makhaya Ntini has been gradually marginalised by South Africa -- sacked from the one-day squad this year -- but he caught the eye today in a freakish Supersport Series match at Port Elizabeth, where Eagles were bowled out for 28.

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Eagles, the franchise champions based in Bloemfontein, recorded the lowest first class score in South African cricket for 49 years and the fourth lowest in history -- all three previously by Border. Ntini, 31, did most of the damage with five wickets for nine in 10.5 overs, backed up by Lonwabo Tsotsobe, with four for three.

The Eagles debacle was another day in a terrible year for Boeta Dippennaar. His season at Leicestershire was so bad he had to be dropped and here he was at St George's Park, struggling on a decent pitch for six in more than an hour. Top scorer was Ryan Bailey with 10 as the tail subsided after lunch on the second day, the last five wickets falling for two runs in under four overs.

Warriors, the Eastern Province and Border combination, made 256 in their first innings, the former Leicestershire batsman Arno Jacobs top-scoring with 77. They declined to enforce the follow-on and went on to seal a 261-run victory as another seamer Rusty Theron took 7-44, his career-best figures.