# 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup

The 2016–17 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup was a first-class cricket competition that took place in South Africa from 6 October 2016 to 9 April 2017. The competition was played between the thirteen South African provincial teams and Namibia. Unlike its counterpart, the Sunfoil Series, the matches were three days in length instead of four. The tournament was played in parallel with the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, a List A competition which featured the same teams.
Northerns finished top of Pool A and Free State finished top of Pool B, with both teams progressing to the final of the competition. The final ended as a draw, with both teams sharing the title.

## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
| Northerns | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 140.06 |
| North West | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 130.48 |
| Western Province | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 126.86 |
| Northern Cape | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 80.56 |
| Border | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 80.50 |
| South Western Districts | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 61.98 |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 61.44 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pts |
| Free State | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 132.78 |
| Gauteng | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 108.44 |
| KwaZulu-Natal Inland | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 102.00 |
| Easterns | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 98.01 |
| Eastern Province | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 81.76 |
| Boland | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 71.92 |
| Namibia | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 56.82 |

## Group stage
### Pool A

* 6–8 October 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: Phillip Vosloo and Jeff Wolhuter
* KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and elected to bat.
* Okuhle Cele and Dudu Zondo (KwaZulu-Natal) both made their first-class debuts.
* 13–15 October 2016 Scorecard
* Western Province won by 96 runs Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn Umpires: Clifford Isaacs and Abdoellah Steenkamp
* South Western Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* Mthobeli Bangindawo and Murray Commins (South Western Districts) both made their first-class debuts.
* 20–22 October 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Laurance Willemse and Jeff Wolhuter
* Border won the toss and elected to field.
* 20–22 October 2016 Scorecard
* Northern Cape won by 225 runs Chatsworth Stadium, Durban Umpires: Clifford Isaacs and Arno Jacobs
* Northern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.
* Blayde Capell and Gareth Wissing (KwaZulu-Natal) and Cloete Buitendag (Northern Cape) all made their first-class debuts.
* 28–30 October 2016 Scorecard
* Northerns won by 10 wickets Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: B. Lawrence and Brad White
* Northerns won the toss and elected to field.
* Sithabiso Zungu (KwaZulu-Natal) and Tony de Zorzi (Northerns) both made their first-class debuts.
* 10–12 November 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Clifford Isaacs and Bongani Ntshebe
* Northerns won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain prevented any play from taking place on days 2 and 3.
* Phumzile Majaja (Border) made his first-class debut.
* 17–19 November 2016 Scorecard
* South Western Districts won by 6 wickets Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn Umpires: Thomas Mokorosi and Irvin van Kerwel
* South Western Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* Bruce Kerr and Tyron Koen (KwaZulu-Natal) both made their first-class debuts.
* 1–3 December 2016 Scorecard
* Border won by 214 runs Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Rudi Birkenstock and Bongani Ntshebe
* Northern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
* Jacques Snyman (Northern Cape) made his first-class debut.
* 15–17 December 2016 Scorecard
* North West won by 7 wickets Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: Clifford Isaacs and Thomas Mokorosi
* North West won the toss and elected to field.
* Jovuan van Wyngaardt (North West) made his first-class debut.
* 15–17 December 2016 Scorecard
* KwaZulu-Natal won by 6 wickets Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Siphelele Gasa and Lubabalo Gcuma
* KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and elected to field.
* 6–8 January 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Gerrie Pienaar
* Northerns won the toss and elected to field.
* Neo Mlumbi (Western Province) made his first-class debut.
* 12–14 January 2017 Scorecard
* Northerns won by 9 wickets Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn Umpires: Gladman Gaseba and Stephen Harris
* Northerns won the toss and elected to field.
* Bongani Mahlangu (Northerns) and Grant Esau (South Western Districts) both made their first-class debuts.
* 19–21 January 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Kingsmead, Durban Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Jurie Sadler
* Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
* 9–11 February 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: Hassen Dawood and B Lawrence
* North West won the toss and elected to field.
* Stefan Klopper and Tumi Koto (Northerns) both made their first-class debuts.
* 9–11 February 2017 Scorecard
* Northern Cape won by 8 wickets Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn Umpires: Lester Leendertz and Thomas Mokorosi
* Northern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
* 2–4 March 2017 Scorecard
* Western Province won by 5 wickets Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: Thomas Mokorosi and Dennis Smith
* Western Province won the toss and elected to field.
* Michael Cohen (Western Province) made his first-class debut.
* 2–4 March 2017 Scorecard
* North West won by 6 wickets Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Siphelele Gasa and Marlon Jansen
* Northern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
* 9–11 March 2017 Scorecard
* Border won by 7 wickets Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Bongani Ntshebe and Irvin van Kerwel
* Border won the toss and elected to field.
* Bradley Williams (Border) made his first-class debut.
* 23–25 March 2017 Scorecard
* North West won by 3 wickets Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: Ryan Hendricks and Marlon Jansen
* North West won the toss and elected to field.
* Jean-Pierre le Roux (North West) and Todd Walker (South Western Districts) both made their first-class debuts.
* 23–25 March 2017 Scorecard
* Northerns won by 9 wickets LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria Umpires: Abdoellah Steenkamp and Phillip Vosloo
* Northern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.

### Pool B

* 6–8 October 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Gladman Gaseba and Stephen Harris
* Free State won the toss and elected to bat.
* Thabo Motaung (Easterns) and Raynard van Tonder (Free State) both made their first-class debuts.
* 13–15 October 2016 Scorecard
* Gauteng won by 109 runs New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Rudi Birkenstock and Arno Jacobs
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
* Grant Roelofsen (Gauteng) made his first-class debut.
* 20–22 October 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn City Oval, Pietermaritzburg Umpires: Murray Brown and Siphelele Gasa
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Luke Schlemmer (KwaZulu-Natal Inland) and Brandon Glover (Boland) both made their first-class debuts.
* 20–22 October 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Adrian Holdstock and Jurie Sadler
* Eastern Province won the toss and elected to field.
* Junaid Dawood (Eastern Province) made his first-class debut.
* 10–12 November 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Gladman Gaseba and Stephen Harris
* Easterns won the toss and elected to bat.
* 24–26 November 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn Sparta Recreational Club, Walvis Bay Umpires: Wynand Louw and Jurie Sadler
* Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
* 24–26 November 2016 Scorecard
* Free State won by an innings and 206 runs Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Clifford Isaacs and Irvin van Kerwel
* Free State won the toss and elected to field.
* Mangaliso Mtiya (Boland) made his first-class debut.
* 24–26 November 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Johan Cloete and Abdoellah Steenkamp
* Gauteng won the toss and elected to bat.
* 8–10 December 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn City Oval, Pietermaritzburg Umpires: Gladman Gaseba and B. Lawrence
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to bat.
* 8–10 December 2016 Scorecard
* Free State won by 65 runs Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: Siphelele Gasa and Ryan Hendricks
* Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
* Sean Whitehead (Free State) and Fritz Coetzee (Namibia) both made their first-class debuts.
* 15–17 December 2016 Scorecard
* Eastern Province won by 10 wickets Pollock Field, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Gladman Gaseba and Stephen Harris
* Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
* 15–17 December 2016 Scorecard
* Gauteng won by 95 runs New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Faizel Samsoodien and Abdoellah Steenkamp
* Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
* 12–14 January 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek Umpires: Andrew Louw and Jurie Sadler
* Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Tumelo Simelane (Easterns) made his first-class debut.
* 12–14 January 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Johan Cloete and Thomas Mokorosi
* Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Niel Botha and Leighton Swarts (Boland) both made their first-class debuts.
* 19–21 January 2017 Scorecard
* Free State won by 8 wickets Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: Ryan Hendricks and Lester Leendertz
* Gauteng won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19–21 January 2017 Scorecard
* Eastern Province won by 8 wickets Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek Umpires: Hassen Dawood and Andrew Louw
* Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
* 9–11 February 2017 Scorecard
* Free State won by 8 wickets Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: Ryan Hendricks and Jack Morton
* Eastern Province won the toss and elected to bat.
* Luvuyo Adam, Matthew Breetzke, Henco Vorstman (Eastern Province) and Jonathan Draai (Free State) all made their first-class debuts.
* 23–25 February 2017 Scorecard
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by 38 runs St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Abdoellah Steenkamp
* Eastern Province won the toss and elected to field.
* 9–11 March 2017 Scorecard
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by 6 wickets City Oval, Pietermaritzburg Umpires: Jurie Sadler and Phillip Vosloo
* Free State won the toss and elected to bat.
* Beyers Swanepoel (Free State) made his first-class debut.
* 16–18 March 2017 Scorecard
* Easterns won by 9 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Johan Cloete and Abdoellah Steenkamp
* Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
* 23–25 March 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Clifford Isaacs and Jurie Sadler
* Boland won the toss and elected to field.

### Cross Pool

* 6–8 October 2016 Scorecard
* Western Province won by an innings and 72 runs Sparta Cricket Club Ground, Walvis Bay Umpires: Jack Morton and Claude Thorburn
* Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
* Karl Birkenstock and Colin Peake (Namibia); Dayyaan Galiem and Carlos Koyana (Western Province) all made their first-class debuts.
* 14–16 October 2016 Scorecard
* Northerns won by 10 wickets Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Siphelele Gasa and Jurie Sadler
* Northerns won the toss and elected to field.
* Migael Pretorius (Northerns) made his first-class debut.
* 27–29 October 2016 Scorecard
* Western Province won by an innings and 33 runs Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Murray Brown and Abdoellah Steenkamp
* Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ziyaad Abrahams and Charl Cyster (Boland) both made their first-class debuts.
* 27–29 October 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: Johan Cloete and Marlon Jansen
* Free State won the toss and elected to field.
* 27–29 October 2016 Scorecard
* Easterns won by 1 wicket Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Gerrie Pienaar and Jurie Sadler
* Easterns won the toss and elected to bat.
* David Mogotlane (Easterns) made his first-class debut.
* 3–5 November 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn Western Province Cricket Club, Cape Town Umpires: Murray Brown and Abdoellah Steenkamp
* Western Province won the toss and elected to field.
* 3–5 November 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn City Oval, Pietermaritzburg Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Thomas Mokorosi
* South Western Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* Jongile Kilani (South Western Districts) made his first-class debut.
* 10–12 November 2016 Scorecard
* Match drawn Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Ryan Hendricks and Marlon Jansen
* Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Isma-eel Gafieldien, Fenito Mehl and Ricardo Vasconcelos (Boland) all made their first-class debuts.
* 17–19 November 2016 Scorecard
* North West won by an innings and 85 runs Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Claude Thorburn
* North West won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jacques Fourie (Namibia) and Tshepo Seroalo (North West) both made their first-class debuts.
* 1–3 December 2016 Scorecard
* Boland won by 7 wickets Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Murray Brown and Marlon Jansen
* South Western Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jean du Plessis (South Western Districts) made his first-class debut.
* 15–17 December 2016 Scorecard
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by an innings and 33 runs Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Rudi Birkenstock and B. Lawrence
* Northern Cape won the toss and elected to field
* 5–7 January 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Abdoellah Steenkamp and Laurance Willemse
* Border won the toss and elected to field.
* Lutho Sipamla (Eastern Province) made his first-class debut.
* 12–14 January 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Chatsworth Stadium, Durban Umpires: Murray Brown and Arno Jacobs
* Eastern Province won the toss and elected to field.
* Dumisani Magala (Eastern Province) and Eathan Bosch (KwaZulu-Natal) both made their first-class debuts.
* 19–21 January 2017 Scorecard
* North West won by 82 runs Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: Murray Brown and Thomas Mokorosi
* Boland won the toss and elected to field.
* 19–21 January 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Faizel Samsoodien
* Easterns won the toss and elected to bat.
* 26–28 January 2017 Scorecard
* Free State won by 239 runs Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: B. Lawrence and Jack Morton
* Northern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
* 9–11 February 2017 Scorecard
* Western Province won by 6 wickets Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: Murray Brown and Siphelele Gasa
* Easterns won the toss and elected to bat.
* 9–11 February 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn City Oval, Pietermaritzburg Umpires: Clifford Isaacs and Arno Jacobs
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
* Zakariya Paruk (KwaZulu-Natal) made his first-class debut.
* 16–18 February 2017 Scorecard
* Easterns won by 84 runs Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Thomas Mokorosi and Laurance Willemse
* Border won the toss and elected to field.
* Lance Humphrey (Easterns) made his first-class debut.
* 16–18 February 2017 Scorecard
* Free State won by 6 wickets Chatsworth Stadium, Durban Umpires: Johan Cloete and Abdoellah Steenkamp
* Free State won the toss and elected to field.
* Nealan van Heerden (Free State) made his first-class debut.
* 23–25 February 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: Jurie Sadler and Phillip Vosloo
* North West won the toss and elected to field.
* Chad Classen (Gauteng) made his first-class debut.
* 2–4 March 2017 Scorecard
* Namibia won by 70 runs Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn Umpires: Faizel Samsoodien and Abdoellah Steenkamp
* South Western Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* 9–11 March 2017 Scorecard
* Gauteng won by an innings and 29 runs New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Thomas Mokorosi and Faizel Samsoodien
* KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and elected to field.
* Joel Veeran (KwaZulu-Natal) made his first-class debut.
* 9–11 March 2017 Scorecard
* Northerns won by an innings and 83 runs Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Jack Morton and Abdoellah Steenkamp
* Northerns won the toss and elected to field.
* 9–11 March 2017 Scorecard
* North West won by 2 wickets St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Gladman Gaseba and Lester Leendertz
* North West won the toss and elected to field.
* Kenan Smith (Eastern Province) made his first-class debut.
* 16–18 March 2017 Scorecard
* Northerns won by an innings and 42 runs Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: Siphelele Gasa and Phillip Vosloo
* Free State won the toss and elected to bat.
* 16–18 March 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Marlon Jansen and Kevin Lawrence
* Northern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.
* 23–25 March 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Siphelele Gasa and Gerrie Pienaar
* Gauteng won the toss and elected to bat.
* Sithembile Langa (Border) made his first-class debut.
* 23–25 March 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: Hassen Dawood and Lester Leendertz
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
* Jesse Christensen (Western Province) made his first-class debut.

## Final

* 6–9 April 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria Umpires: Abdoellah Steenkamp and Phillip Vosloo
* Free State won the toss and elected to bat.
* No play was possible on day 2 due to a wet outfield.