 Both sides made low scores in their first innings ; Kimberley , who had opted to bat first , were dismissed for 98 runs , and in their reply Transvaal reached 117 , a lead of just 19 runs . In the second innings , they both fared better ; a century from Bernard Tancred helped Kimberley to a total of 235 , but Transvaal reached their total in 38 five @-@ ball overs , helped by a century from Monty Bowden . 
