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Graydon Leslie scored an imperious century to set Michaelhouse up for a thrilling six-run win over St Andrew’s College in their Makhanda Cricket Festival T20 match on the Lower Field, at St Andrew’s College, on Sunday.

Leslie won the toss, elected to bat first, and shepherded his side to 152/9. His bowlers then stepped up to the plate and restricted the hosts to 146/7 in reply.

The Michaelhouse captain struck 10 fours and five sixes in his unbeaten 106 from 62 balls and almost singlehandedly held the ‘House innings together.

The St Andrew’s bowlers, led by Oliver Whitaker, saw to it that eight of Michaelhouse’s batsmen scored a combined total of five runs between them, but that did not affect Leslie’s focus.

The team from the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands slipped to 35/6 in the seventh over of their innings, but Leslie enjoyed much-needed support from Thandanani Zuma (21) and Matthew Southwood (15) lower down the order, and together with Zuma added 74 runs for the ninth wicket, which was, by far, the best partnership of the Michaelhouse innings. Next best was his 42-run seventh wicket stand with Southwood.

Connor Holder led the St Andrew’s College run chase. He made his way to the crease in the fifth over and provided College’s innings with a lift, taking only 30 balls to score 44 runs. He and Sebastian Steffny, who weighed in with 30, shared a 61-run third-wicket partnership, which threatened to take the game away from Michaelhouse. But it ended when Steffny was run out by Graydon Leslie in the 14th over.

Cody Sander strengthened Michaelhouse’s position when he executed another run out to dismiss Holder seven balls later.

Thandanani Zuma was Michaelhouse’s best bowler, returning 2/27 from his four overs, while Rendani Nonge contributed 2/35 from his four.

St David’s Marist Inanda vs Kingswood College

Kingswood College concluded a successful Makhanda Cricket Festival campaign with a comfortable six-wicket win over St David’s Marist Inanda at City Lords. St David’s, who won the toss and chose to bat first, mustered only 110/5 in their 20 overs to which Kingswood replied with 114 with three overs in hand.

Daniel Jakins led Kingswood with the ball, claiming 2/13 from four penetrative overs. He was well supported by David Loudon and Rogan Goliath, who took a wicket each and kept the Johannesburg school in check. Jakins, who was outstanding during the St David’s innings, also executed a run out to dismiss Khutso Sekgobela in the 17th over.

Maru Challies was the highest run scorer for St David’s with an unbeaten 29 from 27 balls, while Michael Smithyman tallied 23 and Sohail Seonath 22.

Set a moderate victory target, Kingswood stumbled early in their chase, losing their openers, Daniel Jakins and Chad Roodt, for five and eight runs respectively. Christopher Zimmerman stabilised the innings, however, with a 26-run third-wicket partnership with James Meyer and followed that up with an even more fruitful stand with David Loudon, adding 53 runs for the fourth wicket.

That partnership took Kingswood to within nine runs of victory. Simon Sheard and Zimmerman then saw the home side to victory, with Zimmerman finishing unbeaten on 43.

Peterhouse vs Steyn City School

In another tight contest, Peterhouse, from Marondera, Zimbabwe, like their brother school, Michaelhouse, tasted victory. They held off Steyn City School, recording a narrow 17-run win.

Batting first, Peterhouse totalled a middling 128 all out, with Bean Spencer scoring 35, while Zach Potgieter sliced through the Zimbabweans’ batting, knocking over 5/25.

Keegan Smallbone delivered a sound innings for Steyn City, scoring 48, and Sachin Sunker made 23, but, despite their combined 71 runs, Steyn City was unable to reach the 129 they needed to win.

Victor Watama threw a spanner in the works, capturing 3/18, while Callum Scott-Elliot nabbed 2/20.

Graeme College vs St Alban’s College

Graeme College received a superb all-round performance from captain, Andrew Muir, in their four-wicket win over St Alban’s College.

He snapped up 3/20 and received good backing from Lisekho Zinyane, who took 2/20, as the Pretoria school clawed their way to 117 all out. Kyle Block made a healthy 45, but Will Hewitt, with 14, was the next best batsman, leaving the St Alban’s total a little light.

Muir tallied 25 not out, while Corbin Tidbury led the way with 32 as Graeme College replied with 118/6. Tristan Naidoo, with 2/13, and Musa Musooko, with 2/24, held up the home team’s push for victory, but they were not to be denied.

Summarised Scorecards

Michaelhouse 152/9 (Grayden Leslie 106*, Thandanani Zuma 21; Oliver Whitaker 3/12, William Stevens 2/15). St Andrew’s College 146/7 (Connor Holder 44, Sabastian Steffny 30; Thandanani Zuma 2/27, Rendani Nonge 2/35). Michaelhouse won by six runs.

St David’s Marist Inanda 110/5 (Maru Challies 29*, Michael Smithyman 23; Daniel Jakins 2/13, David Loudon 1/19). Kingswood 114/4 (Christopher Zimmerman 43*, David Loudon 25; Christopher Emslie 1/11, Kai Davis 1/9). Kingswood won by six wickets.

Peterhouse 128/10 (Bean Spencer 35, Chapman Taylor 22; Zach Potgieter 5/25, Brandan Lea 2/19). Steyn City 111/10 (Keegan Smallbone 48, Sachin Sunker 23; Victor Watama 3/18, Callum Scott-Elliot 2/20). Peterhouse won by 17 runs.

St Alban’s College 117/10 (Kyle Block 45, Will Hewitt 14; Andrew Muir 3/20, Lisekho Zinyane 2/18). Graeme College 118/6 (Corbin Tidbury 32, Andrew Muir 25*; Tristan Naidoo 2/13, Musa Musooko 2/24). Graeme College won by four wickets.

Rhys Wiblin and Josh Melville scored brilliant half-centuries to power their respective schools, St Andrew’s College and St Alban’s College, to victories over Steyn City and Peterhouse in their 50-over matches at the Makhanda Cricket Festival on Saturday.

After Connor Holder, the St Andrew’s captain, won the toss and chose to bowl first, his bowling attack responded by putting on a good show to bowl out Steyn City for 189.

Wiblin, then, took control of the chase and steered the hosts to 193/6 in reply, commandeering the innings with an 88 from 137 balls.

The opener dropped anchor to ensure that the hosts did not open up both ends to the Steyn City bowling attack. He was also part of two crucial partnerships that drove the local side to victory, sharing a 47-run second-wicket stand with Ben Scharges (16) and an unbroken 81-run seventh-wicket partnership with Ethan Malan (37*)

Earlier in the day, Matthew Barbour led the way for Steyn City with a wonderful 55 from 76 balls. He gave the visitors an ideal start by cobbling together two partnerships worth 97 runs at the top of the order.

His 68-run second-wicket stand with Josh Michau (40) was the biggest contributor to the Gauteng side’s 189-run total. Unfortunately, for Steyn City, the rest of the batting order didn’t come to the party. Only one other player, Keegan Smallbone (28), made it beyond the teens.

Thomas Bussiahn put the skids under Steyn City, knocking over 3/36 in 10 overs, including the all-important wicket of Barbour. Wiblin also showed his worth with the ball by dismissing Steyn City’s second-highest run scorer, Michau.

St Alban’s College vs Peterhouse

St Alban’s and Peterhouse produced the highest-scoring match of the Makhanda Cricket Festival on Graeme College‘s Marais Field., Between them, they produced 430 runs, with St Alban’s scoring more than half, 224, in an 18-run win over the Zimbabweans, who tallied 206 all out.

When the coin flip went their way, Peterhouse chose to bowl first. That decision was rewarded when the Zimbabwean side made rapid inroads into the St Alban’s batting order, dismissing four of the Pretoria school’s top seven batsmen for less than a combined five runs.

Reabetswe Mokoka (20), Kyle Block (49), and Ethan Nel (37) resisted, however, and gave their team a fighting chance. The tide then turned when Josh Melville walked out to the crease in the 37th over. He struck four fours and three sixes on his way to a match-winning 65 from 47 balls. Melville’s blitz also catapulted St Alban’s beyond the 200-run mark.

In Peterhouse’s reply, opener Ndiriwashe Munatsirei carried his bat to keep his team in the match. His defiant effort produced an unbeaten 79 from 132 balls, but it wasn’t enough to see the Zimbabwe boys over the finishing line.

Jesse Eckard and Kyle Earle were the best of the St Alban’s bowlers, returning 2/16 from eight and 2/30 from eight respectively. Tiashin Daidoo and Christopher von la Chevallarie played their part by also claiming two wickets each.

Corbin Tidbury, back from doing duty for the Eastern Warriors in the CSA Cubs Week, guided Graeme College to a four-wicket win over St David’s Marist Inanda, scoring an unbeaten 79 as Graeme chased down the Johannesburg side’s 163 all out to win by four wickets.

Kingswood College, meanwhile, won their third game on the trot, comfortably defending a modest 118 all out to hand Michaelhouse a 55-run defeat. Daniel Jakins snapped up 3/6 and David Loudon 3/12 as ‘House was skittled for only 63 in their reply.

Summarised Scorecards

Steyn City 189/10 (Matthew Barbour 55, Josh Michau 40; Thomas Bussiahn 3/36, Ethan Malan 2/22). St Andrew’s College 193/6 (Rhys Wiblin 88*, Ethan Malan 37; Austin van Jaarsveld 3/24, Gideon Coetzee 1/28). St Andrew’s College won by four wickets.

St Alban’s 224/10 (Josh Melville 65, Kyle Block 49; Victor Watama 2/28, Tawonashe Nyamasoka 3/45). Peterhouse 206/10 (Ndiriwashe Munatsirei 79*, Tawonashe Nyamasoka 33; Jesse Eckard 2/16, Kyle Earle 2/30). St Alban’s won by 18 runs.

St David’s Marist Inanda 163/10 (Sohail Seonath 56, Khutso Sekgobela 24; Luphelo Mdyesha 2/28, Jordan Damons 2/17). Graeme College 167/6 (Corbin Tidbury 79*, Luphelo Mdyesha 31; Christopher Emslie 3/39, Kai Davis 1/20). Graeme College won by four wickets.

Kingswood College 118/10 (Christopher Zimmerman 36, Matthew Spring 30; Preston Greene 4/36, Nathan Simmons 2/1). Michaelhouse 63/10 (Grayden Leslie 17, Preston Greene 14; Daniel Jakins 3/6, David Loudon 3/12). Kingswood won by 55 runs.

AW van der Merwe scored a brilliant century to set Hoër Volkskool Potchefstroom up for a 24-run win over Northwood in their Grey Cricket Festival 50-over match at the Old Grey Sports Club on Saturday.

The toss went Northwood’s way, and the KwaZulu-Natal side chose to bowl first. Potch Volkies responded by putting a sound 226/7 on the board.

The Volkies‘ bowlers then displayed great skill in bowling out Northwood for 202 runs in 46.3 overs.

Van der Merwe struck nine fours and six sixes in his match-winning 109 from 134 balls, which provided the foundational upon which Volkskool innings was built. He was out in the middle while all of Potch Volkies’ 226 runs were scored.

During his stay, Van der Merwe shared the crease with six partners. The most fruitful of those partnerships was a 67-run stand with Schalk Pienaar (18) for the fifth wicket, and a 55-run sixth wicket stand with Juan van Niekerk (13*).

Sihle Duma, with 20 from 43 deliveries, was Volkskool’s second-highest scorer. He and Van der Merwe added 40 for the second wicket.

Zander Nel backed up Van der Merwe’s excellent batting performance with a great showing with the ball. He troubled Northwood’s batsmen throughout and bagged a decisive 5/24 from 9.4 overs, which ensured that the Knights were unable to settle into their run chase.

Captain Jamie Wimble, who batted at six, gave his side a fighting chance with a breezy 70 from 79 balls. Unfortunately, for the Durban school, though, they produced little after his dismissal in the 45th over.

Namibia Invitational vs St Charles Colts XI

Dan Brassell starred with both bat and ball to help the Namibia Invitational XI steamroll the St Charles College Colts XI by a mammoth 216 runs at Nelson Mandela University. The Namibians had everything going their way, from the toss to the last ball.

After they chose to bat first, Michael Muller, batting at four, provided them with stability in the middle order, facing 76 balls for 79 runs, which took the game away from Saints.

Brassell, the number eight batsman, made his way to the crease in the 34th over and quickly went after the St Charles’ bowling attack, accumulating a brisk 69 from 61 balls. He and Muller shared a 55-run seventh-wicket partnership, which Brassell followed with a 51-run eighth wicket stand with Erik Lintvelt.

The all-rounder then made his mark with the ball. In six overs, Brassell captured 3/12 as the St Charles’ batting line-up folded for a mere 29 runs.

The boys from KwaZulu-Natal were never in the game with the bat. Patrick Muruza, who scored 10 runs from 29 balls, was their highest scorer. No one else made it to five.

Other matches

Selborne College, meanwhile, edged out Framesby by two wickets, chasing down the local side’s 154 all out in a game ruled by the bowlers. Miles Feltham‘s 37 for Framesby was the highest score of the contest, while Josh Wilkie‘s 28 led Selborne.

Feltham was also Framesby’s best bowler, picking up 3/35. Avethandwa Manyongwa led Selborne’s attack with 3/37.

In another tight contest, Die Hoërskool Menlopark snatched a three-wicket win over Glenwood High.

Akhiel Sinath‘s 70 and 38 from Mishael Gunawardana powered the Durban school to 195/9, but Johan Bosch, with 5/37, ensured they received little meaningful support.

Bosch and Jovan Hartman, then, saw Menlo to victory with an unbroken partnership. When they crossed the line, on 196/7, Bosch had 40 and Hartman 38.

Summarised Scorecards

Hoër Volkskool Potchefstroom 226/7 (AW van der Merwe 109, Sihle Duma 20; Ryan van Zyl 3/35, Thabiso Mtambo 2/34). Northwood 202/10 (Jamie Wimble 70, David de Bruyn 29; Zander Nel 5/24, Olefa Padi 1/3). Hoër Volkskool Potchefstroom won by 24 runs.

Namibia Invitational 245/8 (Michael Muller 79, Dan Brassell 69; Dresden Coetzee 2/28, Matthew Buckley 2/40). St Charles Colts XI 29/10 (Patrick Muruza 10, Fabian da Rosa 2*; Dan Brassell 3/12, Waldo Smith 2/3). Namibia Invitational won by 216 runs.

Framesby 154/10 (Miles Feltham 37, Durandt Rootman 29; Avethandwa Manyongwa 3/37, Titus Sweetnam 2/18). Selborne College 156/8 (Josh Wilkie 28, Merrick Collins 26; Miles Feltham 3/35, Corné Pieterse 3/55). Selborne College won by two wickets.

Glenwood 195/9 (Akhiel Sinath 70*, Mishael Gunawardana 38; Johan Bosch 5/37, Morné Koekemoer 2/30). Menlopark 196/7 (Jovan Hartman 40*, Johan Bosch 38*; Kreesan Pillai 2/24, Misheal Gunawardana 2/34). Menlopark won by three wickets.

Olo Jaca scored an unbeaten century to help Graeme College secure their first win at the Makhanda Cricket Festival – an impressive 143-run defeat of Steyn City School – in a Time Cricket match on Somerset Field on Friday.

Keegan Smallbone, the Steyn City captain, won the toss and elected to bowl first.

Graeme College accepted the challenge and put 235/9 on the scoreboard before their bowlers overpowered Steyn City’s batsmen and bowled them out for a meagre 92 runs.

Jaca arrived at the crease in the 15th over with his team in trouble. They were on 48/6 and in need of rescue. He obliged.

The number eight batsman seized the moment and struck 10 fours and a single six in an unbeaten 100 from 152 deliveries. He also shared an unbroken 78-run last-wicket partnership with Ibenathi Kondile (37*), which proved to be the highest stand of the match.

Kurt Losch put up a great fight with the ball for Steyn City and finished the innings with 4/53 from 15 overs. Unfortunately, for the Randburg school, Jordan Damons upstaged Losch’s fine effort with a four-wicket haul of his own, capturing 4/17 in six overs as he ran through the visitors’ batting lineup.

Damons enjoyed good support from Andrew Muir, who snagged 3/10 in six overs, and Luphelo Mdyesha, who returned 2/12 from 7.1.

Max Burroughs top-scored for Steyn City with a 53-ball 38, while Josh Michau was the only other player to reach double digits, making 14 from 25 balls.

Peterhouse vs Kingswood

Simon Sheard delivered a polished all-round performance that brought cheer to Kingswood‘s home supporters after a hard-fought two-wicket win over Peterhouse at City Lords.

After Isaac Allott, the Peterhouse captain, called correctly at the toss and elected to bat first, the visitors made a steady start, courtesy of a 40-run opening stand between Ndiriwashe Munatsirei and Nicholas Orphanides (18). However, the wheels came off after that partnership ended.

Munatsirei held on and fought his way to 51 from 95 balls, but he received little support from the rest of the Peterhouse batting lineup, with no others making it to 20.

Sheard was Kingswood’s most successful bowler, knocking over 5/32 in in eight overs as Peterhouse tallied 154 all out. Daniel Jakins, meanwhile, contributed 3/40.

Unlike Peterhouse, Kingswood didn’t enjoy a firm foundation at the top of their order, losing early wickets. However, their batsmen chipped in with enough runs to keep them in the contest.

Towards the end, the balance tilted Kingswood’s way when Sheard (48*) and Rogan Goliath (17*) joined forces for the ninth wicket, mounting an unbeaten 45-run partnership that saw them home.

Michaelhouse enjoyed the better of their clash with St Alban’s College and owned a 78-run first innings’ lead in a drawn contest, while Connor Holder went big for St Andrew’s College, scoring 127 in their draw against St David’s Marist Inanda.

Summarised Scorecards

Graeme College 235/9 (Olo Jaca 100*, Enrique Strydom 39; Kurt Losch 4/53). Steyn City 92/10 (Max Burroughs 38, Josh Michau 14; Jordan Damons 4/17, Andrew Muir 3/10). Graeme College won by 143 runs.

Peterhouse 154/10 (Ndiriwashe Munatsirei 51, Nicholas Orphanides 18; Simon Sheard 5/32, Daniel Jakins 3/40). Kingswood 156/8 (Simon Sheard 48*, Chad Roodt 24; Cameron Oosthuizen 3/24, Nicholas Orphanides 3/28). Kingswood won by two wickets.

St Alban’s 85/10 (Kyle Block 13, Reabetswe Mokoka 13; Liam O’Dwyer 3/13, Nathan Simons 2/12). Michaelhouse 162/7 dec. (Cody Sander 48, Victor North 38; Will Hewitt 3/29, Jesse Eckerd 2/23). St Alban’s 22/2 (Thomas Hall 13*, Graydon Leslie 1/6, Liam O’Dwyer 1/7). Match drawn.

St Andrew’s College 266/6 (Connor Holder 127, Callum Taggart 32; Maru Challies 1/29, Kairav Koobair 1/31). St David’s Marist Inanda 197/9 (Sohail Seonath 63, Khutso Sekgobela 53; Rhys Wiblin 3/40, James Baenhorst 2/29). Match drawn.

Framesby vs St Charles College Colts XI

Josh Nicholson scored an unbeaten half-century, and Matthew Buckley claimed a five-wicket haul to help the St Charles College Colts XI turn things around and register a comfortable five-wicket win over Framesby in their Grey Cricket Festival declaration match at Framesby on Friday.

The KwaZulu-Natal side came into the second day on the back foot. They were six wickets down and trailing by 120 runs in their reply to Framesby’s first innings of 259 all out. However, the tailenders – Cohen Cameron (46), Angus Edkins (32), and Fabian da Rosa (20*) – breathed new life into the Saints‘ reply by adding 115 for the final two wickets.

Thanks to that resilient rearguard action, St Charles held a slender eight-run lead after the first innings, and that motivated Buckley to put on a show. He tore into Framesby’s middle and lower order, on his way capturing 6/29 from 12 overs, as the local side fell for only 90 in their second innings.

Buckley’s figures of 9/90 across the two innings were the best of the match. His heroics also set up Josh Nicholson to play a starring role with the bat.

After scoring a half-century in St Charles’s first innings, Nicholson cantered to an unbeaten 54 from 56 balls to steer Saints to 87/5 and a five-wicket win.

Grey College vs Glenwood High

At the Old Grey Sports Club, Daniel Hattingh produced a brilliant all-round performance to lead Grey College to an emphatic nine-wicket win over Glenwood.

Hattingh, the Grey College captain, did not put a foot wrong in his decision-making throughout the match. After he won the toss and put Glenwood in to bat first, Jano Venter answered his skipper’s call and claimed a wicket in the first over to put the Bloemfontein boys on the front foot. They went on to bowl out Glenwood for 87 runs.

Hattingh, then, led Grey College’s reply with a breezy 67 from 69 balls. Aiden Dodd (49) and Divan Bezuidenhoudt (37) chipped in with valuable runs to help their side to an impressive 296 all out.

The second time around, Glenwood found their batting mojo through Akhiel Sinath (94) and Mishael Gunawardana (53). The duo’s half-centuries lifted the KZN side to 225 and that total would have been bigger if not for Hattingh’s impressive form with the ball. The Grey College captain sent down 9.4 overs and snared 4/25 to limit Glenwood’s lead.

It took Grey College only 3.1 overs of their second innings to chase down the 17 runs they required for victory. Bezuidenhoudt (15*) took charge of the chase and was with Christoph Bronn when victory was secured.

Jeppe High School for Boys vs Northwood

Northwood’s triple strike late on Thursday set them up for a win over Jeppe on Friday, with the Johannesburg side beginning the day on 5/3 and a lead of only 11 runs. The Knights picked up from where they had left off.

Ryan van Zyl led the way, knocking over 4/14, while his fellow seamer, Josh Mills, bagged 3/35 as Jeppe’s second innings ended on 105, with Lincoln Casias knock of 53 holding it together.

Luc Boyall, with 35, and Thomas Oosthuizen, with 30, then made pivotal contributions to guide the Durban side to a five-wicket win. Keagan Cockburn was the pick of the Jeppe bowlers, claiming 2/23.

Selborne College vs Potchefstroom Volkskool

The clash between Selborne College and Potchefstroom Volkskool ended in an evenly contested draw.

Volkies led by a single run on the first innings – scoring 132 all out to Selborne’s 131 all out – but the East London school performed a better job at the crease in their second innings, totalling 252/8, with Matthew Hendry making 105. He enjoyed good support from Joshua Edwards, who chipped in with 61.

Handré de Beer turned in a good performance with the ball, snagging 3/27.

Volkskool, then, mustered 181/5 in their second innings, with Theunis Nel making 47 and Richard Kruger 33. Rosh Els claimed 2/26 after picking up 2/13 in the Potchefstroom school’s first innings.

St Andrew’s School vs Pearson High

The match between Pearson High and St Andrew’s School at Pearson came to a rather sudden end when the home team, trailing by 83 runs on the first innings, crumbled in their second knock and were skittled for only 45 runs, leaving the Bloemfontein side the winners by an innings and 38 runs.

Pearson tallied 140 all out in their first innings, with Daniel Smithdorff and Jude Septoo both scoring 37.

Saints‘ skipper, Reuben van Aarde, then led his side’s reply with a disciplined 116 from 242 balls, which included 12 fours. A useful 41 from Schalk van Rensburg helped the Bloem boys to 223 all out. Aiden Mitchell, with 3/19, was the best of the Pearson bowlers.

Unfortunately for the Gqeberha school, they floundered in their second innings, with no batsmen making it into double figures. They lasted only 22 overs as five of the six Saints’ bowlers took wickets cheaply.

Opening bowler, Heindré Serfontein, got the ball rolling, knocking back 3/8 from six overs, while the spin of Nikhil Sukraj and FG Botha brought both returns of 2/3. Sukraj finished with the miserly match figures of 4/13 from 13 overs.

Summarised Scorecards

Framesby 259/10 (Miles Feltham 102, Dandre Henwick 32; Matthew Buckley 3/61, Nuraz Amod 2/27). St Charles XI 267/10 (Josh Nicholson 56, Cohen Cameron 46; Corné Pieterse 5/65, Corbin Fleetwood 2/42). Framesby 90/10 (Renquin Goliath 17, Adriaan Snyders 9*; Matthew Buckley 6/29, Tino Simba 1/7). St Charles XI 87/5 (Josh Nicholson 54*, Patrick Muruza 14; Corné Pieterse 3/19, Corbin Fleetwood 1/32). St Charles Colts XI won by five wickets.

Glenwood 87/10 (Nuzayh Mahomed 25, Jayden Pillay 17; Danny Hayidakis 2/7, Bergh Vorster 2/11). Grey College 296/10 (Daniel Hattingh 67, Aiden Dodd 49; Keegan Pillai 3/73, Jonah Chaita 2/46). Glenwood 225/10 (Akhiel Sinath 94, Miseal Gunawardana 53; Daniel Hattingh 4/25, Bernard Saaiman 2/6). Grey College 17/1 (Divan Bezuidenhoudt 15*, Christoph Bronn 2*; Elgenio Oerson 1/6, Bayanda Xulu 0/11). Grey College won by nine wickets.

Jeppe 196/10 (Aiden Reyneke 60, Lincoln Casias 46; Trevor van Vollenstee 4/28, Ryan van Zyl 2/25). Northwood 190/10 (Keegan Reeves 75, Ross McGlashan 34; Keagan Cockburn 2/12, Shreshth Kumar 2/27). Jeppe 105/10 (Lincoln Casias 53, Shreshth Kumar 14; Ryan van Zyl 4/14, Josh Mills 3/35). Northwood 117/5 (Luc Boyall 35, Thomas Oosthuizen 30; Keagan Cockburn 2/23, Lincoln Casias 1/19). Northwood won by five wickets.

Selborne College 131/10 (Cian O’Niell 53, Matthew Hendry 20; Zander Nel 4/19, Johandre Jacobs 3/31). Hoër Volkskool Potchefstroom 132/10 (AW van der Merwe 38, Schalk Pienaar 15*; Avethandwa Manyongwa 3/27, Rosh Els 2/13). Selborne College 252/8d (Matthew Hendry 105, Joshua Edwards 61; Handré de Beer 3/27, Jandré Jacobs 1/37). Hoër Volkskool Potchefstroom 181/5 (Theunis Nel 47, Richard Kruger 33; Rosh Els 2/26, Titus Sweetnam 1/15). Match Drawn.

Pearson 140/10 (Daniel Smithdorff 37, Jude Septoo 37; Nikhil Sukraj 2/10, Heindré Serfontein 2/24, Erhard Bahrends 2/30); St Andrew’s School 223/10 (Reuben van Aarde 116, Schalk van Rensburg 41; Aiden Mitchell 3/19, Jaydan Ward 2/20, Jude Septoo 2/59); Pearson 45/10 (Heindré Serfontein 3/8, Nikhil Sukraj 2/3, FG Botha 2/3). St Andrew’s School won by an innings and 38 runs.

Menlopark 154/10 (Heinrich Claassen 25, Keagan Hills 24; Erik Lintvelt 6/43, Immanuel Kayambuka 1/5). Namibia u19 200/10 (Rowan van Vuuren 41, Dan Brassell 38; Jovan Hartman 7/63, Monré Koekemoer 1/20). Menlopark 207/10 (Monré Koekemoer 96, Keagan Hills 31; Ben Brassell 4/33, Erik Lintvelt 2/37). Namibia u19 166/2 (Adriaan Coetzee 60*, Tiaan van der Merwe 58; Jovan Hartman 1/10, Jacques de Villiers 1/27). Namibia u19 won by eight wickets.

Kearsney 129/10 (Daniel Miskey 40, Aaron Blackburn 29; Anré Schoeman 4/43, Connor Parry 2/8). Grey High 311/10 (Cullen Marais 107, Logan Goddard-Ford 82*, Connor Parry 76; Rivan Moodley 6/65, Michael Groom 2/71). Kearsney 80/10 (Keegan de Jager 23, Rivan Moodley 23; Logan Groch 5/11, Micha Wessels 2/12). Grey High won by an innings and 102 runs.

Chad Roodt and David Loudon produced a sensational double act to power Kingswood College to a win over Steyn City School in their Time Cricket match, played on City Lords, at the Makhanda Cricket Festival, on Thursday.

Roodt scored a century, and Loudon chipped in with a half-century, to help Kingswood, who won the toss and elected to bat first, record a total of 274 all out from 55 overs.

Max Burroughs and Josh Michau emulated Roodt and Loudon, but their strong batting efforts were not quite enough to see Steyn City over the finish line.

The Gauteng side was bowled out for 250 in 55.1 overs, leaving Kingswood with a 24-run win.

Roodt and Loudon joined forces in the 12th over of the home team’s innings, and they mounted a brilliant 153-run fifth-wicket partnership that set Kingswood on course to victory.

Roodt raced to a 92-ball 127, smashing 11 fours and nine sixes, while Loudon weighed in with a steady 50 from 94 balls. Rogan Goliath, batting at 10, added a useful 30 off only 27 balls. 

Keith Losch stood tall with the ball for Steyn City, knocking over 6/63 in 13 overs. Keegan Smallbone lent good support, claiming 3/23 from eight overs.

After his good showing with the bat, Loudon picked up the ball and put in a long shift that resulted in 4/87 from 21 overs. While impressive, he played second fiddle to Daniel Jakins, who snapped up 4/48 in 17.1 overs. Their four-wicket hauls proved to be just enough to hold off Steyn City.

Max Burroughs played a great knock, scoring 119 from 115 balls, 13 of which he dispatched for four and another five for six, while Josh Michau scored a run-a-ball 51, but victory went Kingswood’s way.

Michaelhouse vs Graeme College

Grayden Leslie played a proper captain’s innings to set Michaelhouse up for an emphatic 72-run win over Graeme College on Somerset Field.

The Michaelhouse skipper won the toss and chose to bat first before top-scoring for the KwaZulu-Natal side with 66 off 78 deliveries, which helped to lift Michaelhouse to 194 all out in 62.1 overs.

Leslie shared a wonderful 66-run second-wicket partnership with Rex Wardlaw (46) that planted ‘House on a solid footing. Kits McConnachie nabbed 4/21 and Caleb Jattiem 4/36 to keep Graeme College in the contest.

When the home team took to the crease, McConnachie dropped anchor and tried to navigate Graeme College to victory. Coming in at number four, the all-rounder contributed an unbeaten 51 runs from 70 balls.

Unfortunately, for him, though, batting support was sparse. No other Graeme College batsmen made it beyond the teens, and they were bowled out for 122 in 35.1 overs.

Nathan Simmons was Michaelhouse’s most successful bowler, capturing 3/19 runs in 5.1 overs. Preston Greene and Rex Wardlaw supported him well and finished with two wickets apiece.

St David’s Marist Inanda, meanwhile, withstood a strong challenge from Zimbabwe’s Peterhouse, successfully defending their 189 all out to win by a hard-fought 17 runs.

Hayden Campbell, with 64, led the way with the bat, while Kyle Stokoe, with 4/49, was the pick of the St David’s bowlers. The best of the bowlers was, however, Peterhouse’s Victor Watama, who captured 5/22.

The match between St Andrew’s College and St Alban’s College ended in a draw. Eastern Province Khaya Majola Week representative, Rhys Wiblin, helped the Makhanda school to 228/9 declared. top scoring with 54 and then took 2/25 as St Alban’s replied with 152/7, with Jesse Eckard ending unbeaten on 41.

Summarised Scorecards

Kingswood College 274/10 (Chad Roodt 127, David Loudon 50; Keith Losch 6/63, Keegan Smallbone 3/23). Steyn City 250/10 (Max Burroughs 119, Josh Michau 51; Brandon Lea 22; Daniel Jakins 4/48, David Loudon 4/87). Kingswood won by 24 runs.

Michaelhouse 194/10 (Grayden Leslie 66, Rex Wardlaw 46; Caleb Jattiem 4/36, Kits McConnachie 4/21). Graeme College 122/10 (Kits McConnachie 51*; Nathan Simmons 3/19, Rex Wardlaw 2/18, Preston Greene 2/19). Michaelhouse won by 72 runs.

St David’s Marist Inanda 189/10 (Hayden Campbell 64, Maru Challies 30; Victor Watama 5/22, Tawonashe Nyamasoka 4/54). Peterhouse 172/10 (Victor Watama 42, Cameron Oosthuizen 31; Kyle Stokoe 4/49, Kai Davis 2/15). St David’s Marist Inanda won by 17 runs.

St Andrew’s College 228/9d (Rhys Wiblin 54, Ethan Malan 46; Kyle Earle 5/35, Jesse Eckard 2/32). St Alban’s College 152/7 (Jesse Eckard 41*, Tiashin Naidoo 30; Rhys Wiblin 2/25, Warrick Campbell 2/12). Match drawn.

Miles Feltham started the year in style as he carved an outstanding century that put Framesby in a strong position in their Grey Cricket Festival declaration match against a St Charles XI at Old Grey Sports Club, in Gqeberha, on Thursday.

Feltham’s 102 from 136 balls helped Framesby, who won the toss and chose to bat first, to a first innings total of 259 all out.

At stumps, Saints were on 139/6, trailing Framesby by 120 runs.

Feltham transformed Framesby’s innings by sharing in four partnerships, which were worth a combined 197 runs. When he arrived at the crease, Framesby was in a spot of bother, on 11/2 after 2.4 overs. Feltham and Keagan Wium then added 19 runs for the third wicket.

Feltham needed better support, however, if Framesby was to mount a decent total, and he got it from Dandré Henwick (32), with whom he shared a 75-run fourth-wicket stand. Next, Feltham joined forces with Nicholas Joubert (28) to add 50 runs for the fifth wicket. His final act was a 53-run sixth-wicket partnership with Egan Julyan.

Josh Nicholson led the St Charles’ reply with a solid 56 from 51 balls. However, the KwaZulu-Natal side’s innings progressed in fits and starts, with Framesby grabbing wickets at regular intervals, which left Saints with only one partnership worth more than 50 runs in the 40 overs they batted.

That came from a second wicket stand of 79 between Nicholson and Tlotlang Kobe (21). None of the other six partnerships was worth more than 20 runs.

St Charles had Will Rhodes (31*) and Chris Uys (5*) at the crease at stumps.

Northwood vs Jeppe

Northwood’s Josh Mills and Ryan van Zyl scripted drama and intrigue on the Siya Kolisi Field at Grey High in the final minutes of play on Thursday. They captured three wickets for five runs in the last two overs of the day to tilt their contest against Jeppe in favour of the Durban school.

The flurry of wickets meant that Jeppe ended the day with a slender 11-run lead over Northwood with seven second innings wickets in hand.

The Gauteng side won the toss, elected to bat first and scored 196 all out in their first innings. Northwood battled hard and were dismissed for 190 in their reply before Mills and Van Zyl worked their magic against the Jeppe top order late in the day.

Aiden Reyneke showed great temperament in his 36.5-over stay at the crease in Jeppe’s first innings. The number three batsman scored an evenly paced 60 from 108 balls and shared a 102-run fourth wicket partnership with Lincoln Casais (46) as he powered Jeppe forward.

Their stand was Jeppe’s highest partnership and the only one that was worth more than 30 runs. Part of the reason for that was Trevor von Vollenstee‘s brilliant bowling, which brought him a respectable 4/28 from 11 overs.

Jeppe enjoyed the upper hand well into Northwood’s reply before Keegan Reeves mounted an outstanding rearguard fightback to keep his side in the contest. When Reeves strode to the crease, the KwaZulu-Natal side was on 75/5, which soon became 77/6 when Ross McGlashan was dismissed for a patient 34.

Reeves, though, stabilised matters, striking 12 fours and a six in his 80 from only 95 deliveries, which pushed Northwood to within touching distance of Jeppe’s total.

In other matches, Grey College took charge of their clash against Glenwood by dismissing the Green Machine for only 87. By stumps, the Bloemfontein school enjoyed a massive 172-run lead, on 259/8.

The clash between Selborne College and Potchefstroom Volkskool was evenly poised after Selborne posted 131 all out in their first innings, to which Volkies replied with 132 all out. At stumps, Selborne was on 53/2 in their second innings.

Summarised Scorecards

Framesby 259/10 (Miles Feltham 102, Dandré Henwick 32; Matthew Buckley 3/61, Nuraz Amod 2/27). St Charles 139/6 (Josh Nicholson 56, Will Rhodes 31*; Corne Pieterse 3/26, Durandt Rootman 1/8). St Charles trails by 120 runs.

Jeppe 196/10 (Aiden Reyneke 60, Lincoln Casias 46; Trevor van Vollenstee 4/28, Ryan van Zyl 2/25). Northwood 190/10 (Keegan Reeves 80, Ross McGlashan 34; Keagan Cockburn 2/12, Shreshth Kumar 2/27). Jeppe 5/3 (Aiden Reyneke 1, Lincoln Casias 0*; Joshua Mills 2/0, Ryan van Zyl 1/1). Jeppe leads by 11 runs.

Glenwood 87/10 (Nuzayh Mahomed 25, Jayden Pillay 17; Danny Hayidakis 2/7, Bergh Vorster 2/11). Grey College 259/8 (Daniel Hattingh 67, Aiden Dodd 49*; Keegan Pillai 2/60, Jonah Chaita 2/29). Grey College leads by 172 runs.

Selborne College 131/10 (Cian O’Niell 53, Matthew Hendry 20; Zander Nel 4/19, Johandre Jacobs 3/31). Hoër Volkskool Potchefstroom 132/10 (AW van der Merwe 38, Schalk Pienaar 15*; Avethandwa Manyongwa 3/27, Rosh Els 2/13). Selborne College 53/2 (Josh Wilkie 17*, Merrick Collins 14*; Handré de Beer 2/14). Selborne leads by 52 runs.

The SA Schools girls’ u19 team recorded a comfortable 31-run win over the SA Fillies in a T20 match on the last day of the CSA Girls u19 Week, at the JB Marks Oval, in Potchefstroom, on Friday.

The toss went the Fillies’ way, and their captain, Mpumelelo Mashiloane, opted to field first. SA Schools responded with 122/8 from their 20 overs. That proved to be enough, with the SA Fillies being limited to 91/6 in reply.

Simoné Lourens, with a quickfire 19 off 11 balls, and Chris-Mari Bezuidenhout, with 34 off 26, got SA Schools going with a rapid 37-run opening partnership in less than four overs.

Captain Mieke van Voorst replaced Lourens and weighed in with 26 from 23 deliveries. She also shared a 29-run second-wicket stand with Bezuidenhout, who departed when there were 66 runs on the board.

The SA Fillies fought back strongly, picking up three wickets for three runs in seven balls. Enkosi Mditshwa set the collapse in motion with Bezuidenhout’s dismissal in the eighth over before Thembakazi Gegesi accounted for Rethabile Nthoba and Fay Cowling in the space of three deliveries.

SA Schools struggled to recover after that, but Murisi Rikhotso, who scored an unbeaten 15 from 14 balls, helped the side to finish strongly., having batted at just over six runs an over.

In reply, the SA Fillies stumbled out of the blocks. They lost opener Maria van der Vyver in the second over, trapped LBW by Respect Mabasa. Soon, The Fillies were on the back foot. By the end of the powerplay, they were in serious trouble on 25/5.

Fay Cowling put the skids under the SA Filliers with a double-strike in the seventh over, which accounted for Mashiloane and Diedré van Rensburg. That forced their batters into a more conservative approach, and they were kept in check and restricted to below 100 runs.

Mi-Jeanne Botha top-scored for the SA Fillies with a cautious unbeaten 33 from 50 balls. Enkosi Mditshwa and Ashley Barnard were the only other Fillies’ batters to reach double figures, with Mditshwa making 15 runs from 21 deliveries and Barnard scoring 12 off 13.

Cowling was the pick of the SA Schools’ attack, capturing 3/18 from four overs.

Summarised Scorecard

SA Schools 122/8 (Chris-Mari Bezuidenhout 34, Mieke van Voorst 26, Simoné Lourens 19; Imaan van Schalkwyk 2/12, Thembakazi Gegesi 2/20). Fillies 91/6 (Mi-Jeanne Botha 33*, Enkosi Mditshwa 15; Fay Cowling 3/18, Ziya Mohanlall 1/5). SA Schools won by 31 runs.

Mieke van Voorst was crowned the Cricketer of the Week for her exploits at the CSA Girls u19 Week in Potchefstroom, which ended on Thursday, and will captain a star-studded SA Schools team.

The Eastern Storm star was the only batter to record a century in the 50-over section of matches, which she finished as the highest run-getter.

She was also among the top run-scorers in the four T20 games, finishing fourth on the list.

Those performances earned her the Batter of the Tournament and the All-rounder of the Tournament accolades in the Platinum section.

Despite the Eastern Storm compiling an unbeaten record, Van Voorst is the only player from the side to make the 12-member SA Schools side. Four other provinces – Mpumalanga, The Titans, Free State, and North West – have a single player each in the team.

Chris-Mari Bezuidenhout, who claimed the Batter of the Tournament award in the Gold section, represents Mpumalanga, while Simoné Lourens, Kamogelo Kgaswane, and Rethabile Nthoba fly the flags for The Titans, Free State, and North West, respectively.

Limpopo’s Murisi Rikhotso, who took home the Bowler of the Tournament gong in the Platinum section, is one of two bowlers from Limpopo to be named in the SA Schools team. The other is Respect Mabasa.

Ziya Mohanlall, who was named the Bowler of the Tournament in the Gold section, is one of two Dolphins’ players in the SA Schools team, where she is joined by top-order batter, Shreeya Subbiah.

The Lions have the most representatives with three players – Fay Cowling, Leani Swanepoel, and Diara Ramlakan – earning selection.

Kei’s Enkosi Mditshwa was named the All-rounder of the Tournament in the Gold section and is one of 12 players picked for the Fillies team. Her Kei teammate Thembakazi Gegesi has also been included in the side.

Boland, Western Province, the SWD Garden Route Badgers, North West, Mpumalanga, the Eastern Cape Iinyathi, and The Dolphins have a player each in the Fillies’ line-up. They are represented by Maria van der Vyver, Imaan van Schalkwyk, Mi-Jeanne Botha, Deidré van Rensburg, Ashley Barnard, Malakhiwe Somhlahlo, and Ziyanda Xulu respectively.

The Eastern Storm has the greatest representation in the Fillies’ squad, with Mpumelelo Mashiloane, Tamzyn Hartman, and Ashleigh van Wyk all cracking the nod.

SA Schools and SA Fillies meet on the JB Marks Oval, in Potchefstroom, on Friday, in a T20 clash.

TEAMS

SA SCHOOLS

Rethabile Nthoba (WK) (Free State), Chris-Mari Bezuidenhout (Mpumalanga), Diara Ramlakan (Lions), Mieke van Voorst (Capt) (Eastern Storm), Simoné Lourens (Titans), Shreeya Subbiah (Dolphins), Fay Cowling (Lions), Leani Swanepoel (Lions), Respect Mabasa Black (Limpopo), Murisi Rikhotso (Limpopo), Ziya Mohanlall (Dolphins), Kamogelo Kgaswane (North West).

FILLIES

Mpumelelo Mashiloane (Eastern Storm), Maria van der Vyver (Boland), Imaan Van Schalkwyk (Western Province), Mi-Jeanne Botha (South Western Districts), Deidré van Rensburg (North West), Enkosi Mditshwa (Kei), Tamzyn Hartman (Eastern Storm), Ashley Barnard (Mpumalanga), Malakhiwe Somhlahlo (Eastern Cape Inyathi), Ziyanda Xulu (Dolphins), Ashleigh van Wyk (Eastern Storm), Thembakazi Gegesi (Kei).

Simoné Lourens and Maria van der Vyver scored half-centuries to help The Titans and Boland secure wins in their final matches at the CSA Girls u19 Week, on Thursday, in Potchefstroom.

Lourens finished as the top run-scorer in the T20s, while Van der Vyver was third on the list of run-getters in the format.

Lourens was the lone batter to cross the 200-run barrier, tallying 204 runs in four T20 contests.

She recorded half-centuries against North West and the Eastern Storm on Wednesday afternoon, before slashing a 33-ball 52 against Eastern Province (EP) in The Titans’ last fixture.

The Titans were chasing 118 to win after Eastern Province, who won the toss, totalled 118/7 at the NWU Oval.

EP entered the game unbeaten, having won all of their 50-over matches and three T20s on the trot. However, The Titans’ disciplined bowling attack ensured that the ladies from the Eastern Cape did not get comfortable in the middle by taking wickets at regular intervals, which prevented any batters from reaching 20.

Lourens, who opened the batting with Jessica Staubli, took control of the run chase from the first over. She shared a match-winning 68-run third-wicket partnership with Chanel Venter that ended in the 11th over when Lourens was dismissed by Kim Davids. Venter, who slammed an unbeaten 53 from 25 balls, with seven fours and a six, took over the chase from that point and steered Titans to 122/4 and a convincing six-wicket win with 39 balls to spare.

The victory over Eastern Province was a good bounce back from The Titans after a narrow eight-run loss to The Lions in the morning.

Maria van der Vyver also enjoyed a wonderful afternoon with the bat. She hit three fours and two sixes in her 61 from 49 balls against the Free State. Her effort secured a fourth win in four T20s for Boland. That record was matched by the Eastern Storm, the only other team to finish the week with an unblemished record across the two formats.

Boland, who won the toss and chose to bowl first, did well to restrict Free State to 131/2. Rethabile Nthoba, with 64 not out, and Shanique Janse van Rensburg, with 50, shared a superb 117-run opening partnership to lift the Free Staters to a competitive total. Unfortunately, for them, it wasn’t a winning score.

Van der Vyver and Wanda-Mari Ham’s half-centuries trumped Nthoba’s and Janse van Rensburg’s strong efforts.

The Boland duo shared an impressive 112-run second-wicket partnership that took their side to the brink of victory. When it broke down, Boland needed a mere 14 runs from 27 balls to win. Ham, who remained unbeaten on 55 from 47 balls, saw Boland to 132/3 with two-and-a-half overs in hand.

Mpumalanga‘s Chris-Mari Bezuidenhout was the other shining light with the bat in the four T20 matches, finishing the tournament with the second-most runs, 181, in the format.

She also struck the highest individual score, an unbeaten 98 against Northern Cape on Wednesday. Unfortunately, she couldn’t replicate that performance for Mpumalanga in their final outing against The Tuskers, to whom they lost by five wickets.

The Eastern Storm completed their unbeaten run with an emphatic nine-wicket win over Eastern Province. Tamzyn Hartman tallied 50 not out and Mieke van Voorst chipped in with 36 not out as the pair shared an unbroken -run stand to see their side to victory.

In their last match, on Thursday afternoon, the Storm chased down The Lions’ 123/6, winning by six wickets with eight balls to spare. Mpumelelo Mshiloane was undefeated on 56 when victory was achieved.

In an all-KZN clash, The Dolphins downed The Tuskers by seven wickets. Kirsten Kaltwasser made 23 not out in The Tuskers’ 68/7, with Ziya Mohanlall knocking over 3/14. In reply, The Dolphins took 13 overs to reach 70/3, led by Kayla Driver‘s 22. In the afternoon, Driver top-scored with 35 when The Dolphins beat North West by eight runs.

Mohanlall, meanwhile, topped the list of wicket-takers in the four T20s, removing nine batters. Malakhiwe Somhlahlo, of the Eastern Cape Iinyathi, also claimed nine wickets, but was more expensive than Mohanlall. The Dolphins’ bowler conceded 4.6 runs per over, while Somhlahlo went at six runs an over.

MORNING RESULTS

Boland 154/7 (Taymin Muggels 34, Faith Williams 25; Queen Hlatshwayo 2/27, Nombulelo Ngwenya 1/32). Mpumalanga 94/9 (Ashley Barnard 44, Chris-Mari Bezuidenhout 21; Maria van der Vyver 2/18, Taylum Moses 1/8). Boland won by 60 runs.

Eastern Province 95/6 (Ashlee Buhr 27, Bianca Graham 18; Jessica Scott 2/16, Jazmine Pitt 2/15). Eastern Storm 97/1 (Tazmyn Hartman 50*, Mieke van Voorst 36*; Musa Halana 1/15, Cayleigh Wanckel 0/17). Eastern Storm won by nine wickets.

Lions 124/4 (Diara Ramlakan 52*, Fay Cowling 36; Sienna Moodley 2/20, Kaylee Carr 1/11). Titans 116/7 (Jessica Staubli 33, Simoné Lourens 18; Leani Swanepoel 3/22, Nosiphiwe Mashele 1/8). Lions won by eight runs.

Kei 88/10 (Enkosi Mditshwa 20, Yamkela Mnqabasha 17; Malakhiwe Somhlahlo 5/11, Sinesipho Dondi 1/11). Eastern Cape Iinyathi 61/10 (Luli Ali 18, Onelisiwe Mxothwa 9; Enkosi Mditshwa 4/1, Qhawe Tenjwa 1/3). Kei won by 27 runs.

Western Province 126/7 (Imaan van Schalkwyk 65*, Jemma Botha 17; Lerato Kotokoane 2/19, Koketso Molefi 2/17). North West 100/10 (Deidré van Rensburg 48*, Karabo Lemphane 16; Nuha Benjamin 3/16, Kaylin Erasmus 2/13). Western Province won by 26 runs.

Limpopo Impalas 60/10 (Carli Botha 11, Elane Erasmus 9*; Bokamoso Khahlise 2/1, Lebohang Rakoeane 2/5). Free State 50/10 (Bokamoso Motshabi 27, Lebohang Thoabala 5*; Murisi Rikhotso 2/4, Refilwe Mashego 2/9). Limpopo Impalas won by 10 runs.

Tuskers 68/7 (Kirsten Kaltwasser 23*, Kiandri Bierbaum 23; Ziya Mohanlall 3/14, Ziyanda Xulu 2/11). Dolphins 70/3 (Kayla Driver 22, Sophie Read 7*; Asanda Zondi 1/2; Kiandri Bierbaum 1/9). Dolphins won by seven wickets.

Northern Cape 51/10 (Mathapelo Ntsayagae 19, Jennifer Tshaka 4; Tiche Frans 3/5, Jade West 2/5). SWD Garden Route Badgers 54/1 (Mi-Jeanne Botha 21*, Tiche Frans 20*; Rethabile Motlhanke 1/16, Rethabile Botha 0/5). SWD Garden Route Badgers won by nine wickets.

AFTERNOON RESULTS

Limpopo Impalas 96/6 (Tshepisa Dineo Motswi 33, Elane Erasmus 27; Sive Silati 3/14, Jemma Botha 2/12). Western Province 98/4 (Imaan van Schalkwyk 27*, Danielleh Hugo 26; Respect Mabasa 1/10, Shelfa Mukhari 1/23). Western Province won by six wickets.

Dolphins 77/10 (Kayla Driver 35, Paige Clark 8; Karabo Lemphane 2/4, Koketso Molefi 2/13). North West 69/10 (Deidré van Rensburg 23, Jasmine Nel 12; Shreeya Subbiah 2/14, Ziyanda Xulu 2/18). Dolphins won by eight runs.

Eastern Province 118/7 (Tara Nel 19*, Cayleigh Wanckel 19; Gabriella Etsebeth 2/16, Gabriella Sequiera 1/19). Titans 122/4 (Chanel Venter 53*, Simoné Lourens 53; Olwethu Kwedini 1/12, Kim Davids 1/19). Titans won by six wickets.

Free State 131/2 (Rethabile Nthoba 64*, Shanique Janse van Rensburg 50; Melissa van der Merwe 1/20, Janel Steenkamp 0/23). Boland 132/3 (Maria van der Vyver 59, Wanda-Mari Ham 57*; Bokamoso Motshabi 1/28, Simone Mouton 1/24). Boland won by seven wickets.

Mpumalanga 73/10 (Chris-Mari Bezuidenhout 20, Queen Hlatshwayo 10; Kirsten Kaltwasser 2/7, Sindiswa Xaba 2/4). Tuskers 73/5 (Jessica Candler 23*, Nelile Nzimande 18; Marli Vorster 3/8, Ashley Barnard 1/11). Tuskers won by five wickets.

Northern Cape 77/6 (Chloe Nagel 20, Keziah Adams 14; Malakhiwe Somhlahlo 2/9, Lukhiye Hela 2/23). Eastern Cape Iinyathi 78/3 (Onelisiwe 31*, Malakhiwe Somhlahlo 24*; Rethabile Motlhanke 2/20, Juanita Chirembere 1/17). Eastern Cape Iinyathi won by seven wickets.

Lions 123/6 (Callia Bennett 31, Keamogetswe Chuene 21; Mieke van Voorst 3/17, Ashleigh van Wyk 2/23). Eastern Storm 124/4 (Mpumelelo Mshiloane 56*, Siphokuhle Masilela 27; Leani Swanepoel 2/24, Fay Cowling 1/22). Eastern Storm won by six wickets.