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Jayden Zoutendyk scored a classy, unbeaten half-century to set up Hoërskool Noordheuwel for a 17-run win over Parktown Boys’ High at Parktown in their Johnny Waite Trophy contest on Monday evening.

The toss went Parktown’s way, and the hosts asked Noordheuwel to bat first on a tough surface.

With a battling effort, Norries worked their way to 123/7 before their bowlers restricted Parktown to 106/7 in reply.

Zoutendyk, who walked out to bat in the first over, held the Noordheuwel innings together with an unbeaten 64 from 58 balls, showing great application on a wicket that favoured the bowlers.

Norries struggled to stitch together partnerships. Their highest was Zoutendyk’s 36-run seventh-wicket stand with Juwan Lamont, who chipped in with 15.

Zoutendyk also added 28 runs for the sixth wicket with Tidimalo Moeketsane (17) and 22 runs for the fifth wicket with Steph Jooste (5).

Hlasi Mqingwana was Parktown’s most successful bowler, spearheading their attack with an impressive 4/20 in his four overs. Lulama Sithole, Ashton Govender, and Neo Lemmer chipped in with a wicket each.

Noordheuwel’s cohesion in the field played a huge role in their victory. It brought about the end of Parktown openers, Abdullah Wadee (13) and Mkhosi Makhaya (8), who were both run out. That forced the home side onto the back foot, and they weren’t able to properly recover from that position.

Lulama Sithole and Mikaeel Garda top-scored for Parktown with just 16 runs apiece, while Wadee, Neo Lemmer (12), and Josh van Rensburg (12) also made it into double figures.

Moeketsane led the Noordheuwel attack, capturing 2/16 in three overs, while Hanru Begeman and Reney van den Berg took a wicket each.

Helpmekaar vs Jeppe

Jeppe, the regional champion of the Switch Schools SA20 Volume Two competition, came out on the wrong end of the result when they hosted Helpmekaar in the Johnny Waite Trophy competition on Monday, in the same 20-over format. The visitors produced a clinical performance to win by five wickets.

Jeppe won the toss, elected to bat first, and scored 114/8, to which Helpmekaar replied with 117/5 in 18 overs.

Early in their run chase, though, Helpies found themselves in trouble, losing Frederick Zeelie and Ewald Haasbroek in the second over. Thankfully, for the visitors, Sebastian Kloek and Zuan Joubert got them back on course with an outstanding 83-run third-wicket partnership that put the required total within touching distance.

Joubert top-scored with a brisk 47 from only 34 balls, while Kloek adopted a more patient approach, on his way to 43 from 53 deliveries.

Earlier in the contest, Heinrich Minnaar claimed 3/20 in four overs to help Helpmekaar restrict Jeppe to a middling total. Dominic Tait and John Butner added a brace each, and Xander Jackson removed a batsman, too.

Lincoln Casais was Jeppe’s shining light with a steady 35 from 38 balls. Goolam Ahmed was their second-highest scorer with 22 from 27 balls, while Ryan Young (11) and Phemelo Sekopane (10) also made it into double figures.

Summarised Scorecards

Noordheuwel 123/7 (Jayden Zoutendyk 64*, Tidimalo Moeketsane 17; Hlasi Mqingwana 4/20, Ashton Govender 1/15). Parktown 106/7 (Lulama Sithole 16*, Mikaeel Garda 16; Tidimalo Moeketsane 2/16, Hanru Begeman 1/13). Noordheuwel won by 17 runs.

Jeppe 114/8 (Lincoln Casais 35, Goolam Hoosain Ahmed 22; Heinrich Minnaar 3/20, Josh Butner 2/17, Dominic Tait 2/18). Helpmekaar 117/5 (Zuan Joubert 47, Sebastian Kloek 43; Goolam Hoosain Ahmed 3/20, Shreshth Kumar 1/14). Helpmekaar won by five wickets.

Josh Wilkie scored a classy half-century to set Selborne College up for a 21-run win over Hudson Park in their declaration match at Selborne, in East London, on Saturday.

Selborne headed into the match on the back of a dominant nine-wicket win over Cambridge in a T20 match on Thursday. In that home ground encounter, they skittled Cambridge for only 63 runs in 17 overs before taking a mere 8.4 overs to get to 64/1.

Against Hudson Park, Selborne batted first. They tallied 194 all out in their 44 overs and were then made to work hard for victory, with their bowling attack pulling together well to dismiss Hudson for 173 runs in 68.5 overs.

Wilkie top-scored for Selborne with an assured 50 from 55 balls. His 85-run opening partnership with Thomas Lyon, who contributed 48, provided a firm platform for the home side’s innings. Unfortunately for the openers, the rest of their batting lineup failed to capitalise on that foundation. Liam Bekker was a big reason for that.

After Wilkie and Lyon were dismissed, Selborne advanced in fits and starts as Bekker knocked over 5/50 from 18 overs. Mitchell Myerscough, with 3/46 from nine, and Lukhanyo Hlatuka, with 2/59 from 10, shared the other five wickets to go down.

Myerscough was to the fore again in Hudson Park’s reply, digging in his heels with a patient 74 from 157 balls. Unfortunately, for the all-rounder, support from his teammates was sparse. Likho Gidi, with whom he shared a 72-run fifth-wicket partnership, was the only other batsman to make it beyond the teens, tallying a steady 33 from 45 balls.

Matthew Hendry kept Hudson under heavy pressure, giving away only 26 runs in 16 overs while also picking up two wickets.

Muhammed Lulat and Lwando Gwaza also added two wickets each. Lulat finished 2/22 from 11 overs, while Gwaza’s return was 2/38 from eight.

Kingswood vs Framesby

Kingswood College pulled together as a team to register a 28-run win over Hoërskool Framesby when they crossed swords in a 50-over contest on City Lords, at Kingswood, on Saturday.

The hosts won the toss, chose to bat, and totalled 192 all out in 42.1 overs before their bowlers bowled out Framesby for 165 in 45 overs.

Kingswood entered the match buoyed by their 81-run win over Framesby in a T20 match on Friday evening. In that game, Chad Roodt (33) and Dan Jakins (33) led the way with the bat as the hosts put 160/6 on the board. Their bowling attack then delivered a disciplined performance to bowl out Framesby for only 79 runs from 17.1 overs.

On Saturday, though, Kingswood found themselves in early trouble on 32/2 after losing David Loudon and Jakins in the seventh and 11th overs. They needed a partnership to get them back on course.

Chris Zimmerman duly delivered, joining forces with Simon Sheard (34) for a 72-run third-wicket stand. Zimmerman, who top-scored for Kingswood with 49 from 68 deliveries, followed that up with a 36-run fourth-wicket partnership with Roodt. Once those stands ended, Kingswood lost wickets at regular intervals as they meandered their way to 192 all out.

Durandt Rootman, in at the fall of the first wicket in the fourth over, was left to wage a lone battle when Framesby replied. He scored a composed 54 from 107 balls and occupied the crease until the 35th over. He and Miles Feltham, who chipped in with 24, combined for the visitors’ highest partnership of 81 for the third wicket.

Ruan Matthee (12) and Keagan Wium (18*) mounted a lower-order fightback with a 24-run final wicket partnership, but it wasn’t enough to see Framesby home.

Simon Sheard was the pick of the Kingswood bowlers, returning 4/42 runs from 10 overs. David Loudon supported him well with 3/23 from 10, while Sinawo Bukula bagged 2/35 runs in eight.

Summarised Scorecards

Selborne 194/10 (Josh Wilkie 50, Thomas Lyon 48; Liam Bekker 5/50, Mitchell Myerscough 3/46). Hudson Park 173/10 (Mitchell Myerscough 74, Likho Gidi 33; Muhammed Lulat 2/22, Matthew Hendry 2/26, Lwando Gwaza 2/38). Selborne won by 21 runs.

Kingswood 192/10 (Chris Zimmerman 49, Simon Sheard 34; Corné Pieterse 3/32, Dandré Henwick 2/20). Framesby 165/10 (Durandt Rootman 54, Miles Feltham 24; Simon Sheard 4/42, David Loudon 3/23). Kingswood won by 27 runs.

Connor van der Walt scored a sensational century to set St John’s College up for an emphatic 176-run win over St Benedict’s College in their 50-over match on the Mitchell Oval at St John’s on Saturday. It was the Blues’ fifth win in as many completed games.

Nkosana Sibiya, the St John’s captain, won the toss and elected to bat first. Behind Van der Walt’s superb knock, they scored 283 runs in 48.1 overs.

That proved to be beyond the visitors, who mustered only 107/9, with Chris Burnham not batting after picking up an injury while bowling.

Sibiya gave the hosts a brisk start with a brilliant 32-ball 57, and the skipper shared a 68-run opening stand with Darshik Lutchman, who went on to make 33.

The visitors, though, found their radar with the ball and turned one wicket into two, adding Herman Basson‘s dismissal 15 balls later.  Lutchman and Joshua Hall (22) tried to rebuild but added only 38 runs for the third wicket.

The Blues regained control of the innings when Van der Walt walked out to bat in the 25th over. The middle-order batsman, then, spent 21.5 overs in the middle and compiled a confident 101 from 97 balls to take the game away from Bennies.

When the visitors batted, Bryn Gilmour prevented them from finding a foothold, capturing 3/33 in nine overs.

Juan de Villiers and Tapiwa Chikwava, who each took a brace of wickets, complemented his efforts. Chikwava was close to being unplayable and conceded 15 runs in 7.4 overs for his two wickets. De Villiers went for 35 from his eight.

Olly Brown was the top scorer for St Benedict’s with an unbeaten 38 runs from 35 balls. Matthew Hickman‘s 18 was their next-best contribution. They were joined in double figures by Matthew Elphick, Keegan Greensmith, and Tom McArthur.

KES vs Jeppe

On the John Hurry Oval, Troy Gordon scored a brilliant century to help King Edward VII (KES) stamp their authority on their third showdown with Jeppe in recent weeks, resulting in a comfortable 79-run win for the home side.

The Reds won the toss, chose to bat first, and scored an insurmountable 268/7 before they bundled Jeppe out for 189 runs in 47 overs.

The Black Caps, though, drew first blood when Keagan Cockburn dismissed Matthew Bromley in the second over to leave KES on 2/1. That wicket was a blessing in disguise for KES because Bromley’s exit created room for Gordon to occupy the crease. The number three batsman gladly accepted the invitation and stayed there for the next 42 overs. During that time, he struck seven fours and three sixes on his way to a run-a-ball 106.

Gordon also shared a match-winning 176-run third-wicket partnership with Abdullah Mohammed, who was the foil to Gordon’s attacking stroke play, weighing in with a steady 89 runs from 126 deliveries.

Keagan Cockburn, who dismissed KES’s openers, Urav Mukhija (20) and Bromley (1), came back into the attack at the death and added another three wickets to his tally to finish with 5/43 from 10 overs, which was an outstanding return, especially in the context of the big KES total. Unfortunately, for Cockburn, his five-for wasn’t enough.

In the Jeppe reply, Lincoln Casais, with 56, and Goolam Ahmed, with 54, played their part to keep Jeppe in the contest. Their efforts were in vain, however, as they lacked further support from their teammates. Their 90-run fifth-wicket partnership was the best of a Jeppe innings that was characterised by wickets falling in bunches.

Connor Kuijers was KES’s most successful bowler, snapping up 3/30 from 10 overs, while Troy Gordon demonstrated his all-round game by taking 2/20 in six overs.

Tyler Cloete and Luke Clark also took two wickets each, with Clark returning 2/21 in six, and Cloete claiming 2/40 from 10.

St Stithians College vs St Alban’s College

St Stithians College, meanwhile, made good use of their knowledge of the Dlamini Oval to score a convincing five-wicket win over St Alban’s College.

A trio of bowlers ensured Saints would face a comfortable run chase after they helped to dismiss the visitors for only 111. Nqaba Matunda knocked over 4/37, Tendai Kadyamadare nabbed 3/24, and Zaakir Hanslo chipped in with 3/25 to set up their side for victory.

Tristan Naidoo, with 22, and Ethan Nel, with 21, were the best of the visitors’ batsmen.

When Saints batted, an unbeaten 38 from Thomas Collins and 25 from Nicholas Bayly took their side to a comfortable home win.

Summarised Scorecards

St John’s 283/10 (Connor van der Walt 101, Nkosana Sibiya 57; Alex Johnston 4/67, Tlotiso Mhlanga 3/39). St Benedict’s 107/9 (Olly Brown 38*, Matthew Hickman 18; Bryn Gilmore 3/33, Tapiwa Chikwava 2/15, Juan de Villiers 2/35). St John’s won by 176 runs.

King Edward VII 268/7 (Troy Gordon 106, Abdullah Mohammed 89; Keagan Cockburn 5/43, Lincoln Casais 1/4). Jeppe 189/10 (Lincoln Casais 56, Goolam Ahmed 54; Connor Kuijers 3/30, Troy Gordon 2/20). King Edward won by 79 runs.

St Alban’s 111/10 (Tristan Naidoo 22, Ethan Nel 21; Nqaba Matunda 4/37, Tendai Kadyamadare 3/24, Zaakir Hanslo 3/25). St Stithians 112/5 (Thomas Collins 38*, Nicholas Bayly 25; Jesse Eckard 2/29, Tiashin Naidoo 2/24). St Stithians won by five wickets.

Jeppe is one of the eight boys’ teams that will travel to the University of Pretoria to compete for the title at the Switch Schools SA20 Final Showdown, which takes place from 3-7 March.

The trip has been two-and-a-half years in the making and is one of the markers on Jeppe’s road to claiming a spot as one of the top cricket-playing schools in the Lions’ region.

“We want to be a premier cricket club in the country. We want to provide an experience for all of our 18 cricket teams to thrive,” Casey Arnold, the Jeppe u19 head coach, told SuperSport Schools Plus.

Arnold, who spearheads the ambitious programme, is a Jeppe old boy and captained the 1st XI in 2006. He said he is grateful that the school and their primary sponsor, Teljoy, have been on board with his ideas about how to elevate Jeppe’s cricket programme.

His most ambitious proposal was the construction of a facility for use during the winter months, which would enable the school’s cricketers to work on their game throughout the year. It has delivered encouraging results.

“We now have a forward-thinking winter programme that helps us to upskill our boys. Most of them come from good primary schools, but a good number of them also don’t play 50-over cricket. The winter programme helps us align the boys with our goals,” Arnold explained.

One of the first successes Jeppe had under Arnold’s guidance was lifting the Johnny Waite Trophy in 2023. It had been a 34-year wait since they last won it in 1989. The Black Caps have been on an upward curve ever since then.

Those two milestones are not the only notable achievements Jeppe has recorded over the past two-and-a-half years. In 2025, they finished third at the Wildeklawer North-South Tournament, which was their best showing yet in the high-quality T20 competition. They have also regularly recorded good results at the various festivals in which they have participated.

The biggest testament to Jeppe’s rising influence can be found in provincial and national cricket teams. The school had 19 representatives in the various Central Gauteng Lions cricket teams that competed in interprovincial weeks during the December holidays.

The Black Caps also had two players, Sipho Potsane and Munib Ayob, represent the Lions and the CSA Invitational side at the 2025 Khaya Majola Week. Ryan Young was selected for u19B team for the Regional Week, while Aiden Reyneke, Shreshth Kumar, and Reza Ayob were included in the Lions u17 Regional Week side.

Jeppe hasn’t focused only on the senior players. They have invested in younger talent, creating a pipeline for more of those players to make a smooth transition to the senior level in the future.

“We know it’s tough in Joburg, where there are several really good schools, and we are trying to elevate our programme until it reaches a point where we are one of the top schools,” Arnold said.

Nothing underscores the strength of Jeppe’s junior programme more than the large number of players who flew the school’s flag at junior inter-provincial tournaments.

The Black Caps had six representatives in the Lions u16 team that competed at the u16 National Week, namely: Zizi Mkhize, Lincoln Casias, Goolam Ahmed, Ethan Ferguson, and Phumelo Sekopane. Keegan Cockburn, meanwhile, made it to the u16 Regional Week.

They also had seven players flying the Jeppe flag high at the u15 Regional Week.  Boitumelo Skunka, Artav Kathuria, and Liam Matjekane represented Lions Grey, while Ethan Matjekane and Letago Malepe were part of the Lions Blue team. Mohammed Ahmed and Mpho Mofokeng, represented the Lions’ Yellow and Orange sides, respectively.

While he is the face of Jeppe’s success, Arnold has enjoyed strong support. The institution has ensured that he has a solid and dependable team beside him, and he shares the load in the senior team with another Jeppe alumnus, Craig Templeton, who captained the 1st XI in 2015.

Arnold and Templeton constantly tap into the knowledge and experience of Roland Blanks, the school’s resident cricket professional. They also have Easterns’ veteran all-rounder, Grant Thomson, on board as a consultant. Retired first-class cricketer, Gionne Koopman, is in charge of the u15A team, while Byron Geyve and Chris van Der Merwe oversee the development of the u14A side.

“It helps that we have these coaches working full-time with our boys. They don’t just coach them, but help them in finding the right balance with their other commitments,” Arnold explained.

He said Jeppe’s presence at the Schools SA20 Final Showdown is not by chance, but an indication of how much the school’s cricket programme has progressed.

While earning themselves the right to play for a national title is the highlight of their programme work thus far, Arnold doesn’t consider it a destination. Rather, he said, it is an indication of their ambition.

Connor Kuijers was in top form, bagging a five-wicket haul, to help King Edward VII (KES) to a comfortable 146-run win over St Andrew’s School in their 50-over encounter on the John Hurry Oval at KES on Sunday.

The contest against St Andrew’s was KES’s second of the weekend against a visiting Free State side. They faced Grey College on Saturday, but that match was abandoned due to lightning, 19 overs into the second innings.

In that game, Troy Gordon scored a fluent 105 to help the home side to 255/9. When play was stopped, Grey had stumbled to 79/5 in reply.

On Sunday, Matthew Bromley, the KES captain, won the toss, chose to bat first, and his batsmen fired, charging to 319/4 from their 50 overs. Kuijers then led the KES bowling attack as they bundled out St Andrew’s in 40 overs for 173.

Saints were on 89/3 in the 24th over of their reply, doing a steady job of rebuilding their innings after losing three early wickets, when Bromley introduced Kuijers into the attack. His first task was to break a budding 36-run fourth-wicket partnership between FG Botha and Schalk van Rensburg.

Kuijers obliged by getting rid of Van Rensburg for 18. He also added the wickets of Harbin Smith and Botha in his first three overs, bringing to an end Botha’s fine 75 off 70 balls.

In his fourth over, KES enjoyed further success, this time from a run out, and Kuijers added two more wickets in the 38th and 40th overs as the St Andrew’s reply hit the skids. After nine overs, Kuijers’ contribution was an outstanding 5/28.

Earlier in the day, Gordon, Bromley, and Abdullah Mohammed struck half-centuries to bat KES into a strong position.

Bromley got KES going with two partnerships worth a combined 135 runs. The opener, who scored 71 runs from 78 balls, shared a 72-run stand with Tiago Dias for the first wicket. He, then, added 52 more with Gordon, the innings’ top scorer.

Gordon’s 95-ball stay resulted in an exceptional 96 runs, and he pushed the game forward with a solid 124-run third-wicket partnership with Mohammed, which lasted until Gordon’s dismissal in the 46th over.

Mohammed, who finished unbeaten on 85 from 75 balls, stitched together a 60-run fourth-wicket partnership with Luke Clark that was broken on the last delivery of the innings.

Summarised Scorecard

KES 319/4 (Troy Gordon 96, Abdullah Mohammed 85*, Matthew Bromley 71; Heindré Serfontein 1/21, Berno Coetzee 1/54). St Andrew’s School 173/10 (FG Botha 75, Dean Katzin 27; Connor Kuijers 5/28, Luke Clark 1/21). KES won by 146 runs.

Farrann Elliot and Inez Letschert scored hat-tricks to help St Anne’s sprint to a 7-4 win over Hudson Park High in the final of the Brian Baker Water Polo Tournament at Kingswood College on Sunday afternoon.

“I’m just so impressed and so proud of the girls for such a good performance in the final,” Cameron Wiid, the St Anne’s coach, told SuperSport Schools Plus.

“It’s a great feeling when you put in the hard work, the team’s committed, they see the vision, and it all obviously works out at tournament time. To come home with the gold is such a great feeling.”

Maggy Matthews joined Elliot and Letschert on the score sheet, while Kara Batting fired in a hat-trick for Hudson Park, and Kayden Glasgow scored, too.

Batting finished the tournament as the joint-highest goal scorer with 22 goals, alongside Reddam Bedfordview‘s Caitlin Scrimgeour.

With a team that finished as the runner-up in last year’s St Stithians Stayers Tournament, Wiid arrived at the annual showpiece with a strong side that carried huge expectations.

“Going into this year, there was always the expectation of us recreating some of that success and being in those positions to win trophies again,” he explained. “So, obviously, that expectation comes with a bit of pressure, but for this group especially, I think it’s something that they feed off, which has been a theme throughout the entire weekend.”

The pressure might have been on, but St Anne’s played with freedom. They showcased admirable cohesion in the title game and could have won by a wider margin had it not been for Caylin MacKenzie‘s heroics in goal. The Hudson Park goalkeeper was the busier of the two netminders in the contest and pulled off several saves to keep the scoreline at 0-0 after the first chukka.

However, the St Anne’s players doggedly stuck to their game plan, and their pressure finally yielded dividends just over three minutes before the halftime break. Hudson Park, though, struck back just over a minute later. That brought a quick response out of St Anne’s, who netted again to snatch back the lead.

“I think our biggest asset is how good a team we are. There are not many weaknesses. I look at my starting seven and the girls who come off the bench, and there are just assets everywhere – good goalkeepers, good centre forwards, good perimeter shooters. We’ve got depth, fitness, and they’re all good athletes of different ages, which is promising for the future at least,” Wiid reflected.

Those qualities were on show in the second half when the ladies from KwaZulu-Natal extended their advantage to 3-1 in the first minute of the third chukka. With a two-goal cushion established, Hudson Park was unable to close the gap.

The intensity rose in the final quarter as the East London school tried to mount a comeback. Five more goals were scored, but that favoured St Anne’s by a 3-2 margin, and they won 7-4.

“We’ll go back home, get a bit of rest, start training again, and then there’s more tournaments to come. It’s super exciting, and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for this group.

“It’s looking good for 2026,” coach Cameron Wiid proudly enthused.

RESULTS

19/20 – Rhenish 14 (Charlotte Joubert 6, Genevieve Ward 2, Bailey Black 2, Hannah Arangies, Emily van Selm, Erynn Gouws, Alison Cruikshank). Alexander Road 2 (Bailey Howard 2).

17/18 – Collegiate (3) 3 (Alexis Fourie, Charlotte van Bochove, Brigid Guest). Woodridge (2) 3 (Madison Badenhorst, Hannah de Necker, Ava Pledger).

15/16 – Stirling 8 (Nicola Schwartz 3, Kirsty Ikin 2, Abigail Tesmer 2, Giselle Hurly). St Dominic’s 4 (Emma Davies 2, Emma Harmzen, Chiara Kriel).

13/14 – St Mary’s Waverley 6 (Jenna Blaauw 2, Kathryn Thorburn 2, Georgia van der Walt 2). Pearson 5 (Olivia Attwell 3, Danica Smith 2).

11/12 – DSG Makhanda 6 (Lila de Romijn 2, Cate Harrison, Carys Johnstone, Michaela Blaine, Alexandra Miller). Kingswood 3 (Nina de Jongh 2, Lucy Nagel).

9/10 – Reddam House Bedfordview 7 (Caitlin Scrimgeour 4, Annabelle Morton, Gemma Caminsky, Kelsey Meth). Glenwood House 4 (Mia Gibson 2, Mela Loubser, Tatum Dace).

7/8 – Clarendon 10 (Quinn Carr 4, Jodi Carr 3, Jenna Botha 2, Holley Jacoby). Durban Girls’ College 6 (Anri Human 2, Lara Nel 2, Peta Mazery, Lascala Pengelly).

5/6 – St Stithians 9 (Anna Springer 3, Hannah van Heerden, Riley Burger, Cadha Mosehla, June Stander, Taylor Dukes, Leila Springer). Roedean 7 (Ané du Plessis 2, Gabriella Morrell 2, Esmé du Plessis, Sophie Willcox, Nadia Dohmen).

Bronze medal playoff

Reddam House Constantia 6 (Tayla Bosman 2, Summer-Lee Wain, Lauren Helm, Abigail Weatherall, Holly Strydom). Herschel 5 (Jemma Pearse 2, Emma Stevens, Holly Deneys, Jessica Bosch).

Final

St Anne’s Diocesan College 7 (Farrann Elliot 3, Inez Letschert 3, Maggy Matthews). Hudson Park High 4 (Kara Batting 3, Kayden Glasgow).

Hudson Park High pulled off an incredible feat at Kingswood College on Saturday when they downed the favourites, Herschel, in a thrilling Brian Baker Water Polo Tournament semi-final tie that had to be decided by a penalty shootout.

Coach David Carter‘s side, who are making a maiden appearance in the final, outlasted the two-time defending champions to set up a title game against St Anne’s Diocesan College.

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Hudson Park made their intentions clear when they took an early 1-0 lead in the first chukka against Herschel. The Capetonians had set their sights on a third straight title, and they showed their pedigree by opening up a 3-2 lead in the second quarter.

Hudson was undaunted, however. “After winning the Woodridge Stayers last year, we were confident about our abilities coming into this tournament, where we have been tested by extremely tough opponents,” Carter told SuperSport Schools Plus.

On their way to the semi-finals, Hudson Park had pulled off two upsets, downing Reddam House Constantia 8-7 in a group stage match before squeezing by Durban Girls’ College 7-6 in the quarterfinals.

The key to those victories was their ability to hold onto the lead once they hit the front. That is what they tried to do against Herschel. In the third chukka, the ladies from East London overhauled Herschel, edging in front 4-3.

“The girls have been very solid all tournament – defensively super strong, great teamwork all around, a superstar goalkeeper, and two captains, who have been leading the team from the back and front,” Carter said.

Herschel fought back, launching wave upon wave of attacks, which Hudson Park did their best to repel. However, when the final whistle blew on regulation time, the contest was knotted at 6-6, and it went to a penalty shootout. Hudson Park kept their nerve and, with outstanding work from goalkeeper Caylin MacKenzie, came away with a 3-2 win and a place in the final.

They’ll face a familiar foe for the title. They previously met St Anne’s in a Pool C match, with the KwaZulu-Natalians coming away with a comfortable 6-3 win.

Coach Cameron Wiid‘s team was made to dig deep for their place in the final. He explained: “We played Reddam Constantia twice. We beat them by one in the group, and we won by two in the semis.

“There’s a big myth in water polo circles that says that it’s very difficult to beat the same team twice. So, getting the job done over Constantia was a huge, huge mindset shift for our team and for our girls. I’m hoping that tomorrow we can do the same thing against Hudson Park.”

St Anne’s, who breezed through their group assignments unbeaten, were pushed to the limit by Clarendon in the quarterfinals. Their clash ended 9-9 after regulation time before St Anne’s clinched a 3-2 win in the penalty shootout.

Next, they faced a defensively sound Reddam House Constantia in the semifinals, resulting in one of the lowest scoring matches of the tournament.

Inez Letschert, who has been a reliable scorer for St Anne’s, fired in an important two goals before Jessica Bosman and Maggy Matthews added a goal each in their 4-2 win.

St Anne’s is the only unbeaten side in the tournament ahead of their title showdown against Hudson Park. They’ll lean on the lessons learned that have driven their success in the final. Hudson Park, meanwhile, will aim to continue their giant-killing act.

“I’m expecting a cracker of a final. We’re very excited about tomorrow, and I hope that the girls get some rest tonight. I’m sure it will be a good final for Brian Baker,” said Wiid.

The sides will lock horns at 12:10 on Sunday. It should be a humdinger of a contest.

RESULTS

Semi finals

Reddam Constantia 2 (Isabella Batistich, Lauren Helm). St Anne’s 4 (Inez Letschert 2, Jessica Bosman, Maggy Matthews).

Hudson Park (3) 6 (Kara Batting 4, Abby Batting, Kayden Glasgow). Herschel (2) 6 (Charlotte Wiltshire 2, Jessica Bosch 2, Tess Anderson, Holly Deneys).

Quarterfinals

St Stithians (6) 4 (Hannah van Heerden, Cadha Mosehla, Taylor Dukes, Danielle Sassenburg). Reddam Constantia (7) 4 (Taylor Helm 2, Summer-Lee Wain, Eva Hacking, Lauren Helm, Joy Waller).

Durban Girls’ College 6 (Lara Nel 3, Jazlyn Moolman 2, Leah Kent). Hudson Park 7 (Kara Batting 5, Kayden Glasgow 2).

Herschel 9 (Jemma Pearse 2, Jessica Bosch 2, Nina Wides, Sophie Maurel, Samantha Miller, Anna Sherren, Ruby Lumb). Roedean 7 (Ané du Plessis 2, Esmé du Plessis 2, Ambrin McEwan 2, Gabriella Morrell).

St Anne’s (3) 9 (Jessica Bosman 3, Hannah Savage 2, Inez Letschert 2, Maggy Matthews, Farrann Elliot). Clarendon (2) 9 (Quinn Carr 2, Kate van Biljon 2, Megan Phillips 2, Jenna Botha 2, Holley Jacoby).

Playoffs (5-8)

St Stithians 11 (Cadha Mosehla 4, June Stander 4, Riley Burger, Taylor Dukes, Anna Springer). Clarendon 5 (Jenna Botha 2, Kate van Biljon, Holley Jacoby, Jodi Carr).

Durban Girls’ College 5 (Leah Kent 2, Bailey Bartlett, Jazlyn Moolman, Riley Coetzee). Roedean 7 (Gabriella Morrell 6, Esmé du Plessis).

Playoffs (9-12)

DSG Makhanda 4 (Carys Johnstone 2, Alexandra Ovendale, Alexandra Miller). Glenwood House 7 (Rosslyn Squair 3, Mia Gibson 3, Mela Loubser).

Kingswood 6 (Lucy Nagel 3, Casey Williamson, Lily-Mae Craig, Kate Wilson). Reddam Bedfordview 8 (Caitlin Scrimgeour 4, Jessica Boamgard 2, Gemma Caminsky 2).

Play-offs (13-20)

St Dominic’s 6 (Emma Davies 3, Gabriella Douglas, Emma Harmzen, Elia van Wyk). Pearson 14 (Danica Smith 6, Kayla-Linke Seyffert 2, Olivia Attwell 2, Milan Janse van Rensburg, Lomso Philip, Sarah Whitehead).

Stirling 4 (Nicola Schwartz 3, Jordan van Eek). St Mary’s Waverley 7 (Jenna Blaauw 2, Lily Barlow 2, Kathryn Thorburn, Megan Crossley, Reabiloe Kodisang).

St Dominic’s 4 (Emma Harmzen 3, Chiara Kriel). Rhenish 3 (Charlotte Joubert, Emily van Selm, Bailey Black).

Stirling 13 (Katie Pickering 5, Caitlyn Mthembu, Cyan van den Berg, Nicola Schwartz, Abigail Tesmer, Jordan van Eek, Zoey Dalldorf, Jorja Linke, Rebecca Schenk). Alexander Road 1 (Bailey Howard).

St Mary’s Waverley 9 (Georgia van der Walt 3, Jenna Blaauw 2, Kathryn Thorburn, Megan Crossley, Nicola Faber, Lily Barlow). Woodridge 1 (Milla Aylesbury).

Pearson 7 (Olivia Attwell 3, Kayla-Linke Seyffert, Danica Smith, Caitlyn Gemmill, Sarah Whitehead). Collegiate 1 (Jamie Brown).

Playoffs (17-20)

Alexander Road 3 (Bailey Howard, Jenna Charles, Kaysen Francis). Woodridge 18 (Georgina Bain 5, Hannah de Necker 3, Bailey 2, Madison Badenhorst 2, Milla Aylesbury 2, Caitlyn van Jaarsveld, Rebecca Stottelaar, Sasha Stottelaar, Ava Pledger).

Rhenish 2 (Emily van Selm). Collegiate 8 (Charlotte van Bochove 2, Brigid Guest 2, Chloe Mae-Cheia, Emily de Witt, Alexis Fourie, Kate Brennan).

The two-time defending champion, Herschel, punched their ticket to the quarterfinals at the 2026 Brian Baker Water Polo Tournament on Friday, along with St Stithians, Durban Girls’ College, and St Anne’s, who all impressed, too.

Hudson Park, Clarendon, Reddam Constantia, and Roedean joined them in the last eight but had to win playoff matches to secure their berths.

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Herschel finished the first day in second place in Pool C; However, that was because they had played a single match compared to Reddam House Bedfordview, who had two wins from two outings.

On day two, the Capetonians came out guns blazing and powered past Glenwood House, St Mary’s Waverley, and Reddam Bedfordview.

Jemma Pearse led Herschel with a hat-trick in their 10-4 win over Glenwood House. Emma Stevens (4) and Charlotte Wiltshire (3) sparkled with seven goals between them in their 13-8 win over St Mary’s Waverley. Then, Herschel closed out their group matches with a 9-6 victory over Reddam Bedfordview, which was built on the back of Charlotte Wiltshire’s outstanding five-goal haul.

Like Herschel, St Stithians scripted an unbeaten run in the group stages. On Friday, they added two more wins to the two they stacked on the opening day.

Hannah van Heerden and Gabriella Lobban recorded hat-tricks in their convincing 15-5 victory over St Dominic’s. They followed that up with a comprehensive 20-2 romp against Alexander Road, which featured five goals from Cadha Mosehla and hat-tricks from Taylor Dukes and Lobban.

St Anne’s also maintained a clean record, posting four wins from four outings in Pool D.

The ladies from KwaZulu-Natal defeated Pearson on the opening day. On Friday, they accounted for Hudson Park, Reddam Constantia, and Woodridge, with their largest margin of victory coming in their 17-0 thrashing of Woodridge in their last group match.

In the group’s key clash, St Anne’s edged out Reddam Constantia 8-7.

RESULTS

Pool A

St Stithians 15 (Hannah van Heerden 3, Gabriella Lobban 3, Jessica Eblen 2, Cadha Mosehla 2, June Stander, Taylor Dukes, Anna Springer, Danielle Sassenberg). St Dominic’s 5 (Emma Davies 2, Chiara Kriel, Chloe Regnaard, Gabriella Douglas).

Kingswood 17 (Nina de Jong 5, Lilly Collins 3, Kate Wilson 2, Lily-Mae Craig 2, Iviwe Ntloko 2, Lucy Nagel, Holly Elliot, Casey Wlliamson). Alexander Road 1 (Bailey Howard).

Clarendon 21 (Megan Phillips 4, Holley Jacoby 3, Kate Booyens 3, Quinn Carr 2, Kate van Biljon 2, Jenna Botha 2, Eva Saffy 2, Jodi Carr 2, Khloe Hurn). St Dominic’s 2 (Emma Davies 2).

St Stithians 20 (Cadha Mosehla 5, Taylor Dukes 3, Gabriella Lobban 3, Leila Springer 2, June Stander 2, Keira Holland 2, Hannah van Heerden, Riley Burger, Rachel Hardy). Alexander Road 2 (Jenna Charles, Kaysen Francis).

Clarendon 9 (Jenna Botha 3, Quinn Carr 2, Kate van Biljon 2, Megan Phillips, Jodi Carr). Kingswood 7 (Kate Wilson 2, Shannon Hobson, Madison Edwards, Holly Elliot, Megan Sheard, Lucy Nagel).

Pool B

Durban Girls’ College 8 (Leah Kent 3, Anri Human, Jazlyn Moolman, Laura Nel, Jemima Parry). Stirling 7 (Abigail Tesmer 3, Nicola Schwartz 2, Jordan van Eek, Katie Pickering).

DSG Makhanda 16 (Carys Johnstone 5, Alexandra Ovendale 2, Cate Harrison 2, Emily Kennedy 2, Jessica Apps, Kate Newborn, Lila de Romijn, Gina Lindhorst, Zoe Kennedy). Rhenish 5 (Charlotte Joubert 2, Genevieve Ward, Eryn Gouws, Isla Roos).

Roedean (1) 5 (Ané du Plessis 2, Esmé du Plessis, Sophie Willcox, Nadia Dohmen). Durban Girls’ College (3) 5 (Jazlyn Moolman 3, Lara Nel 2).

Stirling 12 (Nicola Schwartz 3, Jorja Linke 3, Caitlyn Mthembu 2, Abigail Tesmer 2, Cyan van den Berg, Katie Pickering). Rhenish 3 (Genevieve Ward, Hannah Arangies, Hailey Black).

Roedean 7 (Ané du Plessis 3, Esmé du Plessis 2, Gabriella Morrell, Nadia Dohmen). DSG Makhanda 4 (Jasmine Apps, Alexandra Ovendale, Kate Newborn, Emily Kennedy).

Pool C

Herschel 10 (Jemma Pearse 3, Emma Stevens 2, Samantha Miller, Holly Deneys, Ruby Lumb, Jessica Bosch, Charlotte Wiltshire). Glenwood House 4 (Mia Gibson 2, Nelly Hansson, Rosslyn Squair).

St Mary’s Waverley 8 (Jenna Blaauw 3, Georgia van der Walt 2, Kathryn Thorburn, Megan Crossley, Reabiloe Kodisang). Collegiate 4 (Kate Brennan, Charlotte van Bochove, Emily de Witt, Brigid Guest).

Reddam Bedfordview 8 (Caitlyn Scrimgeour 6, Jessica McCamlie, Jessica Boamgard). Glenwood House 7 (Rosslyn Squair 2, Emma Loubser 2, Mia Gibson 2, Tatum Dace).

Herschel 13 (Emma Stevens 4, Charlotte Wiltshire 3, Jessica Bosch 2, Samantha Miller, Holly Deneys, Anna Sherren, Tess Anderson). St Mary’s Waverley 8 (Kathryn Thorburn 4, Georgia van der Walt 2, Jenna Blaauw, Reabiloe Kodisang).

Collegiate 4 (Kate Brennan 2, Charlotte van Bochove, Emily de Witt). Glenwood House 10 (Chelsey Penlington 2, Mela Loubser 2, Mia Gibson 2, Rosslyn Squair, Emma Loubser, Nelly Hansson).

Herschel 9 (Charlotte Wiltshire 5, Ruby Lumb 2, Sophie Maurel, Anna Sherren). Reddam Bedfordview 6 (Jessica McCamlie 3, Caitlin Scrimgeour 2, Erin Caminsky).

Pool D

St Anne’s 6 (Maggy Matthews 2, Keira Sim, Farrann Elliot, Hannah Savage, Inez Letschert). Hudson Park 3 (Kara Batting 2, Kaydan Glasgow).

Reddam Constantia 10 (Summer-Lee Wain 3, Holly Strydom 2, Isabella Batistich, Lauren Helm, Abigail Weatherall, Samantha Nimb, Jessica Bester). Pearson 9 (Danica Smith 3, Kayla-Linke Seyffert 2, Milan Janse van Rensburg, Caitlyn Gemmill, Olivia Attwell, Sarah Whitehead).

Woodridge 3 (Bailey Varrie, Milla Aylesbury, Leah Owen). Hudson Park 6 (Sarah Barrett 2, Kayden Glasgow 2, Kara Batting, Baily Lake).

Reddam Constantia 7 (Summer-Lee Wain 3, Eva Hacking, Isabella Batistich, Jessica Bester, Abigail Weatherall). St Anne’s 8 (Maggy Matthews 3, Farrann Elliot 2, Jessica Bosman 2, Inez Letschert).

Hudson Park 4 (Kayden Glasgow 2, Kara Batting 2). Pearson 3 (Milan Janse van Rensburg, Danica Smith, Olivia Attwell).

St Anne’s 17 (Motloduwa Makwane 4, Lorna Kernahan 3, Farrann Elliot 3, Ella Chalupsky 3, Hannah Savage 2, Kate Sardi, Inez Letschert). Woodridge 0.

Playoffs (Winners qualify for quarterfinals)

Clarendon (1) 10 (Quinn Carr 4, Jenna Botha 3, Megan Phillips, Eva Saffy, Jodi Carr). DSG Makhanda (0) 10 (Alexandra Ovendale 3, Kate Newborn 3, Emily Kennedy 3, Cate Harrison).

Roedean 7 (Gabriella Morrell 4, Ané du Plessis 3). Kingswood 3 (Kate Wilson, Nina de Jongh, Iviwe Ntloko).

Reddam Constantia 8 (Summer-Lee Wain 4, Lauren Helm 2, Abigail Weatherall, Samantha Nimb). Reddam Bedfordview 5 (Jessica Boamgard 2, Jessica McCamlie, Caitlin Scrimgeour, Kelsey Meth).

Glenwood House 4 (Mia Gibson 2, Emma Loubser, Mela Loubser). Hudson Park 7 (Kayden Glasgow 3, Kara Batting 3, Eva Moore).

St Stithians College, Reddam House Bedfordview, and Roedean made strong starts, winning all their group games on the first day of the Brian Baker Water Polo Tournament, in Makhanda, on Thursday.

The annual showpiece, hosted by Kingswood College and DSG Makhanda, runs through to Sunday afternoon, when the 2026 winner will be crowned.

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After finishing fourth in 2024 and ninth in 2025, St Stithians is eager to live up to the school’s hard-earned reputation as a water polo powerhouse. They got their campaign off to a strong start with victories over Kingswood and Clarendon.

Cadha Mosehla and Daniella Sassenberg each scored a brace in Saints‘ 8-5 win over Kingswood in the opening match of the tournament.

Mosehla, who starred for Central Gauteng in their run to the title at the 2025 Schools Water Polo South Africa (SWPSA) Water Polo IPTs, added a hat-trick in St Stithians’ 9-3 win over East London’s Clarendon later in the day.

Those wins catapulted St Stithians to the top of Pool A, which also features Kingswood, Clarendon, St Dominic’s, and Alexander Road.

Roedean charged to the top of Pool B with wins over Stirling High and Rhenish.

Ané du Plessis netted four goals, and Gabriella Morell added three more as Roedean overpowered Stirling 10-5. The Johannesburg school, which finished fifth last year, followed that up with a comfortable 12-5 win over Rhenish.

Those back-to-back victories sent them to the summit in Pool B, where they are up against Durban Girls’ College (DGC), DSG Makhanda, Stirling, and Rhenish.

Last year’s runner-up, Reddam House Bedfordview, defeated Collegiate and St Mary’s Waverley on their march to the top of Pool C. The ladies from Gauteng are in the same group as the Herschel, who won the title in 2024 and 2025, Glenwood House, St Mary’s Waverley, and Collegiate.

Caitlin Scrimgeour and Gemma Caminsky led the charge for Reddam House Bedfordview with a brace each in their 7-4 win over Collegiate. Jessica McCamille and Scrimgeour, then, stood tall and scored hat-tricks in their 6-4 win over St Mary’s Waverley.

There is parity in Pool D after the opening day. Reddam Constantia House, Pearson, and St Anne’s DSG each scored a single win and are tied on three points after Thursday’s assignments. For them, Friday will be moving day.

RESULTS

Pool A

St Stithians 8 (Cadha Mosehla 2, Danielle Sassenberg 2, Keira Holland, Jessica Eblen, June Stander, Leila Springer). Kingswood 5 (Lucy Nagel 4, Kate Wilson).

St Dominic’s 14 (Emma Harmzen 6, Emma Davies 4, Julianna da Conceicao 2, Abigail Sandwell, Olivia Branders). Alexander Road 4 (Jenna Charles 2, Kaysen Francis 2).

Clarendon 18 (Megan Phillips 6, Quinn Carr 3, Kate van Biljon 2, Jenna Botha 2, Holley Jacobs, Kate Booyens, Eva Saffy, Jodi Carr, Khloe Hurn). Alexander Road 1 (Kaysen Francis).

St Stithians 9 (Cadha Mosehla 3, June Stander 2, Keira Holland 2, Jessica Eben, Taylor Dukes). Clarendon 3 (Jenna Botha, Keira Naidoo, Jodi Carr).

Kingswood College 7 (Lucy Nagel 4, Madison Edwards, Lily Collins, Iviwe Ntloko). St Dominic’s 2 (Emma Davis 2).

Pool B

Roedean 10 (Ané du Plessis 4, Gabriella Morell 3, Esmé du Plessis, Ambrin McEwan, Nadia Dohmen). Stirling 5 (Nicola Schwatz 3, Kirsty Ikin, Jordan van Eek).

DSG Makhanda 8 (Alexandra Ovendale 2, Sage Hawkins 2, Michaela Blaine 2, Gina Lindhorst, Alexandra Miller). Stirling 4 (Nicola Schwartz, Abigail Tesmer, Jorja Linke, Jessica Greeff).

Rhenish 3 (Genevieve Ward 2, Isla Roos). Durban Girls’ College 13 (Isabella Stephenson 2, Anri Human 2, Jazlyn Moolman 2, Laura Nel 2, Leah Kent 2, Lia Janse van Rensburg, Bailey Bartlett, Lascala Pengelly).

Durban Girls’ College (3) 3 (Baily Bartlett, Lara Nel, Leah Kent). DSG Makhanda (2) 3 (Cate Harrison 2, Alexandra Ovendale).

Roedean 12 (Gabriella Morell 4, Esmé du Plessis 3, Ané du Plessis 2, Nadia Dohmen 2, Ambrin McEwan). Rhenish 5 (Genevieve Ward, Charlotte Joubert, Emily van Selm, Bailey Black, Dani Henn).

Pool C

Reddam House Bedfordview 7 (Caitlin Scrimgeour 2, Gemma Caminsky 2, Amber Visser, Jessica McCamlie, Annabelle Morton). Collegiate 4 (Charlotte van Bochove, Emily de Witt, Jamie Brown, Brigid Guest).

St Mary’s Waverley 2 (Jenna Blaauw, Georgia van der Walt). Glenwood House 4 (Mia Gibson 2, Rosslyn Squiar, Emma Loubser).

Herschel 15 (Samantha Miller 3, Tess Anderson 3, Jessica Bosch 3, Jemma Pearse 2, Ruby Lamb 2, Holly Deneys, Charlotte Wiltshire). Collegiate 3 (Alexis Fourie, Amy Wilmot, Brigid Guest).

Reddam House Bedfordview 6 (Jessica McCamille 3, Caitlin Scrimgeour 3). St Mary’s Waverley 4 (Jenna Blaauw, Kathryn Thorburn, Georgia van der Walt, Alexis James).

Pool D

Pearson 11 (Kayla-Linke Seyffert 3, Danica Smith 3, Alivia Attwell 3, Alexi du Plessis, Sarah Whitehead). Woodridge 1 (Ava Pledger).

Reddam House Constantia 7 (Holly Strydom 3, Abigail Weatherall 2, Isabella Batistich, Lauren Helm). Hudson Park 9 (Kayden Glasgow 5, Kara Batting 2, Baily Lake, Amy Fortuin).

St Anne’s DSG 11 (Farrann Elliot 4, Maggy Matthews 3, Keira Sim, Jessica Bosman, Inez Letschert, Ella Chalupsky). Pearson 7 (Danica Smith 3, Caitlyn Gimmill 2, Kayla-Linke Seyffert, Milan Janse van Rensburg).

Reddam House Constantia 18 (Tayla Bosman 6, Jessica Bester 3, Joy Waller 2, Samantha Nimb 2, Holly Strydom 2, Summer-Lee Wain 2, Isabella Batistich). Woodridge 0.

St John’s College snatched a stunning last-ball six-wicket win over Pretoria Boys High (PBHS) in their T20 encounter at PBHS on Wednesday afternoon.

The win extends St John’s unbeaten run to four games in a row.

PBHS won the toss, elected to bat first, and made their way to a laboured 130/9. The Blues kept spectators on the edge of their seats as they battled their way to 133/4 in reply.

Throughout their innings, St John’s kept abreast with the required run rate, thanks to important contributions from Connor van der Walt (37) and Herman Basson (25).

The Blues’ most important partnerships were the third-wicket stand between Basson and Joshua Hall that added 41 runs to the total and the 61-run fourth-wicket partnership between Hall and Van der Walt.

Those impactful back-to-back partnerships ensured that the Blues stayed on course and were held together by Hall’s patient, unbeaten 41 from 46 deliveries.

With two overs remaining, St John’s needed 16 runs to win. Victory appeared all but certain. However, Justin Basdeo had other ideas. He produced four dot balls in an over that cost the hosts only three runs and swung the pendulum in their favour.

Tapiwa Chikwava and Hall had it all to do in the last six balls. They ran hard, converted ones into twos and pushed to run three off what should have been two runs. Then, almost unbelievably, Chikwava slogged a six off the final delivery to grab victory for the visitors. He finished unbeaten on 14 from eight balls.

Earlier in the day, Bryn Gilmore led a gritty effort from the St John’s bowling attack, which ensured that Boys High was kept in check. The leg spinner snagged 3/28 in four overs to undermine the hosts’ batting efforts.

Chikwava and Luke Hartman, with a brace of wickets each, chipped in, too, with Chikwava claiming 2/21 in four, and Hartman returning 2/22 in four, also.

Tim Gordan, with 27, and Ethan Nel, with 21, were the only PBHS batsmen to make it past 20. Dylan Kruger (19), Tshepang Baloyi (13), Victor Louw (13), and Euan Gottfried (11) all reached double figures but failed to kick on.

Summarised Scorecard

Pretoria Boys High 130/9 (Tim Gordan 27, Ethan Nel 21; Bryn Gilmore 3/28, Tapiwa Chikwava 2/21, Luke Hartman 2/22). St John’s College 133/4 (Joshua Hall 41*, Connor van der Walt 37; Euan Gottfried 2/27, Justin Basdeo 1/18). St John’s won by six wickets.