Author: froberholzer

Hoërskool Eldoraigne se eerste krieketspan het sy teenwoordigheid in die A-afdeling van vanjaar se Finsbury-reeks behoorlik bekendgemaak deur vir Potchefstroom Volkskool met sewe lopies af te stof.

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Die Eldos het, sedert hulle opgeskuif het van die B-afdeling, nog slegs eenkeer in vanjaar se A-afdeling vasgeval – teen die verdedigende kampioen, Hoërskool Waterkloof.

Saterdag in Potchefstroom was dit ‘n goed afgeronde Volkies-span se beurt om onder die nuwelinge vanuit Centurion deur te loop. Soos in hul vorige twee wedstryde, het die Eldo-kolwers weer hul staal gewys.

Ruan Steyn, die span van Centurion se uitblinker die week vantevore, het dié slag vir Potch op horings geneem met die wilgerlat. Die middelorde-kolwer het, ná ‘n stewige platform deur sy aanvangskolwers, Vince Lotz (48) en Kyle de Bruin (22), die Volkies gekasty met die kolf. In sy beurt van 98 aflewerings het Steyn teen ‘n lopie per bal gekolf om uiteindelik nét twee kort van wat ‘n welverdiende honderdtal sou wees, op 98, sy paaltjie te verloor. Sy pragbeurt het 12 viere en een ses ingesluit.

Matthew Sampson het hom goed bygestaan om ‘n vennootskap van 109 lopies aanmekaar te slaan. Sampson se onoorwonne 46 het die Eldos in ‘n uiters gunstige posisie geplaas en verseker dat die besoekers ‘n puik totaal van 272/8 in hul toegelate 50 beurte kon bymekaarslaan.

Volkies se Herman Hesse het die meeste skade met die bal aangerig, deur drie Eldo-paaltjies vir slegs 39 lopies in sy nege beurte te laat kantel. Aanvangsboulers, Schalk Pienaar (2/25) en Handre de Beer (2/58), het hom netjies bygestaan.

Volkies se beurt het soos ‘n nagmerrie begin, met hul voorslagkolwer en kaptein, Louis van Wyk, wat deur Sampson met die eerste bal van die beurt terug kleedkamer toe gestuur is. Sampson het sy kolfbeurt skitterend opgevolg het met syfers van 3/53.

Die tuisspan moes inderhaas hergroepeer, met Sihle Duma watt die kolfkampie sy eie gemaak en met 72 lopies hoop weer hoop laat opvlam het in die Volkie-kamp. Eduan van der Merwe (47) en Theunis Nel (57) het die tuisspan byna oor die wenstreep gekry, maar Cornell Cousins (3/54) en Ruan Boshoff (2/41) het ‘n ‘n “paaltjie of vyf” daarvoor gesteek vir die wegsege met sewe paaltjies.

Vroeër in die week het twee van Pretoria se grotes, Hoërskool Menlopark en Hoërskool Waterkloof, mekaar die stryd aangesê. Die Parkies se kaptein, Dian van Zyl, het besluit om eerste te kolf en summier die voortou met die kolf geneem. In een van die beter beurte op skolevlak die afgelope paar jaar, het Van Zyl die Klofies pak gegee met 31 grenshoue, waarvan 14 viere en 16 sesse, om in ‘n oogwink ‘n reuse 183 op te stapel.

Die Parkies se belowende jong Jan-Willem Pienaar het self 50 lopies gemoker en, tesame met ‘n paar ander waardevolle bydraes, vir die besoekers tot ‘n reuse totaal van 366/6 in die 50 beurte gehelp.

Die Klofies, met Franco Schmidt (73) aan die spits en waardevolle bydraes deur Luan Ferreira (44*) en Darius Maritz (38), het hardnekkig teruggeveg, maar die boulwerk van Johan Bosch (3/54) en draaier, Murray Hofmeyr (2/54), het hul aanslag in die kiem gesmoor. Die Parkies het uiteindelik, in ‘n wedstryd waarin ‘n totaal van 676 lopies aangeteken is, met 56 lopies op die André van der Walt-ovaal koning gekraai.

Beknopte telkaarte: 

Eldoraigne 272/8 (Ruan Steyn 98, Vince Lotz 48, Matthew Sampson 46, Kyle de Bruin 22, Ekstras 21; Herman Hesse 3/39, Schalk Pienaar 2/25, Handre de Beer 2/58); Potchefstroom Volkskool 265 (Sihle Duma 72, Theunis Nel 57, Eduan van der Merwe 47, Ekstras 33; Matthew Sampson 3/53, Cornell Cousins 3/54, Ruan Boshoff 2/41). Eldoraigne wen met sewe lopies.

Menlopark 366/6 (Dian van Zyl 183*, Jan-Willem Piennaar 50, Owen Louwies 37, Morne Koekemoer 26*, James Bronkhorst 24, Matt van der Westhuizen 22; Christiaan Smit 3/55); Waterkloof 310 (Franco Schmidt 73, Luan Ferreira 44*, Darius Maritz 38, Riley Miller 31, Rico van der Walt 23; Johan Bosch 3/54, Murray Hofmeyr 2/54). Menlopark wen met 56 lopies.

It will be a battle that many have expected since the start of the Schools SA20 competition’s regional finals for the Northern Gauteng, Limpopo, and Easterns regions.

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On Sunday morning, a showdown between Hoërskool Garsfontein and Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool (Affies) will decide which school will represent the region at the national finals.

The Ysbere booked their spot in Sunday’s final with a dominating semi-final showing against Hoërskool Kempton Park. Led by their captain Xander Venter, they thumped Kempies by 102 runs.

Venter (41) opened the batting with the in-form Reuben van Zyl (40). Working well together, they set things up nicely for their side with a crucial 76-run partnership. Further useful contributions from Charl van Staden (25) and Righardt Joubert (22) boosted Garsfontein to a healthy 153/7 from their 20 overs.

It looked like a decent total, but young Katlego Lebelo made it an unobtainable one for Kempton Park by delivering a superb bowling performance. In just 1.2 overs, he dismantled their batting lineup, capturing 4/5, with his destructive intervention leading to Kempies crumbling to a disappointing 51 all out.

Affies were every bit as impressive in their semi-final win, making light work of St Benedict’s College.

Ruben Groenewald, as always, was in the thick of the action. His batting has been one of Affies’ strengths throughout the weekend and he delivered once more against Bennies. Going at a hearty strike rate of 224, he smashed an unbeaten 56 from just 25 balls. Vihan Pretorius backed him up with a blitzkrieg of his own, taking just 21 deliveries for his 44 not out.

After their side tallied 169/3, the Affies’ bowlers ran roughshod through the St Benedict’s batting lineup, especially the seamer, JP Botha. He’s more often noticed as a top-order batsman, but Botha produced two magical overs, which laid waste to Bennies’ reply.

In those 12 balls, he claimed four wickets while conceding only four runs. Those were big blows as St Benedict’s was sent packing for a mere 62 runs, leaving Affies the handsome winners by 107 runs.

Summarised scorecards.

Hoërskool Garsfontein 153/7 (Xander Venter 41, Reuben van Zyl 40, Charl van Staden 25, Righardt Joubert 22; Ethan Kotze 3/34, Stian van Breda 2/29); Hoërskool Kempton Park 51/10 (Sheldon Kruger 17; Katlego Lebelo 4/5, Zizwe Khumalo 2/6, Xander Venter 2/16). Garsfontein won by 102 runs.

Affies 169/3 (Ruben Groenewald 56*, Vihan Pretorius 44*, Ethan Williams 38; Cruz Pillay 1/18); St Benedict’s College 62/10 (Matthew Elphick 16; JP Botha 4/4). Affies won by 107 runs.

There is no doubt that St Andrew’s School‘s FG Botha is a man for the big occasion.

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The latest evidence of that came on Saturday on Vossie’s Field, in Bloemfontein, after his exceptional all-round performance led Saints to a narrow four-run victory over Hoërskool Waterkloof in their annual derby.

With St Andrew’s batting first, Botha made the visitors from the Jacaranda City chase leather with a masterful innings.

He entered the fray at the fall of the first wicket and settled in quickly, taking only 108 deliveries to score an entertaining 101, which included 10 fours and a six.

Andrew Sobiech played his part, too. In an 82-run partnership with Botha, he contributed 39 runs. Then, towards the end of the St Andrew’s innings, Johan Liebenberg delivered a crucial boost, weighing in with a match-defining 30.

Liebenberg’s innings also steadied the Saint’s ship after the home side suffered a collapse in the middle order, which was brought on by Klofies’ captain, Riley Miller. He was the eighth bowler used by Waterkloof but, by far, their most successful, knocking over 5/43 from 10 overs.

When the visitors batted, wicketkeeper/batsman, Rico van der Walt, dazzled the crowd with a superb innings. He smashed eight fours and a six in a 98-ball stay, which brought him 107 runs before he fell victim to Saints’ opening bowler, Cullen Kakora (3/30).

Unfortunately for the visitors, FG Botha’s dream day continued. Bowling his full quota of 10 overs, he snared three wickets with his leg spin to put the skids under the Waterkloof response. Only AJ de Villiers (41) mustered another noteworthy contribution, but Klofies came up just short, losing their last wicket to the second ball of the final over.

At Grey College, the home side snagged a massive 132-run victory over the visiting Pretoria Boys High School (PBHS).

As he has done for most of the short 2025 season, Henru de Wet led the way for Grey with authority. He was his team’s mainstay with the bat, accumulating 90 runs, while Daniel Hattingh (69) and Juan Maree (43*) also took the game away from Boys High.

Maree (3/12) and Hattingh (2/32) later made key contributions with the ball, sharing five wickets for only 44 runs.

Pieter Steyn scored a classy 57 for PBHS, and Louis Kruyshaar made 33, but the touring side needed far more from the rest of their batsman and they didn’t get it.

Summarised scorecards

St Andrew’s School 252 (FG Botha 101, Andrew Sobiech 39, Johan Liebenberg 30, Extras 23; Riley Miller 5/43); Hoërskool Waterkloof 248/10 (Rico van der Walt 107, AJ de Villiers 41, Franco Schmidt 21; Cullen Kakora 3/30, FG Botha 3/48, Andrew Sobiech 2/52). St Andrew’s School won by four runs.

Grey College 297/5 (Henru de Wet 90, Daniel Hattingh 69, Juan Maree 43*, Divan Bezuidenhout 38, Jaco Prinsloo 31*; Jaydon Knott-Craig 2/35); Pretoria Boys High School 165/10 (Pieter Steyn 57, Louis Kruyshaar 33, Extras 24, Grant Spencer 21; Juan Maree 3/12, Daniel Hattingh 2/32). Grey College won by 132 runs.

Hoërskool Garsfontein‘s Ysbere and Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool (Affies) remain the favourites to face off in the final of the Schools SA20 regional playoffs at Willowmoore Park in Benoni.

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Both sides head into their semi-finals with their records still unblemished after their third and final pool games on Saturday morning.

The Ysbere were made to work hard by a spirited St Benedict’s College team. After posting only 107/7, which owed much to an important 31 from Edward Smith and 21 from the bat of Clayton Horlick, Bennies knew they had to come out firing with the ball and they did just that.

Garsfontein lost three wickets in the powerplay and were somewhat wobbly on 44/3, but Xander Venter came to their rescue. He’d delivered a superb bowling performance, capturing 3/22 from four overs. Then, he let his bat do the talking.

In his 100th 1st XI match, and his 56th as captain, he played a knock of 21, which might not have looked like much in the scorebook. In reality, though, it was enough to steer his side to a four-wicket victory and a place in the final four.

The match between Affies and Merensky Landbou Akademie was cut short due to inclement weather, but the Pretoria powerhouse remained on track with another win.

Vihan Pretorius finally came good with the bat, taking only 37 deliveries to hit an unbeaten 55 runs, which included six fours and two sixes.

Opening batsmen Ethan Williams (24) and JP Botha (21) laid a solid foundation with a 45-run partnership, while Daniel Murray played his part with 22 runs towards the end of the innings, which helped Affies to a big total of 171/6 from their 20 overs.

The experience of Plasies‘ spin bowler, Timothy Baker, shone through. He did most of the damage for the Limpopo side, claiming two wickets for 37 runs. 

Merensky enjoyed a solid start to their run chase, with their openers, Bernard Wandrag (25) and Rinaldo Bornman (21), doing a good job at the top of the order. Timely wickets by Nico Loggerenberg (2/12) and SF Vermeulen (2/14), however, halted the flow of runs.

When the game was stopped, Merensky had reached 68/4, which left them 55 runs short of the Duckworth-Lewis and Stern par score they required.

A thumping eight-wicket victory over Phalaborwa Hub secured Hoërskool Kempton Park a semi-final place, too. The Kempies‘ pacemen, led by Stian van Breda (3/12), were exceptional. Only Rivoningo Chauke (24*) made it out of the teens as the Phalaborwa Hub limped to only 77/8 from their 20.

Wian Pieters (31*) and captain Marko Richter (28*) made light work of the chase. Pursuing a moderate total, they took their time, applied themselves, and saw their team to victory in the 15th over.

Summarised scorecards

St Benedict’s College 107/7 (Edward Smith 31, Clayton Horlick 21, Marco Mendes 20; Xander Venter 3/22) Garsfontein 108/6 (Xander Venter 21, Charl van Staden 20; Edward Smith 2/19, Mark Munava 2/19). Garsfontein won by four wickets.

Affies 171/6 (Vihan Pretorius 55*, Ethan Williams 24, Daniel Murray 22, JP Botha 21; Timothy Baker 2/37); Merensky 68/4 (Bernard Wandrag 25, Rinaldo Bornman 21; Nico Loggerenberg 2/12, SF Vermeulen 2/14). Affies win by 55 runs on DLS method

Phalaborwa Hub 77/8 (Rivoningo Chauke 24*; Stian van Breda 3/12); Hoerskool Kempton Park 82/2 (Wian Pieters 31*, Marko Richter 28*; Ripfumelo Mabunda 1/16). Hoerskool Kempton Park won by eight wickets.

Semi-Finals 

Affies vs St Benedict’s College – Willowmoore Park Oval
Garsfontein vs Hoerskool Kempton Park – Willowmoore Park B

It doesn’t get closer than Friday afternoon’s Schools SA20 showdown between Hoërskool Kempton Park and Merensky Landbou Akademie.

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The pitches at Willowmoore Park pitch did not play easy on day one of the finals for the Northern Gauteng, Limpopo, and Easterns regions and the clash of the Kempies and the Plasies was further evidence of that.

Batting first, Kempton Park’s batsmen, as they had done in their morning match, a loss to Affies, struggled to get going.

The fact that the side from Tzaneen bowled 16 overs of tight spin also might have had something to do with that. Off-spinner Musa Nkuna led the way for Merensky snapping up three wickets for just seven runs from his four overs.

The experienced left-arm spinner Timothy Baker (2/8) and Cashan Jacobsz (2/31) performed well, too, and claimed four wickets between them in only six overs. Their efforts help limit Kempton Park to just 90/9 from their 20 overs. Captain Marko Richter batted nicely for his 21, but it wasn’t enough to see his side to triple figures.

Richter and co needed to bowl well, and they needed someone to step up if they were to have a chance of toppling Merensky. Strike bowler, Kristian du Plessis, did just that. He snapped up 2/12 in four overs to place the Tzaneen school’s run chase under heavy pressure. The rest of the Kempies’ bowlers played their part by sticking to tight lines and nagging lengths.

The Merensky skipper, Luka Heinlein, played a captain’s knock and, despite the stakes and the immense pressure, he tied the game off the last ball of the innings, finishing with 34 runs to his name.

Unfortunately for the side from Tzaneen, their super-over, in which they faced Wian Pieters, went awry. With a wicket and a run-out off consecutive balls, the Plasies were left with only two runs to defend. That cost them the game and handed Kempton Park their first win.

After victories in the morning, Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool (Affies) and Hoërskool Garsfontein made it two from two in the afternoon to finish the day as the only unbeaten sides in the competition.

The Ysbere smashed Phalaborwa Hub by a whopping eight wickets. Reuben van Zyl led the charge with a masterful and unbeaten 58 runs from only 42 balls. His onslaught included five fours and three sixes.

Xander Venter looked good for his unbeaten 24 runs as he and Van Zyl combined nicely for an 80-run partnership, which saw them canter to the 96 they needed for victory in the 12th over.

Meanwhile, JP Botha and Ruben Groenewald led a batting fightback, which lifted Affies to an emphatic 76-run victory over St Benedict’s College.

After Bennies’ Matthew Elphick picked up two wickets in just two balls, the side from Pretoria was in a spot of bother on 25/3. However, both Botha and Groenewald hit the ball sweetly in a match-winning partnership of 111 runs. Botha top scored with a superb 69, while Groenwald contributed an entertaining 62.

Clayton Horlick, most certainly a talent for the future, played some classy shots in his innings of 44 for St Benedict’s, but the school from Bedfordview needed further impactful knocks to challenge Affies. They came up well short and were bowled out for a disappointing 99.

Summarised scorecards 

Hoërskool Kempton Park 90/9 (Marko Richter 21; Musa Nkuna 3/7, Timothy Baker 2/8, Cashan Jacobsz 2/31); Merensky Landbou Akademie 90/10 (Luka Heinlein 34; Kristian du Plessis 2/12). Hoërskool Kempton Park won in the Super-Over.

Phalaborwa Hub 95/9 (Talenta Ndlovu 22; Zizwe Khumalo 2/13, Jared Carr 2/18); Hoërskool Garsfontein 96/2 (Reuben van Zyl 58*, Xander Venter 24*; Lesley Zimba 2/20). Garsfontein won by eight wickets.

Affies 175/6 (JP Botha 69, Ruben Groenewald 62; Matthew Elphick 2/21, Edward Smith 2/26); St Benedict’s College 99 (Clayton Horlick 44; JP Botha 3/20, SF Vermeulen 2/26). Affies won by 76 runs.

The bowlers ruled the roost in the first round of the Schools SA20 playoffs for the Northern Gauteng, Limpopo, and Easterns regions on Friday morning at Willowmoore Park, in Benoni.

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Playing on the Willowmoore Park Oval, Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool (Affies) overcame the champion of the Easterns region, Hoërskool Kempton Park, by five wickets.

The Kempies’ batsmen didn’t quite fire on all cylinders. The bowling of Affies had plenty to do with that, and their left-arm opening bowler, Zian Labuschagne, stole the show.

Bowling two overs up front, and then coming back for a second spell of just one over, the seamer grabbed four sticks in his three overs, all while conceding only seven runs.

Jaden Beukes (2/13) and all-rounder Ruben Groenewald (2/25) lent a helping hand, sharing four wickets between them for just 38 runs.

The Kempies’ Sheldon Kruger (25) and captain, Marko Richter (20), fought hard against the persistant Affies’ bowlers to get their side into triple figures, but their last wicket fell with the score on 101.

Affies were also somewhat uncomfortable when they came out to bat. Wian Pieters, a rising star for Kempton Park, kept the Pretoria batsmen tied down with an impressive display of spin bowling, snapping up three wickets for only 13 runs in his four overs.

Groenewald, though, grabbed centre stage once more. Striking the ball cleanly, he raced to 33 from just 25 balls. His innings, in combination with Vihan Pretorius (19), broke the backbone of the run chase and their partnership of 40 saw Affies home in the 16th over.

Hoërskool Garsfontein and St Benedict’s College ensured a rough welcome awaited the two Limpopo representatives.

Bennies‘ Clayton Horlick smashed an unbeaten 71 runs in his side’s victory of 67 runs over Phalaborwa Hub. Edward Smith, also, chipped in with 33 not out to help the Bedfordview school to a formidable 154/4 from their 20 overs.

Then, opening bowler Matthew Elphick backed up Bennies’ good batting performance by returning an economical 3/10 from three overs. St Benedict’s put eight bowlers to work and only one went at six or more runs an over as the Limpopo side was restricted to a disappointing 87/7 in their 20.

Xander Venter, not for the first time this season, was a destructive force for Garsfontein in a seven-wicket win over Merensky Landbou Akademie. On this occasion, he excelled with the ball, snapping up three wickets for just four runs in three overs.

Zizwe Khumalo emulated Venter with a superb spell that brought him 4/6 from four overs. He and Venter also bowled one maiden over each as the Plasies slumped to 53 all out.

The Ysbere batsmen wasted no time in going after Merensky’s bowlers and charged to victory in the seventh over.

Summarised scorecards

Hoërskool Kempton Park 101 (Sheldon Kruger 25, Marko Richter 20; Zian Labuschagne 4/7, Jaden Beukes 2/13, Ruben Groenewald 2/25); Affies 105/5 (Ruben Groenewald 33; Wian Pieters 3/13). Affies won by five wickets.

St Benedict’s College 154/4 (Clayton Horlick 71*, Edward Smith 33*; Ripfumelo Mabunda 1/7); Phalaborwa Hub 87/7 (Ripfumelo Mabunda 17*; Matthew Elphick 3/10). St Benedict’s College won by 67 runs.

Merensky Landbou Akademie 53/10 (Extras 14, Timothy Baker 12; Xander Venter 3/4, Zizwe Khumalo 3/6, Ruan Coetsee 2/4); Hoërskool Garsfontein 54/3 (Charl van Staden 16; Timothy Baker 2/30). Garsfontein won by seven wickets.

Daar is slegs een wedstryd om na uit te sien in die Finsbury-reeks se Afdeling E eerskomende Saterdag, met Hoërskool Klerksdorp en Hoërskool Dr EG Jansen wat in Klerksdorp kragte meet.

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Die rede hiervoor is dat Merensky Landbou Akademie en Hoërskool Secunda albei betrokke is by die onderskeie streek-uitspele van die Schools SA20 T20-toernooi wat in Benoni en Johannesburg plaasvind. Dit beteken voorts dat Hoërskool Linden en Hoërskool Wesvalia elkeen ‘n loslootjie geniet.

Die Klerskdorpers is steeds op soek na ‘n eerste sege in vanjaar se reeks, nadat hulle verlede naweek met ses paaltjies teen Secunda vasgeval het. Die voorslagkolwer, Jordan van der Schyff, het nietemin sy vernuf met die kolf tentoongestel met 57 lopies wat die hoeksteen gevorm het van sy span se beurt. Hy sal vasberade wees om daarop voort te bou teen die Jansies.

Benewens Van der Schyff, sal daar heelwat verantwoordelikheid rus op die veelsydige Gerrit Koen, wat met sowel die bal as kolf ‘n impak kan maak. Koen se teenwoordigheid in die middelorde versterk die Klerksdorpers se kolflys aansienlik, soos gewys met sy beurt van 36 lopies teen die span van Mpumalanga verlede Saterdag.

Die span van Boksburg is netjies op dreef nadat hy met vier paaltjies oor Hoërskool Linden geseëvier het. Dit was danksy ‘n uitstaande vertoning met die bal deur Jayden van Wyk, wat Saterdag weer ‘n handvol kan wees.

Buiten Van Wyk, beskik die Jansies ook oor die dienste van Jaco Engelbrecht, wat verlede jaar opslae gemaak het by die CSA Nasionale o.16-week toe hy ses paaltjies in sy eerste beurt teen Kei laat spat het. Hy het die Finsbury-reeks stil-stil begin, maar almal is bewus van die gevaar wat sy swaaiboulwerk inhou.

Bepalings: 

Week 3:
Hoërskool Klerksdorp t. Dr EG Jansen

Daar heers groot afwagting in Heidelberg en Meyerton op die vooraand van wat straks die wedstryd van die naweek in die Finsbury-reeks kan oplewer.

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Heidelberg Volkskool verwelkom sy tradisionele vyand, Hoërskool Dr Malan, Saterdag in Heidelberg vir ‘n kragmeting wat oudergewoonte gelaai behoort te wees met spanning en aksie.

Die Volkies, ná hul reuse oorwinning met 10 paaltjies oor Hoërskool Ben Vorster in Tzaneen, behoort slaggereed te wees vir die aanslag uit Meyerton.

Die skitterende  Maro Hartkopf lewer tans kookwater-spel met die kolf en was die voorste lopievraat teen die Vossies met ‘n aanskoulike beurt van 69 lopies. Hy het daarna ook die langsteel ingelê teen Randpark in die Johnny Waite T20-kompetisie vroeër vandeesweek om 46 lopies in ‘n oogwink op te stapel.

Middelorde-kolwer, Dave Pelzer, hou ook heelwat gevaar in vir die Dokkies in, soos wat sy onoorwonne 74 teen Randpark aangedui het.

Op sy beurt sal die Dokkies se kaptein en voorslagkolwer, Dewald Erasmus, sy stempel wil afdruk. Hy beskik nie alleen oor die vermoë om ‘n kragmeting met die kolf te swaai nie, maar sy ekonomiese boulwerk kan ook ‘n beduidende faktor wees. Die ervare en ewe veelsydige Luka Pretorius is nóg ‘n speler wat heelwat gesprek in die Volkies se spanvergaderings sou ontlok het.

Hoërskool Ben Vorster is vir ‘n tweede agtereenvolgende week op tuisbodem in aksie, wanneer hy vir Hoër Tegniese Skool Middelburg in Tzaneen verwelkom. Albei spanne het ‘n wankelrige begin tot vanjaar se reeks beleef, maar met rukke en stote belowende tekens getoon. Die blad in Tzaneen is bekend as ‘n kolfvriendelike een in die laatmiddag, wat sal beteken dat die span wat eerste kolf sy storie sal moet ken.

HTS se ST Rorich is stewig op dreef na sy 30 lopies teen Hoërskool Middelburg, terwyl die Black Caps oor die dienste van Lourens Kriel se skerp oog laer af in die orde beskik.

Die wedstryd tussen Hoërskool Middelburg en Uplands College is na ‘n latere datum verskuif, weens die Middies se betrokkenheid by die streek-uitspele van die Schools SA20-kompetisie in Gauteng.

Bepalings:

Week 3: 
Heidelberg Volkskool t. Dr Malan
Ben Vorster t. HTS Middelburg

Die volgende ronde in die Finsbury-reeks se C-afdeling bied ‘n gulde geleentheid vir Hoërskool Dinamika om terug te keer na die wenpad.

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Die span van Alberton is oorgehaal om die gevaarlike Hoërskool Monument op tuisbodem te ontvang. Die Monumentare het hul veldtog die week vantevore op uitstekende wyse geloods deur vir Hoërskool Lichtenburg met 64 lopies te verslaan.

Die Monnas-kolwers is duidelik netjies op dreef, met Zian Maritz, die Krugersdorpers se voorslagkolwer teen die Liggies, wat weer ‘n groot gevaar inhou met die wilgerlat.

Ten spyte daarvan dat hy in die vorige ronde teen ‘n omgekrapte Zwartkop-span vasgeval het, het Dinamika self sy reeks op ‘n hoë noot afgeskop deur oortuigend met Midstream College, een van die gunstelinge in die afdeling, af te reken. Jadin Schlebusch is besig om sy voete te vind voor die paaltjies en, met albei spanne se kolflyste wat besaai is met talent, kan die lewe taamlik interessant raak vir die boulers.

Hoërskool Pietersburg geniet uiteindelik tuisveldvoordeel wanneer die span van Limpopo vir Hoërskool Lichtenburg in Polokwane verwelkom. Die Pieties, alhoewel hulle reeds nederlaag geproe het vanjaar, beskik steeds oor ‘n uiters sterk span op papier, met hul veelsydige kaptein, Dian Gouws, en Cilliers van der Merwe wat die Liggies talle hoofbrekens kan besorg.

Douw Jacobs, die besoekers se beste speler tot dusver, sal die geleentheid in Polokwane wil aangryp om waardevolle punte vir sy span op die puntelys te plaas.

Centurion kan uitsien na ‘n opwindende stryd tussen die kookwater Hoërskool Zwartkop en Midstream College. Albei spanne het hul vorige kragmetings met afgeronde spanvertonings oorheers. Hierdie week behoort ‘n klipharde stryd tussen die kolwers af te gee op die kolfvriendelike blaaie van die Hoëveld. Die Zwarries sal vasbeslote wees om dit drie uit drie te maak, maar die besoekers sal alles in die stryd werp om die tuisspan se segetog te beëindig.

Bepalings:

Week 3:
Dinamika t. Monument
Hoërskool Pietersburg t. Hoërskool Lichtenburg
Zwartkop t. Midstream College

Playing at the homes of Grey College and St Andrew’s School is seldom easy, and playing both of them on consecutive days is an even greater challenge.

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That is what awaits Hoërskool Waterkloof when they travel down to the City of Roses for their annual derbies against Bloemfontein’s leading cricket-playing schools.

The Klofies will still be licking their wounds after suffering a 56-run defeat earlier this week against Hoërskool Menlopark in the Finsbury League, which boasts some of the best Noordvaal talent.

On Friday, Waterkloof squares off against Grey College. It’s a long-standing rivalry that has heated up over the last couple of years.

Besides the Pretoria team’s captain, Riley Miller, and their wicketkeeper/batsman, Rico van der Walt, the remainder of the side’s batsmen will be keen to make telling contributions. Miller has been in some superb form, scoring 366 runs in January alone, including centuries against Rondebosch Boys’ High (107) and King Edward VII School (103).

The Waterkloof batsman will have to deal with Grey’s four-pronged seam attack, led by left-arm quick Sicelo Matayi. That quartet has been instrumental in Grey’s successes since the start of the year.

In the batting department, the in-form Pieter Smit and SA Schools’ opening batsman, Christian Kind, among others, stand in the way of the Klofie bowlers. Kind is yet to hit top form in 2025, but he appears to be on the verge of flipping the switch, which makes him a danger to Waterkloof on Friday.

A day later, just down the road, St Andrew’s School awaits the visitors from Pretoria. Saints, too, has racked up some notable successes in the 2025 season so far, including being crowned the winners of the Schools SA20 competition for the Northern Cape, North West, and Free State, In the final, they beat Grey College by 34 runs.

St Andrew’s possesses a strong batting lineup. FG Botha has been a mainstay of his team’s success, while Reuben van Aarde and Naudé Botha have also demonstrated their batting prowess.

It will be a tough challenge for the visitors to go two from two against Grey and Saints, but they will be quietly confident that it’s an attainable goal.

FIXTURES

Friday
Grey College vs Waterkloof.

Saturday
St Andrew’s School vs Waterkloof.