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The St Andrew’s College 1st XI was able to get the better of their rivals Kingswood College twice over the weekend. On Friday, they were victorious on Kingswood’s City Lords field in a hard-fought T20. On Saturday, they found their rhythm and handed the hosts a more convincing defeat in a declaration match.

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William Beamish (83) and Murray Wilson (64) led the charge for Saints on Saturday as they posted a healthy 251/6 before Kingswood began their reply.

William is already stepping up to fill the batting role his older brother, Matthew Beamish, performed so effectively for the St Andrew’s first team before him.

Beamish and Wilson were boosted by a mighty innings from Alex Price, who cantered along to 54 runs off of 49 deliveries, before the declaration came.

Laurie Apps and Thomas Bussiahn then delivered a masterclass with the ball, slicing through the hosts’ batting line-up to capture nine wickets between them as Kingswood limped to a paltry 72 all out.

On Friday, Matt Loon (3/32) and Ikechukwu Ukekwe (2/17) enjoyed more success in stemming the flow of runs as St Andrew’s College mustered only 138/7 in their allotted 20 overs.

It was, then, Roman van Zyl who put the skids under the hosts. They need to bat at 6.85 runs per over to win but Van Zyl dismissed four batsmen and Oliver Johns lent valuable assistance, with 2/17, as Kingswood were stopped in their tracks, 31 runs shy of their victory target.

In another exciting match on Saturday, Ryan Denston starred as Queen’s College triumphed over Marlow. He first captured six wickets and then followed that up with an unbeaten innings of 79 to add an eye-catching chapter to his increasingly impressive record.

Summarised Scorecards

St Andrew’s College 251/6 (William Beamish 83, Murray Wilson 64, Alex Price 54*, Myles Sansom 22; Matthew Loon 2/53); Kingswood College 72 (Tapiwa Zander 25; Laurie Apps 5/20, Thomas Bussiahn 4/19). St Andrew’s College won by 178 runs. (Time Cricket)

St Andrew’s College 138/7 (Mitchell Coventry 38, Samuel Sheckter 27; Matt Loon 3/32, Ikechukwu Ukekwe 2/17); Kingswood College 107/8 (Alistair Knott 19; Roman van Zyl 4/26, Oliver Johns 2/7). St Andrew’s College won by 31 runs. (T20)

Marlow 119/10 (Ryan Denston 6/30); Queen’s College 120/4 (Ryan Denston 79*). Queen’s College won by six wickets.

Graeme College 142 (Enrique Strydom 37, Extras 26, Jordan Damons 23*; Michael Lipskey 3/27, Luke Murray 2/5, Jude Meyer 2/13, Kamva Douws 2/20); Muir College 37 (Simnikiwe Soyaya 11; Ethan Bokbaard 3/8, Murray Tyson 2/2, Andrew Muir 2/10). Graeme College won by 105 runs.

Selborne College 183/9 (Waeden Plaatjies 67, Michael Hess 38 Thomas Marais 24; Kristian Warburton 3/65, Blake Nell 2/11, Chad Clark-Evans 2/54); Stirling 54 (Extras 16; Thomas Marais 3/4, Adam Rogers 3/7, Jacques van der Merwe 2/19). Selborne College won by 128 runs

Bishops Diocesan College continued their excellent early run of form in their 175th anniversary year with another dominant performance on Saturday, this time against Paarl Gimnasium.

Tiaan Louw (3/32) and Waldo Bassick (4/36) combined brilliantly to apply massive pressure on the Gimmie batsmen from early on. On 45/6, the visitors were in deep trouble.

Charles King stood firm, though, stubbornly negotiating 114 deliveries and etching out 51 runs, to help his team to a more respectable, though still precarious, total of 123 all out.

When Bishops took to the crease, however, De Waal Vivier went on a wicket-taking spree, leaving the hosts shellshocked on 15/3 in the early going.

Calum Daniels, however, steadied the ship with an innings of 44, but it was Thaafier Japhta who really let loose on the Gim bowlers. He smashed an unbeaten 69 runs to drive Bishops over the line and on to a six-wicket win.

SACS’ captain Reza Salie led from the front, tallying an undefeated 102 runs, which played a big role in lifting his team to a solid 249 all out, batting first against Hoërskool Bellville.

Litha Kraai then increased the visitors from the north’s woes by making light work of the Bellville top order, grabbing four wickets for a mere 15 runs.

With Ulrich Roth (2/15) and Ben Blackburn (2/20) both picking up a brace, the Bellville batting line-up crumbled to 75 all out.

André Bernhardt‘s unbeaten 38 was the highlight for the visitors, but the SACS’ stalwarts proved too skilful for the team from Bellville.

Meanwhile, Somerset College hosted Pinelands in a two-day clash.

Eden Scott (72), Chad Ayford (68) and Jonno Firth (50*) were at the forefront of the hosts’ charge as they posted 238/9 and 110/5 in their time at the middle.

The challengers were unable to match Somerset’s run rate, with the home team’s bowlers frustrating them throughout, which led to the hosts securing a mighty 160-run victory on the Taberer Oval.

Summarised Scorecards

Paarl Gimnasium 123 (Charles King 51, De Waal Vivier 20; Waco Bassick 4/41, Tiaan Louw 3/30); Diocesan College 127/4 (Thaafier Japhta 69*, Calum Daniels 44; De Waal Vivier 3/42). Diocesan College won by six wickets.

SACS 249 (Reza Salie 102*, Kieran Bowers 40, Ulrich Roth 31, Rowan Taplin 27; André Bernhardt 3/47, Christiaan Ooshuizen 2/14, Jean le Roux 2/17); Hoërskool Bellville 75 (André Bernhardt 38*; Litha Kraai 4/15, Ulrich Roth 2/15, Ben Blackburn 2/20). SACS won by 174 runs.

Somerset College first innings 238/9 (Eden Scott 72, Chad Ayford 68, Luke Rimmer 33*; Daniel Berry 3/56, Imraan Razzak 2/35, Ethan Whitaker 2/81); Pinelands first innings 159 (Liam Patterson 46, Fayzaan Parker 30, Ziyaad Allie 24; Callum Hughes 2/19, Troy Varie 2/21, Tyler Crafford 2/23); Somerset College second innings 191/5 (Jonno Firth 50*, Chad Ayford 39, Eden Scott 28, Callum Hughes 23, Luke Rimmer 22; Adam Cupido 1/14); Pinelands second innings 110/5 (Herman Bosman 29, Thaqieb Fakier 26, Fayzaan Parker 26; Daniel Kaplan 2/6, Luke Rimmer 2/14). Somerset College won by 160 runs.

Captain Juan James and Dewan Marais shared a crucial 131-run partnership for South Africa, but it was Kwena Maphaka‘s masterful 5/38 that earned the hosts a winning start to the 2024 ICC u19 Cricket World Cup on Friday.

West Indies’ captain, Stephan Pascal, backed his bowlers after winning the toss and decided to send the hosts out to bat first. It seemed to be going according to plan when he took an early catch to send Steve Stolk back to the sheds.

Lhuan-dré Pretorius, however, took charge for the South Africans, racing to 40 runs off of 34 deliveries, to help his side to a respectable 60/1 after 10 overs.

However, in the 11th over, the West Indies’ spin attack broke through, and it wasn’t long before Nathan Sealy (3/34), from Barbados, had turned the tide by dismissing Pretorius with an excellent delivery.

Sealy and Tarrique Edwards then combined well, continuing to exert pressure on the SA batsmen and reducing their run-rate to a crawl as they conceded only 20 runs in the following eight overs.

David Teeger played a solid and mature innings under immense pressure. Without the captain’s armband, Teeger still led from the front, mustering 44 runs and weathering 98 deliveries, in a period when his team appeared to stumble.

Sealy was in on the action again in the 34th over, though. First, the West Indies’ lively wicketkeeper, Jewel Andrew, stumped Teeger after Sealy beat his defences. Then, in the same over, an athletic dive and catch by big Adrian Weir secured a third wicket for the spinner.

The islanders appeared to be on top, but James and Marais then unleashed their attack, posting a 50-run partnership in 52 deliveries, before doubling their runs in the next 32 balls.

The newly appointed captain was run out tantalisingly close to a half-century in the final over, missing it by only three runs. Marais, meanwhile, led the South African charge, scoring 65 runs from only 38 balls, with four fours and fours sixes.

Kwena Maphaka contributed some industrious running at the very end of the innings to add on an additional couple of runs. The talented youngster from St Stithian’s College brought that same energy to the fore when he opened the bowling for his side, defending 285.

The left-arm seamer got South Africa off to a flying start, scalping three of the West Indies’ top-order by the end of his second over.

Riley Norton, who began his bowling spell after the first delivery of the fourth over because of an injury to Martin Khumalo, combined superbly with Maphaka to heap the pressure on the visitors. Norton picked up a brace and the islanders were in troubled waters at 73/5 after the first 10 overs.

South Africa’s own innings had proved, however, that there were runs to be scored by the middle and lower order, and wicketkeeper Andrew stepped up and took charge. The Antigua and Barbuda national unleashed a barrage on the SA attack, scoring the first century of the tournament in just 71 deliveries, to thrust the pressure back onto the hosts.

He charged his way to 130, smashing 17 boundaries, which included three sixes, on a day when the maximums were few and far between.

By the time Oliver Whitehead secured a sixth wicket for South Africa by running out Sealy, the West Indies were in control on 190/6 with more than 20 overs to play.

It was only when Maphaka and Norton were reintroduced to the attack that South Africa turned the tide. Maphaka bowled Nathan Edward and Norton followed suit with the very next delivery to finally bring an end to Andrew’s massive innings.

Ntando Zuma, who had come on as a replacement for SA skipper James, who had exited with an injury, took the catch that sent the dangerman packing. It was the third time he had been involved in a dismissal in the innings.

With James and Khumalo going down in the first match, and Esosa Aihevba being forced to withdraw days before the tournament, South Africa face some injury concerns ahead of their forthcoming fixtures.

It was left to Maphaka to cut short the visitors’ attempt at victory by removing Isai Thorne to end the Windies’ innings. Maphaka’s stunning and decisive performance highlighted his progression since he first burst onto the scene as a 16-year-old at the previous u19 World Cup, hosted by the West Indies in 2022.

South Africa has won the competition on only one occasion, in 2014 in Dubai, when captain Aiden Markram led by example and was named the Player of the Tournament. There, Kagiso Rabada put his potential on show, returning the exceptional figures of 6/25 in a semi-final win over Australia.

Thanks to the bowling brilliance shown by Maphaka, and the courageous batting of Marais and co, the class of 2024 have got themselves off to a flying start in their attempt to emulate that South African success achieved a decade ago.

The West Indies showed grit and played some good cricket, and they will be aiming to bounce back immediately when they face Scotland on 24 January. South Africa next face England a day before that, on 23 January.

In the only other match on the opening day, Ireland stormed to a seven-wicket victory over the USA, despite losing their first two wickets early on.

Oliver Riley (3/21) was chosen as the man of the match for his part in dismissing the Americans for only 105. His teammate, Ryan Hunter, scored an unbeaten 50 runs to drive his side over the line.

It was a harsh reintroduction to the tournament for the USA, who are participating in it for the first time since 2010.

Summarised Scorecards

South Africa u19 285/9 (Dewan Marais 65, Juan James 47, David Teeger 44, Lhuan-dré Pretorius 40, Extras 37, Oliver Whitehead 26; Nathan Sealy 3/34, Deshawn James 2/38, Nathan Edward 2/63); West Indies u19 254/10 (Jewel Andrew 130, Nathan Sealy 33, Jordan Johnson 21; Kwena Maphaka 5/38, Riley Norton 3/66). South Africa u19 won by 31 runs.

United States of America u19 105 (Khush Bhalala 22*; Oliver Riley 3/21, Reuben Wilson 3/23, John McNally 2/17); Ireland u19 109/3 (Ryan Hunter 50*, Philippus le Roux 23*, Kian Hilton 23; Arya Garg 2/31). Ireland u19 won by seven wickets.

With the ICC u19 Cricket World Cup around the corner, South Africa’s players are busy with their final preparations before taking on the West Indies in their opener on Friday in Potchefstroom. There are, also, a number of other players with close ties to the host nation in action at this year’s tournament.

Alexander Volschenk, from Hoërskool Waterkloof, captains the Namibian u19 group. South Africa’s western neighbours face a challenging draw in Group C, where they will take on Australia, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.

Volschenk will be pivotal to their campaign, having shown his game-changing abilities for the Pretoria powerhouse throughout 2023. The Klofies won their third consecutive Fain Noordvaal title last year and captured the Westvaal North-South T20 for a second year in succession. The big right-hander, who attended St John’s College in Windhoek before making the move to Waterkloof, played a key role in his team’s successes.

Jan Frylinck, who is part of the Namibian senior national team that qualified for the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA, followed a similar path, receiving his schooling on the farm at Boland Landbou before making the switch to Namibia. Frylinck has also represented Boland and South Africa at u19 level.

Another Waterkloof old boy at the event this year is Ewald Schreuder, who will turn out for New Zealand. Schreuder, who bats right-handed but bowls left-arm medium pace, will have an important role to play in the Kiwis’ campaign.

Tristan Luus, a standout performer in 2023, became the third Waterkloof cricketer to crack the nod for the prestigious event after receiving a late call-up to the South African u19 squad following the withdrawal of Esosa Aihevba due to an injury.

St Stithians have bragging rights with four players in the SA u19 squad (now minus Aihevba), but St Charles College from Pietermaritzburg can take pride in their cricket programme also producing four representatives at this year’s tournament. Brendon Sunguro, Newman Nyamhuri and Panashe Taruvinga have been selected to represent Zimbabwe, who will be taking on the Namibians in their final group-stage fixture, while Ntando Zuma is in the SA u19 squad.

The Irish u19 team, captained by Philippus le Roux, from London, also features the 17-year-old Jordan Neill from Rondebosch Boys’ High and Kian Hilton from King Edward VII.

Neill plays out of Merrion Cricket Club in Leinster and captained the Rondebosch 1st XI. He represented Western Province at the 2022 Coca-Cola Khaya Majola u19 Cricket Week but was not available for selection last year due to his international duties.

Their knowledge of the local playing conditions and pitches could prove vital for an Irish side that lost two of its three warm-up games against Zimbabwe earlier in January. They face some tough opposition in Group A, with India, Bangladesh and the USA also vying to qualify for the knockout stages.

The English vice-captain, Luc Benkenstein, is the son of Dale Benkenstein, who captained the SA Schools team during his time at Michaelhouse and went on to play 23 ODIs for the Proteas in the early 2000s.

Dale Benkenstein was born in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), where his father, Martin, played for the national side. Dale obtained his British passport in 2007, which has enabled his son, Luc, to become the third generation of Benkenstein to represent a different country, albeit only at u19 level for now.

The English outfit will need to regroup after a defeat against Afghanistan in a warm-up match. They are in Group B with the hosts, South Africa, as well as Scotland and the West Indies.

In preparation for the event, Benkenstein travelled to South Africa to train at the Shedders Cricket Academy at Durban High School where he worked with Andrew Shedlock, CEO of the DHS Foundation, and high-performance coach Paddy Steytler.

Shedlock, a former SA international in water polo, previously worked as a full-time trainer for the Dolphins when Graham Ford was in charge of a team that included, among others, Malcolm Marshall, Lance Klusener, Jonty Rhodes, Shaun Pollock, Errol Stewart and opening batsman, Doug Watson.

And that’s where New Zealand has another local connection. Luke Watson is the son of Doug Watson, who has coached the Namibian national team and Scotland, and who is now the head coach at Auckland Cricket. Luke, too, is an opening batsman.

Watson, along with the aforementioned Schreuder, are members of an u19 Black Caps squad that boasts a strong cricketing pedigree. Tom Jones‘ grandfather, Jeremy Coney, is a former New Zealand test captain, while Zac Cumming is the son of Craig Cumming, who played in 11 tests and 13 ODIs.

ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Groups

Group A: India, Bangladesh, Ireland, USA
Group B: England, South Africa, West Indies, Scotland
Group C: Australia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Namibia
Group D: Afghanistan, Pakistan, New Zealand, Nepal

All the fixtures (Group Stage)

Friday, 19 January: Ireland vs USA (Bloemfontein); South Africa vs West Indies (Potchefstroom)
Saturday, 20 January: Bangladesh vs India (Bloemfontein); England vs Scotland (Potchefstroom); Afghanistan vs Pakistan (East London)
Sunday, 21 January: Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (Kimberley); Nepal vs New Zealand (East London)
Monday, 22 January: Bangladesh vs Ireland (Bloemfontein); Australia vs Namibia (Kimberley)
Tuesday, 23 January: South Africa vs England (Potchefstroom); Afghanistan vs New Zealand (East London)
Wednesday, 24 January: Namibia vs Sri Lanka (Kimberley); Scotland vs West Indies (Potchefstroom); Nepal vs Pakistan (East London)
Thursday, 25 January: India vs Ireland (Bloemfontein); Australia vs Zimbabwe (Kimberley)
Friday, 26 January: Bangladesh vs USA (Bloemfontein); England vs West Indies (Potchefstroom); Afghanistan vs Nepal (East London)
Saturday, 27 January: Namibia vs Zimbabwe (Kimberley); South Africa vs Scotland (Potchefstroom); New Zealand vs Pakistan (East London)
Sunday, 28 January: India vs USA (Bloemfontein); Australia vs Sri Lanka (Kimberley)

Paul Roos Gimnasium het hul veldtog by die HJS Krieketfees op ‘n hoë noot teen Hans Moore van Benoni afgesluit.

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Die besoekers het die loot gewen en besluit om eerste te kolf. Warren Minnaar, wie ‘n uitstekende naweek beleef het en twee honderdtalle tot sy naam kon voeg is vir 24 lopies uitgehaal terwyl die res van sy span se kolwers gevou het.

Dit was net Aiden Shaw wie as die Hansies se sesde kolwer enige teenstand kon bied teen die Paul Roos boulaanval met ‘n beurt van 41 lopies vanaf 85 aflewerings.

Dian Winkel (4/10) en Keauno Williams (3/15) kon sewe van die besoekers se kolwers laat sneuwel en help om die span uit Benoni tot 112 lopies te beperk.

Liam Basson het reg deur gekolf vir ‘n onoorwonne 58 lopies wat aan sy span ‘n klinkende sege met agt paaltjies besorg het.

Dit het hulle slegs 16 boulbeurte geneem om Hans Moore se telling te oorskry.

Paul Roos het slegs op die eerste dag teen St John’s College van Johannesburg gestruikel, maar kon verder al hul teenstander baas raak.

Die span van die Eikestad lyk goed ingerig om vanjaar vir van die groot name in skolekrieket in Suid Afrika gas te gee.

Boland Landbou het sy HJS Krieketfees veldtog met ‘n vlekkelose rekord afgesluit nadat hulle hul spiere kon bult teen Montana in die laaste wedstryd.

Vyftigtalle deur Marius du Plessis (77), Stefan Conradie (71), Lohann Louw (62) en Francois Prins (57) het die tuisspan tot ‘n hewige 331/7 in hul 50 beurte gedryf.

Die besoekers kon op hul beurt slegs 104 aanteken, met Kobus Konradie (3/15), Tiaan Ryneke (2/16) en Lyle Lewis (2/41) wat uitgestaan het vir Boland.

HTS Drostdy het ‘n indrukwekkende oorwinning behaal in hul laaste westryd teen Marais Viljoen.

DJ Luck se 46 lopies was genoeg om sy span tot 156 lopies te help, maar dit was die boulers van Worcester wat die verskil in die wedstryd kon maak.

Jannie Coetzer het ‘n teenaanval vir Marais Viljoen probeer loods met ‘n goeie beurt om 56 lopies by te dra, maar HTS Drostdy kon hom en sy spanmaats uitboul vir ‘n totaal van slegs 115 lopies.

Stephan Steyn se drie paaltjies vir 17 lopies het was die beste van die tuisspan se boulers, maar Luck, Alex Mathee en Jannes Krynauw kon al drie ook bydra met identiese boulsyfers van 2/19.

Helpmekaar kon terugkeer na hul dominante vorm na hulle Saterdag teen Boland Landbou vasgeloop het. Die Helpies het ligte werk van Hoërskool Durbanville gemaak danksy Hannu Marais se onoorwonne 77 lopies. Sy spanmaat, Henricus Meyer, kon vier Durbie-paaltjies laat spat om Marais en kie se werk makliker te maak.

Ondanks Brackenfell se Antonio Jussin wat vyf van Centurion se kolwers plat getrek het en die besoekers kon help uitboul vir slegs 115 was Morné Venter (3/10), Charl Prinsloo (3/17) en Rehan Lues (2/42) op die voorpunt van die teenaanval.

Die Woeries het Brackenfell se poging op 95 kortgesny vir ‘n goeie oorwinning om die naweek mee af te sluit.

Trent Huisamen was die uitlinker vir Hoërskool Outeniqua in hul sege oor Parel Vallei.

Huisamen het eers gesorg dat sy span ‘n goeie telling kan opsit om te verdedig deur 82 lopies teen ‘n lopie per bal te moker. Die Kwaggas het, ondanks die aanval deur Joshua Smit wat vier van hul kolwers hul paaltjies gekos het, 221 gehaal.

Huisamen was toe weer voor in die koor toe Parel Vallei kolf en kon self drie paaltjies inoes.

Kieran Bradley kon verwoesting saai onder die Northerns se kolwers toe Northcliff vir Noord-Kaap aanvat. Bradley het vier Noord-Kaap se paaltjies geneem vir net tien lopies.

Frank Devenish (52*) se blitsige onoorwonne vyftigtal het sy span toe vinnig by hul doelwit gekry.

Beknopte telkaarte | Dag 4

Hans Moore 112 (Aiden Shaw 41, Warren Minnaar 23; Dian Winkel 4/15, Keauno Williams 3/15); Paul Roos Gimnasium 116/2 (Liam Basson 58*, Luca Plekker 37; Stephan Vermaak 1/16). Paul Roos Gimnasium wen met agt paaltjies.

Boland Landbou 331/7 (Marius du Plessis 77, Stefan Conradie 71, Lohann Louw 62, Francois Prins 57, Extras 34; Schalk van Jaarsveld 2/13, Luca Bairos 2/57); Montana 104 (Schalk van Jaarsveld 26; Kobus Conradie 3/15, Tiaan Ryke 2/16, Lyle Lewis 2/41). Boland Landbou wen met 227 lopies

HTS Drostdy 156 (DJ Luck 46, Ekstras 27, M Jay van Reenen 23*, Daniel Boshoff 23; Muhammad Rishaeel 4/26,  Daymian Coetzee 2/21); Marais Viljoen 115 (Jannie Coetzer 56, Ekstras 24; Stephan Steyn 3/17, DJ Luck 2/19, Alex Mathee 2/19, Jannes Krynauw 2/19). HTS Drostdy wen met 41 lopies.

Hoërskool Durbanville 144/9 (Divan Bosman 32; Henricus Meyer 4/25, Christo Lombard 2/26); Helpmekaar 148/4 (Hannu Marais 77*; Calla du Toit 3/30). Helpmekaar wen met ses paaltjies.

Centurion 115 (Morné Prinsloo 35; Antonio Jussin 5/24); Brackenfell 95 (Jean Oosthuizen 48; Morné Venter 3/10, Charl Prinsloo 3/17, Rehan Lues 2/42). Centurion wen met 20 lopies.

Hoërskool Outeniqua 221 (Trent Huisamen 82, Ekstras 39, D Venter 28*; Joshua Smit 4/30, Joshua Pretorius 2/14, Henry Jones 2/43); Parel Vallei 153 (Sevi Barlow 59, Marco Karsten 20, Luka Meets 20; Trent Huisamen 3/25, Nathan Best 2/20, Christiaan van der Berg 2/22). Hoërskool Outeniqua wen met 68 lopies.

Garsfontein 247/9 (Reuben van Zyl 56, Zandre Nel 48, Eckard Struwig 41, Xander Venter 35, Extras 22; Viviers de Waal 2/47); Paarl Gimnasium 149 (Koch van Eyssen 39, Charles King 25, Vivier de Waal 25; Sebastian Bouwer 3/37, Eckard Struwig 2/23, Nayleo Sanna 2/24). Garsfontein won by 98 runs.

Noord-Kaap 85/8 (Kieran Bradley 4/10); Northcliff 89/1 (Frank Devenish 52*). Northcliff wen met nege paaltjies.

Jeppe rained on Grey High School‘s parade on the final day of the 2024 Sunrisers Grey Fest by denying the hosts an unbeaten record.

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Grey High had been in top form at their home festival, but from the off Muneeb Ayob showed that Jeppe was going to be a tough nut to crack.

He scored 73 runs for the visitors and partnered with Ryan Young, who contributed 56, to help Jeppe post a solid 219 to defend.

The local batsmen were excellent all throughout the festival, but Luke Cannon (3/24) and co were able to contain them.

Pearson finished their campaign with an unblemished record, following a fourth consecutive victory against Menlopark.

The local boys turned to Cayden Wilson, who had been at the forefront of their success, to provide the spark they needed to see off the visitors.

Wilson (3/29) led the bowling attack and, alongside Sulaymaan Gangat (2/13) and Jude Septoo (2/15), stifled the Menlo batting effort, holding them to 137/9. He then turned run-scorer, missing out on a half-century by a single run, but his innings placed his team in a comfortable position to overhaul the victory target.

CM Geel, who sent four batsmen packing for only seven runs, spearheaded the St Andrew’s School attack as they dismissed Framesby for only 102. JC Young and FG Botha both picked up braces, which left Framesby with a low total to defend.

Despite Taine Douw and Juan Grigor picking up three wickets apiece, the boys from Bloemfontein claimed the win in the 16th over.

Their neighbours, Grey College, faced Glenwood in a T20 match in their final fixture and limited the Durban side to only 94 as Darion Rabie snapped up 2/9.

Despite not having much to defend, Akhil Maharaj (3/20) and his squad put up a good fight. Ruben Maree (30) and Christian Kind (21) were among the runs, but Grey were left to scramble across the line, claiming victory with only two balls left.

In the end, Daniel Hattingh, with 21 not out, ensured the Bloemfontein boys ended their campaign on a high.

Summarised Scorecards, Day Four

Jeppe 219 (Muneeb Ayob 73, Ryan Young 56, Christopher Elston 26; Ben Ristow 4/38, Nathan Howell 2/8); Grey High 187 (Joel Maree 32, Josh Rennie 27*, Kian Cambier 22, Xander Elkington 21; Luke Cannon 3/24, Jeremiah Marshall 2/21, Christopher Elston 2/45, Shreshth Kumar 2/47). Jeppe won by 32 runs.

Menlo Park 137/9 (Daniel Pienaar 35*, Willem Sevenster 32; Cayden Wilson 3/29, Sulaymaan Gangat 2/13, Jude Septoo 2/15); Pearson 141/6 (Cayden Wilson 49, Luke Hector 27, Divan Els 24, Esa Gangat 23; GN van Zyl 3/26, Gerhard Engelbrecht 2/23). Pearson won by four wickets.

Potchefstroom Volkskool 154 (Louis van Wyk 39, Extras 29, Diaan van der Merwe 26, Berno de Klerk 24, Kobus Pienaar 20; C Smith 4/19, M Holmes 3/27); King Edward VII 154/7 (Z Roos 45, Extras 26, C Richie 23; Diaan van der Merwe 3/30, Kobus Pienaar 2/23). King Edward VII won by three wickets.

Framesby 102 (Hanro van Jaarsveld 26, Dewan Wessels 21, Ethan Terblanche 20; CM Geel 4/7, JC Young 2/12, FG Botha 2/24); St Andrew’s School 105/8 (Dakalo Leketa 18; Taine Douw 3/14, Juan Grigor 3/21). St Andrew’s School won by two wickets. (T20)

Glenwood 94 (Nathan Moodley 28; Darion Rabie 2/9); Grey College 96/7 (Ruben Maree 30, Daniel Hattingh 21*, Christian Kind 21; Akhil Maharaj 3/20). Grey College won by three wickets. (T20)

Selborne 137 (Shane Stagg 50, Tre’ Gilbert 34, Waeden Plaatjies 30*; Geo Haasbroek 1/12); Namibia Invitational 87 (Tiaan van der Merwe 17; Kina 3/6, Liso Ndzamela 3/14). Selborne won by 50 runs. (T20)

Cole Francis and his St John’s College cohorts tripped up Paarl Boys’ High on the final day of the HJS Festival, costing the Paarl powerhouse a perfect record at this year’s event, while the visitors return home with a 100 percent win rate.

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Boishaai, who had looked unstoppable in their first three games, were shaken early on in Sunday’s showdown, losing two wickets before the end of the third over.

Dian van der Westhuizen (32) and Gideon du Toit (22) offered some resistance for the home side, but it was Cole Francis’ day as the Saints’ stalwart knocked over four wickets before leading the way at the crease with a crucial 41 not out.

Francis was exceptional for the Johannesburg school throughout, capturing an outstanding 15 wickets in their four matches.

The team’s success also had plenty to do with their captain, Joe Macrobert, whose astute leadership played a big part in his side’s winning ways.

With the victory, St John’s ended their campaign with an unblemished record. They demonstrated an ability to rise to the occasion when the pressure was on and appear to be a well-balanced outfit, primed to make more noise in 2024.

Cornwall Hill College left it to the very last moments to secure a win against Curro Durbanville.

After the locals mustered only 130/9, Cornwall Hill were well served by an exemplary performance from Lethabo Phahlamohlaka, who scored an unbeaten 56 from 44 deliveries. Still, by the start of the final over, they weren’t quite over the line yet, but they scraped home with only two deliveries left in the match.

Meanwhile, Westville Boys’ High outmuscled Somerset College, with Seth Simpson carving out a phenomenal undefeated 71 runs off of only 30 balls.

Nicandro Kistna also sparkled with an impactful 67, Max Robertson weighed in with 42, and Roxton Payne added the finishing touches at the end of the Griffin’s innings, slashing an unbeaten 31 from a mere 10 deliveries.

The locals then had no answer to Sekou Shangase, who dismissed five Somerset batsmen for just 24 runs.

Diamantveld ended their festival on a high against Hoërskool Bellville. After posting 138/8, the Kimberley team’s bowlers wrecked the locals’ line-up, sending them back to the changing room for a paltry 42.

Luhan de la Rey, who was at the forefront of Diamantveld’s success during the event, spearheaded their attack with figures of 3/6. His teammates chipped in, too, with some impressive contributions.

Kaiden van Wyk bowled only one over, but he bagged the last two wickets to fall before Bellville had faced even half of their overs.

Noordheuwel appeared to be in serious trouble when they limped to only 85 all out against Stellenberg, but Ruan Strauss‘ 4/4 saw them easily defend their slender total.

Summarised Scorecards, Day Four (T20)

Paarl Boys’ High 118 (Dian van der Westhuizen 32, Gideon du Toit 22; Cole Francis 4/20, Alec Loveland 2/11, David Ireland 2/16); St John’s College 119/6 (Cole Francis 41*, Joe Macrobert 29, Thomas Ievers 20; Gideon du Toit 2/29). St John’s College won by four wickets.

Westville Boys’ High 239/3 (Seth Simpson 71*, Nicandro Kistna 67, Max Robertson 42, Roxton Payne 31*; Alexia Kontopirakis 2/32); Somerset College 98 (Chad Ayford 42; Sekou Shangase 5/24, Seth Simpson 2/11, Heath Stott 2/14). Westville Boys’ High won by 141 runs.

Curro Durbanville 130/9 (Reece Bald 34, Dean Huesmann 29; Oliver Richards 5/21); Cornwall Hill College 131/6 (Lethabo Phahlamohlaka 56*, Tshepo Molete 35; Caleb Jonkers 3/15). Cornwall Hill College won by four wickets.

Diamantveld 138/8 (Daniel van der Merwe 46, Luhan de la Rey 26, Kaiden van Wyk 23; Chris Roets 3/23, Christiaan Oosthuizen 2/18); Hoërskool Bellville 42 (André Bernhardt 22; Luhan de la Rey 3/6, Simon Liversage 3/19, Daniel van der Merwe 2/15, Kaiden van Wyk 2/1). Diamantveld won by 96 runs.

Noordheuwel 85 (Ethan Smith 25; Michael Amoedo 3/11, JJ Rothman 2/7, Lohann Pretorius 2/13); Stellenberg 46 (Roux Wasserman 15; Ruan Strauss 4/4, Damian Hopkins 2/11). Noordheuwel won by 39 runs.

St John’s College put on a mighty show against Stellenberg on the penultimate day of the 2024 HJS Cricket Festival to record their third win on the trot before they challenge the hosts on Sunday.

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Despite Lohann Pretorius (4/33) and JJ Rothman (3/33) combining to dismiss seven of the visitors’ batsmen at a cost of only 66 runs, St John’s toiled manfully to work their way to 211, with Jacob Smith reaching the 50-mark.

Kyle van Santen played a brilliant innings for an unbeaten 70 for Stellenberg, but he had to watch helplessly from the non-strikers’ end as his teammates’ last wicket fell with the total on 140. Ryan Jones, with 11, was the only other batsman to make it into double figures, which served to highlight how outstanding Van Stanten’s innings was.

Oliver Tait and Daniel Bruwer each removed three Stellenberg batsmen to secure a telling win for Saints before they take on Boishaai on Sunday.

The team from Johannesburg looks well-oiled and ready for the coming season. Young players like Nkosana Sibiya, Darshik Lutchman and David Ireland are all u15 and are already coming to the fore as talented additions to the Saint John’s squad.

The Wege brothers, as always, were at the forefront of the Paarl Boys’ High onslaught in their clash with Noordheuwel. Johan Wege raced to 79 while Christiaan contributed 32 as Boishaai powered their way to 236/8.

With Nories at the crease, it was Gysbert le Roux‘s time to shine, as he claimed a five-for to help curtail the visitors’ innings on 164.

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Paul Roos Gimnasium showed their class with a comprehensive victory over an in-form Westville Boys’ High.

Callum Appollis snared three Westville batsmen as the KZN boys were limited to 174 all out. Liam Basson then weighed in with an unbeaten 39 to see the Stellenbosch side to victory.

In a thriller, Montana reached the winning target with only two deliveries left in the last over of their clash with HTS Drostdy.

The locals tallied 193 all out, spearheaded by a top innings of 46 by Stephan van der Merwe. Van der Merwe’s stay lasted exactly 100 deliveries and a strong partnership with Jacques Jordaan (39) helped Drostdy set the opposition a challenging run chase.

Ruvan Barnard (2/45) and co did well to stem the flow of runs with Montana at the crease, but impressive performances by Luca Bairos (45) and Luhan Theunissen (37) got the visitors into a position to snatch a nail-biting win. LT van der Nest (19*) and Hanu van Heerden (4*) then did the honours to secure a stunning victory for Montana.

Garsfontein flexed their muscles against Somerset College, with Wikus du Preeze taking three wickets in his two-and-a-half overs without conceding a single run.

Waterkloof‘s second team put on a show against Parel Vallei, with Stefan Stoltz (3/5) and Morné van der Merwe (2/8) combining to help dismiss PV for only 66.

Summarised Scorecards, Day Three (50 Overs)

St John’s College 211 (Jacob Smith 50, Darshik Lutchman 45, Daniel Bruwer 26, Alec Loveland 26, Extras 20; Lohann Pretorius 4/33, JJ Rothman 3/33); Stellenberg 140 (Kyle van Stanten 70*, Extras 33; Daniel Bruwer 3/33, Oliver Tait 3/34, Cole Francis 2/17). St John’s College won by 71 runs.

Paarl Boys’ High 236/8 (Johan Wege 79, Christiaan Wege 32, JJ van der Sandt 27, Extras 25, Dian van der Westhuizen 24; Damian Hopkins 3/40, JJ Basson 2/19, Corné Olivier 2/19); Noordheuwel 164 (Pieter Bezuidenhout 46; Gysbert le Roux 5/31). Paarl Boys’ High won by 72 runs.

Westville Boys’ High 174 (Yusuf Karodia 45, Max Robertson 38, Roxton Payne 31; Callum Appollis 3/24, Neil Barnard 2/46); Paul Roos Gimnasium 177/5 (Liam Basson 39*, Cornel Swart 38, Luca Plekker 28, Beor van Reenen 23; Heath Stott 2/7, Sekou Shangase 2/36). Paul Roos Gimnasium won by five wickets.

Garsfontein 287/7 (Xander Venter 69, Luan Ferreira 59, Zandré Nel 50, Extras 37, Wikus du Preeze 27*; Thomas Parsons 3/48); Somerset College 76 (Tyrone Rieth 27; Wikus du Preeze 3/0, Ettienne du Toit 2/6, Nayleo Sanna 2/16). Garsfontein won by 211 runs.

Waterkloof II 214 (Jacques Jansen van Vuuren 54, R Ferreira 42, Extras 27, D Maritz 20; Sibulele Makaleni 3/38, Josua Smit 2/24); Parel Vallei 66 (Caleb Robinson 18, Sevi Barlow 18; Stefan Stoltz 3/5, Morné van der Merwe 2/8). Waterkloof II won by 148 runs.

HTS Drostdy 193/10 (Stephan van der Merwe 46, Jacques Jordaan 39, Bryan Cochrane 31, Extras 30, Adriaan Krynauw 24; Hanu van Heerden 3/21, Luhan Theunissen 2/49); Montana 196/6 (Luca Bairos 45, Luhan Theunissen 37, Rowan Sweetnam 27, Marco Rudolph 26; Ruvan Barnard 2/45). Montana won by four wickets.

Northcliff 99 (Tristan Kemp 5/21, Josh Walker 2/18); Grey High School II 100/5 (Luke Tait 39, Tristan Kemp 27, Extras 22). Grey High School II won by five wickets.

Brackenfell 167 (Dawson Lombard 62; Yazeed Kajee 3/32); Noord-Kaap 168/5 (Junaid Jacobs 83). Noord-Kaap won by five wickets.

Na dit aanvanklik gelyk het asof Boland Landbou in die moeilikheid was teen Helpmekaar op die derde dag van die HJS Krieketfees, was dit Tiaan Ryke (3/4) en Francois Prins (3/18) se boulwerk wat deurslaggewend was vir die boere.

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Boland Landbou se eerste drie paaltjies het vroeg gekantel, met Henno Steyn wat amok gemaak het onder die aanvangskolwers.

Marius du Plessis kon egter sy ritme vind om ‘n belangrike 50 aan te teken en sy span tot by 134 aan te help. Lyle Lewis het ook gedoen wat nodig was as die laaste Boland kolwer om nog 24 by te las.

Met ‘n lae telling van 134 om te jaag het Helpies die Kaapenaars in hul visier gehad, maar die Boland Landbou boulers het ‘n onvergeetlike wedstryd beleef om die besoekers vir 85 uit te boul.

Met Helpmekaar op ‘n stadium op 3/3 was dit duidelik dat die tuisspan nie sommer in die agter-Paarl die knie sal buig sonder om te veg nie.

Ryke en Prins het uitstekend kombineer om ses paaltjies te laat kantel, en Gunther Schmidt se 2/29 het gehelp om die oorhand vroeg aan Boland Landbou te besorg.

Sondag pak Boland Landbou vir Montana aan in hul laaste wedstryd by die jaar se byeenkoms.

Paarl Gimnasium en Cornwall Hill College was ook Saterdag in ‘n riller betrokke.

Vyftigtalle deur Willem Matthee (62) en Charles King (53) het vir Gim tot by 241 gekry voordat hul tiende paaltjie met die voorlaaste bal in vyftigste boulbeurt geval het.

Met hul teenstanders uit Centurion op die blad was dit Louis Koen wat vir die Gimmies eerste bloed getrek het, maar Amogelang Tshoagong kon kalm bly om Cornwall Hill weer op koers te kry met ‘n onbewoë 64 lopies.

King en De Waal Vivier was aan die voorpunt van die Gimmie aanval, maar Mohammed Rasool het nog een laaste sterk poging aangewend om die besoekers oor die lyn te dryf deur om 77 lopies aan te teken. Dit was egter nie genoeg nie en die Gautengers kon slegs 227/8 in hul kolfbeurt saamslaan, 14 lopies minder was wat Paarl Gim bemagtig het.

Anton Stassen (114*) en Charl Prinsloo (74*) was onstuitbaar vir Centurion en kon binne die 35ste beurt Diamantveld se 233/9 afjaag om oorwinning aan die Woeries te besorg.

Stassen het ‘n uitstekende beurt gespeel en kon 11 sesse klap om sy hondertal in slegs 72 aflewerings te haal.

Marais Viljoen het, met Jayden Govender se 106, ‘n stewige 280/7 teen Curro Durbanville behaal.

Nathan Coleske (4/13) en Raynhard Kruger (3/28) kon toe die tuisspan se kolwers help uitroei binne 30 boulbeurte om die sege vir die manne van Alberton te verseker.

Keenan Shaw het vier Durbies platgetrek in Hans Moore se oorwinning oor Hoërskool Durbanville.

Die Hoërskool Outeniqua het hul eerste wen van die naweek verdien teen Hoërskool Bellville danksy Trent Huisamen se 5/28.

Met 172 om agterna te sit het Joof Enslin 44 lopies bygedra, en Daniel du Plessis 37 lopies, voordat Huisamen hulle oor die lyn kon dryf en klaar te maak wat hy met sy boulwerk begin het.

Sondag word die laaste kragmeting van die jaar se byeenkoms afgehandel, met Boland wat vir Montana aanvat en Hoër Jongenskool Paarl teen St John’s College wat van die hoogtepunte van die naweek kan wees.

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Boland Landbou 134 (Marius du Plessis 50, Lyle Lewis 24; Henno Steyn 2/10, Anrich Liebenberg 2/24); Helpmekaar 85 (Henricus Meyer 16, Juan Minnaar 16; Tiaan Ryke 3/4, Francois Prins 3/18, Gunther Schmidt 2/29). Boland Landbou wen met 49 lopies. 

Paarl Gimnasium 241 (Willem Matthee 62, Charles King 53; Extras 28, De Waal Vivier 23; Oliver Richards 2/18, Trent Hardie 2/26, Obakeng Mokonyane 2/45); Cornwall Hill College 227/8 (Mohammed Rasool 76, Amogelang Tshoagong 64; De Waal Vivier 3/48, Charles King 2/25). Paarl Gimnasium wen met 14 lopies.

Diamantveld 233/9 (Kaiden van Wyk 55, Aiden Jacobs 44, Luhan de la Rey 42, Ekstras 23; Wouter Kielblock 3/37, Rehan Lues 2/37, Charl Prinsloo 2/44); Centurion 239/3 (Anton Stassen 114*, Charl Prinsloo 74; Luhan de la Rey 2/36). Centurion wen met sewe paaltjies.

Hans Moore 166 (Zander Swart 39, Xavier Swart 31, Ekstras 25; Jan Kriel 2/10, Tobie Roelofse 2/12, Divan Bosman 2/35); Hoërskool Durbanville 111 (Perrie du Toit 38, Noah Jansen 25, Jan Kriel 25; Keenan Shaw 4/20, Brenton Francis 3/37, Kyle Wratten 2/15). Hans Moore wen met 55 lopies.

Marais Viljoen 280/7 (Jayden Govender 106, Tristan Thom 41, Aldré Huyzers 35, Nathan Coleske 28*; Caleb Jonkers 2/18); Curro Durbanville 134 (Vaughan Flanigan 25, Daniyaal Klinck 24, Ekstras 23; Nathan Coleske 4/13, Raynhardt Kruger 3/28). Marais Viljoen wen met 146 lopies.

Hoërskool Bellville 172 (Owen Kretschmer 62, Ekstras 30, André Bernhardt 25; Ruald Coetzee 21; Trent Huisamen 5/28, Stefan May 3/25, Nathan Best 2/37); Outeniqua 176/5 (Joof Enslin 44, Daniel du Plessis 37, Extras 36, Trent Huisamen 27*, Wian van den Heever 2/35). Outeniqua won by five wickets. 

Esa Gangat continued his outstanding run of form to lead Pearson to a 51-run victory over Grey College on the third day of the 2024 Sunrisers Grey Cricket Festival.

In Saturday’s showdown, the charismatic captain missed the half-century mark by a single run, but that effort gave Pearson a solid platform.

Lamla Mgedezi stood out for Grey in the field, playing a hand in four dismissals, with figures of 3/39 and a catch, as Pearson’s middle order faltered. However, Brayden Andrews steadied the ship for the locals with an unbeaten 37 runs to help them to 193 all out.

Cullen Marais posed a real threat for Grey, anchoring their innings with 43 runs in a 108-ball stay before he was run out by Gangat.

Cayden Wilson then tore through the lower order of the Bloemfontein boys, who finished 51 runs shy of their victory target.

Ryan Harcourt-Baldwin (57) and co steered Jeppe to 229 before Framesby secured the final wicket in their clash. The Framesby attack was led by Logan Fleetwood, who claimed 4/30.

The locals put up a spirited fight after their top order misfired and they fell to 22/4. Hanro van Jaarsveld muscled 66 runs for his team to help them to within 27 runs of victory, but it wasn’t quite enough, and the visitors clinched the win.

Grey High School outplayed their challengers from Glenwood to register another win, with Xander Elkington continuing his batting dominance, scoring 51 not out, to see his side to victory.

Nathan Howell, Ben Ristow and Tristan Grundling each captured three wickets as they picked off the Durban side’s line-up for 140. Krian Jugoo (74), however, offered stubborn resistance to the trio’s onslaught and tallied more than half of his team’s total before Ristow finally removed him with the help of Joel Maree‘s safe hands.

St Andrew’s School stormed to a convincing triumph over the Namibia Invitational team to bounce back after a defeat on Friday.

Reuben van Aarde (69) and Leon Athanasiou (53) did the majority of the legwork for the team from Bloemfontein as they posted 232.

In reply, Tiaan van der Merwe led the Namibians’ charge with an innings of 53, but outstanding bowling by Cullen Kakora (5/23) and FG Botha (2/3) meant there was no chance of a comeback.

Summarised Scorecards, Day Three (50 Overs)

Pearson 193 (Esa Gangat 49, Brayden Andrews 37*, Luke Hector 21; Lamla Mgedezi 3/39, Henru de Wet 2/23, Sicelo Matayi 2/27); Grey College 142 (Cullen Marais 43, Darion Rabie 23, Christian Kind 22, Extras 21; Cayden Wilson 3/25, Reagan Meyer 2/25). Pearson won by 51 runs.

Jeppe 229 (Ryan Harcourt-Baldwin 57, Christopher Elston 35, Extras 35, Munib Ayob 32, Tiago Almeida 26; Logan Fleetwood 4/30, Miles Feltham 3/39); Framesby 203 (Hanro van Jaarsveld 66, Taine Douw 36, Extras 30, T Ethan 25; Luke Cannon 2/29, Christopher Elston 2/45). Jeppe won by 26 runs.

Glenwood 140 (Krian Jugoo 74, Kyle Bryan 22; Nathan Howell 3/10, Ben Ristow 3/19, Tristan Grundling 3/20); Grey High School 142/5 (Xander Elkington 51*, T Kloppenberg 26; Dhilan Naraidu 2/22). Grey High School won by five wickets.

St Andrew’s School 232 (Reuben van Aarde 69, Leon Athanasiuo 53, Nikhil Sukraj 26, Extras 23; Waldo Smith 2/20); Namibia Invitational 142 (Tiaan van der Merwe 53, Dan Brassel 23; Cullen Kakora 5/23, FG Botha 2/3). St Andrew’s won by 90 runs.

Selborne 145 (Aaron Senekal 56, Tre’ Gilbert 43; Dian Liebenberg 6/30); Potchefstroom Volkskool 149/4 (Louis Van Wyk 48, Ruan Smit 42; Tre’ Gilbert 3/28). Potch Volkies won by six wickets.

Menlopark 102 (Marcus de Aguar 30, Dian van Zyl 22; Christian Sabela 4/5, Callum Ritchie 3/30); King Edward VII 105/5 (Cameron Smith 39, Troy Gordon 32, Gerhard Engelbrecht 3/27). King Edward VII won by five wickets.