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Diocesan College sent a clear warning to their 2024 opponents with a perfect run as the hosts of the Old Mutual Peninsula Cricket Festival.

Tiaan Louw made mincemeat of the Pretoria Boys High batting lineup on Saturday, snaring 5/7 as Bishops earned their fifth emphatic win on the trot to kick off the new year.

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The locals have been in scintillating form all week and further asserted their dominance on the final day.

Batting first, Bishops powered to an imposing 203/8, thanks to classy knocks by Adnaan Lagadien (67) and James Robb-Quinlan (70), who smashed 13 sixes between them.

David Handley also played a solid innings, narrowly missing out on a half-century. While the rest of the Bishops’ batsmen struggled to find an answer to the PBHS bowling duo of Nicholas Rossouw and Johan Coetzer, who have both been excellent all week, Diocesan College still managed an imposing total in their 20 overs.

Louw wasted no time in showcasing his intent with Pretoria Boys in the middle. It took him only four deliveries to claim his first scalp, and he would go on to claim a five-for, playing a pivotal role in dismissing the challengers for 85 runs to maintain the host’s unblemished record.

The Diocesan College team will surely be delighted with their achievements at the festival. They’re a well-oiled unit, ready for an action-packed season, in which it appears they are one of the top teams in the country.

Rondebosch Boys’ High, protecting a score of 149/6 against St Charles, ran out comfortable winners.

The ‘Bosch bowlers did well to contain Saints, despite an impressive 47 runs by Cian Fortmann at the start of the innings.

Daniel Powell spearheaded the attack, taking 3/13 as the southern suburbs’ powerhouse continued an impressive run of form. Like Bishops, they will be one of the teams to beat this year, with an experienced squad that is already firing on all cylinders well ahead of the new school year’s fixtures.

Litha Kraai and Benji Blackburn picked up three wickets apiece for SACS in their final match against St David’s Marist Inanda.

Rowan Taplin then contributed 46 with the bat as SACS returned to winning ways in the wake of two difficult fixtures.

The 2023 SA Schools’ captain, Benni Hansen, notched 40 runs for Wynberg against Affies, but the visitors were able to chip away at their target of 151 through the combined efforts of Jorich van Schalkwyk (38), Ruben Groenewald (29) and Janco Purchase (37*), which ensured they returned home with another victory in the bag.

Waterkloof, the winners of the past two North-South T20 titles, ended their campaign on a high against Hilton College. Marcus Bakker‘s speedy 61 off of 34 deliveries and Divan Behrens‘ unbeaten 40 secured the win for Klofies before they head back to Pretoria.

Summarised Scorecards, Day Five (T20)

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Diocesan College 203/8 (James Robb-Quinlan 70, Adnaan Lagadien 67, David Handley 47; Nicholaas Rossouw 2/21, Johan Coetzer 2/38); Pretoria Boys High 86 (Marc van der Merwe 16; Tiaan Louw 5/7, Peyton Leigh 2/18). Diocesan College won by 117 runs.

Rondebosch Boys’ High 149/6 (Declan Gillespie 38, Noah Heath 26, Raeeq Daniels 20; Timothy Schoeman 2/17, Marcell Wellmann 2/39); St Charles 110/7 (Cian Fortmann 47; Daniel Powell 3/13). Rondebosch Boys’ High won by 39 runs.

St David’s Marist Inanda 101/9 (Armaan Manack 38; Litha Kraai 3/14, Benji Blackburn 3/21, Ulrich Roth 2/21); SACS 102/5 (Rowan Taplin 46; Jared Beilings 2/29). SACS won by five wickets.

Hilton College 122/6 (James Ogilby 29*; Luan Ferreira 2/15, Wian Ruthven 2/22); Waterkloof 124/2 (Marcus Bakker 61, Divan Behrens 40*; Luke Campbell 1/12). Waterkloof won by eight wickets.

Wynberg Boys’ High 150 (Benni Hansen 40, Paul James 23; Andru van Zyl 2/19, Ruben Groenewald 2/25, Petrus Rautenbach 2/32, Vihan Pretorius 2/34); Affies 154/5 (Jorich van Schalkwyk 38, Janco Purchase 37*, Ruben Groenewald 29; Ebrahim Fakir 2/26). Affies won by five wickets.

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Diocesan College 118/5; Pretoria Boys High 96/8. Diocesan College won by 22 runs.

Wynberg Boys’ High 113/9; Affies 114/4. Affies won by six wickets.

SACS 103/8; St David’s Marist Inanda 104/4. St David’s Marist Inanda won by six wickets.

Hilton College 129; Waterkloof 131/2 (Benyael Morkel 72). Waterkloof won by eight wickets.

St Charles 151/4 (Caleb Sharp 77; Eli Augrichtig 3/24); Rondebosch Boys High 137. St Charles won by 14 runs.

Despite Warren Minnaar continuing his brilliant run of form, Westville Boys’ High stayed in the fight and pulled off a thrilling victory over Hans Moore in Paarl on day two of the 2024 HJS Cricket Week.

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On Friday, Minnaar added a second century to his name in as many days and recorded a third successive unbeaten innings to power Hans Moore to 259/7.

Zander Swart‘s impressive knock of 73 off of 52 deliveries at the end of the innings meant the KZN boys had a mountain to climb when they took to the crease.

Westville opener Max Robertson, though, delivered a composed knock, scoring 106 runs, to give the Griffin a solid platform for their run chase.

Kaeden McAllister assisted further with 77 runs, and suddenly Westville were in a position to secure an impressive victory, with Chad van Breda seeing them to the win.

They face their toughest challenge of the event thus far on Saturday when they take on Paul Roos Gimnasium in Stellenbosch, but the KZN side will be encouraged by their battling win over a strong Hans Moore team.

Paul Roos looked strong in their match against Marais Viljoen as they cruised to victory, courtesy of the bowling of Neil Barnard and Luca Plekker, who both picked up three wickets.

Darshik Lutchman‘s unbeaten 91 helped St John’s College to steamroll their way to 273/8 against a strong side from Somerset College.

The Johannesburg outfit then backed up their elite batting performance with a bowling masterclass by Cole Francis (6/30) and Kago Masote (3/31), which curtailed any hopes of a fightback by the locals.

Noordheuwel‘s bowlers’ discipline made the difference as they scraped a one-wicket win over Paarl Gimnasium. Ryan Montanus was at the fore of the Nories’ effort, snaring three Gimmies for 23 runs.

While the Noordheuwel batsmen also struggled to find a rhythm, Dian Taljaard and Corné Olivier did enough to put pressure on the local bowlers, which led to them conceding more extras and that proved vital to the outcome of the match.

Marius Penning still had some work to do at 180/9, with another 10 runs required to win, but the tailender remained calm and saw his side to a hard-fought victory.

Parel Vallei appeared to be well set after an unbeaten partnership of 105 runs by Chris Hughes and Marco Karsten drove them to 231/5 after 50 overs against Northern Cape High School.

The Kimberley side put up a valiant fight, with Faizan Kajee scoring 57 runs while weathering 103 deliveries, and Vonn Basson making 40 off of 55. It was, however, the bowling of Caleb Robinson (4/39) and Christopher Hughes (2/16) that provided breakthroughs at crucial moments in the match and secured victory for the locals.

Northcliff came to within 20 runs of victory for a second time during the HJS Festival, but Ruald Coetzee and Janno Junas protected Hoërskool Bellville‘s low total with some outstanding bowling.

Summarised Scorecards, Day Two

Hans Moore 259/7 (Warren Minnaar 107*, Zander Swart 73, Extras 28, Kenan Shaw 26; Sean McGough 3/25, Bhaskar Sewali 2/41); Westville Boys’ High 264/7 (Max Robertson 106, Kaeden McAllister 77, Chad van Breda 27*; Henré Eveleigh 3/49, Tihan Eloff 2/49). Westville Boys’ High won by three wickets.

Paul Roos Gimnasium 198/9 (Cornel Swart 66, Matthew Seymore 35, Callum Appollis 28; Ryan Montanus 3/21); Marais Viljoen 154 (Jaden Govender 31, Tyran Bouw 27, Nathan Bailey 26; Neil Barnard 3/25, Luca Plekker 3/33, Keauno Williams 2/13). Paul Roos Gimnasium won by 44 runs.

St John’s College 273/8 (Darshik Lutchman 91*, Joseph McRobert 50, Thomas Levers 33, Extras 33, J Yuill 25*; Thomas Parsons 3/54, Troy Varie 2/40); Somerset College 139 (Tyrone Rieth 47, Callum Hughes 25, Chad Ayford 21; Cole Francis 6/30, Kago Masote 3/31). St John’s College won by 134 runs.

Paarl Gimnasium 189 (Franco Boonzaier 57, Adriaan Louw 55, JJ Bason 4/39, Tidi Moeketsana 3/53); Noordheuwel 191/9 (Dian Taljaard 33, Corné Olivier 33, Extras 33, Pieter Bezuidenhout 23, Tidi Moeketsana 21; Zheemo Isaacs 2/23, Louis Koen 2/31). Noordheuwel won by one wicket.

Parel Vallei 231/5 (Chris Hughes 81*, Marko Karsten 61*, Sevi Barlow 27, Luka Meets 20; Naseer Daniels 1/31); Noord-Kaap 180 (Faizaan Kajee 57, Vonn Basson 40, Shaw Lourens 30, Luqmaan Gool 22; Caleb Robinson 4/39, Christopher Hughes 2/16). Parel Vallei won by 51 runs.

Hoërskool Bellville 139 (Onke Mazitshana 37, Ruald Coetzee 28, Extras 25; Reaal Hariram 3/21, Suvan Pillay 3/44); Northcliff 120 (Cade Bradley 25*; Ruald Coetzee 3/15, Janno Junas 3/36). Hoërskool Bellville won by 19 runs.

HTS Drostdy 182 (Ruvan Barnard 47, Extras 41, Stephan van der Merwe 33, Bryan Cochrane 25, Jacques Jordaan 23; Tristan Kemp 3/20, Zephyr Smith 2/26); Grey High II 114 (Luke Tait 44, Extras 27; Bryan Cochrane 3/17, Sias du Toit 2/3, Ruvan Barnard 2/23, Regardt du Plessis 2/39). HTS Drostdy won by 68 runs.

Outeniqua 213/9; Waterkloof II 192/7. Outeniqua won by 21 runs.

Helpmekaar het weer gewys dat hulle ‘n groot uitdaging gaan wees by vanjaar se toernooi met ‘n tweede indrukwekkende sege.

Die span van Johannesburg se boulers het ligte werk van Stellenberg gemaak. Henricus Meyer het veral verwoesting gesaai en kon ses paaltjies neem terwyl hy slegs 14 lopies afgestaan het.

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Kyle Swanepoel se onoorwonne 60 lopies het die span van Johannesburg vinnig tot by hul doelwit gekry, en met hul tweede agtereenvolgende sege agter die rug lyk hul wedstryd teen Boland Landbou hierdie Saterdag asof dit een van die hoogtepunte van die naweek kan wees.

Die Boland manne bly onoorwonne by die jaar se byeenkoms, nadat hulle op dag een vir Noord-Kaap kon aftrap en Vrydag vir Diamantveld met 139 lopies kon klop.

Stefan Conradie en Francois Prins kon albei 101 moker teen die Diamonds, en Rynhard van der Schyff se blitsige 89 van 63 aflewering het sake verder vir die besoekers moeilik gemaak.

Simon Liversage was weereens ‘n uitblinker vir die span van Kimberley, maar selfs met sy bydrae van 58 lopies en Hendrik van Staden se 47 lopies was daar nie genoeg om Boland se massiewe 357/8 in te haal nie.

Charl Prinsloo was aan die voorpunt van Centurion se boulaanval met 3/17 om die Kapenaars vir slegs 103 terug kleedkamers toe te stuur. Sy spanmaat, Stefan de Villiers se bydra van 52 lopies het die besoekers sonder moeilikheid tot by die wentotaal gehelp.

Montana het sy spiere gebult teen Brackenfell met ‘n omvattende vertoning. Eers het Rowan Sweetnam (84) en Marco Rudolph (70*) die Brakkies se boulaanval pakslae gegee en toe kon Luca Bairos vyf paaltjies opraap vir die verlies van slegs 13 lopies.

Cornwall Hill College kon vasbyt vir ‘n naelskraaps orwinning teen Hoërskool Durbanville ondanks ‘n beurt deur Tobias Roelofse wat byna hul planne omver gegooi het.

Roelofse kon 39 in die doodsnikke van die wedstryd aanteken om die Durbies tot binne 12 lopies van oorwinning te bring, voordat Obakeng Mokonyane die laaste twee paaltjies kon neem vir Cornwall Hill.

Sy spanmaats, Mohale Pitso en Yueerin Govender, kon vroeër in die wedstryd vir die tuisspan onder druk plaas en het albei drie Durbie kolwers se beurte kortgeknip.

Beknopte telkaarte | Dag 2

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Boland Landbou 357/8 (Stefan Conradie 101, Francois Prins 101, Rynhard van der Schyff 89; Nathan Baird 3/44, Isak-Vernon Rossouw 2/3); Diamantveld 218 (Simon Liversage 58, Hendrik van Staden 47, Luhan de la Rey 37; Lyle Lewis 2/20, Marius du Plessis 2/68). Boland Landbou wen met 139 lopies.

Stellenberg 90 (Yiva Dwaleni 20, Ekstras 20; Henricus Meyer 6/14, Xander Jackson 2/18); Helpmekaar 91/2 (Kyle Swanepoel 60*, Anrich Liebenberg 29; JJ Rothman 1/7). Helpmekaar wen met agt paaltjies.

Garsfontein 148/9 (Christiaan Wege 3/27, Aden Batt 2/17); Hoër Jongenskool Paarl 150/8 (Dian van der Westhuizen 55). Hoër Jongenskool Paarl wen met 2 paaltjies.

Montana 238/4 (Rowan Sweetnam 84, Marco Rudolph 70*, LT van der Nest 38*, Ekstras 24; JJ Mans 1/31); Brackenfell 80 (Aiden Barnardo 20; Luca Bairos 5/13, Du Preez Prinsloo 3/25). Montana wen met 158 lopies.

Curro Durbanville 103 (Caleb Jonkers 30*, Ekstras 29; Charl Prinsloo 3/17, Evert Kleynhans 2/11, Morné Venter 2/12); Hoërskool Centurion 107/3 (Stefan de Villiers 52, Ekstras 25; Janre Lourens 1/8). Hoërskool Centurion wen met sewe paaltjies.

Cornwall Hill College 218 (Oliver Richards 45, Lethabo Phahlamohlaka 34, Tshepo Molete 33 Evan Nixon 28, Ekstras 28, Amogelang Tshoagong 21; Divan Bosman 3/42, Juan Smith 2/21); Hoërskool Durbanville 207 (Tobias Roelofse 39, Jan Kriel 31, Ekstras 31, Elandré Pienaar 23; Mohale Pitso 3/36, Yueerin Govender 3/49, Obakeng Mokonyane 2/37). Cornwall Hill College wen met 11 lopies.

Grey High School‘s Nathan Howell and Xander Elkington stole the show on day two of the 2024 Sunrisers Grey Cricket Festival.

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King Edward VII won the toss and elected to bat first on Friday and, after two early wickets fell, Michael Holmes and Troy Gordon found their feet at the crease.

Holmes weathered 115 deliveries as he contributed 61 to the visitors’ total. However, after their partnership was broken, Howell’s 5/5 wreaked havoc on the rest of the KES batting lineup. Three of those dismissed batsmen were caught behind the wicket by ‘keeper, Mark Wolfe, who had a busy day at the office as Grey High bowled out KES for 167.

Josh Rennie (33) and Kian Cambier (44) gave Grey a steady start to their run chase, but it was Xander Elkington who wrestled control for the hosts with his excellent unbeaten innings of 102.

Eric Southey (34*) and Michael Holmes (48*) put up a spirited fight in the visitors’ second innings but, in the end, Grey needed only the one innings to secure victory.

Despite a slow start by the Menlopark batsmen in their match against Grey College, they were boosted by some phenomenal bowling from Matt van der Westhuizen, who took 5/12, and Gerhard Nico van Zyl, who dismissed the team from Bloemfontein’s opening three batsmen, as the Pretoria side edged out the Free Staters on the first innings.

Potchefstroom Volkskool earned a convincing win over St Andrew’s School from Bloemfontein.

Schalk and Kobus Pienaar were pivotal to their team’s success, combining to take 7/23 to pile the pressure on Saints from the off.

Louis van Wyk then scored 62 for Volkies to help them build a 103-run first innings’ buffer, which proved more than enough.

Christopher Elston starred in Jeppe‘s triumph over Selborne, capturing four wickets for a mere 16 runs as they kept the East London outfit from reaching triple figures.

Sibonela Phewa‘s 90 was the second highest individual score on a day that favoured the bowlers. He, along with Nathan Moodley‘s contribution of 76, did enough to secure a victory for Glenwood over Framesby on the first innings.

Taine Douw played well to score an undefeated 35 in a 99-ball stay, but Dhilan Naraidu‘s 5/13 stopped any hopes of a Framesby fightback.

After Jude Septoo (6/26) and Sulaymaan Gangat (3/28) restricted the Namibian Invitational team’s total to 143, it was left to Pearson captain, the older Gangat sibling, Esa, to lead from the front again, as he scored 81 to take his side past the visitors’ tally.

On Saturday, Pearson will test their mettle against Grey College in the first round of 50 overs matches, while the hosts will do battle with Glenwood on the Pollock Field.

Summarised Scorecards, Day Two

King Edward VII first innings 167 (Michael Holmes 61, Callum Richie 30, Troy Gordon 28; Nathan Howell 5/5, L Gcora 2/22, Zander Nutt 2/35); Grey High first innings 263 (Xander Elkington 102*, Kian Cambier 44, Joel Maree 39, Josh Rennie 33; Callum Richie 3/73); KES second innings 91/1 (Michael Holmes 48*, Eric Southey 34*; Tristan Grundling 13/1). Grey High won on the first innings.

Menlopark 139 (Gerhard Nico van Zyl 25, Ewald Miller 24, James Bronkhorst 23*, Willem Sevenster 23; Otto Krause 2/16, Janu Venter 2/19, Daniel Hattingh 2/38); Grey College 127 (Jaco Prinsloo 48, Adem Niewoudt 27, Cullen Marais 24; Matt van der Westhuizen 5/12, Gerhard Nico van Zyl 3/23). Menlopark 27/0. Menlopark win on the first innings. 

St Andrew’s School first innings 78 (FG Botha 21; Schalk Pienaar 4/18, Kobus Pienaar 3/5); Potchefstroom Volkskool first innings 181 (Louis van Wyk 62, Berno de Klerk 44, Kobus Pienaar 23; Mosa Maqunqu 3/40, JC Young 2/20); St Andrew’s School second innings 119/5 (Leon Athanasiou 38, Dakalo Leketa 31, Reuben van Aarde 21*; Berno de Klerk 2/30); Potchefstroom Volkskool second innings 17/1 (Diaan van der Merwe 10; Cullen Kakora 1/3). Potchefstroom Volkskool won by four wickets.

Jeppe 180 (Munib Ayob 51, Ryan Harcourt-Baldwin 26; Adam Rogers 4/70, Thomas Marais 3/38, Tré Gilbert 2/12); Selborne 95 (Tré Gilbert 27, Thomas Marais 20; Christopher Elston 4/16, Jeremiah Marshall 2/13). Jeppe won by 85 runs.

Glenwood 240/5 (Sibonela Phewa 90, Nathan Moodley 76, Kyle Bryan 23, Krian Jugoo 23; Durandt Rootman 1/22); Framesby 112 (Taine Douw 35*, Hanro van Jaarsveld 24, JJ de Lange 21; Dhilan Naraidu 5/13, Kyle Bryan 3/24). Glenwood won by 128 runs. 

Namibia Invitational 143 (Tiaan van der Merwe 50, Henry Opperman 36; Jude Septoo 6/26, Sulaymaan Gangat 3/28); Pearson 219 (Esa Gangat 81, Brayden Andrews 29, Leander van Rooyen 26, Jude Septoo 23, Extras 23; Geo Haasbroek 3/31, Dan Brussel 2/13, Max Heingo 2/23). Pearson won on the first innings.

Divan de Villiers played a spectacular innings for Affies on Friday, the fourth day of the 2024 Old Mutual Peninsula Cricket Festival, scoring an unbeaten 118 against St David’s Marist Inanda.

With the help of Vihan Pretorius (82), who already has one highlight-reel innings at the tournament, the team from Pretoria set up a massive 304/5 to defend.

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Despite the mammoth challenge they faced, St David’s put up a strong fight in a brave attempt to chase down the required total.

Jason Rowles, who was out just shy of a half-century, led from the front as his side mustered a respectable 244, but Ruben Groenewald‘s 4/42 helped Affies to a solid 61-run win.

Diocesan College maintained their perfect dominant run at their home tournament with a fourth win on the trot against a strong Waterkloof side.

The hosts showed their class, controlling the match throughout. They were outstanding in the field, with Waco Bassick and Tiaan Louw taking three wickets apiece to restrict Waterkloof to a modest total of 136.

Bishops’ openers, Kashief Joseph and Adnaan Lagadien, understood their assignment and raced to 60 runs each before Luan Ferreira saved some pride for Klofies by dismissing Lagadien just before the end of the game, but by then the visitors’ fate had already been sealed.

The locals needed less than 18 of their 50 overs to overtake Waterkloof’s score and keep their perfect Peninsula Festival record intact.

Rondebosch Boys’ High continued to live up to their proud cricketing heritage as they, too, added another decisive victory to their record.

After putting on a show for the local supporters, with Noah Heath, Daniel Cooke and Joshua Neill posting half-centuries in an imposing total of 281/8, the ‘Bosch bowlers tore through the Hilton College batting lineup.

James Kirstin led the charge with 3/7, while Daniel Bosman and Declan Gillespie each grabbed a brace.

Special mention should also be made of the two schools’ u15 teams for providing one of the most exciting matches of the day.

After Schalk Fourie‘s memorable knock of 189 not out drove Rondebosch to a daunting 382/9, the highest score of the day, Hilton launched a spectacular run chase and fought valiantly to the end.

Ben Wilson struck an undefeated 122 for the visitors, who finished on a solid 302/5, which was an impressive feat but still 80 runs shy of the required total.

Pretoria Boys High managed another spectacular victory, this time against SACS. After their batting lineup crumbled in the face of a relentless attack by Benji Blackburn, Reza Salie and Litha Kraai, the PBHS trio of Adam Cannata, Johan Coetzer and Connor Hall returned the favour.

Cannata bagged five wickets and a catch as SACS were bowled out for only 89.

Wynberg Boys’ High outplayed St Charles College with Xavier Garvs stealing the spotlight and smashing 73 runs at better than a run a ball to power his team to victory.

That came after the Wynberg bowlers had already laid the groundwork for a comfortable win, with Ebrahim Fakir and Divan Linde each snaring the wickets of three Saints’ batsmen.

Summarised Scorecards, Day Four

Affies 305/5 (Divan de Villiers 118*, Vihan Pretorius 82, Jorich van Schalkwyk 38, Henre Smith 31; Avela Sibisi 1/25); St David’s Marist Inanda 244 (Jason Rowles 48, Samrat Basu 39, Joshua Jacobs 38, Morteza Manack 37, Ethan Greenstein 27, Extras 20; Ruben Groenewald 4/42). Affies won by 61 runs.

Waterkloof 136 (Riley Miller 45, Wian Ruthvan 31, Extras 21; Waco Bassick 3/38, Tiaan Louw 3/39, Benjamin Koenig 2/15); Diocesan College 137/3 (Kashief Joseph 60*, Adnaan Lagadien 60, Franco Cronje 1/12). Diocesan College won by seven wickets.

Rondebosch Boys’ High 281/8 (Noah Heath 70, Daniel Cooke 55, Joshua Neill 52, Nathan Ball 36, Extras 30, Declan Gillespie 21; David Hill 4/28, Kyle Christie 2/79); Hilton College 129 (Ben Hockly 30, Ethan van Heerden 29; James Kirstin 3/7, Daniel Bosman 2/8, Declan Gillespie 2/18). Rondebosch Boys’ High won by 152 runs.

Pretoria Boys High 109 (Patrick Mouton 28; Benji Blackburn 4/12, Reza Salie 3/24, Litha Kraai 2/31); SACS 89 (Extras 20, Reza Salie 18; Adam Cannata 5/33, Connor Hall 2/11). Pretoria Boys High won by 20 runs.

St Charles College 112 (Extras 35, Tristan Montile 28; Ebrahim Fakir 3/20, Divan Linde 3/21, Michail Tarentaal 2/9, Shadley Allie 2/27); Wynberg Boys’ High 116/2 (Xavier Gars 73*, Storme van Rooyen 22; Cian Fortmann 1/6). Wynberg won by eight wickets.

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Rondebosch 382/9 (Schalk Fourie 189*, Josh Kirby 73, Johnny Neill; Ryan Jellis 5/45); Hilton College 302/5 (Ben Wilson 122*, Sean Burman 86, Obakeng Motsepa 50*; Jack Bradshaw 3/61). Rondebosch Boys’ High won by 80 runs.

Diocesan College 116 (R Vincent 22); Waterkloof 109 (Deen Rinquest 4/40). Diocesan College won by seven runs.

SACS 283 (Jordan Berry 96, Aqeel Waggie 59, Rayaan Salie 56); Pretoria Boys High 151. SACS won by 132 runs.

St Charles 225/7 (Prinsloo 65); Wynberg 209 (Bowles 69). St Charles won by 16 runs.

St David’s Marist Inanda 162/9 (Schalk Coetzee 3/36); Affies 164/4 (Zeann Marais 40). Affies won by six wickets.

Paarl Boys’ High flexed their muscles on Thursday at the onset of their home tournament, sending a clear message to the rest of the competition ahead of the weekend’s fixtures.

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The Wege brothers, as ever, were prominent for the Boishaai first team in their first outing against Outeniqua. Christiaan Wege led the bowling figures, taking 3/22, while Johan Wege scored a cool 75 with the bat.

Aden Batt also menaced the Kwagga lineup, capturing 2/28, before following that up with 2/8 in the second innings, as Boishaai restricted the visitors to low totals in both of their visits to the crease.

Dian van der Westhuizen scored 77 to help his side to an imposing 250/8, assisted by Wege’s innings and JJ van der Sandt‘s unbeaten knock of 55.

Parel Vallei also started their campaign on a winning note, beating Cornwall Hill College by 73 runs, courtesy of a confident 80 runs scored by Migael van Schaick. The locals put up a challenging total of 249, which they defended, thanks in part to the contributions of Jameel Ismail and HJ Jones, who took three wickets apiece.

Helpmekaar delivered a dominant performance against Somerset College in their season-opener. Anrich Liebenberg (3/16) and Waldo Haasbroek (3/29) helped to contain the local batsmen to a first-innings total of 150.

The batsmen from the Johannesburg school then set about their task with intent, storming to a massive 275/4 before declaring.

Anrich Liebenberg, Hannu Marais and Kyle Swanepoel all added half-centuries to their records as they set up a safe buffer before sending out Somerset for their second innings.

Henricus Meyer spearheaded the attack in the second outing, claiming 2/8 as they secured an opening win after Somerset lost their fifth wicket, with the tournament rules deeming the second innings complete after the fifth wicket goes down.

After trailing by 73 on the first innings, Northcliff produced a spectacular second batting effort to push to within 11 runs of Curro Durbanville, but the locals managed to defend their lead.

Janré Lourens claimed six wickets and Caleb Inglis knocked over the other four as the duo wreaked havoc on Northcliff’s first innings, sending them packing for a meagre 56 runs.

After Daniyaal Klinck extended Curro’s lead, the Northcliff batsmen regrouped exceptionally well to score 172 runs before their fifth and final wicket fell, leaving them tantalisingly close to a stunning come-from-behind win.

Logan Groch also took four wickets for Grey High‘s second team as they defended a low total of 167 to beat the Brackenfell first team.

Despite an impressive 5/11 for Ruvan Barnard, HTS Drostdy‘s batsmen were unable to cope with Centurion‘s onslaught as Logan Fourie‘s 4/25 helped skittle Drostdy for only 51.

Jayden Potgieter‘s unbeaten 51 in Centurion’s second outing then sealed the deal for the visitors, who made a strong start to the event.

Roxton Payne and Josh Beck were instrumental in Westville’s telling victory over Garsfontein. The duo combined for seven wickets at the miserly expense of only 22 runs, leaving their Kaeden McAllister an easy target to pick off. He drove the Griffin across the line with an unbeaten 41.

Summarised Scorecards, Day One

Outeniqua first innings 68 (Christiaan Wege 3/22, Aden Batt 2/28); Paarl Boys’ High first innings 250/8 (Dian van der Westhuizen 77, Johan Wege 75, JJ van der Sandt 55*); Outeniqua second innings 29/3 (Aden Batt 2/8). Paarl Boys High won by 181 runs on first innings.

Parel Vallei 249 (Migael van Schaick 80, Extras 43, Luca Meets 30, Sevi Barlow 29, Chris Hughes 24; Stuart Eichstadt 3/37, Obakeng Mokonyane 3/46, Daniel van Ravesteyn 2/28); Cornwall Hill College 176 (Amogelang Tshoagong 59, Tshepo Molete 40, Lethabo Phahlamohlaka 28; Jameel Ismail 3/25, HJ Jones 3/40, JP Smit 2/29). Parel Vallei won by 73 runs. 

Somerset College first innings 150 (Jonathan Firth 46, Tyrone Rieth 35, Chad Ayford 23; Anrich Liebenberg 3/16, Waldo Haasbroek 3/29, Juan Minnaar 2/27); Helpmekaar 275/4 (Anrich Liebenberg 69, Hannu Marais 59, Kyle Swanepoel 51, Anthony Stone 41, Extras 25; Tyker Crafford 2/41); Somerset College second innings 52/5 (Tyrone Rieth 20; Henricus Meyer 2/8). Helpmekaar won by an innings and 73 runs.

Grey High II 167 (Ben Wessels 48, Logan Goddard-Ford 48); Brackenfell 94 (Logan Groch 4/18, Drisden Pretorius 2/15, Daniel Ballack 2/26). Grey High II won by 73 runs.

Curro Durbanville first innings 129 (Dean Huisamen 43, Caleb Inglis 22); Northcliff first innings 56 (Janré Lourens 6/23, Caleb Inglis 4/13); Curro Durbanville second innings 110/5 (Daniyaal Klinck 40); Northcliff second innings 172/5. Curro Durbanville won by 11 runs.

Waterkloof II first innings 114 (Jan Kriel 3/29); Hoërskool Durbanville first innings 140 (Jan Kriel 25, Noah Jansen 21); Waterkloof II second innings 57/1; Hoërskool Durbanville second innings 35/3 (Divan Bosman 15*). Hoërskool Durbanville won by two wickets.

Centurion first innings 126 (Anton Stassen 55; Ruvan Barnard 5/11); HTS Drostdy 51 (Ruvan Barnard 16; Logan Fourie 4/25); Centurion second innings 130/3 (Jayden Potgieter 51*; Bryan Cochrone 2/45); HTS Drostdy 23/5. Centurion won by 182 runs.

Garsfontein 73 (Roxton Payne 4/10, Josh Beck 3/12); Westville 74/4 (Kaeden McAllister 41*). Westville won by six wickets.

Die Hoërskool Marais Viljoen het hul aanslag by die eerste dag van die Hoër Jongenskool Paarl se Krieketfees op ‘n sterk noot begin toe hy vir Paarl Gimnasium met twee paaltjies kon klop.

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Tiaan Kuhn het vroeg in die wedstryd die eerste bloed getrek vir die besoekers, maar Marinus Daling se beurt van 75 het sy span weer op die voorvoet gesit.

Charles King kon ook 54 lopies bydra voordat Ryan Montanus hom uitgevang het, maar die res van die Gimmie kolwers het gesukkel om enige momentum te bou. Montanus en Ruben Kruger kon elk twee paaltjies vat en Nathan Coleske kon ook ‘n paaltjie en twee vangskote neem om te help om die Paarl span tot 198 te beperk.

Coleske was verlede jaar ook by die jaarlikse toernooi in die Paarl ‘n uitblinker en kon vyf paaltjies teen Brackenfell insamel vir die verlies van slegs 13 lopies.

Na Marais Viljoen eers gestruikel het tot 46-3 kon Aldré Huyzers weer op sy beurt vir die span van Alberton ‘n platform bied om die nodige telling af te jaag. Huyzers het 77 lopies teen meer as ‘n lopie per bal aangeteken en, ondanks uitmuntende boulwerk deur Gimmies se Zheemo Isaacs om vier belangrike paaltjies vir slegs 18 lopies plat te trek, het Coleske en Jaden Govender goed kombineer om die ‘n wen op die eerste dag aan die besoekers te besorg.

Hans Moore het hul spiere gebult in hul wedstryd teen Diamantveld, met ‘n onoorwonne 112 lopies vir Warren Minnaar en ‘n verdere 76 en 41 deur Aiden en Kenan Shaw om 288/6 aan te teken voordat hulle besluit het om vir Diamantveld te laat kolf.

Luhan de la Rey en Simon Liversage het die aanslag vir Diamantveld gelei met drie paaltjies elk, maar Minnaar en kie was deurlopend in beheer van die spel.

Na ‘n reeds indrukwekkende kolfbeurt het Kenan Shaw toe ook met die bal beïndruk. Shaw kon vyf Diamantveld-kolwers se paaltjies laat kantel in die eerste beurt, en toe nog drie plat trek in hul tweede beurt om ‘n indrukwekkende oorwinning met 161 lopies vir sy span te verseker.

Marius du Plessis het ses paaltjies teen Noord-Kaap neem, sy spanmaat, Gunther Schmidt kon ook drie van die Northerns se kolwers terugstuur kleedkamer toe om hul beurt kort te sny op 149.

Dit kon selfs ‘n moeiliker situasie vir die besoekers wees as dit nie was vir Junaid Jacobs wat 94 lopies kon aanteken in 177 aflewerings nie. Schmidt kon uiteindelik van die gevaar wat Jacobs getoon het onslae raak, net voor hy sy 100-tal kon behaal.

Die Boland Landbou manne kon die telling gemaklik afjaag binne 36 beurte, met ‘n sterk vertoning deur Jan-Albert van Niekerk om 63 aan te teken.

Stellenberg se Lohann Pretorius het uitstekend geboul en vyf paaltjies vir slegs 10 lopies geneem teen Montana.

Met ‘n lae telling van 133 om te jaag kon Kyle van Stanten se onoorwonne beurt vir 54 lopies die trotse span van die noordelike voorstede gemaklik oor die lyn sien vir ‘n oorwinning in hul eerste wedstryd by die jaar se byeenkoms.

Hoërskool Bellville se eerste wedstryd was nie so maklik nie. Nadat Ethan Smith en Dylan Potgieter vir Noordheuwel tot ‘n sterk telling van 225 gelei het kon Ruan Strauss (5/17) en Sage Pretorius (3/26) verwoesting saai onder die Kapenaars se kolwers om hulle 111 lopies kort van hul doelwit uit te boul, daar was egter nie genoeg tyd om die tweede beurt af te handel nie en die wedstryd eindig amptelik onbeslis,

Die aksie begin weer Vrydag oggend nege-uur waneer HJS vir Garsfontein aandurf, en Paarl Gimnasium die eerste dag se nederlaag agter die rug sit en vir Noordheuwel die stryd aansê.

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Paarl Gimnasium 198 (Marinus Daling 75, Charles King 54, Jandré Botha 20; Ruben Kruger 2/6. Ryan Montanus 2/18); Marais Viljoen 199/8 (Aldré Huyzers 77, Jaden Govender 39, Nathan Coleske 35*, Tyron Bouw 29; Zheemo Isaacs 4/18). Marais Viljoen wen met twee paaltjies.

Hans Moore eerste beurt 288/6 (Warren Minnaar 112*, Aiden Shaw 76, Kenan Shaw 41, Stephan Vermaak 30*; Luhan de la Rey 3/50, Simon Liversage 3/105); Diamantveld eerste beurt 100 (Nathan Baird 21*, Simon Liversage 20; Kenan Shaw 5/22, Warren Minnaar 2/2); Hans Moore tweede beurt 27/0 (Warren Minnaar 13*); Diamantveld tweede beurt 54/5 (Simon Liversage 27; Kenan Shaw 3/37). Hans Moore wen met 161 lopies.

Noord-Kaap 149 (Junaid Jacobs 94, Dihan Janse van Rensburg 32; Marius du Plessis 6/52, Gunther Schmidt 3/23); Boland Landbou 150/4 (Jan-Albert van Niekerk 63; Lohann Louw 37; Yazeed Kajee 2/43). Boland Landbou wen met ses paaltjies.

Montana 133 (Luca Bairos 31, Ekstras 30, Luhan Theunissen 22; Lohann Pretorius 5/10, Jan Jak Alberts 2/25, Gerrad Kamalie 2/37); Stellenberg 134/4 (Kyle van Stanten 54*, Arno Koen 35; Malan du Toit 2/11). Stellenberg wen met ses paaltjies.

Noordheuwel eerste beurt 225 (Ethan Smith 47, Dylan Potgieter 43, Corné Botha 34, Extras 20; AD van der Westhuizen 3/42, Ruald Coetzee 2/20, Janno Junas 2/36); Hoërskool Bellville eerste beurt 114 (Onke Mazitshana 28, Chris Roets 22; Ruan Strauss 5/17, Sage Pretorius 3/26) Noordheuwel tweede beurt 73/1; Hoërskool Bellville tweede beurt 32/4. Onbeslis.

The first day of the 2024 Sunrisers Grey Cricket Festival in Gqeberha was action-packed with the bowlers enjoying the conditions in the Eastern Cape and recording some impressive returns.

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The first day’s matches were all scheduled to be declaration games, but some of the teams also limited their first innings to set overs to make up for a late start, while St Andrew’s School and Jeppe High School for Boys met in a 35-overs-a-side game.

The hosts began their campaign on a positive note against Menlopark. Batting first, their stalwart Xander Elkington led the charge with 67 as they posted a solid 278/8 in their 60 overs.

Tiaan Serfontein and Pierre de Villiers each picked up a brace against Grey High, but steady contributions throughout from the home lineup helped them to a respectable score at the change of innings.

Ben Ristow then took care of the visitors’ opening duo, conceding only 18 runs, to put his team on the front foot. Dian van Zyl offered stubborn resistance as the third batsman for Menlo, but excellent fielding by Tristan Grundling and two more wickets by Elkington saw the visitors stumble to 94-7.

GN van Zyl and Marcus de Auguar then batted brilliantly to keep their side in the game, seeing out the remaining overs for a draw in their first outing.

Grey College from Bloemfontein, who takes it in turn with Grey High to host the tournament bi-annually, came up against their old rivals, Selborne College, on day one.

Some early success by Buqina Nuku meant Grey’s situation looked perilous at 57-4, but opener Henru de Wet made sure to anchor his team’s innings, seeing off 136 deliveries before he was finally run out for 36.

Lamla Mgedezi scored a vital 40 runs at the tail-end to give the Bloemfonteiners a much-needed boost as they put up 154 before the final wicket fell.

Set a modest winning target, the Selbornians took to the crease with their sights set on victory. However, they were undone by an outstanding bowling performance by Darion Rabie, who took 6/34 to cut their run chase short, still 11 runs shy of the mark.

Despite solid knocks by Tré Gilbert (57) and Jacques van der Merwe (34), the rest of Selborne’s lineup had no answer to Rabie’s relentless attack.

The game between Framesby and the Namibia Invitational side also produced some outstanding bowling.

Batting first, the Namibians were in early trouble on 44-5, with Logan Fleetwood removing five of the first six batsmen while conceding only 38 runs.

Dan Brassel muscled a solid 55 runs from 50 to get the Namibians back on track, smashing 10 boundaries along the way, to help his side to a respectable 191.

Early success by the Namibian bowling attack saw Framesby stumble to 29/4 before Taine Douw‘s half-century brought some stability to their run chase.

Ultimately, Max Heingo‘s 4/25, along with a telling contribution from Bassel, who also took two wickets, was enough to see Namibia Invitational to a 40-run victory.

Pearson‘s Esa Gangat starred in their match against KES. Bowling first, he and Cayden Wilson combined well to snare seven wickets, which saw their opposition dismissed for only 114 in their first innings.

Gangat then struck an unbeaten 71 as Pearson powered to 216/4 before sending KES out for their second innings.

The action continues on Friday with more declaration games. The hosts tackle KES, who will be seeking a bounce-back performance after their defeat on the opening day.

Summarised Scorecards, Day One (Time Cricket)

Grey High School 278/8 (Xander Elkington 67, Joel Maree 39, Teun Kloppenberg 37, Josh Rennie 24, Extras 24; Tiaan Serfontein 2/31, Pierre de Villiers 2/57); Menlopark 177/7 (Marcus de Auguar 44*, GN van Zyl 35*, Dian van Zyl 34, Extras 30; Ben Ristow 2/18, Xander Elkington 2/32). Match drawn. (60 overs)

Grey College 154 (Lamla Mgedezi 40, Henru de Wet 36, Jaco Prinsloo 21; Adam Rogers 3/26, Buqina Nuku 2/23, Thomas Marais 2/34); Selborne 143 (Tré Gilbert 57, Jacques van der Merwe 34, Thomas Marais 22; Darion Rabie 6/34). Grey College won on first innings by 11 runs.

Namibia Invitational 191 (Dan Brassel 55, Tiaan van der Merwe 38, Extras 37; Logan Fleetwood 5/38, Miles Feltham 2/10); Framesby 151 (Taine Douw 50, Extras 27, Ethan Terblanche 25; Max Heingo 4/25, Dan Brassel 2/15). Namibia Invitational by 40 runs. (50 overs)

St Andrew’s School 139 (Extras 29, Dakalo Leketa 27, Mosa Maqunqu 26, Naudé Botha 25; Tinotenda Mutekwa 2/38); Jeppe 134/9 (Ryan Young 39, Christopher Elston 28, Aiden Reyneke 23, Jeremiah Marshall 21; Andrew Sobiech 3/15). St Andrew’s School by five runs.

KES first innings 114 (Reece Small 27; Cayden Wilson 4/42, Esa Gangat 3/29); Pearson first innings 216/4 (Esa Gangat 71*, Jude Septoo 40, Cayden Wilson 30, Sulaymaan Gangat 29, Luke Hector 21*; Callum Ritchie 2/47) KES second innings 51/1 (Cameron Smith 31; Cayden Wilson 1/13). Pearson won on first innings by 102 runs. 

Potchefstroom Volkskool 288/5; Glenwood High 110, Potchefstroom Volkskool won on first innings by 178 runs.

Rondebosch Boys’ High continued their impressive run at the 2024 Old Mutual Peninsula Cricket Festival when they cut down Pretoria Boys High on Thursday. The locals’ bowling attack sliced through the visitors’ lineup to bring their unbeaten run to an end.

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Electing to take to the crease first, the ‘Bosch batsmen were under pressure early on at 77-4, thanks to some brilliant bowling by Adam Cannata and Johan Coetzer.

However, the locals did well to regroup after the initial onslaught and Joshua Neill steadied the ship with an impressive knock of 65 runs. Nathan Ball also notched a half-century to help his side to a respectable 223 before the final Rondebosch wicket fell in the 50th over.

PBHS, who already had two victories under their belt this week after overcoming Wynberg Boys’ High in a thrilling battle on Tuesday and outplaying St Charles College on the opening day, took to the middle with their sights set on another impressive victory, but Hlumelo Mgweba and co had other plans.

Mgweba claimed four wickets for a mere 18 runs as ‘Bosch quickly dowsed Boys High’s hopes of a successful run chase. In fact, PBHS failed to make out of double figures as ‘Bosch recorded a third decisive win on the trot.

Wynberg Boys’ High bounced back from a defeat on day two, with their SA Schools’ captain, Beni Hansen, leading from the front, striking a confident 55 not out as they overhauled a modest victory target set by Hilton College.

Bishops‘ bowlers Alex Vincent, Peyton Leigh, and Michael Kotze each picked up a brace as they restricted Affies to 146 in their clash.

Vihan Pretorius, who was brilliant with the bat for the Pretoria-based team on the second day, led the charge for his squad again. He scored 46 off 58 deliveries, but it wasn’t enough as the rest of their lineup struggled against the relentless Bishops’ bowling.

Adnaan Lagadien raced to 60 runs and James Robb-Quinlann weighed in with 23 as the home team chased a third successive win. With the pressure and the extras mounting, Calum Daniels and Samuel Stavely-Alexander saw Diocesan College over the line and to another decisive victory.

St Charles‘ Marcell Wellmann produced an excellent performance with the bat as he scored the only century of the day, making 120 against St David’s Marist Inanda.

Rico Honiball added 52 and Cian Fortmann contributed an unbeaten 38 to take Saints to a respectable 277/6 in their allotted overs.

In pursuit of a big total, St David’s capitalised on every opportunity they received. Their top order combined effectively to chip away at the task, with Morteza Manack spearheading their assault with an innings of 87.

Matthew West added a half-century, while Jason Rowles and Armaan Manack made solid contributions, too, which allowed Samrat Basu and Joshua Jacobs to go on the attack and power the team from Sandton to victory.

After showing promising potential on the first two days without reward, Waterkloof secured their first victory of the Festival against SACS.

The locals started strongly with Josh van Staden and Nicholas Oscroft striking early on to remove the Waterkloof opening duo, but the rest of the batsmen dug their heels in and grafted hard to score 270/8 in their 50 overs.

Franco Cronje, batting at seven, top-scored for Klofies, smashing 52 off 42 deliveries before Oscroft caught him off a delivery by Ulrich Roth.

SACS’ inspirational captain, Reza Salie, did his best to get his team back on track, weighing in with 57 runs as they chased the Pretoria school’s challenging total but, after his wicket fell, the home team’s chances crumbled.

Their young dual-sport star, Litha Kraai, offered stubborn resistance with a well-played innings of 27, which included five boundaries, but it wasn’t enough. The Waterkloof bowlers were on top and saw their team to a comfortable 92-run win.

Marcus Bakker led the Waterkloof attack, with a return of 3/37, while Wian Ruthven put SACS on the back foot by dismissing both openers as he picked up his 2/9 to set his side on course for victory. They face their biggest challenge thus far on Thursday when they take on a rampant Bishops’ line-up in their penultimate fixture.

Summarised Scorecards, Day Three

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Rondebosch Boys’ High 223 (Joshua Neill 65, Nathan Ball 51, Noah Heath 36, Extras 21; Adam Cannata 3/29, Johan Coetzer 2/33, Connor Hall 2/37); Pretoria Boys High 89 (Tim Gordon 27; Hlumelo Mgweba 4/18, Daniel Bosman 2/6, James Kirsten 2/25). Rondebosch Boys’ High won by 134 runs.

Hilton College 133 (Robert Burman 55, Charles Swart 27; Ebrahim Fakir 3/20, Ethan Leibrandt 2/14, Luke Kleinsmith 2/25, Muhammad Ameen Schroeder 2/30); Wynberg Boys’ High 138/2 (Beni Hansen 55*, Paul James 24*, Shadley Allie 23; Murray Loughor-Clarke 1/11). Wynberg Boys’ High won by eight wickets.

Affies 146 (Vihan Pretorius 46, Jorich van Schalkwyk 31; Alex Vincent 2/15, Peyton Leigh 2/36, Michael Kotze 2/40); Diocesan College 148/4 (Adnaan Lagadien 60, Extras 25, James Robb-Quinlann 23; Petrus Rautenbach 3/28). Diocesan College won by six wickets.

St Charles 277/6 (Marcell Wellmann 120, Rico Honiball 52, Extras 39, Cian Fortmann 38*; Oliver Botha 3/61); St David’s Marist Inanda 281/5 (Morteza Manack 87, Matthew West 54, Extras 43, Jason Rowles 41, Armaan Manack 28, Samrat Basu 21; Tinotenda Nzua 2/13, Kaiyuran Naidoo 2/47); St David’s Marist Inanda won by five wickets.

Waterkloof 270/8 (Franco Cronje 52, Marcus Bakker 43, Beukes van den Berg 36, Riley Miller 35; Johan Feuth 28; Extras 20; Ulrich Roth 2/28, Nicholas Nejthardt 2/35); SACS 178 (Reza Salie 57, Rowen Taplin 28, Litha Kraai 27, Keagan Borst 25; Marcus Bakker 3/37, Wian Ruthven 2/9, Luan Ferreira 2/29). Waterkloof won by 92 runs.

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Affies 241/8 (Zian Labuschagne 74, Dawie Barnard 51); Diocesan College 86. Affies won by 155 runs.

Rondebosch 312/4 (Matthew Brooks 71, Schalk Fourie 64, Nur Limbada 52); Pretoria Boys High 89. Rondebosch won by 223 runs.

Waterkloof 117. SACS 118/5 (Aqeel Waggie 56); SACS won by five wickets.

Hilton College 232; Wynberg 200 (Harbin Smith 87). Hilton College won by 32 runs.

St David’s 89; St Charles 90/5. St Charles won by five wickets.

Pretoria Boys High continued their unbeaten run on day two of the 2024 Old Mutual Peninsula Cricket Festival.

The standout performer on Wednesday, Nicholas Rossouw, produced a brilliant all-round performance, claiming an impressive 7/57 with the ball before taking charge with the bat and scoring an unbeaten 43 to orchestrate an outstanding victory over Wynberg Boys’ High.

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Wynberg were progressing steadily at 60/2 when Rossouw took a catch off of his own delivery, which set the stage for a bowling masterclass that snared six more batsmen, and left Wynberg back in the hut, all out for 161.

To their credit, the locals put up a massive fight through their bowlers, with Muhammad Ameen Schroeder taking three wickets for only 23 runs to put the pressure back on the boys from Pretoria, who stumbled to 50/5.

Rossouw then took over in the middle and wrested control for his side. His patient and classy knock, which lasted 110 deliveries, saw PBHS over the line with three wickets to spare.

Timothy Gordon and Johan Coetzer supported Rossouw well in the closing stages of the match, and a second victory on the trot showed that the squad from Pretoria is a force to be reckoned with at this year’s event.

Noah Heath and Daniel Cooke both notched centuries as Rondebosch Boys’ High powered to an impressive victory over a strong Waterkloof team.

Heath reached 115 off 128 deliveries before Waterkloof’s captain, Beukes van der Berg palmed a catch off a delivery from Jaydon Blom.

Then, after Cooke reached 104, the Capetonians declared with their total on 284. The industrious ‘Bosch opener scored 64 runs between the wickets and smashed 10 fours.

This year’s hosts, Diocesan College kept their record clean with another dominant performance against St David’s Marist Inanda.

Batting first, Bishops put up an imposing 307/7. James Rob-Quinlann spearheaded their onslaught, scoring 70, but their entire lineup contributed as they built a safe buffer between them and the team from Sandton.

The Bishops’ bowlers then performed well as a unit to stunt any hopes of a run chase and sent their visitors packing well short of the required target.

Michael Kotze and Peyton Leigh claimed three wickets apiece as the home side kept Saints’ total to just shy of triple figures.

Apart from Rossouw’s seven, the only five-for of the day belonged to SACS‘ Josh van Staden (5/52), who helped his team to a big 149-run triumph over St Charles. SACS’ captain, Reza Salie, struck a century to lead his side to 285/6.

Meanwhile, Vihan Pretorius‘s monster innings, which brought him 100 from a mere 64 deliveries, was pivotal for Affies, who were chasing a challenging total of 220 set by Hilton College.

Hilton skipper Ethan van Heerden bowled extremely well to send four of the batsmen from Gauteng packing, but Pretorius was able to muscle his side over the line with three wickets in hand.

Summarised Scorecards, Day Two

Wynberg Boys’ High 161 (Divan Linde 40, Storme van Rooyen 27, Xavier Garvs 23; Nicholas Rossouw 7/57, Johan Coetzer 2/14); Pretoria Boys’ High 163/7 (Nicholas Rossouw 43*, Timothy Gordon 36, Patrick Mouton 26, Johan Coetzer 25*; Muhamad Ameen Schroeder 3/23, Divan Linde 2/22). Pretoria Boys’ High won by three wickets.

Rondebosch Boys’ High 284/2 (Noah Heath 115, Daniel Cooke 104*, Declan Gillespie 35*; Jaydon Blom 2/59); Waterkloof 165 (Franco Cronje 50, Rico van der Walt 28, Riley Miller 22; Daniel Powell 3/26, Declan Gillespie 2/19). Rondebosch Boys’ High won by 119 runs.

Diocesan College 307/7 (James Rob-Quinlann 70, Thaafier Japhta 57, Adnaan Lagadien 43, Wakeem Fortuin 42, Samuel Stavely-Alexander 27, Calum Daniels 22, Extras 20; Oliver Botha 2/54, Matthew West 2/57, Jared Beilings 2/68); St David’s Marist 99 (Kamogelo Phiri 24, Michael Kotze 3/25, Peyton Leigh 3/41, Waco Bassick 2/13, Tiaan Louw 2/15). Diocesan College won by 208 runs.

SACS 285/6 (Reza Salie 109, Rowen Taplin 71, Luke Whitehead 39, Keiron Bowers 24; Marcell Wellman 3/57, Daksesh Rajah 2/41); St Charles 137 (Stefan Veldsman 43, Daksesh Rajah 29, Dresden Coetzee 21*; Josh van Staden 5/52, Nicholas Oscroft 2/8). SACS won by 149 runs.

Hilton College 220/9 (Ben Hockly 69, Robert Burman 35, Murray Loughor-Clarke 34, Charles Swart 26; Petrus Rautenbach 2/56); Affies 221/7 (Vihan Pretorius 100, Divan de Villiers 30, Extras 25, Xavier de Wet 24*, JP Botha 24; Ethan van Heerden 4/43, Didier Rey 2/37). Affies won by three wickets.

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Diocesan College 129; St David’s Marist 57. Diocesan College won by 72 runs.

Rondebosch Boys High 127; Waterkloof 130/3 (Wian du Plessis 57). Waterkloof won by seven wickets.

Hilton College 203 (Ben Wilson 53, Ryan Jellis 51; Schalk Coetzee 5/21); Affies 100. Hilton College won by 103 runs.

Wynberg Boys’ High 306 (Harbin Smith 96, Connor Fourie 71. Pretoria Boys’ High 228/9 (Ethan Nel 64). Match Drawn.

SACS 190/5 (Jordi Berry 91); St Charles 153/7. Match Drawn.