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Wynberg Boys’ High claimed a thrilling victory over Diocesan College on the Jacques Kallis Oval on Saturday, spurred on by the efforts of Paul James, who starred with bat and ball, to help his side overcome their peninsular rivals.

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The hosts won the toss and set about building a solid innings, or so they thought, but it didn’t begin in the manner they had hoped for as Tiaan Louw struck with the very first ball of the game for Diocesan College.

It wasn’t long before Matthew Brodziak took the first of his three wickets on the day, and at 5/2 Wynberg found themselves on the ropes.

However, their stalwart opener, Kyle Williams, showed immense patience as he withstood the Bishops’ attack to fulfil the anchor role. This allowed Paul James to lift the tempo. He hammered nine boundaries, on his way to 52, before he misjudged a delivery by Louw and was caught by Peyton Leigh for the hosts’ top score.

The rest of the Wynberg lineup batted at a steady pace, and the tail wagged to boost the home side to a respectable 246 all out.

Batting at eight, Jordan Nel contributed a valuable 45, while Yaseen Moos and Michail Tarentaal weighed in with a further 51 runs between them, which would prove vital later in the day as Bishops closed in on Wynberg total.

The visitors’ openers did a fine job up front, exercising patience as they set about establishing the foundation that the opposition never had. Adnaan Lagadien scored 61 off 108 deliveries and Kashief Joseph made 38 from 55.

Calum Daniels played well for his 47, but James bowled him and also removed Luke de Klerk to lead the home team’s bowlers with a return of 2/44.

Their patient start, however, quickly descended into panic as Diocesan College’s overs and wickets began to diminish.

Towards the end, in a frantic pursuit of runs, three players were run out. That proved pivotal. When Ishan Khan captured the final wicket in the penultimate over, Bishops found themselves still 23 runs short of victory.

In the weekend’s other southern suburbs’ showdown, Daniel Cooke drove Rondebosch Boys’ High to a convincing seven-wicket victory over SACS with an unbeaten innings of 61.

Raeeq Daniels shone with the ball for Bosch, picking up a five-for, while Graeme Englebrecht nabbed three sticks cheaply.

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Summarised scorecards:

Wynberg Boys’ High 246 (Paul James 52, Jordan Nel 45, Kyle Williams 34, Yaseen Moos 30, Michail Tarentaal 21*, Storme van Rooyen 20; Matthew Brodziak 3/56, Peyton Leigh 2/46, Tiaan Louw 2/46); Diocesan College 223 (Adnaan Lagadien 61, Calum Daniels 47, Kashief Joseph 38, Extras 24; Paul James 2/44). Boys’ High won by 23 runs.

SACS 134 (Oliver Whitehead 25, Rowan Taplin 25, Extras 25; Raeeq Daniels 5/34, Graeme Engelbrecht 3/16); Rondebosch Boys’ High 135/3 (Daniel Cooke 61*, Declan Gillespie 32; Oliver Whitehead 2/21). Rondebosch Boys’ High won by seven wickets.

Kingswood College looked to their bowlers on Friday to secure victory against Grey High School by the smallest of margins.

With rain expected on Saturday, Grey High travelled a day earlier to face Kingswood in a 35-over match.

After the hosts won the toss and elected to bat first, their captain and stalwart opener, Brad Goss, laid a sturdy foundation with a solid innings of 52 before Zander Nutt palmed a catch from a delivery by Tristan Grundling.

At 105 for 5 after Goss’s dismissal, it looked like the home team was on the back foot, but a tidy partnership at the end of the innings by Alistair Knott and Josh Loon made a big difference. Six quick boundaries by the duo, including a stunning six by Knott, took the home team to a total of 180/7.

Kingswood knew it would take a strong fielding performance to protect their score against the visitors from Gqeberha, and that’s precisely what they delivered, as Matthew Collet spearheaded their bowling the attack with figures of 3/31 in his seven overs.

The hosts were on top, but Michael Molenaar and Joel Maree launched a fightback in the final nine overs, with Molenaar tallying 40 to top score for his side.

Unfortunately for the visitors, though, it came just a little too late, as they reached their allotted overs just four runs short of their target.

The most impressive stat for the Kingswood bowlers is that they conceded only nine extras. Their accuracy ultimately won the game. Grey, by contrast, will be disappointed that they conceded 32 extras, especially when one considers how tight the game became in the final few overs.

They showed great heart at the end of the contest, but Kingswood held on for the victory. Both teams will be grateful for the opportunity to play, as the weather continues to disrupt the end-of-year fixtures in the Eastern Province.

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Pearson and Brandwag also moved their match to the Friday afternoon and opted for a T20 challenge.

Nikolai Hector and Cayden Wilson wreaked havoc among the Brandwag batting lineup, combining to take nine wickets for the loss of a mere 18 runs.

It took Jayden Groenewald and Divan Els only two-and-a-half overs to reach the target total as Pearson bagged a 10-wicket victory with a dominant bowling display.

 

Summarised scorecards:

Kingswood College 180/7 (Brad Goss 52, Extras 32, Angus Johns 31, Alistair Knott 26*; Marco Giaconi 2/17, Tristan Grundling 2/17, Ben Ristow 2/36); Grey High School 177/7 (Michael Molenaar 40, Marco Giaconi 38; Jean Upman 31, Joel Maree 20*; Matthew Collet 3/31, Ike Ukekwe 2/27). Kingswood College won by three runs.

Brandwag 32 (Heyneke Claase 12; Nikolai Hector 5/15, Cayden Wilson 4/3); Pearson 34/0 (Jayden Groenewald 20*). Pearson won by 10 wickets.

Graeme College 169/4 (Aphiwe Mnyanda 75*, Ethan Beyleveld 38*, Ono Ntinga 20; James Renton 2/31); Stanley Cricket Club 117/9 (Lorimer Pittaway 32; Marcus Williams 2/11, AJ Jeggels 2/14, Kevin Geldenhuys 2/18, Murray Tyson 2/34). Graeme College won by 52.

 

The stage is set for one of the most highly anticipated rugby clashes in history. The 2023 Rugby World Cup final, taking place this Saturday, features the reigning champions, the Springboks, facing off against their arch-rivals, the All Blacks.

The Springbok squad set to face the mighty All Blacks in the title-decider is the most experienced in the team’s history, boasting a combined total of 987 caps among the matchday 23.

One of the standout features of the final is the selection of Handré Pollard and scrum-half Faf De Klerk, who will become the most capped Springbok halfback pairing in history when they take to the park at Stade de France. It will be their 25th time together, bettering the mark they previously shared with Joost van der Westhuizen and Henry Honiball.

With Pollard returning from injury to take centre stage in the final, we are reminded of his introduction to the Green and Gold, back in 2012.

Even though no nation other than South Africa or New Zealand has lifted the Web Ellis since 2003, the Springboks and the All Blacks have not met in a World Cup final since the famous battle at Ellispark in 1995.

The junior teams have, however, battled for the U20 title, 11 years ago.

An 18-year-old Pollard, still in matric at Paarl Gimnasium, received a call up that year to the Junior Springbok squad for the u20 World Championships, which South Africa hosted, also to replace an injured player. In that instance it was flyhalf Johan Goosen. That was like-for-like, not quite the flyhalf for a hooker exchange that took place earlier during the 2023 Rugby World Cup when he replaced Malcolm Marx.

The Junior Boks faced a challenging pool-stage match against Ireland and went down 19-23 at a wet Doctor Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch to a team that included future stars like Tadhg Furlong, Tadhg Beirne, Iain Henderson, Josh van der Flier, and Jack Conan. They were all part of the Irish team that recently beat South Africa in a Pool B clash at the World Cup.

Still, South Africa managed to qualify for the u20 semi-finals by beating England 28-15. That Roses squad included Kyle Sinckler, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Billy Vunipola and Hendry Slade, who ran out for England in France.

In the 2012 semi-finals, Pollard’s exceptional skills were on full display as the Junior Boks beat Argentina 35-3. He contributed 12 points from the kicking tee as South Africa’s win secured the team a highly anticipated showdown against the unbeaten All Blacks’ u20s for the title of world champions.

Now, Pollard finds himself in a situation eerily reminiscent of 2012. That year, a young Pollard was phenomenal in the Junior World Championship final, scoring 15 points, including a memorable drop goal, as South Africa brought New Zealand’s four-year reign to an end with a historic 22-16 victory.

In 2019, Pollard achieved the pinnacle of rugby success, lifting the Webb Ellis Trophy with his Springbok teammates in Japan. There, together with Steven Kitshoff and Pieter-Steph du Toit, who were also in the South African team in 2012, he became one of just 15 players to have won both the junior and senior World Cups, which solidified his status as a rugby legend in the making.

If South Africa lifts the Web Ellis Trophy again this Saturday, Marvin Orie‘s name will be added to that prestigious list. He was also part of the 2012 vintage and has performed well in the Springbok pack, alongside his Tygerberg teammate Eben Etzebeth, who is a year older and runs onto the field for a 119th time on Saturday.

Etzebeth is the most capped Springbok in the squad for the final and only the seventh Springbok to reach 100 tests, after Percy Montgomery, Jean de Villiers, John Smit, Tendai Mtawarira, Bryan Habana and Victor Matfield.

He, along with the experienced Springbok squad, will aim to etch their names into history once again, and help South Africa to become only the second country to go back-to-back as Rugby World Cup winners.

The All Blacks, who won the World Cup in 1987, 2011 and 2015, boast an impressive lineup with 1 387 combined caps, which includes Sam Whitelock (152), Aaron Smith (124), Beauden Barrett (122), and Brodie Retallick (108), who have all passed the century-mark for their country.

Whitelock and Smith played together for their entire school careers at Feilding High School, between 2002 and 2006, and the Barrett brothers have been playing together their entire lives.

If New Zealand wins on Saturday, Whitelock would become the only player ever to lift the Webb Ellis trophy for a third time.

Deon Fourie adds only 12 caps to South Africa’s collective total, having made his international debut last year against Wales, when he became the oldest player ever to earn his first cap for the Springboks, just three months shy of his 36th birthday. He may be the player with the second-fewest caps in the matchday squad, but he is a vastly experienced campaigner, having made his Super Rugby debut way back in 2008.

Jean Kleyn is the player with the fewest caps in the Springbok squad, having run out in the green and gold six times since making the move back from Ireland, for whom he played five tests after moving to Munster in 2016. Klein was born and bred in Johannesburg and matriculated at Hoërskool Linden in 2011.

Bongi Mbonambi joins Adriaan Strauss at number four on the list of hookers with the most starts for SA with his 35th start, which moves him past Malcolm Marx. John Smit, South Africa’s Rugby World Cup winning captain in France in 2007, leads the way with 81 starts for the Springboks.

Apart from the current four Springboks who played together in the SA u20 team in 2012, there’s a large group of players who were teammates in the SA Schools group that year.

Pollard was selected for that team, as well, alongside Ox Nche, Malcolm Marx, and Jesse Kriel. That was the year Marx kickstarted his illustrious career at hooker, having previously played as a flanker. That trio would have played against the likes of André Esterhuizen and Jasper Wiese at the Craven Week that year.

In 2009, Siya Kolisi, Frans Malherbe, Steven Kitshoff, Eben Etzebeth, and Bongi Mbonambe were all part of the Craven Week, laying the foundation for their futures in professional rugby and marking the start of their journeys competing against or alongside one other.

As the last dance in France draws ever closer, the spotlight shines brightly on the Springboks, who will need to draw on all their experience in the race against the Kiwis to become the first nation to win the World Cup for a fourth time.

In a sensational display of batting prowess, Fichardtpark‘s first-team openers, Eben Botha and MJ Herbst, showed remarkable chemistry and skill, amassing a staggering total of 343 runs without losing a wicket in their romp over the Regional Performance Centre (RPC) team in their Pro20 league encounter on Monday.

Fichardtpark’s captain, Botha, took centre stage and etched his name in his school’s record books with an astonishing innings, accumulating a remarkable 209 runs from just 73 deliveries. His ruthless performance was nothing short of extraordinary as he unleashed a barrage of boundaries, smashing 33 in total, with an impressive 18 of them soaring straight over the ropes for the maximum.

Not to be outdone, Herbst added his own fireworks to the mix by scoring 111 runs off 51 deliveries and, like his captain, finishing unbeaten.

The Fichies’ bowlers, inspired by their captain’s magnificent feat, took to the field with a spring in their step and followed through by limiting RPC to a meagre 92 runs.

Devanté Claasen, their Free State Academy Week scrumhalf, exhibited his multifaceted skillset and starred with the ball, claiming three wickets for just 22 runs, while Davyd Oosthuizen and Michael Cruywagen snapped up two each and conceded only 28 runs between them.

In the end, Fichardtpark outclassed the RPC by an astonishing 251-run margin. Their record-breaking performance has firmly established Fichies as a force to be reckoned with in the league this year and, at the same time, it sends out a clear warning to their opponents that the team from the south of Bloemfontein is on the rise.

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Noordheuwel is gearing up for what could be an unprecedented fourth title in succession for the school in the 2024 NWU Prestige Series. Their campaign kicks off at home against Hugenote from Springs on the 9th of March.

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Back in 2019, Noordheuwel made history by ending Lichtenburg’s three-year championship streak. A decisive victory over Wesvalia in the final that year, by a 22-3 margin, marked a turning point in the series. Since then, they’ve dominated the competition.

After the 2020 and 2021 events were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, they won again in 2022 and 2023. So, another victory in 2024 would better Lichtenburg’s record.

This year, there are two new contenders in the mix. Hoërskool Klerksdorp and Hoërskool Pietersburg have stepped up to replace Middelburg High School and last year’s runners-up, Oos-Moot, in the lineup.

Klerksdorp High School won’t have the luxury of easing into the competition as they find themselves pitted against the defending champions, Noordheuwel, in their final group stage match on the 6th of April.

It’s a high-pressure encounter that will define their journey in the NWU Prestige Series, and it’ll be intriguing to see if the newcomers are able to hold their own against the reigning champions.

In Pool B, their neighbours from Klerksdorp, seasoned campaigners, Wesvalia, face off against Hoërskool Rustenburg, Montana, and Oosterlig. This pool promises some intense battles.

Meanwhile, Pool C features Zwartkop from Centurion, Potchefstroom Volkskool, Jeugland, and one of last year’s top performers, Marais Viljoen. Like Group B, the competition in this group is expected to be fierce.

The other new entrant, Hoërskool Pietersburg, joins the fray alongside the experienced Blue Machine from Lichtenburg, who will aim to reproduce their glory days in the NWU Prestige Series. They’ll be sharing Pool D with Potchefstroom Gimnasium and Die Anker.

The exciting mix of teams sets the stage for another action-packed series in 2024.

The groups are:

Pool A: Noordheuwel, Hugenote, Heidelberg Volkskool, Klerksdorp High School.
Pool B: Rustenburg High School, Montana, Wesvalia, Oosterlig.
Pool C: Zwartkop, Marais Viljoen, Potchefstroom Volkskool, Jeugland.
Pool D: Potchefstroom Gimnasium, Pietersburg High School, Die Anker, Lichtenburg.

The fixtures

9 March 2024

Hugenote vs Noordheuwel
Klerksdorp vs Heidelberg Volkskool
Wesvalia vs Montana
Oosterlig vs Rustenburg
Jeugland vs Zwartkop
Potchefstroom Volkskool vs Marais Viljoen
Potchefstroom Gimnasium vs Lichtenburg
Pietersburg vs Die Anker.

16 March 2024

Hugenote vs Klerksdorp
Heidelberg Volkskool vs Noordheuwel
Montana vs Oosterlig
Rustenburg vs Wesvalia
Zwartkop vs Potchefstroom Volkskool
Marais Viljoen vs Jeugland
Lichtenburg vs Pietersburg
Potchefstroom Gimnasium vs Die Anker

6 April 2024

Heidelberg Volkskool vs Hugenote
Noordheuwel vs Klerksdorp
Rustenburg vs Montana
Wesvalia vs Oosterlig
Jeugland vs Potchefstroom Volkskool
Marais Viljoen vs Zwartkop
Pietersburg vs Potchefstroom Gimnasium
Die Anker vs Lichtenburg

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Despite a massive 159 by Kashief Joseph, opening for Diocesan College, SACS managed to grind out a dramatic victory, dismissing the visitors only 13 runs short of their 244.

SACS took first strike after winning the toss, seeking a big total to put pressure on the Bishops’ run chase.

A steady half-century from Rowen Taplin set SACS on their way, while Raashied Conrad, Keiron Bowers, and Joshua Wyngaard also chipped in with solid contributions, which helped them to a respectable 244 all out.

Peyton Leigh impressed for the visiting team, picking up a five-wicket haul for 38, while Tiaan Louw made his presence felt by dismissing four SACS batsmen.

With the victory target of 245 runs their goal, Diocesan College’s Adnaan Lagadien and Kashief Joseph took to the crease to open their innings.

Lagadien smashed two sixes and a four, amassing 22 runs, before he was caught by Hamish Anderson, courtesy of a delivery from Bowers. His contribution would prove to be the second highest score of the Bishops’ innings.

However, despite Joseph’s batting masterclass, the remainder of the Bishops’ line-up struggled against Litha Kraai and his counterparts in the SACS team.

Joseph, however, was unwavering for Diocesan College. His herculean innings of 145 runs from 140 deliveries showcased extraordinary resilience as he carried his team’s hopes until the very last moment before he was caught and bowled by Kraai.

Anderson lent good support to Kraai, making a significant contribution with three wickets of his own.

Over the course of an intense 48 overs, SACS meticulously worked their way through the Bishops’ batting line-up, straining to tighten their grip on the game despite Joseph’s continuing accumulation of runs. The momentum swung back and forth with every run added and each wicket knocked over.

In the end, the hosts emerged victorious by a slender margin of 13 runs, capping off a thrilling and dramatic contest that will be remembered for Joseph’s incredible batting display, Peyton Leigh’s five for 38 and SACS’ collective bowling prowess.

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Summarised scorecard:

SACS 244 (Rowen Taplin 54, Raashied Conrad 41, Keiron Bowers 39, Joshua Wyngaard 36; Peyton Leigh 5/38, Tiaan Louw 4/49); Diocesan College 231 (Kashief Joseph 159, Adnaan Lagadien 20; Litha Kraai 4/32, Hamish Anderson 3/37). SACS won by 13 runs.

 

Rondebosch Boys’ High have enjoyed an outstanding term, placing third at the Westvaal North-South T20 tournament, after coming up just short against the eventual champions, Waterkloof, in the semi-finals, and beating Grey College in a playoff match. They were also unbeaten at the Cape Schools Festival before that. On Saturday, their impressive form continued against Wynberg Boys’ High, with Bosch romping to a 151-run victory behind a precise bowling performance.

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Rondebosch won the toss and elected to send the visitors out to field, which appeared to backfire at first. Wynberg wasted no time in going on the attack, with their bowlers wreaking havoc on the home team’s openers.

It was Declan Gillespie, batting at four, who steadied the ship for the hosts, scoring 63 runs in an 84-ball innings, which gave his side the foundation from which to build a respectable total of 226, with their innings ending on the penultimate ball of their 50 overs.

Raeeq Daniels played a massive role in his team’s victory, as well, reaching his half-century with the bat and then backing up that performance with an impressive bowling spell.

In fact, it was the Rondebosch boys’ bowling that won them the game, as they skittled the challengers for a meagre 75, still 151 runs short of their target.

Daniels spearheaded the attack, capturing three wickets for only 11 runs from six challenging overs.

Alexander Combrink and David Simon dismissed two Wynberg batsmen each, with Combrink bowling especially well in his five overs, which cost only seven runs.

Captain, Jordan Neill, ended Wynberg’s innings with a run out on the first ball of the 26th over to secure a resounding victory for his side.

Rondebosch will field an emerging squad next week for two games against touring teams from the UK, Middlesex School and Whitgift School, as they continue to prepare for the coming season. Their performances of late will, no doubt, serve as huge encouragement for their prospects in 2024.

In the northern suburbs, Milnerton hosted Fairmont College for a 50-overs challenge, which they managed to win by 72 runs, thanks to a man of the match performance by Amr Williams.

Winning the toss, Milnerton opted to bat. They made it count by putting up a testing 270 for Fairmont to chase, with Williams helping the tail to wag with a valuable knock of 64.

The visitors fought valiantly, with Joshua Martin contributing a fifty, but Williams was on song again, alongside Abdus Aziz, as they shared six wickets between the two of them, which brought a halt to the Fairmont run chase on 198.

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Summarised scorecards:

Rondebosch Boys’ High 226 (Declan Gillespie 63, Raeeq Daniels 51, Extras 29, David Simon 23; Ihsan Khan 3/24, Yaseen Moos 2/33, Luke Kleinsmith 2/49); Wynberg Boys’ High 75 (Divan Linde 18; Raeeq Daniels 3/11, Alexander Combrink 2/7, David Simon 2/33). Rondebosch Boys’ High won by 151 runs.

Milnerton 270/9 (Amr Williams 64, Abdus Aziz 39, Extras 37, Conner Willemse 29*, J Reynolds 27, C Huxham 20; Byron Garton 3/30, Daniel Beelders 2/41); Fairmont High School 198 (Joshua Martin 56, Extras 35, Daniel Beelders 25, Justin Passman 22; Amr Williams 3/32, Abdus Aziz 3/34, Michael Bloemetje 2/49). Milnerton won by 72 runs.

Divan de Villiers and JP Botha combined for a massive partnership of 177 from 205 deliveries to power Affies to a seven-wicket victory over the visiting Grey College on Saturday.

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The visitors won the toss and elected to bat first, hoping to put up a strong total to defend.

They played well, with the batting lineup making consistent contributions throughout. Adem Niewoudt and Henru de Wet combined for an opening partnership of 58 off 67 deliveries, before Nicolai Bester’s bowling and Divan de Villiers‘ safe hands drew first blood for Affies with the removal of Niewoudt.

Ruben Maree continued the good work for Grey, getting to 41 before he was run out by his Affies’ namesake, Ruben Groenewald.

Casper Troskie, batting at eight, bolstered the Bloemfontein side’s challenge, top-scoring with 54 at a run-a-ball. His 86-run partnership with Kamo Mokeona, who scored an unbeaten 33 as Grey’s last batsman, was a big boost for the visitors, as they set Affies 256 for victory.

It started out well in the field for Grey, with Sicelo Matayi taking two wickets in the third over to remove two huge threats from the locals’ lineup for a combined total of eight runs, with Adem Niewoudt pouching both catches.

Grey had Affies on the ropes at 10/2, but the locals dug deep and De Villiers and Botha turned the game for Affies, as they went after the Grey bowling.

Botha batted at a steady pace, playing the anchor role, to reach 77 from 103, which allowed De Villiers to launch an all-out attack. He blasted a massive 129 from 131 to drive Affies over the line with seven wickets in hand and 39 deliveries to spare.

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Summarised scorecard:

Grey College 256 (Casper Troskie 54, Ruben Maree 41, Kamo Mokoena 33*, Adem Niewoudt 31, Henru de Wet 30, Jaco Prinsloo 27, Extras 23; SF Vermeulen 2/27, Petrus Rautenbach 2/32, Divan de Villiers 2/54); Affies 257/3 (Divan de Villiers 129*, JP Botha 77, Extras 26; Sicelo Matayi 2/43). Affies won by seven wickets.

Paarl Boys’ High showed their class against Boland Lanbdou on Saturday, beating their fierce rivals by a telling margin of 143 runs.

After winning the toss, Boishaai sent the home team out to field first.

Janco Visagie led the attack for Boland, taking three wickets for 28, but steady batting by the visitors saw them to a solid 228, with Francois van der Merwe‘s 68 leading the way.

The Paarl bowlers then cut Boland’s run chase short, with Aden Batt and Christiaan Wege each taking four wickets, as they dismissed their opponents for a meagre 85 to secure an emphatic victory.

Stellenberg also recorded a big win, overpowering Curro Durbanville, with Kyle van Santen scoring an unbeaten 102 runs,

Their bowlers then tore through their opponents’ batting lineup, preventing any of the Curro batsmen from reaching double figures. JJ Rothman was outstanding, capturing 4/15, while Gerrad Kamalie snapped up two sticks while conceding only six runs.

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Summarised scorecards:

Paarl Boys’ High 228 (Francois van der Merwe 68, Extras 39, JJ van der Sandt 38, Christian van Zuydam 25; Janco Visagie 3/28, Stefan Conradie 2/32, Francois Prins 2/46, Markus Groenewald 2/53); Boland Landbou 85 (Jan-Albert van Niekerk 30, Stefan Conradie 22; Aden Batt 4/18, Christiaan Wege 4/20). Paarl Boys’ High won by 143 runs.

Stellenberg 203/4 (Kyle van Santen 102*, Ryan Jones 35*, Extras 24; Abner Paul 1/18); Curro Durbanville 42 (Reece Bald 8; JJ Rothman 4/15, Gerrad Kamalie 2/6). Stellenberg won by 161 runs.

Durbanville XI 188 (Pierre du Toit 44, Tobias Roelofse 43, Jan Kriel 39, Henry Venter 23; Christiaan Oosthuizen 3/14, Ruald Coetzee 3/23); Bellville XI 189/8 (Jano Jonas 36*, Owen Kretschmer 36, Chris Roets 31, Extras 25, Adrian van der Westhuizen 21; Xander van Aarde 2/16). Bellville XI won by two wickets.

Paul Roos Gimnasium flexed their muscles as they comprehensively outplayed Parel Vallei in their 50-over match on Saturday.

Leading the charge for Paul Roos was Luca Plekker, who played a pivotal role in their triumph, with 88 runs to his name.

Adding to Plekker’s batting masterclass, Cornel Swart and Beor van Reenen notched up well-deserved half-centuries. Swart’s gritty 77, after facing 98 deliveries, stood out, while van Reenen’s 57 not out towards the end of the innings further bolstered their score to an imposing 312/6.

Despite PRG’s big total, Joshua Smit enjoyed a good outing with the ball, picking up three crucial wickets, while Christopher Hughes bowled with precision to keep the run scoring in check.

Heading out to the middle, the Parel Vallei batsmen faced an uphill battle, needing to bat at 6.26 per over, if they were able to make use of their entire allotment of 50 overs.

Up against the Stellenbosch school’s formidable bowling attack, the visitors struggled. Dian Winkel was their chief tormentor, snaring five wickets for a mere 26 runs.

Neil Barnard also impressed, capturing three wickets for a miserly five runs in his four-over spell, which helped secure an emphatic 233-run victory for Paul Roos.

In Somerset West, the Taberer Oval witnessed some remarkable batting in the clash between Somerset College and De Villiers Graaf.

Waylin Frank, opening for De Villiers Graaf, delivered a memorable innings, notching up an impressive 101 runs. His knock stood out all the more when it was contrasted with the struggles faced by the rest of his team’s batsmen.

Nicholas Rieth spearheaded the home attack, taking three wickets, as they dismissed the visitors for 189, with Thomas Parsons producing the delivery that finally got rid of Frank.

Somerset College then turned to the dependable Chad Ayford to lead their run chase. He delivered, matching Frank’s 101 without losing his wicket, which helped Somerset West to a comfortable nine-wicket victory. Nicholas Rieth did his bit, scoring an impressive unbeaten 67.

In a thrilling contest on their home turf, Charlie Hofmeyr were in a difficult position after being bowled out for a modest total of 86.

However, they managed to clinch a nail-biting victory against Strand, edging out their opponents by just a single run.

The hosts’ hero of the day was undoubtedly Driaan Louw, whose exceptional bowling performance saw him claim four wickets.

Louw’s superb return proved crucial in cutting short the visitors’ innings at only 85 runs. It secured a dramatic win for Charlie Hofmeyr, but they made it a much harder fight than it needed to be by conceding an astonishing 47 extras.

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Summarised scorecards:

Paul Roos Gimnasium 312/6 (Luca Plekker 88, Cornel Swart 77, Beor van Reenen 57*, Josh Jordaan 34; Joshua Smit 3/49, Jamiel Ismail 2/56); Parel Vallei 79 (Joshua Pretorius 28; Dian Winkel 5/26, Neil Barnard 3/5, Joshua Zietsman 2/23). Paul Roos Gimnasium won by 233 runs.

De Villiers Graaf 189 (Waylin Frank 101, Extras 24; Nicholas Rieth 3/44, Dion Claassens 2/32, Thando Prusent 2/38); Somerset College XI 190/1 (Chad Ayford 101*, Nicholas Rieth 67*; Joshua Damon 1/66). Somerset College XI won by nine wickets.

Charlie Hofmeyr 86 (Heinrich Fourie 29, Marnus van der Westhuizen 25*; Bevan 4/17, Aleric van der Merwe 3/27, Matthew 2/10); Strand XI 85 (Extras 47, Joshua 10; Driaan Louw 4/13, Marnus van der Westhuizen 3/9). Charlie Hofmeyr won by one run.

Pinelands High School XI 216/7 (Jared Paulse 59, Matthew Langs 42, Extras 28, Herman Bosman 24, Thaaqib Fakier 22, Liam Patterson 20; Sirgeo Veary 3/44); Fairbairn College XI 49 (Extras 18, Abraaz Sonday 12; Ethan Whittaker 3/9, Matthew Wise 3/16, Imraan Razak 2/12). Pinelands High School XI won by 167 runs.