St Stithians College players and the school’s supporters celebrate a successful defence of the Nedbank Grey College Soccer Tournament title.
The defending champions, St Stithians College, on Tuesday, pulled off a hard-fought defence of the Nedbank Grey College Soccer Tournament title they won for the first time in 2023
With two titles from three visits to the tournament, they boast a remarkable record. Facing some of the best teams in the country and playing a congested four-day programme, that’s some achievement.
This time, the Saints’ challenge was almost scuppered on the first day of action, when they lost their first two games, going down 1-2 to Grey College and 0-2 to Pretoria Boys High. They got back on track in their third game, scoring a tight 3-2 win over George Royal Academy.
Thankfully for St Stithians, they hit their straps on day two, charging to a 4-2 win over Victoria Park and a big 5-1 defeat of Durban High School (DHS).
With momentum on their side, Saints handled a potential banana skin fixture against a dangerous Brebner High School side with aplomb, cruising to a 4-1 win in the quarterfinals.
In the semi-finals, they had to lean on their big-match temperament (BMT) to get by Kimberley Boys’ High. The contest went to a penalty shootout after the teams had finished regulation time level at 1-1. St Stithians clinched their place in the final with a 4-2 win from the spot.
When they faced Cape Town’s Robinvale for the trophy, they again needed BMT to get by their opponents.
Robinvale grabbed the lead early in the second half, but Jason Oliver, who was named the Striker of the Tournament, netted an equaliser. Then, just as it seemed that Saints would have to go to penalties for a second match in a row, their captain, Liam Slattery, snatched a late winner.
Wynberg Boys’ High finished third after edging out Kimberley Boys’ High 5-4 on penalties. The teams had finished regulation time all square at 2-2.
That was tough on Kimberley Boys’ High, who twice lost out from the penalty spot in the playoffs. Their only loss in regulation time was a 2-3 defeat against the runners-up, Robinvale, in their group opener.
Grey College beat their Bloemfontein rivals, Navalsig, 2-0 to finish fifth, while Westville Boys’ High had to settle for eighth after going down 1-2 to Brebner. It was a good thing they made it to the tournament. Extreme weather conditions on Van Reenen’s Pass doubled their usual travel time to Bloemfontein, making it a harrowing 12-hour trip.
PLAYOFF RESULTS
23/24 Curro Bloemfontein 3-1 Glenwood High School
21/22 Bloemfontein South (11) 2-2 (10) St Andrew’s School
19/20 Victoria Park 1-0 Durban High School
Bowl Final (17/18) King Edward VII School 1-0 Empangeni High School
15/16 Parktown High School 2-1 St David’s Marist Inanda
13/14 HTS Louis Botha 3-0 Pretoria Boys High
11/12 Norkem Park High School 2-1 Hodisa Technical School
Plate Final (9/10) Jeppe High School 4-2 George Royal Academy
7/8 Brebner High School 2-1 Westville Boys’ High
5/6 Grey College 2-0 Navalsig
3/4 Wynberg Boys’ High (5) 2-2 (4) Kimberley Boys’ High
Challenge Cup Final St Stithians College 2-1 Robinvale
After a tense and nerve-wracking 71 games in the St Anne’s Water Polo Tournament, Reddam HouseConstantia blew past the hosts, St Anne’s, in the 72nd and last match, beating them 10-2 in the final on Tuesday to be crowned the champions.
It was an emphatic ending to a superb run through the tournament for the Western Cape side.
They set the bar high from their very first game, opening their challenge with a 13-1 shellacking of St Mary’s DSG (Kloof).
Rhenish provided stiff opposition, but Reddam triumphed 6-1. After that, they brushed aside Westville Girls High’, racking up a 17-0 victory.
That momentum continued when they beat the Stingrays, the St Anne’s Junior team, 9-2, and Herschel 8-3.
In the final, the Constantia girls seized the initiative early on, racing into an 8-2 lead in the second chukka. The outcome was pretty much decided by then, but St Anne’s did well to limit the damage over the remainder of the contest, eventually going down by eight goals.
It was a good tournament for the hosts, who showed off their intent in their first two fixtures, crushing The Wykeham Collegiate 24-0 and Danville 25-1.
While the weather was cold, the action in the pool was hot as 20 of the best teams in the country battled it out for the St Anne’s Water Polo Tournament title.
“I’m so proud of my St Anne’s teams, both of them,” coach Megan Sileno said. “The Junior team (the Stingrays) outdid themselves and exceeded all expectations by ending top eight and winning three out of three penalty shootouts. They were truly amazing.
“And my first team was truly incredible. They showed such grit, fight, and determination. They were remarkable this weekend. I am so proud of them,” she told SuperSport Schools Plus.
Sileno, who will bid farewell to St Anne’s at the end of the year, thanked everyone who had supported her and the water polo programme.
“I am unfortunate to be leaving St Anne’s at the end of the year,” she said. “It’s such an amazing community of parents and girls and school spirit. All of my parents were around, helping and troubleshooting. When the weather was so bad on Friday and Saturday, they were just helping,” she said, alluding to the icy conditions, which brought snow to the KZN Midlands, which could be seen from St Anne’s.
“My headmistress was helping with hay and was baling for me to cover the mud. Nobody was sleeping, they were getting stuck in and our ground staff was incredible as well. They were just all over the place and amazing.
“Our community catering staff and cleaning ladies all came down to show support for the final and they were remarkable. It was incredible, I am very happy with our performance and how the tournament ran,” Sileno concluded.
Herschel Girls’ School, second at the MacKenzie Cup, had to settle for fourth at the St Anne’s Water Polo Tournament.
The 2023 champions, St Stithians, finished fifth after an impressive 9-3 win over Rhenish Girls’ High in the playoffs.
Coach Kyla Moolman’s girls had a tough opener, which ended in a 3-4 defeat at the hands of Durban Girls College (DGC). Later in the tournament, they avenged that loss, edging out DGC 6-5 in another one-goal thriller.
Saints dug deep in their second outing to defeat Beaulieu 8-2. A 4-2 victory over Maris Stella kept them in the running for the title, but St Anne’s hurt their prospects of success by recording a 5-2 win over the Johannesburg school.
St Anne’s 24-0 The Wykehem Collegiate (TWC)
Stingrays v Reddam Umhlanga 4-3
DGC v Maris Stella
St Mary’s Kloof 15-3 Westville
St Anne’s 25-1 Danville
Herschel 11-1 Stingrays
Reddam Bedfordview 8-4 Beaulieu
DAY 2
St Mary’s Kloof 1-13 Reddam Constantia
Roedean 18-0 Danville
St Dominic’s 5-4 Reddam Umhlanga
DGC 4-3 St Stithians
St Mary’s Kloof 5-9 Rhenish
St Anne’s 5-4 Roedean
Stingrays 6-5 Crawford La Lucia
Maris Stella 3-9 Reddam Bedfordview
St Mary’s Waverley 11-2 Westville Girls’ High
Kingsmead 15-0 TWC
Herschel 8-2 St Dominic’s
St Stithians 8-2 Beaulieu
Reddam Constantia 6-1 Rhenish
Kingsmead 9-2 Danville
Crawford La Lucia 5-7 Reddam Umhlanga 5-7
DGC 11-10 Reddam Bedfordview
St Mary’s Waverley 5-4 St Mary’s Kloof
Kingsmead 1-5 Roedean
Stingrays 6-5 St Dominic’s 6-5
DAY 3
St Stithians 4-2 Maris Stella
Rhenish 11-1 Westville Girls’ High
Roedean 20-0 TWC
Herschel 10-1 Crawford La Lucia
DGC 5-1 Beaulieu
St Mary’s Waverley 4-6 Reddam Constantia
St Anne’s 8-4 Kingsmead
St Dominic’s 7-2 Crawford La Lucia
Reddam Bedfordview 5-6 St Stithians
St Mary’s Waverley 4-5 Rhenish
Herschel 5-2 Reddam Umhlanga
Maris Stella 4-5 Beaulieu
TWC 5-6 Danville
Reddam Constantia 17-0 Westville Girls’ High
Stingrays 6-5 Reddam Bedfordview
St Dominic’s 4-7 St Stithians
St Mary’s Waverley 2-7 Roedean
Rhenish 8-1 Kingsmead
DAY 4
Danville 3-4 Westville Girls’ High
Reddam Umhlanga 8-3 Maris Stella
Beaulieu 4-2 Crawford La Lucia
St Mary’s Kloof 9-3 TWC
St Anne’s 5-2 St Stithians
Herschel 11-3 Rhenish
Roedean 7-4 DGC
Reddam Constantia 9-2 Stingrays
Reddam Bedfordview 8-2 St Mary’s Waverley
St Dominic’s 6-4 Kingsmead
Crawford 8-1 Danville
Maris Stella 15-5 TWC
Westville Girls’ High 1-16 Beaulieu
Reddam Umhlanga 9-1 St Mary’s
DGC 5-6 St Stithians
Stingrays 3-6 Rhenish
St Anne’s v Roedean (3) 5-5 (2)
Reddam Constantia 8-3 Herschel
DAY 5
TWC 7-6 Danville (19/20)
Crawford La Lucia 5-2 Maris Stella (17/18)
Westville Girls’ High 2-7 St Mary’s Kloof (15/16)
Beaulieu (5) 3-3 (6) Reddam Umhlanga (13/14)
St Mary’s Waverley 9-5 Kingsmead (11/12)
St Dominic’s 2-4 Reddam Bedfordview (9/10)
Stingrays 2-5 DGC (7/8)
St Stithians 9-3 Rhenish 9-3 (5/6)
Roedean 4-3 Herschel (3/4)
St Anne’s 2-10 Reddam Constantia (1/2)
St John’s College celebrates a win on Hilton College’s Hart-Davis Oval in their last match of the 2024 Oppenheimer Michaelmas Cricket Week.
Darshik Lutchman fired St John’s College to a three-wicket win over Hilton College in an Oppenheimer Michaelmas Cricket Week T20 clash at Hilton College on Tuesday afternoon.
The middle-order batsman took charge and scored an unbeaten half-century to propel the Gauteng side to 142/7 in 18.4 overs.
At UKZN, Joshua van Biljon scored an unbeaten 40 to power Durban High School (DHS) to a six-wicket victory over St Stithians.
That win meant DHS finished with a perfect three victories from three matches. Saints, unbeaten at the Michaelmas Week in 2023, went winless this time around.
Hilton batted first on the Hart-Davis Oval and fought their way to 141/6 from their 20 overs, with Monday’s centurion, Charles Swart, following up his ton against Paul Roos Gimnasium with an impressive 51 off 39, which included five fours.
However, Swart’s heroics were matched by Lutchman, for St John’s, as he compiled a steady 56 off 48 deliveries, striking a six and five fours. Batting at four, it’s not often that Lutchman finds himself at the crease inside the first three overs of his side’s innings but, against Hilton, he was out in the middle in the second over after an early collapse.
Batting with composure, the 16-year-old copped a couple of blows to the head, but he took them in his stride and kept guiding his side towards the victory target. Playing textbook shots, he accumulated runs at a pace that steadied the innings and allowed other batsmen to swing at every delivery they faced.
“The young man is still developing his craft. l would say he played out of his skin for the badge,” Bongani Ntini, the St John’s coach, said after the game.
During his time in the middle, Lutchman shared a 21-run third-wicket partnership with Nkosana Sibiya, which came off of 22 balls, but more was needed to guide his side out of the woods.
St John’s needed a fast-scoring partnership, but it didn’t come when Lutchman and AlecLoveland were together. However, when Jacob Smith, the Johannesburg school’s designated finisher, joined Lutchman they lifted the run rate, scoring 58 runs off 40 balls.
Smith played his role as the finisher perfectly, sending three balls over the boundary and three into it as his 27-ball knock produced 40 runs.
Lutchman and Smith’s crucial contributions were built on a foundation afforded to them by the bowling of Oliver Tait and Nkosana Sibiya. They took five wickets between them to help St John’s restrict Hilton to a gettable total.
Tait removed both openers, Robert Burman and Simon Steyn, in two overs. Nkosana then stalled Hilton’s surge at the death by picking up a wicket in each of the 15th, 17th, and 19th overs.
“Nkosana was immense for us today,” coach Ntini enthused. “He bowled a match-winning spell in the middle overs to peg back the opposition, who had a flying start. It wasn’t only the restriction of runs but also the crucial wickets he took when the opposition looked to accelerate and they looked comfortable to post 180-plus,” he explained.
Sibiya, with 3/21 from four overs, was the most successful bowler in the match. Tait did his bit by picking up 2/28 in four, while paceman Natenzi Denenga was Hilton’s best bowler, knocking over 2/26 in 3.4 overs.
St Stithians had a contrasting result to that of their Johannesburg neighbours when they met DHS, and matters started to unravel early on when Dilhan Naraidu dismissed the dangerous duo of Liam Mudenda and Emile Odendaal, two and three in the Saints’ batting order, in the space of three deliveries, with only seven runs on the scoreboard.
Saints recovered through Richard Seletswane and TahseenHanslo, who put on 65 in 60 balls for the third wicket. Unfortunately for St Stithians, it was brought to an end by Seletswane being run out by Ethan Cooper for 31 in the 12th over. He was followed by Hanslo a short while later, after Hanslo had scored 38. Aidan van der Westhuizen was the only other Saints’ batsman to reach double figures.
Naraidu, with 2/25 from four overs, was the pick of the DHS bowlers, while Bhavesh Naicker also bagged a brace, claiming 2/27 in four.
In their reply, DHS’s top four batsmen – Ismaeel Omar (8), Sbusiso Msibi (21), Semal Pillay (17), and Sfundo Mthembu (11) – adopted a watchful approach, more often applied in the 50-overs-a-side game. After 10 overs, they had reached only 53/3. A much higher run rate was needed.
Josh van Biljon, who scored a century earlier in the week against Hudson Park, obliged by stepping up to the plate and bludgeoning an unbeaten 40 off 25 balls. His blazing knock featured three fours and a six. He and Lazlo Jooste, who finished unbeaten on 15, shared an unbroken 46-run fifth-wicket partnership to see the Horseflies to victory.
Richard Seletswane was St Stithians’ best bowler with two wickets for 14 runs in four overs.
Summarised Scorecards
Hilton College 141/6 (Charles Swart 51, Robert Burman 24; Nkosana Sibiya 3/21, Oliver Tait 2/28) St John’s College 142/7 (Darshik Lutchman 56, Jacob Smith 40; Natenzi Denenga 2/26). St John’s won by three wickets.
St Stithians College 119/7 (Tahseen Hanslo 38, Richard Seletswane 31; Dilhan Naraidu 2/25, Bhavesh Naicker 2/27) DHS 120/4 (Joshua van Biljon 40*, Sbusiso Msibi 21; Richard Seletswane 2/14, Cayden Sunker 1/9). DHS won by six wickets.
Christopher Elston grabbed a four-wicket haul to help Jeppe High School for Boys register a comprehensive 98-run win over Northwood at Howick High in a T20 clash at the Oppenheimer Michaelmas Cricket Week on Tuesday.
A short distance away, Ethan Muir scored an unbeaten 53-ball 58 to help Michaelhouse to a 13-run win over Pretoria Boys High on the Roy Gathorne Oval.
Jeppe batted first and put up a total of 166/8 in their 20 overs. Their bowlers then caught fire and ran through the Northwood batting line-up to knock them over for just 68 runs in 15.1 overs.
The bowling massacre was led by Elston, who captured four wickets for 19 runs in four overs. He was introduced into the attack in the seventh over and delivered an outstanding four-over spell that saw him take a wicket in each over he bowled.
His first wicket was that of Mfanafuthi Shange, who top-scored for Northwood with 18. Shange had seen out the storm brought on by Sipho Potsane, Matthew Costa,Luke Kent-Brown, and Jeremiah Marshall, which caused a massive Northwood batting collapse in the powerplay.
In the first six overs, five batsmen fell for a combined 12 runs. Northwood’s sub-standard batting effort was reflected by the fact that Alistair Duncan, with 13, was the only other batsman to reach double figures.
Earlier in the day, Jeppe’s batsmen had produced a stop-start innings, due to their loss of wickets in clumps. The only time there was some respite from that rollercoaster ride was when they had Aiden Reyneke and Ryan Young in the middle. They were the only Jeppe batsmen to score more than 30 runs, and they shared a 66-run third-wicket partnership that spanned 7.4 overs.
Their partnership saw the Gauteng side through the middle overs and put them in a position to post a winning score. Munib Ayob and Keegan Caxeiro also made important contributions, with both scoring 24.
At Michaelhouse, Ethan Muir hit five fours and a six in his unbeaten 58 off 53 deliveries to lead the home team to a hard-fought win over Pretoria Boys High.
Muir arrived at the crease in the second over, after Sebastien Hofmeyr had been dismissed by Timothy Tattersall for one. The number three batsman pitched his tent and saw the innings through, shepherding Michaelhouse to 142/4. Then, the KZN side successfully defended their total, restricting Boys High to 129/6 from their 20 overs.
After Hofmeyr’s dismissal, Muir shared a 21-run second-wicket partnership with Michael Spencer (17), which steadied the innings and lasted until the fifth over. It was succeeded by a 91-run match-winning third-wicket stand between Muir and Graydon Leslie, who waltzed along at a healthy scoring rate of 126.39. During that stand, Leslie carved five fours in his 42 off 33 balls.
Later in the day, when Michaelhouse was in the field, Jean-Luc Rey took two early wickets to force Pretoria Boys High onto the back foot. The new ball bowler picked up two, one in the second over and another in the fourth, to reduce the Northern Gauteng side to a precarious 8/2.
Timothy Gordon had his work cut out for him when he made his way to the crease following the fall of the second wicket. He did a good job of steadying the innings, with a 38-run third-wicket partnership with Luke Marshall (17). However, Pretoria Boys High’s most important partnership was Gordon’s 75-run fourth-wicket stand with Adam Cannata.
Unfortunately, the duo was unable to score quickly enough. They were consistently behind the required run rate, and when Cannata was dismissed after 18.3 overs, Boys High still needed 21 runs from nine balls. It proved to be a mountain too high to climb.
Gordon gave it his all, finishing with 54 from 41 deliveries, which included five fours and three sixes.
Jean-Luc Rey was the pick of the bowlers for Michaelhouse with two wickets for 13 runs in four overs. Ross Moller, Harry Vickery, and Radhesh Jhilmeet bagged a wicket each.
Summarised Scorecards
Jeppe 166/8 (Ryan Young 37, Aiden Reyneke 32; Kyle White 2/21, Nqobani Mokoena 2/25, Mason Storm 2/25) Northwood 68/10 (Mfanafuthi Shange 18, Alistair Duncan 13; Christopher Elston 4/19, Luke Brown 1/2) Jeppe won by 98 runs.
Michaelhouse 142/4 (Ethan Muir 58, Graydon Leslie 42; Nicholas Rossouw 1/16) Pretoria Boys High 129/6 (Timothy Gordon 54, Adam Cannata 37; Jean-Luc Rey 2/13, Ross Moller 1/15) Michaelhouse won by 13 runs.
Die span van Johanneburg het die tuisspan, Potchefstroom Gimnasium, behoorlik laat les opsê. Danksy twee honderdtalle in die Helpies se top-ses het die besoekers uit die stad van goud ‘n allemintige 341/6 in hul toegelate 50 beurte opgehoop.
Zuan Joubert was uitstaande op nommer drie, met sy beurt wat 111 aflewerings geduur en waartydens hy 131 lopies gemoker het. Sy pragbeurt het 12 viere en ses sesse ingesluit.
Asof dit nie genoeg sout in die wonde was nie, het Anthony Stone ook besluit om vas te trap. Stone, wat selfs ietwat vinniger as Joubert gekolf het, het die vonke laat spat met sy 105 van slegs 88 balle. Hy het die bal agt keer oor die grenstou laat seil en ook ses viere aangeteken.
Gimmies se Margeo Joubert, was op sy beurt ewe indrukwekkend. Joubert het koelkop gebly onder kwaai druk om 96, vier kort van ‘n welverdiende honderdtal, aan te teken. Bennet Keet het Joubert se voorbeeld nagevolg om ‘n beurt van 43 lopies aanmekaar te slaan.
Dit was egter die aanslag van Anrich Liebenberg en Henno Steyn wat die Gimmies se vlerke geknip het. Liebenberg was uitmuntend om met syfers van 3/33 in sy toegelate 10 beurte te spog, terwyl Steyn, met bykans presies dieselfde syfers, kon spog met drie paaltjies vir 32 lopies.
‘n Verdere bydrae van twee paaltjies deur Xander Jackson het die wind heeltemal uit die Gimmies se seile gehaal en die gasheerspan beperk tot ‘n totaal van 232, 109 lopies kort van die teiken.
Westville Boys’ High se jongmanne, oftewel “Stayers”-span, en Hoërskool Stellenberg het die skare om die Witrand-ovaal deurgaans op die punte van hul stoele gehou. Teen die einde van die dag se 100 beurte was daar steeds niks te kies tussen die twee spanne nie en moes hulle blad skud op ‘n gelykopuitslag.
Westville se Evan du Toit het sy span se kolfaanslag met ‘n puik beurt van 93 lopies gelei. Met behulp van Aiden Rautenbach se 29 en Ashton Kidgell se 20, kon die span van Durban hul weg na 239/9 in die toegelate 50 beurte vind.
Stellies het daarop geantwoord met 239 almal uit.
JJ Rotham het sy waardevolle boulvertoning van 2/36 opgevolg met ‘n belangrike beurt van 49 lopies. Wilhelm Smet het hom mooi bygestaan met 38 wat van sy kolf gekom het. ‘n Rits verdere bydraes van 20 lopies of meer het die Stellies gehelp om kop te hou en uiteindelik Westville se telling te ewenaar.
Noordwes se Krieket Hub het beïndruk met ‘n oortuigende nege-paaltjie-oorwinning oor Hoërskool Brackenfell op die Mooivallei-ovaal. McCuauley Johnson het die span vanuit die Kaapse voorstad gekasty met ‘n uitstekende boulskof van 3/13. Hy het puik ondersteuning ontvang van Katlego Moloto wat ook drie paaltjies laat kantel het.
‘n Verdere bydrae van 2/15 deur Tumelo Makume het verseker dat die span van die Wes-Kaap vir 119 almal uitgeboender word. Slegs die openingskolwer Keenan Rheeder het gemaklik voor die paaltjies gelyk, maar moes steeds hard werk vir sy 44 lopies, wat van 73 balle gekom het.
Daarenteen het die Noordwes Hub se Katlego Molefi en Makume kolfwerk laat maklik lyk. Molefi het die beurt afgeskop met ‘n blitsige 54 lopies van slegs 28 balle. Dit was egter Makume wat uiteindelik die doodskoot toegedien het met sy 56 van slegs 29, teen ‘n treftempo van 193.10, en só sy span veilig oor die wenstreep gekry het.
Beknopte telkaarte:
Helpmekaar Kollege 341/6 (Zuan Joubert 131, Anthony Stone 105, Kyle Swanepoel 37, Kevin Olivier 23; Caden Seleka 2/28); Potchefstroom Gimnasium 232 (Margeo Joubert 96, Bennet Keet 43, James Wood 30, Henré Cronje 24; Henno Steyn 3/32, Anrich Liebenberg 3/33, Xander Jackson 2/31). Helpmekaar Kollege wen met 109 lopies.
Westville Boys High Stayers 239/9 (Ewan du Toit 93, Aiden Baudach 29, Ashton Kidgell 20; Lohann Pretorius 2/31, JJ Rothman 2/36, Kyle van Santen 2/52); Stellenberg 239 (JJ Rothman 49, Wilhelm Smet 38, Michael Amoedo 26, Kyle van Santen 24, Mortie Viljoen 21, Jan Jak Alberts 21; Ewan du Toit 3/41, Ashton Kidgell 2/30, Kelso Billiache 2/34, Kian Lottering 2/40). Wedstryd gelykop.
Bethlehem Voortrekker 68 (André Heunis 28; Hanro Keulder 4/11, Janro de Bruin 2/15, Dylan Koegelenberg 2/9); Affies 2de XI 69/1 (SF Vermeulen 32*, Dylan Koegelenberg 20*; Joel Coetzee 1/25). Affies 2de XI wen met nege paaltjies.
Durbanville 75 (Reuben La Grange 15; Kaeden Posthumus 3/15, Wian Pieters 2/12, Kristian du Plessis 2/15); Hoërskool Kempton Park 77/2 (Wian Pieters 25*; Calla du Toit 2/39). Hoërskool Kempton Park wen met agt paaltjies.
Hoërskool Klerksdorp het sy week op ‘n hoë noot afgeskop danksy ‘n puik vertoning met die kolf deur sy toporde. Die Klerksdorpers kon aan die einde van sy toegelate 50 beurte met drie 50-talle spog.
Raykie van Rooyen het van voor gelei en sy tyd by die kolfkampie terdeë geniet om 74 lopies van 79 aflewerings te moker. Sy indrukwekkende beurt is moontlik gemaak deur ‘n stewige openingsvennootskap van 103 deur Stephan Janse van Resnburg en Colyn Vissagie.
Janse van Rensburg kon ook spog met ‘n telling bo 50. Hy het ses viere en twee sesse grens toe gestuur vir sy 52, terwyl Visagie goed vertoon het met 39.
Luken Maritz het hom in die latere stadiums van die beurt by Van Rooyen aangesluit en uitstekend gekolf vir sy 60 lopies. Dit het ook beteken dat die paar ‘n belangrike vennootskap van 130 lopies kon aanmekaarslaan om hul span uiteindelik tot ‘n totaal van 267 te help.
Hoewel die Klerksdorpers bestendig gekolf het, was die Jansie-boulaanval op sy beurt ook uitstekend. Dit was verál Adrian Ristow wat uitgeblink het om aan die einde van sy toegelate 10 beurte met syfers van 5/49 te spog. Ristow is netjies bygestaan deur Jayden Marcus wat drie paaltjies vir 43 lopies laat kantel het.
André Pretorius was die Jansies se uitblinker met die kolf en het gevaarlik gelyk vir 62 lopies. Ongelukkig vir die span van Boksburg was JP van Staden die enigste ander kolwer wat ‘n waardevolle bydrae, van 38, kon lewer.
Aanvangsbouler, Winton Abrahams, en Benrie Fourie het ewe veel skade aangerig met drie paaltjies elk. Vincenzo Holland het uiteindelik die doodskoot toegedien met sy twee paaltjies, wat die Jansies tot 234 beperk het.
Boland Lanbou het die nuutgekroonde T20 kampioen van Noordwes, Hoërskool Rustenburg, laat hik deur hulle gemaklik met 167 lopies te verslaan.
Marius du Plessis was sy span se voorslagkolwer. Du Plessis het vier viere en een ses gemoker in sy beurt van 105 nie uit nie. Stefan Conradie (59) en Rynhardt van der Schyff (52) het elk ook met 50-talle gepronk.
Marnus de Witt het die stoeiende Rusties boulaanval gelei met syfers van 2/58 in sy toegelate 10 beurte. Op sy beurt het die Boland Landbou se Tiaan Ryke met syfers van 2/41 ‘n goeie vertoning deur die res gelei. Slegs Zandré Diedericks (47) en Nathan Rossouw (25*) kon by die Bolanders se kolwers kers vashou.
Paarl Gimnasium se Wian Munnick was een lopie kort van ‘n welverdiende honderdtal in sy span se oorwinning van ses paaltjies oor Hoërskool Marais Viljoen. Die span van Alberton het eerste gekolf en ‘n skaflike telling van 265/8 aangeteken. Die kranige hotklou, Abdullah Tadwalla, het goed vertoon vir sy 62, terwyl die talenvolle Jaden Govender ook sy kolf vir ‘n vyftigtal kon lig.
Gimmies se De Waal Vivier het vir Munnick mooi bygestaan met sowel die bal as kolf. Vivier het gespog met sy span se beste syfers van 2/50 op die dag. Daarna het hy sy kolf laat praat en ‘n onoorwonne 53 lopies gemoker. Sy bydrae, tesame met dié van Charles King, wat ook nie sy paaltjie verloor het vir sy 65 lopies nie, was genoeg om ‘n oorwinning met ses paaltjies te verseker.
Nie eens ‘n uitstaande boulvertoning van 6/59 deur Hoërskool Trio se Cheslin Mogasi was genoeg om Hoërskool Wesvalia te stuit nie. Die Wessies se kolwers het die lopies opgestapel, met Henco Greyling voor in die koor met ‘n puik beurt van 73. Greyling het ook later die boulaanval gelei met syfers van 3/40 om die Trio kolwers te laat struikel.
Theuns van Rensburg was die span van Kroonstad se voorste kolwer. Sy 66 lopies, tesame met die 46 van Miguel Menino, het hul span vir ‘n oomblik laat glo. Die Wessies se boulers was egter té ekonomies en het Trio vir slegs 215, 81 lopies té min, uitgehaal.
Hans Moore se Xavier Coetzee en Warren Minnaar het hul span tot ‘n agt-paaltjie-oorwinning oor Hoërskool Monument gemoker. Nadat beide openingskolwers met nul na die pawiljoen moes terugkeer, het Coetzee en Minnaar hulself ingegrawe. Coetzee het sy 103 lopies van slegs 52 aflewerings geslaan, terwyl Minnaar met 63 van 35 balle kon spog.
Werner Durheim was die Monumentare se silwer randjie. Hy het teen ‘n gesonde tempo gekolf vir sy onoorwonne 95 lopies, wat van slegs 58 balle gekom het. Durheim was verantwoordelik vir meer as die helfte van sy span se lopies.
Beknopte telkaarte:
Hoërskool Klerksdorp 267/9 (Raykie van Rooyen 74, Luken Maritz 60, Stephan Janse van Rensburg 52, Colyn Vissagie 39; Adrian Ristow 5/49, Jayden Marcus 3/43); EG Jansen 234 (André Pretorius 67, Ekstras 39, JP van Staden 38, Jaiden Smit 22; Benrie Fourie 3/50, Winton Abrahams 3/67, Vincenzo Holland 2/8). Hoërskool Klerksdorp wen met 33 lopies.
Boland Landbou 289/6 (Marius du Plessis 105*, Stefan Conradie 59, Rynhardt van der Schyff 52, Kobus Conradie 21*; Marnus de Witt 2/58); Hoërskool Rustenburg 122 (Zandré Diedericks 47, Nathan Rossouw 25; Markus Groenewald 2/16, Tiaan Ryke 2/41). Boland Landbou wen met 167 lopies.
Marais Viljoen 265/8 (Abdullah Tadwalla 62, Ethan van Rooyen 62, Jaden Govender 50, Rieshaeel Hashim 26; De Waal Vivier 2/50); Paarl Gimnasium 267/4 (Wian Munnick 99, Charles King 65*, De Waal Vivier 53; Jordan Baijnath 1/47). Paarl Gimnasium wen met ses paaltjies.
Monument 183 (Werner Durrheim 95*, N van der Colff 24; Kenan Shaw 3/19, Henré Everleigh 2/17, Kyle Wratten 2/28); Hans Moore 184/2 (Xavier Coetzee 103*, Warren Minnaar 63*; Tshepo Mlambo 1/40). Hans Moore wen met agt paaltjies.
Rico Honiball top-scored for St Charles College, with 31, but they were well beaten by Cornwall Hill College. Photo: Justin Waldman Sports Photography.
Cornwall Hill College’s Blignaut brothers bashed them to a comfortable 33-run victory over the 2024 Eston One Insurance T20 Night League champions, St Charles College, on the last day of the 64th Oppenheimer Michaelmas Cricket Week In Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday.
The side from the Jacaranda City batted first after winning the toss, but they lost both of their opening batsmen within the first three overs. Still, that set the stage for Kian and Michael Blignaut to set their team up for victory. Both batted sublimely.
Kian Blignaut played the anchor role, expertly making his way to an unbeaten 53 from 59 deliveries. Knocking it around gave his brother, Michael Blignaut, the opportunity to play the role of the aggressor. Smashing six fours and two sixes, he raced to 50 from only 29 balls, at a healthy strike rate of 172.4.
Saints’ captain Marcell Wellmann was the pick of the bowlers. The left-arm spinner picked up only one wicket, but he was economical, conceding just 11 runs from his three overs.
Cornwall Hill finished on 142/5. On the large St Charles Oval, that was a fair score.
The home team has played some good cricket this season, but they were not at their best on Tuesday. Obakeng Mokonyane damaged the Saints’ response, snapping up 4/25 in four overs, while Trent Hardie bagged 2/28 in his four, as St Charles was rolled for a disappointing 109.
Rico Honiball fought bravely with his 31 from 27 balls up front, while Kwanele Nqayi, batting eighth, tried valiantly and made 20 off of 16, but only three Saints’ batsmen made it into double figures and that was never going to be enough.
The Cricket South Africa Hub XI impressed once more, completing their Michaelmas Week assignments with a perfect record of three wins from three outings. This time around, Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool (Affies) fell victim to the Hub XI, going down by 17 runs at UKZN.
Batting first, the CSA Hub XI scratched their way to only 105/9 from their 20 overs in difficult batting conditions, thanks to a well-played 31 from Jevohndré Jacobs and a valuable 24 from Nkosibonile Sibisi.
That was all they needed, though, as opening bowler and captain, Enathi Kitshini, took it upon himself to see his team to victory. For a second day in succession, he captured four wickets and he did it cheaply, surrendering only nine runs from his four overs. Taywin Adams bowled well, too, snaring 2/11 from his four.
The pair’s economy rates of under three runs per over kept the Affies’ batsmen under immense pressure. Henré Smith tried to play the anchor role for the Pretoria school, but that brought him only 18 runs from 36 balls, and that was as good as it got for Affies, who were held to just 88/8 in their 20 overs.
Xavier de Wet was the standout with the ball for the boys from Pretoria. He used the bowler-friendly conditions to his advantage, knocking over 2/15 in four overs. Ruben Groenewald lent good support, taking 2/14 in three.
Summarised scorecards
Cornwall Hill College 142/5 (Kian Blignaut 53*, Michael Blignaut 50; Marcell Wellmann 1/11); St Charles College 109 (Rico Honiball 31, Kwanele Ngayi 30; Obakeng Mokonyane 2/25, Trent Hardie 2/28). Cornwall Hill won by 33 runs.
CSA Invitation XI 105/9 (Jevohndré Jacobs 31, Nkosibonile Sibisi 24; Ruben Groenewald 2/14, Xavier de Wet 2/15, Vihan Pretorius 2/16, JP Botha 2/23); Affies 88/8 (Henré Smith 18; Enathi Khitsini 4/9, Taywin Adams 2/11). CSA Invitation XI won by 17 runs.
Clifton’s Tim Saulez has enjoyed a stellar Oppenheimer Michaelmas Cricket Week, delivering top performances with both the bat and ball.
Fresh off a win over St John’s College, Clifton followed up with a three-wicket victory over Cornwall Hill College on Monday at the Oppenheimer Michaelmas Cricket Week. With only one matric boy in their lineup, Clifton has impressed.
Playing in Howick, they opted to field first after winning the toss, and that proved to be a good decision as the Clifton new ball bowlers ripped through the top of the Cornwall Hill batting lineup.
On 20/3, the Pretoria side was in serious trouble, but they were rescued when the Blignautbrothers, Kian and Michael, joined forces out in the middle. They shared a 70-run partnership for the fourth wicket but were both dismissed with the total on 90.
Michael Blignaut was run out for a fighting 32 and Kian Blignaut followed shortly after that, caught off the bowling of Luthando Mazibuko for the innings’ top score of 35.
The departure of the brothers precipitated a rapid collapse. From 90/3, Cornwall Hill tumbled to 117/10. Shiraz Perumal was primarily responsible for undoing the Gauteng side’s batting effort. He returned a superb 4/16 from 6.4 overs and was well supported by opening bowler, Tim Saulez, who claimed 2/27.
His new ball partner, Regan Radley, bowled tightly, picking up 1/11 from six overs, while Luthando Mazibuko was tidy, too, returning 1/20 from eight, and Shahzaad Perumal added to the pressure exerted by the other bowlers, snaring 1/17 from nine overs.
Clifton’s run chase started every bit as poorly as Cornwall Hill’s innings had begun. They were wobbling in the early going, on 18/3, with Michael Blignaut picking up two sticks and Kian Blignaut one. When Tim Saulez, the scorer of an unbeaten 80 against St John’s the previous day, joined Byron Ward out in the middle. though, the Durban school’s fortunes took a solid upswing.
They put on 48 together before Ward fell, another Michael Blignaut victim, for 22. Saulez was still there, though, and he was harsh on any wayward bowling. Between them, Zach Williamson and Cohen Naidoo added only five runs, but when they had departed, Clifton had advanced by a further 28 runs.
Lawson Dinsdale then provided Saulez with the support he needed and they brought the scores level, which was when Dinsdale was dismissed for 16 by Obakeng Mokonyane, his third wicket of the Clifton innings. Clifton, though, claimed the win soon after that.
Saulez finished unbeaten on 54 from only 49 deliveries, with eight fours. On a low-scoring day, that effort shone brightly.
Obakeng Mokonyane bowled well to claim 3/20 from 5.5 overs, while Kian and Michael Blignaut picked up two wickets apiece, although they were a trifle expensive. Kian went for 41 runs from his five overs, while Michael conceded 60 in 10.
At Lynwood, Hoërskool Waterkloof showed why they’re so highly regarded by making light work of a decent total set by a good Kearsney College team.
Klofies, bravely, elected to send Kearsney in to bat. That decision didn’t work out that well, although Jaco van der Walt had Jason de Gryse caught for only eight.
Matthew Lamplough and Cameron Veenstra then added 35 for the second wicket before Lamplough was out for 28, with the total on 58. That brought Kearsney captain Ross Coetzee to the crease. While Coetzee has been in good form, Veenstra, a classy batsman, had been a little off his best in the early part of the season, but he was playing himself into form against Waterkloof.
The pair shared a 95-run stand for the third wicket before Coetzee was bowled by Ruan Ferreira for 39 from 47, which had included four fours and a six.
Veenstra was still there, however, and he went on to score exactly 100 from 107 deliveries, with 11 fours and three sixes. When his excellent knock finally came to an end, Kearsney had reached 230/6 in the 46th over.
At the opposite end, SA u21 hockey player, Matthew de Oliveira, continued showing off his chops with a cricket bat. He struck four fours and a six in an unbeaten 36 from 24 balls to help Kearsney to 258/8 from their 50 overs.
Jaco van der Walt led the Waterkloof bowling attack well, knocking over 3/39 in 10 overs, while Marcus Bakker did a solid job, returning 2/42 from nine. Ruan Ferreira, who took the crucial wicket of Ross Coetzee, shone with a return of 1/33 from 10.
Bakker then led the way as Waterkloof aggressively pursued Kearsney’s total. After the Klofies had lost Johan Feuth for a single and Divan Behrens for 16, Bakker and captain Beukes van den Berg laid into the KZN school’s bowlers. In just 12.4 overs, they added 107 runs.
Bakker was then caught behind by De Oliveira off the bowling of leg-spinner Asavela Khambule for 79, but the damage had been done. He’d smashed five sixes and 10 fours in a stay of only 44 balls. Bakker’s departure brought Riley Miller to the wicket, and he was, very nearly, as ruthless towards the Kearsney bowlers.
Van den Berg fell to Khambule in the 24th over, out for 39, including five fours, but Waterkloof’s assault carried on when Rico van der Walt joined Riley Miller in the middle. They added 82 in only 8.1 overs to bring the Pretoria team to within sight of victory. Van der Walt was dismissed just six runs shy of that target, but he had played his part, striking five fours and a six in a 26-ball 33.
Miller finished unbeaten on 66, with his six sixes bettering Bakkes’ big knock by one. He also lashed five fours in an aggressive 42-ball innings.
When Waterkloof clinched the win, they had done so in just 32.4 overs.
Unsurprisingly, some of the Kearsney bowlers came in for some tap. Two of them emerged with some credit, however, with Sandiswa Yeni returning 2/41 from eight overs, while Asavela Khambule picked up 2/25 from six. Nine wides, though, meant his analysis was not as impressive as it might have been.
Summarised scorecards
Cornwall Hill College 117/10 (Kian Blignaut 35, Michael Blignaut 32, Shiraz Perumal 4/16, Tim Saulez 2/27); Clifton College 123/7 (Tim Saulez 54*, Byron Ward 22, Obakeng Mokonyane 3/20, Kian Blignaut 2/41, Michael Blignaut 2/60). Clifton College won by three wickets.
Kearsney College 258/8 (Cameron Veenstra 100, Ross Coetzee 39, Matthew De Oliveira 36*, Matthew Lamplough 28, Jaco van der Walt 3/39, Marcus Bakker 2/42); HoërskoolWaterkloof 261/5 (Marcus Bakker 79, Riley Miller 66*, Beukes van den Berg 39, Rico van der Walt 33, Asavela Khambule 2/35, Sandiswa Yeni 2/41). Waterkloof won by five wickets.
Maritzburg College opening bowler Samuel Hughes and his new ball partner, Reece Wllson, had Hudson Park on the defensive from the start of their innings.
The CSA Hub XI, buoyed by a 58-run win over Jeppe High School for Boys on Sunday, followed through with another eye-opening Oppenheimer Michaelmas Cricket Week victory, this time by 74 runs over St John’s College on Barns’ Field at Maritzburg College on Monday.
“I think it’s the positive energy within the team,” captain Enathi Kitshini told SuperSport Schools Plus after his side had secured the win. “We’ve had only three or four days [together before the Michaelmas Week], but we look like a serious team.”
That sizeable victory appeared unlikely midway through the contest after the CSA Hub XI had mustered only 151 all out, with their innings lasting just 30.4 overs. The truth be told, however, it could have been a lot worse had the St John’s bowlers not sent down 24 wides. In total, they conceded 30 extras.
“Today, we wanted to bowl first. That didn’t work out. I lost the toss. We went in to bat and we had a good start. I think the wicket would have been easier to bat on second because it is flat and was not spinning much,” Kitshini commented.
Sabela Mabanga and Nkosibonile Sibisi put on 34 for the Hub XI’s first wicket before Kago Masote removed Mabanga for 20. His entertaining knock had lasted only 14 balls, but it also featured three fours and a six.
Mabanga’s dismissal, though, triggered a collapse, with the Hub XI tumbling to 39/4 as Masote and Cole Francis struck twice each. Tshepang Laka and Jaydin Damons stopped the bleeding, however, and turned the tide with a vital 66-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Laka, then, was sent packing by Alec Loveland for 23.
Damons stuck around until the total had moved on to 131, which was when he fell to Oliver Tait for 37, which proved to be, far and away, the highest score of the match.
Ryall Julies weighed in with 19 and the CSA Hub XI finished with 151 runs to their credit. Alec Loveland was the pick of the St John’s bowlers, snapping up 3/19 from seven overs, while Cole Francis finished with 3/26 from 7.4. Oliver Tait picked up 2/24 and Kago Masote took 2/39.
St John’s, in reply, lost an early wicket, but they then advanced their score to 33, which was when they lost opener Thomas Ievers for 17. Little did they know, but that would be their best score of the innings. From 33/1, St John’s crashed to 44/6.
Kago Masote provided some fight, making 15 before he was the seventh man out with the total on 63. There was no coming back from there, however, and St John’s was skittled for only 77.
Hub XI captain Kitshini led the way, returning a stunning 4/13 from his 10 overs. Taywin Adams claimed 2/20 from six, while Omphemetse Seroke and Sabelo Mabanga chipped in with a wicket each. Two runs out further undermined the St John’s batting effort and they were well beaten.
Reflecting on his decisive return, Kitshini said: “What worked for me today was keeping shape and trying to play with the crease and the pace I was bowling.”
At the end of the game, the positive energy and sense of fun within the CSA Hub XI’s ranks was palpable. Considering that it is a composite team, that was impressive to witness.
“As a captain, I try to engage with all of them, to learn how they roll,” Kithini said when asked what he had done to get the players to operate effectively as a unit.
“We’re excited. We have 72 hubs in South Africa. It’s a privilege and honour to captain this side. It’s entertaining and nice to be interacting with guys from other provinces.”
He concluded by saying that the hubs are loaded with talent. “We just need more opportunities and game time.”
On nearby Goldstone’s, Maritzburg College made merry against Hudson Park, blasting their way to 374/6 in their 50 overs after captain Chad Mason chose to bat.
College, though, didn’t start well. Daniel Nadasan and the skipper were back in the pavilion with only 20 runs on the board in the fourth over. It would be a long time, though, until the East London school enjoyed more success.
Llewellyn Sutherland and Michael Gibson took the game away from Hudson Park, sharing in a 148-run partnership for the third wicket from 151 balls, with Sutherland contributing 67 from 74 and Gibson 72 from 77. When Gibson was dismissed, astonishingly, the game became even tougher for the visitors. Sutherland continued to punish the Hudson Park bowlers, while Oliver Da Costa, the new man, quickly hit his straps.
The fourth wicket delivered 151 runs in only 100 balls, lifting the score to 319/4. Then, Sutherland fell for an outstanding 152 from 135 balls. His innings had included 17 fours and two sixes.
Da Costa was out in the 48th over, after a super knock, which had brought him 82 from 60 deliveries, with four sixes and four fours.
Deolyn Naidoo weighed in with 21 and College finished on 374/6. Hudson’s opening howler, Lithemba Nomoyi, was despatched for 84 runs from his 10 overs, but he also claimed three wickets.
The East London school needed to bat at 7.5 runs per over to win. It was a tough target and it became a whole lot more challenging when Hudson’s reply began disastrously. Early in the fourth over, they had been reduced to a miserable 4/3 by Reece Willson and Samuel Hughes. Slowly, though, they began a fightback. They weren’t, however, able to challenge College.
Chulumanco Macozoma scored an unbeaten 25, Somila Mkokeli made 24, and Iminathi Jumba contributed 23, but Hudson Park was never up to the required run rate, and the task was beyond them.
They were bowled out for 146 in the 45th over, with Maritzburg College having given 10 players a bowl. The Red, Black, and White had won by a massive 228 runs.
Reece Willson did the damage up front, capturing 2/10 in five overs, while his new ball partner, Samuel Hughes, claimed 1/9 in four. Daniel Nadasan enjoyed his five overs, taking 2/13, but the best figures went the way of Oliver Da Costa, who followed up his fine batting with a tidy return of 3/19 from 8.5 overs.
Summarised scorecards
CSA Hub XI 151/10 (Jaydin Damons 37, Tshepang Laka 23, Sabelo Mabanga 20, Alec Loveland 3/19, Cole Francis 3/26, Oliver Tait 2/24, Kago Masote 2/39); St John’s College 77/10 (Thomas Ievers 17, Enathi Kishini 4/13, Taywin Adams 2/20). CSA Hub XI won by 74 runs.
Maritzburg College 374/6 (Llewellyn Sutherland 151, Oliver Da Costa 82, Michael Gibson 72, Lithemba Nomoti 3/84); Hudson Park 145/10 (Chulumanco Macozoma 25*, Somila Mkokeli 24, Iminathi Jumba 23, Oliver Da Costa 3/19, Reece Willson 2/10, Daniel Nadasan 2/13). Maritzburg College won by 228 runs.
Hilton College’s Charles Swart celebrates a superb century against Paul Roos Gimnasium on the Hart-Davis Oval, 23 September 2024. Photo: Justin Waldman Sports Photography.
Hilton College‘s Hart-Davis Oval saw superb batting performances from the Swarts – Charles, of Hilton, and Cornel, of Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG) – on Monday. When it was over, PRG had scored a win over the home side on the second last day of the 64th Oppenheimer Michaelmas Cricket Week.
Although he fell nine runs short of what would have been a well-deserved century, Cornel Swart, of Paul Roos, would have possibly derived a little more pleasure than Hilton’s Charles Swart, because his side won. Taking nothing away from the class and the importance of the Hiltons top-order batsman’s fine knock of 101, but the innings from the Stellenbosch middle-order batsman played a massive role in his team’s victory.
He spent 124 balls at the crease and struck eight fours and one six. Liam Basson, who contributed 42, and Matthew Seymore, who chipped in with 41, both played pivotal roles as PRG posted a respectable 253 all out.
Hilton’s experienced spearheads with the new ball, captain Ethan van Heerden and Natenzi Denenga, both enjoyed good outings. They were at their most dangerous when they returned for second spells. Van Heerden led the way with his return of 4/51, while Denega delivered a healthy return of 3/32.
Charles Swart’s innings lasted 117 deliveries, 14 of which he despatched to the boundary. He contributed almost half of his side’s runs to give the hosts a glimmer of hope. The prospect of a win began to shine more brightly when Van Heerden joined him in the middle and backed up his strong bowling performance with a vital 35.
However, Dion Slabber and Keauno Williams had other plans and they ripped the heart from the Hilton batting lineup. Both claimed three wickets and those returns, combined with a two-wicket haul from Dian Winkel, stopped the home side 35 runs short of their required target.
In Balgowan, a man-of-the-match performance by Boago Motlhabedi saw St Alban’s College upset Michaelhouse by two wickets on the Roy Gathorne Oval.
Motlhabedi played a key role with both the bat and ball, claiming 2/41 before contributing a match-winning innings of 59 runs to help the side from Pretoria successfully chase down 163.
Liam Basch also delivered a strong all-round performance, knocking over 3/23, which he followed with an important 30. Tim Hewett will also get a special mention in the team meeting for his contribution of 2/29 with the ball.
Michaelhouse captain Cameron Strudwick was the standout for the home side with the willow in hand, keeping the ship afloat towards the end of his side’s innings, with 38 runs.
The seamers, Ross Moller and Harry Vickery did well for Michaelhouse, bagging two scalps each to keep their side in the hunt and very nearly seeing them to victory. The day, though, belonged to St Alban’s.
Summarised scorecards
Paul Roos Gimansium 253 (Cornel Swart 91, Liam Basson 42, Matthew Seymore 41, Extras 39; Ethan van Heerden 4/51, Natenzi Denenga 3/32, Kyle Christie 2/31); Hilton College 218 (Charles Swart 101, Ethan van Heerden 35; Dion Slabber 3/45, Keauno Williams 3/50, Dian Winkel 2/24). Paul Roos Gimnasium won by 35 runs.
Michaelhouse 162 (Cameron Strudwick 38, Extras 32, Sebastian Hofmeyer 23, Ethan Muir 21; Liam Basch 3/23, Tim Hewitt 2/29, Boago Motlhabedi 2/41); St Alban’s College 163/8 (Boago Motlhabedi 59, Liam Basch 30, Extras 21; Ross Moller 2/29, Harry Vickery 2/31). St Alban’s won by two wickets.
Helpmekaar Kollege se kolwers het die wilgerlat ingelê in hul eerste kragmeting van die tweede Izintaba Gimmies-Krieketfees.
