{"id":30289,"date":"2023-10-01T10:07:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T08:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricket.supersportschools.com\/?p=1404"},"modified":"2023-10-01T10:07:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T08:07:00","slug":"lhuan-dre-pretorius-powers-st-stithians-eight-wicket-victory-over-westville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=30289","title":{"rendered":"Lhuan-dre Pretorius powers St Stithians\u2019 eight-wicket victory over Westville"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_792\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-792\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-792 hoverZoomLink\" src=\"https:\/\/cricket.supersportschools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Lhuandre-Pretorius-Cubs-Week-St-Stithians-1-300x197.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"262\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO: Cricket South Africa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following the SA20 Auction earlier this week, where the 17-year-old Lhuan-dre Pretorious was roped in by the Paarl Royals, the exciting youngster was in action for St Stithian&#8217;s College on Saturday at UKZN on opening day of the Oppenheimer Michaelhouse Week.<\/p>\n<p>With expectations for the youngster to perform through the roof following the auction, he duly delivered a match-winning 69 against Westville Boys&#8217; High, to show why Royals\u2019 coach Mandla Mashimbyi and the entire Royals franchise had shown faith in his talent.<\/p>\n<p>Thebe Gazide (20 runs) also chipped in for the Joburg-based school as they made light work of a below-par total of 108 by the KZN side.<\/p>\n<p>Much is expected of the Saints&#8217; 1st XI, up against some of KZN&#8217;s best over the course of the Michaelmas Week, but they&#8217;re far from a one-man outfit and loaded with talent.<\/p>\n<p>Their line-up also includes fast bowler Kwena Maphaka, another Paarl Royals&#8217; selection, and SA u19 batter Richard Seletswane.<\/p>\n<p>Bowling first against Westville, Ethan Jacobs was the pick of the Saint Stithian&#8217;s bowlers, returning the outstanding figures of 4\/10, while Joshua Meyer followed suit with a telling spell of 2\/11, as Saints bundled out Westville Boys High for a mediocre 108.<\/p>\n<p>Aryan Gopalan (49 with the bat and 2\/19 with the ball) fought a lone battle for the Griffin, but he was unable to find enough support for Westville to mount a serious challenge to the Johannesburgers.<\/p>\n<p>The emphatic nature of the Saint Stithian&#8217;s win laid down a marker which, no doubt, captured the attention of the other teams participating in the Michaelmas Week.<\/p>\n<p>Their next two fixtures include outings against sides that recorded one-sided victories on day one &#8211; Hilton College and Glenwood &#8211; so it will be interesting to see just how the two KZN schools handle the in-your-face gauntlet thrown down by the classy Saints&#8217; outfit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summarised Scorecard:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Westville Boys High School<\/strong> <strong>108\/10<\/strong> (Aryan Gapalan 49, Ethan Jacobs 4\/10, Joshua Meyer 2\/11);\u00a0<strong>St Stithians College<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>113\/2<\/strong> (Lhuan-dre Pretorius 69, Thebe Gazide 20, Aryan Gopalan 2\/19). <strong>St Stithians College won by eight wickets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the SA20 Auction earlier this week, where the 17-year-old Lhuan-dre Pretorious was roped in by the Paarl Royals, the exciting youngster was in action for St Stithian&#8217;s College on Saturday at UKZN on opening day of the Oppenheimer Michaelhouse Week. 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