{"id":30291,"date":"2023-10-02T08:09:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T06:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricket.supersportschools.com\/?p=1414"},"modified":"2023-10-02T08:09:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T06:09:59","slug":"locals-have-the-upper-hand-over-the-visitors-so-far-at-the-cape-schools-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=30291","title":{"rendered":"Locals have the upper hand over the visitors so far at the Cape Schools festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The 55th instalment of the Cape Schools Cricket Festival<\/strong> is in full swing after a bit of rain delayed the start for most teams on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Catch all the action live on SuperSport Schools – Register now<\/a> –<\/strong> Link to the tournament<\/a><\/p>\n

Somerset College<\/strong> and Outeniqua<\/strong> were the only teams who played their first fixture on Saturday as the local boys kept building on their pre-season momentum, beating the Kwaggas with seven wickets to spare.<\/p>\n

The boys from George opened the batting. Despite Stefan May<\/strong> doing well to protect his wicket and get to 80, Selborne College’s Thando Prusent<\/strong> wreaked havoc among his teammates, taking three wickets for only 23 runs and helping his team keep the visitors to a 173\/6 in the reduced 35 overs.<\/p>\n

An unbeaten 57 from Nicholas Rieth<\/strong> helped Somerset College to their first victory of the festival.<\/p>\n

The boys from Somerset West backed up this performance with another big win on Sunday against Dale College<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Prusent was on fire, scoring 118 before declaring, with his team at a comfortable 283\/5.<\/p>\n

Callum Hughes<\/strong> scored 53 runs as he and Prusent added 127 since the last wicket fell before they decided to send the Dale boys out to bat.<\/p>\n

Exceptional bowling by Thomas Parsons<\/strong> (4\/21) and Christopher Varie<\/strong> (3\/10) forced the follow on and Dion Claassens<\/strong> (2\/4) and Hughes (2\/5) tied up the loose ends in Dale College’s second innings to secure a massive victory by 182 runs.<\/p>\n

This year’s Cape Schools Festival hosts, Paul Roos Gimnasium<\/strong>, had to slug it out with St Andrews<\/strong> from Bloemfontein to get their campaign started with a victory.<\/p>\n

Riley Norton<\/strong> was the top scorer for the home team with 23 runs, but despite only setting up a total of 113, the Paul Roos bowling attack managed to dismiss the visitors for 90, leaving them exactly 23 runs short.<\/p>\n

Norton has been the point of difference for his school more than once in the past and is just as influential on the rugby field for the boys in maroon.<\/p>\n

He was selected for the SA Schools team this year after his performance for WP at the Craven Week and is in with a shot at also representing SA at the u19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka next year.<\/p>\n

It was definitely a day for the bowlers though with St Andrews’ JC Young<\/strong> dismissing five Paul Roos batsmen for only 17 runs and Joshua Zietsman<\/strong> replying for the hosts with four wickets for 28.<\/p>\n

Rondebosch Boys’ High<\/strong> are still looking like one of the most complete teams in the country this year.<\/p>\n

After Pearson<\/strong> had been building some momentum with their pre-season success, their run came to an end against the Rondebosch boys.<\/p>\n

Rondebosch scored 257\/8 and despite a five-wicket haul for Pearson’s stalwart Esa Gangat<\/strong>, an unbeaten 50 by Raeeq Daniels<\/strong> and a solid 45 by Jordan Neill<\/strong> helped the hosts to a comfortable total.<\/p>\n

Declan Gillespie<\/strong> and Daniels then unleashed on the Pearson batsmen, dismissing five for a combined total of only 28 runs to help seal the victory early, dismissing the visitors for 74 for a 183-run victory.<\/p>\n

Wynberg Boys High<\/strong> scraped by against the visiting Grey High<\/strong> from Gqeberha by nine runs in one of the most exciting games of the day.<\/p>\n

Benni Hansen<\/strong> raced to 120 before Wynberg declared at 297\/7.<\/p>\n

Divan Linde<\/strong> also contributed 67 with the bat and the locals looked well set up for a comfortable win.<\/p>\n

Grey High got to 107\/5 thanks to 50 by Corby van Heerden<\/strong> and\u00a0 44 by Jean Upman<\/strong>, but it was the 73 off 37 balls by their seventh batsman, Dylan Garrod<\/strong>, that really put the Wynberg boys under pressure.<\/p>\n

Garrod smashed five sixes and seven fours to help his team back into the game.<\/p>\n

In the end, Wynberg Boys’ High held on for the win thanks to three wickets each by Divan Linde<\/strong> and Naas Beets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Charles King<\/strong> took 6 wickets for Paarl Gimnasium<\/strong> against Outeniqua on Saturday, before Marinus Daling<\/strong> and Willem Mathee<\/strong> both reached their half-centuries without losing their wickets to secure a big 9-wicket triumph for the Gimmies.<\/p>\n

Diocesan College<\/strong> flexed its muscles against a strong Queen’s College<\/strong> to cruise to a 187-run victory.<\/p>\n

Adnaan Lagadien<\/strong> got 121 off the bat to help Bishops to a solid 291\/5 after which they declared. Tiaan Louw<\/strong> then dismissed five batsmen from Queenstown for only 24 runs.<\/p>\n

The only visiting team to record a victory on Sunday was Selborne College<\/strong> who beat Parel Vallei<\/strong> by 105 runs.<\/p>\n

Ben van der Merwe<\/strong>, who also captains Selborne’s hockey team, scored 92 and Jacques van der Merwe<\/strong> followed closely with 72.<\/p>\n

The action continues on Monday and Tuesday as nine of the top cricketing schools in the Western Cape test themselves against visitors from across the country.<\/p>\n

Summarized Scorecards:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Day 2 (Time Cricket)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rondebosch Boys’ High 257\/8\u00a0<\/strong>(Raeeq Daniels 50*, Jordan Neill 45; Esa Gangat 5\/55, Cayden Wilson 2\/54); Pearson 74\u00a0<\/strong>(Jordan Collier 22; Declan Gillespie 3\/17, Raeeq Daniels 2\/11).\u00a0Rondebosch Boys’ High won by 183 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Somerset College first innings 283\/5 (declared)\u00a0<\/strong>(Thando Prusent 118*, Callum Hughes 53*, Extras 42, Rieth 30; Hlumelo Ntlola 2\/68);\u00a0Dale College first innings 77\u00a0<\/strong>(Joshua Hall 23; Thomas Parsons 4\/21, Christopher Varie 3\/10);\u00a0Dale College second innings 24\/5\u00a0<\/strong>(Dion Claassens 2\/4, Callum Hughes 2\/5). Somerset College won by 182 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Graeme College 111\u00a0<\/strong>(Rhys Wiblin 40*; Litha Kraai 3\/28, Hamish Anderson 2\/23, Oliver Whitehead 2\/13); SACS 115\/3\u00a0<\/strong>(Ben Levitt 48, Joshua Wyngaard 27; AJ Jeggels 2\/5).\u00a0SACS won by seven wickets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paarl Boys’ High 143\u00a0<\/strong>(Gideon du Toit 45, Johan Wege 23; Kazi Shaakir 4\/21, Kazi Yaseen 2\/15); Union 39\u00a0<\/strong>(Josh Basson 7; Aden Batt 4\/10, Christiaan Bourbon Lefty 2\/2) Paarl Boys’ High win by 104 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Outeniqua 147\u00a0<\/strong>(Stefan May 71, Charles King 6\/42); Paarl Gimnasium 148\/1\u00a0<\/strong>(Marinus Daling 52*, Willem Matthee 50*, Jandre Botha 34; Nathan Best 1\/27).\u00a0Paarl Gimnasium won by nine wickets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diocesan College 291\/5\u00a0<\/strong>(Adnaan Lagadien 121, Ollie Chevallier 53, Kashief Joseph 43, Calum Daniels 30*, James Robb-Quinlan 25; Ryan Denston 1\/62); Queen’s College\u00a0<\/strong>104\u00a0<\/strong>(Ryan Denston 51; Tiaan Louw 5\/24).\u00a0Diocesan College won by 187 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Paul Roos Gimnasium 113 <\/strong>(Riley Norton 23; JC Young 5\/17);\u00a0St Andrews (Bloemfontein) 90 <\/strong>(FG Botha 19, Joshua Zietsman 4\/28).\u00a0Paul Roos Gimnasium won by 23 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wynberg Boys’ High 297\/7 decl. <\/strong>(Beni Hansen 120*, Divan Linde 67, Paul James 40, Jordan Nel 28; Michael Molenaar 2\/25, Xander Elkington 2\/56); Grey High 288\u00a0<\/strong>(Dylan Garrod 73, Corby van Heerden 50, Jean Upman 44, Ben Ristow 34, De-Wet Goedhals 29, Extras 23; Divan Linde 3\/53, Naas Beets 3\/68, Yaseen Moos 2\/55). Wynberg Boys’ High won by nine runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Selborne College 277\/9\u00a0<\/strong>(Ben van der Merwe 92, Jacques van der Merwe 72, Waeden Plaatjes 25, Ethan Currin 20*; Joshua Smit 4\/43, Christopher Hughes 2\/48, Sibulele Makaleni 2\/55); Parel Vallei 172\u00a0<\/strong>(Extras 39, Joshua Smit 31*, Joshua Pretorius 21, David Botes 20; Ethan Currin 3\/40, Jacques van der Merwe 2\/8, Ben van der Merwe 2\/26, Bungqina Nuku 2\/30). Selborne College won by 105 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Day 1 (35 Overs)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Outeniqua 173\/6\u00a0<\/strong>(Stefan May 80*, Extras 35; Thando Prusent 3\/23); Somerset College 175\/3\u00a0<\/strong>(Nicholas Rieth 57*, Antonio de Souza 43, Chad Ayford 35, Jonno Firth 20*; Christiaan van den Berg 1\/23). Somerset College won by seven wickets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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