{"id":32299,"date":"2024-01-05T19:25:51","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T17:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=32299"},"modified":"2024-01-05T19:25:51","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T17:25:51","slug":"simpson-and-joseph-star-as-superstars-edge-conquerors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=32299","title":{"rendered":"Simpson and Joseph star as Superstars edge Conquerors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA – JANAURY 05: Kashief Joseph of Southern Superstars during the match between Southern Superstars and Coastal Conquerors on day 1 of the 2024 CSA Cubs Week at Tassies Oval on January 05, 2024 in Stellenbosch, South Africa. (Photo by Ashley Vlotman\/Gallo Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

STELLENBOSCH. \u2013 Neither a century by Blake Simpson<\/strong> (152*) nor a five-wicket haul by Thabiso Ndlela<\/strong> (5\/52) was enough to help the Coastal Conquerors<\/strong> to a victory on the opening day of Cricket South Africa’s Cubs Week<\/strong> here.<\/p>\n

The Southern Superstars<\/strong> came out on top by a mere nine runs in a closely contested clash on Tassies Oval<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Catch all the action live on SuperSport Schools<\/strong><\/a> (www.supersportschools.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Simpson ran out of partners, being left stranded at the non-strikers’ end, after Raeeq Daniels<\/strong> (3\/52) rearranged Bayanda Majola’<\/strong>s (0) stumps with a perfectly placed yorker to bring the Conquerors’ innings to an end.<\/p>\n

Simpson faced only 109 deliveries in his outstanding innings. He dispatched 24 of those to the boundary, with five being maximums. His team was on 49\/2 when he walked to the crease in the 12th over and 40 deliveries were left when he had to walk back to the changeroom undefeated, but his team defeated.<\/p>\n

The Superstars reached 283 before being bowled out, thanks to a century by opening batsman Kashief Joseph<\/strong> (143). He faced 130 deliveries in his superb innings, striking 10 fours and nine sixes.<\/p>\n

The SA Schools’ captain, Beni Hansen<\/strong> (32), and Paul James<\/strong> (40) also contributed with the bat. James’ older brother, Juan James<\/strong>, was the SA Schools’ captain of 2022.<\/p>\n

The Central Gladiators<\/strong> began their challenge with a bonus-point four-wicket victory over the Western Legends<\/strong>, thanks to a 150-run partnership for the fourth wicket between Luke Francis<\/strong> (78) and Tasheen Hanslo<\/strong> (72), which pulled their side out of trouble. The Gladiators had their backs to the wall in the early going at 42\/3 before the duo joined forces in the middle.<\/p>\n

Tjaart Mentz<\/strong> (25*) also played a vital role in getting the Gladiators past the target.<\/p>\n

The Legends put up a modest 216\/4 in their allotted 50 overs on the Coetzenburg Oval<\/strong>. Their captain and opening batsman, Muhammad Bulbulia<\/strong> (71), led the way with his half-century.<\/p>\n

Simon Liversage<\/strong> (37) and Ludwich Schuld<\/strong> (37) also made starts but did not manage to kick on. They were the two top run scorers during last year’s Khaya Majola Week<\/strong> in Makhanda.<\/p>\n

The Northern Champions’ off-spinner Marcus Bakker<\/strong> (5\/37) played a pivotal role in helping his side secure a bonus point in their 63-run victory over the Eastern Warriors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The leg-break bowler Parth Patel<\/strong> (2\/43) and paceman Tristan Luus<\/strong> (2\/36) also caused some damage with the ball.<\/p>\n

Warriors’ captain, Jean Upman<\/strong> (56), led the way for his side, with Jacques van der Merwe<\/strong> (40) and Luphelo Mdyesha<\/strong> (33) also weighing in with useful contributions.<\/p>\n

The Champions tallied 269\/9 in their innings, thanks to half-centuries by Mohammad Aslam<\/strong> (75) and Divan de Villiers<\/strong> (50). Luus also added 45 runs with the bat in an impressive all-round performance.<\/p>\n

Summarised Scorecards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Western Legends 216\/4<\/strong> (Muhammad Bulbulia 71, Simon Liversage 37, Ludwich Schuld 37; Cole Francis 2\/34); Central Gladiators 219\/6 <\/strong>(Luke Francis 78, Tasheen Hanslo 72, Tjaart Mentz 25*; Christopher Ford 3\/53, Sicelo Matayi 2\/36). Central Gladiators won by four wickets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Southern Superstars 283<\/strong> (Kashief Joseph 143, Paul James 40, Beni Hansen 32, Extras 20; Thabiso Ndlela 5\/52, Bandile Mbatha 3\/45); Coastal Conquerors 274<\/strong> (Blake Simpson 152*, Ross Boast 29; Raeeq Daniels 3\/52, Sibulele Sibanzana 2\/42). Southern Superstars won by nine runs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Northern Champions 269\/9<\/strong> (Mohammed Aslam 75, Divan de Villiers 50, Tristan Luus 45, Jorich van Schalkwyk 26, Marcus Bakker 24; Hlumelo Ntola 2\/37, Hamza Khan 2\/37, Esa Gangat 2\/39, Sibusiso Mxube 2\/49); Eastern Warriors 206<\/strong> (Jean Upman 56, Jacques van der Merwe 40, Luphelo Mdyesha 33; Marcus Bakker 5\/37, Tristan Luus 2\/36, Parth Patel 2\/43). Northern Champions won by 63 runs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

STELLENBOSCH. \u2013 Neither a century by Blake Simpson (152*) nor a five-wicket haul by Thabiso Ndlela (5\/52) was enough to help the Coastal Conquerors to a victory on the opening day of Cricket South Africa’s Cubs Week here. The Southern Superstars came out on top by a mere nine runs in a closely contested clash […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32305,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}