{"id":55396,"date":"2024-08-18T13:40:08","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T11:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=55396"},"modified":"2024-08-18T13:40:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T11:40:08","slug":"ruthven-ruthless-in-waterkloofs-opener-boys-high-overpowers-prestige-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=55396","title":{"rendered":"Ruthven ruthless in Waterkloof’s opener, Boys High overpowers Prestige College"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Ho\u00ebrskool Waterkloof’s<\/strong> ruthless opening batsman, Wian Ruthven<\/strong>, started his last school season with a bang.<\/p>\n

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

Ruthven opened his 2024 Titans League<\/strong> account with a scintillating century as the Klofies convincingly beat Ho\u00ebrskool Centurion<\/strong> by eight wickets on Saturday.<\/p>\n

With Waterkloof chasing 252 runs for victory, the right-hander put his clean ball striking on full display, smashing the ball to all parts of his home ground, the Andre van der Walt Oval<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

His 128 runs came from only 57 deliveries and included 21 boundaries – 11 fours and 10 sixes. Ruthven also led the way with the ball, claiming two scalps for 61 runs in nine overs.<\/p>\n

Out in the middle, he received solid support from his team-mates, with Divan Behrens<\/strong>, his opening partner over the last two seasons, chipping in with a well-played 38 runs, while Marcus Bakker<\/strong> and Rico van der Walt<\/strong> contributed 40 runs each to steer their side to a comfortable victory.<\/p>\n

The Woeries<\/strong>, who lost by 10 wickets to Pretoria Boys High<\/strong> in their season opener, made significant strides compared to their batting performance from a week earlier. Their captain and highly regarded top-order batsman, Charl Prinsloo<\/strong>, was on fire, cracking 137 runs to lead the way for his side.<\/p>\n

Opening batsman\u00a0Stefan de Villiers<\/strong> also made use of the batting-friendly conditions, contributing 59 runs before he was eventually removed.<\/p>\n

Waterkloof will have a big test when they face Ho\u00ebrskool Menlopark<\/strong> on Sunday. The match will also be played at the Andre van der Walt Oval.<\/p>\n

Pretoria Boys High secured a second convincing win on the trot as their bowlers bullied Prestige College<\/strong>. The Boys High new ball partnership of Tim Tattersall<\/strong> and Johan Coetzer<\/strong> proved too much for the batsmen from Hammanskraal. They picked up three wickets each in the blink of an eye, conceding only 17 runs between them. Nicholas Rossouw<\/strong> lent good support, snapping up 2 for 24.<\/p>\n

Rossouw and Coetzer also led the way with the willow. Coetzer top scored with a mature 24 runs from 36 deliveries, while Rossouw scored a-run-a- ball 20 to see PBHS to a seven-wicket win.<\/p>\n

Summarised scorecards:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ho\u00ebrskool Centurion 251\/6<\/strong> (Charl Prinsloo 137, Stefan de Villiers 59, Jaydon Potgieter 23; Wian Ruthven 2\/61). Waterkloof 253\/2<\/strong> (Wian Ruthven 128, Rico van der Walt 40*, Marcus Bakker 40*, Divan Behrens 38; Carlo Kotze 1\/35). Waterkloof won by eight wickets.<\/p>\n

Prestige College 84<\/strong> (Extras 22, Jose Slater 18; Tim Tattersall 3\/6, Johan Coetzer 3\/11, Nicholas Rossouw 2\/24). Pretoria Boys High 87\/3<\/strong> (Johan Coetzer 24*, Nicholas Rossouw 20*; Koketso Jonas 1\/25). Pretoria Boys High won by seven wickets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ho\u00ebrskool Waterkloof’s ruthless opening batsman, Wian Ruthven, started his last school season with a bang. Relive all the action on SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com) Ruthven opened his 2024 Titans League account with a scintillating century as the Klofies convincingly beat Ho\u00ebrskool Centurion by eight wickets on Saturday. With Waterkloof chasing 252 runs for victory, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":34859,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55396","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\/55396","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\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55396\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}