{"id":59288,"date":"2024-10-13T10:49:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T08:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=59288"},"modified":"2024-10-13T10:49:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T08:49:48","slug":"de-klerk-impresses-as-potch-volkskool-chases-down-202","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=59288","title":{"rendered":"De Klerk impresses as Potch Volkskool chases down 202"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: Potchefstroom Volkskool on Facebook.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After a disappointing week for Potchefstroom Volkskool,<\/strong> their batsman finally came to light on the third day of the Westvaal North\/South Tournament <\/strong>as they chased down 202 in only 17.4 overs to beat Jeppe High School for Boys<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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

Berno de Klerk<\/strong> smashed an unbeaten 75 to lead Volkskool to a marvellous seven-wicket victory on Saturday, the penultimate day of the event.<\/p>\n

Chasing a daunting 202, after the entire Jeppe top order chipped in with valuable contributions – led by the in-form Ryan Young<\/strong>‘s 39, backed up by Aiden Reyneke<\/strong>‘s 37 not out and Jeremiah Marshall’s important 36 – De Klerk knew he and the rest of Potchefstroom batsmen had it all to do.<\/p>\n

Batting at three, he took it to the Jeppe bowlers, smashing six sixes and five fours in an entertaining 35-ball stay.<\/p>\n

He, however, needed help to reach a target that exceeded 200, and he got it from opening batsman Diaan van der Merwe<\/strong>. The opener played an important supporting role in an 80-run partnership, scoring 59 from 44 deliveries.<\/p>\n

Louis van Wyk<\/strong> contributed a valuable 22, too, as Volkies reached the required target with only three wickets down.<\/p>\n

Wynberg Boys’ High<\/strong> also claimed victory with a successful run chase against their southern suburbs rivals, SACS, <\/strong>to win by five wickets. Moosa Gabriels<\/strong>, the somewhat unlikely standout for Wynberg, considering that Beni Hansen<\/strong> and Paul James<\/strong> are also in the Wynberg side, was again the main contributor.<\/p>\n

With Wynberg pursuing 161 for victory, the middle-order batsman covered most of the hard yards, notching up a second consecutive half-century. He smashed five sixes and two fours from just 23 balls as he charged his way to 53. Hansen lent a helping hand, making 33, while Paul James weighed in with 27.<\/p>\n

SACS’ standout with the bat throughout the tournament, Reeza Salie<\/strong>, was his side’s mainstay for the umpteenth time, top scoring with 28 as he and the rest of the batting line-up struggled for rhythm, falling about 30 runs short of a competitive total.<\/p>\n

Northwood<\/strong>‘s Pride Buthelezi<\/strong>, produced a brilliant spell as the Durban boys rolled Paarl Boys’ High<\/strong> for 108 to win by 29 runs. The Knights<\/strong> defended only 137, which owed a lot to a gutsy 41 from Kyle White<\/strong>, with Buthelezi’s return of 3\/17 in 3.4 overs playing a key role in their win.<\/p>\n

Booishaai’s Ulrich Drotschie<\/strong> was equally impressive as he, too, made good use of the conditions, which appeared to favour the bowlers. He delivered a superb four-over spell to pick up 4\/16. Unfortunately for Drotschie, Paarl’s batsmen didn’t provide the support his excellent bowling performance deserved.<\/p>\n

Tim Short<\/strong> and Noah Heath<\/strong> did the damage as Rondebosch Boys’ High<\/strong> thumped St Andrew’s School<\/strong> by nine wickets. When ‘Bosch bowled first, Short ripped the heart out of the Saints’ batting lineup, capturing 4\/18 in his four overs.<\/p>\n

Heath then struck an unbeaten 49 from 34 deliveries as the Capetonians passed Saints’ sub-standard score of 97 in the 12th over for an early finish on day three.<\/p>\n

Summarised scorecards\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jeppe High School for Boys 201\/4<\/strong> (Ryan Young 39, Aiden Reyneke 37*, Jeremiah Marshall 36, Keegan Caixeiro 27; Diaan van der Merwe 1\/28); Potchefstroom Volkskool 202\/3<\/strong> (Berno de Klerk 75*, Diaan van der Merwe 59, Louis van Wyk 22; Munib Ayob 1\/20). Potchefstroom Volkskool won by seven wickets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

SACS 160\/9<\/strong> (Reeza Salie 28, Ulrich Roth 23, Hamish Anderson 21; Shadley Allie 2\/20, Joshua Prince 2\/36, Luke Kleinsmith 2\/39); Wynberg Boys’ High 161\/5<\/strong> (Moosa Gabriels 53, Benjamin Hansen 33, Paul James 27; Hamish Anderson 1\/17). Wynberg Boys’ High won by five wickets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Northwood 137\/10<\/strong> (Kyle White 41, De Bruyn David 22, Ross McGlashan 21; Ulrich Drotschie 4\/16, Pieter Gildenhuys 2\/18, Gideon du Toit 2\/38); Paarl Boys’ High 108\/10<\/strong> (Johan Wege 27, Ulrich Drotschie 22; Pride Buthelezi 3\/17, Kyle White 2\/6, Ben Cilliers 2\/20). Northwood won by 29 runs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

St Andrew’s School 97<\/strong> (Reuben van Aarde 15; Tim Short 4\/18); Rondebosch Boys’ High 100\/1<\/strong> (Noah Heath 49*, Daniel Bosman 25, Daniel Cooke 20*; JC Young 1\/16). Rondebosch Boys’ High won by nine wickets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After a disappointing week for Potchefstroom Volkskool, their batsman finally came to light on the third day of the Westvaal North\/South Tournament as they chased down 202 in only 17.4 overs to beat Jeppe High School for Boys. Relive all the action on SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com) Berno de Klerk smashed an unbeaten 75 to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":34087,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59288","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\/59288","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=59288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59288\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=59288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=59288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=59288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}