{"id":59298,"date":"2024-10-13T16:05:58","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T14:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=59298"},"modified":"2024-10-13T16:05:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T14:05:58","slug":"grey-high-chases-down-233-in-less-than-18-overs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=59298","title":{"rendered":"Grey High chases down 233 in less than 18 overs"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_59303\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59303\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-59303\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Grey-High-1-400x293.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"293\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-59303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHOTO: Kody Klaas. Grey High on Facebook.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even with a bunch of tired bodies after four tough days of cricket, the last day of the <strong>Westvaal North\/South Tournament<\/strong> still provided a twist in the tale with some energetic and entertaining cricket.<\/p>\n<p>Relive all the action on <strong>SuperSport Schools<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/supersportschools\">(www.supersportschools)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The third-place playoff, between <strong>Grey High School<\/strong> and <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Menlopark, <\/strong>produced a &#8220;you had to see it to believe it&#8221; contest.<\/p>\n<p>The side from Qheberha, against the odds, chased down a mammoth target of 233 set by the Parkies in less than 18 overs to claim a memorable six-wicket victory.<\/p>\n<p>Menlo&#8217;s <strong>&#8220;Super Steve&#8221; Stolk<\/strong> became the third batsman, alongside Affies&#8217; <strong>Divan de Villiers<\/strong> and Centurion&#8217;s <strong>Charl Prinsloo<\/strong>, to score two centuries in the tournament. In typical Stolk fashion, the SA u19 opening batsmen blasted 13 sixes and six fours, facing only 37 deliveries to make 117.<\/p>\n<p>A further contribution of 54* from <strong>Marcus De Agular<\/strong> saw Menlopark to a healthy 232\/7 from their 20 overs. They would have been confident they had scored enough runs to defend.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Grey High batsmen took a leaf out of Stolk&#8217;s book as nearly all of them batted at a strike rate of 200. The experienced <strong>Kian Cambier<\/strong> got the chase underway in style. He faced only 39 deliveries but bludgeoned eight sixes and six fours in an innings of 92 before he was sent packing by <strong>Ewald Meyer<\/strong>, who took 2\/60.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tristan Grundling<\/strong> (41) and <strong>Teun Kloppenberg<\/strong> (38*) partnered for a further 79 runs, and <strong>Dylan Garrod <\/strong>delivered the final blow, rocketing along at almost four runs a ball and smashing six sixes in his 42, which helped take Grey High to victory with 15 balls to spare.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Waterkloof<\/strong> put the disappointments of their day three results behind them as they rebounded with an obliteration of <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Centurion <\/strong>behind a superb performance from <strong>Marcus Bakker<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Waterkloof captain led the way with the bat, smashing 73 off only 33 balls. He was well supported by Waterkloof&#8217;s most recent International, <strong>Alexander Volschenk<\/strong> (Namibia), who added 59, while <strong>Rico van der Walt <\/strong>made 49, as the Klofies posted a whopping 248\/6.<\/p>\n<p>Bakker, then, showed why he is so highly regarded with the ball, destroying Centurion&#8217;s reply by snaring 5\/18 in his four overs. Only the Woeries&#8217; stalwart, <strong>Charl Prinsloo<\/strong>, made it past 20 as Centurion crumbled to 100 all out and suffered a massive 148-run defeat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Simon<\/strong> and <strong>Joshua Neill<\/strong> scored half-centuries for <strong>Rondebosch Boys&#8217; High<\/strong>, who capped off their campaign with a five-wicket win over <strong>Northwood<\/strong>. Simon accumulated a classy 64 from just 27 balls while Neill was unbeaten on 50 when &#8216;Bosch sealed victory.<\/p>\n<p>Northwood&#8217;s <strong>Nqobani Mokoena<\/strong> demonstrated his all-round chops, top-scoring for the Knights with 79, while <strong>Mason Storm<\/strong> was the Durban side&#8217;s top performer with the ball, picking up 2\/29.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nikhil Sukraj<\/strong> and <strong>Cullen Kakora<\/strong> bowled Bloemfontein&#8217;s <strong>St Andrew&#8217;s School<\/strong> to a 28-run victory over <strong>Paarl Boys&#8217; High <\/strong>to avenge an earlier loss to the same opposition after a super-over.<\/p>\n<p>A collective batting effort, led by<strong> Andrew Sobiech<\/strong>&#8216;s 41, lifted the Bloemfontein boys to a strong 200\/8 from their 20 overs. Sukraj, then, put his side on the front foot, snapping up 3\/27, while Kakora also struck three times.<\/p>\n<p>The damage done to the Booishaai batting lineup proved to be irreversible. <strong>Dian van der Westhuizen<\/strong> looked good for his 48, but Saints removed their Boland opposition for 172.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summarised scorecards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Menlopark 232\/7<\/strong> (Steve Stolk 117, Marcus De Agular 54*, Pierre de Villiers 24; Tristin Grundling 2\/35, Nathan Howell 2\/37); <strong>Grey High School 233\/4<\/strong> (Kian Cambier 92, Dylan Garrod 42, Tristan Grundling 41, Teun Kloppenburg 38; Ewald Meyer 2\/60). <strong>Grey High School won by six wickets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Waterkloof 248\/6<\/strong> (Marcus Bakker 73, Alexander Volschenk 59, Rico van der Walt 49, Franco Cronje 22*; Rehan Lues 2\/26, Morn\u00e9 Prinsloo 2\/35); <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Centurion 100\/10<\/strong> (Charl Prinsloo 30; Marcus Bakker 5\/18). <strong>Waterkloof won by 148 runs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Northwood 180\/8<\/strong> (Nqobani Mokoena 79, Kyle White 37, Jamie Wimble 24; Tim Short 3\/29, Hlumelo Mgweba 2\/38); <strong>Rondebosch Boys&#8217; High 182\/5<\/strong> (David Simon 64, Joshua Neill 50*; Mason Storm 2\/29). <strong>Rondebosch Boys&#8217; High won by five wickets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>St Andrew&#8217;s School 200\/8<\/strong> (Andrew Sobiech 41, Naud\u00e9 Botha 33, Heidre Serfontein 32, Dakalo Leketa 29, Leon Athanasiou 21; Pieter Gildenhuys 2\/25, Christiaan Wege 2\/35); <strong>Paarl Boys High 172\/10<\/strong> (Dian van der Westhuizen 48, Marco Cato 35, Christiaan Wege 34; Nikhil Sukraj 3\/27, Cullen Kakora 3\/28, Dakalo Leketa 2\/38). <strong>St Andrew&#8217;s School won by 28 runs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even with a bunch of tired bodies after four tough days of cricket, the last day of the Westvaal North\/South Tournament still provided a twist in the tale with some energetic and entertaining cricket. Relive all the action on SuperSport Schools &#8211; (www.supersportschools) The third-place playoff, between Grey High School and Ho\u00ebrskool Menlopark, produced a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":59303,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59298","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\/59298","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=59298"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59298\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/59303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=59298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=59298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=59298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}