{"id":59676,"date":"2024-10-21T10:26:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T08:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=59676"},"modified":"2024-10-21T10:26:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T08:26:10","slug":"kempton-park-captures-easterns-schools-sa20-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=59676","title":{"rendered":"Kempton Park captures Easterns&#8217; Schools SA20 title"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_59686\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59686\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-59686\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kempton-Park-Easterns-winners-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-59686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ho\u00ebrskool Kempton Park was crowned the Easterns&#8217; champion of the Schools SA20 after beating St Benedict&#8217;s College. Photo: Ho\u00ebrskool Kempton Park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Kempton Park<\/strong>&#8216;s batsmen dominated for the umpteenth time to lead their team to the Schools SA20 Easterns&#8217; regional title.<\/p>\n<p>Relive all the action on <strong>SuperSport Schools<\/strong> &#8211; <strong>(www.supersportschools.com)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the Kempie batters showed their steel once again as they steered the side from the East Rand to a 29-run victory over St Benedict&#8217;s College at the home of Eastern&#8217;s Cricket, <strong>Willowmoore Park<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Bennies&#8217; opening bowler, <strong>Russel Jones<\/strong> (2\/23) struck early, removing <strong>Ethan Kotze<\/strong> in the third over, but the cool, calm, and collected head of the experienced <strong>Wian Pieters<\/strong> kept St Benedict&#8217;s at bay.<\/p>\n<p>Pieters combined with the in-form <strong>Sheldon Kruger<\/strong> to steady the ship before he was sent back to the pavilion for a well-played 41 from 34 deliveries.<\/p>\n<p>Kruger, on the other hand, kept going, even though he lost his captain, <strong>Marko Richter<\/strong>, soon after.<\/p>\n<p>This, however, brought the feisty left-hander, <strong>Stian de Villiers<\/strong>, to the crease. Kruger&#8217;s positivity rubbed off on De Villiers and they combined well for a crucial 87-run partnership.<\/p>\n<p>Kruger, eventually, became Jones&#8217;s second victim in the penultimate over after top-scoring with a vital 78 runs, which came from only 49 balls and included six sixes and three fours. De Villiers, with a valuable 47 not out, saw the side from Kempton Park through to a\u00a0 healthy 194\/4 from their 20 overs, which gave Kempton Park&#8217;s bowlers a strong total to defend.<\/p>\n<p>Bennies, unfortunately for them, didn&#8217;t get off to a good start. They lost <strong>Cayden Thompson<\/strong> to the second ball of their innings when he chipped it straight back to Wian Pieters (2\/20). <strong>Matt Feiertag<\/strong> launched a counter-attack with his innings of 43, while captain <strong>Clayton Horlick<\/strong> (40) and <strong>Marco Mendes<\/strong> (31) lent a helping hand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alex Johnston <\/strong>delivered the top score for St Benedict&#8217;s, an unbeaten 44 runs from just 31 deliveries, to give Bedfordview boys a glimmer of hope, but the Kempies, led by Pieters and <strong>Ethan Kotze<\/strong> (1\/17), restricted St Benedict&#8217;s to 165\/5 despite a valiant run chase.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summarised scorecard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Kempton Park 194\/4<\/strong> (Sheldon Kruger 78, Stian de Villiers 47*, Wian Pieters 41; Matthew Elphick 2\/17, Russel Jones 2\/23); <strong>St Benedict&#8217;s College 165\/5<\/strong> (Alex Johnston 44*, Matt Feiertag 43, Claton Horlick 40, Marco Mendes 31; Wian Pieters 2\/20).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Kempton Park won by 29 runs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ho\u00ebrskool Kempton Park&#8216;s batsmen dominated for the umpteenth time to lead their team to the Schools SA20 Easterns&#8217; regional title. 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