{"id":60410,"date":"2024-11-01T13:51:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T11:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=60410"},"modified":"2024-11-01T13:51:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T11:51:46","slug":"hilton-bounces-michaelhouse-from-schools-sa20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=60410","title":{"rendered":"Hilton bounces Michaelhouse from Schools SA20"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: Justin Waldman Sports Photography<\/strong><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hilton College<\/strong> got one over their great rivals, Michaelhouse<\/strong>, in the semi-finals of Tuskers’ Schools SA20<\/strong> on Friday. In a tight contest, Hilton claimed a four-wicket win with four balls to spare.<\/p>\n

Batting first, away from home, after winning the toss, ‘House tallied 143\/4, led by their in-form opener, Graydon Leslie<\/strong>, who followed up his top-scoring effort against Northwood<\/strong> <\/a>last weekend with the top score again for the Balgowan boys.<\/p>\n

After losing his opening partner, Henry Love<\/strong>, to the first ball of the innings, Leslie was joined by Ben Heuer<\/strong>, and they added 38 in 32 balls before Heuer was bowled by Jayden Roux<\/strong> for 22 from 41 deliveries. He had struck four fours.<\/p>\n

James Mallett<\/strong> and Leslie, then, combined for a 78-run partnership from 68 balls before Leslie’s knock was brought to an end by Sechaba Gude<\/strong>, who bowled the opening batsman for 52 from 39 deliveries, which had featured six fours.<\/p>\n

Mallett went on to finish with an unbeaten 44 from 48, with only one four, while Ethan Muir<\/strong> chipped in with 10, and Rex Wardlaw<\/strong> managed an unbeaten three from the only ball he faced.<\/p>\n

Gude and Roux were the only Hilton bowlers to pick up wickets, but they dismissed two batsmen each, with Gude bagging 2\/26 in four, and Roux claiming 2\/35 in his four. Luke Campbell<\/strong> bowled tidily to finish with figures of 0\/15 from four.<\/p>\n

Hilton’s reply began solidly enough. However, SA u19 Emerging batsman Ben Hockly<\/strong> was sent packing in the fourth over, caught by Wardlaw off the bowling of Heuer for 14 from 13, with the total on 24.<\/p>\n

Alex Pitman<\/strong> and Robert Burman<\/strong> quickly took charge for Hilton, though, advancing their side’s total to 66 in the 10th over before Pitman lost his wicket, caught by Wardlaw off Liam O’Dwyer<\/strong> for 29 from 28, with four fours, after they had added 42 runs.<\/p>\n

The very next ball, Jayden Roux was caught and bowled O’Dwyer, but Ben Erasmus<\/strong> negotiated the hat-trick ball as Hilton fought back. He and Burman added 28 from 31 deliveries before Erasmus was run out by Ethan Muir for 12.<\/p>\n

Burman was doing most of the heavy lifting and he and Stewart Falconer<\/strong> added 32 from 17 before Falconer was trapped in front by Wardlaw for six.<\/p>\n

Burman became the sixth man out, with the total on 134, caught by O’Dwyer off the bowling of Thandanani Zuma<\/strong> for a decisive 59 from 38 balls, two of which he struck for six, while five more went for four.<\/p>\n

When he departed, 11 balls remained and Hilton required 10 to win. They needed others to step up and that got the response they needed. Simon Steyn<\/strong> and Luke Campbell saw the hosts home with four balls in hand.<\/p>\n

Steyn crushed a six and a four in his unbeaten 15 from nine, while Campbell did his bit, chipping in with five from two to guide the home team to a hard-fought win, which also reversed the result of the most recent T20 meeting<\/a> <\/strong>of the sides two weeks ago when Michaelhouse won by three runs.<\/p>\n

Liam O’Dwyer led the ‘House bowlers, snaring 2\/21 in four, while Rex Wardlaw took 1\/29 in his four, and Thandanani Zuma 1\/41 in four.<\/p>\n

Hilton and Michaelhouse meet again on Saturday, 9 November, in the annual Pink Day<\/strong> match.<\/p>\n

SCORES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michaelhouse 143\/4<\/strong> (Graydon Leslie 52, James Mallett 44*, Ben Heuer 22, Sechaba Gude 2\/26, Jayden Roux 2\/35); Hilton College 147\/6<\/strong> (Robert Burman 59, Alex Pitman 29, Liam O’Dwyer 2\/21, Ben Heuer 1\/22).<\/p>\n

Hilton College won by four wickets.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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