{"id":62676,"date":"2025-01-18T16:03:23","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T14:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=62676"},"modified":"2025-01-18T16:03:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T14:03:23","slug":"unbeaten-grey-college-into-schools-sa20-semis-in-potchefstroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=62676","title":{"rendered":"Unbeaten Grey College into Schools SA20 semis in Potchefstroom"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: Grey College on Facebook.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Grey College<\/strong> heads into the semi-finals as the only unbeaten side at the Schools SA20<\/strong> regional playoffs in Potchefstroom after another emphatic victory on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n

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

The Bloemfontein boys were made to work hard by the only other unbeaten team at that stage, Potchefstroom Gimnasium<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Gimmies<\/strong><\/em>, having batted first on the JB Marks Oval<\/strong> posted a solid 143\/5 in their 20 overs. Lukas Kotze<\/strong> (47) deserved a half-century but fell just three runs short, while the consistently impressive Ulrich Botha<\/strong> (44) also made a telling contribution.<\/p>\n

Botha was the local side’s mainstay with the ball, too, heaping pressure on Grey by capturing three wickets for 26 runs.<\/p>\n

The limelight, however, belonged to Grey’s star opening batsman, Christian Kind<\/strong>, and the all-rounder Daniel Hattingh<\/strong>. Kind made 53 at the top of the order, while Hattingh top-scored with 56 runs.<\/p>\n

Their 81-run partnership bolstered Grey’s reply, which enabled the Bloemfontein school to maintain its winning streak. They will head into the playoffs as the favourites to go all the way.<\/p>\n

St Andrew’s School<\/strong>, the Free State Schools SA20 champion, also, secured a semi-final spot after charging to a big 72-run victory over Kalahari<\/strong> at Potchefstroom Gimnasium’s Witrand Oval<\/strong>. The side from Kuruman mustered a disappointing 92 all out while chasing 165 for victory, with Janko Noeth<\/strong> providing nearly half their runs with a well-played 42.<\/p>\n

Naud\u00e9 Botha<\/strong>‘s batting prowess, however, stole the show. The 67 from his blade paved the way for Saints.\u00a0Botha’s fellow opener, Andrew Sobiech<\/strong>, also chipped in with 37 of his own, while the spinners, FG Botha<\/strong> (3\/12) and Nikhil Sukraj<\/strong> (3\/20), inflicted irreversible damage with the ball.<\/p>\n

In the upset of the weekend, Ho\u00ebrskool Upington<\/strong> toppled Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg<\/strong> by 16 runs on the Puk Oval<\/strong>. That defeat meant Rusties<\/strong><\/em> finished the event without a victory in Potchefstroom, which was where they won the North West Schools SA20<\/a> <\/strong>in September 2024.<\/p>\n

After Upington posted only a moderate 121\/8 in their 20 overs, their bowlers knew it was up to them to secure victory, and they delivered.<\/p>\n

The Uppies<\/em>‘ Vaylen Lombaard<\/strong> claimed two scalps for only nine runs and Likumi Aide<\/strong> played his part with two wickets, too. In the end, Rustenburg made just 105 all out.<\/p>\n

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

Potchefstroom Gimnasium 143\/5<\/strong> (Lukas Kotze 47, Ulrich Botha 44, Ruhann Steenkamp 24; Edrich Hanekom 2\/32); Grey College 144\/7<\/strong> (Daniel Hattingh 56, Christian Kind 53; Ulrich Botha 3\/26, Adriaan van Niekerk 2\/26). Grey College won by three wickets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

St Andrew’s School 164\/5<\/strong> (Naud\u00e9 Botha 67, Andrew Sobiech 37, Reuben van Aarde 21; Janko Noeth 2\/28); Kalahari 92\/10<\/strong> (Janko Noeth 42; FG Botha 3\/12, Nikhil Sukraj 3\/20, Erhard Barends 2\/16). St Andrew’s School won by 72 runs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Ho\u00ebrskool Upington 121\/8<\/strong> (Roux Erasmus 28, CJ Botha 26; Waide Davey 2\/15, Henlo van Rooyen 2\/13); Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg 105\/10<\/strong> (Waide Davey 18*; Vaylen Lombaard 2\/9, Likumi Aide 2\/19). Hoerskool Upington won by 16 runs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Grey College heads into the semi-finals as the only unbeaten side at the Schools SA20 regional playoffs in Potchefstroom after another emphatic victory on Saturday morning. Relive all the action on SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com) The Bloemfontein boys were made to work hard by the only other unbeaten team at that stage, Potchefstroom Gimnasium. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":62680,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62676","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\/62676","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=62676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62676\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/62680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}