{"id":648,"date":"2023-01-15T15:14:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T13:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricket.supersportschools.com\/?p=648"},"modified":"2023-01-15T15:14:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T13:14:16","slug":"helpies-unbeaten-after-day-1-of-saints-t20-cricket-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=648","title":{"rendered":"Helpies unbeaten after Day 1 of Saints T20 Cricket Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-649\" src=\"https:\/\/cricket.supersportschools.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Helpmekaar-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Helpmekaar-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Helpmekaar-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Helpmekaar.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/>Helpmekaar-kollege<\/strong> bagged two victories during the opening day of the<strong> St John&#8217;s College T20 Cricket Festival<\/strong> in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>Helpies faced <strong>Queen&#8217;s High<\/strong> and <strong>St Benedict&#8217;s College<\/strong> in their two matches on Day 1 of the festival which forms part of Saints 125th anniversary celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>All of the matches are live-streamed by <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/supersportschools\"><strong>SuperSportSchools<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; and also available on Video-on-Demand.<\/p>\n<p>The best individual performance on the Rice Field however belonged to <strong>Siyabonga Radebe<\/strong> (105*) from Queen&#8217;s High. Radebe faced a mere 58 deliveries as he took St Benedict&#8217;s College of Bedfordview&#8217;s bowling attack apart.<\/p>\n<p>He struck nine fours and five sixes in his innings as his side managed to secure a two-run victory.<\/p>\n<p>Helpies&#8217;\u00a0 <strong>Kyle Swanepoel<\/strong> (66) and <strong>Henricus Meyer<\/strong> (59) recorded half-centuries in their side&#8217;s 84-run victory over St Benedict&#8217;s College.<\/p>\n<p>Meyer once again weighed in with an unbeaten 46 runs in his side&#8217;s victory over Queen&#8217;s High. <strong>Tjaart Mentz<\/strong> top-scoring this time with 63 runs.<\/p>\n<p>Queen&#8217;s High&#8217;s <strong>Mpho Nzala<\/strong> also enjoyed a good day at the office as he boasted bowling figures of 2\/37 against St Bennies and 1\/38 against Helpies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summarised Scorecards:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Queen&#8217;s High 195\/3<\/strong> (Siyabonga Radebe 105*, Mzwakhe Mkhwanazi 26, Mpho Nzala 25, Kabelo Rapodile 24; Tristan Eley 1\/8); <strong>St Benedict&#8217;s College 193\/7<\/strong> (Nathan Rothman 45, Declan le Roux 43, Brandon Blake 34, Jason Pengelley 23; Mpho Nzala 2\/37). <strong>Queen&#8217;s High won by two runs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Helpmekaar 203\/4<\/strong> (Kyle Swanepoel 66, Henricus Meyer 59, Juan Minnaar 38*; Niel Adlam 2\/30);<strong> St Benedict&#8217;s College 119<\/strong> (Quaid Pillay 33; Reuben Jordaan 2\/12, Juan Storm 2\/18, Michael Benzien 2\/22, Marco Prinsloo 2\/33). <strong>Helpmekaar won by 84 runs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Queen&#8217;s High 135\/8<\/strong> (Thami Radebe 47*, Tsepiso Senosi 26, Mpho Nzala 22; Juan Minnaar 2\/16, Dihan Janse van Rensburg 2\/26); <strong>Helpmekaar 138\/2<\/strong> (Tjaart Mentz 63, Henricus Meyer 46*; Mpho Nzala 1\/38). <strong>Helpmekaar won by eight wickets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helpmekaar-kollege bagged two victories during the opening day of the St John&#8217;s College T20 Cricket Festival in Johannesburg. Helpies faced Queen&#8217;s High and St Benedict&#8217;s College in their two matches on Day 1 of the festival which forms part of Saints 125th anniversary celebrations. 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