{"id":82452,"date":"2025-09-08T08:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T06:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=82452"},"modified":"2025-09-08T08:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T06:05:12","slug":"grey-college-and-st-andrews-school-run-out-of-overs-in-weekend-draws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=82452","title":{"rendered":"Grey College and St Andrew’s School run out of overs in weekend draws"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Grey College’s<\/strong> Henru de Wet<\/strong> scored an unbeaten 103 in only 69 balls, blasting 10 fours and four sixes, to help his side to declare on a challenging 287\/3 in a two-day match against Selborne College<\/strong> in Bloemfontein on the weekend.<\/p>\n

He was well supported by Aiden Dodd<\/strong>, who made 78 and shared in a 111-run partnership with De Wet.<\/p>\n

Then, when Selborne visited the crease, Grey’s bowling tore through their batting order, sending the East London school tumbling to 111 all out, with Joshua Wilkie<\/strong>‘s 29 their best batting effort.<\/p>\n

Sicelo Matayi<\/strong> set the standard, garnering 3\/11, while Otto Krause<\/strong> collected 3\/32.<\/p>\n

On day two, Grey batted quickly before declaring on 218\/4 from 34.3 overs. The declaration came after Divan Bezuidenhout<\/strong> fell for 99 from 101 balls. His innings had featured nine fours and four sixes.<\/p>\n

Juan Maree <\/strong>made exactly 50 and combined with Bezuidenhout for a 107-run partnership, which was the second highest of the match.<\/p>\n

Selborne was set 395 to win from only 35 overs. That was not a realistic target, but they needed to put together a better innings the second time around. Once again, Joshua Wilkie stepped up, top-scoring with 67, as Selborne finished on 140\/5 to clinch a draw.<\/p>\n

Juan Maree<\/strong> and Aiden Dodd<\/strong> bowled efficiently, with Maree nabbing 2\/14 and Dodd 1\/10. In hindsight, an earlier declaration might have helped Grey to victory, but perhaps their focus was on their performance and some individual milestones.<\/p>\n

In Pretoria, St Alban’s College<\/strong> hosted St Andrew’s School <\/strong>on the TC Mitchell Oval<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Batting first, the Bloemfontein boys declared on 300\/8, with star all-rounder FG Botha<\/strong> scoring 89 and Reuben van Aarde<\/strong> 85 not out.<\/p>\n

Christopher Von La Chavallerie<\/strong>‘s 3\/23 paced the home side’s bowling attack, while Tiashin Naidoo <\/strong>did his bit by picking up 3\/63.<\/p>\n

In reply, St Alban’s declared their first innings on 231\/6. That owed a lot to opening batsman, Kyle Block<\/strong>, who struck 16 fours and two sixes in an innings of 104. Liam Basch<\/strong> batted well, too, cracking 48 from 55 balls.<\/p>\n

When St Andrew’s batted again, the home side’s bowlers did a decent job of picking off most of the dangermen before they could get going. However, FG Botha shone once again, making 51 for his second half-century of the contest.<\/p>\n

When St Andrew’s declared on 175\/5, St Alban’s needed 245 to win, and they needed to bat hastily. They chose instead to play for a draw and finished on 57\/7. Ethan Detert<\/strong>‘s three not out off of 53 balls was clear evidence of their strategy.<\/p>\n

Heindr\u00e9 Serfontein<\/strong>, with a superb 4\/10 from 10 overs, almost bowled St Andrew’s to victory, but they had too few overs in which to bowl out the home side, and the match was declared a draw after 33 overs of the St Alban’s second innings.<\/p>\n

Summarised Scorecards:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grey College 287\/3 dec.<\/strong> (Henru De Wet 103*, Aiden Dodd 78; Lwando Gwaza 1\/36); Selborne College 111\/10<\/strong> (Joshua Wilkie 29; Sicelo Matayi 3\/11, Otto Krause 3\/32); Grey College 218\/4 dec.<\/strong> (Divan Bezuidenhout 99, Juan Maree 50; Matt Henry 2\/56); Selborne College 140\/5<\/strong> (Joshua Wilkie 67; Juan Maree 2\/14, Aiden Dodd 1\/10). Match drawn.<\/strong><\/p>\n

St Andrew’s School 300\/8 dec.<\/strong> (FG Botha 89, Reuben van Aarde 85*; Christopher von La Chavallerie 3\/23); St Alban’s College 231\/6 dec.<\/strong> (Kyle Block 104, Liam Basch 48; Nikhil Sukraj 2\/28); St Andrew’s School 175\/5 dec.<\/strong> (FG Botha 51, WJ Lindhout 43; Luke Ward 4\/68); St Alban’s College 57\/7<\/strong> (Liam Basch 16; Heindre Serfontein 4\/10, Nikhil Sukraj 1\/9). Match drawn.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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