{"id":83855,"date":"2025-09-28T07:34:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T05:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=83855"},"modified":"2025-09-28T07:34:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T05:34:49","slug":"berrys-century-fires-sacs-to-91-run-victory-over-palmerston-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=83855","title":{"rendered":"Berry&#8217;s century fires SACS to 91-run victory over Palmerston North"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-30006\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/high-angle-view-of-cricket-bat-and-helmet-on-field-2021-08-28-17-17-52-utc-scaled-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Cricket bat and helmet on field during sunny day\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/high-angle-view-of-cricket-bat-and-helmet-on-field-2021-08-28-17-17-52-utc-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/high-angle-view-of-cricket-bat-and-helmet-on-field-2021-08-28-17-17-52-utc-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/high-angle-view-of-cricket-bat-and-helmet-on-field-2021-08-28-17-17-52-utc-scaled-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong>On Saturday, in Cape Town, <strong>South African College High School (SACS)<\/strong> won the toss and chose to bat first in a 50-over match against<strong> New Zealand<\/strong> outfit, <strong>Palmerston North<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The visitors headed into the game off the back of a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/stellenberg-secures-nine-wicket-victory-over-kiwi-visitors\/\">nine-wicket loss to Stellenberg in T20<\/a> <\/strong>on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>In at four for SACS, <strong>Jordaan Berry<\/strong> took charge of the host&#8217;s batting effort, scoring an outstanding 113 runs off 97 balls, striking 11 fours and three maximums in his superb innings.<\/p>\n<p>Tail ender, <strong>Vaughn van den Berg<\/strong> chipped in with a telling knock, adding 50 off 69 to extend the hosts&#8217; total to 235 all out.<\/p>\n<p>Captain <strong>Jordin Last-Harris<\/strong> bowled beautifully for the Kiwis, snapping up 5\/16 in 40 deliveries to put the skids under the home side&#8217;s&#8217; batsmen, while <strong>Max Hart<\/strong> delivered good support, claiming 3\/34 in nine overs.<\/p>\n<p>Despite fine contributions from Berry and Van den Bergh, it was tough to tell whether or not the SACS total of 235 was a good one. It turned out that it was.<\/p>\n<p>Harris, after setting the tone for the visitors in the field, led from the front with the bat, contributing a steady 30 off 38, but his teammates struggled to get going until <strong>Alex Gordon<\/strong> led a revival lower down the order, smashing eight fours and a six in a 53-ball 55.<\/p>\n<p>His valiant effort was, unfortunately for the visitors, nowhere near enough as his fellow tail enders were dismissed cheaply by the ruthless SACS bowling attack.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ronan Meintjies<\/strong> tied down the Palmerston North batsmen, claiming 4\/20 in 7.5 overs, while <strong>Ben Blackburn<\/strong> was less economical but almost as impactful, returning 3\/41 from 5.1 overs.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, the tourists were bowled out for 144, leaving SACS the comfortable winners by 91 runs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCORES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SACS 235\/10<\/strong> (Jordaan Berry 113, Vaughn van der Berg 50; Jordin Last Harris 5\/16, Max Hart 3\/34); <strong>Palmerston North 144\/10<\/strong> (Alex Gordon 55, Jordin Last Harris 30; Ronan Meintjies 4\/20, Ben Blackburn 3\/41).<\/p>\n<p><strong>SACS won by 91 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, in Cape Town, South African College High School (SACS) won the toss and chose to bat first in a 50-over match against New Zealand outfit, Palmerston North. The visitors headed into the game off the back of a nine-wicket loss to Stellenberg in T20 on Thursday. 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