{"id":84610,"date":"2025-10-08T11:53:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T09:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=84610"},"modified":"2025-10-08T11:53:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T09:53:49","slug":"maritzburg-college-handles-boishaai-pretoria-boys-high-downs-paarl-gim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=84610","title":{"rendered":"Maritzburg College handles Boishaai, Pretoria Boys High downs Paarl Gim"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_84634\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84634\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-84634\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cricket-maritzburg-mikey-061025-400x355.jpg\" alt=\"Maritzburg College's cricket mascot, Mikey, watched the Oppenheimer Michaelmas Week hosts scored a third win in four outings on Goldstone's on Tuesday. Photo: Maritzburg College on Facebook.\" width=\"400\" height=\"355\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maritzburg College&#8217;s cricket mascot, Mikey, watched the Oppenheimer Michaelmas Week hosts scored a third win in four outings on Goldstone&#8217;s on Tuesday. Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Maritzcollege\"><strong>Maritzburg College on Facebook<\/strong><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Maritzburg College vs Paarl Boys&#8217; High (20-over)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Paarl Boys&#8217; High<\/strong> won the toss on <strong>Goldstone&#8217;s <\/strong>and elected to field first in their T20 against <strong>Maritzburg College<\/strong> on Tuesday, the final day of the <strong>Oppenheimer Michaelmas Cricket Week<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>College<\/strong>, though, made a strong start and kept riding that excellent platform all the way to 168\/3. In the end, they won by 18 runs.<\/p>\n<p>Captain, <strong>Daniel Nadasan<\/strong>, struck four fours in his 33 off 27 balls, while his fellow opener, <strong>Kyle de<\/strong> <strong>Bruyn<\/strong>, improved on that strong contribution, walloping seven fours and a six on his way to 56 off 46. Together, they achieved a 79-run opening stand.<\/p>\n<p>In at number three, <strong>Sphamandla Dzanibe <\/strong>kept the momentum going, scoring an unbeaten 55 off 41.<\/p>\n<p>The<strong> Paarl<\/strong> bowlers were made to toil, with <strong>Aden Batt<\/strong> and <strong>Pieter Gildenhuis,<\/strong> the best of them, returning matching figures of 1\/20 from three overs.<\/p>\n<p>While <em><strong>Boishaai<\/strong><\/em>&#8216;s run chase came up short, it wasn&#8217;t because of\u00a0<strong>Gideon du Toit<\/strong>. He got on top of the College bowlers, smashing six fours and a six in a fighting 63 not out from only 34 balls.<\/p>\n<p>Opener <strong>Christo Muller<\/strong> delivered 31 off 26 but his run out left the visitors wobbling on 45\/3.<\/p>\n<p>Left-arm paceman Dzanibe showed off his all-round ability by knocking over 4\/25 in four overs, while <strong>Karl Dedekind<\/strong> collected 2\/13 in two as Paarl Boys High ended on 150\/7.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pretoria Boys High vs Paarl Gimnasium (20-over)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>At Collegians, Pretoria Boys High <\/strong>captain <strong>Tim Gordon<\/strong> decided to bat first after the toss went his way. Thanks to a terrific opening stand, his side put up a strong 171\/3 against <strong>Paarl Gimnasium<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Opener <strong>Ethan Nel<\/strong> led from the front, scoring an impressive 75 off 69, which included seven fours. Gordon, who usually bats third in the order, opened with Nel and provided Boys High with a big boost by bashing four sixes and six fours in a rapid 68 off 34 balls.<\/p>\n<p>Together, the pair provided the highlight of the match, a 130-run partnership.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Gimmies<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0were made to toil as Boys High scored at 8.55 runs per over. <strong>Wian Munnik<\/strong>, with 0\/22 from four overs, was their most economical bowler.<\/p>\n<p>Their run chase was led by the in-form <strong>Charles King<\/strong>, who was, again, superb. He hammered six fours and a six in an unbeaten 72 from only 49 deliveries, while Munnik weighed in with 26 at the top of the order.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Liam Brooker<\/strong>, though, made a serious impact for Pretoria Boys High, removing three dangermen &#8211; Munnik, <strong>Derrick Groenewald<\/strong> and <strong>Matt Dippenaar<\/strong> &#8211; to finish with 3\/22 from four overs.<\/p>\n<p>Paarl Gim&#8217;s run pursuit was undermined early in their innings when they tumbled to 58\/4 after nine overs. They had too much to make up but, with King leading the charge, they finished on a respectable 152\/7.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCORES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Maritzburg College 168\/3<\/strong> (Kyle de Bruyn 56, Sphamandla Dzanibe 55*, Daniel Nadasan 33); <strong>Paarl Boys&#8217; High 150\/7<\/strong> (Gideon du Toit 63*, Christo Muller 31; Sphamandla Dzanibe 4\/25, Karl Dedekind 2\/13).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maritzburg College won by 18 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pretoria Boys High 171\/3<\/strong> (Ethan Nel 75, Tim Gordon 68); <strong>Paarl Gimnasium 152\/7<\/strong> (Charles King 72*, Wian Munnik 20; Liam Brooker 3\/22).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pretoria Boys High won by 19 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maritzburg College vs Paarl Boys&#8217; High (20-over) Paarl Boys&#8217; High won the toss on Goldstone&#8217;s and elected to field first in their T20 against Maritzburg College on Tuesday, the final day of the Oppenheimer Michaelmas Cricket Week. College, though, made a strong start and kept riding that excellent platform all the way to 168\/3. 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