{"id":85619,"date":"2025-10-26T07:11:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T05:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=85619"},"modified":"2025-10-26T07:11:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T05:11:38","slug":"strand-slips-by-charlie-hofmeyr-jim-fouche-cruises-past-goudveld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=85619","title":{"rendered":"Strand slips by Charlie Hofmeyr, Jim Fouch\u00e9 cruises past Goudveld"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_85621\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85621\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-85621\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Strand-team-photo-October-2025-400x285.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"285\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Strand dismissed Charlie Hofmeyr cheaply but were made to work hard for victory. Photo:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hs_strand?igsh=MWpud3NybmhocTNqYw==\"><strong> HS Strand on Instagram.<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Strand vs Ho\u00ebrskool Charlie Hofmeyr (50-over)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Charlie Hofmeyr<\/strong> won the toss and selected to bat first at <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Strand<\/strong> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Strand bowled well to dismiss the visitors for a low total, but they only just chased it down, getting home with two wickets to spare.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Charlies<\/strong><\/em>&#8216; opener <strong>Driaan Louw<\/strong> scored a dogged 18 runs off 73 balls, while, in at six, <strong>Robert Koen<\/strong> mustered 18 off 40. Together, they added 35 runs for the fifth wicket.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benjamin de Reuck<\/strong> picked off the tail, taking 3\/20 in 7.5 overs, while <strong>Nicolae Roux<\/strong> and <strong>Zaylin Rule<\/strong> chipped in with two wickets each as the <strong>Ceres <\/strong>locals scrambled to 101 all out.<\/p>\n<p>Had it not been for 35 extras, they would have been dismissed well shy of triple figures.<\/p>\n<p>Strand needed a player to anchor their response, and they found him in <strong>Zaylin Rule<\/strong>, who was the third man to the crease. He tallied the highest score of the match, striking three fours in his 24 runs from 60 balls. That, along with 25 extras, was enough to see Strand to 106\/8 and victory after 35.3 overs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ruben Giliomee<\/strong> made it a nervous chase for the home side, capturing 3 for 30 in 10 overs, while <strong>Martin du Plessis<\/strong> and <strong>Russouw Matthee<\/strong> picked up two wickets apiece. It was not quite enough.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Goudveld vs Ho\u00ebrskool Jim Fouch\u00e9 (50-over)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Goudveld<\/strong> hosted <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Jim<\/strong> <strong>Fouch\u00e9<\/strong> <strong>(JF) <\/strong>in Welkom on Saturday, and the Bloemfontein school turned a match that could have run for 100 overs into one that lasted only 47.2 in total.<\/p>\n<p>The home side struggled against <em><strong>JF<\/strong><\/em>&#8221;s tenacious bowling, which the visitors followed with an aggressive batting effort to win by eight wickets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Louw Fouch\u00e9<\/strong> top-scored for Goudveld, thumping three fours as he calmly collected 20 off 53 balls, but <strong>Cobus Wilken<\/strong> was lethal with the ball, knocking over 4\/10 in eight overs.<strong> Jareth Scott<\/strong> lent strong support, claiming 2\/23 in six overs as <em><strong>Gouties<\/strong><\/em> mustered only 101 all out after 34 overs.<\/p>\n<p>Opener <strong>Niel Wilken<\/strong> then set JF up for victory with a rapid and unbeaten 52 from just 39 deliveries, which included six fours and a six.<\/p>\n<p>His fellow opener <strong>Benco Olivier<\/strong> delivered the support that Wilken needed, contributing 21 off 23, while <strong>Franco de Necker<\/strong> helped to see the visitors across the finishing line, blasting four fours in his unbeaten 18 off 12.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edrich du Plessis<\/strong> was the only Goudveld bowler to pick up any wickets, recording 2\/24 from 3.4 overs as\u00a0Jim Fouch\u00e9 reached 103\/2 in only 13.4 overs (82 balls).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summarised Scorecards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Charlie Hofmeyr 101\/10<\/strong> (Extras 35; Benjamin Reuck 3\/20, Nicolae Roux 2\/14, Zaylin Rule 2\/16); <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Strand 106\/8<\/strong> (Extras 25, Zaylin Rule 24; Ruben Giliomee 3\/30, Martin du Plessis 2\/13, Russouw Matthee 2\/21).<strong> Strand won by two wickets.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Goudveld 102\/10<\/strong> (Louw Fouch\u00e9 20; Cobus Wilken 4\/10, Jareth Scott 2\/23); <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Jim Fouch\u00e9 103\/2<\/strong> (Niel Wilken 52*, Benco Olivier 21; Edrich du Plessis 2\/24). <strong>Jim Fouch\u00e9 won by eight wickets.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ho\u00ebrskool Strand vs Ho\u00ebrskool Charlie Hofmeyr (50-over) Ho\u00ebrskool Charlie Hofmeyr won the toss and selected to bat first at Ho\u00ebrskool Strand on Saturday. Strand bowled well to dismiss the visitors for a low total, but they only just chased it down, getting home with two wickets to spare. 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