{"id":87824,"date":"2025-12-15T06:11:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T04:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=87824"},"modified":"2025-12-15T06:11:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T04:11:27","slug":"lions-crowned-csa-u16-boys-week-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=87824","title":{"rendered":"Lions crowned CSA u16 Boys Week champions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The<\/strong> Central Gauteng Lions<\/strong> capped off a successful five days by completing a double over The Titans<\/strong> on the final day of the CSA u16 Boys National Week<\/strong>, in Paarl, in the Western Cape.<\/p>\n

When they previously met, rain played a role in the outcome, and The Lions won on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern Method<\/strong>. This time it didn’t interfere.<\/p>\n

Sunday’s showdown at Boland Landbou<\/strong> was not a high-scoring affair, with The Lions being dismissed for a middling 167.<\/p>\n

Zizi Mkhize<\/strong> top-scored with 33, while Lincoln Casias<\/strong> and Zuan Joubert<\/strong> made valuable contributions of 28 and 27 respectively.<\/p>\n

The match was ultimately decided by The Lions’ disciplined bowling performance, with Thomas Collins <\/strong>taking the lead and claiming 4\/16 in six overs. He was well supported by Preceli Molapisi<\/strong>, who returned 2\/25, also from six overs.<\/p>\n

Rourke de Lange<\/strong>, of Cornwall Hill College<\/strong>, stood out for The Titans. He captured 4\/25 in 10 overs and also chipped in with 20 with the bat. But the day belonged to The Lions, who bowled out their northern neighbours for 134 to win by 33 runs.<\/p>\n

The repeat fixture between the Eastern Cape Iinyathi<\/strong> and the SWD Garden Route Badgers<\/strong>, at Swartland High School<\/strong>, resulted in another captivating contest, which produced four of the six half-centuries scored on the day.<\/p>\n

Avethandwa Manyongo<\/strong> was the standout batman for the Iinyathi in their 30-run victory – their second over the Badgers – anchoring their innings with a composed 70 from 100 deliveries.<\/p>\n

Coming in at seven, Jack Bosazza<\/strong> recorded the second-highest score of the match with an important 58, which helped to lift the Iinyathi<\/strong> to a solid total of 248 all out.<\/p>\n

In reply, both Ross Taljaard<\/strong> and Jordan Ross<\/strong> passed fifty for the Badgers<\/strong>. Taljaard was SWD’s top scorer with 57 from 63 balls, while Ross added a patient 52 from 82 deliveries.<\/p>\n

The Iinyathi<\/strong>‘s Josh Wilkie<\/strong>, after scoring a triple-century in their opening match<\/strong><\/a>, ended the week as the event’s leading scorer, amassing 442 runs at an average of 88.4 across five matches. Jack Bosazza<\/strong> and Avethandwa<\/span> Manyongo<\/span><\/strong>, both finished second on the bowling charts, claiming 12 wickets each, while Manyongo, who also scored 127 runs, was named the All-Rounder of the Week.<\/p>\n

Northern Cape<\/strong>‘s Cobus Fourie<\/strong> scored Sunday’s only century to lead his side to their first win of the week on the Dal Josaphat B Field<\/strong>.\u00a0He struck 105 from 115 balls, with 10 fours and a six, and shared a 115-run fourth wicket stand with Ruben Viljoen, which was the key partnership in Northern Cape’s commanding 193-run victory.<\/p>\n

Kei<\/strong>, as had been the case throughout the week, struggled at the crease and were dismissed for just 83.<\/p>\n

On the Parys Oval<\/b>,\u00a0Ibrahiem Taliep<\/strong> was among the runs once more as Western Province<\/strong> concluded their campaign with a 48-run win over Eastern Province<\/strong>. Taliep top-scored with 82 and Janko Webb<\/strong>, continued his fine form with 55 in WP\u2019s total of 174. Matthew Marshbank<\/strong> led the EP bowling effort with a return of 4\/33.<\/p>\n

Despite 41 from Connor Parry<\/strong>, the Eastern Province reply failed to fire, and they were sent packing for 125, with Schalk Fourie<\/strong> knocking over 3\/17, Abhay Kalan<\/strong> 2\/11, and Raihan Khan<\/strong> 2\/24.<\/p>\n

Corbin Tidbury<\/strong>, who made 25, enjoyed an outstanding all-round week, tallying 158 runs while also picking up 11 wickets, which placed him in the top 10 in both categories.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Eastern Storm<\/strong>\u00a0joined the Lions <\/strong>as the only unbeaten sides at the tournament, maintaining their clean record with a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Free State <\/strong>on the Paul Roos Oval.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Duan Maree<\/strong> starred with the ball, capturing 3\/12 to restrict Free State to 112 all out. He was well supported by the tournament’s leading wicket-taker, Christiano Moffat<\/strong>, whose 2\/25 saw him finish the week with 13 wickets.<\/p>\n

After a strong effort in the field, Easterns’ Moeketsi Beya<\/strong> struck eight fours and three sixes in a commanding 66 from 51 balls, which was more than half of his side’s total, to steer the Storm<\/strong> home inside 16 overs. The victory meant that the Storm won the second Division and earned their promotion to run alongside the big teams during the 2026 week.<\/p>\n

On the Dal Josaphat A Field<\/strong>, Boland’<\/strong>s Neil Louw<\/strong> and The<\/strong> Tuskers<\/strong>‘ Ben Wilson<\/strong> played similarly effective innings, but the KwaZulu-Natal side won by six wickets. Louw was superb, making 74, but he lacked support. Wilson’s 65, meanwhile, was well backed up by Cody Sander<\/strong>‘s patient 48 from 97 balls, which proved decisive.<\/p>\n

For a second day in succession, The North West Dragons<\/strong> were involved in a low-scoring thriller. This time, though, they came out on the wrong end of the result, losing to The Dolphins<\/strong> by one wicket.<\/p>\n

AW van der Merwe<\/strong> was again the spearhead of the Dragons’ attack, snapping up 6\/25 as he almost defended their total of 85 single-handedly.<\/p>\n

The KZN team was in big trouble on 44\/8 in the 16th over, but Luc Boyall<\/strong>, who top-scored with 26, and Caleb Naicker<\/strong>, who made 12 not out, combined for 33 runs for the ninth wicket to take the Dolphins to within eight runs of victory. Naicker and Esihle Gasa<\/strong>, then, stuck it out for 22 balls to see their side across the line.<\/p>\n

Mpumalanga\u2019s Nijan Swart<\/strong> produced the best figures of the day, grabbing 6\/12 in a four-wicket victory over the Limpopo Impalas<\/strong>. He completed an outstanding all-round performance by weighing in with 37, Mpumalanga’s top score, to guide his side to victory with in the 27th over.<\/p>\n

Summarised scorecards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lions 167\/10<\/strong> (Zizi Mkhize 33, Lincoln Casais 28, Zuan Joubert 27, Phemelo Sekopane 22; Rourke De Lange 4\/25, Justin Luke Basdeo 2\/23); Titans 134\/10<\/strong> (Katlego Lebelo 32, Christian Linde 29; Thomas Collins 4\/16, Preceli Molapisi 2\/25). Lions won by 33 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eastern Cape Iinyathi 248\/10<\/strong> (Avethandwa Manyongo 70, Jack Bosazza 58, Extras 34, Josh Edwards 28; Mario Tarentaal 5\/30, Johalin Oosthuizen 2\/35, Ross Taljaard 2\/35); SWD Garden Route Badgers 218\/10<\/strong>\u00a0(Ross Taljaard 57, Jordan Ross 52, Extras 38, Hanno Swart 25; Avethandwa Manyongo 3\/33, Sipho Mjekula 3\/35, Mitchell Myerscough 2\/23). Eastern Cape Iinyathi won by 30 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Limpopo Impalas 102\/10<\/strong> (Mashalane Seboko Mpontsheng 35, Dirk Nortman 25; Nijan Swart 6\/12, Kesha Moore 2\/34); Mpumalanga 103\/6<\/strong> (Nijan Swart 37, Frederik Boshoff 21*; Alex Thomson 2\/4, Mashalane Seboko Mpontsheng 2\/13, Ripfumelo Mabunda 2\/34). Mpumalanga won by 4 wickets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Western Province 174\/10<\/strong> (Ibraheem Taliep 82, Janko Webb 55; Matthew Marshbank 4\/33, Oliver Whitaker 3\/22); Eastern Province 125\/10<\/strong> (Connor Parry 41, Corbin Tidbury 23; Schalk Fourie 3\/17, Abhay Kalan 2\/11, Raihan Khan 2\/24). Western Province won by 48 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Free State 112\/10<\/strong> (Bergh Vorster 31, Extras 21; Duan Maree 3\/12, Xavier van Biljon 2\/17, Christiano Moffat 2\/25); Eastern Storm 115\/2<\/strong> (Moeketsi Beya 66; Christoph Bronn 1\/13). Eastern Storm won by 8 wickets. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Boland 166\/10<\/strong> (Neil Louw 74, De Waal Vivier 37; Relebogile Mokoena 3\/33, Obakeng Motsepa 2\/12, Ryan Clarke 2\/27); Tuskers 170\/4<\/strong> (Ben Wilson 65, Cody Sander 48, Extras 29; Derrick Groenewald 1\/27). Tuskers won by 6 wickets. <\/strong><\/p>\n

North West 85\/10<\/strong> (Riekert Kruger 26; Rivan Moodley 3\/18, Caleb Naicker 3\/29, Muhammed Malek 2\/2); Dolphins 89\/9<\/strong> (Luke Boyall 26; AW van der Merwe 6\/25). Dolphins won by 1 wicket. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Northern Cape 276\/9<\/strong> (Cobus Fourie 109, Ruben Viljoen 44, Rekaone Seikaneng 33, Nealan Cupido 31; Yamkela Vamva 4\/36, Siphumeze Nonwana 3\/17); Kei 83\/10<\/strong> (Akhumzi Ntleki 21; Rekaone Seikaneng 3\/11, Lefika Matloko 2\/21). Northern Cape won by 193 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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