{"id":89252,"date":"2026-01-26T14:43:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=89252"},"modified":"2026-01-26T14:43:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:43:28","slug":"koekemoer-hofmeyr-shine-in-menlos-second-victory-in-two-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=89252","title":{"rendered":"Koekemoer, Hofmeyr shine in Menlo’s second victory in two weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"It wasn’t a high-scoring weekend in the A Section of the Finsbury League<\/strong>, but two of the three fixtures produced at least a half-century in each innings. The standout performance of the weekend, however, came in the form of a miserly five-wicket haul.<\/p>\n

Die Ho\u00ebrskool Menlopark<\/strong> maintained their perfect start to the season with a second victory in as many weeks, convincingly beating Ho\u00ebrskool Eldoraigne <\/strong>by 52 runs at Menlopark on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An outstanding all-round contribution from Monr\u00e9 Koekemoer<\/strong> fuelled their success. He\u00a0first made his mark with the bat, top-scoring with a fluent 52 while sharing a crucial 93-run fourth-wicket partnership with Jacques de<\/strong> Villiers, who weighed in with 42, in Menlo’s 217 all out.<\/p>\n

Both batsmen fell in quick succession, but Murray Hofmeyr<\/strong>, with an unbeaten 37, ensured the Parkies<\/strong><\/em>‘ innings finished strongly.<\/p>\n

Hofmeyr then claimed 3\/22 in 6.4 overs to help Menlopark successfully defend their total. He was well supported by Koekemoer<\/strong>, who took the new ball and returned figures of 3\/36, while Verster Richter<\/strong> was the third member of the Menlo attack to pick up three wickets. He finished with 3\/53.<\/p>\n

Vince Lotz<\/strong>, with 34, and Logan Early<\/strong>, with 30, led the Eldos<\/strong><\/em>‘ run chase, but it ended on 165 all out.<\/p>\n

It was a tough weekend for Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg<\/strong>, who suffered back-to-back defeats playing away from home. On Saturday, they lost at Ho\u00ebrskool Kempton Park<\/strong>. On Sunday, they came up short against Potchefstroom Volkskool<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Kempton Park registered the first win of their campaign with an 81-run triumph, led by their prolific opener Sheldon Kruger<\/strong>, whose commanding 70 was the cornerstone of Kempies<\/strong><\/em>‘ push past the 200-run mark.\u00a0Hendri Kemp <\/strong>removed four batsmen, claiming 4\/55, while Xander Wenhold <\/strong>nabbed a quick 3\/7.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The home side’s bowlers then took control, with Ewald van der Linde<\/strong> leading a trio who took two wickets each. Rusties<\/strong><\/em>‘ Henlo van Rooyen<\/strong> fought valiantly for his 51, but he received sparse support, and the visitors were dismissed for 120.<\/p>\n

The following day, Potchefstroom Volkskool<\/strong> inflicted another heavy defeat on Rustenburg.<\/p>\n

Batting first, Volkies <\/strong><\/em>posted 264 all out. Theunis Nel<\/strong> led the way with 53, while five other players made scores in the twenties and thirties to add substance to the home team’s total. Despite their batting success, Callie Fryer <\/strong>excelled for Rusties, knocking over 4\/17.<\/p>\n

Rustenburg’s reply never truly challenged Volkskool’s healthy total, despite Tristan van der Linde <\/strong>scoring exactly 50.<\/p>\n

Johandr\u00e9 Jacobs<\/strong> produced a superb spell of 5\/18 to undermine the visitors’ innings. He was well supported by leg-spinner Olefa Padi<\/strong>, who snared 4\/17, leaving the pair with a combined return of 9\/35, and that was a statistic that Rusties couldn’t overcome.<\/p>\n

They were all out for 151, leaving Volkskool with a handsome 113-run victory.<\/p>\n

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

Menlopark 217\/10 <\/strong>(Monr\u00e9 Koekemoer 52, Jacques de Villiers 42, Murray Hofmeyr 37*, Jordan van Eck 20; Ruan Boshoff 3\/35, Matthew Sampson 2\/34, Benyael Morkel 2\/45).\u00a0Eldoraigne 165\/10 <\/strong>(Vince Lotz 34, Logan Early 30, Matthew Sampson 23; Murray Hofmeyr 3\/22, Monr\u00e9 Koekemoer 3\/36, Verster Richter 3\/53).\u00a0Menlopark won by 52 runs.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ho\u00ebrskool Kempton Park 201\/10 <\/strong>(Sheldon Kruger 70, Anthony Stocight 28, Hanroux Siemens 23; Hendri Kemp 4\/55, Xander Wenhold 3\/7, Thian Labuschagne 2\/38); Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg 120\/10 <\/strong>(Henlo van Rooyen 51, Xander Wenhold 25; Ewald van der Linde 2\/8, Ruan Pretorius 2\/15, Deon Lange 2\/25).\u00a0Ho\u00ebrskool Kempton Park won by 81 runs.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Potchefstroom Volkskool 264\/10 <\/strong>(Theunis Nel 53, Handr\u00e9 de Beer 32, Extras 33, Riekert Kruger 30, AW van der Merwe 27, Righardt Kruger 27, Andries Venter 23; Callie Fryer 4\/17, Hendri Kemp 2\/66); Ho\u00ebrskool Rustenburg 151\/10 <\/strong>(Tristan van der Linde 50, Callie Fryer 22, Thian Labuschagne 20; Johandr\u00e9 Jacobs 5\/18, Olefa Padi 4\/39).\u00a0Potchefstroom Volkskool won by 113 runs.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Finsbury League \u2013 Section B <\/strong><\/p>\n

Midstream College 121<\/strong> (Maarten Nortje 28, Extras 27; Samuel Day 4\/15, Kesha Moore 2\/15);\u00a0Ho\u00ebrskool Nelspruit 122\/7\u00a0<\/strong>(Extras 30, Marcus Froneman 22; Jonathan Wiseman 3\/32, Dian de Villiers 2\/23).\u00a0Ho\u00ebrskool Nelspruit won by three wickets.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Potchefstroom Gimnasium 137\u00a0<\/strong>(Bernard Judels 36, Extras 21, Lukas Kotze 20; Jovhanne Conradie 4\/35, Durandt Stassen 2\/33);\u00a0Montana 114\u00a0<\/strong>(Juan Theunissen 53; Thloni Thabatha 3\/9, Adriaan van Niekerk 3\/30).\u00a0Potchefstroom Gimnasium won by 23 runs.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Finsbury League \u2013 Section C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ho\u00ebrskool Middelburg 420 <\/strong>(Eduan Strydom 183, Gavin Genis 89, Nijan Swart 77, PJ van der Merwe 28; Stian Scholtz 4\/42); Zwartkop 102 <\/strong>(Stian Scholtz 33; Hendr\u00e9 Nel 4\/11, Wilr\u00e9 Cilliers 2\/22, Nijan Swart 2\/27). Ho\u00ebrskool Middelburg won by 319 runs. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Ho\u00ebrskool Pietersburg 258 <\/strong>(AJ Galloway 85, Stephan Swanepoel 59, Extras 37, Alex Thomson 33, Jan-Hendrick Boneschans 25; Eduhan van den Berg 5\/12, Johan Duvenhage 2\/60); Ho\u00ebrskool Lichtenburg 161 <\/strong>(Johann Duvenhage 40, Juwan van Tonder 22; Christiaan van der Merwe 5\/24, AJ Galloway 2\/27, Willem Viljoen 2\/34). Ho\u00ebrskool Pietersburg won by 97 runs. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Dinamika 228 <\/strong>(Connor Griffin 84, Liam de Swardt 27, Jared Cliffe 24, Jesse Simpson 24*; Johan Boshoff 2\/24, Meyer Ginter 2\/27, Eben Kotze 2\/39); Ho\u00ebrskool Centurion 72\/4 (22) <\/strong>(Morn\u00e9 Prinsloo 32*; Jayden Smith 2\/14).<\/p>\n

Finsbury League \u2013 D Section <\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr Malan 370\/8 <\/strong>(Heinrich Jansen van Rensburg 120, Ruben Muller 90, AJ Els 73, Glangi Morrico 30, Extras 24; Rivoningo Chauke 3\/54, Mpotsheng Mashalane 2\/80); Ben Vorster 148 <\/strong>(Christiaan Duvenhage 38, Talent Ndlovu 30; Aldo Kotze 3\/38, Glangi Morrico 2\/18, Heinrich Jansen van Rensburg 2\/19). Dr Malan won by 222 runs. <\/strong><\/p>\n

HTS Middelburg 147 <\/strong>(Extras 41, Jandr\u00e9 de Clerq 37, Armand Kotze 20; Kehan Baird 4\/28, Jaco Botha 2\/31); Heidelberg Volkskool 105\/4 (12.4) <\/strong>(Kehan Baird 47*, Dave Pelzer 26*; Heinrich Botha 2\/13). Match Abandoned. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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