{"id":89274,"date":"2026-01-25T16:03:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T14:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=89274"},"modified":"2026-01-25T16:03:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T14:03:34","slug":"western-cape-champs-boishaai-headed-to-switch-schools-sa20-final-showdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=89274","title":{"rendered":"Western Cape champs, Boishaai, headed to Switch Schools SA20 Final Showdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_89275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89275\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89275\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Paarl-Boys-High-Schools-WC-SA20-winners-400x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"373\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paarl Boys&#8217; High made light work of Paarl Gimnasium in the final of the Western Cape Switch Schools SA20 Volume 2 Tournament to earn the right to represent the region at the national final. Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/paarlboyshighschool?igsh=MWFubnRoYmNycThoMA==\"><strong>Paarl Boys&#8217; High on Instagram.<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lady Luck favoured <strong>Paarl Boys&#8217; High<\/strong> at the toss on <strong>Somerset College<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>Taberer Oval<\/strong> on Sunday morning, where they faced their arch-rivals, <strong>Paarl Gimnasium<\/strong> in the <strong>Western Cape Switch Schools SA20<\/strong> <strong>Volume Two<\/strong> final.<\/p>\n<p>They chose to bat first and, as is often the case, <strong>AB Jacobs<\/strong> was <em><strong>Boishaai&#8217;<\/strong><\/em>s top contributor.<\/p>\n<p>He arrived at the crease after the fall of the second wicket and laid into loose deliveries with venom, launching five sixes and a four in his 46 runs off 36 balls.<\/p>\n<p>He and <strong>Daniel Francke<\/strong> shared a 43-run third-wicket partnership in just five overs, with Francke cracking three fours and two maximums in his 25-ball stay, which brought him 36 runs.<\/p>\n<p>Every one of the eight Boys&#8217; High batsmen dismissed fell to catches. <strong>Wian Munnik<\/strong> was the most successful at setting traps, collecting 3\/36 from four overs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kieran Daniels<\/strong> and <strong>Derrick Groenewald<\/strong> enjoyed success, too, claiming 2\/22 and 2\/23 respectively in their four-over allocations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reese<\/strong> <strong>Peterson<\/strong>, with 19, and <strong>Aden<\/strong> <strong>Batt<\/strong>, with 22, kept the middle order momentum going for Boishaai until they concluded their 20 overs on 170\/8.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cricket Final - Paarl Gimnasium vs Paarl Boys&amp;apos; High - Switch Schools SA20 - 25 January 2026\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d6-pGMhngP4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When Boys&#8217; High and <strong><em>Gimmies<\/em><\/strong> previously met in the <a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/boishaai-crowned-boland-switch-schools-sa20-champions\/\"><strong>Boland<\/strong> <strong>regional final<\/strong><\/a>, Boishaai powered their way to a one-sided victory behind a ferocious run chase. On Sunday, their bowlers led the charge.<\/p>\n<p>Within the first three overs of their reply, Paarl Gim was in trouble on 9\/3, and they did themselves no favours with their running between the wickets. In total, a mind-boggling five batsmen fell to run outs. That was a recipe for disaster.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Derrick Groenewald<\/strong>, batting at five, top-scored with only 14 runs, and that was 10 runs more than the next highest scorer, although 15 extras helped the Paarl Gim total a touch. But they lasted only 11.4 overs before being bowled out for a disappointing 43.<\/p>\n<p>Captain and left-arm spinner Aden Batt snared 3\/5 in 3.4 overs, while <strong>Ra-eez Isaacs<\/strong> knocked over 2\/23 in four overs.<\/p>\n<p>Boishaai&#8217;s fielding, though, was decisive. <strong>JP Immelman<\/strong> and <strong>Ullrich<\/strong> <strong>Drotschie<\/strong> were part of two run outs each, while <strong>Ed Lee Koopman<\/strong> was responsible for the other. As the adage goes: &#8220;Catches win matches, fielding wins tournaments.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After a massive 127-run victory, Paarl Boys&#8217; High will head to the national final carrying the hopes of the Western Cape.<\/p>\n<p>Their journey to the regional crown was challenging, but they took on those challenges with gusto and aced the tests. Their path to the title included a semifinal bout against <a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/bishops-win-schools-sa20-national-title\/\"><strong>last year&#8217;s national champions, Bishops Diocesan College<\/strong><\/a>, then a showdown against their closest rivals, Paarl Gimnasium, in the title game.<\/p>\n<p>Given their impressive showings throughout the Western Cape Phase 2 Tournament, Paarl Boys&#8217; High must now be considered a serious threat to go all the way and win the Switch Schools SA20 Volume Two national title when Pretoria hosts the <strong>Final Showdown<\/strong> in March.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summarised Scorecard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Paarl Boys&#8217; High 170\/8<\/strong> (AB Jacobs 46, Daniel Francke 36, Aden Batt 22; Wian Munnik 3\/36, Keiran Daniels 2\/22, Derrick Groenewald 2\/23); <strong>Paarl Gimnasium 43\/10<\/strong> (Aden Batt 3\/5, Raeez Isaacs 2\/23). <strong>Paarl Boys&#8217; High won by 127 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lady Luck favoured Paarl Boys&#8217; High at the toss on Somerset College&#8216;s Taberer Oval on Sunday morning, where they faced their arch-rivals, Paarl Gimnasium in the Western Cape Switch Schools SA20 Volume Two final. They chose to bat first and, as is often the case, AB Jacobs was Boishaai&#8217;s top contributor. 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