{"id":89304,"date":"2026-01-26T07:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T05:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=89304"},"modified":"2026-01-26T07:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T05:38:10","slug":"boland-landbou-triumphs-at-sacs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=89304","title":{"rendered":"Boland Landbou triumphs at SACS"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_89305\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89305\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89305\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Boland-Landbou-SACS-2026-January-400x367.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"367\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89305\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boland Landbou&#8217;s players celebrated a satisfying win at SACS with a happy team photo afterwards. Photo: Supplied by Handr\u00f3 le Roux.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When the toss favoured <strong>SACS<\/strong> on the <strong>De Villiers Field<\/strong> on Saturday morning, in Cape Town, and openers <strong>Aqeel Waggie<\/strong> and <strong>Benji Tilbury<\/strong> put together a 113-run opening stand, it looked as if it might be a tough day in the field for <strong>Boland Landbou<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Waggie struck eight fours and tallied 56 runs off 78 balls, while Tilbury stroked three fours and lofted two sixes in his 46 off 69 as the Paarl school&#8217;s bowlers struggled to engineer a breakthrough.<\/p>\n<p>After the first wicket fell, though, the visitors fought back well, allowing SACS to add only 99 more runs, although Max Fourie held them up with 51.<\/p>\n<p>The home team was bowled out in 48.2 overs for 212.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matthew Geldenhuys<\/strong> led the <em><strong>Farmers&#8217;<\/strong><\/em> bowling attack, capturing 3\/30 in 10 overs, while <strong>Troy Davis<\/strong> played his part by claiming 3\/41 from his 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kobus Conradie<\/strong>, with 2\/37 in 9.2 overs, put the final nail in the coffin of the home side&#8217;s batting effort.<\/p>\n<p>Boland Landbou&#8217;s reply gained momentum when <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/player-profile-francois-prins-boland-landbou\/\">captain Francois Prins<\/a>, <\/strong>batting at four, weighed in with eight fours and 54 off 73 balls.<\/p>\n<p>His innings, along with 33 from Louis du Plessis, set up <strong>Divan Meyer<\/strong>, at six, and <strong>Johannes Goosen<\/strong>, at seven, to drive the visitors across the line. They combined for an unbroken 65-run sixth-wicket partnership to seal the deal.<\/p>\n<p>Meyer, who finished with 40 off 43, hit three fours, while Goosen pulled off some explosive shots, rocketing three deliveries for six in his 35 off 26.<\/p>\n<p>After 44.3 overs, Boland Landbou reached 214\/5 to claim a five-wicket victory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summarised Scorecard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SACS 212\/10<\/strong> (Aqeel Waggie 56, Max Fourie 51, Benji Tilbury 46; Matthew Geldenhuys 3\/30, Troy Davis 3\/41, Kobus Conradie 2\/37); <strong>Boland Landbou 214\/5<\/strong> (Francois Prins 54, Divan Meyer 40*, Johannes Goosen 35*, Louis du Plessis 33; Saeed Conrad 2\/51). <strong>Boland Landbou won by five wickets.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the toss favoured SACS on the De Villiers Field on Saturday morning, in Cape Town, and openers Aqeel Waggie and Benji Tilbury put together a 113-run opening stand, it looked as if it might be a tough day in the field for Boland Landbou. 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