{"id":89438,"date":"2026-01-29T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T08:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=89438"},"modified":"2026-01-29T10:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T08:00:05","slug":"w100-clifton-turns-table-on-dhs-kearsney-westville-power-to-victories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=89438","title":{"rendered":"W100: Clifton turns table on DHS; Kearsney, Westville power to victories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-86374\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cricket-bat-ball-091125-400x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"211\" \/>Clifton College vs Durban High School<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/dhs-cools-off-clifton-kearsney-spinners-shine-against-westville-boys-high\/\"><strong>Well beaten at Durban High School (DHS) on Saturday<\/strong><\/a> in a 40-overs-a-side contest, <strong>Clifton College<\/strong> flipped the script at the <strong>Riverside Sports Club<\/strong> and beat DHS in a <strong>W100<\/strong> showdown on Wednesday by six wickets, with seven balls to spare.<\/p>\n<p>On a very hot day, Clifton captain <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/player-profile-shiraz-perumal-clifton-college\/\">Shiraz Perumal<\/a><\/strong> made an interesting decision to bowl first. He, then, led from the front, with a tidy bowling performance, conceding only 13 runs from his 20 balls for an economy rate of 3.3.<\/p>\n<p>Five of the seven DHS batsmen reached double figures, but Clifton did well to prevent them from pressing on, with 24 from <strong>Taine Havermann<\/strong> the best that <em><strong>School<\/strong> <\/em>mustered. <strong>Josh van Biljon<\/strong> made 20 and <strong>Suliman Jadwat<\/strong> 20 not out as the visitors totalled 113\/6.<\/p>\n<p>Left-arm spinner, <strong>Blake Johnson<\/strong>, who opened the bowling, snared 1\/22 from 20 balls, and removed the dangerous Josh van Biljon by bowling him. <strong>George Gooch<\/strong>, who shared the new ball, claimed an early wicket and went for only 10 runs from his 15 deliveries.<\/p>\n<p>The most successful bowlers, though, were <strong>Daniel Rea<\/strong>, who returned 2\/22 from 15, and <strong>Eli van Jaarsveld<\/strong>, who sparkled with 2\/19 from 20.<\/p>\n<p>DHS&#8217;s 113\/6 wasn&#8217;t a big score, but it was a tricky one, especially in the humid and hot conditions at the Riverside Sports Club.<\/p>\n<p>Early in Clifton&#8217;s reply, <strong>Yusuf Ahmed<\/strong> was caught and bowled by <strong>Seth Edwards<\/strong> for six, but <strong>Daniyaal Klinck<\/strong>, who opened with Ahmed, then partnered <strong>Muhammed Malek<\/strong> for 29 from 27 balls, advancing the total to 47 before Klinck fell after a 35-ball stay that brought him 24 runs, including a six and a four.<\/p>\n<p>DHS played themselves back into contention when <strong>Tristan Quail<\/strong> accounted for <strong>Hayden Drieselmann<\/strong> and Muhammed Malek within the space of six balls, the former for 12 and the latter for 13, which left Clifton on 69\/4 after 69 balls.<\/p>\n<p>That brought Shiraz Perumal and Daniel Rea together, and the Clifton skipper, who made 60 off 50 on the weekend, took the lead with a match-winning innings. In just 18 balls, he blasted three sixes, added a four, and rocketed to 38 not out.<\/p>\n<p>Rea held down his end, meanwhile, to accumulate an unbeaten 10 off 10 and together with Perumal added an unbroken 47 off only 25 balls to see Clifton to 116\/4 and victory, <a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/fireworks-in-first-round-of-w100\/\"><strong>their second on the trot<\/strong> <\/a>in the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Quail performed superbly, snaring 2\/13 from 15 balls, while <strong>Sandi Mazibuko<\/strong> nabbed 1\/3 from five.\u00a0Up front, Taine Havermann and <strong>Josh Morley<\/strong> did a tidy job, but without picking up a wicket.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Glenwood High vs Kearsney College<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kearsney College<\/strong>, meanwhile, delivered a phenomenal performance on <strong>Dixon&#8217;s Oval<\/strong>, at Glenwood, to hand the <em><strong>Green Machine<\/strong> <\/em>a 10-wicket drubbing.<\/p>\n<p>After the toss fell their way, Glenwood opted to bat and precisely matched DHS&#8217;s total against Clifton, tallying 113\/6. Just like DHS, they had five of their seven batsmen reach double figures, and the similarities didn&#8217;t end there. Glenwood&#8217;s highest score, like that of DHS, was 24, scored by <strong>Kamo Moloto<\/strong>. He faced 22 balls and struck three fours.<\/p>\n<p>Glenwood&#8217;s batsmen failed to build on the platforms they had laid. They also struggled mightily against leg-spinner, <strong>Rivaan Moodley<\/strong>, who tied them in knots and gave little away, snaring 2\/6 from 20 balls, at a miserly economy rate of 1.5.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matthew Rice<\/strong> did a good job up front. His 15 deliveries cost 14 runs and brought him the wicket of the Glenwood dangerman, <strong>Kreesan Pillai<\/strong>, who fell for 13 from eight balls, two of which he spanked for four.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s seldom that teams score freely on Dixon&#8217;s, but Kearsney&#8217;s young openers, <strong>Asher Hollister<\/strong> and <strong>Gary Verbaan<\/strong>, did. They laid into the Glenwood attack to hurry the visitors to victory in only 64 balls.<\/p>\n<p>Hollister smashed six sixes and four fours in his rapid 69 not out from only 37 deliveries, while Verbaan cracked five fours in his unbeaten 37 from 28.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jonah Chaita<\/strong>, who went for 14 runs from his 10 balls, was the most economical of the home side&#8217;s bowlers. It wasn&#8217;t their day, but it sure was a good one for Kearsney.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Northwood vs Westville Boys&#8217; High<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Westville Boys&#8217; High<\/strong> became the third team out of three to win while chasing on the <strong>Robin Smith Oval<\/strong> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Batting first after winning the toss, <strong>Northwood<\/strong> posted a healthy 125\/7 from their 100 balls on their home ground, led by <strong>Luc Boyall<\/strong>&#8216;s 41 from 38, which featured two fours and a six, and 33 off 26 from <strong>Keegan Reeves<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Misbah Nair<\/strong>&#8216;s control and excellent change of pace bowling brought him a telling 3\/9 from 15 deliveries, while captain <strong>Kyle McGough<\/strong> took some stick, going for 31 from his 20 balls, but he also picked up three wickets. <strong>Aarin Rasmussen<\/strong>, who opened the bowling alongside the skipper, kept Northwood in check by surrendering only four runs from his 10 balls.<\/p>\n<p>When Westville replied, Northwood did themselves no favours by bowling a large number of wides. They cost two runs each in W100 cricket, and the wide ball has to be bowled again. Extras, thus, contributed 29 runs to the <em><strong>Griffins<\/strong><\/em>&#8216; total.<\/p>\n<p>Westville&#8217;s reply suffered a blow early on, though, when Kyle McGough retired hurt for seven. His fellow opener, <strong>Aidan Baudach<\/strong>, and <strong>Kai Cotton<\/strong> added 23 for the second wicket before <strong>Hamza Amla<\/strong> bowled Cotton for 15.<\/p>\n<p>Baudach and Tristin Delvin then combined for an unbroken 89 from only 59 balls to see their side to victory with 14 balls in hand.<\/p>\n<p>Baudach provided a steady foundation for Westville&#8217;s run chase, weighing in with 35 from 31 balls with only one four, while Delvin slammed four fours in his unbeaten 40 from 38 deliveries.<\/p>\n<p>Amla, the only bowler to pick up a wicket, finished with a tidy 1\/12 from 15 balls, but Westville won convincingly by nine wickets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summarised scorecards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Durban High School 113\/6<\/strong> (Taine Havermann 24, Extras 22, Suliman Jadwat 20*, Josh van Biljon 20; Eli van Jaarsveld 2\/19, Daniel Rea 2\/22); <strong>Clifton College 116\/4<\/strong> (Shiraz Perumal 38*, Daniyaal Klinck 24; Tristan Quail 2\/13). <strong>Clifton College won by four wickets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Glenwood 113\/6<\/strong> (Kamo Moloto 24, Extras 20; Rivaan Moodley 2\/6, Matthew Rice 1\/14); <strong>Kearsney College 114\/0<\/strong> (Asher Hollister 69*, Gary Verbaan 37*). <strong>Kearsney won by 10 wickets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Northwood 125\/7<\/strong> (Luc Boyall 41, Keegan Reeves 33; Misbah Nair 3\/9, Kyle McGough 3\/31); <strong>Westville Boys&#8217; High 126\/1<\/strong> (Tristin Delvin 40*, Aidan Baudach 35*, Extras 29; Misbah Nair 1\/12). <strong>Westville Boys&#8217; High won by nine wickets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clifton College vs Durban High School Well beaten at Durban High School (DHS) on Saturday in a 40-overs-a-side contest, Clifton College flipped the script at the Riverside Sports Club and beat DHS in a W100 showdown on Wednesday by six wickets, with seven balls to spare. 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