{"id":89740,"date":"2026-02-04T08:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T06:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=89740"},"modified":"2026-02-04T08:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T06:14:08","slug":"stellenberg-slays-second-southern-suburbs-school-in-seven-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=89740","title":{"rendered":"Stellenberg slays second southern suburbs’ school in seven days"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stellenberg High celebrates an upset win over Rondebosch on 27 January. Photo: HS Stellenberg on Instagram.<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Last week, on Tuesday, Stellenberg High<\/strong> pulled off a shock four-wicket T20 win over Rondebosch Boys’ High<\/strong>. This week, on Tuesday, they added the scalp of another southern suburbs school to their growing list of victories.<\/p>\n

Stellies <\/strong><\/em>visited SACS for a showdown on the De Villiers Oval<\/strong> and, after winning the toss, opted to bat first.<\/p>\n

The visitors made a shaky start and lost two of their top-order batsmen for ducks as they stumbled to 18\/3 after 3.2 overs.<\/p>\n

That brought their captain, JJ Rothman<\/strong>, to the crease. The number five batsman stood strong, striking three fours and a six in his contribution of 39 runs from 38 balls.<\/p>\n

Wilhelm Smet<\/strong>, who batted at four, partnered Rothman in a fourth wicket stand that produced 48 runs off 51 deliveries. He added four fours and 29 runs from 25 balls.<\/p>\n

When Stellenberg lost their fifth wicket, leaving them on 87\/5, Gerrard Kamalie<\/strong> made his way to the middle, where he delivered some late innings’ entertainment, lofting two sixes and hitting a four in an unbeaten 29 off 19 balls, which boosted the Jade Brigade<\/strong><\/em> to 133\/8 after their 20 overs.<\/p>\n

Abhay Kalan<\/strong>, as he often does, picked up multiple wickets for the hosts, capturing 3\/14 in four overs. He impressed in the field, too, getting rid of Rothman by a run out.<\/p>\n

Rob Anderson<\/strong> weighed in with 2\/30, also from four overs.<\/p>\n

In reply, openers Aqeel Waggie<\/strong> and Litha Kraai<\/strong> gave the Newlands’ school a solid start. Waggie blasted three fours and a six in his 22 off 16, while Kraai hammered two fours and a maximum, tallying a hasty 20 off 12.<\/p>\n

The innings’ top score went to number six batsman, Benji Tilbury<\/strong>, who cracked two fours in his 26 off 29 balls.<\/p>\n

Although SACS suffered no collapses, they were unable to build momentum, which left them having to bat aggressively late in their run chase, and that cost them vital wickets.<\/p>\n

Gerrard Kamalie met the moment, knocking over 4\/14 in his four overs to lead the Stellenberg attack. He was aided by a disciplined effort from his fellow bowlers, who conceded only two wides.<\/p>\n

In the end, SACS came up well short, restricted to 114\/7 from their 20 overs, which left Stellenberg with a 19-run victory.<\/p>\n

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

Stellenberg High 133\/8<\/strong> (JJ Rothman 39, Gerrard Kamalie 29*, Wilhelm Smet 29; Abhay Kalan 3\/14, Rob Anderson 2\/30); SACS 114\/7<\/strong> (Benji Tilbury 26, Aqeel Waggie 22, Ulrich Roth 22, Litha Kraai 20; Gerrard Kamalie 4\/14). Stellenberg won by 19 runs.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last week, on Tuesday, Stellenberg High pulled off a shock four-wicket T20 win over Rondebosch Boys’ High. This week, on Tuesday, they added the scalp of another southern suburbs school to their growing list of victories. Stellies visited SACS for a showdown on the De Villiers Oval and, after winning the toss, opted to bat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":89742,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=89740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89740\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/89742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=89740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=89740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=89740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}