{"id":91623,"date":"2026-02-28T21:25:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T19:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=91623"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:25:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T19:25:50","slug":"ben-heuer-powers-michaelhouse-to-win-over-hilton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=91623","title":{"rendered":"Ben Heuer powers Michaelhouse to win over Hilton College"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hilton College opening bowler Sechaba Gude captured 3\/34, but the day belonged to Michaelhouse, who scored a comfortable 68-run win on the Roy Gathorne Oval. Photo: Justin Waldman Sports Photography<\/strong><\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Saturday, Kearsney College<\/strong> beat Clifton College<\/strong> by 68 runs in Botha’s Hill. In Balgowan, Michaelhouse<\/strong> won by the same margin against their arch-rivals, Hilton College<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Ben Heuer<\/strong> starred for ‘House<\/strong><\/em>, with 61, the highest score of the match, and a bowling return of 4\/25 from 10 overs, which was bettered only by Liam O’Dwyer<\/strong>‘s superb 4\/17 from 10.<\/p>\n

Batting after winning the toss, Michaelhouse mustered 194\/9 from their 50 overs.<\/p>\n

Heuer’s 61 was supplemented by four batsmen making scores in the twenties: Rex Wardlaw<\/strong> (27), Riley Muir<\/strong> (26), Victor North<\/strong> (21), and Graydon Leslie<\/strong> (20).<\/p>\n

Muir and North gave the home side a decent start, with a 38-run first-partnership in the first 10 overs. Later, Heuer and Wardlaw added a vital 54 from 90 deliveries for the sixth wicket.<\/p>\n

New ball bowler, Sechaba Gude<\/strong>, led the visitors’ attack, knocking over 3\/34 in seven overs.<\/p>\n

Off-spinner Benoit Rey<\/strong> kept matters tight, claiming 2\/31 in 10, while Obakeng Motsepa<\/strong> was a touch on the expensive side, going for 53 runs from his 10 overs, but his two wickets included that of Ben Heuer. Sange Qangule<\/strong> kept ‘House quiet, snapping up 1\/9 in five overs.<\/p>\n

Hilton’s Barack Munawa<\/strong> and Ben Wilson<\/strong> gave their side a decent enough start, 21 runs inside five overs, before Ben Heuer struck for the first time, having Munawa caught by Jack Campbell<\/strong> for 14. James Peattie<\/strong> didn’t last long, but Wilson and captain Rob Burman<\/strong>\u00a0then halted Michaelhouse’s charge for 16 overs.<\/p>\n

Heuer had taken the first two wickets before Liam O’Dwyer claimed his first when he dismissed Burman for 23, but he needed Heuer’s assistance; he took the catch that got rid of the Hilton skipper.<\/p>\n

Burman was out in the 23rd over, which left the visitors on 82\/3. By the time they reached 100, they were five down, with O’Dwyer accounting for Ryan Jellis<\/strong> and Cameron Hargroves<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Soon, though, Michaelhouse lost their sixth wicket, with Rex Wardlaw trapping the dangerous Sange Qangule in front for five. From 103\/6, Hilton’s challenge faded away. They fell off the required run rate and were eventually dismissed for 126 off the first ball of the 49th over.<\/p>\n

Rex Wardlaw backed up the two four-wicket men, Heuer and O’Dwyer, with a useful 2\/14 from nine overs, which was the most economical return of the match. Wilson, the seventh man to lose his wicket, was Hilton’s top scorer, making a patient 52 from 109 balls, with a six his only boundary.<\/p>\n

Victory was Michaelhouse’s and, perhaps, a stinging reminder to Hilton that they’ll need to be at their best when they travel to Pretoria for the Switch Schools SA20 Final Showdown<\/strong>, where they’ll fly the flag for KwaZulu-Natal.<\/p>\n

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

Michaelhouse 194\/10<\/strong> (Ben Heuer 61, Rex Wardlaw 27, Riley Muir 26, Victor North 21, Graydon Leslie 20; Sechaba Gude 3\/34, Benoit Rey 2\/31, Obakeng Motsepa 2\/53); Hilton College 126\/10<\/strong> (Ben Wilson 52, Robert Burman 23; Liam O’Dwyer 4\/17, Ben Heuer 4\/25, Rex Wardlaw 2\/14). Michaelhouse won by 68 runs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Saturday, Kearsney College beat Clifton College by 68 runs in Botha’s Hill. In Balgowan, Michaelhouse won by the same margin against their arch-rivals, Hilton College. Ben Heuer starred for ‘House, with 61, the highest score of the match, and a bowling return of 4\/25 from 10 overs, which was bettered only by Liam O’Dwyer‘s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":91624,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91623","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\/91623","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\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=91623"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91623\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/91624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=91623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=91623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=91623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}