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SARAWAK. – South Africa u19 Women continued their impressive run in the ICC u19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025, securing a seven-wicket victory against Ireland in their first Super Six fixture.

Inclement weather delayed the start of play, and the match was reduced to 10 overs per side, with SA sent in to bowl first.

A superb bowling performance laid the foundation for the victory as Monalisa Legodi delivered a remarkable spell of 4/4 in two overs.

Captain, Kayla Reyneke, was equally impactful, returning figures of 3/2 in just under two overs. Their combined efforts saw Ireland bowled out for 35 runs.

Reyneke also led with the bat, scoring an unbeaten 16 off 17 balls, supported by Simoné Lourens, who contributed 14 runs. South Africa comfortably chased down the target, losing only three wickets.

Reflecting on her standout performance, Legodi said:

“I really enjoyed my spell today. The ball was coming out well, and I focused on hitting my areas and executing my plans. I was in a good rhythm and backed myself to deliver for the team. It helps when the team around you is buzzing with energy and keeping the atmosphere positive.

“I want to keep building on this momentum. It’s all about staying consistent, working on my strengths, and contributing in every game. The key is to keep things simple and enjoy the process.

“We have a great team environment where everyone supports each other. Whether it’s celebrating wickets, backing our teammates, or keeping the energy high in the field, that positive vibe makes a big difference – and we thrive off it,” said Legodi.

South Africa u19 Women Squad: ICC u19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 (18 January – 02 February)

Kayla Reyneke (Captain, Western Province), Jemma Botha (Western Province), Fay Cowling (Lions), Jae-Leigh Filander (Western Province), Mona-Lisa Legodi (Titans), Simoné Lourens (Titans), Karabo Meso (Lions), Seshnie Naidu (Dolphins), Nthabiseng Nini (Dragons), Luyanda Nzuza (Free State), Diara Ramlakan (Lions), Diedré van Rensburg (North West Dragons), Mieke van Voorst (Eastern Storm), Ashleigh van Wyk (Eastern Storm), Chanel Venter (Titans).

SA u19 Women Fixtures:  ICC u19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 (18 January – 02 February)

Saturday, 18 January @ 08h30 SAST – 1st Match: New Zealand vs South Africa u19 (Borneo Cricket Ground, Sarawak) – South Africa won by 22 runs.

Monday, 20 January @ 08h30 SAST – 2nd Match: South Africa u19W vs Samoa (Borneo Cricket Ground, Sarawak) – South Africa won by 10 wickets.

Wednesday, 22 January @ 08h30 SAST – 3rd Match: South Africa u19W vs Nigeria (Borneo Cricket Ground, Sarawak) – South Africa won by 41 runs (DLS Method).

Super Six Stage

Saturday, 25 January @08h30 SAST- South Africa u19W vs Ireland (Borneo Cricket Ground, Sarawak) – South Africa won by 7 wickets.

Tuesday, 28 January @04h30 SAST- South Africa u19W vs USA (Borneo Cricket Ground, Sarawak)

Friday, 31 January @ 04h30 SAST – 1st Semi-final (Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur)

Friday, 31 January @ 08h30 SAST – 2nd Semi-final (Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur)

Sunday, 02 February @ 08h30 SAST – Final (Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur)

Potchefstroom Volkskool se Eduan van der Merwe en Louis van Wyk het Hoërskool Nelspruit se boulers gekasty met die wilgerlat.

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Dié twee kolwers het gesamentlik meer as die helfte van die Volkies se totaal van 303 lopies aangeteken. Van der Merwe was voor in die koor met ‘n uitmuntende 107, terwyl Van Wyk, kort op sy hakke, met ‘n pragbeurt van 86 kon spog.

Die Nellies se Juan Maritz is met drie paaltjies vir sy ekonomiese boulwerk beloon, en is goed deur Duan Smal bygestaan. Alhoewel Smal ietwat aan die duur kant was het hy steeds twee Volkie-kolwers teruggestuur pawiljoen toe.

Die Nellies se kolfbeurt het egter nie volgens plan verloop nie. Buiten Rico Nel, het die span van Nelspruit se kolflys grootliks in duie gestort. Nel het gelyk of hy op ‘n ander blad kolf en sy geduld is met 56 lopies beloon.

Die Volkies se voorslagbouler, Herman Hesse, was weer in ‘n verwoestende bui. Sy vier paaltjies vir slegs 13 lopies was die vernaamste rede vir die Nellies se ineenstorting. Handre de Beer het ook gedeel in die aksie met twee paaltjies om die span van die Laeveld tot net 140 lopies te beperk. Dit was die Nellies se tweede nederlaag in twee dae, nadat hulle Vrydag met vier paaltjies teen Hoërskool Rustenburg vasgeval het.

Hoërskool Eldoraigne het die verdedigende kampioen, Hoërskool Waterkloof, laat sweet vir ‘n swaarverdiende oorwinning met drie paaltjies. Ruan Steyn was uitstekend met die kolf vir ‘n spoggerige 55 en het, met behulp van Kyle de Bruyn se 40, die span van Centurion tot ‘n totaal van 214 gehelp.

Klofies se Ricardo Crous was egter net té goed op die dag. Na sy vertoning van 3/21 met die bal, het Crous tot sy span se redding gekom met ‘n kritieke 49 lopies. Kaptein Riley Miller het sy goeie spelpeil voortgesit met nóg 43 lopies op sy kerfstok. Dit was uiteindelik genoeg om die tuisspan oor die wenstreep te kry.

Hoërskool Rustenburg kon nie sy sukses van Vrydag herhaal nie. Die span van Noordwes het ‘n nederlaag met vyf paaltjies teen Hoërskool Menlopark op die lyf geloop.

Menlopark se aanvangsbouler, Tiaan Serfontein, het van voor gelei met syfers van 2/16, terwyl Matt van der Westhuizen die grootste skade met die kolf aangerig het. Sy 37 lopies, tesame met James Bronkhorst se 32, het ligte werk gemaak van die Rusties se totaal van 108.

Beknopte telkaarte:

Potchefstroom Volkskool 303/9 (Eduan van der Merwe 107, Louis van Wyk 86, Ekstras 25, Juan van Niekerk 24; Juan Maritz 3/23, Duan Smal 2/62); Hoërskool Nelspruit 140 (Rico Nel 56, Luan Siebrets 25; Herman Hesse 4/13, Handre de Beer 2/21). Potchefstroom Volkskool wen met 163 lopies.

Eldoraigne 214 (Ruan Steyn 55, Kyle de Bruyn 40, Jean du Randt 35, Ekstras 25, Vince Lotz 24; Ricardo Crous 3/21, Darius Maritz 2/34, Johan Feuth 2/37); Waterkloof 216/6 (Ricardo Crous 49, Riley Miller 43, Jaydon Blom 34*, AJ de Villiers 23, Ekstras 20; Kyle de Bruyn 3/32, Cornell Cousins 2/42). Waterkloof wen met drie paaltjies.

Hoërskool Rustenburg 108 (Manfred Wenhold 23, Ekstras 23; Tiaan Serfontein 2/16, Johan Bosch 2/26, Murray Hofmeyr 2/30); Hoërskool Menlopark 114/5 (Matt van der Westhuizen 37, James Bronkhorst 32, Morne Koekemoer 21*; Augie Behrens 2/17, Thian Labuschagne 2/29). Hoërskool Menlopark wen met vyf paaltjies.

Vrydag 24 Januarie: 

Hoërskool Nelspruit 266/7 (Vaughn van Zyl 81, Graham Waldemar 49, Luan Siebrets 42, Rico Nel 27, Duan Small 22; Henlo van Rooyen 2/47, Hendri Kemp 2/55); Hoërskool Rustenburg 269/6 (Thian Labuschagne 70, Callie Fryer 55, Hendre Robinson 54, Tristan van der Linde 26, Henlo van Rooyen 26*; Jan Malan 4/26). Hoërskool Rustenburg wen met vier paaltjies.

Herschel Girls School has opened up the possibility of winning back-to-back titles at the Brian Baker Water Polo Tournament in Makhanda, after two eventful victories on Saturday.

The Cape Town school had to dig deep to survive a tough test from Durban Girls’ College.

There was nothing to separate the teams at the end of regulation time in their quarterfinal showdown after they had netted nine goals each. Herschel, though, triumphed after a penalty shootout, taking victory 3-1 from the spot.

In the semi-finals, coach Alex Hawkins’ side faced one of their toughest rivals, Reddam House Constantia, coached by Connor Whiting. Reddam had scraped an 8-7 win over St Anne’s Diocesan College in the quarterfinals.

In a cagey affair, the first half, incredibly, didn’t produce a single goal.

After the break, Reddam Constantia piled pressure on Herschel and they were rewarded when Jessica Bester ended the stalemate. Herschel responded well to that setback and, a few minutes later, they equalised through Sophie Vickers, who struck from long range.

As the minutes ticked by, pressure mounted on both sides. Vickers was, then, presented with an opportunity to put Herschel ahead when Reddam Constantia conceded a penalty. She made no mistake with her shot and the defending champions edged ahead.

Emma Stevens sealed the deal with a third goal, with the win securing a place in the final against Reddam House Bedfordview, who were pushed to the limit in their two playoff games, both of which they won in penalty shootouts.

They handed Roedean School, the tournament’s highest scorers, a first loss of the event, in the quarterfinals. Roedean had captured the spotlight on the opening day by roaring to a 17-5 win over Kingswood College, which they followed with a 24-0 blanking of Alexander Road.

Matters were far tighter in the quarterfinals, with the meeting of the Johannesburg schools ending in a 3-3 draw. Then, Reddam Bedfordview edged out coach Siyabonga Guzana’s Roedean 3-2 in the shootout.

In the semi-finals, they faced another Johannesburg power, St Stithians Girls’ College, who had beaten DSG Makhanda 4-2 in the last eight. Although DSG Makhanda lost, it was a memorable day for Angelique Meyers, who earned her 100th cap for the school’s first team.

The Reddam Bedfordview versus Saints semifinal resulted in both sides scoring six times. The contest was, then, settled by another 3-2 penalty shootout margin, which again favoured Reddam.

The day’s other playoff games included a big win for Collegiate, who thumped Alexander Road 18-0, while St Dominic’s had to dig deep to see off Pearson 7-6. In a clash of East London schools, Hudson Park beat Stirling 9-4.

RESULTS

Quarterfinals

St Stithians 4-2 DSG Makhanda
Reddam House Constantia 8-7 St Anne’s
Herschel (3) 9-9 (2) Durban Girls’ College
Roedean (2) 3-3 (3) Reddam House Bedfordview

Playoffs

St Dominic’s 7-6 Pearson
Glenwood House 6-1 Woodridge
Collegiate 18-0 Alexander Road
Stirling 4-9 Hudson Park
Clarendon 7-5 St Mary’s Waverley
Rhenish 7-6 Kingswood
Woodridge 13-1 Alexander Road
DSG Makhanda 4-7 Roedean
Pearson 9-4 Stirling
St Anne’s (6) 7-7- (5) Durban Girls’ College
Glenwood House 7-5 Collegiate
St Dominic’s 10-8 Hudson Park

Semifinals

St Stithians (2) 6–6 (3) Reddam House Bedfordview
Reddam House Constantia 1-3 Herschel

 FIXTURES

Sunday, 26 January

08:00 –  11th/12th – St Mary’s vs Kingswood; 19th/20th – Alexander Road vs Stirling
08:50 – 9th/10th – Clarendon vs Rhenish; 17th/18th -Woodridge vs Pearson
09:40 – 7th/8th – DSG Makhanda vs DGC; 15th/16th – Collegiate vs Hudson
10:30 – 5th/6th – Roedean vs St Anne’s; 13th/14th – Glenwood House vs St Dominic’s
11:20 –  3rd.4th – St Stithians vs Reddam House Constantia

Final

12:10: Reddam House Bedfordview vs Herschel

New St Andrew’s College (SAC) Shield champions will be crowned after St John’s College and Rondebosch Boys’ High booked their places in the final on Saturday in Makhanda.

The annual tournament, hosted by St Andrew’s College, kicked off on Thursday and culminates with the highly anticipated final on Sunday at 12:10.

The event has produced fireworks and entertained from the get-go, including some shock results along the way.

To reserve their place in the title decider, St John’s recorded a gritty 8-6 win over Bishops Diocesan College, while Rondebosch outplayed Selborne College 11-6 in the other semi-final to secure a shot at the silverware.

St John’s, under the leadership of coaches Vlado Trninic and Jon-Marc De Carvalho, powered their way into the semi-finals with a convincing 14-7 defeat of Clifton College 14-7 in the last eight.

They were out of the blocks quickly and opened the scoring through their influential skipper, Nicholas Searle, within two minutes of the start of the contest.

They never trailed, although it was tight at half-time, with St John’s a goal ahead at 4-3 after Searle struck again, which was followed by goals from Luke Shipway and Christopher Chapman.

Bishops came out firing in the third chukka and drew first blood when captain Heath Blackwell found the back of the net early on to level matters.

Fan favourite Luke Shipway quickly restored the St John’s lead and upped his personal tally to two goals. As the contest headed into the final chukka, St John’s led 5-4.

They increased their advantage to two goals with a sixth goal early in the final quarter through Ethan Wilcocks, which served to increase the pressure on coach Jabulani Sibiya’s side.

Bishops was still in it, though, and they created opportunities, even without one of their key players, Timothy Young, who received three exclusions. The Capetonians struggled to finish, however. But credit must go to the St John’s defenders, who handled dangerman Matt Fenn well.

Owen Cross netted the last Bishops’ goal before Searle and Luke Towell took the game out of reach.

In the second semi-final, Rondebosch put their unbeaten record on the line against an unpredictable Selborne College outfit.

Coach Jared Wingate-Pearse’s boys, who had impressed all tournament long,  faced one final hurdle in their pursuit of a place in the final, but they found themselves trailing early on when Dominic Stegman snuck one past Joel O’Brien.

That goal was, however, the wake-up call that ‘Bosch needed, and soon after they went into attack mode, scoring some outrageous goals that kept the spectators on the edge of their seats.

Noah Reiback, a regular goal-scorer, netted a hat-trick and was joined on the score sheet by Jack Robinson, Kieran Bennewith, and Matthew Galpin, who contributed two goals each. Luke Burger and Rupert Robinson completed the Rondebosch scoring.

Samuel van der Venter’s and Liam Hansen’s doubles provided a little silver lining for Selborne.

In some of the day’s other matches, Hilton College comfortably defeated their KZN rivals, Clifton, 13-5 in a 5th/8th playoff match, while SACS, the 2024 champions, bounced back from a quarterfinal loss to Rondebosch to edge past St Stithians College 10-9.

The final day’s action will begin with a clash between Grey High School and Paul Roos Gimnasium at 08:00.

Scorers in the semifinals

St John’s College 8: Nicholas Searle (3), Luke Shipway (2), Christopher Chapman, Luke Towell, Ethan Wilcocks. Bishops 6: Matt Fenn (2), Owen Cross (2), Heath Blackwell, James Malan.

Rondebosch Boys High 11: Noah Reiback (3), Jack Robinson (2), Kieran Bennewith (2), Matthew Galpin (2), Luke Burger, Rupert Robinson. Selborne College 6: Samuel van der Venter (2), Liam Hansen (2), Dominic Stegman, Connor Maree.

DAY 3 RESULTS

Pool A

Bishops Diocesan College 13-1 Westville Boys’ High
Clifton College (2) 7-7 (1) SACS

Pool B
Rondebosch Boys’ High 9-3 Grey High School

Quarterfinals
Bishops Diocesan College (3) 10-10 (1) Hilton College
Selborne College 9-5 St Stithians College
St John’s College 14-7 Clifton College
Rondebosch Boys’ High 13-9 SACS

Plate semifinals
St Andrew’s College 12-8 Grey High School
Westville Boys’ High (3) 8-8 (1) Paul Roos Gimnasium

Positions 5-8
Hilton College 13-5 Clifton College
SACS 10-9 St Stithians College

Semi-finals
St John’s College 8-6 Bishops Diocesan College
Rondebosch Boys’ High 11-6 Selborne College

Fixtures

Sunday, 26 January

08:00 – Grey High vs Paul Roos Gimnasium – 11th/12th
08:50 – St Andrew’s College vs Westville Boys’ High – 9th/10th
09:40 – Clifton College vs St Stithians College – 7th/8th
10:30 – SACS vs Hilton – 5th/6th
11:20 – Selborne College vs Bishops – 3rd/4th
12:10 – St John’s College vs Rondebosch – 1st/2nd

Paarl Boys’ High will face Diocesan College (Bishops) in the Western Cape regional final of the Schools SA20 in Oudtshoorn on Sunday. The winner will represent the Western Cape in the national final in Pretoria in March.

Bishops secured their place in the final with a convincing victory of 99 runs over SACS.

Alexander Vincent (69*) and Waco Bassick (55*) propelled the victorious side to a massive 195/5 thanks to their unbeaten partnership of 126 runs over the sixth wicket.

Vincent only faced 27 deliveries in his innings hitting five fours and six sixes. Bassick was also in a devastating mood as he only faced 26 deliveries in his innings.

Thaafier Japtha (33) and Samuel Stavely-Alexander (22) also made valuable contributions with the willow.

SACS only reached 96/8 in their allotted 20 overs with Julian Pilkington (2/19) and Raaid Arendse (2/27) causing their batsmen the most problems. Abhay Kalan (30) top-scored for the losing side.

Bishops will enter the final unbeaten. They defeated Boishaai by four wickets in a cross-pool match on Friday. This match did not count towards the competition.

Boishaai will therefore get another chance in the final to set the record straight against Bishops. The team from Paarl defeated their archnemesis, Paarl Gimnasium, by seven wickets in the other semi-final.

Boishaai’s fast bowler Ulrich Drotschie (5/18) was in top form with a five-wicket haul to help restrict Gimmies to 124. Dirk Burger (27) and Matt Dippenaar (24) were the only batsmen who managed to get good starts for the losing side.

Boishaai reached the target with the last delivery of the 16th over with Brent Goosen (40), Abriam Jacobs (29) and Gideon du Toit (25*) all chipping in.

They have previously been crowned champions of the national competition in its previous format in 2012 when Bjorn Fortuin and Jean-Luc du Plessis were in the team. Du Plessis has since become a professional rugby player, while Fortuin has donned the Protea colours in the shorter formats.

The team of 2012 was captained by Eddie Schutte.

Summarised Scorecards: 

Diocesan College 195/5 (Alexander Vintcent 69*, Waco Bassick 55*, Thaafier Japtha 33, Samuel Stavely-Alexander 22; Nicholas Oscroft 2/35); SACS 96/8 (Abhay Kalan 30; Julian Pilkington 2/19, Raaid Arendse 2/27). Diocesan College won by 99 runs.

Paarl Gimnasium 124 (Dirk Burger 27, Matt Dippenaar 24; Ulrich Drotschie 5/18); Paarl Boys’ High 128/3 (Brent Goosen 40, Abriam Jacobs 29, Gideon du Toit 25*; Derrick Groenewald 1/18). Paarl Boys’ High won by seven wickets.

The batting performances of the visiting teams on Saturday in Bloemfontein were surely enough to make their batting coaches smile from ear to ear.

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Grey College’s bowlers will return to the drawing board after King Edward VII School (KES) put them through the ringer. The visitors, from Johannesburg, posted a mammoth 362/2 from their 50 overs.

The tough day for Grey College’s fielders began with a 177-run partnership for the first wicket between opening batsmen, Tiago Dias and Khwezi Nyamathe. Edrich Hanekom (1/61), eventually, separated them, with Nyamathe losing his wicket after scoring 76 runs.

Dias kept going, smashing the Grey bowlers to all corners of their home ground. It wasn’t until he had 130 runs to his name that he had to make the trip back to the shed.

Troy Gordon also enjoyed his time at the crease. Coming in at three, he wasted no time in taking it to the Grey bowlers. In a 58-ball blitzkrieg, he blasted 12 fours and five sixes to finish with an entertaining 116 not out.

After his side’s dominant batting performance, KES opening bowler Christian Sabela made his mark and rubbed further salt into Grey’s wounds by capturing a memorable 5/30 in only 6.4 overs to undermine the home side’s response.

Christian Kind fought hard and was rewarded with the host’s top score of 48, but Grey needed so much more than that after the clubbing dished out by the KES batsmen. Two wickets each from Connor Kuijers (2/14) and Wade McQuin (2/39) gave Sabela the support he needed and Grey College was bowled out for 149, leaving KES the winners by a handsome 214-run margin.

Nearby, on Vossie’s Field, at St Andrew’s School, St John’s College recorded a six-wicket win. Saints, batting first, posted a solid-looking 235 all out, with Jonathan Hickley making 52 and Andrew Sobiech 50, while FG Botha weighed in with 47 and Naudé Botha with 44.

Alec Loveland led the visitors’ attack, claiming 3/47, while Herman Basson picked up 2/37 and Ethan Robinson 2/42.

Nkosana Sibiya led the St John’s reply, top-scoring for coach Bongani Ntini‘s side with a well-played 59. Ethan Robinson backed up his two wickets with the ball with an unbeaten 53 as the pair made the run chase look very comfortable.

After Sibiya’s dismissal, Aiden Barberrini helped steer the Johannesburg school across the line in the 47th over, contributing an unbeaten 40.

FG Botha bagged 3/50 for St Andrew’s with his leg spin.

Summarised scorecards 

King Edward VII School 362/2 (Tiago Dias 130, Troy Gordon 116*, Khwezi Nyamathe 76, Wade McQuin 22*; Edrich Hanekom 1/61); Grey College 149/10 (Christian Kind 48, Daniel Hattingh 29, Albert Liebenberg 29; Christian Sabela 5/30, Connor Kuijers 2/14, Wade McQuin 2/39). King Edward VII School won by 213 runs.

St Andrew’s School 235/10 (Jonathan Hickley 52, Andrew Sobiech 50, FG Botha 47,  Naudé Botha 44; Alec Loveland 3/47, Herman Basson 2/37, Ethan Robinson 2/42); St John’s College 236/4 (Nkosana Sibiya 59, Ethan Robinson 53*, Aiden Barberrini 40*, Herman Basson 34, Darshik Lutchman 32; FG Botha 3/50). St John’s College won by six wickets.

After Friday’s matches in the Western Cape’s regional final of the Schools SA20 in Oudtshoorn, only Bishops Diocesan College and SACS remain unbeaten.

Bishops followed up a hard-fought win over Paarl Boys’ High in their opener with an impressive defeat of Paarl Gimnasium, while SACS, after being pushed hard by the Bridgton Hub, cruised to a victory over the D’Almeida Hub.

Paarl Gimnasium vs Bishops Diocesan College

Paarl Gim had romped to a 100-run win over the D’Almeida Hub, from Mossel Bay, on Friday morning, but they found Bishops to be a far tougher nut to crack.

Batting first on the Bridgton Sports Ground, Bishops put up 143/8 in their 20 overs. Litha Mbiko led the way, making 36 from 31 deliveries, while Thaafier Japtha weighed in with a quickfire 27 from 16, which included three fours and a six. Opening batsman, Sam Stavely-Alexander added a useful 23 from 20.

Wian Munnik picked up 2/11 in just two overs for Paarl Gimnasium, while Charles King returned 2/28 from his full complement of four overs.

Bishops set Gim on the back foot early in their reply, getting rid of opener, Wian Munnik, and number three batsman, Matt Dippenaar, before the end of the second over, with only 13 runs on the board. Dirk Hugo (16) and Charles King advanced the total to 45 before Hugo lost his wicket.

King went on to top-score with 35 from 32 balls, but he found support hard to come by. After his departure, Louis Koen had a bit of fun, launching two sixes and a four in an undefeated 27 from 22, but it was too little, too late. Bishops had done the damage earlier in the day when they had Paarl Gim tottering on 51/5 in the 10th over.

Gim was limited to 111/8, with every Bishops’ bowler picking up at least one wicket. Opening bowler, Michael Kruiskamp, bagged two and Bishops kept it tight with no one going for more than six runs an over as they won by 32 runs.

SACS vs D’Almeida Hub

At Oudtshoorn High School, SACS benefitted from 26 extras as they posted a challenging 186/7 in their clash with the D’Almeida Hub.

Their innings didn’t start that well, with two wickets going down inside the first three overs, but Leo Davis, with 34 from 26, with four fours and two sixes, and Ulrich Roth, added 53 in only 37 balls to get the Cape Town school on track. Roth went on to score 55 from 33 and smashed three sixes and six fours as SACS batted at 9.3 runs per over.

Opening bowler, Joshua Diamond, led the D’Almeida Hub attack with a return of 3/31, while Joshua Rossouw knocked over 2/25.

In reply, the Hub made a better start to their innings than SACS had made to theirs, with Diego Wessels and Kearan Arends sharing an opening stand of 24 before Arends was dismissed in the fifth over for 18. From there, the D’Almeida Hub innings lost steam. No one bettered the 18 of Arends as they were restricted to just 95/9.

Saeed Conrad snapped up 2/12 in three overs. Nicholas Oscraft bowled tightly to capture 2/13 in four, and Benjamin Blackburn picked up 2/17 from his four. New ball bowler, Rayyan Salie, took two, also, ending with 2/28 as SACS eased to a 91-run win.

Paarl Boys’ High vs Bridgton Hub

Paarl Boys’ High bagged a first win in the afternoon, beating the Bridgton Hub by seven wickets, with seven overs to spare, at Langenhoven Gimnasium.

The Hub batted first and posted a moderate 110/6, led by 33 from 43 from Keano Coericius. Four other batsmen made it into the teens, but they found it hard to break the shackles of Booishaai‘s disciplined bowling and fielding.

Five bowlers picked up a wicket each, with Pieter Gildenhuys claiming 1/10 in two, and Reese Petersen a tidy 1/12 from four.

Paarl Boys’ High wasn’t troubled by the victory target of 111 and cantered to victory behind opening batsman Abriam Jacobs‘ 62. He went after the Bridgton Hub bowlers, blasting six sixes and two fours in an aggressive knock. That left the other batsmen with little to do.

Most of the Bridgton bowlers came in for a bit of stick from Jacobs, but Sherwin Plaaitjies, Daylenn Williams, and Keano Coericius nabbed a wicket each.

Summarised scorecards

SACS 186/7 (Ulrich Roth 55, Aqeel Waggie 51, Leo Davis 34, Extras 26; Joshua Diamond 3/31, Joshua Rossouw 2/25); D’Almeida Hub 95/9 (Kearan Arends 18; Saeed Conrad 2/12, Nicholas Oscroft 2/13, Benjamin Blackburn 2/17, Rayyan Salie 2/28). SACS won by 91 runs.

Diocesan College 143/8 (Litha Mbiko 36, Thaafier Japtha 27, Samuel Stavely-Alexander 23; Wian Munnik 2/11, Charles King 2/28); Paarl Gimnasium 111/8 (Charles King 35, Louis Koen 27*; Michael Kruiskamp 2/24). Diocesan College won by 32 runs.

Bridgton Hub 110/6 (Keano Coericius 33; Pieter Gildenhuys 1/10); Paarl Boys’ High 111/3 (Abriam Jacobs 62; Keano Coericius 1/13). Paarl Boys’ High won by seven wickets.

Last year’s winners of the Brian Baker Water Polo Tournament, Herschel Girls School finished the group stages on top of Pool C after Friday’s matches at Kingswood College, in Makhanda.

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The Cape Town school, which beat DSG Makhanda in their only game on Thursday, scored three clear-cut victories on Friday. They got off to a strong start by knocking off Hudson Park 18-4, with Anna Lieberman and Jemma Pearse scoring four goals each, while Nina Wades netted three times.

Coach Alex Hawkins‘ side, also, brushed Collegiate aside, winning their second match 9-3. In their last outing of the day, they cruised to a 13-2 win over St Mary’s Waverly to complete an unbeaten run through the group stage of the tournament.

Meanwhile, in Pool D, Roedean School, who fired in 41 goals in only two games on Thursday, were made to work a little harder on Friday, but they kept their winning record intact. Coach Siyabonga Guzana‘s side overcame a gritty challenge from St Anne’s, winning 9-4, and they won their last pool game 11-4 over Stirling.

In Pool A, St Stithians College hit their straps, racking up 23 goals in two fixtures. In a 12-3 win over Woodridge College, Tori Tanner-Ellis struck five times, while Emily Carle came close to matching her, beating the ‘keeper on four occasions.

Pool A proved to be a tough challenge for St Dominic’s and Woodridge, with St Dom’s recording their only win thus far over Woodridge, who remain winless. The Eastern Cape side pushed Rhenish hard on Friday, but they came out on the wrong end of the result, falling 3-7 to the Stellenbosch girls.

St Dominic’s, meanwhile, extended Clarendon but went down 4-6. They came even closer against Rhenish, losing by a solitary goal, 8-9.

Reddam House Constantia, coached by Connor Whiting, also boasted a 100 percent record after the completion of Pool B’s matches. They held off Reddam House Bedfordview to score a narrow 5-4 win and then closed with a comfortable 10-4 win over Durban Girls’ College (DGC).

The Capetonians’ successes secured them a quarterfinal showdown with St Anne’s on Saturday.

In a local derby, DSG Makhanda got one over their rivals, Kingswood College.

RESULTS

Pool A

St Stithians 12-3 Woodridge
Clarendon 11-6 Rhenish
Woodridge 3-7 Rhenish
Clarendon 6-4 St Dominic’s
St Stithians 11-6 Clarendon
St Dominic’s 8-9 Rhenish

Pool B

Reddam Constantia 10-3 Pearson
Reddam Bedfordview 10-4  Glenwood House
Durban Girls College 11-7 Pearson
Durban Girls’ College 11-5 Glenwood House
Reddam Constantia 6-3 Glenwood House
Clarendon 5-7 Reddam Bedfordview
Reddam Bedfordview 4-5 Reddam Constantia

Pool C

Herschel 18-4 Hudson Park
DSG Makhanda 10-6 St Mary’s Waverley
Kingswood 17-2  Alexander Road
Herschel 9-3 Collegiate
Hudson Park 4-7 Collegiate
Herschel 13-2 St Mary’s Waverley
St Mary’s Waverley 7-8 St Anne’s

Pool D

Roedean 9-4 St Anne’s
Kingswood 17-2  Alexander Road
Roedean 11-4 Stirling
Kingswood 8-13 DSG Makhanda
DSG Makhanda 8-3 Hudson Park
St Anne’s 9-4 Kingswood
St Anne’s 22-2 Alexander Road
Stirling 12-2 Alexander Road

FIXTURES

Saturday (match number in brackets)

Quarterfinals

09:10 – St Stithians vs DSG Makhanda, Kingswood, (45)
10:00 – Reddam Constantia vs St Anne’s, Kingswood, (46)
10:10 – Herschel vs Durban Girls’ College, DSG, (47)
11:00 – Roedean vs Reddam Bedfordview, Kingswood, (48)

Playoffs

08:30 – St Dominic’s vs Pearson, DSG, (55)
09:20 – Glenwood House vs Woodridge, DSG, (56)
10:10 – Collegiate vs Alexander Road, DSG, (57)
11:00 – Stirling vs Hudson Park, DSG, (58)

Playoffs 5-8

13:30 – Loser Match 45 vs Loser Match 47, Kingswood, (51)
14:20 – Loser Match 46 vs Loser Match 48, Kingswood, (52)

Playoffs 9-12

11:50 – Clarendon vs St Mary’s Waverley, Kingswood, (49)
12:40 – Rhenish vs Kingswood, Kingswood, (50)

Playoffs 13-16

14:40 – Winner Match 56 vs Winner Match 57, DSG, (61)
15:30 – Winner Match 55 vs Winner Match 58, DSG, (62)

Playoffs 17-20

13:00 – Loser 56 vs Loser 57, DSG, (59)
13:50 – Loser 55 vs Loser 58, DSG, (60)

Semi-finals

15:10 – Winner Match 45 vs Winner Match 58, Kingswood, (53)
16:10 – Winner Match 46 vs Winner Match 47, Kingswood, (54)

Entertaining match-ups, nail-biting contests, and shock results highlighted the second day of the St Andrew’s College (SAC) Shield on Friday in Makhanda.

Day one, on Thursday, produced a whopping 214 goals in 13 matches from the 12-strong field, which set a high bar for the following days. The final takes place on Sunday, 26 January, at 12:10.

After two days, Bishops Diocesan College and Rondebosch Boys’ High lead Pool A and B respectively, and both remain unbeaten.

Bishops made it four wins from four after beating St Andrew’s College 13-7 before outscoring their southern suburbs rivals, SACS, 12-3 later in the day.

Matt Fenn scored five times against the hosts after a couple of impressive performances on day one.

Harry Ford added a hattrick, while Owen Cross, Timothy Young, Luke Cartwright, Noah Edmunds, and Heath Blackwell all found the back of the net.

Coach Jabulani Sibiya’s side plays a final pool game against Westville Boys’ High on Saturday morning before their shifting attention to the quarterfinals.

Another Pool A side, which is eager to make it to the last eight and cause an upset, is St Stithians College, led by coach Michael Stewart.

After a win and a loss on Thursday, Saints returned with vigour and confidence and dominated on Friday, beating KZN’s Westville 11-8 and Clifton College 14-5.

The KZN schools would have not enjoyed those defeats, but they both would have departed the pool on Friday in an optimistic mood after bagging crucial wins of their own.

Coach Matt Stringer’s Westville side boys pulled off their first win in Makhanda by stunning SACS 6-5. Henry Harker led the way with a double, while Oli van der Merwe, Brogan Jones, Drew Hollingsworth, and Andrew Boucher all netted, too.

Clifton pulled off an impressive turnaround and bounced back from their disappointing loss to Saints with a 9-7 win over St Andrew’s College.

Nathan Burger, who has been a frequent goal scorer for the Durban school, bagged a brace alongside Kyle Human and Daniel Nothard. Nabil Bejia, Jake Frederic, and Jamie Nicolau also got in on the action with a goal each.

Rondebosch Boys’ High is in full control of Pool B after maintaining a 100 percent winning record, although they came close to losing it.

Coach Jared Wingate-Pearse‘s boys form a confident unit, but they were forced to grind out wins over St John’s College and Selborne College on day two.

Their first game, against St John’s, went to a penalty shootout, while Selborne made ‘Bosch work hard before the Cape Town boys secured a 12-8 victory.

Selborne, despite the defeat to ‘Bosch, was another team that played attractive and smart water polo on the day.

Coach Storm Siebert’s troops defeated Grey High in a provincial tussle early on before pulling off their biggest win of the year so far against Hilton College.

Selborne stunned Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG) on day one, but the win against Hilton puts coach Siebert’s side in prime position to qualify for the next round.

Earlier, Hilton comfortably beat PRG and then won by an impressive five goals against St John’s. They were flying…until Selborne sunk them in the third outing of the day for the coach Paul Martin‘s charges.

It wasn’t the best of days for St John’s. However, they also beat PRG to claw back some ground after going down to Rondebosch and Hilton.

St John’s captain Nicholas Searle led from the front in all three matches. He was joined on the score sheets by Luke Shipway, Chris Chapman, Sam Gomes, Ethan Wilcocks, Fedor Sadovnik, and Sebastian Bruinders.

PRG recorded their first win of the tournament after edging out Grey High 9-7.

The final three pool matches will kickstart the action on day three before the quarterfinals and semifinals are played later in the day.

DAY 2 RESULTS

Pool A

Westville Boys’ High 6-5 SACS
Bishops Diocesan College 13-7 St Andrew’s College
Stithians College 14-5 Clifton College
Stithians College 11-8 Westville Boys’ High
Clifton College 9-7 St Andrew’s College
Bishops Diocesan College 12-3 SACS.

Pool B

Hilton College 10-5 Paul Roos Gimnasium
Rondebosch Boys’ High (3) 8-8 (1) St John’s College
Selborne College 9-7 Grey High School
Paul Roos Gimnasium 7-5 Grey High School
Rondebosch Boys’ High 12-8 Selborne College
Hilton College 8-3 St John’s College
St John’s College 9-7 Paul Roos Gimnasium
Selborne College 12-9 Hilton College

FIXTURES

Saturday, 25 January

Pool A

07:00 – Bishops Diocesan College vs Westville Boys’ High; 07:50 – SACS vs Clifton College.

Pool B

08:40 – Rondebosch Boys’ High vs Grey High School

Play-offs
10:20 – Quarterfinal 1; 11:10 – Quarterfinal 2; 12:00 – Quarterfinal 3; 12:50 – Quarterfinal 4; 13:40 – 5th-8th place-playoff; 14:30 – 5th-8th place-playoff; 17:00 – Semifinal 1; 17:50 – Semifinal 2.

Hoërskool Wesvalia soek ‘n tweede hap van die kersiekoek wanneer hy Saterdag, vir die tweede keer vanjaar, teen Merensky Landbou Akademie, agter die sitrusgordyn in Tzaneen, te staan kom.

Volg al die aksie regstreeks op SuperSport Schools – (www.supersportschools.com)

Die twee spanne het vroeër reeds by die jaarlikse Kovsie Smash T20-toernooi swaarde gekruis. Alhoewel die Wessies as kampioen van die toernooi gekroon is, het die Plasies, op die dag, met sewe paaltjies koning gekraai.

Dit is juis die gevaarman, Rinaldo Bornman, waarvoor die besoekers hierdie slag versigtig sal wees. Buiten sy kolfvernuf, sal die veelsydige Bornman se draaiboulwerk ook ‘n sleutelrol in die Plasies se boulaanval speel.

Die tuisspan se kaptein, Luka Heinlein, behoort opgewonde te wees oor die vooruitsig om weer op sy tuisveld te boul, want dii is in Tzaneen waar Heinlein se swaaiballe op hul geniepsigste is.

Eduard Dreyer, die Wessies se voorslagkolwer, sou kwaai bespreking in Tzaneen uitgelok het. Hy het reeds die lopies begin opstapel en was die Kovsie Smash se voorste lopievraat met ‘n totaal van 302 lopies. Die hotklou-swaaibouler, Quwen Fourie, hou ook groot gevaar in, aangesien hy, nes Heinlein, die bal om ‘n hoek kan swaai en die Plasies se toporde op hul tone behoort te hou.

Hoërskool Dr. EG Jansen kan uiteindelik sy veldtog loods, nadat sy eerste wedstryd verlede naweek weens reën afgelas moes word. Hy skop tuis af teen Hoërskool Linden. Die Jansies het reeds ‘n aantal wedstryde by die Hoër Jongenskool Paarl se krieketfees agter die blad. Kaptein, Jayden Barnes, en die veelsydige Brenton Francis is goed op dreef met die kolf.

Linden lek nog sy wonde na ‘n ses-paaltjie nederlaag teen Hoërskool Secunda die week vantevore, maar besef dat hierdie ‘n nuwe geleentheid bied om punte op puntelys te plaas.

Die einste Hoërskool Secunda geniet tuisveldvoordeel wanneer hy Saterdag vir Hoërskool Klerksdorp in Mpumalanga verwelkom. Aanvangskolwer, Andries Coetzer, behoort oorgehaal te wees om die wilgerlat op tuisbodem in te lê. Coetzer was in die sege oor Linden sy span se voorste kolwer met ‘n onoorwonne 58 lopies.

Die Klerksdorpers moes die knie met ses paaltjies buig in hul derby teen Wesvalia verlede week. Die kolwers sou vandeesweek egter hard skouer aan die wiel gesit het om ‘n soortgelyke ineenstorting hierdie naweek te voorkom.

Bepalings:

Week 2:
Merensky t. Wesvalia
EG Jansen t. Linden
Hoerskool Secunda t. Hoerskool Klerksdorp