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Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool kon hul naweek in die Wes-Kaap afsluit met twee goeie seges, oor Paul Roos Gimnasium en Rondebosch Boys’ High School, maar Wynberg Boys’ High School het Saterdag opgemaak vir hul nederlaag verlede maand teen die Pretorianers by die Old Mutual Peninsula-krieketfees.

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Die Gautengers het hul veldtog Vrydag in Stellenbosch begin, waar hulle vir Paul Roos kon tem met vyf paaltjies.

Verlede jaar het die span van Stellenbosch vir Affies in Pretoria met 62 lopies geklop, dus was die besoekers oorgehaal om trots te herstel.

Divan de Villiers en Andru van Zyl het beide drie paaltjies platgetrek om die tuisspan uit te smoor vir slegs 97 lopies.

Jorich van Schalkwyk het deur 78 balle gekolf om sy span in die 30ste beurt reeds oor die lyn te dryf teen die Wynlanders.

In Januarie het Affies vir Wynberg met vyf paaltjies pakslae gegee op die laaste dag van die Peninsula-fees. Die span van die suidelike voorstede was egter vasberade om nié weer op hul tuisveld vas te val nie, en die SA Skole-kaptein, Beni Hansen, het sy span tot oorwinning aangevoer met ‘n puik beurt van 54 lopies.

Shadley Allie het sy kaptein bygestaan vir ‘n vennootskap van 59 lopies om Wynberg tot 181 aan te spoor, maar dit was die dissipline van die tuisspan se boulers wat uiteindelik wat die verskil was.

Van Schalkwyk het weer die toon aangegee met die kolf, voordat Divan Linde hom uitgeboul het. Linde het 3/38 gevat, maar Xavier Garvs het die kollig gesteel deur van vier van die besoekers ontslae te raak.

Op 166/7 was die span van Pretoria nog binne trefafstand, maar toe het Luke Kleinsmith twee paaltjies met agtereenvolgende balle platgetrek.

Joshua Prince het die oorwinning vir Wynberg verseker deur die laaste paaltjie in die 47ste beurt te neem.

Die besoekers moes hulself vinnig regruk en hergroepeer om Sondag hul derde wedstryd van die naweek, teen Rondebosch, te speel.

Divan de Villiers en Ruben Groenewald het met venyn geboul om vir Rondebosch van meet af onder druk te plaas. Na 19 beurte was Rondebosch teen die toue op 49/4.

Daniel Bosman het nietemin weerstand gebied om 89 balle te absorbeer vir 48 lopies, voordat de Villiers hom ook kon terugstuur kleedkamer toe.

Met ‘n doelwit van slegs 126 lopies het dit gelyk asof die besoekers die oorhand geniet, maar hierdie Rondebosch-span het al keer op keer hierdie jaar bewys dat hulle nooit ophou baklei nie.

Raeeq Daniels het die eerste twee paaltjies binne die eerste drie beurte laat val, en Affies moes sweet om die tuisspan se lae telling in te haal.

De Villiers het die leiding geneem met ‘n beurt van 32, vanaf 57 balle, maar die res van Affie-kolwers kon nie hul voete vind teen Rondebosch se meedoënlose boulaanval nie.

Daniels en Hlumelo Mgweba het gesamentlik ses besoekende kolwers laat sneuwel, terwyl Nathan Ball en Declan Gillespie elk ook ‘n paaltjie kon neem. Daniel Murray (19*) en Petrus Rautenbach (14*) het nietemin genoeg gedoen om die tuisspan se telling verby te steek vir ‘n tweede oorwinning in die Kaap.

Beknopte telkaarte:

18 Februarie

Rondebosch Boys’ High: 125 (Daniel Bosman 48, Noah Heath 28; Divan de Villiers 3/24, Ruben Groenewald 2/13, Wian Munnik 2/21, Jorich van Schalkwyk 2/21). Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool: 129/8 (Divan de Villiers 32, Ekstras 22; Hlumelo Mgweba 3/14, Raeeq Daniels 3/27). Affies wen met twee paaltjies.

17 Februarie

Wynberg Boys’ High: 181 (Beni Hansen 54, Shadley Allie 39, Ekstras 27, Xavier Garvs 20; Divan de Villiers 2/23, Petrus Rautenbach 2/26, Armin Snyman 2/28). Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool: 169 (Jorich van Schalkwyk 44, Henré Smith 32, Daniel Murray 21; Xavier Garvs 4/32, Divan Linde 3/38, Luke Kleinsmith 2/21). Wynberg wen met 12 lopies.

16 Februarie

Paul Roos Gimnasium: 97 (Riley Norton 22; Divan de Villiers 3/5, Andru van Zyl 3/30, Petrus Rautenbach 2/19, Armin Snyman 2/19); Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool: 98/5 (Jorich van Schalkwyk 29*, Ruben Groenewald 24; Luca Plekker 3/42, Dian Winkel 2/26). Affies wen met 5 paaltjies.

The inaugural Clifton T20 Tournament proved to be an unequivocal success, despite Mother Nature’s interference with the schedule on day two, and it was, also, especially rewarding for Durban High School, who held off their great rivals, Maritzburg College, to become the first winners of the impressive Clifton Centenary Cup.

College had risen, Lazarus-like, to claim a 10-run victory over Glenwood High in the first semi-final of the day, played at the Riverside Sports Club.

The Green Machine had come hard at the Red, Black and White, and had them struggling at 30/2 after eight overs. College captain Chad Mason, however, played a resolute innings, scoring 44 off 41 balls, to boost his side’s total and also hold down one of the ends.

The next eight overs delivered 68 runs and College, with 20 from both Julian Konigkramer and Sphamandla Dzanibe, posted 132/8. It was a good effort after a slow start.

Glenwood, in reply, lost their first wicket before they had scored a run. Then, their captain, Ntando Soni, and Krian Jugoo combined for a beautifully executed partnership of 106, and it appeared as if Glenwood would cruise into the final.

With only 26 runs required for victory at a run a ball, Jugoo was caught by Samuel Hughes off the bowling of Chad Mason for 36 from 36, which included two fours and a six. Soni followed shortly after that, with the total still on 106, bowled by Oliver Da Costa for 58. His 50-ball stay was highlighted by three sixes and three fours.

College had their tails up, but Glenwood still looked odds-on to win. Except they didn’t.

From 106/1, the Green Machine tumbled to 122/7, with no other batsmen making more than five runs. It was an astonishing turn-around.

Samuel Hughes picked up 2/19, while his new ball partner, Michael Gibson, who finished with 1/14, did a splendid job at the death, keeping Glenwood quiet with a series of balls in the block hole.

The other semi-final was a more clear-cut affair, with DHS claiming a five-wicket win over St Charles College, with four overs to spare.

Saints will look back on the match and think that they, maybe, went too hard at the DHS bowling too soon. Semal Pillay had chosen to field after winning the toss, and that decision, plus the thick layer of cloud up above, should have warned St Charles that there was something in the wicket.

The Pietermaritzburg boys went for big shots from the off, and they were made to pay for their risky approach. In fact, only Marcell Wellman, with 17, and Cian Fortmann, with 10, reached double figures as wickets went down regularly.

DHS skipper Pillay led the way for his team, capturing 3/9, while the impressive Taine Havemann claimed 3/13, and the consistent Bhavesh Naicker weighed in with 3/21. After 18.4 overs, St Charles were all out for 94.

Knowing what they needed to do, DHS delivered a controlled run chase, with opener Omar Ismaeel anchoring their response with an unbeaten 37 from 47, which included two boundaries, both of them sixes.

Semal Pillay added 23, and that was pretty much that as DHS booked their place in the title-decider.

In front of a healthy crowd, Maritzburg College batted first in the final after Chad Mason won the toss. They made a steady start, but then lost their opening pair, Oliver Da Costa and Llewelyn Sutherland within the space of three runs to slip to 34/2.

DHS then removed another two batsmen within the space of three runs, getting rid of Chad Mason and Michael Gibson to reduce College to 56/4. Maritzburg needed to reset, but also keep the scoreboard ticking over, and Ryan McKean and Sphamandla Dzanibe did a good job of that, adding 48 for the fifth wicket before McKean was out for 17.

Dzanibe played some lovely shots in his unbeaten 42 from 35 deliveries. His innings included three stunning sixes, which owed more to excellent timing than brute power.

After 20 overs, College had made 127/8. It was the kind of score that left one wondering whether it was a decent total or not.

Taine Havemann did a superb job with the ball, removing batsmen two, three and four, while speedy Bayanda Majola snapped up 2/25.

DHS didn’t make the best of starts to their run chase, losing two of their top three with only 27 runs on the board. Omar Ismaeel, though, played a mature knock to score 34 from 37 deliveries, with three fours. He stuck around until there were 103 runs on the board.

School immediately lost another wicket on the same total after Ismaeel departed, but Taine Havemann and Ethan Cooper didn’t skip a beat. With the game in the balance, both hammered big sixes off of their pads.

The Horseflies needed 25 from 17 balls to win, but they made it with five to spare as Havemann and Cooper rose to the challenge and dictated matters to the College bowlers.

No team emerged from the Clifton T20 with a clean record, but DHS were, unquestionably, worthy winners.

Over the course of the past year, DHS has taken some lumps, but the evolution of the 1st XI has been quite something to witness. A number of talented players, who were once young first teamers, are now experienced, battle-hardened and consistent performers, and there is more young talent filtering into the side’s ranks. School should be thrilled with the progress they have made.

Clifton College claimed fifth place, after a 14-run win over Northwood. Three solid knocks – from Tim Saulez (43*), Bryon Ward (41) and captain Shahzaad Perumal (34) – carried the hosts to 145/5.

They then did a good job defending that total, with Callum Watson (1/18) and Tim Saulez (3/22) sharing three late wickets to halt the Knights’ run chase, just when they needed to accelerate. Northwood finished on 131/6.

Michaelhouse claimed seventh after a solid 45-run win over St John’s College (Harare). The Zimbabweans did a good job of bowling out ‘House for 148, just one ball before the end of their innings. Captain Cameron Strudwick, with 31, and Hayden Hewlett, with 30, paced the Michaelhouse batting effort.

Meanwhile, there were two wickets apiece for Goven Dhaneel (2/14), Michael Blignaut (2/23) and Kian Blignaut (2/25).

Unfortunately for the Rams, they made an awful start to their innings, falling to 1/3 early on. A number of batsmen then made starts but were dismissed before turning those starts into substantial contributions. Only Michael Blignaut pressed on. He top scored, with 33 from 30, striking four fours and a six.

St John’s never recovered from their poor start, however, and they were all out for 103. Harry Vickery picked up 4/21 and Cameron Strudwick 3/13 to lead the Balgowan boys to a comfortable win.

Hilton College finished ninth after a five-run victory over Westville Boys’ High.

Simon Steyn smacked six sixes (and no fours) in an unbeaten 54 from only 29 deliveries for Hilton, while Jayden Roux added a more sedate 24, to help Hilton to 150/5.

Left-arm spinner Roxton Payne snared 2/22, and then made 30, the highest score in Westville’s reply. Captain Nicandro Kistna contributed 22 from 19, but Westville came up agonisingly short of the 151 they needed.

St Charles opening batsman Cian Fortmann, who blasted 153* against Hilton College, was named the Batsman of the Tournament, while Bhavesh Naicker, the leading wicket-taker, received recognition as the Bowler of the Tournament.

Fabian Lazarus, the coach of the winning DHS team, was named the Coach of the Tournament.

Summarised scores

Semi-final 1

Maritzburg College 132/8 (Chad Mason 44, Julian Konigkramer 20, Sphamandla Dzanibe 20; Kyle Bryan 3/20, Sibonelo Phewa 2/21; Bandile Mbatha 2/29); Glenwood High 122/7 (Ntando Soni 58, Krian Jugoo 36, Samuel Hughes 2/19, Michael Gibson 1/14, Oliver Da Costa 1/15) Maritzburg College won by 10 runs.

Semi-final 2

St Charles College 94/10 (Marcell Wellman 17; Semal Pillay 3/9, Taine Havemann 3/13, Bhavesh Naicker 3/21); Durban High School 98/3 (Omar Ismaeel 37*, Semal Pillay 23; Marcel Wellman 1/22, Covhan Baatjies 1/22) Durban High School won by 7 wickets.

Final

Maritzburg College 127/8 (Sphamandla Dzanibe 42*; Taine Havemann 3/30, Bayanda Majola 2/25); Durban High School 131/5 (Sfundo Mthembu 35, Omar Ismaeel 34, Ethan Cooper 20*; Sphamandla Dzanibe 2/29, Oliver Da Costa 1/9, Brendon Senzere 1/11) Durban High School won by 5 wickets.

5^th/6th

Clifton College 145/5 (Tim Saulez 43, Bryon Ward 41, Shahzaad Perumal 34; Jordan Matthews 2/21, Nqobani Mokoena 1/13); Northwood School 131/6 (Nqobani Mokoena 46, Thayin Kuppan 35; Tim Saulez 3/22, Shiraz Perumal 1/11, Callum Watson 1/18) Clifton College won by 14 runs.

7^th/8th

Michaelhouse 148/10 (Cameron Strudwick 31, Hayden Hewlett 30; Goven Dhaneel 2/14; Michael Blignaut 2/23, Kian Blignaut 2/25, Khulekani Nduku 1/17); St John’s College (Harare) 103/10 (Michael Blignaut 33; Harry Vickery 4/21, Cameron Strudwick 3/13) Michaelhouse won by 45 runs.

9^th/10th

Hilton College 150/5 (Simon Steyn 54*, Jayden Roux 24; Roxton Payne 2/22); Westville Boys’ High 145/10 (Roxton Payne 30, Nicandro Kistna 22; Murray Loughor-Clarke 2/31, Kyle Christie 2/36, Jayden Roux 1/15, Ethan van Heerden 1/18, Luke Campbell 1/22) Hilton College won by 5 runs.

As a result of severe thunderstorms, the Inter high D-League, which was hosted by Sutherland, could not be completed.

The event ended before the u14 boy’s freestyle event.

Hoërskool Waterkloof B emerged as the overall winner with 735 points, with Rietondale High School close behind with 660. Hoërskool Pretoria-Noord finished in third place with 476.

Afrikaans Hoër Meisieskool D, finished top in the girls’ division (456), Rietondale second (347) and Hoërskool Waterkloof B in third place (313).

In the boys’ division, Hoërskool Waterkloof B (422) walked away with the laurels, Hoërskool Pretoria-Noord (316) was second, and Rietondale High School, with just third points behind Rietondale with a score of 313.

Conrad van Rooyen, u14 boys and under (Hoërskool Waterkloof), and Rietondale High School’s Adam Stam, u16 and under were the top swimmers after the day’s event with a total of 48 points. In the girl’s section, it was Waterkloof’s Emma Oosthuizen (48) and Rietondale’s Mekayla Rew, also with 48 points claiming top honours.

Van Rooyen claimed first place in the 50m with a time of 47.06 seconds. In the 200m relay he and his teammates, Ruben Burger, Dylan Walker, and Jaykin van Heerden, also placed first.

With three gold medals behind his name, in the 200m freestyle relay, Van Heerden, Lian Potgieter, and Walker touched the blocks first in two minutes and 29.31 seconds.

The 14-year-old earned his fourth gold medal in the butterfly event with an incredible time of 40.73 seconds.

The Rietondale swimmer, Stam was first in the 200m individual medley with a fantastic time of 2:39.14. He earned his second golden medal in the 100m freestyle event in 56.69 seconds.

Greg Kitaba, Lehlogonola Masemene, Stam, and Temosa Makgwala claimed the top spot in the 200m medley relay in 2:40.82.

He ended his last event on a high note in the 50m butterfly with a time of 31.38 seconds.

Oosthuizen claimed first position in the 200m individual medley (2:44.99). Yet again she was top on the podium in the 50m Breastroke (56.69). In the 200m Medley Relay, team Arné Cloete, Emma Botha, Emma Oosthuizen, and Juhné van den Heever swam their way to first place with a time of 2:47.86.

With almost a minute, Rew managed to beat her opponent in the 200m individual medley with 2:55.39.

With a time of 41.30 seconds, she managed to take first place in the 50m backstroke. In her third event of the day, she finished with a time of 34.31.

“It’s a great pleasure for me to announce that it is the first time that we are hosting a D-League Gala at Sutherland. The swimmers are enjoying themselves. It’s the first time that we are hosting an interhigh gala in a 25m pool. Normally it is hosted at Hillcrest. We would like to thank the officials, teams, and schools for their participation,” said Gavin Coetzee of Sutherland High School.

Waterkloof will, from next year, compete in the C-League.

Hoërskool Middelburg het hul status as “konings van die krieketveld”, in Middelburg, bevestig, met ‘n oortuigende oorwinning van 156 lopies oor HTS Middelburg.

Middies se alsydige Gavin Genis het verál koning gekraai, met sowel bal as kolf. Hy het nie alleen sy span se beste telling van 59 lopies, van 61 aflewerings, aangeteken nie, maar ook drie paaltjies vir 36 lopies laat spat.

Ivan Deale was ewe goed op dreef, en het ‘n waardevolle 33 lopies  met die kolf bygedra. Hy en Genis het hul tyd saam in die middel geniet om ‘n handige vennootskap van 65 lopies tot die span se totaal van 241 by te dra.

Ethan Dreyer, die Rooies se sterbouler, het uitgestaan met syfers van drie paaltjies vir 33 lopies, en is uitstekend bygestaan deur Hanro Terblanche (3/65) en Armand Kotze (2/2).

Met die kolf was die Rooies egter teleurstellend. Anthoni Smuts (27) en Hanro Terblanche (21) was die enigste kolwers wat ‘n noemenswaardige bydrae kon lewer.

Katlego Baloyi was egter uitstekend met die bal vir die Middies. Sy vyftal paaltjies het slegs drie lopies in drie beurte gekos. Dit, tesame met Genis se vertoning, het die Rooies tot slegs 85 lopies beperk.

Hoërskool Dinamika het behoorlik by die agterdeur ingeglip, teen Hoër Volkskool Heidelberg. Die span van Alberton is as kampioene van Afdeling D in die Finsbury-reeks gekroon, nadat hulle het met twee paaltjies geseëvier het. Mohammad Valli se 57 lopies van 43 aflewerings was die beslissende faktor tussen die twee spanne.

Jayden Smith se drie paaltjies vir 12 lopies het ook ‘n deurslaggewende rol in sy span se sege gespeel. Dit het veroorsaak dat Volkies slegs ‘n telling van 137 lopies op die telbord kon plaas.

Maro Hartkoph was die span van Heidelberg se voorste kolwer met 46 lopies, terwyl Quentin Dietrechsen hard vir die Volkies baklei het met die bal. Sy boulsyfers van drie paaltjies vir slegs agt lopies, tesame met Jaco Botha se 3/23, was so hittete genoeg om ‘n opskudding te veroorsaak.

Uplands College se Benji Loon het sy span na ‘n spannende ses-lopie oorwinning oor Hoërskool Merensky aangespoor. Loon was die span van Mpumalanga se voorste lopie- en paaltjievraat met onderskeidelik 52 lopies en boulsyfers van 3/50.

Sy aanvangsbouler, Gregory Kazandjis, se ekonomiese skof van twee paaltjies vir 21 lopies het ook ‘n beduidende rol in Uplands se sege gespeel.

Vir die Tzaneeners was dit weerens Rinaldo Bornman wat hand opgesteek het. Die voorslagkolwer het sy span se hoogste telling van 58 lopies behaal, en is mooi deur Luka Heinlein (54) en Xander Schoeman (26) bygestaan.

Kyle Crous was die span se sterbouler met uitmuntende syfers van vier paaltjies vir 33 lopies. Ekstras was egter die Plasies se ondergang en derhalwe moes hulle die knie, na ‘n naelbyt-einde, buig.

Beknopte telkaarte:

Hoërskool Middelburg: 241 (Gavin Genis 59, Ekstras 43, Ivan Deale 33, Hendre Nel 21; Ethan Dreyer 3/33, Hanro Terblanche 3/65, Armand Kotze 2/2, WJ Enslin 2/43). HTS Middelburg: 85 (Anthoni Smuts 27, Hanro Terblanche 21; Katlego Baloyi 5/3, Gavin Genis 3/36)/ Hoërskool Middelburg wen met 156 lopies.

Hoër Volkskool Heidelberg: 137 (Maro Hartkoph 46, Dandre Louw 20; Jayden Smith 3/12, Tyrone Whateley 2/49). Hoërskool Dinamika: 138/8 (Mohammad Valli 57; Quentin Dietrechsen 3/8, Jaco Botha 3/23). Dinamika wen met twee paaltjies.

Uplands College: 213/8 (Benji Loon 52, Ekstras 33, Marley Waspe 32, Luke Barnard 27; Kyle Crous 4/33, Logan Janse van Rensburg 2/23). Hoërskool Merensky: 207 (Rinaldo Bornman 58, Luka Heinlein 54, Ekstras 38, Xander Schoeman 26; Benji Loon 3/50, Gregory Kazandjis 2/21). Uplands College wen met ses lopies.

After Grey High outmuscled the visiting Boland Landbou in an exciting two-day battle in Gqeberha on Saturday, the visitors regrouped to edge past Pearson in a T20 on Sunday.

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Grey’s batting has been a strength of the team this season and they continued their good from against the farmers, with Marco Giaconi compiling a fine century.

Luke Tait anchored the innings for the hosts, sticking around for 75 balls, before Tiaan Ryke finally found a way through his defences.

The rest of Grey’s lineup found it more challenging, but Giaconi’s 57-over stay inflated the hosts’ score to 222 before Rynard van der Schyff caught him off the bowling of Gunther Schmidt.

Boland Landbou then struggled at the crease in the face of the precision bowling of Grey. Tristan Grundling (3/11), Nathan Howell (3/22) and Xander Elkington (3/23) saw to it that the farmers mustered only 116 in their first innings, still 129 runs shy of Grey’s mark.

Francois Prins accounted for Giaconi in Grey’s second innings, but Elkington took charge, scoring an unbeaten 64 before Grey sent Boland out to bat for a second time.

The visitors had no answers to the questions posed by Tristan Grundling, however. He accounted for six batsmen, leaving Boland Landbou well beaten.

Determined to end their tour on a high, the farmers lifted themselves for the challenge of an in-form Pearson in a T20 clash on Sunday.

Batting first, Boland tallied 139/4, with a brisk 56 runs off of 31 balls by Stefan Conradie the key knock in their innings.

Pearson’s top order was then torn apart by Schmidt, who took 3/16, but Sulaymaan Gangat (25*), Matthew Burton (33) and Luke Hector (37*) got the locals to within touching distance in the waning overs.

With Pearson needing 17 runs in the last two overs, and with three wickets standing, Gangat and Hector did their utmost to chase down the visitors’ total, but the Boland bowlers bowled disciplined lines and lengths to ensure their side returns to Paarl with a win.

17 February

Grey High first innings 245/8 (Marco Giaconi 134, Kian Cambier 26, Tristan Grundling 23*, Luke Tait 23; Tiaan Ryke 1/14); Boland Landbou first innings 116 (Kobus Conradie 30, Henré Swart 21; Tristan Grundling 3/11, Nathan Howell 3/22, Xander Elkington 3/23); Grey High second innings 173/5 (Xander Elkington 64*, Kian Cambier 42, Luke Tait 28; Francois Prins 2/29, Marius du Plessis 2/48); Boland Landbou second innings 118 (Stefan Conradie 27, Kobus Conradie 22; Tristan Grundling 6/36). Grey High won by 185 runs.

18 February

Boland Landbou 139/4 (Stefan Conradie 56, Francois Prins 36; Cayden Wilson 1/15); Pearson 135/7 (Luke Hector 37*, Matthew Burton 33, Sulaymaan Gangat 25*; Gunther Schmidt 3/16, Francois Prins 2/24). Boland Landbou won by four runs (T20).

Die Hoërskool Sasolburg kon Saterdag vir Welkom Gimnasium met 88 lopies klop danksy ‘n skitterende beurt deur Meyer Pretorius, wat 125 aangeteken het op ‘n blad wat vir al die ander kolwers kopsere besorg het.

Donald Schoembie het die eerste paaltjie geneem in die agste beurt en Donovan Mouton kon in die volgende beurt nog ‘n Sasol-paaltjie plattrek om die besoekers te beperk to 21/2.

Pretorius en Liam Singleton het egter taai weerstand gebied vir die besoekers met ‘n vennootskap van 114 lopies om die vierde paaltjie. Singleton het die ankerrol gespeel en 61 balle geabsorbeer, terwyl Pretorius die lopies ingeryg het.

Pretorius het die grens 17 keer gevind, vanaf 111 balle, om Sasoburg se telling tot 202 op te stoot, voordat Dean Katzin uiteindelik die sterkolwer se paaltjies kon eis. Die opwindende jong plattelandse kolwer het al twee keer hierdie seisoen ‘n dubbele honderdtal behaal en lei dikwels sy span se aanslag met die kolf.

Dit was Katzin se derde paaltjie en Schoembie kon daarna ook nog twee optel om die besoekers se beurt op 216 tot ‘n einde te bring in die voorlaaste beurt.

Kayden Barrows het goed gevaar om die eerste 58 balle vir die tuisspan deur te sien en 37 lopies aan te teken, maar toe Nathan Swanepoel sy tyd in die middel tot ‘n einde bring, was daar reeds vier paaltjies plat, danksy Singleton en Pretorius.

Mouton het ook stewig bly staan om 39 lopies aan te teken, voordat Pretorius sy paaltjies gevind het. Die res van die Gimmie-kolwers het gevou, met Swanepoel wat die wedstryd blitsig beëindig het deur vyf paaltjies vir slegs 13 lopies te neem in sy nege boulbeurte.

Sasolburg pak volgende naweek nog ‘n span van Welkom, wanneer Goudveld-Hoërskool by hulle besoek aflê.

Gouties het die afgelope naweek vir Hoërskool Jim Fouché met twee paaltjies geklop, dit ondanks skitterende boulwerk deur Lian Theron wat vyf van die Goudveld-kolwers teruggestuur het kleedkamer toe.

JF kon slegs 81 lopies aanteken, met GJ Wessels, Janco Maass en Bongi Kumalo wat elk drie van die Bloemfonteiners se paaltjies kon plattrek.

Vyf-en-twintig lopies deur Teagan Saayman was genoeg om die manne van Welkom tot by hul doelwit te bring, voordat Kumalo sy span oor die lyn kon dryf in die 24ste beurt.

Johan van den Heever van Hoërskool Sentraal het vyf Hoërskool Trio-kolwers laat uitvang met sy vernuftige boulwerk, maar sy kolwers kon nie die uitdagende telling van 234 lopies wat Miguel Menino en kie bymekaar kon slaan, inhaal nie.

Myburg Jacobs was aan die voorpunt van die Trio-verdediging, met vier paaltjies vir net sewe lopies.

Joel Coetzee het ook vyf paaltjies geneem vir Voortrekker Hoërskool teen Hoërskool Witteberg, maar die Trekkers het hul doelwit met die kolf net-net met ses lopies gemis.

Handré Fourie het gevaarlik gelyk op 44 nie uit nie, maar moes hulpeloos toekyk hoe Stefan Geldenhuis (4/31) en Zander Fourie (3/43) die span van Bethlehem met die bal kasty.

Beknopte telkaarte:

Hoërskool Sasolburg: 216 (Meyer Pretorius 125, Liam Singleton 28, Ekstras 28; Dean Katzin 3/43, Donald Schoembie 3/43). Welkom Gimnasium: 128 (Donovan Mouton 39, Kayden Barrows 37, Ekstras 22; Nathan Swanepoel 5/13, Liam Singleton 3/21, Meyer Pretorius 2/32). Sasolburg wen met 88 lopies.

Hoërskool Trio: 234 (Miguel Menino 90, Bokang Mohasa 27, Myburg Jacobs  23; Johan van den Heever 5/41, Reshe Wales 2/62). Hoërskool Sentraal: 115 (AJ Joubert 26*, Ekstras 22, Pieter van Biljon 21; Myburg Jacobs 4/7, Gabriel Mochabela 2/6, Bokang Mohasa 2/15). Trio wen met 119 lopies. 

Hoërskool Jim Fouché: 81 (Arnaud Marais 31; GJ Wessels 3/12, Janco Maass 3/18, Bongi Kumalo 3/24). Goudveld-Hoërskool: 83/8 (Ekstras 27, Teagan Saayman 25, Lian Theron 5/20, Cobus Wilken 2/16). Goudveld wen met twee paaltjies.

St Dominic’s College: 100 (Alessio Salvado 20; Eben Botha 3/17, Stian Kruger 3/26, Devanté Claasens 2/22); Hoërskool Fichardtpark: 101/2 (Eben Botha 58, Davyd Oosthuysen 26*; Lerotha 1/22). Fichardtpark wen met agt paaltjies.

Hoërskool Witteberg: 218 (Lesego Mosikidi 47, Ekstras 39, Zander Bakker 32*, Zander Fourie 29, Stefan Geldenhuis 27, Marco Grobler 20; Joel Coetzee 5/26, André Heunis 2/35). Voortrekker Hoërskool: 212 (Ekstras 50, Handré Fourie 44*, JD van Wyk 40, Wian Fourie 28, Craig Mann 20; Stefan Geldenhuis 4/31, Zander Fourie 3/43). Witteberg wen met ses lopies.

Graeme College claimed the bragging rights in Makhanda with a win over their local rivals, Kingswood College, on Saturday.

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On the Somerset Field, Graeme bowled well up front to limit the visitors to 39/3 before Jarred Botha and Chris Zimmerman dug in their heels to give the Kingswood total a boost.

Botha spent 82 balls in the middle, providing good support to Zimmerman, who carved out an unbeaten 54 runs.

The remainder of the batting lineup, however, struggled to come to terms with the Graeme bowling, which gave up less than three runs per over in restricting Kingswood to 171 all out after 59 overs.

Graeme’s batsmen then rode out an initial onslaught from the visitors’ new ball bowlers as they patiently set about pursuing the victory target.

That conservative approach, however, meant that when Luphelo Mdyesha came to the crease, as the hosts’ fifth batsman, there was still a long way to go from 58/3.

Mdyesha, though, gave the innings the impetus it needed, scoring 46 from 56 balls, before David London caught him in front of the wicket.

Ryan Stobbs added a quick 20 runs in the middle order, which included four boundaries, to put Ashton Williams into a position to see Graeme to victory.

Meanwhile, Pearson and Woodridge College battled it out in a time-format game, with Pearson outmuscling their opponents to record a win on the first innings.

Bowling first, Cayden Wilson spearheaded a relentless Pearson attack, taking five wickets, as Woodridge were dismissed for 131 runs.

The Gangat brothers, Esa and Sulaymaan, combined to pick off the remaining batsmen to put their side on the front foot.

Captain, Esa Gangat, with 66, then led his side to exceed the Woodridge total by 112 runs.

When the challengers returned to the crease for their second innings, young Sulaymaan Gangat continued piling on the pressure, snaring two more wickets, to boost his tally for the day to five.

Time ran out before Pearson could work through their opponents’ lineup for a second time, but they had established a clear-cut victory on the first innings.

St Andrew’s College and Selborne College drew their match, with both sides posting high totals and making the opposition’s bowlers toil hard.

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St Andrew’s won the toss and decided to send Selborne out to field first. William Beamish and Rhys Wiblin then combined for an opening partnership of 133 runs before Adam Rogers removed Beamish.

Rogers later got rid of Wiblin, as well, to take the sting out of the home team’s attack, while Tré Gilbert ripped through the middle order to take four wickets.

Selborne’s reply started shakily, as they stuttered to 26/2, but Jacques van der Merwe and Gilbert turned the tables on the hosts with a healthy 139-run partnership.

Van der Merwe came tantalisingly close to reaching a century, missing out on the milestone by only a single run, when Beamish trapped him LBW.

Gilbert was run out for 67, but the visitors were sitting pretty at 193/4 by that point. A further unbeaten 64 runs by Waedon Plaatjies saw them close in on their target, but the rate of play had slowed throughout the day and the game ended without a winner.

During the week, Selborne turned in dominant performances in big wins over Stirling and Cambridge by large margins. Gilbert and Plaatjies were standout performers in those contests, too.

Logan Fleetwood knocked over 4/7 as Framesby added another impressive victory to their record, beating Nico Malan by seven wickets.

Hanro van Jaarsveld then scored 53 not out to see Framesby over the line in only 23 overs.

17 February

Kingswood College 171/10 (Chris Zimmerman 54, Extras 36; Marcus Williams 2/32, Ajay Jeggels 2/38); Graeme College 174/8 (Luphelo Mdyesha 46, Andrew Muir 25, Ashton Williams 21*, Ruan Stobbs 20; David London 3/23, Matthew Loon 3/37, Josh Loon 2/19). Graeme College won by two wickets.

Queen’s College 186/7 (Extras 34, Duncan Hayes 27, Bevaneo Maytham 26, Akho Ngesi 24, D Miles 23*; Lukhanyo Jlathuka 2/25, Likho Gidi 2/25); Hudson Park 86/10 (Extras 15; Ryan Denston 3/9, Anje Saul 3/18, Mbasa Thomas 2/9). Queen’s College won by 100 runs.

Woodridge College first innings 131/10 (Waydon Bopp 21, Zche-Keane Killian 21; Cayden Wilson 5/36, Sulaymaan Gangat 3/30, Esa Gangat 2/38); Pearson first innings 243/10 (Esa Gangat 66, Jordan Collier 47*, Divan Els 36; Cayden Wilson 26, Jude Septoo 22; Lomso Zide 2/4, Dimitri Alexandris 2/44, Waydon Bopp 2/61); Woodridge College second innings 41/2 (Randy Syce 15*; Sulaymaan Gangat 2/9). Peason win on first innings.

St Andrew’s College 268/6 (William Beamish 85, Rhys Wiblin 81, Mitchell Coventry 38, Samuel Scheckter 20; Tré Gilbert 4/85, Adam Rogers 2/95); Selborne College 249/5 (Jacques van der Merwe 99, Tré Gilbert 67, Waeden Plaatjies 64*; Alastair de Kock 1/14). Match drawn.

Nico Malan 172/10 (Ruan Nel 39, Dawid Vermaak 38, Jaylon Geswindt 33, Extras 21; Logan Fleetwood 4/7, Miles Feltham 2/36, Juan Grigor 2/44); Framesby 174/3 (Hanro van Jaarsveld 53*, Dewan Wessels 40, Renquin Goliath 28, JJ de Lange 21; Michael Pienaar 1/35). Framesby won by seven wickets.

Stirling High 138/10 (Damien Vosloo 45, Extras 41, L Fotoyi 21*; Kamogelo K 4/26, Keathan Ruiters 2/19, Lethu Kwatsha 2/25); Cambridge High 86/10 (Olu Notha 37; Chad Clark-Evans 6/14, Blake Nell 2/11). Stirling High won by 52 runs.

15 February

Selborne College 175/4 (Tré Gilbert 87, Rhys Wait 31*; Chad Clark-Evans 2/34); Stirling 80/10 (Darryn Masfen 24*; Thomas Marais 3/20, Adam Rogers 2/9, Bungqina Nuku 2/9). Selborne College won by 95 runs (T20).

14 February

Selborne College 219/3 (Waeden Plaatjies 93*, Aaron Senekal 59, Extras 24; Golela 1/25); Cambridge 81/8 (Adam Rogers 3/10, Tré Gilbert 2/9). Selborne College won by 138 runs (T20).

Wian Pieters se uitmuntende beurt van 124 lopies teen Hoërskool Montana, het Hoërskool Kemptonpark se onoorwonne status in Afdeling B van die Finsbury-reeks gewaarborg.

Pieters het slegs 141 aflewerings nodig gehad om sy spogtotaal op te stel. Sheldon Kruger het goeie ondersteuning gebied met 78 lopies van sy eie. Die twee het uitstekend vir ‘n vennootskap van 171 lopies gekombineer om vir Kempies behoorlik op die voorvoet te plaas.

Joshua Shanker het sy goeie spelpeil voortgesit om verdere sout in die Monties se wonde te smeer, met ‘n bruikbare 56 lopies.

Die Monties se jong kolforde het nietemin hul beste vertoning van die reeks gelewer. Luhan Theunissen het met 44 lopies die toon aangegee, terwyl Marco Rudolph (40) en Juan Theunissen (34) ook bedrewe bydraes gelewer het.

Pieters kon egter nie ‘n voet verkeerd sit nie en het ook met die bal ook uitgeblink. Hy het drie paaltjies vir 30 lopies laat spat, terwyl Kempies se voorste bouler, Martin Williams, ook weer sy vaardighede tentoongestel het om syfers van drie paaltjies vir slegs 17 lopies te behaal.

Floors Mynhardt het ‘n verdere twee paaltjies laat kantel om die Monties tot slegs 171 lopies te beperk. Dit het ‘n gemaklike oorwinning van 131 lopies vir die Kempies verseker.

Hoërskool Hans Moore het hulle reeks met ‘n oorwinning van 29 lopies teen Hoërskool Monument afgesluit. Die Hansies het weereens ‘n goed afgeronde kolfvertoning gelewer, met Adrian Watson wat ‘n indrukwekkende 64 lopies gemoker het en die kaptein, Warren Minnaar, wat van voor gelei het nog 40 lopies op sy kerfstok.

Verdere bydraes deur Kenan Shaw (27) en Aiden Shaw (27) het die Hansies tot ‘n goeie telling van 237/9 in hul toegelate 50 beurte gelei.

Monument, die span wat die meeste verbetering deur die reeks getoon het, se Werner Durrheim het met die bal uitgestaan. Hy kon met twee paaltjies vir 28 lopies spog, terwyl Andre van Niekerk sy reeks met 2/34 afgesluit het.

Met die kolf was dit Monnas se Rieghardt Prinsloo wat die voortou geneem het met ‘n indrukwekkende 64 lopies, terwyl Nicholas van der Colff (27) en Caleb dos Santos (24) die nodige ondersteuning gebied het.

Dit was egter nie genoeg om ‘n nederlaag af te weer nie. Adrian Watson se vyftal paaltjies vir 46 lopies en Henre Everleigh se 2/27 het Monnas beperk tot ‘n telling van 208 voordat die laaste paaltjie geval het.

Hoërskool Eldoraigne het hul reeks op ‘n hoogtepunt afgesluit deur vir Potchefstroom Gimnasium gemaklik met nege paaltjies te klop.

Ryno Redelinghuys was die Eldo’s se vernietigendste bouler met drie paaltjies vir 17 lopies, terwyl Daniel Steyn (3/20) en Ruhan Oliphant (2/14) ook hul deel bygedra het.

Wat die Gimmie-kolflys betref was daar weinig om oor huis toe te skryf. James Wood het hard gespook om sy span se hoogste telling van 12 lopies aan te teken, maar uiteindelik kon Gimmies slegs ‘n skamele totaal van 67 lopies bereik.

Eldoraigne se Kyle de Bruin het het geen tyd gemors om 43 lopies van net 19 aflewerings te moker nie, terwyl Ryno Mulder oorkant hom ook die telbord aan die gang gehou het met 21 lopies van 27 balle om die Eldo’s gemaklik oor die wenstreep te help.

Beknopte telkaarte: 

Hoërskool Kemptonpark: 302/4 (Wian Pieters 124, Sheldon Kruger 78, Joshua Shanker 56; Hanu van Heerden 1/31). Hoërskool Montana: 171 (Luhan Theunissen 44, Marco Rudolph 40, Juan Theunissen 34, Schalk van Jaarsveld 21; Martin Williams 3/17, Wian Pieters 3/30, Floors Mynhardt 2/29). Kemptonpark wen met 131 lopies.

Hoërskool Hans Moore: 237/9 (Adrian Watson 64, Warren Minnaar 40, Kenan Shaw 27, Aiden Shaw 27, Xavier Coetzee 25; Werner Durrheim 2/28, Andre van Niekerk 2/34, JD Landsberg 2/37, Antonie van Niekerk 2/48). Hoërskool Monument: 208 (Rieghardt Prinsloo 64, Nicholas van der Colff 27, Caleb dos Santos 24; Adrian Watson 5/46, Henre Everleigh 2/27). Hans Moore wen met 29 lopies.

Potchefstroom Gimnasium: 67 (James Wood 12; Ryno Redlinghuys 3/17, Daniel Steyn 3/20, Ruhan Oliphant 2/14). Hoërskool Eldoraigne: 68/1 (Kyle de Bruin 43, Ryno Mulder 21; Thlone Thabata 1/2). Eldoraigne wen met nege paaltjies.

Owethu Moyi scored an outstanding 105 runs for Somerset College to lead them to victory over HTS Drostdy in Worcester on Saturday.

Opening alongside the seasoned Chad Ayford, Moyi laid the foundation for an impressive performance from the Somerset West outfit, who ran out comfortable winners by 59 runs.

The duo scored 98 runs before Helgardt Nortje made the first breakthrough for Drostdy in combination with Bryan Cochrane.

Moyi, however, continued piling on the runs, He faced 162 deliveries and went on to record his third century of the year. The exciting young batsman had already racked up two tons for the u15 team, smashing an unbeaten 105 against Westville Boys’ High and scoring 106 against Hans Moore.

Achieving the feat for the first team, however, marks the beginning of a new chapter for the young talent.

He had already put in a number of impressive showings for the senior side, scoring 52 runs against Framesby and 40 when they played Pearson, but Saturday’s performance saw him take charge and elevate his contributions to a new level. He struck 12 boundaries, three of which went flying for the maximum, and showed marvellous control to pick apart the Drostdy attack.

While Moyi was boosting the visitors’ score, Nortje did his best to keep the home team in the game, removing six Somerset batsmen at a cost of only 37 runs.

By the time Sias du Toit finally got rid of Moyi, the visitors’ total had swelled to 225.

To highlight Moyi’s performance with the bat, following his dismissal, the HTS Drostdy bowlers removed the remaining three batsmen without conceding another run.

The local batsmen got off to a shaky start, stumbling to 57/4, before Adriaan Krynauw offered some resistance.

However, Thomas Parsons (3/26) and Troy Varie (2/31) sliced apart the HTS Drostdy batting, with Moyi getting in on the action again to run out Cochrane.

Krynauw played well to score 42 not out, but the game belonged to Somerset College, with Ayford getting rid of the tailenders to secure the win.

There were also plenty of runs scored on the De Villiers Oval, where SACS hosted Paarl Boys’ High.

Keiron Bowers set the tone with an unbeaten 108 runs for SACS before Johan Wege replied with 100 not out for the visitors.

Wege’s efforts weren’t enough, though, as Booishaai ran out of time, chasing an imposing 272-run target set by the hosts.

Bowers needed only 67 deliveries to reach his century, launching three sixes in the final over, to power his way to triple figures.

Rowen Taplin (50) and Reza Salie (45) also bolstered the SACS’ total, and Reece Theunis led their run defence, capturing taking three wickets for 18 runs, to help restrict Boishaai to 236/8.

In Somerset West, Paarl Gimnasium held on for a narrow six-run win over Parel Vallei in a tense battle.

After taking his 100th wicket for the first team in Parel Vallei’s previous outing, Henry Jones continued his wicket-taking spree, adding three more to his record, to help hold the visitors to 115 runs, after the home team won the toss and decided to field.

Sibulele Makaleni also dismissed three of the Paarl batsmen, but Adrian Louw (38) and Charles King (27) dug in for a vital 45-run partnership.

King then helped with the counteroffensive, picking up three wickets. Koch van Eyssen was the pick of the Gimmies’ bowlers, taking 3/14, while Louis Koen snared a brace.

The visitors dialled up the pressure when it was most needed, taking the final four wickets for the loss of only seven runs as Parel Vallei drew nearer to their target.

Henry Jones dealt the final blow with the first delivery of the 33rd over, to end the hosts’ challenge within a maximum of tying the game.

In Robertson, five Charlie Hofmeyr matriculants – Luan Giliomee, Daniël Bakkes, Petrus Bakkes, Philip du Plessis and Leolan Davids – playing their last game for the school, ended their time in the first team on a high note.

Petrus and Daniël Bakkes combined for an opening partnership of 101 and Reagan Davids contributed a further 50 to help Charlie Hofmeyr to 226/6.

A relentless bowling attack by Du Plessis (2/3), Keahan Alexander (2/4), Daniël Bakkes (2/11) and Heinrich Fourie (2/23) smothered the hosts’ reply, sending them packing for only 61.

Giliomee, who has been a part of the first team since grade eight, finished as his school’s top scorer on 1 150 runs, which is just one of the many Charlie Hofmeyr records that he owns.

Summarised Scorecards

Somerset College 226/10 (Owethu Moyi 105, Chad Ayford 55, Extras 23; Helgardt Nortje 6/37); HTS Drostdy 167/10 (Adriaan Krynauw 42*, Extras 27, Albert Nel 25; Thomas Parsons 3/26, Chad Ayford 2/23, Troy Varie 2/31). Somerset College won by 59 runs.

SACS 272/6 (Keiron Bowers 108*, Rowen Taplin 50, Reza Salie 45, A Hughes 20; Aiden Batt 2/37, Christiaan Wege 2/52); Paarl Boys’ High 236/8 (Johan Wege 100*, Christiaan Wege 35, Daniel Lombard 35; Roux Meyer 32; Reece Theunis 3/18). SACS won by 36 runs.

Paarl Gimnasium 115/10 (Adrian Louw 38, Charles King 27; Henry Jones 3/20, Sibulele Makaleni 3/28, Christopher Hughes 2/25); Parel Vallei 109/10 (Joshua Pretorius 28, Extras 24, Koch van Eyssen 3/14, Charles King 3/16, Louis Koen 2/23). Paarl Gimnasium won by six runs.

Charlie Hofmeyr 226/6 (Petrus Bakkes 71, Reagan Davids 50, Daniël Bakkes 36, Leolan Davids 31) Robertson 61/10 (Phillip du Plessis 2/3, Keahan Alexander 2/4, Daniël Bakkes 2/11, Heinrich Fourie 2/23). Charlie Hofmeyr won by 165 runs.

Queens High School completed a double over Jeppe High School for Boys, following up a midweek win with a nail-biting one-run victory on Saturday.

Opting to bowl first, Jeppe did the necessary hard work, making early inroads, to have the Queens’ batting lineup wobbling at 24 for two after the first eight overs.

Bafana Mthunzi then dug Queens out of the hole, contributing a well-played half-century, with his 51, the innings’ top score, coming from 96 deliveries. Tespiso Senosi (32) provided much needed support.

Luke Cannon, however, had the upper hand over the Queens’ batsmen, claiming figures of three wickets for 32 runs. The leg-spinner, Shreshth Kumar, wrapped things up nicely for Jeppe with his contribution of two wickets for only 13 runs.

As had been the case on Wednesday, when Queens recorded a six-run win, the Jeppe batsmen found the going tough. Katlego Sekopane led the charge with the ball for Queens. In an inspired spell, he knocked over three wickets for 25 runs. Opening bowler Martin Willemse (2/37) weighed in with two wickets up front.

Jeppe were wobbling on 88/4, but Munib Ayob fought hard, contributing a fighting 50 from 122 deliveries. Unfortunately for him, only Aiden Reyneke offered decent support, making 22, but that wasn’t enough as they fell short, by the barest of margins.

St David’s Marist Inanda batted superbly against Parktown Boys’ High, with Jason Rowles blasting an exceptional century. He let loose, smashing 23 boundaries in a wonderful 148 runs from only 116 deliveries. Matthew West (130, 134b) was equally impressive performance, hitting 15 boundaries in his innings as Parktown laboured in the field.

Morteza Manack (38) and Reecy Reddy (25*) contributed 63 runs between them towards the end of the innings, helping St David’s to a mammoth total of 385/3 from their 50 overs.

Parktown, however, didn’t go down without a fight. Yahya Baba batted exceptionally well for an unbeaten century, making 105 from 131 balls, with 11 boundaries. Brent Mandizha (51, 44b) also made use of the batting-friendly conditions.

Both sides’ top performers with the ball, Uwais Mahomed (Parktown) and Avela Sibisi (St David’s) claimed the same figures, picking up two wickets for 43 runs. The target of 386 was simply a bridge too far Parktown, however, and they came up 143 runs short.

Summarised scorecards 

Queens High School 157/10(Bafana Mthunzi 51, Tsepiso Senosi 32; Luke Cannon 3/32, Shreshth Kumar 2/13); Jeppe 156/10 (Munib Ayob 50, Aiden Reyneke 22; Katlego Sekopane 3/25, Martin Willemse 2/37). Queens High School won by one run.

St David’s Marist Inanda 385/3 (Jason Rowles 148, Matthew West 130*, Morteza Manack 38, Reece Reddy 25*; Uwais Mahomed 2/43); Parktown Boys’ High 242/5 (Yahya Baba 105*, Brent Mandizha 51, Khanyis Kraai 25; Avela Sibisi 2/43). St David’s Marist Inanda won by 143 runs.