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Hoërskool Waterkloof’s Wian Ruthven has carved out a reputation as one of the most prolific opening batsmen at the school level in South Africa.

His reputation also includes his status as one of the cleanest hitters of a cricket ball at the top of the order, and that sweet striking has instilled fear in many bowling attacks nationwide.

The young batsman’s cricketing journey started when he first discovered his love for the game at three years old. Since then, he hasn’t looked back, making numerous district and provincial sides along the way.

At the age of nine, he had an opportunity to attend his first Northerns trials, battling it out in an age group that included players who were two years his senior.

At the age of 12, he broke through and got his first taste of provincial cricket, representing Northerns.  After that, he went on to do it twice more, at the u13 and u17 levels.

When asked who his biggest role model is, the batsman didn’t hesitate: “It is definitely my father. You will always find him next to the cricket field, whether it’s going well or poorly.

“His support throughout the years has played the biggest role in me becoming the confident player I am today.”

He also commended the roles that coaches Cobus Pienaar, Righart Roos and Ruan Sadler have played since he made his move to the prestigious school in Pretoria.

“They have given me the necessary tools and opportunities while allowing me the freedom to play my natural game,” Ruthven said.

Over the past three years, he has been part of a very successful Klofie set-up. Recently, he received his 100th cap in Waterkloof’s match against their old foes, Menlopark. In that game, a Finsbury fixture, he held onto five catches.

“My favourite memories so far are the seven trophies that we managed to win in the 2022 and 2023 seasons, but I must say, the 117 runs I made in the Fain final against Marais Viljoen last year, and watching my best mate, Hernus Marais, bag a five-for in the same match, is one I’ll cherish for a very long time,” he said.

With ambitions to make his way into a South African franchise squad and then earn higher honours later in his career, Ruthven is looking forward to his last year as a Klofie cricketer.

His goal is simple: score more runs and secure more trophies for Waterkloof.

‘n Uitmuntende boulvertoning deur Lethabo Memani het aan Hoërskool Lichtenburg ‘n tweede sege in Afdeling C van  die Finsbury-reeks besorg.

Die alsydige krieketer het, na ‘n mislukking met die kolf, behoorlik opgemaak deur ses paaltjies vir slegs 14 lopies te laat kantel in sy span se oorwinning oor Hoërskool Pietersburg.

Sy prestasie met die bal was deurslaggewend vir die span van Noordwes, aangesien hulle slegs 122 lopies in hul kolfbeurt kon aanteken. Liggies se staatmaker in die toporde, Douw Jacobs, het tot die span se redding gekom na ‘n uiters wankelrige begin, en ‘n hardverdiende 34 lopies van 36 aflewerings aangeteken.

Hanno Coetzee, die Pieties se keurbouler in die reeks, het weer die grootste skade aangerig. Hy het aan die einde van die Liggies se kolfbeurt met syfers van drie paaltjies vir 35 lopies gespog, en is goed bygestaan deur Cilliers van der Merwe (2/17) en AJ Galloway (2/21).

Met die kolf was daar egter weinig sukses vir die besoekers. Slegs hul aanvangskolwer, Stephan Swanepoel, het gemaklik voorgekom in die kolfkampie om ‘n waardevolle 43 lopies aan te teken, voordat hy Memani se eerste slagoffer geword het.

Ona Senokwane (3/30), het Memani skitterend bygestaan. Die nege paaltjies tussen die twee boulers het beteken dat die Pieties se laaste paaltjie met hul totaal op slegs 103 gekantel het.

Hoërskool Marais Viljoen het vir Hoërskool Ben Vorster se boulers behoorlik laat les opsê. Die span van Alberton kon spog met ‘n honderdtal en twee vyftigtalle deur drie van hul voorslagkolwers. Aldre Huyzers het die toon aangegee met 109 lopies van net 79 aflewerings, terwyl die veelsydige Tiaan Kuhn (60, 40b) en Jaden Govender (55, 53b) hom uitstekend ondersteun het.

Onder die sukkelende Vossie-boulers, het Rivoningo Chauke (3/56) uitgestaan. Die aanvangsbouler het goed teruggeveg in sy tweede boulskof om twee kritieke paaltjies te laat kantel. Die draaier, Ndzalama Mushwana (3/57), het ook beïndruk en het saam met Chauke die Vossies se terugvegpoging gelei.

Marais Viljoen se boulers was op hulle beurt eenvoudig nét te goed vir die Vossie-kolwers. Tiaan Kuhn was taamlik verniegtigend kort voor middagete, met boulsyfers van een paaltjie vir twee lopies in drie beurte. Dit was egter die draai-kombinasie van Nathan Coleske (5/16) en Declan Botes (2/33) wat die Vossies finaal geknak het.

Net Chauke (32) en Ruben Pohl (31) kon noemenswaardige bydraes lewer voordat die Tzaneeners vir ‘n skamele 88 lopies uitgeboul is.

Hoërskool Zwartkop het Midstream College verras met ‘n vyf-paaltjie sege. Rowan Mclaren (4/14) en Wynand Frylinck (2/13) het Midstream met kookwater boulskofte onder enorme druk geplaas.

Ryan Struass (26) en Gerhard van der Westhuizen (24) het hul bes probeer om die span se kolfbeurt aanmekaar te hou. Dit was egter nie genoeg nie, en die span van Midrand moes tevrede wees met ‘n totaal van 108.

Jonathan Wiseman se boulskof van drie paaltjies vir 30 lopies het die Zwarries vroeg in die moeilikheid gehad. Estiaan Cronje (30) en Zandre van Staden (22) het egter koelkop gebly en gesorg daarvoor dat die Zwarries  Midstream se telling in die 30ste beurt kon verbysteek.

Beknopte telkaarte:

Hoërskool Lichtenburg: 122 (Douw Jacobs 34, Hanno van Zyl 3/35, Cilliers van der Merwe 2/17, AJ Galloway 2/21). Hoërskool Pietersburg: 103 (Stephan Swanepoel 42; Lethabo Memani 6/14, Ona Senokwane 3/30). Lichtenburg wen met 19 lopies.

Hoërskool Marais Viljoen: 293 (Aldre Huyzers 109, Tiaan Kihn 60, Jaden Govender 55, Jordan Baijnath 22; Rivoningo Chauke 3/56, Ndzalama Mushwana 3/57). Hoërskool Ben Vorster: 88 (Rivoningo Chauke 32, Ruben Pohl 31; Nathan Coleske 5/16, Declan Botes 2/33). Marais Viljoen wen met 205 lopies.

Midstream College: 108 (Ryan Strauss 26, Gerhard van der Westhuizen 24; Rowan McLaren 4/14, Wynand Frylinck 2/13, Liam van Wyk 2/18). Hoërskool Zwartkop: 109/5 (Estiaan Cronje 30, Zandre van Staden 22; Jonathan Wiseman 3/30). Zwartkop wen met vyf paaltjies.

Life is unpredictable. However, some things are more predictable than others, like Westville Boys’ High ruling the roost in swimming galas.

Over the weekend, they claimed victory in two of the season’s biggest galas against top opposition from KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.

The action began on Friday night in the Chad le Clos Pool at Westville, with the Nestor Pierides Gala. The event, which consists of relays in different strokes and different age groups, is a stern examination of a school’s strength in depth, and when it comes to depth Westville is the gold standard.

Only once in the past decade has Westville been beaten – by St Benedict’s College, in case you were wondering – and they swiftly avenged that setback.

Bennies were the Griffin’s closest challengers on Friday evening, with Durban High School (DHS), whose swimming trajectory keeps pointing upwards, in a close third place.

Only 12 points separated the next four teams – Grey College, Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies), Clifton College and St David’s Marist Inanda – in the final standings.

On Saturday, many of the Nestor Pierides participants were back in action at the Alan Burt Gala, hosted at Crawford College La Lucia.

Different day, same winner, but this time DHS secured second, pushing Westville all the way.

Pretoria Boys High, 10^th on Friday, were a totally different beast on Saturday and surged up the leaderboard to take third place, ahead of three schools that had finished ahead of them the previous day.

RESULTS

Nestor Pierides Gala

1st: Westville Boys’ High – 299
2nd: St. Benedict’s College – 246
3rd: Durban High School – 236
4th: Grey College – 194
5th: Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool – 189
6th: Clifton College – 185
7th: St. David’s Marist Inanda – 182
8th: Maritzburg College – 133
9th: Kearsney College – 128
10th: Pretoria Boys High School – 97
11th: Northwood School – 74
|12th: Glenwood High – 56

Alan Burt Gala

1st: Westville – 248
2nd: Durban High School – 229
3rd: Pretoria Boys’ High School – 176
4th: St. David’s Marist Inanda – 138
5th: Maritzburg College – 136
6th: King Edward VII – 127
7th: St. Stithians College – 115
8th: Kearsney College – 108
9th: Glenwood High – 51

Alicia Khunou, die 17-jarige steratleet van Hoërskool Menlopark, het die skare by die skool se tartanbaan-opening betower met ‘n merkwaardige diskusgooi van 53.82 m.

Dié gooi het nie alleen vir haar 1000 punte op die Atletiek Suid-Afrika (ASA)-tabel besorg nie, maar sy het daarmee ook die o. 20-Afrika-rekord laat spat met ‘n aansienlike 36 cm verder as Mine de Klerk se 53,50 m, wat sy in 2021 opgestel het.

Die Konfederasie van Afrika-atletiek (CAA) erken egter nié die byeenkoms nie, wat beteken dat Khunou se rekord nie in die Afrika-rekordboek aangeteken sal word nie.

Die gooi is ook bykans twee meter verder as Ischke Senekal se SA skolekampioenskapsrekord, wat in 2012 met ‘n gooi van 49.80 m opgestel is, maar Khunou se prestasie sal hier ook nie erken word nie aangesien dit slegs op nasionale skoolbyeenkomste oortref mag word.

Khunou mik derhalwe nou daarna om haar rekord amptelik te vestig, ten einde vir die Junior Wêreldspele in Peru te kwalifiseer.

Haar uitsonderlike prestasies strek verder as hierdie gooi; Khunou het verlede jaar ook die o. 18-Afrika-rekord (Jeug) met ‘n gooi van 50.10 m by die Ndola-kampioenskappe in Zambië verbeter.

Khunou is nie alleen die Suid-Afrikaanse o .18-diskuskampioen nie, maar blink ook uit in gewigstoot. Sy het ‘n rekord van 15.93 m tydens die 2023 ASA kampioenskappe in Pietermaritzburg opgestel en ‘n oorwinning in die Statebondspele behaal met ‘n gewigstootafstand van 17.97 m.

Khunou, wat haar atletiekreis op agt jaar begin het en deur haar ma afgerig word, het ook uitgeblink in netbal, maar op 14 besluit om slegs op atletiek te fokus.

Sy skryf haar sukses toe aan haar ondersteunende familie, veral haar broer Ronald, ook ‘n kranige diskusatleet, wat die belangrikheid van spanwerk binne haar gesin beklemtoon.

The 30th edition of the Saint Andrew’s Squash Festival, hosted by St Andrew’s School in Bloemfontein over the weekend, delivered high-quality squash from South Africa’s leading squash playing schools. Although a winner is not determined – teams play different opponents – last year’s national champions, Hoërskool Zwartkop, showed they remain the team to beat in 2024.

Zwarries faced some stiff opposition and came through with flying colours. Their opener against St Andrew’s School A, who finished second in South Africa last year, was made a little easier with Saints missing their number two player, which meant a shift up for their number three and so on down the line. And there was also the not so small matter that Saints had lost two SA Schools players from last year’s lineup.

Zwartkop claimed a 5-1 win in that fixture and swamped St Dominic’s College 6-0 in their second outing on Friday. On Saturday, up against two strong teams, they beat King Edward VII (KES) 5-1 and Selborne College 4-2. They kept their record clean with a 6-0 win over Kearsney College on Sunday, in their final outing.

That loss was the only one that Selborne, one of the traditional powers, suffered during the event. They handled St John’s College A 5-1, Pretoria Boys High A 5-1, Bishops Diocesan College 6-0 and St Andrew’s School A 5-1 in their other ties.

Michaelhouse put their hands up with an impressive set of results. They won 4-2 against Pretoria Boys High A, handed Grey High a 5-1 defeat, outplayed St John’s College A 6-0, drew 3-3 with a full-strength St Andrew’s School, and shared another 3-3 draw with KES.

KES, apart from their loss to Zwartkop, produced a solid set of results, beating Grey High 4-2, St Andrew’s School A 4-2 and Grey College 4-2, before finishing with a 3-3 draw with Michaelhouse.

In numerous instances, however, the overall results do not do full justice to the hard-fought nature of the individual matches, with a 3-2 scoreline being a regular occurrence.

Many of the players will return to Bloemfontein within a matter of weeks, with the Bloemfontein Junior Open, one of the largest squash tournaments in the world, set to take over the city’s squash courts from 29 February to 3 March.

The event will also be under the administration of Margo Morgan and Calvin Deutschmann, the organisers of the Saints Squash Festival.

RESULTS

Friday, 14:15

St Andrew’s School A 1-5 Hoërskool Zwartkop
St Andrew’s School B 6-0 Parktown Boys’ High
Selborne College 5-1 St John’s College A
Grey High 2-4 King Edward VII
Maritzburg College 5-1 Queen’s College
Michaelhouse 4-2 Pretoria Boys High A
Kingswood College 0-6 Pretoria Boys High B
Kearsney College 4-2 Grey College
Westville Boys’ High 4-2 Bishops Diocesan College
St Dominic’s College 4-2 St Stithians College
St Andrew’s College 4-2 Paul Roos Gimnasium
Glenwood High 1-5 St John’s College B

Friday, 19:15

St Andrew’s School A 2-4 King Edward VII
St Andrew’s School B 3-3 Bishops Diocesan College
Kearsney College 3-3 St John’s College
Pretoria Boys High B 5-1 St John’s College B
Pretoria Boys High A 1-5 Selborne College
Grey High 1-5 Michaelhouse
St Andrew’s College 6-0 Glenwood High
Paul Roos Gimnasium 6-0 Kingswood College
Westville Boys’ High 4-2 Grey College
Hoërskool Zwartkop 6-0 St Dominic’s College
Maritzburg College 5-1 St Stithians College
Parktown Boys’ High 0-6 Queen’s College

Saturday, 09:30

St Andrew’s School A 3-3 Grey High
St Andrew’s School B 5-1 St John’s College B
Michaelhouse 6-0 St John’s College A
Hoërskool Zwartkop 5-1 King Edward VII
Kingswood College 1-5 Parktown Boys’ High
St Andrew’s College 2-4 Maritzburg College
Kearsney College 1-5 Pretoria Boys High A
Glenwood High 1-5 Pretoria Boys High B
Grey College 4-2 St Dominic’s College
Selborne College 6-0 Bishops Diocesan College
Westville Boys’ High 4-2 St Stithians College
Paul Roos Gimnasium 3-3 Queen’s College

Saturday, 14:30

St Andrew’s School A 3-3 Michaelhouse
St Andrew’s School B 5-1 Glenwood High
Maritzburg College 1-5 Grey High
Paul Roos Gimnasium 2-4 St John’s College A
Kingswood College 3-3 St John’s College B
Grey College 2-4 King Edward VII
Kearsney College 5-1 St Stithians College
Selborne College 2-4 Hoërskool Zwartkop
Parktown Boys’ High 0-6 Bishops Diocesan College
St Dominic’s College 3-3 Queen’s College
Westville Boys’ High 1-5 Pretoria Boys High A
St Andrew’s College 6-0 Pretoria Boys High B

Sunday, 08:30

St Andrew’s School A 1-5 Selborne College
St Andrew’s School B 0-6 Maritzburg College
St John’s College B 0-6 St Andrew’s College
King Edward VII 3-3 Michaelhouse
Kingswood College 2-4 Glenwood High
Grey College 1-5 Pretoria Boys High A
Parktown Boys’ High 0-6 Pretoria Boys High B
Grey High 5-1 St Stithians College
St Dominic’s College 1-5 Paul Roos Gimnasium
Queen’s College 3-3 Bishops Diocesan College
Kearsney College 0-6 Hoërskool Zwartkop

There will be new champions crowned at this year’s Vides Water Polo Tournament. The action kicks off later this week at Selborne College in East London.

Last year’s winners, South African College High School (SACS), and Kearsney College, will miss out on the 48^th edition of the event and are replaced by Clifton College and the Grey High School 2^nd team.

The oldest schoolboy water polo tournament in South Africa commences with eight fixtures on Thursday, with the play-offs coming into the frame the next day, and the final scheduled for 17:10 on Saturday.

The home side enters the tournament playing confident water polo after recently claiming top honours at the ITEC Grey College Water Polo Tournament.

They’ll have an opportunity to follow up that success by breaking their hoodoo at their home event, which they last won back in 2017.

Stellenbosch’s Paul Roos are also among the favourites after showing positive signs early on in the season. They’re currently ranked in the top four of the ongoing SACS Night Series and they beat Selborne in the playoff for fifth place at the SAC Shield in January.

Eastern Cape tussles will also be front and centre with Grey High and Pearson High set to face each other during the pool stages.

Grey faces a tough challenge in Pool A, where, apart from taking on their neighbours from Gqeberha, they go up against Clifton and St David’s Marist Inanda.

Pool D will be another group to keep an eye on. It’s a tough one to call.

Both Grey College and St Andrew’s College will fancy themselves to finish in the top two, but St Alban’s College and Stirling High won’t be pushovers.

Pool C will also see two teams from Cape Town, Wynberg Boys’ High and Reddam House Constantia, face each other, while Woodridge College will brace itself for a massive encounter against the hosts.

The tournament will be played at Selborne College and Clarendon High School.

At Selborne, the action kicks off at 15:10 when Clifton takes on Pearson. The Grey High 2^nd team plays St David’s at the same time at the Clarendon Pool.

Pools

Pool A: Clifton College, St David’s, Pearson High, Grey High (2^nd team)
Pool B: Paul Roos, Grey High, Glenwood House, Selborne Collegians
Pool C: Woodridge, Reddam House Constantia, Selborne College, Wynberg Boys’ High
Pool D: St Andrew’s College, St Alban’s College, Grey College, Stirling High School

Fixtures

Day 1, Thursday, 15 February 2020 @ Selborne College

15:10 – Clifton College vs Pearson High (1); 16:00 – Glenwood House vs Selborne Collegians (3); 16:50 – Paul Roos vs Grey High (5); 17:40 – Selborne College vs Wynberg Boys’ High (7).

@ Clarendon High School

15:10 – Grey High 2^nd vs St David’s (2); 16:00- St Andrew’s College vs St Alban’s College (4); 16:50- Woodridge College vs Reddam House Constantia (6); 17:40- Grey College vs Stirling High (8).

Day 2, Friday, 16 February 2024 @ Selborne College

08:00 – Grey High vs Selborne Collegians (10); 08:50 – Wynberg Boys’ High vs Woodridge College (12); 09:40 – Reddam House Constantia vs Selborne College (14); 10:30 – Grey College vs St Andrew’s College (16); 11:20 – Paul Roos vs Selborne Collegians (18); 12:10 – Clifton College vs St David’s (20); 13:00 – St Alban’s College vs Grey College (22); 13:50 – St Andrew’s College vs Stirling High (24); 14:40 – BREAK; 15:30 – Pool A 3^rd vs Pool B 4^th (25); 16:20 – Pool A 1^st vs Pool B 2^nd (29); 17:10 – Pool B 1^st vs Pool A 2^nd (30); 18:00 – Pool C 1^st vs Pool D 2^nd (31); 18:50 – Pool D 1^st vs Pool C 2^nd (32).

@ Clarendon High School

08:00 – Grey High 2^nd vs Clifton College (9); 08:50 – Glenwood House vs Paul Roos (11); 09:40 – Pearson High vs St David’s (13); 10:30 – St Alban’s College vs Stirling High (15); 11:20 – Grey High vs Glenwood House (17); 12:10 – Grey High 2^nd vs Pearson High (19); 13:00 – Reddam House Constantia vs Wynberg Boys’ High (21); 13:50 – Woodridge College vs Selborne College (23); 14:40 – BREAK; 15:30 – Pool B 3^rd vs Pool A 4^th (26); 16:20 – Pool C 3^rd vs Pool D 4^th (27); 17:10 – Pool D 3^rd vs Pool C 4^th (28).

Day 3, Saturday, 17 February 2024 @ Selborne College

08:00 – Loser 29 vs Loser 31 (35); 08:50 – Loser 30 vs Loser 32 (36); 09:40 – Winner 29 vs Winner 31 (39); 10:30 – Winner 30 vs Winner 32 (40); 11:20 – Loser 33 vs Loser 34 (41); 12:10 – Winner 33 vs Winner 34 (42); 13:00 – Loser 37 vs Loser 38 (43); 13:50 – Winner 37 vs Winner 38 (44); 14:40 – Loser 35 vs Loser 36 (45); 15:30 – Winner 35 vs Winner 36 (46); 16:20 – Loser 39 vs Loser 40 (47); 17:10 – FINAL.

@ Clarendon High School

08:00 – Loser 25 vs Loser 27 (33); 08:50 – Loser 26 vs Loser 28 (34); 09:40 – Winner 25 vs Winner 27 (37)- Plate semi-final; 10:30 – Winner 26 vs Winner 28 (38)- Plate semi-final.

A critical innings by a debutant and a strong performance in the field, which included engineering three run outs, helped Glenwood to a four-wicket win over Michaelhouse on Saturday.

Playing at home, on Dixon’s, Glenwood’s captain and SA Schools’ opening bowler Ntando Soni, won the toss and chose to bowl first.

It wasn’t the Green Machine‘s paceman who claimed the first wicket, however. Instead, the home side struck a big blow by running out Michaelhouse opener Michael Spencer before he had faced a ball.

Soni then removed Ethan Muir for 18 and three runs later Dylan Hewlett joined the Michaelhouse opener on the side of the field after Soni pouched a catch off the bowling of Sibonelo Phewa to reduce the visitors to 25/3.

Michaelhouse needed to arrest their slide and Seb Hofmeyr ensured the Glenwood onslaught was slowed, for 10 overs.

He and Hayden Hewlett added 31 runs, but Daniel Gunawardena them removed Hewlitt for 16. That was one of four dismissals involving Gunawardena, who picked up two wickets, took a catch, and executed one of Glenwood’s three run outs.

While all around him wickets tumbled, Hofmeyr kept the hosts’ bowlers at bay. Eventually, though, he ran out of partners as Michaelhouse were bowled out for 133 after 48 overs.

Gunawardena snapped up 2/18 in eight overs, while Soni captured 2/30 in 10, and a tidy eight overs from Bandile Mbatha saw him claim 1/17.

Glenwood were then rocked early in their run chase when Nathan Moodley was out with only two runs on the board. His fellow opening batsmen, Karabo Ntsieng, playing his first match for the Glenwood 1st XI, stood firm, however.

In a low scoring contest, his innings of 46, which featured eight fours, was hugely consequential.

He stuck around until the Green Machine had reached 118, which is when he was bowled by Radhesh Jhilmeet, the fourth wicket to fall. With only 16 runs required for victory, Ntsieng had made a telling debut.

Ntando Soni was out nine runs later, with the total on 125, but he had delivered a crucial 35 runs from 57 deliveries. Another nine runs later, after 36.2 overs, the home team had claimed the win.

Jhilmeet, who accounted for Ntsieng and Soni, added a further late wicket, but it was a case of too little too late for Michaelhouse. His return was 3/16 from 4.2 overs, while ‘House skipper Cameron Strudwick gave little away, snaring 1/26 from his 10 overs.

Scores

Michaelhouse 133/10 (Sebastian Hofmeyr 57*; Daniel Gunawardena 2/18, Ntando Soni 2/30); Glenwood 134/6 Karabo Ntsieng 46, Ntando Soni 38; Radhesh Jhilmeet 3/16) Glenwood won by 4 wickets.

Arnaud Marais se 54 lopies was genoeg vir Hoërskool Jim Fouché om Saterdag hul stempel in Sasolburg af te druk.

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Hoërskool Sasolburg se Meyer Pretorius en Liam Singleton kon die besoekers binne die eerste sewe boulbeurte tot 12/3 beperk, maar Marais en Niel Wilken het daarna ingegrawe om ‘n netjiese vennootskap vir JF te bou.

Nathan Swanepoel kon uiteindelik van Marais ontslae raak in die 20ste boulbeurt, maar Wilken het voortgegaan om 33 onoorwonne lopies aan te teken voordat Pretorius van die res van die JF-kolwers ontslae kon raak.

Pretorius het altesaam ses kolwers laat sneuwel en was ook aan die spits van die tuisspan se poging om ‘n teenaanval met die kolf te loods.

Pieter Conradie en Henko Venter het egter korte mette met die Sasolburg-kolwers gemaak om almal vir slegs 75 uit te boul.

Lian Theron het met die eerste bal van die beurt die aanvanklike slag geslaan, voordat Conradie en Venter verwoesting gesaai het onder die res van die tuisspan se kolwers.

Volgende naweek pak JF vir Goudveld-Hoërskool aan in hul volgende Lejweleputswa-ligabepaling. Daarna maak die Bloemfonteiners gereed vir die Superliga Pro 20 se halfeindronde.

Hoërskool Diamantveld en Jim Fouché is die twee spanne wat reeds deurgedring het na daardie uitklopronde, terwyl die ander spanne in die halfeindstryde teen Woensdag bevestig sal wees.

In Bethlehem kon Hoërskool Trio, ondanks ‘n uitmuntende vertoning deur Juan Theunissen, met Hoërskool Voortrekker in hul eie agterplaas ploeg.

Die Trio-boulers het amok gesaai onder die tuisspan se kolwers, maar Theunissen en Vlag Janse van Rensburg se vennootskap van 164 lopies het die Trekkers na ‘n stewige totaal van 258/7 gedryf, na 40 beurte.

Theunissen het 134 lopies van 101 balle gemoker, met 22 grenshoue waarvan sewe vir die maksimum gejaag is, terwyl Janse van Rensburg geduldig die anker-rol gespeel en stadig maar seker verder aan sy span se telling help bou het.

Trio se kolwers het saamgespan om die groot totaal na te jaag, maar op 81/4 was daar nog heelwat werk om te doen toe Myburg Jacobs die blad betree het.

Jacobs het vinnig 76 lopies in 37 balle aangeteken om sy span nader aan hul doelwit te bring, voordat Gabriel Mochabela met ‘n skitterende  onoorwonne beurt van 41 lopies die oorwinning vir die span van Kroonstad kon verseker.

Hoërskool Fichardtpark het ook in ‘n riller teen Hoërskool Witteberg geseëvier. Zander Fourie kon vyf Fichie-kolwers se paaltjies plattrek, terwyl Rian Roos 77 lopies aangeteken het vir die span van Welkom, maar die Bloemfonteiners het hulle kolfbeurt kortgeknip voordat hulle die teiken van 203 lopies kon bereik.

 

Beknopte telkaarte:

Hoërskool Jim Fouché: 123 (Arnaud Marais 54, Niel Wilken 33*; Meyer Pretorius 6/34, Nathan Swanepoel 2/22). Hoërskool Sasolburg: 75 (Meyer Pretorius 17; Pieter Conradie 4/20, Henko Venter 3/20). Jim Fouché wen met 48 lopies.

Hoërskool Voortrekker: 258/7 (Juan Theunissen 134, Vlag Janse van Rensburg 60*, Ekstras 23; Thuto Kekane 3/57, WJ van Niekerk 2/48). Hoërskool Trio: 261/8 (Myburg Jacobs 76, Gabriel Mochabela 41*, Franco de Wet 29, Bokang Mohasa 23, Thuto Kekane 21; Thato Nthebere 2/31, Juan Theunissen 2/43, André Heunis 2/89). Trio wen met twee paaltjies.

Welkom Gimnasium: 122 (Ekstras 41, Donald Schoembie 28; Reshé Wales 3/11, AJ Joubert 3/12, Pieter van Biljon 2/29). Hoërskool Sentraal: 126/3 (Johan van den Heever 38*, Ekstras 37, Willem van Staden 31; Dean Katzin 1/25). Sentraal wen met sewe lopies.

Hoërskool Fichardtpark: 203 (Ekstras 44, Michael Cruywagen 43, Stian Kruger 31; Zander Fourie 5/55). Hoërskool Witteberg: 191 (Rian Roos 77, Ekstras 33, Lesego Mosikidi 24; Stian Kruger 4/36, Eben Botha 3/28, Michael Cruywagen 2/34). Fichardtpark wen met 12 lopies.

St Andrew’s College witnessed a tour de force performance from Laurie Apps on Saturday, as he dismantled the Queen’s College batting lineup with finesse, capturing seven wickets to propel his side to a commanding six-wicket win in Komani.

Joe Wostenholm drew first blood for the visitors, with Apps palming a catch to be involved in that dismissal, too.

Ryan Denston (45) and Ross Fitzhenry (39) then offered some resistance for Queen’s, but after Alastair de Kock claimed Denston’s wicket in the 20th over, the match turned into the Apps’ show.

He sliced through the remaining batsmen to end the hosts’ innings on 139. Apps’ eight-over super-spell included two maidens and came at a cost of only 19 runs.

Vijay George gave the home team some hope by knocking over two batsmen early in the St Andrew’s innings, but a half-century by Murray Wilson and an undefeated 42 from Myles Sansom saw the visitors over the line in the 28th over.

Saints will seek to carry their winning momentum into their next match against Selborne College next weekend.

Selborne are also coming off a winning performance after a Tré Gilbert century saw them to a narrow one-wicket victory over Graeme College.

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The weekend, however, belonged to the bowlers in the Eastern Cape. Murray Tyson grabbed a five-for for Graeme, and Matt Loon returned figures of 5/23 for Kingswood College against Woodridge College.

Kingswood won that match comfortably by five wickets despite a fine innings by Jaydin Damons, who scored 91 out of his team’s 165 runs.

Pearson‘s Esa Gangat stole the spotlight once again, taking a combined total of 10/35 over two innings, as he laid waste to the Daniel Pienaar lineup.

Gangat led his team from the front, snaring six wickets in the first innings, before driving Pearson to an imposing 220/6 alongside Cayden Wilson. He then added four more wickets as Pearson overpowered Daniel Pienaar.

Summarised Scorecards

10 February

Queen’s College 139/10 (Ryan Denston 45, Ross Fitzhenry 39; Laurie Apps 7/19); St Andrew’s College 142/4 (Murray Wilson 56, Myles Sansom 42; Vijay George 2/27). St Andrew’s College won by six wickets.

Woodridge College 165/8 (Jaydin Damons 91, Extras 32; Matt Loon 5/23, Jack Collett 2/28); Kingswood College 166/5 (Tapiwa Zhanda 73, Josh Loon 44, Alistair Knott 20*; Lomso Zide 2/21). Kingswood College won by five wickets.

Graeme College 228/8 (Qhama Ngoma 63, Murray Tyson 45, Marcus Williams 34, Andrew Muir 25; Adam Rogers 2/41, Thomas Marais 2/51, Jacques van der Merwe 2/52); Selborne College 231/9 (Tré Gilbert 107, Reece Wait 42, Waden Plaatjies 33; Murray Tyson 5/69, Marcus Williams 2/45). Selborne College won by one wicket.

Daniel Pienaar 54/10 (Esa Gangat 6/30, Reegan Meyer 2/4); Pearson 220/6 d (Esa Gangat 63, Cayden Wilson 46); Daniel Pienaar 21/5 (Esa Gangat 4/5). Pearson won by an innings and 145 runs.

7 February 

Stirling High School 111/9 (Extras 38, AJ Durrheim 21; Sibongi Nzima 2/17, Lihlumelo Nchukana 2/19, Inga Mofanga 2/19); Dale College 115/1 (Inga Moganga 46*, Afrika Ganda 28, Extras 23; Kristian Warburton 1/26). Dale College won by nine wickets.

Framesby‘s visit to the Western Cape produced some fireworks as the school from Gqeberha delivered a strong showing on Saturday, day two of their two-day battle against Somerset College.

After Callum Hughes (4/21) and Chad Ayford (3/22) caused the visitors some early trouble, which kept them to 159 all out in their first innings, the Framesby batsmen more than doubled their output in their second innings, posting 321/9.

The Somerset boys doggedly stayed in the fight, even after their first innings fell apart. They tallied only 106 all out as Miles Feltham (4/6) and Juan Grigor (4/34) did the damage.

Hanro van Jaarsveld then stole the show, scoring a massive 152 runs off of 165 deliveries in Framesby’s second innings. He was supported well by Dewan Wessels, Durandt Rootman and Taine Douw, who were all dismissed within touching distance of half-centuries.

Somerset’s second innings started strongly, with Chad Ayford (55), Owethu Moyi (42) and Eden Scott (48) laying a solid foundation for the locals.

Jonno Firth then smashed 10 boundaries in his 74, but the home side was still 132 runs shy of the victory target when play came to an end.

Both teams will be back in action on Sunday, when Somerset College, Framesby, Hoërskool Outeniqua and Wellington College, from the UK, contest a T20 tournament in Somerset West.

Summarised Scorecards

Framesby first innings 159/10 (JJ de Lange 33, Taine Douw 32, Extras 29, Hanro van Jaarsveld 26; Callum Hughes 4/21, Chad Ayford 3/22, Troy Varie 2/32); Somerset College first innings 106/10 (Chad Ayford 35, Owethu Moyi 27; Miles Feltham 4/6, Juan Grigor 4/34); Framesby second innings 321/9 (Hanro van Jaarsveld 152, Dewan Wessels 49, Durandt Rootman 48, Taine Douw 44; Troy Varie 3/32, Callum Hughes 2/45); Somerset College second innings 242/6 (Jonno Firth 74, Chad Ayford 55, Eden Scott 48, Owethu Moyi 42; Logan Fleetwood 2/25). Match drawn.

Parel Vallei 208/10 (Sevi Barlow 52, Henry Jones 51, Extras 46; Morné Meyer 7/54, Zylin Rule 2/49); Strand 131/10 (Daniel Theron 50, Nicholis Martin 28; Christopher Hughes 4/18, Josua Smit 2/28). Parel Vallei won by 77 runs.