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Diocesan College sent a clear warning to their 2024 opponents with a perfect run as the hosts of the Old Mutual Peninsula Cricket Festival.

Tiaan Louw made mincemeat of the Pretoria Boys High batting lineup on Saturday, snaring 5/7 as Bishops earned their fifth emphatic win on the trot to kick off the new year.

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The locals have been in scintillating form all week and further asserted their dominance on the final day.

Batting first, Bishops powered to an imposing 203/8, thanks to classy knocks by Adnaan Lagadien (67) and James Robb-Quinlan (70), who smashed 13 sixes between them.

David Handley also played a solid innings, narrowly missing out on a half-century. While the rest of the Bishops’ batsmen struggled to find an answer to the PBHS bowling duo of Nicholas Rossouw and Johan Coetzer, who have both been excellent all week, Diocesan College still managed an imposing total in their 20 overs.

Louw wasted no time in showcasing his intent with Pretoria Boys in the middle. It took him only four deliveries to claim his first scalp, and he would go on to claim a five-for, playing a pivotal role in dismissing the challengers for 85 runs to maintain the host’s unblemished record.

The Diocesan College team will surely be delighted with their achievements at the festival. They’re a well-oiled unit, ready for an action-packed season, in which it appears they are one of the top teams in the country.

Rondebosch Boys’ High, protecting a score of 149/6 against St Charles, ran out comfortable winners.

The ‘Bosch bowlers did well to contain Saints, despite an impressive 47 runs by Cian Fortmann at the start of the innings.

Daniel Powell spearheaded the attack, taking 3/13 as the southern suburbs’ powerhouse continued an impressive run of form. Like Bishops, they will be one of the teams to beat this year, with an experienced squad that is already firing on all cylinders well ahead of the new school year’s fixtures.

Litha Kraai and Benji Blackburn picked up three wickets apiece for SACS in their final match against St David’s Marist Inanda.

Rowan Taplin then contributed 46 with the bat as SACS returned to winning ways in the wake of two difficult fixtures.

The 2023 SA Schools’ captain, Benni Hansen, notched 40 runs for Wynberg against Affies, but the visitors were able to chip away at their target of 151 through the combined efforts of Jorich van Schalkwyk (38), Ruben Groenewald (29) and Janco Purchase (37*), which ensured they returned home with another victory in the bag.

Waterkloof, the winners of the past two North-South T20 titles, ended their campaign on a high against Hilton College. Marcus Bakker‘s speedy 61 off of 34 deliveries and Divan Behrens‘ unbeaten 40 secured the win for Klofies before they head back to Pretoria.

Summarised Scorecards, Day Five (T20)

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Diocesan College 203/8 (James Robb-Quinlan 70, Adnaan Lagadien 67, David Handley 47; Nicholaas Rossouw 2/21, Johan Coetzer 2/38); Pretoria Boys High 86 (Marc van der Merwe 16; Tiaan Louw 5/7, Peyton Leigh 2/18). Diocesan College won by 117 runs.

Rondebosch Boys’ High 149/6 (Declan Gillespie 38, Noah Heath 26, Raeeq Daniels 20; Timothy Schoeman 2/17, Marcell Wellmann 2/39); St Charles 110/7 (Cian Fortmann 47; Daniel Powell 3/13). Rondebosch Boys’ High won by 39 runs.

St David’s Marist Inanda 101/9 (Armaan Manack 38; Litha Kraai 3/14, Benji Blackburn 3/21, Ulrich Roth 2/21); SACS 102/5 (Rowan Taplin 46; Jared Beilings 2/29). SACS won by five wickets.

Hilton College 122/6 (James Ogilby 29*; Luan Ferreira 2/15, Wian Ruthven 2/22); Waterkloof 124/2 (Marcus Bakker 61, Divan Behrens 40*; Luke Campbell 1/12). Waterkloof won by eight wickets.

Wynberg Boys’ High 150 (Benni Hansen 40, Paul James 23; Andru van Zyl 2/19, Ruben Groenewald 2/25, Petrus Rautenbach 2/32, Vihan Pretorius 2/34); Affies 154/5 (Jorich van Schalkwyk 38, Janco Purchase 37*, Ruben Groenewald 29; Ebrahim Fakir 2/26). Affies won by five wickets.

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Diocesan College 118/5; Pretoria Boys High 96/8. Diocesan College won by 22 runs.

Wynberg Boys’ High 113/9; Affies 114/4. Affies won by six wickets.

SACS 103/8; St David’s Marist Inanda 104/4. St David’s Marist Inanda won by six wickets.

Hilton College 129; Waterkloof 131/2 (Benyael Morkel 72). Waterkloof won by eight wickets.

St Charles 151/4 (Caleb Sharp 77; Eli Augrichtig 3/24); Rondebosch Boys High 137. St Charles won by 14 runs.

Na afloop van die suksesvolle Kovsie Smash se eerste toernooi, is daar ‘n span van die week aangekondig. Hierdie span sal dan na Nederland toer om spanne oor die waters aan te pak. Wesvalia se Eduard en Marneu Dreyer was sekerlik twee van die keurders se maklikste keuses.

Saam met die twee Dreyers is Hoërskool Sasolburg se staatmaker, Meyer Pretorius, ook in die span opgeneem.

Eduard Dreyer is as speler van die toernooi aangewys nadat hy 281 lopies teen ‘n gemiddeld van 93,7 deur die week aangeteken en 15 paaltjies teen ‘n gemiddeld van 6.7 geneem het, terwyl Pretorius 263 lopies gemoker het en 10 paaltjies laat kantel het.

Die Fichies se veelsydige Davyd Oosthuizen het na ‘n suksesolle week ook deurgebreek om sy plek in die toerspan in te neem. Oosthuizen het die paaltjies laat kantel en het hy ‘n merkwaarde 23 slagoffers deur die week geeis. Met die kolf in die hand het hy 166 lopies teen ‘n gemiddeld van 16.6 aangeteken.

Oosthuizen se spanmaat, Eben Botha, het ook ‘n welverdiende plek in die span los gekolf. Botha is ook as die kolwer van die week aangewys nadat hy 637 lopies teen ‘n gemiddeld van 39.8 vir die week gemoker het. HTS Middelburg se staatmaker, Toy Engelbrecht is ook opgeroep is om die Nederlanders te gaan trotseer.

Jim Fouche se Pieter Conradie het ook die keurders beindruk deur die week. Conradie is ook as bouler van die week aangekondig. Hy het 24 paaltjies laat kantel teen ‘n gemiddeld van 17.8.

Sy spanmaat Franco de Necker het ook ‘n veelsydige week met bal en kolf geniet. Daar het 158 lopies van sy kolf gekom, De Necker was ook ‘n konstante bedreiging met die bal en het hy nege slagoffers deur die verloop van die week se spel geeis.

Voortrekker se Andre Heunis se kolfvernuf het vir hom ‘n plek in die span verseker terwyl Lesego Mosikidi van Witteberg ook opgeroep is. Albei, Heunis en Mosikidi is hul skole se enigste verteenwoordigers.

Kovsie Smash Toerspan:

Eduard Dreyer (Wesvalia), Andre Heunis (Voortrekker), Marneu Dreyer (Wesvalia), Meyer Pretorius (Sasolburg), Eben Botha (Fichardtpark), Pieter Conrdie (Jim Fouche), Lesego Mosikidi (Witteberg), Hendro Boardman (Goudveld), Gabriel Mochabela (Trio), Toy Engelbrecht (HTS Middelburg), Davyd Oosthuizen (Fichardtpark), Franco de Necker (Jim Fouche), Ethan Walker (Wesvalia).

Kolwer van die toernooi: Eben Botha

Bouler van die toernooi: Pieter Conradie

Speler van die toernooi: Eduard Dreyer

 

Despite Warren Minnaar continuing his brilliant run of form, Westville Boys’ High stayed in the fight and pulled off a thrilling victory over Hans Moore in Paarl on day two of the 2024 HJS Cricket Week.

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On Friday, Minnaar added a second century to his name in as many days and recorded a third successive unbeaten innings to power Hans Moore to 259/7.

Zander Swart‘s impressive knock of 73 off of 52 deliveries at the end of the innings meant the KZN boys had a mountain to climb when they took to the crease.

Westville opener Max Robertson, though, delivered a composed knock, scoring 106 runs, to give the Griffin a solid platform for their run chase.

Kaeden McAllister assisted further with 77 runs, and suddenly Westville were in a position to secure an impressive victory, with Chad van Breda seeing them to the win.

They face their toughest challenge of the event thus far on Saturday when they take on Paul Roos Gimnasium in Stellenbosch, but the KZN side will be encouraged by their battling win over a strong Hans Moore team.

Paul Roos looked strong in their match against Marais Viljoen as they cruised to victory, courtesy of the bowling of Neil Barnard and Luca Plekker, who both picked up three wickets.

Darshik Lutchman‘s unbeaten 91 helped St John’s College to steamroll their way to 273/8 against a strong side from Somerset College.

The Johannesburg outfit then backed up their elite batting performance with a bowling masterclass by Cole Francis (6/30) and Kago Masote (3/31), which curtailed any hopes of a fightback by the locals.

Noordheuwel‘s bowlers’ discipline made the difference as they scraped a one-wicket win over Paarl Gimnasium. Ryan Montanus was at the fore of the Nories’ effort, snaring three Gimmies for 23 runs.

While the Noordheuwel batsmen also struggled to find a rhythm, Dian Taljaard and Corné Olivier did enough to put pressure on the local bowlers, which led to them conceding more extras and that proved vital to the outcome of the match.

Marius Penning still had some work to do at 180/9, with another 10 runs required to win, but the tailender remained calm and saw his side to a hard-fought victory.

Parel Vallei appeared to be well set after an unbeaten partnership of 105 runs by Chris Hughes and Marco Karsten drove them to 231/5 after 50 overs against Northern Cape High School.

The Kimberley side put up a valiant fight, with Faizan Kajee scoring 57 runs while weathering 103 deliveries, and Vonn Basson making 40 off of 55. It was, however, the bowling of Caleb Robinson (4/39) and Christopher Hughes (2/16) that provided breakthroughs at crucial moments in the match and secured victory for the locals.

Northcliff came to within 20 runs of victory for a second time during the HJS Festival, but Ruald Coetzee and Janno Junas protected Hoërskool Bellville‘s low total with some outstanding bowling.

Summarised Scorecards, Day Two

Hans Moore 259/7 (Warren Minnaar 107*, Zander Swart 73, Extras 28, Kenan Shaw 26; Sean McGough 3/25, Bhaskar Sewali 2/41); Westville Boys’ High 264/7 (Max Robertson 106, Kaeden McAllister 77, Chad van Breda 27*; Henré Eveleigh 3/49, Tihan Eloff 2/49). Westville Boys’ High won by three wickets.

Paul Roos Gimnasium 198/9 (Cornel Swart 66, Matthew Seymore 35, Callum Appollis 28; Ryan Montanus 3/21); Marais Viljoen 154 (Jaden Govender 31, Tyran Bouw 27, Nathan Bailey 26; Neil Barnard 3/25, Luca Plekker 3/33, Keauno Williams 2/13). Paul Roos Gimnasium won by 44 runs.

St John’s College 273/8 (Darshik Lutchman 91*, Joseph McRobert 50, Thomas Levers 33, Extras 33, J Yuill 25*; Thomas Parsons 3/54, Troy Varie 2/40); Somerset College 139 (Tyrone Rieth 47, Callum Hughes 25, Chad Ayford 21; Cole Francis 6/30, Kago Masote 3/31). St John’s College won by 134 runs.

Paarl Gimnasium 189 (Franco Boonzaier 57, Adriaan Louw 55, JJ Bason 4/39, Tidi Moeketsana 3/53); Noordheuwel 191/9 (Dian Taljaard 33, Corné Olivier 33, Extras 33, Pieter Bezuidenhout 23, Tidi Moeketsana 21; Zheemo Isaacs 2/23, Louis Koen 2/31). Noordheuwel won by one wicket.

Parel Vallei 231/5 (Chris Hughes 81*, Marko Karsten 61*, Sevi Barlow 27, Luka Meets 20; Naseer Daniels 1/31); Noord-Kaap 180 (Faizaan Kajee 57, Vonn Basson 40, Shaw Lourens 30, Luqmaan Gool 22; Caleb Robinson 4/39, Christopher Hughes 2/16). Parel Vallei won by 51 runs.

Hoërskool Bellville 139 (Onke Mazitshana 37, Ruald Coetzee 28, Extras 25; Reaal Hariram 3/21, Suvan Pillay 3/44); Northcliff 120 (Cade Bradley 25*; Ruald Coetzee 3/15, Janno Junas 3/36). Hoërskool Bellville won by 19 runs.

HTS Drostdy 182 (Ruvan Barnard 47, Extras 41, Stephan van der Merwe 33, Bryan Cochrane 25, Jacques Jordaan 23; Tristan Kemp 3/20, Zephyr Smith 2/26); Grey High II 114 (Luke Tait 44, Extras 27; Bryan Cochrane 3/17, Sias du Toit 2/3, Ruvan Barnard 2/23, Regardt du Plessis 2/39). HTS Drostdy won by 68 runs.

Outeniqua 213/9; Waterkloof II 192/7. Outeniqua won by 21 runs.

Helpmekaar het weer gewys dat hulle ‘n groot uitdaging gaan wees by vanjaar se toernooi met ‘n tweede indrukwekkende sege.

Die span van Johannesburg se boulers het ligte werk van Stellenberg gemaak. Henricus Meyer het veral verwoesting gesaai en kon ses paaltjies neem terwyl hy slegs 14 lopies afgestaan het.

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Kyle Swanepoel se onoorwonne 60 lopies het die span van Johannesburg vinnig tot by hul doelwit gekry, en met hul tweede agtereenvolgende sege agter die rug lyk hul wedstryd teen Boland Landbou hierdie Saterdag asof dit een van die hoogtepunte van die naweek kan wees.

Die Boland manne bly onoorwonne by die jaar se byeenkoms, nadat hulle op dag een vir Noord-Kaap kon aftrap en Vrydag vir Diamantveld met 139 lopies kon klop.

Stefan Conradie en Francois Prins kon albei 101 moker teen die Diamonds, en Rynhard van der Schyff se blitsige 89 van 63 aflewering het sake verder vir die besoekers moeilik gemaak.

Simon Liversage was weereens ‘n uitblinker vir die span van Kimberley, maar selfs met sy bydrae van 58 lopies en Hendrik van Staden se 47 lopies was daar nie genoeg om Boland se massiewe 357/8 in te haal nie.

Charl Prinsloo was aan die voorpunt van Centurion se boulaanval met 3/17 om die Kapenaars vir slegs 103 terug kleedkamers toe te stuur. Sy spanmaat, Stefan de Villiers se bydra van 52 lopies het die besoekers sonder moeilikheid tot by die wentotaal gehelp.

Montana het sy spiere gebult teen Brackenfell met ‘n omvattende vertoning. Eers het Rowan Sweetnam (84) en Marco Rudolph (70*) die Brakkies se boulaanval pakslae gegee en toe kon Luca Bairos vyf paaltjies opraap vir die verlies van slegs 13 lopies.

Cornwall Hill College kon vasbyt vir ‘n naelskraaps orwinning teen Hoërskool Durbanville ondanks ‘n beurt deur Tobias Roelofse wat byna hul planne omver gegooi het.

Roelofse kon 39 in die doodsnikke van die wedstryd aanteken om die Durbies tot binne 12 lopies van oorwinning te bring, voordat Obakeng Mokonyane die laaste twee paaltjies kon neem vir Cornwall Hill.

Sy spanmaats, Mohale Pitso en Yueerin Govender, kon vroeër in die wedstryd vir die tuisspan onder druk plaas en het albei drie Durbie kolwers se beurte kortgeknip.

Beknopte telkaarte | Dag 2

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Boland Landbou 357/8 (Stefan Conradie 101, Francois Prins 101, Rynhard van der Schyff 89; Nathan Baird 3/44, Isak-Vernon Rossouw 2/3); Diamantveld 218 (Simon Liversage 58, Hendrik van Staden 47, Luhan de la Rey 37; Lyle Lewis 2/20, Marius du Plessis 2/68). Boland Landbou wen met 139 lopies.

Stellenberg 90 (Yiva Dwaleni 20, Ekstras 20; Henricus Meyer 6/14, Xander Jackson 2/18); Helpmekaar 91/2 (Kyle Swanepoel 60*, Anrich Liebenberg 29; JJ Rothman 1/7). Helpmekaar wen met agt paaltjies.

Garsfontein 148/9 (Christiaan Wege 3/27, Aden Batt 2/17); Hoër Jongenskool Paarl 150/8 (Dian van der Westhuizen 55). Hoër Jongenskool Paarl wen met 2 paaltjies.

Montana 238/4 (Rowan Sweetnam 84, Marco Rudolph 70*, LT van der Nest 38*, Ekstras 24; JJ Mans 1/31); Brackenfell 80 (Aiden Barnardo 20; Luca Bairos 5/13, Du Preez Prinsloo 3/25). Montana wen met 158 lopies.

Curro Durbanville 103 (Caleb Jonkers 30*, Ekstras 29; Charl Prinsloo 3/17, Evert Kleynhans 2/11, Morné Venter 2/12); Hoërskool Centurion 107/3 (Stefan de Villiers 52, Ekstras 25; Janre Lourens 1/8). Hoërskool Centurion wen met sewe paaltjies.

Cornwall Hill College 218 (Oliver Richards 45, Lethabo Phahlamohlaka 34, Tshepo Molete 33 Evan Nixon 28, Ekstras 28, Amogelang Tshoagong 21; Divan Bosman 3/42, Juan Smith 2/21); Hoërskool Durbanville 207 (Tobias Roelofse 39, Jan Kriel 31, Ekstras 31, Elandré Pienaar 23; Mohale Pitso 3/36, Yueerin Govender 3/49, Obakeng Mokonyane 2/37). Cornwall Hill College wen met 11 lopies.

Grey High School‘s Nathan Howell and Xander Elkington stole the show on day two of the 2024 Sunrisers Grey Cricket Festival.

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King Edward VII won the toss and elected to bat first on Friday and, after two early wickets fell, Michael Holmes and Troy Gordon found their feet at the crease.

Holmes weathered 115 deliveries as he contributed 61 to the visitors’ total. However, after their partnership was broken, Howell’s 5/5 wreaked havoc on the rest of the KES batting lineup. Three of those dismissed batsmen were caught behind the wicket by ‘keeper, Mark Wolfe, who had a busy day at the office as Grey High bowled out KES for 167.

Josh Rennie (33) and Kian Cambier (44) gave Grey a steady start to their run chase, but it was Xander Elkington who wrestled control for the hosts with his excellent unbeaten innings of 102.

Eric Southey (34*) and Michael Holmes (48*) put up a spirited fight in the visitors’ second innings but, in the end, Grey needed only the one innings to secure victory.

Despite a slow start by the Menlopark batsmen in their match against Grey College, they were boosted by some phenomenal bowling from Matt van der Westhuizen, who took 5/12, and Gerhard Nico van Zyl, who dismissed the team from Bloemfontein’s opening three batsmen, as the Pretoria side edged out the Free Staters on the first innings.

Potchefstroom Volkskool earned a convincing win over St Andrew’s School from Bloemfontein.

Schalk and Kobus Pienaar were pivotal to their team’s success, combining to take 7/23 to pile the pressure on Saints from the off.

Louis van Wyk then scored 62 for Volkies to help them build a 103-run first innings’ buffer, which proved more than enough.

Christopher Elston starred in Jeppe‘s triumph over Selborne, capturing four wickets for a mere 16 runs as they kept the East London outfit from reaching triple figures.

Sibonela Phewa‘s 90 was the second highest individual score on a day that favoured the bowlers. He, along with Nathan Moodley‘s contribution of 76, did enough to secure a victory for Glenwood over Framesby on the first innings.

Taine Douw played well to score an undefeated 35 in a 99-ball stay, but Dhilan Naraidu‘s 5/13 stopped any hopes of a Framesby fightback.

After Jude Septoo (6/26) and Sulaymaan Gangat (3/28) restricted the Namibian Invitational team’s total to 143, it was left to Pearson captain, the older Gangat sibling, Esa, to lead from the front again, as he scored 81 to take his side past the visitors’ tally.

On Saturday, Pearson will test their mettle against Grey College in the first round of 50 overs matches, while the hosts will do battle with Glenwood on the Pollock Field.

Summarised Scorecards, Day Two

King Edward VII first innings 167 (Michael Holmes 61, Callum Richie 30, Troy Gordon 28; Nathan Howell 5/5, L Gcora 2/22, Zander Nutt 2/35); Grey High first innings 263 (Xander Elkington 102*, Kian Cambier 44, Joel Maree 39, Josh Rennie 33; Callum Richie 3/73); KES second innings 91/1 (Michael Holmes 48*, Eric Southey 34*; Tristan Grundling 13/1). Grey High won on the first innings.

Menlopark 139 (Gerhard Nico van Zyl 25, Ewald Miller 24, James Bronkhorst 23*, Willem Sevenster 23; Otto Krause 2/16, Janu Venter 2/19, Daniel Hattingh 2/38); Grey College 127 (Jaco Prinsloo 48, Adem Niewoudt 27, Cullen Marais 24; Matt van der Westhuizen 5/12, Gerhard Nico van Zyl 3/23). Menlopark 27/0. Menlopark win on the first innings. 

St Andrew’s School first innings 78 (FG Botha 21; Schalk Pienaar 4/18, Kobus Pienaar 3/5); Potchefstroom Volkskool first innings 181 (Louis van Wyk 62, Berno de Klerk 44, Kobus Pienaar 23; Mosa Maqunqu 3/40, JC Young 2/20); St Andrew’s School second innings 119/5 (Leon Athanasiou 38, Dakalo Leketa 31, Reuben van Aarde 21*; Berno de Klerk 2/30); Potchefstroom Volkskool second innings 17/1 (Diaan van der Merwe 10; Cullen Kakora 1/3). Potchefstroom Volkskool won by four wickets.

Jeppe 180 (Munib Ayob 51, Ryan Harcourt-Baldwin 26; Adam Rogers 4/70, Thomas Marais 3/38, Tré Gilbert 2/12); Selborne 95 (Tré Gilbert 27, Thomas Marais 20; Christopher Elston 4/16, Jeremiah Marshall 2/13). Jeppe won by 85 runs.

Glenwood 240/5 (Sibonela Phewa 90, Nathan Moodley 76, Kyle Bryan 23, Krian Jugoo 23; Durandt Rootman 1/22); Framesby 112 (Taine Douw 35*, Hanro van Jaarsveld 24, JJ de Lange 21; Dhilan Naraidu 5/13, Kyle Bryan 3/24). Glenwood won by 128 runs. 

Namibia Invitational 143 (Tiaan van der Merwe 50, Henry Opperman 36; Jude Septoo 6/26, Sulaymaan Gangat 3/28); Pearson 219 (Esa Gangat 81, Brayden Andrews 29, Leander van Rooyen 26, Jude Septoo 23, Extras 23; Geo Haasbroek 3/31, Dan Brussel 2/13, Max Heingo 2/23). Pearson won on the first innings.

Roman van Zyl led the way for St Andrew’s College as they cruised to a thumping victory over Muir College on Friday at the Makhanda Cricket Festival. The opening bowler’s figures of 5 for 10 had the Muir batsmen in disarray as they stumbled to a disappointing 30 all out.

This came after William Beamish was among the runs for a second day in a row, striking a classy 82 runs from 102 deliveries. Mitch Coventry also continued his good form, adding 70 runs to his tally for the week.

Solid contributions from Mark Were (30*, 26b) and Murray Wilson (27, 40b) gave College a further boost as they put up 244/6 before the declaration came.

In the Muir second innings, with only five wickets required for victory according to the laws of Time Cricket, Scott Miles led the way for College, bagging three of the five wickets at a cost of five runs, to steer St Andrew’s to a mammoth 209-run victory.

Jaryd Botha’s 71 led Kingswood College to a first innings’ win of 48 runs over Peterhouse Boys’. His innings, together with a solid contribution of 38 from 78 deliveries by Christopher Zimmerman and an unbeaten 21 from the blade of Ross Thompson, stretched Kingswood’s total to 193.

Ryan Moyo did the bulk of the damage for the Peterhouse side, claiming four wickets for 43 runs, while Sean Bennett followed up his success with the ball on day one with another three wickets, while conceding 47 runs.

Tyler Chapman then shone with the bat for the Zimbabwean school, from Marondera, scoring a mature 50 runs from 86 balls and Rukudzo Midzi weighed with a solid 47. Despite those two good knocks, it was not enough as Matt Loon destroyed the Peterhouse innings with a return of four wickets for 24 runs, while Jack Collet also impressed, picking up 4 for 33.

Murray Tyson‘s and Ashton Williams’s all-round performances secured a 67-run first innings’ victory for Graeme College over Hellenic Academy.

Tyson led the way with both bat and ball, top scoring with a fine 64 from 71 balls, which he followed up with three wickets for 29 runs. Williams bagged three wickets for just two runs and contributed a fiery 37 from 29 deliveries.

Only Daniel Makings appeared comfortable against the Kingswood attack for Hellenic Academy, contributing 32 and 36 not out, while Luke van Zyl was the pick of the Zimbabwean side’s bowlers, taking 2/40 in Graeme College’s first innings.

Summarised scorecards 

Hellenic Academy 1st Innings 126 (Jayden Matsikenyeri 34, Daniel Makings 32; Ethan Bokbaard 5/1, Marcus Williams 3/23); Graeme College 1st Innings 193/7 dec. (Murray Tyson 64, Ashton Williams 37, Luphelo Mdyesha 26; Luke van Zyl 2/40); Hellenic Academy 2nd Innings 52/2 (Makings 36*; Luphelo Mdyesha 1/1). Graeme College won by 67 runs on the first innings. 

St Andrew’s College 1st Innings 244/6 (William Beamish 82, Mitch Coventry 70, Mark Were 30*, Murray Wilson 27, Extras 21; Michael Lipkey 3/52, Ruan Solomon 2/27); Muir College 1st Innings 30 (Jude Meyer 14; Roman van Zyl 5/10, Oliver Johns 2/0, Alistair de Kock 2/6); St Andrew’s College 2nd Innings 34/1 dec. (Lourie Apps 12*; Simnikiwe Soyaya 1/7); Muir College 2nd Innings 39/5 (Meyer 13; Scott Miles 3/5). St Andrew’s College won by 209 runs.

Kingswood College 193 (Jaryd Botha 71, Christopher Zimmerman 38, Ross Thompson 21*; Ryan Moyo 4/43); Peterhouse Boys’ 145 (Tyler Chapman 50, Rukudzo Midzi 47; Matt Loon 4/24, Jack Collet 4/33). Kingswood College won by 48 runs on the first innings.

Divan de Villiers played a spectacular innings for Affies on Friday, the fourth day of the 2024 Old Mutual Peninsula Cricket Festival, scoring an unbeaten 118 against St David’s Marist Inanda.

With the help of Vihan Pretorius (82), who already has one highlight-reel innings at the tournament, the team from Pretoria set up a massive 304/5 to defend.

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Despite the mammoth challenge they faced, St David’s put up a strong fight in a brave attempt to chase down the required total.

Jason Rowles, who was out just shy of a half-century, led from the front as his side mustered a respectable 244, but Ruben Groenewald‘s 4/42 helped Affies to a solid 61-run win.

Diocesan College maintained their perfect dominant run at their home tournament with a fourth win on the trot against a strong Waterkloof side.

The hosts showed their class, controlling the match throughout. They were outstanding in the field, with Waco Bassick and Tiaan Louw taking three wickets apiece to restrict Waterkloof to a modest total of 136.

Bishops’ openers, Kashief Joseph and Adnaan Lagadien, understood their assignment and raced to 60 runs each before Luan Ferreira saved some pride for Klofies by dismissing Lagadien just before the end of the game, but by then the visitors’ fate had already been sealed.

The locals needed less than 18 of their 50 overs to overtake Waterkloof’s score and keep their perfect Peninsula Festival record intact.

Rondebosch Boys’ High continued to live up to their proud cricketing heritage as they, too, added another decisive victory to their record.

After putting on a show for the local supporters, with Noah Heath, Daniel Cooke and Joshua Neill posting half-centuries in an imposing total of 281/8, the ‘Bosch bowlers tore through the Hilton College batting lineup.

James Kirstin led the charge with 3/7, while Daniel Bosman and Declan Gillespie each grabbed a brace.

Special mention should also be made of the two schools’ u15 teams for providing one of the most exciting matches of the day.

After Schalk Fourie‘s memorable knock of 189 not out drove Rondebosch to a daunting 382/9, the highest score of the day, Hilton launched a spectacular run chase and fought valiantly to the end.

Ben Wilson struck an undefeated 122 for the visitors, who finished on a solid 302/5, which was an impressive feat but still 80 runs shy of the required total.

Pretoria Boys High managed another spectacular victory, this time against SACS. After their batting lineup crumbled in the face of a relentless attack by Benji Blackburn, Reza Salie and Litha Kraai, the PBHS trio of Adam Cannata, Johan Coetzer and Connor Hall returned the favour.

Cannata bagged five wickets and a catch as SACS were bowled out for only 89.

Wynberg Boys’ High outplayed St Charles College with Xavier Garvs stealing the spotlight and smashing 73 runs at better than a run a ball to power his team to victory.

That came after the Wynberg bowlers had already laid the groundwork for a comfortable win, with Ebrahim Fakir and Divan Linde each snaring the wickets of three Saints’ batsmen.

Summarised Scorecards, Day Four

Affies 305/5 (Divan de Villiers 118*, Vihan Pretorius 82, Jorich van Schalkwyk 38, Henre Smith 31; Avela Sibisi 1/25); St David’s Marist Inanda 244 (Jason Rowles 48, Samrat Basu 39, Joshua Jacobs 38, Morteza Manack 37, Ethan Greenstein 27, Extras 20; Ruben Groenewald 4/42). Affies won by 61 runs.

Waterkloof 136 (Riley Miller 45, Wian Ruthvan 31, Extras 21; Waco Bassick 3/38, Tiaan Louw 3/39, Benjamin Koenig 2/15); Diocesan College 137/3 (Kashief Joseph 60*, Adnaan Lagadien 60, Franco Cronje 1/12). Diocesan College won by seven wickets.

Rondebosch Boys’ High 281/8 (Noah Heath 70, Daniel Cooke 55, Joshua Neill 52, Nathan Ball 36, Extras 30, Declan Gillespie 21; David Hill 4/28, Kyle Christie 2/79); Hilton College 129 (Ben Hockly 30, Ethan van Heerden 29; James Kirstin 3/7, Daniel Bosman 2/8, Declan Gillespie 2/18). Rondebosch Boys’ High won by 152 runs.

Pretoria Boys High 109 (Patrick Mouton 28; Benji Blackburn 4/12, Reza Salie 3/24, Litha Kraai 2/31); SACS 89 (Extras 20, Reza Salie 18; Adam Cannata 5/33, Connor Hall 2/11). Pretoria Boys High won by 20 runs.

St Charles College 112 (Extras 35, Tristan Montile 28; Ebrahim Fakir 3/20, Divan Linde 3/21, Michail Tarentaal 2/9, Shadley Allie 2/27); Wynberg Boys’ High 116/2 (Xavier Gars 73*, Storme van Rooyen 22; Cian Fortmann 1/6). Wynberg won by eight wickets.

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Rondebosch 382/9 (Schalk Fourie 189*, Josh Kirby 73, Johnny Neill; Ryan Jellis 5/45); Hilton College 302/5 (Ben Wilson 122*, Sean Burman 86, Obakeng Motsepa 50*; Jack Bradshaw 3/61). Rondebosch Boys’ High won by 80 runs.

Diocesan College 116 (R Vincent 22); Waterkloof 109 (Deen Rinquest 4/40). Diocesan College won by seven runs.

SACS 283 (Jordan Berry 96, Aqeel Waggie 59, Rayaan Salie 56); Pretoria Boys High 151. SACS won by 132 runs.

St Charles 225/7 (Prinsloo 65); Wynberg 209 (Bowles 69). St Charles won by 16 runs.

St David’s Marist Inanda 162/9 (Schalk Coetzee 3/36); Affies 164/4 (Zeann Marais 40). Affies won by six wickets.

With tensions around the ongoing war in Gaza at a fever-pitch, Cricket South Africa has chosen to relieve David Teeger of the captaincy of the South Africa u19 team, which will be in action at the ICC u19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa from 19 January.

Teeger was previously criticised by the Palestine Solidarity Alliance for comments he made at the Absa Jewish Achiever Awards in late October where he praised Israel’s soldiers after he was presented with the Rising Star Award.

An independent inquiry, led by Advocate Wim Trengrove, found that Teeger had not breached the codes of conduct of either Cricket South Africa or the Central Gauteng Lions.

However, in a statement on Thursday, Cricket South Africa said: “As is the case with all such events, CSA has been receiving regular security and risk updates regarding the World Cup. We have been advised that protests related to the war in Gaza can be anticipated at the venues for the tournament.

“We have also been advised that they are likely to focus on the position of the SA Under-19 (SA U19) captain, David Teeger, and that there is a risk that they could result in conflict or even violence, including between rival groups of protesters.

“CSA has a primary duty to safeguard the interests and safety of all those involved in the World Cup and must accordingly respect the expert advice of those responsible for the safety of participants and spectators.

“In all the circumstances, CSA has decided that David should be relieved of the captaincy for the tournament. This is in the best interests of the players themselves, the SA U19 team and David himself.

“David will remain an important and active member of the squad and we wish him and the team every success in the tournament. The newly appointed captain will be announced in due course.”

Apart from a forthcoming change in captaincy, a further change was announced to the South African squad, with Lions’ fast bowler Esosa Aihevba being forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a left knee injury which he sustained during the recent Tri-Series against India and Afghanistan.

He has been replaced by Tristan Luus. The Waterkloof speedster was a standout performer for the Northern Champions at the recently concluded CSA Cubs Week, where he twice captured five-fors, led all wicket-takers, and helped the Champions successfully defend their title with a perfect record of five wins from five matches.

Luus also excelled as a hard-hitting lower order batsman, contributing a number of telling innings to the Champions’ cause.

He was named in the SA Schools team at the conclusion of the 2023 Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week and has signed with the Hollywoodbets Dolphins from 2024.

Paarl Boys’ High flexed their muscles on Thursday at the onset of their home tournament, sending a clear message to the rest of the competition ahead of the weekend’s fixtures.

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The Wege brothers, as ever, were prominent for the Boishaai first team in their first outing against Outeniqua. Christiaan Wege led the bowling figures, taking 3/22, while Johan Wege scored a cool 75 with the bat.

Aden Batt also menaced the Kwagga lineup, capturing 2/28, before following that up with 2/8 in the second innings, as Boishaai restricted the visitors to low totals in both of their visits to the crease.

Dian van der Westhuizen scored 77 to help his side to an imposing 250/8, assisted by Wege’s innings and JJ van der Sandt‘s unbeaten knock of 55.

Parel Vallei also started their campaign on a winning note, beating Cornwall Hill College by 73 runs, courtesy of a confident 80 runs scored by Migael van Schaick. The locals put up a challenging total of 249, which they defended, thanks in part to the contributions of Jameel Ismail and HJ Jones, who took three wickets apiece.

Helpmekaar delivered a dominant performance against Somerset College in their season-opener. Anrich Liebenberg (3/16) and Waldo Haasbroek (3/29) helped to contain the local batsmen to a first-innings total of 150.

The batsmen from the Johannesburg school then set about their task with intent, storming to a massive 275/4 before declaring.

Anrich Liebenberg, Hannu Marais and Kyle Swanepoel all added half-centuries to their records as they set up a safe buffer before sending out Somerset for their second innings.

Henricus Meyer spearheaded the attack in the second outing, claiming 2/8 as they secured an opening win after Somerset lost their fifth wicket, with the tournament rules deeming the second innings complete after the fifth wicket goes down.

After trailing by 73 on the first innings, Northcliff produced a spectacular second batting effort to push to within 11 runs of Curro Durbanville, but the locals managed to defend their lead.

Janré Lourens claimed six wickets and Caleb Inglis knocked over the other four as the duo wreaked havoc on Northcliff’s first innings, sending them packing for a meagre 56 runs.

After Daniyaal Klinck extended Curro’s lead, the Northcliff batsmen regrouped exceptionally well to score 172 runs before their fifth and final wicket fell, leaving them tantalisingly close to a stunning come-from-behind win.

Logan Groch also took four wickets for Grey High‘s second team as they defended a low total of 167 to beat the Brackenfell first team.

Despite an impressive 5/11 for Ruvan Barnard, HTS Drostdy‘s batsmen were unable to cope with Centurion‘s onslaught as Logan Fourie‘s 4/25 helped skittle Drostdy for only 51.

Jayden Potgieter‘s unbeaten 51 in Centurion’s second outing then sealed the deal for the visitors, who made a strong start to the event.

Roxton Payne and Josh Beck were instrumental in Westville’s telling victory over Garsfontein. The duo combined for seven wickets at the miserly expense of only 22 runs, leaving their Kaeden McAllister an easy target to pick off. He drove the Griffin across the line with an unbeaten 41.

Summarised Scorecards, Day One

Outeniqua first innings 68 (Christiaan Wege 3/22, Aden Batt 2/28); Paarl Boys’ High first innings 250/8 (Dian van der Westhuizen 77, Johan Wege 75, JJ van der Sandt 55*); Outeniqua second innings 29/3 (Aden Batt 2/8). Paarl Boys High won by 181 runs on first innings.

Parel Vallei 249 (Migael van Schaick 80, Extras 43, Luca Meets 30, Sevi Barlow 29, Chris Hughes 24; Stuart Eichstadt 3/37, Obakeng Mokonyane 3/46, Daniel van Ravesteyn 2/28); Cornwall Hill College 176 (Amogelang Tshoagong 59, Tshepo Molete 40, Lethabo Phahlamohlaka 28; Jameel Ismail 3/25, HJ Jones 3/40, JP Smit 2/29). Parel Vallei won by 73 runs. 

Somerset College first innings 150 (Jonathan Firth 46, Tyrone Rieth 35, Chad Ayford 23; Anrich Liebenberg 3/16, Waldo Haasbroek 3/29, Juan Minnaar 2/27); Helpmekaar 275/4 (Anrich Liebenberg 69, Hannu Marais 59, Kyle Swanepoel 51, Anthony Stone 41, Extras 25; Tyker Crafford 2/41); Somerset College second innings 52/5 (Tyrone Rieth 20; Henricus Meyer 2/8). Helpmekaar won by an innings and 73 runs.

Grey High II 167 (Ben Wessels 48, Logan Goddard-Ford 48); Brackenfell 94 (Logan Groch 4/18, Drisden Pretorius 2/15, Daniel Ballack 2/26). Grey High II won by 73 runs.

Curro Durbanville first innings 129 (Dean Huisamen 43, Caleb Inglis 22); Northcliff first innings 56 (Janré Lourens 6/23, Caleb Inglis 4/13); Curro Durbanville second innings 110/5 (Daniyaal Klinck 40); Northcliff second innings 172/5. Curro Durbanville won by 11 runs.

Waterkloof II first innings 114 (Jan Kriel 3/29); Hoërskool Durbanville first innings 140 (Jan Kriel 25, Noah Jansen 21); Waterkloof II second innings 57/1; Hoërskool Durbanville second innings 35/3 (Divan Bosman 15*). Hoërskool Durbanville won by two wickets.

Centurion first innings 126 (Anton Stassen 55; Ruvan Barnard 5/11); HTS Drostdy 51 (Ruvan Barnard 16; Logan Fourie 4/25); Centurion second innings 130/3 (Jayden Potgieter 51*; Bryan Cochrone 2/45); HTS Drostdy 23/5. Centurion won by 182 runs.

Garsfontein 73 (Roxton Payne 4/10, Josh Beck 3/12); Westville 74/4 (Kaeden McAllister 41*). Westville won by six wickets.

In a heavyweight battle between two of 2023’s better teams, St John’s College outduelled Paul Roos Gimnasium at Paul Roos on Thursday in an HJS Festival match, recording a hard-fought 18-run victory in a mouthwatering showdown that tilted in favour of the bowling and fielding units.

Evidence of the favourable bowling conditions came from the toss, with Paul Roos choosing to send their Gauteng opposition in to bat first. However, opening batsmen Nkosana Sibiya (feature photo) and Thomas Ievers rose to the challenge to get their side off to a strong start.

They grafted hard for an 83-run partnership before Ievers was dismissed for 31 from 83 balls, caught by Matthew Seymore off the bowling of Dian Winkel.

St John’s advanced their total to 100 before dangerman Joe MacRobert fell for seven. Nkosana followed on the same total for a well-played 54, which would turn out to be the highest score of the day. His knock included seven fours and also lasted 83 deliveries.

Soon, the Johannesburg school was 105/4 after Kago Masote departed for five. Alec Loveland and Jacob Smith then stopped the bleeding, adding 40 for the fifth wicket, before Loveland was sent packing for 12.

Smith played a crucial innings, going on to contribute a telling 38 from 53 balls, which included three big sixes and a single four.

Once the sixth wicket went down with the total on 166, however, Paul Roos quickly closed out the St John’s innings, bowling out the opposition for 174 after 56.1 overs.

Dian Winkel was the pick of the PRG bowling attack, snaring 4 for 41 from 15 overs, while Luca Plekker also proved a handful, knocking over 3 for 13 in 6.1.

Unfortunately for Plekker, he was not as successful with the bat. Opening the innings, he was out first ball as St John’s got off to a rip-roaring start.

Ruben Coetzee and Dylan van Schalkwyk steadied the innings, scoring 30 and 20 respectively, with Coetzee striking five fours, but Paul Roos soon found themselves on the back foot.

Beor van Reenan, in at seven, teamed up with Callum Appollis to stem the flow of batsmen departing for the pavilion after PRG had slipped to 76 for 6 from 24.3 overs. They put on a stand of 59 before Van Reenen was caught by the wicketkeeper Jacob Smith off the bowling of Daniel Bruwer for 33, the top score of the Paul Roos innings.

Appollis followed four runs later, leaving PRG on 139 for 8, having weighed in with 29 from 57 balls, with three fours.

After 53.5 overs, Paul Roos were dismissed for 156.

Daniel Bruwer led the St John’s attack with a return of 3/32 from 11 overs, while Alec Loveland claimed 3 for 44 from 13. Oliver Tait snapped up 2 for 6 from five and Cole Francis, who set the ball rolling with the first wicket of the innings, finished with 2 for 29 from 10.

St John’s returns many of their very successful 2023 side, which lost only eight times in 32 outings, despite playing a tough schedule. Now, with the school having recorded its ninth win in succession since last season, they’ll be a team to watch out for in 2024.

Summarised Scores

St John’s College 174/10 (Nkosana Sibiya 54, Jacob Smith 38, Thomas Ievers 31, Dian Winkel 4/41, Luca Plekker 3/13); Paul Roos Gimnasium 156/10 (Beor van Reenen 33, Ruben Coetzee 30*, Callum Appollis 29, Daniel Bruwer 3/32, Alex Loveland 3/44, Oliver Tait 2/6, Cole Francis 2/29) St John’s won by 18 runs