Brackenfell opened their campaign at the second annual Izuntaba Potch Gimmies Cricket Festival with a strong performance to beat Hoërskool Trio despite a big innings of 98 by Louis Boshoff for the team from Kroonstad on a day when runs were hard to come by.
Boshoff carried Trio to a total of 169, smashing seven sixes along the way, but the Brackenfell bowlers kept all of his teammates from breaching 20.
After getting the first two wickets for the Capetonians, Luke Hattingh caught Myburgh Jacobs off a delivery from Jean Oosthuizen, before taking the next wicket as well, thus playing a direct role in the first four dismissals, which put the opposition on the back foot early on.
Later, Hattingh picked up another one to end the day with four wickets and a catch.
Boshoff’s steady batting kept his team in the game, but the Brackenfell top order was able to chase down the required total in less than 25 overs. Dawson Lombard led the charge with an unbeaten 47.
Boland Landbou flexed their muscles against Dr EG Jansen, registering a comprehensive 114-run victory.
Ben la Grange top scored with 63, but it was the boys from the Boland’s bowling attack that was in charge.
They didn’t concede more than 19 runs to any single Jansies’ batsman. Janco Visagie was the pick of the bowlers, snaring 3/4 in 7.5 overs.
Northwood’s Stayers proved too strong for Voortrekker from Bethlehem.
Batting first, three Northwood batsmen reached their half-centuries. Ross McGlashan stormed to an unbeaten 64 from 69 deliveries, while Tuswa Pheta and Jordan Matthews both also reached the milestone.
For the Bethlehem boys, Cecil Parsons stood out again. Their big Craven Week prop top scored with 30, while Hendrik Janse van Rensburg almost matched him, contributing 28.
Stellenberg beat Glenwood by three wickets in their opening match.
The action continues on Saturday with Hoërskool Trio taking on Hans Moore, Brackenfell facing Westville Boys’ High, EG Jansen squaring off against Monument, Boland Landbou challenging Marais Viljoen, the Northwood Stayers team doing battle with Rustenburg and Voortrekker aiming to bounce back against Hoërskool Durbanville.
Summarised scorecards
Hoërskool Trio 169 (Louis Boshoff 98, Extras 21; Luke Hattingh 4/40, Jean Oosthuizen 2/10, Keanen Rheeder 2/28); Brackenfell 170/4 (Dawson Lombard 47*, Anthonio Jasson 44, Extras 40; Herman Kleynhans 1/17). Brackenfell won by 6 wickets.
Boland Landbou 231/9 (Ben la Grange 63, Rynard van der Schyff 46, Francois Prins 36, Henré Swart 27, Extras 24; Zander Lubbe 2/38, Jaco Engelbrecht 2/39, James van der Merwe 2/48); Dr EG Jansen 117 (Zander Lubbe 19; Janco Visagie 3/4, Marius du Plessis 2/29). Boland Landbou won by 114 runs.
Northwood Stayers 297/6 (Ross McGlashan 64*, Tuswa Pheta 57, Jordan Matthews 56, Extras 44, Alastair Duncan 31, Pride Buthelezi 26*; Wian Claasen 2/54); Voortrekker 119 (Cecil Parsons 30, Hendrik Janse van Rensburg 28; Luke Allen 2/14, Ben Cilliers 2/23). Northwood won by 178 runs.
Hans Moore announced their presence on the first day of the Gimmie Cricket Fest with a thumping 199-run victory over Durbanville.
The Hansies won the toss and elected to bat first on a batter-friendly wicket at the NWU Oval. The side from Benoni then got off to a scintillating start, with the opening pair of Adrian Watson and Marno Grobler amassing an outstanding opening stand of 216 runs. Watson led the charge scoring at a rate of knots to notch up the first century of the week in double-quick time.
The classy opening batsman raced to 111 from only 108 deliveries before returning to the pavilion. However, Grobler continued the onslaught, scoring a wonderful 111 from 137 before he had to retire hurt.
Albertyn du Bois was the only one from Durbanville with any answer to the chaos, bagging figures of 2/21 in his first outing with the ball at the week.
The departure of the opening somewhat stemmed the flow of runs, but a few valuable cameos and solid starts later on in the innings helped the Hansies reach a mammoth total of 313/5 in their allotted 50 overs.
In reply, Durbanville’s batters never looked comfortable from the get-go, especially in the face of some wonderful bowling from Sahil Parbhoo. He tore through the Capetonians, claiming the superb figures of 5/27 in just nine overs. Adam Kruger joined the party to rub more salt in the Durbanville wounds, contributing figures of 3/16.
Pierre du Toit was, however, a shining light for the side from down South. He kept his composure amidst the chaos and batted brilliantly for his 46. He found some solid support lower down the order from Hugo Bredell, who weighed in with 33 from 52 deliveries.
It was not nearly enough for Durbanville, who were knocked over for a meagre 114 to suffer a thumping defeat in their opening clash of the week.
Rustenburg produced a solid team performance to beat Helpmekaar College convincingly by 81 runs. After winning the toss, Rustenburg chose to bat first and were rewarded with a wonderful second-wicket partnership of 126 between Henre Viljoen (79, 61b) and Thian Labuschagne (55, 65b), which laid the platform needed for those to come.
Callie Fryer benefitted from that solid foundation, contributing a useful 38, and he found good support from Tristan van der Linde, who played a constructive innings of 33 from 35 balls, to help his side to a respectable 255 all out.
Stefan Lottering was the main contributor on the side of Helpmekaar. He hit good lines and length was, which were key to his fine return of 5/33.
Helpies got off to a good start thanks to a composed 36 from Hanru Marais at the top of the order. Anthony Stone, though, stole the limelight with a top-notch 62 from 82 deliveries. His innings had the Helpies’ hopes high for a moment, as it looked as if he would get them across the line. After his departure, matters went pear-shaped for the side from Johannesburg.
Nathan Rossouw spearheaded the Rustenburg attack, claiming 3/31. Labuschange chipped in once again, this time with the ball, claiming two scalps for only 11 runs. Under severe pressure, Helpies slid to 174 all out.
Summarised scorecards:
Hans Moore 313/5 (Marno Grobler 111*, Adrian Watson 111; Albertyn du Bois 2/21); Durbanville 114/10 (Pierre du Toit 46, Hugo Bredell 33; Sahil Parbhoo 5/27, Adam Kruger 3/16). Hans More won by 199 runs.
Hoerskool Rustenburg 255/10 (Henre Viljoen 79, Thian Labuschagne 55, Callie Fryer 38, Tristan van der Linde 33; Stefan Lottering 5/33); Helpmekaar 174/10 (Anthony Stone 62, Hanru Marais 36, Daylan Greyling 20; Nathan Rossouw 3/31, Logan Rossouw 2/7, Labuschagne 2/11). Hoerskool Rustenburg won by 81 runs.
Tommie Botha took home the accolade of Man of the Match for his all-round performance of 51 from 88 balls and 4/40 as Potchefstroom Gimnasium snuck past Marais Viljoen in a tightly contested affair on day one of the Izuntaba Potch Gimmies Cricket Festival.
Playing on Gimmie Oval on Friday, Botha led the way after the home team had won the toss and elected to bat first. His opening partner Marnu Cronje played a vital support innings of 41 to ensure that they got off to a very good start.
However, Declan Botes (2/31) and Nathan Coleske (2/21) had other ideas. They combined for four quick wickets between them, stemming the flow of runs and shifting the pressure back onto the home side.
With four batsmen back in the pavilion, lower order batsman Caiden Seleka came to the rescue with a vital run-a-ball 32, combining with Righardt Joubert (23, 35b) to help the Gimmies to a very defendable 228 all out.
In response, Marais Viljoen enjoyed a good start to their innings. They lost opener Jordan Baijnath early, but Jaydon Govender steadied the innings, with 44 from 61 deliveries. Later, Declan Botes, with a solid knock of 44 from 54, showed off his all-round abilities following a good performance with the ball.
Together, they produced a 65-run partnership for the third wicket. Botha, though, broke through, claiming the wicket of Botes.
This threw the cat amongst the pigeons as the side from Kempton Park started losing wickets at regular intervals. Ruben Kruger fought valiantly, making a defiant 30, which almost saw the visitors over the line. Unfortunately for them, it wasn’t meant to be as Marais Viljoen fell agonisingly short, suffering a five-run defeat.
Westville’s Invitational side showed that they are not to be taken lightly, beating Hoerskool Monument comfortably by seven wickets.
The Griffin won the toss and elected to bowl first. This proved to be a good decision as the visitors from Kwazulu-Natal had Monument in early trouble. They were wobbling at 32/3 before Waldo Greyling stepped up to the plate with an impressive contribution of 45.
With the innings steadied, Stephan O capitalised with a classy knock of 82 from 89 deliveries. He found strong support from Johan Zeedijk, who also notched a well-deserved half-century, contributing 62, to help Monnas to a very competitive total of 288 all out.
The Westville batsmen, however, looked extremely comfortable out in the middle as their innings got underway. Even after losing a couple of quick wickets, they looked to be in control. Following on from an excellent performance with the ball, Roxton Payne delivered with the bat, striking an unbeaten 101 from 98 deliveries.
Bhaskar Sewlal also cashed in, scoring an unbeaten century of his own, contributing 100 from 130 balls. Together, the pair amassed an incredible partnership of 205 runs for the fourth wicket, with their heroics leading Westville to a comfortable victory.
Klerksdorp High School opened their account with a walloping 112-run win over the Affies Invitational side. The side from the neighbouring town won the toss and took to the crease first. Dandre Slabbert was their main contributor with a wonderfully constructed 77 from only 73 deliveries.
Stephan Janse van Rensburg and Tumelo Macume also shone, with both accumulating 67 runs, to lift their side to 272/4 in their allotted 50 overs.
Rivan Ras proved to be the main thorn in Klerksdorp’s side, claiming figures of 2/34 in a difficult outing for the Affies’ bowlers.
The Affies’ innings, unfortunately for the Pretoria boys, never gained any momentum. Winton Abrahams did most of the damage up front, bagging 2/21 with the ball.
Dylan Koegelenberg, however, knuckled down and played a wonderful innings to give their reply some substance. He fell just six runs short of a well-deserved half-century, out for 44 from 81 deliveries.
Later, some positive stroke play from Ronan Cilliers (39, 54b) and a blistering 33 from Divan de Villiers injected some much-needed runs into the Affies’ innings.
Unfortunately, it was too little too late as they were bundled out for only 161.
CORMEY VAN DER WATT (Paul Roos). PHOTO: Theo Garrun
The 2023 Cape Schools Festival concluded on Tuesday with the local teams maintaining their favourable records over the visitors.
This year’s hosts, Paul Roos Gimnasium, finished the tournament unbeaten after a victory over Selborne College. They were joined by Rondebosch Boys’ High, Diocesan College, Somerset College and SACS, who all, also, produced perfect records at the event.
Paul Roos outplayed a strong St Andrew’s team from Bloemfontein in their first match of the festival, beating them by 23 runs, and put up a solid performance against an exciting Pearson squad to win by eight wickets next time out, before powering their way to an emphatic 122-run win over Selborne College.
The Stellenbosch boys were out in the middle first and Josh Jordaan came tantalizingly close to a century, losing his wicket on 99, which was surely disappointing, but his fine knock led his team to a healthy total of 281/7 in their 50 overs.
The home team then showed how to get the most out of the pitch with the ball in hand, with their star sportsman, Riley Norton, leading the charge and taking four wickets for only 16 runs.
Norton is an equally accomplished rugby player and was selected for the SA Schools team after his performances at the Craven Week this year, where he starred for Western Province.
Callum Appollis also continued on his strong run of form. After taking four wickets against Pearson, Appollis added another three to his tally in the final match of the festival.
Somerset College was the only team to post four victories after winning the only match that was not cancelled due to rain on the first day.
They kicked off their campaign with a convincing victory over Outeniqua by seven wickets. Then they saw off Dale College by 182 runs on the second day and fought hard for a three-wicket victory against Queen’s College, despite the visitors’ Mbasa Thomas causing them all sorts of problems with the ball.
They rounded off the tournament with a fourth straight win on the final day, beating Graeme College by 56 runs.
Nic Rieth lost his wicket just four runs shy of a century, smashing 11 fours and playing a critical knock for his team on a day when the top order struggled to gain a foothold.
The Graeme College bowlers were outstanding as a collective, with five players grabbing a brace as they chipped away at the host’s batting lineup. Luphelo Mdyesha led the way with a return of 2/12.
His two wickets were arguably also the most important. His first victim was Reith, whom he dismissed just before the batsman reached triple figures. Mdyesha also ended the Somerset College innings by getting rid of Thomas Parsons.
Graeme College opening batsman Omosizo Ntinga protected his wicket well and contributed 37 runs from 82 deliveries, but the home team’s bowling attack ruled the roost, led by Parsons, who took four wickets, as Graeme were bowled out for 149, leaving them 56 runs short of the victory target.
Rondebosch Boys’ High showed their class. They outplayed Pearson by 183 runs and Graeme College by 79 runs in their first two games, before flexing their muscles against a St Andrew’s team that had looked solid in its first two outings.
The Rondebosch boys skittled the visitors for just 48, with Graeme Engelbrecht capturing four wickets in only 15 deliveries, without conceding a single run, to get rid of the tail end in no time after David Simon had already taken 3/28.
Bosch skipper, Jordan Neill, then smashed five fours on his way to 25 as Rondebosch claimed victory in just under eight overs.
The Cape Town school is already considered to be among the top cricketing schools in the country, and judging by their performance during the Cape Schools Week, they are already living up to that reputation this season.
Their rivals in the southern suburbs, Diocesan College, enjoyed similar success over their three games, though.
Bishops thumped Queen’s College by 187 runs and delivered a batting masterclass against Selborne to overrun them by 255 runs, with James Robb-Quinlan and Calum Daniels both getting their centuries in that 50 overs’ game.
On the final day, they proved to be a mismatch for Union High, dismissing the visitors for 49, which they chased down without losing a wicket.
Pearson showed grit and determination in a 70-run victory over Wynberg Boys’ High in their final match at the festival.
Cayden Wilson, Owen Reineke-Barnard and Jayden Groenewald were standout performers for Pearson, despite the side going down its first two games, and they were at the forefront of the batting onslaught as Pearson scored 256/8.
Groenewald then showed his class when the home team replied, snapping up five Wynberg wickets for only 16 runs. His five-for and three wickets from Wilson helped the visitors bowl out the hosts for 186 to secure a convincing victory.
Pearson looked good in the pre-season, as well, and they will feel they are in a good place as the 23/24 season gets underway.
After coming up just short against Wynberg by nine runs, Grey High picked up steam with impressive performances against the two big Paarl schools.
They beat Paarl Gim by 146 runs, thanks to Michael Molenaar, who struck a solid 75, and Ben Ristow, who picked up four wickets.
On the final day, Kian Cambier scored an unbeaten half-century to help the team from Gqeberha to a six-wicket triumph over Boishaai.
Even though this year’s tournament had a slow start with the rain delay on the opening day, the action ratcheted up as soon as the players could take to the field, where they produced some thrilling cricket to usher in the new season.
Summarized scorecards:
Day 4 (Limited Overs)
Paul Roos Gimnasium 281/7 (Josh Jordaan 99, Luca Plekker 47, Extras 43, William September 39; Adam Rogers 3/45); Selborne College 159 (Hayden Mckay 42*, Tre Gilbert 28, Jacques van der Merwe 25; Riley Norton 4/16, Callum Appollis 3/44, Dian Winkel 2/26). Paul Roos Gimnasium won by 122 runs.
Somerset College 205 (Nic Rieth 96, Extras 35, Callum Hughes 30; Luphelo Mdyesha 2/12, Christiano Jasson 2/24, Aphiwe Mnyanda 2/26, Murray Tyson 2/40, AJ Jeggels 2/51); Graeme College 149 (Onosizo Ntinga 37, Extras 29, Luphelo Mdyesha 24; Thomas Parsons 4/35, Dion Claassens 2/29). Somerset College won by 56 runs.
St Andrew’s 48 (Naude Botha 16; Graeme Engelbrecht 4/0, David Simon 3/28, Raeeq Daniels 2/17); Rondebosch Boys High 51/1 (Jordan Neill 25; Cullen Kakora 1/9). Rondebosch Boys’ High won by 9 wickets.
SACS 352/6 (Raashied Conrad 90, Joshua Wyngaard 85, Hamish Anderson 73, Oliver Whitehead 39, Fayaad Davids 23*, Extras 23; Nathan Best 2/49); Outeniqua 102 (Zander Nel 38; Oliver Whitehead 3/15, Litha Kraai 2/9). SACS won by 250 runs.
Parel Vallei 288/5 (Extras 64, Joshua Pretorius 57, Quan van der Merwe 52, Sevi Barlow 35, David Botes 31; Imi Tsewu 2/21, Sibongisile Nzima 2/50); Dale College 72 (Joshua Hall 28; Sibulele Makaleni 4/14). Parel Vallei won by 216 runs.
Pearson 256/8 (Cayden Wilson 76, Owen Reineke-Barnard 60, Jayden Groenewald 35, Extras 26; Shadley Allie 2/28, Naas Beets 2/29, Yaseen Moos 2/34); Wynberg Boys’ High 186 (Paul James 66, Divan Linde 30, Storme van Rooyen 23, Extras 22; Jayden Groenewald 5/16, Cayden Wilson 3/43, Nikolai Hector 2/33). Pearson won by 70 runs.
Queens College 186 (Bevaneo Maytham 44, Kholosa Klaas 41; Charles King 5/34); Paarl Gimnasium 187/3 (Marinus Daling 70*, Adriaan Louw 52*). Paarl Gimnasium won by 7 wickets.
Union 49 (Xavier Barlow 15; Matthew Brodziak 3/9, Tiaan Louw 3/13); Diocesan College 50/0 (Kashief Joseph 21*). Diocesan College won by 10 wickets.
Paarl Boys’ High 203 (Christiaan Bourbon-Leftley 46, Pieter Geldenhuys 31, Johan Wege 27; De Wet Goedhals 2/10, Michael Molenaar 2/45); Grey High 204/4 (Kian Cambier 50*,Marco Giaconi 47, Jean Upman 44; Aden Batt 1/20). Grey High won by 6 wickets.
Day 3 (Limited overs)
Diocesan College 327/7 (James Robb-Quinlan 133, Calum Daniels 101, Stan Stavely-Alexander 51, Extras 28; Thomas Marais 2/44, Yolisa Qoboshiyane 2/50); Selborne College 72 (Jacques van der Merwe 27, Hayden McKay 21; Payton Leigh 4/9, Tiaan Louw 3/28). Diocesan College won by 255 runs.
Pearson 146 (Jayden Groenewald 53, Owen Reineke-Barnard 25; Callum Appollis 4/25, Dian Winkel 3/25); Paul Roos Gimnasium 147/2 (Josh Jordaan 55, Cormey van der Watt 38*, Luca Plekker 33; Esa Gangat 1/27). Paul Roos Gimnasium won by eight wickets.
Rondebosch Boys’ High 254 (Declan Gillespie 50, Jordan Neill 42, Extras 32, Daniel Bosman 25, Noah Heath 24, Daniel Cooke 20; Kevin Geldenhuys 3/64, AJ Jeggels 2/36); Graeme College 175 (Extras 33, Athandile Feni 29, Rhys Wiblin 24, Ethan Beyleveld 22; Jordan Neill 2/14, Declan Gillespie 2/17, Raeeq Daniels 2/25). Rondebosch Boys’ High won by 79 runs.
Dale College 61 (Gavin Walton 19; Litha Kraai 5/13, Hamish Anderson 2/12, Fayaad Davids 2/18); SACS 64/4 (Joshua Wyngaard 37; Hlumelo Ntlola 22/3). SACS won by six wickets.
Grey High 270/7 (Michael Molenaar 75, Corby van Heerden 43; Adriaan Louw 2/41); Paarl Gimnasium 124 (Charles King 43*, Marinus Daling 34; Ben Ristow 4/30). Grey High won by 146 runs.
Outeniqua 87 (Zander Nel 41; Paul James 3/7); Wynberg Boys’ High 89/2 (Paul James 46*, Storme van Rooyen 29*; Trent Huisamen 2/23). Wynberg Boys’ High won by eight wickets.
Union High 95 (Extras 21, Makuhanye de Beer 16; Henry Jones 3/20, Josua Smit 2/9, Jameel Ismail 2/20, Christopher Hughes 2/22); Parel Vallei 96/5 (Extras 47, Marco Karsten 18*; Shaakir Kazi 2/33). Parel Vallei won by five wickets.
St Andrew’s 155 (Naude Botha 36, Jordan van den Bergh 31; Christiaan Bourbon-Leftley 3/34); Paarl Boys’ High 149 (Johan Wege 52; JC Young 5/19; Schalk Liebenberg 4/38). St Andrews won by 6 runs.
Queen’s College 135 (Akho Ngesi 55, Ryan Denston 28; Dion Claassens 4/29, Massimo Kontopirakis 2/18, Thomas Parsons 2/28); Somerset College 137/7 (Chad Ayford 28, Antonio de Souza 26; Mbasa Thomas 6/39). Somerset College won by three wickets.
Day 2 (Time Cricket)
Rondebosch Boys’ High 257/8 (Raeeq Daniels 50*, Jordan Neill 45; Esa Gangat 5/55, Cayden Wilson 2/54); Pearson 74 (Jordan Collier 22; Declan Gillespie 3/17, Raeeq Daniels 2/11). Rondebosch Boys’ High won by 183 runs.
Somerset College first innings 283/5 (declared) (Thando Prusent 118*, Callum Hughes 53*, Extras 42, Rieth 30; Hlumelo Ntlola 2/68); Dale College first innings 77 (Joshua Hall 23; Thomas Parsons 4/21, Christopher Varie 3/10); Dale College second innings 24/5 (Dion Claassens 2/4, Callum Hughes 2/5). Somerset College won by 182 runs.
Graeme College 111 (Rhys Wiblin 40*; Litha Kraai 3/28, Hamish Anderson 2/23, Oliver Whitehead 2/13); SACS 115/3 (Ben Levitt 48, Joshua Wyngaard 27; AJ Jeggels 2/5). SACS won by seven wickets.
Paarl Boys’ High 143 (Gideon du Toit 45, Johan Wege 23; Kazi Shaakir 4/21, Kazi Yaseen 2/15); Union 39 (Josh Basson 7; Aden Batt 4/10, Christiaan Bourbon Lefty 2/2) Paarl Boys’ High won by 104 runs.
Outeniqua 147 (Stefan May 71, Charles King 6/42); Paarl Gimnasium 148/1 (Marinus Daling 52*, Willem Matthee 50*, Jandre Botha 34; Nathan Best 1/27). Paarl Gimnasium won by nine wickets.
Diocesan College 291/5 (Adnaan Lagadien 121, Ollie Chevallier 53, Kashief Joseph 43, Calum Daniels 30*, James Robb-Quinlan 25; Ryan Denston 1/62); Queen’s College 104 (Ryan Denston 51; Tiaan Louw 5/24). Diocesan College won by 187 runs.
Paul Roos Gimnasium 113 (Riley Norton 23; JC Young 5/17); St Andrew’s (Bloemfontein) 90 (FG Botha 19, Joshua Zietsman 4/28). Paul Roos Gimnasium won by 23 runs.
Wynberg Boys’ High 297/7 decl. (Beni Hansen 120*, Divan Linde 67, Paul James 40, Jordan Nel 28; Michael Molenaar 2/25, Xander Elkington 2/56); Grey High 288 (Dylan Garrod 73, Corby van Heerden 50, Jean Upman 44, Ben Ristow 34, De-Wet Goedhals 29, Extras 23; Divan Linde 3/53, Naas Beets 3/68, Yaseen Moos 2/55). Wynberg Boys’ High won by nine runs.
Selborne College 277/9 (Ben van der Merwe 92, Jacques van der Merwe 72, Waeden Plaatjes 25, Ethan Currin 20*; Joshua Smit 4/43, Christopher Hughes 2/48, Sibulele Makaleni 2/55); Parel Vallei 172 (Extras 39, Joshua Smit 31*, Joshua Pretorius 21, David Botes 20; Ethan Currin 3/40, Jacques van der Merwe 2/8, Ben van der Merwe 2/26, Bungqina Nuku 2/30). Selborne College won by 105 runs.
Day 1 (35 Overs)
Outeniqua 173/6 (Stefan May 80*, Extras 35; Thando Prusent 3/23); Somerset College 175/3 (Nicholas Rieth 57*, Antonio de Souza 43, Chad Ayford 35, Jonno Firth 20*; Christiaan van den Berg 1/23). Somerset College won by seven wickets.
Die tweede jaarlikse Izintaba Potchefstroom Gimnasium-Krieketfees speel oor die volgende vier dae in Potchefstroom af, waar 18 spanne van regoor die land saamkom om mekaar die stryd aan te sê in die grootse 50 beurt-witbalkriekettoernooi vir skole in Suid Afrika.
Potchefstroom Gimnasium: Marnu Cronje, Tommie Botha, Caiden Seleka, Ewald Kruger, James Wood, Zavier van Rensburg, Righardt Joubert, Phillip du Plessis, Christian Viljoen, Stefan Fourie, Ruan Lotz, Margeo Joubert, Jonathan Eybers.
Affies Uitnodiging: Antonie Fourie, Arne Prinsloo, Divan de Vries, Rivan Ras, Dylan Koegelenberg, Henre Smith, Janro de Bruin, Ronan Cilliers, Rylan Seymore, SF Vermeulen, William Burgess, Zirk Meyer.
Boland Landbou: Stefan Conradie, Marius du Plessis, Lyle Lewis, Ben la Grange, Lohann Louw, Francois Prins, Henre Swart, Jeanro Minnaar, Tiaan Ryke, Rynard van der Schyff, Jan Albert van Niekerk. Janco Visagie.
Hoërskool Brackenfell: Jeandre Limby, De Wet Willemse, Teagan Welff, Dawson Lombard, Aidan Barnardo, Jean Oosthuizen, Keanan Rheeder, Luke Hattingh, Antonio Jasson, Franco Kitching, Brett Smith, Nicholas Geldenhuys.
Hoërskool Durbanville: Jan Kriel, Pierre du Toit, Henry Venter, Divan Bosman, Elandre Pienaar, Tobie Roelofse, Xander van Aarde, Calla du Toit, Hugo Bredell, Jaco van Eeden, Albertyn du Bois, Liam Kirsten.
Dr EG Jansen: JP van Staden, Henri Coetzee, Jean Novellie, Rico Crouse, Liam Green, Jazz Jones, Andre Pretorius, James van der Merwe, Jaco Engelbrecht, Egan Pretorius, Jayden Marcus, Dale Slabbert, Zander Lubbe.
Glenwood: Rehaan Jhungbathur, Isa Mohamed, Leighton Bosman, Kenzo Mchunu, Hercelle Oosthuizen, Ntando Vezi, Braigen Yunni, Devarsh Govender, Suhael Sogan, Akhil Maharaj, Zi Gumede, Jordan Steyn, Akshay Brijmohan.
Helpmekaar: Hannu Marais, Daylan Greyling, Juandre Verwey, Kevin Oliver, Anthony Stone, Aiden Pretorius, Jean Lubbe, Dihan Janse van Rensburg, Zander Neethling, Henno Steyn, Christo Lombaard, Stefan Lottering, Juwan Wessels.
Hans Moore: Marno Grobler, Slade Mowbray, Xavier Coetzee, Kenan Shaw, Jaco Smit, Warren Minnaar, Adrian Watson, Zander Swart, Adam Kruger, Ettiene Smith, Henre Eveleigh, Sahil Parbhoo, Marthinus van Vreeden.
Hoërskool Klerksdorp: Brink von Willigh, Winton Abrahams, Brendan Mathyse, Benrie Fourie, Donavin Payne, Morne Lotter, Stephan Janse van Rensburg, Raykie van Rooyen, Mohammed Bulbulia, Tumelo Macumi, Dandre Slabbert.
Monument: Waldo Greyling, JD Landsberg, Ibrahim Haffeljee, Caleb dos Santos, Tshepo Mlambo, Innocent Ramerafe, Antoni van Niekerk, Rieghardt Prinsloo, Johan Zeedijk, Riyan Driver, Werner Durrheim, Nicholas van der Colff, Joshua McCoy.
Marais Viljoen: Tian du Toit, Aldre Huyzers, Cayden Ramage, Declan Botes, Jaden Govender, Connor Meistre, Jordan Baijnath, Ryan Montanus, Abdullah Tadwala, Tristan Thom, Ruben Kruger.
Northwood: Connor Leclezio, Anay Valjee, Alistair Duncan, Tuswa Pheta, Tayur Devjee, Matthew van Zyl, Nathan Maher, Jordan Matthews, Ben Cilliers, Luke Allen, Pride Buthelezi, Matthew Norton, Ross McGlashan, Kagan McMeekin.
Hoërskool Rustenburg: Hendré Robinson, Henré Viljoen, Reagan Smook, Jandré Lottering, Logan Rossouw, Nathan Rossouw, Wesley Bruwer, Marnus de Witt, Henno Smith, Callie Fryer, Tristan van der Linde, Thian Labuschagne.
Stellenberg: Roux Wasserman, Mortie Viljen, Yiva Dwaleni, Arno Koen, Kyle van Santen, Wilhelm Smet, JJ Rothman, Ryan Jones, Jan-Jak Alberts, Michael Amoedo, Lohann Pretorius, Liam Fourie.
Hoërskool Trio: Thuto Kekane, Myburg Jacobs, Jeandre Vosloo, WJ van Niekerk, Dylan Young, WJ van Niekerk, Aaron Kriek, Herman Kleynhans, JP Botha, Louis Boahoff, Henrico van der Merwe.
Voortrekker (Bethlehem): Wean Claasen, JD van Dyk, Cecil Parsons, Andre Heunis, Joel Coetzee, Craig Mann, Wian Fourie, Hendrik Jansen van Rensburg, Christiaan van der Sandt, Thys Parsons, Theo van Wyk, Handre Fourie, Juan Theunissen.
Westville Boys’ High: Thomas Jee, Armaan Ramsaran, Bhasjar Sewlal, Seth Simpson, Luke Maxwell, Sekou Shangase, Chad van Breda, Ammaar Hendricks, Brandon Wild, Heath Stott, Yusuf Karodia, Roxton Payne Ronav Pillay.
The humble town of Potchefstroom, renowned for being a student town, will play host to the first-ever white ball 50-over tournament for schools in South Africa.
The Gimmie Festival will kick off on the 6th of October with action continuing to the 9th of October.
Catch the action live on Supersport Schools.
With four days of massive cricket action ahead the hosts, Potchefstroom Gimnasium, will look to stamp their authority, proving they belong in the top half of cricketing schools in the country.
The Gimmies will kick off their tournament against a robust Marais Viljoen outfit on the sixth, after which they will face the likes of Helpmekaar College from Johannesburg, Durbanville from down South and Northwood from Durban in a massive test of character and ability over the course of the four days.
Having had somewhat of an up-and-down season to date, Gimmies will be looking to use this as an opportunity to come into some proper form before they head into the business end of the North West Cricket league after the October school holidays.
The Prestigase Afrikaans Hoer Seunskool will also participate in the first annual Gimmie-fest. Sending an invitational side constructed from the next generation of up-and-coming youngsters, the side from Pretoria will look at the week as an opportunity to build depth to their already impressive artillery.
Glenwood High School will also be making the trip up North from Durban. The Durbanites also opted to follow in the footsteps of their rivals up North, looking to use the week to give their young bucks exposure at the competitive level which is first-XI cricket against some worthy opposition,
However, these teams might stumble across some dark horses along the way in Hans Moore and Stellenberg. The Hansies have been known to cause major upsets over the years and can never be taken lightly, producing high-quality performances through numerous teams in the past.
Stellenberg will be travelling to Potchefstroom with no less than four players making their first-team debut. Kyle van Santen will lead the side from Western Cape, being the most experienced notching up 50 first-team caps earlier this season. His counterpart Arno Koen will also be one to look out for.
Koen is only four matches shy of reaching his 50th cap for the Stellenberh 1st XI and will be looking to make this a memorable trip up North helping his side get some massive victories under their belt.
Fixtures | Day 1
Potchefstroom Gimnasium vs Marais Viljoen
Affies vs Hoërskool Klerksdorp
Hoërskool Rustenburg vs Helpmekaar
Voortrekker (Bethlehem) vs Northwood
Boland Landbou vs. EG Jansen
Monument vs Westville Boys’ High
Stellenberg vs Glenwood
Fixtures | Day 2
Potchefstroom Gimnasium vs Helpmekaar
Rustenburg vs Northwood
Voortrekker (Bethlehem) vs Hoërskool Durbanville
Boland Landbou vs Marais Viljoen
Hoërskool Klerksdorp vs Glenwood
Stellenberg vs Affies
Monument vs EG Jansen
Trio vs Hans Moore
Brackenfell vs Westville
Fixtures | Day 3
Potchefstroom Gimnasium vs Durbanville
Helpmekaar vs Hans Moore
Boland Landbou vs Northwood
Voortrekker vs Brakenfell
Stellenberg vs Trio
Hoërskool Rustenburg vs Marais Viljoen
EG Jansen vs Glenwood
Affies vs Monument
Hoërskool Klerksdorp vs Westville Boys’ High
Fixtures | Day 4
Potchefstroom Gimnasium vs Northwood
Helpmekaar vs Marais Viljoen
Hoërskool Rustenburg vs Durbanville
Affies vs Westville Boys’ High
EG Jansen vs Brackenfell
Monument vs Voortrekker
Glenwood vs Hans Moore
Hoërskool Klerksdorp vs Stellenberg
Boland Landbou vs Trio
The Waterkloof batsmen closed out their week on a high, putting on a batting masterclass against Westville in their last fixture of the Oppenheimer Michaelmas Cricket week on Tuesday, to claim a thumping nine-wicket victory.
The Klofie batsmen seemed to have discovered new life after the previous day’s listless performance. Wian Ruthven was ruthless on anything off-target, blasting 85 from only 55 balls at a strike rate of just over 166.
The last day saw all the teams battling it out in the T20 format of the game. Klofies won the toss and elected to bowl first, looking to put the early morning pitch demons shown throughout the week to good use.
Westville, however, got off to a scintillating start thanks to Chad van Breda (33, 36b) and Aryan Gopalan (32, 17b), who laid down the law, sending the ball to all parts of the ground as they cruised their way through the powerplay.
Having started smoothly, Westville found themself in a commanding position to make their way to a highly competitive total.
However, yet another outstanding bowling display from Franco Cronje, who claimed 3/16, pulled it back nicely for the men from Pretoria. Cronje’s spell was backed up by Marcus Bakker, who claimed two scalps of his own for only 24 runs. This meant that Westville could reach only 134/7 in their 20 overs, which was a fair few short of where they would’ve liked to be.
With Ruthven’s onslaught, Marcus Bakker was able to comfortably play the anchor role in support as he contributed a solid 21 at the top of the order. Ruthven’s big hitting also allowed Divan Behrens (28, 25b*) to play freely from his very first ball as he assisted in guiding his team to a well-deserved victory.
The Affies’ spin attack proved to be invaluable once again as they laid the platform for a comfortable seven-wicket victory over a strong Kearsney College side.
The visitors from up North won the toss and, like their fellow Pretorians, decided to bowl first. Kearsney started off confidently, scoring at just shy of eight runs to the over on a pitch that was slightly damp in the early going. The top order all managed good starts but failed to convert them into big scores.
The three-pronged spin attack from Affies had a decisive say. They combined well to get breakthroughs at opportune times to pile the pressure on the Kearsney batting line-up. This laid the platform for the Affies’ seamers to close out the innings.
Petrus Rautenbach was once again the standout for the visitors, claiming 3/27 in his four overs. He found excellent support from Nicolai Bester, who impressed with 3/12 from just three overs, as Affies restricted Kearsney to a below-par total of 137 all out.
The Affies’ batsmen didn’t hang around in their run chase. Proving why they are one of the more dangerous T20 sides in the country, they overhauled the Kearsney total with 4.4 overs to spare, with only three wickets down.
Opener Jorich van Schalkwyk led from the top, continuing his good form with the willow to top score with 45. Janco Purchase (28, 16b*) and Divan de Villiers (23, 15b) both contributed quickfire cameos to back up van Schalkwyk’s innings and guide their team to a full house of victories for the week.
Summarised Scorecards:
Westville Boys’ High 134/7 (Chad van Breda 33, Aryan Gopalan 32; Franco Cronje 3/16, Marcus Bakker 2/24); Waterkloof 137/1 (Wian Ruthven 85*, Divan Behrens 28*, Marcus Bakker 21; James Dent 1/29). Waterkloof won by nine wickets.
Kearsney College 137/10 (Jack O’Donovan 41; Petrus Rautenbach 3/27, Nicolai Bester 3/12, Divan de Villiers 3/26); Affies 142/3 (Jorich van Schalkwyk 45*, Janco Purchase 28*, Divan de Villiers 23, Ruben Groenewald 21; Dylan Wiggett 1/30). Affies won by seven wickets.
Jaydon Brooker’s vital performance with the bat secured a much-needed victory for Jeppe over Glenwood in their last clash of the Oppenheimer Michaelmas Cricket Week on Tuesday.
Brooker’s 78 from only 50 deliveries, which included four fours and four sixes, ensured that the visitors from Johannesburg reached a very defendable first-innings total of 168/9 in their T20 clash.
The all-rounder amazed with some innovative stroke play, with his best shot being a six over extra cover to help him creep closer to an elusive first half-century of the week.
Jeppe won the toss and elected to bat first, intent on setting Glenwood an imposing target to chase down. The side from Johannesburg were in early trouble, however, when Tshepo Stafa fell victim to Bandile Mbatha on the first ball of the game.
Mbatha shone once again, claiming the best figures of the day, picking up three scalps for 40 runs. With good assistance from Ntando Soni (2/30), the seamers from Durban managed to pull it back somewhat after Brooker’s onslaught, which resulted in them stemming the flow of runs towards the back end of the Jeppe innings.
With the match evenly balanced, Glenwood got off to a good start in their visit to the crease. Jandre Fourie led the way with an attacking 34 from only 24 balls, combining with Ntando Soni (31, 30b) for a 73-run first-wicket partnership.
However, the Jeppe bowlers fought back, slowing the run rate and applying immense pressure on the Glenwood batsmen. As the run rate crept up, so did the pressure, and with runs hard to come by, the contest headed towards a dramatic conclusion.
Needing 12 runs from the last over, a run out of Cameron Laing was a devastating blow to the Durbanites’ pursuit of the 169 runs they required for victory. In the end, they went down by four runs.
Northwood caused an upset by beating the powerful Grey College by a narrow one-wicket margin. The Bloemfontein boys faced the music first but seemed out of sorts with the bat in hand, losing wickets at regular intervals.
Dale Williams contributed a vital quickfire cameo of 34 lower down the order to give the Grey innings some substance.
Liam Peverett caused all sorts of trouble for the Grey batsmen. His spell of 3/9 in four overs was pivotal to his side’s victory as it helped Northwood hold Grey to only 149/6 in their 20 overs.
As expected, Northwood also found the batting conditions tough on the tired Barns’ Field pitch. Turn and uneven bounce were the order of the day, with Juan Viljoen using it very effectively to his advantage. The leg-spinner had Northwood tied down, claiming the impressive figures of 3/15 from his four overs.
However, James Nielsen’s 46 and Nqobani Mokoena’s 43, on the back of his impressive bowling figures of 2/42, proved instrumental in their side’s chase, as Northwood snuck home on the last ball of the game to claim a thrilling victory.
Hilton College signed off their week by smashing St David’s Marist Inanda by a whopping 75 runs.
After winning the toss, the home side opted to bat first on the Hart-Davis Oval. The carnage started early with opening batsman Luke Watt finding the middle of the bat from ball one. The southpaw continued in this fashion until he finally lost his wicket after scoring a blistering 85 from only 48 deliveries at a remarkable strike rate of 177.
Morteza Manack stayed calm and collected amidst the chaos, sticking to his guns to claim an impressive 2/26.
A valuable contribution of 35 from Matthew Stewart lower down the order meant Hilton were the happier of the two schools by the end of their 20 overs, having raced to 207/8.
Unfortunately for the men from St David’s, their innings never got going. Ross Boast was the pick of the Hilton bowlers once again, capturing 2/21, which included removing both openers with only four runs on the board. Nic Chantler also got in on the act, finishing off the St David’s innings with 2/16.
Kamagelo Phiri (29, 27b) fought valiantly, as he had done throughout the week, and top-scored for the side from Gauteng in a losing cause as they mustered only a meagre 132/9 in their response as they suffered their third defeat of the week.
Summarised Scorecards:
Jeppe High School for Boys 168/10 (Jayden Brooker 78; Bandile Mbatha 3/40, Ntando Soni 2/30, Sibonelo Phewa 2/35); Glenwood 164/4 (Jandre Fourie 34, Bandile Mbatha 34, Ntando Soni 31, Cameron Laing 25; Tshepo Stafa 2/29). Jeppe High School for Boys won by four runs.
Grey College 149/6 (Dale Williams 34*, Samu Lepoto 26, Casper Troskie 26; Liam Peverett 3/9, Nqobani Mokoena 2/42); Northwood 150/9 (James Nielsen 46, Nqobani Mokoena 43, Kyle White 26; Juan Viljoen 3/15, Darion Rabie 2/27). Northwood won by one wicket.
Hilton College 207/8 (Luke Watt 85, Matthew Stewart 35; Morteza Manack 2/26); St David’s Marist 132/9 (Kamagelo Phiri 29; Nic Chantler 2/16, Ross Boast 2/21). Hilton College won by 75 runs.
The Linda Mntambo Foundation will be hosting its fourth edition of its annual soccer tournament starting on the 7th of October.
The tournament has been growing from strength to strength since its inception and a record 46 teams will be participating in this year’s edition of the tournament.
This year’s competition will be much bigger and better, as they will also be introducing the girls competition.
The focus of the tournament is more on ground roots level, the u13 and u17 are yet to be introduced but that is something planned for the future.
“We are focusing on building the foundation of the tournament and bring it to the people”, The Linda Mntambo Foundation Soccer Tournament.
Speaking to Siyamazi Khathola, professional sports photographer and member of the Linda Mntambo Foundation, he could not contain his excitement about the tournament, citing how far they have come as a collective with the tournament looking to give back to the youth.
Orlando Winter Roses, the most successful holders of the Linda Mntambo Soccer tournament to this day, have won the competition two times.
They won the first tournament which was top 8, and they went on to defend their title in the second tournament which was top 16.
However they could not win it for the third time, as Daveyton All Stars walked away as victors of the prestigious Linda Mntambo Soccer Tournament.
Regulations for the Linda Mntambo Foundation Soccer Tournament.
Identification to be used on the tournament (MySAFA Card): Compulsory.
46 teams will be participating in this year’s edition of the Linda Mntambo Soccer Tournament, 6 teams are sealed.
Day 1
Top 40 which will be played in three fields
Day 2
Top 20 teams or the winners from the first day to be played in 2 fields
Day 2
Winners from Day 2 ,which is 10 teams + 6 team sealed to be unsealed to make it top 16 ,again 2 fields and teams will play 2 games Top 16 and 8 .on that day 4 teams of ladies will play also.
Day 4
Semi-Final ,ladies final and under 15 final
List of all participating teams
1.Eyethu
2. Mea mighty Eagles
3.Diepkloof Rocks
4.phefeni United
5.Juniors
6.FC Astana
7.Gudlhuza
8.Martial Eagles
9.D all stars
10.Euphoria
11.pennyville
12.Stars of Milan
13.Kota Academy
14.Real Peace
15.Khukza
16.Dobsonville
17.Friend of Soweto
18.KVK
19.Mk Stars
20.Hammanskraal
21.Fc Barcenal
22.Mighty Movers
23.Moon Stars
24.Orange Farm Juventu
25.Inzinja Ze Game
26.Mostweko
27.Siyanqoba
28.Orlando west
29.KFC
30.Power United
31.Alaska Fc
32.Winter Rose
33.White City Spurs
34.Future Stars
35.Erase
36.Zola Glasgow
37.Mzihlophe sports club
38.Greenvillege Juventus
39.Sir P
40.West Academy
41.Soweto stars Academy
42.LIVERPOOL
43.Vuvuzela
44.Zamblor
45.Exclusive
46.Soweto United .
Sealed teams are:
1.D all stars
2.Hammanskraal
3.Dobsoville
4.Orange farm Juventus
5.exclusive
6. Orlando west Academy
This 6 teams will only join in the last 16 they were in the last 8 last season.
Ladies senior teams top 4.
1. UNITED LADIES
2.DK LADIES
3.ETWATWA LADIES
4.MIGHTY LADIES
“Will only join us on the 14 OCT 2023.”
And final after the two semi-final of under 15 on the 15th Oct 2023
Sundowns celebrate a goal. PHOTO: Engen Champ of Champs
As the school holidays began last weekend, the Engen Champ of Champs tournament took place where the top teams in each of the nine provinces locked horns for the honor of being champ of champs in the country.
SUNDOWNS’ ROAD TO THE FINAL Without any surprises, Mamelodi Sundowns U18s had a blistering start to the tournament beating Virginia Sports Academy two goals to nil before going on to complete their groups stages with a three-nil victory over FC Milan on the second Day of the tournament.
All the while, Chippa United, champs of the Eastern Cape and Gqeberha region, were building slowly on their way to qualifying for the semi-finals of the tournament in which they were drawn against Sundowns, making up for a mouthwatering encounter.
Chippa United, known for being giant slayers in the country’s top-flight division – the Premier Soccer League – embodied their senior team’s spirit and took Sundowns right to the wire.
The ‘Chilli Boys’, as they are fondly known in the Gqeberha region, put on a fight of note, tying one-all with Sundowns in the most part of the match, before Sundowns’ experience of big games saw them score a second goal to advance to the finals.
STELLENBOSCH’S ROAD TO THE FINAL As champs of the Western Cape region, Stellies had an eventful tournament as they did not get off to a good start, failing to capitalise on their chances against Amazulu on opening day.
Stellenbosch celebrate a goal, source- Engen Champ of Champs
They drew that fixture and took nothing but confidence into the second Day, where they had Chippa United’s high-pace football to contend with.
Through much-resilience, Stellies moved past Chippa to qualify for the final where odds were heavily stacked in favour of Sundowns.
STELLIES – SUNDOWNS FINAL
When Day three began, it was clear that it was finals day as scouts were in attendance, looking for South Africa’s future footballing stars.
Sundowns coach Rulani Mokoena, despite the busy schedule of coaching Africa’s biggest club, took time out to be in attendance of the final, turning back the time to his days as coach of Sundowns’ U19 teams many years ago.
With the senior team’s coach Mokoena in attendance, the U19s from Pretoria put on a performance of high quality against Stellies, but the Cape-club were up for the test.
Nothing could separate the two sides having gone through the full 90 minutes tied one-all with penalties deciding the affair.
Brackenfell opened their campaign at the second annual Izuntaba Potch Gimmies Cricket Festival with a strong performance to beat Hoërskool Trio despite a big innings of 98 by Louis Boshoff for the team from Kroonstad on a day when runs were hard to come by.
Die tweede jaarlikse Izintaba Potchefstroom Gimnasium-Krieketfees speel oor die volgende vier dae in Potchefstroom af, waar 18 spanne van regoor die land saamkom om mekaar die stryd aan te sê in die grootse 50 beurt-witbalkriekettoernooi vir skole in Suid Afrika.
The Waterkloof batsmen closed out their week on a high, putting on a batting masterclass against Westville in their last fixture of the Oppenheimer Michaelmas Cricket week on Tuesday, to claim a thumping nine-wicket victory.
