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Juan Maree struck a great half-century and bagged a brace of wickets to lead Grey College to a comfortable 41-run win over Menlopark when they crossed swords in their Wildeklawer T20 tournament fixture on Affies‘ Main Oval on Friday.

At Camp Discovery, AJ de Villiers supplied a rapid half-century to catapult Waterkloof to a 51-run victory over St David’s Marist Inanda, while Northwood cantered to a five-wicket win over Paul Roos, and Rondebosch Boys’ High eased to a 49-run win over Westville Boys’ High.

Grey College vs Die Hoërskool Menlopark

After being put in to bat by Die Hoërskool Menlopark, Grey College responded with vigour, galloping along to 189/7 before limiting Menlo’s reply to 148/7 from their 20 overs.

Maree carved four fours and as many sixes as he blazed the trail with an outstanding 57 from 39 balls. Grey College made such good use of the powerplay that the loss of two wickets in the first six overs looked insignificant compared to the impact they derived from the favourable fielding restrictions.

Christian Kind, who opened the batting with Maree, blitzed a 15-ball 30 as the pair raced to 40 runs in 3.4 overs. Kind’s replacement, Daniel Hattingh, then took only nine balls for his 15, which helped to carry Grey to 61/2 in 5.4 overs.

That rollicking start allowed Aiden Dodd (30) room to find his feet and anchor the innings, while further hasty contributions from River Scott (26 from 13) and Bergh Vorster (15* from 4) kept the momentum going.

Menlopark opening batsman, Dian van Zyl, mirrored Grey College’s aggressive approach, scoring an exceptional 63 from 43 balls. Unfortunately for him, the rest of their batting lineup couldn’t maintain that tempo. Not even a brisk 18 off nine balls by Tiaan Serfontein at the death helped as the Pretoria school came up well short of Grey’s challenging total.

Maree showed off his all-round qualities by taking 2/22 in four overs, while Henru de Wet played his part by nabbing 2/24 from four.

Hoërskool Waterkloof vs St David’s Marist Inanda

AJ de Villiers set up stall at the top of the order for Waterkloof, bashing eight fours and two sixes on his way to 79 off 48 balls after Klofies had been asked to bat first by St David’s. His dynamic effort rocketed Waterkloof to a robust 211/6 before their bowlers restricted St David’s to 160/9.

De Villiers stayed in the middle for 12 overs, and that was ample time for him to inflict serious damage on the St David’s bowling attack. The Johannesburg side suffered when he was joined by his captain Riley Miller. Together, they constructed an 86-run third-wicket partnership in just 42 balls, with Miller slamming 28 runs from 15 balls.

Franco Schmidt added some lower-order impetus with a brisk 38 from 22.

Jason Rowles valiantly fought back for St David’s with a spirited 45 from 22 balls. However, his effort was enough to turn the tide for the Sandton side. The rest of their batting order struggled to get match the required run rate.

Rivan Booysen stood tall with the ball for Waterkloof, capturing 3/20 in four overs, while Jean Cloete and Ricardo Crous picked up two wickets apiece.

Northwood School vs Paul Roos Gimnasium

Northwood met Paul Roos at Die Hoërskool Menlopark, where the Knights, after winning the toss, chose to bowl first. They did a good job, limiting Paul Roos to 126/8 before replying with 130/5 in 18.5 overs to take victory.

Thabiso Mtambo kept Paul Roos from settling into a groove by knocking over 3/22 in four overs. He was well supported by James Searle and Ryan van Zyl, who took two wickets each, while Keegan Reeves added a single scalp.

Number eight batsman Niel Barnard, with an unbeaten 36, and number nine, Marcus Conradie, with 33 were the only batsmen from Paul Roos to pass the 30-run mark. However, those who had visited the crease before them had chewed up too many balls for too few runs.

David de Bruyn led Northwood’s reply, scoring a brisk 52 from 44 balls, which allowed the other Knights’ batsmen to adopt a more cautious approach.

Rondebosch Boys’ High vs Westville Boys’ High

Rondebosch and Westville locked horns at Hoërskool Waterkloof, where Janco Webb scripted a sensational match-winning knock for the Capetonians. The middle order batsman slashed an unbeaten half-century to help propel Rondebosch to 158/5 before Schalk Fourie bagged a four-wicket haul as Westville was bowled out for only 109 in 18.1 overs.

Daniel Bosman (21), Daniel Cooke (22), and Noah Heath (34) went at almost a run-a-ball during their stay at the crease. The tempo rocketed, though, when Webb came out to bat.

He entered after the fourth wicket fell and proceeded to smash five fours and four sixes in a scintillating 28-ball 62. His effort was the difference between Rondebosch recording a middling score and an unassailable total.

When ‘Bosch took to the field, Fourie matched Webb’s energy and stifled Westville’s progress by knocking over 4/13 in three overs. Cooke and Bosman also contributed a brace of wickets each as Rondebosch romped to victory.

Kyle McGough, with 24, was the only Westville batsman to make it beyond the teens, but he fought a lone battle with little support.

Summarised Scorecards 

Grey College 189/7 (Juan Maree 57, Christian Kind 30, Aiden Dodd 30; Murray Hofmeyr 3/26, Heinrich Claassen 1/26). Menlopark 148/7 (Dian van Zyl 64, James Bronkhorst 28; Juan Maree 2/22, Henru de Wet 2/24). Grey College won by 41 runs.

Waterkloof 211/6 (AJ de Villiers 79, Franco Schmidt 38*; Morteza Manack 2/42, Jason Rowles 1/32). St David’s 160/9 (Jason Rowles 45, Samrat Basu 31; Rivan Booysen 3/20, Ricardo Crous 2/12, Jean Cloete 2/23). Waterkloof won by 51 runs.

Paul Roos 126/8 (Niel Barnard 36*, Marcus Conradie 33; Thabiso Mtambo 3/22, Ryan van Zyl 2/12, James Searle 2/18). Northwood 130/5 (David de Bruyn 52, Ross McGlashan 22; Luca Plekker 2/16, Dion Slabber 2/22). Northwood won by five wickets.

Rondebosch 158/8 (Janko Webb 62*, Noah Heath 34; Ewan du Toit 3/28, Sean McGough 1/13). Westville 109/10 (Kyle McGough 24, Tristin Delvin 18; Schalk Fourie 4/13, Daniel Cooke 2/18, Daniel Bosman 2/13). Rondebosch won by 49 runs.

After a quieter four-match weekend, the Gauteng Development League (GDL) returns with a full schedule this weekend, with the pressure dialled up to the maximum as the season nears its conclusion.

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Highlands Park leads the way and is positioned to win the GDL title for a third year in succession, but Mamelodi Sundowns are chomping at their heels and ready to pounce if the Lions of the North slip up.

The Brazilians face a tough challenge this weekend, however. They have a game in hand, but they’ll make it up by playing a double-header. On Saturday, they host Seven’s Academy at Clapham High. Then, on Sunday, they travel to Roodepoort for a showdown with Panorama.

On paper, Sundowns should be favoured in both matches, but the GDL season has been anything but predictable and anything could happen.

With four games remaining, Sundowns has 68 points and could reach a maximum of 80 if they win all of them. Highlands Park, on the other hand, has three games left and could tally 83 points with victories in all three.

It is, however, advantage to Highlands Park, with Sundowns needing the two-time defending champions to drop points if they are to take over at the top.

While Sundowns are favoured against Seven’s Academy, they’re also under significant pressure to perform, and it will not be an easy match for either side. Sundowns’ coach, Kristopher Bergman, told SuperSport Schools Plus in August that in the GDL every game must be fought for, and no results are assured.

Highlands Park, who will be heading to Pretoria to play the University of Pretoria (Tuks) on Sunday, will, no doubt, keep a close eye on the Sundowns versus Seven’s Academy match.

Sundowns will have their own road game on Sunday, and it will be a tester, taking on Panorama at the Panorama Sports Ground.

Panorama was in action in the Engen Champs of Champs last weekend, where they secured a bronze medal by defeating Junior Birds 5-0 in the third-place playoff.

The title went to Cape Town City, who defeated Chippa United 3-0 in the final.

Panorama’s recent performances in the GDL have been mixed, though. Last week, ahead of the Engen Champ of Champs, they they lost a derby match to Randburg, going down 0-1.

The Roodepoort club also has a Saturday match on their schedule. They take a trip to Vereeniging to face third placed Remember Elite Sport Academy (RESA) at President Park Stadium.

Kaizer Chiefs, after a 3-2 win over Jomo Cosmos last weekend, leave Kaizer Chiefs Village for a game against Rockefvs at the ACCP Grounds.

Jomo Cosmos takes on Wits Junior at the Rand Stadium, while the School of Excellence has two matches to play. On Saturday, they take on Elspark United at Elandfontein. Then, on Sunday, they meet the East Rand Athletic Club at the same venue.

Joburg City welcomes SuperSport United to the Greek Sporting Club, while Kathorus Hyper Academy and East Rand Athletic Club meet at Tsakane Stadium.

TS Galaxy is scheduled to host Randburg at the 3rd Square Stadium in Alexandra.

FIXTURES

Saturday, 18 October

14:00

TS Galaxy vs Randburg, 3rd Square Stadium

15:00

Mamelodi Sundowns vs Seven’s Academy, Clapham High School
Joburg City vs SuperSport United, Greek Sporting Club
School of Excellence vs Elspark United, Elandsfontein Park
Jomo Cosmos vs Wits Junior, Rand Stadium
RESA vs Panorama, President Park
Rockefvs vs Kaizer Chiefs, ACCP Grounds
East Rand Athletic vs Kathorus, Tsakane Stadium

Sunday, 19 October

15:00

Tuks vs Highlands Park, University of Pretoria
Panorama vs Mamelodi Sundowns, Panorama Sports Ground
School of Excellence vs East Rand Athletic, Elandsfontein

The second day’s action in Kimberley, at Hoërskool Diamantveld’s Wildeklawer T20 Tournament, got underway bright and early as the first session kicked off with the chickens at 07:30 on Friday morning.

As the flagship Wildeklawer T20 tournament, the Kimberley event aligns with the Wildeklawer tournament taking place at the same time in Pretoria.

Helpmekaar Kollege‘s Zuan Joubert seemed to have had a good night’s rest, as his innings of 82 not out made him the leading run scorer since the start of the tournament on Thursday afternoon, and led his side to a 40-run victory over Oakdale Landbou. Joubert currently sits on 120 runs in his two outings.

Sebastian Kloek‘s 73 also helped the Helpies to achieve a sizeable score of 208/3 in the allotted 20 overs. The bowlers obliged thereafter to restrict Oakdale to 168/3, but not before Rico Ferreira smashed the highest score of the tournament thus far, a whopping 90 not out from only 46 deliveries. He struck six fours and six sixes, and, although in vain, set Kimberly Boys’ High‘s oval alight.

Hoërskool Garsfontein came out on top in an all-Pretoria affair with Hoërskool Montana, winning comfortably by eight wickets. Stalwart Jarred Carr‘s 4/26 played a crucial part in the victory as it restricted the Monties to a meagre 132/9 in the allotted 20 overs.

Righardt Joubert and the ever-impressive Reuben van Zyl handled the chase with ease. Joubert led the way with an unbeaten half-century (54*), whilst Van Zyl contributed 35. Marco Rudolph was the standout for the Monties with a well-played 50 against a powerful Garsfontein bowling attack.

Stellenberg handled Framesby with an 87-run victory, thanks to the batting heroics of Roux Wasserman and JJ Rothman. Wasserman was the main contributor in Stellies’ innings of 185/7, scoring 78 of the runs. Rothman added a significant contribution with 58, as the pair combined for 73.5% of the team’s total.

Jan-Jak Alberts followed up with the spell of the tournament so far. In just 2.5 overs, he dismantled Framesby with astonishing figures of 5/12, an exceptional feat in the shorter form of the game.

The CBC Invitational overcame Parel Vallei by a convincing seven wickets, thanks to 49 from Faizaan Kajee and 41 not out from Kieran Adams in their chase of 127. Adams’ innings followed his heroics with the ball, where he claimed 3/15 in three overs.

Hans Moore, despite only getting to 127/5 in their allotted 20 overs, beat HTS Drostdy by 43 runs. Sohil Jugnath (32) and Xavier Coetzee (31*) both passed the 30-run mark, whereafter Xavier van Biljon picked up 2/17 as Drostdy could only manage 84/7 in their 20 overs.

The next two rounds will also take place later on Friday, after which the Final will be played on Saturday.

Summarised Scorecards: 

Helpmekaar Kollege 208/3 (Zuan Joubert 82*, Sebastian Kloek 73, Keegan van Schoor 27; Harri venter 2/30); Hoër Landbouskool Oakdale 168/3 (Rico Ferreira 90*, André Gouws 33, Stian Pfaff 27*; Ruben Bredenkamp 1/5). Helpmekaar Kollege won by 40 runs. 

Montana 132/9 (Marco Rudolph 50, Rowan Sweetman 25, Reinhardt Swart 24; Jarred Carr 4/26, Wikus du Preez 2/26); Garsfontein 137/2 (Righardt Joubert 54*, Reuben van Zyl 35, Riaan Boshoff 30, Frank van dr Westhuizen 1/14). Garsfontein won by eight wickets. 

Stellenberg 185/7 (Roux Wasserman 78, JJ Rothman 58; Logan Fleetwood 2/16, Nicholas Joubert 2/38); Framesby 98 (JJ de Lange 25, Nichalos Joubert 21; Jan-Jak Alberts 5/12). Stellenberg won by 87 runs. 

Parel Vallei 126/9 (Divan Sander 40*; Kieran Adams 3/15, Tumisho Lekaote 3/28); CBC Invitational 130/3 (Faizaan Kajee 49, Kieran Adams 41*; Chris Hughes 1/16). CBC Invitational won by seven wickets. 

Hans Moore 127/5 (Sohil Jugnath 32, Xavier Coetzee 31*; Karel Hugo 2/23); HTS Drostdy 84/7 (Albert Nel 27; Xavier van Biljon 2/17). Hans Moore won by 43 runs. 

King Edward VII School vs Durban High

On Thursday, day one of the Wildeklawer T20, a good-looking clash awaited between King Edward VII (KES) and Durban High School at Sinoville Park, pitting one of Gauteng’s best against one of KwaZulu-Natal’s best.

The toss went the way of DHS, and they elected to bowl first. After a poor start to their innings, KES steadied the ship and posted a solid total, which they were able to defend and score a 17-run victory.

The Johannesburg side was on the back foot early, losing both of their openers within the first three overs, which left them on a shaky 12/2. Fortunately for KES, Luke Clark came in at three and took charge, blasting his way to 43 off only 26 deliveries, which included three fours and four big sixes.

Steele Grooteman, who came in at the fall of the fifth wicket, proved his mettle at the back of the innings, scoring an undefeated 33 off 27 to see KES to 149/7 after their 20 overs.

Left-arm spinner Dhilan Naraidu, who takes the new ball for the Horseflies, bowled superbly, snaring 3/12 in four overs.

DHS made a decent start to their run chase, with opener Ismaeel Omar playing well for 39 from 42 balls. When he was joined by Josh van Biljon, following the departure of Ethan Cooper, KES was made to sweat. Van Biljon, well organised, with a tidy technique, thumped seven fours and a six in tallying 64 off 46 deliveries.

KES bowled with discipline, however, to prevent the DHS batsmen from getting on top. Christian Sabela was to the fore, nabbing 2/15 from four overs, while Wade McQuinn pitched in with 2/28 from his four.

Together, the KES bowlers bowled economically, even those who weren’t rewarded with wickets, which led to DHS completing their overs on 132/6.

Die Hoërskool Menlopark vs Paul Roos Gimnasium

Local side, Die Hoërskool Menlopark won the toss at the Groenkloof Oval and chose to bat first in their clash with Paul Roos Gimnasium. A tightly contested match unfolded, which ended with Menlopark claiming a tight eight-run victory.

Opener Dian van Zyl got Menlo off to a good start, striking five fours in making 28 off 23 balls at the top of the order. Further useful contributions came from Matt van der Westhuizen, with 29, and Juan Lombard, with 26.

Dion Slabber and Marcus Conradie, however, put the skids on the home side’s innings, with Slabber knocking over 3/18 in four, and Conradie returning 3/22, which helped to restrict Menlopark to 128/6.

In the run chase, opener Luca Plekker gave Paul Roos a fantastic shove at the top of the order, stroking four fours and hitting two sixes in a sparkling 53 off 45 balls. but after he departed no one took over the reins.

Nonetheless, PRG was closing in on Menlopark’s total when Jordan van Eck struck with wickets off successive balls in the 19th over. Van Eck missed out on a hat-trick from the next delivery, but a run out from Murray Hofmeyr made it three wickets in succession.

Not only had Menlo picked up three wickets, but, as importantly at that late stage of the match, they had prevented Paul Roos from adding to the total. In the end, the Boland boys finished on 120/6.

Jeppe High School for Boys vs CSA Hub Invitational XI

Jeppe High School for Boys won the toss and decided to bat first in their match against the CSA Hub Invitational XI on the Affies Main Oval. They played well to put up a competitive total and then comfortably defended it with some equally strong bowling to record a 47-run win.

Jeppe opener, Vegas Scott, just missed out on a half-century, out for 49 from 44 balls after hitting five fours and a six. Ryan Young came close to a half-century, too. blitzing his way to 46 from 28 deliveries, five of which he sent to the boundary, with two others being deposited over the boundary.

Taywin Adams led the Hub bowlers, collecting 2/31 from four overs as Jeppe posted 155/5.

Opener Matthew Florence, and fourth batsman in Enathi Kitshini, both scored 22 to keep the Hub XI in the chase, but support was sparse and they were limited to only 108/8 in reply.

Zizi Mkhize’s 3/26 in four overs and Daniel Keating’s 2/9 in two overs were instrumental in disrupting the flow of runs for the CSA outfit.

At the tail end of the Hub XI’s batting, Awonke Mngini chipped in with an unbeaten 22, while Taywin Adams made 20 not out, but by then their side had fallen way behind the required run rate.

Summarised scorecards

King Edward VII 149/7 (Luke Clark 43, Steele Grooteman 33*; Dhilan Naraidu 3/12); Durban High 132/6 (Joshua van Biljon 64, Ismaeel Omar 39; Christian Sabela 2/15, Wade McQuinn 2/28). KES won by 17 runs.

Die Hoërskool Menlopark 128/9 (Matt van der Westhuizen 29, Dian van Zyl 28, Juan Lombard 26; Dion Slabber 3/18, Marcus Conradie 3/22); Paul Roos Gimnasium 120/6 (Luca Plekker 53, Nathan van den Berg 23; Murray Hofmeyr 2/11). Menlopark won by eight runs.

Jeppe High School for Boys 155/5 (Vegas Scott 49, Ryan Young 46, Lincoln Casais 32*, Zizi Mkhize 21; Taywin Adams 2/31); CSA Hub Invitational XI 108/8 (Matthew Florence 22, Enathi Kitshini 22, Awonke Mngini 22*, Taywin Adams 20*; Zizi Mkhize 3/26, Daniel Keating 2/9). Jeppe won by 47 runs.

The defending champions of the annual Wildeklawer Diamantveld T20 tournament, Hoërskool Garsfontein, started off their 2025 campaign with an emphatic 110-run victory over Outeniqua in their opening match.

The Ysbere from Pretoria posted a solid 171/5 in their allotted 20 overs, thanks to contributions by Riaan Boshoff (39*), Xander Venter (31), Reuben van Zyl (28) and Righardt Joubert (27).

Captain Venter (3/13) and Reinard Niebuhr (4/13) then caused problems with Outeniqua’s batting line-up, bowling them out for only 62 runs.

The champions of 2023, Potchefstroom Volkskool, also started their campaign off with a solid victory of 47 runs over Helpmekaar Kollege. Volkies recorded 182/7 in their allotted overs with Louis van Wyk (65) and Riekert Kruger (61) weighing in with half-centuries.

Van Wyk and Kruger shared a 96-run partnership over the second wicket to lay the foundation for the victory. Helpies reached a respectable 135/6 thanks to Zuan Joubert (38) and Sebastian Kloek (36) getting proper starts.

Potch Volkies lost against Garsfontein in last year’s final in Kimberley by 41 runs.

Paarl Boys’ High will definitely also be a title contender this year. They started their tournament in the City of Diamonds off with a commanding 73-run victory over Parel Vallei from Somerset West.

Boishaai’s Ullrich Drotschie (63*) and AB Jacobs (63) top-scoring with half-centuries. The team from Paarl reached 192/4 in their 20 overs with Jacobs and Daniel Franke (34) sharing a 94-run partnership from only 52 deliveries over the second wicket.

Drotschie and Aden Batt (9*) had an unbeaten 63-run partnership over the fifth wicket.

Summarised Scorecards:

Diamantveld 70/8 (Francois Holtzhausen 25, Ruben Viljoen 16*; Francois Prins 2/12, Gunther Schmidt 2/14); Boland Landbou 74/4 (Matthew Geldenhuys 18; Hanru Rademeyer 2/23). Boland Landbou won by six wickets.

Paarl Boys’ High 192/4 (Ullrich Drotschie 63*, AB Jacobs 63, Daniel Franke 34); Parel Vallei 119/8 (Sevi Barlow 24, Ruben du Plessis 21; Reese Petersen 3/16, Schalk van der Merwe 2/10). Paarl Boys’ High won by 73 runs.

Garsfontein 171/5 (Riaan Boshoff 39*, Xander Venter 31, Reuben van Zyl 28, Righardt Joubert 27; Kobus Boshoff 2/19, Nathan Best 2/32); Outeniqua 62 (Hanno Swart 22; Reinard Niebuhr 4/13, Xander Venter 3/13). Garsfontein won by 110 runs.

Potchefstroom Volkskool 182/7 (Louis van Wyk 65, Riekert Kruger 61, Eduan van der Merwe 20; Zuan Joubert 2/34, Rudolph Odendaal 2/41); Helpmekaar 135/6 (Zuan Joubert 38, Sebastian Kloek 36, Dominic Tait 22; Eduan van der Merwe 2/19, Olefa Padi 2/25). Potchefstroom Volkskool won by 47 runs.

Monument 99 (André van Niekerk 31*; Renquin Goliath 4/26, Logan Fleetwood 3/11); Framesby 101/4 (Dandré Henwick 23*; Zian Maritz 3/20). Framesby won by six wickets.

The St Stithians Girls’ Water Polo Invitational Tournament delivered bucketloads of goals, dominant performances and some stirring comebacks on Thursday, the opening day of the tournament.

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In Pool A, the Cape Town powerhouse Herschel Girls High wasted no time in asserting themselves. They brushed aside Clarendon High School for Girls 10-3 in their opener and then cruised to an 8-2 win over Woodridge College to finish atop the standings after day one.

Clarendon bounced back from that early loss with a solid 10-6 victory over Diocesan School for Girls (DSG) Makhanda. Earlier, DSG had opened their account with a comfortable 10-2 win over Crawford Lonehill.

In one of the day’s closest contests, Woodridge clawed their way to a 6-5 win over Crawford.

Meanwhile, in Pool B, St Anne’s Diocesan College opened their campaign in fine form, beating Collegiate Girls’ High 11-2 before withstanding a tough challenge from Reddam House Constantia. They won that key clash 7-5 to finish day one with an unbeaten record.

Reddam House Bedfordview also impressed, pulling off a hard-fought 7-6 win over Reddam Constantia before running riot in a 15-6 victory over St Peter’s College.

The spirited St Peter’s side suffered a narrow 8-9 loss to Collegiate in a thrilling encounter.

In Pool D, the hosts St Stithians College produced an exciting performance for their home supporters, beating Kingswood College 9-5. Later in the day, they charged to a one-sided 21-0 victory over Rhenish Girls’ High School.

RESULTS

Thursday, 16 October

Pool A
DSG 10-2 Crawford Lonehill
Herschel10-3 Clarendon
Crawford Lonehill 5-6 Woodridge
DSG 6-10 Clarendon
Herschel 8-2 Woodridge

Pool B
St Anne’s 11-2 Collegiate
Reddam Bedfordview 7-6 Reddam Constantia
Collegiate 8-9 St Peter’s
St Anne’s7-5 Reddam Constantia
Reddam Bedfordview 15-6 St Peter’s

Pool C
St Mary’s Waverley 3-4 Beaulieu College
Roedean 12-4 St Dominic’s
Beaulieu 4-9 Pearson
St Mary’s Waverley 6-5 St Dominic’s
Roedean 6-6 Pearson

Pool D

DGC 13-4 Kingsmead
St Stithians 9-5 Kingswood
Kingsmead 6-5 Rhenish
DGC 8-4 Kingswood
St Stithians 21-0 Rhenish

FIXTURES

Friday, 17th October

07:50 – Clarendon vs Woodridge
10:20 – Herschel vs Crawford Lonehill
12:00 – DSG vs Woodridge
14:30 – Clarendon vs Crawford Lonehill
17:00 – DSG vs Herschel

Pool B

07:50 – Reddam Constantia vs St Peter’s
10:20 – Reddam Bedfordview vs Collegiate
12:50 – St Anne’s vs St Peter’s
14:30 – Reddam Constantia vs Collegiate
17:00 – St Anne’s vs Reddam House Bedfordview

Pool C

08:40 – St Dominic’s vs Pearson
10:20 – Roedean vs Beaulieu
12:50 – St Mary’s Waverley vs Pearson
15:20 – St Dominic’s vs Beaulieu
17:00 – St Mary’s Waverley vs Roedean

Pool D

08:40 – Kingswood vs Rhenish
11:10 – St Stithians vs Kingsmead
12:50 – DGC vs Rhenish
15:20 – Kingswood vs Kingsmead
17:50 – St Stithians vs DGC

Northwood School vs Grey College

On Thursday’s opening day of the Wildeklawer T20, Grey College won the toss at Hoërskool Waterkloof and decided to field first against Northwood.

From the start, they kept the Knights under pressure, restricting their scoring to set up a successful run chase and an eight-wicket victory.

The best the Durban school was able to muster was 23 off 20 balls by number three batsman, Thomas Oosthuizen, who also struck three fours.

Grey College’s bowlers were relentless, however, with Bergh Vorster claiming 3/14 in three overs, while Jano Venter wasn’t far behind him, snapping up 2/16, also in three.

With all of their dangermen being dismissed by midway through their innings, Northwood was unable to accelerate later and was limited to 112/5 after their 20 overs.

Faced with a moderate total, Grey opener, Christian Kind, showed no hesitation in attacking it, thumping an astonishing eight fours and five sixes in a fiery 69 off only 34 deliveries to power his side to victory.

The Bloemfontein locals were on it from the start and Northwood’s bowlers took a pounding as Grey raced to 115/2 after only 9.5 overs to win the match with a massive 61 balls to spare.

St David’s Marist, Inanda vs Westville Boys’ High

At the Pretoria High Old Boys Club, Westville Boys’ High won the toss against St David’s Marist Inanda and elected to bowl first. The St David’s batsmen happily accepted the challenge and batted well to set their side up for a 61-run victory.

Between them, their first five batsmen combined for 166 runs. Captain Jason Rowles, batting third in the order, made the largest contribution, smashing four fours and two sixes in an entertaining 45 off 25 balls.

His opposite number, Seth Simpson, was the only Westville bowler to take multiple wickets, claiming 2/17 in two overs as St David’s tallied a challenging 188/5.

In their run chase, most of the Westville batsmen were dismissed before they had an opportunity to play themselves in. However, the side’s captain, Seth Simpson, was even better with the bat than he was with the ball. He struck 68 off 50, cracking three fours and five sixes in a defiant knock.

Kai Davis led the St David’s attack with a return of 2/19 from four overs, while Kyle Butler claimed 2/24.

What stood out was the excellent economical bowling and discipline of the St David’s bowlers. The 12 extras that they conceded featured only one no-ball, while the rest came from byes and leg-byes.

In the end, Westville came up well short, finishing their 20 overs on 127/6.

Summarised scorecards

Northwood School 112/5 (Thomas Oosthuizen 23; Bergh Vorster 3/14, Jano Venter 2/16); Grey College 115/2 (Christian Kind 69). Grey College won by eight wickets.

St David’s Marist, Inanda 188/5 (Jason Rowles 45, Armaan Manack 37, Morteza Manack 34, Sohail Seonath 29; Seth Simpson 2/17); Westville Boys’ High 127/6 (Seth Simpson 68, Heath Scott 22; Kai Davis 2/19, Kyle Butler 2/24). St David’s Marist won by 61 runs.

The annual Inanda Hoops Classic Challenge at St David’s Marist Inanda, one of the most highly anticipated school basketball tournaments of the year, tipped off on Thursday.

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The event, which hosts u12, u15, and u18 competitions, runs for four days and concludes with the crowning of the champions on Sunday.

The u12 division features 10 teams, while the u15 and u18 competitions feature 20 teams each.

In the u18 division, where most of the attention is focused, the hosts, St David’s, made a strong impression, posting two wins in Pool A play.

They kicked off their campaign with a decisive 53-30 victory over Sacred Heart College and later won by 10 points against Pretoria Boys High, triumphing 45-35 in a hard-fought contest.

Parktown Boys’ High also shone in Pool A, dominating Redhill School 48-22 before handing Pretoria Boys High a 46-32 defeat.

After their loss to Parktown Boys’ High, Redhill picked up a win, holding off Sacred Heart College to claim a tight 42-38 victory on a swelteringly hot day.

In Pool B, the defending champions, St Stithians College, experienced mixed fortunes, with their day finishing on a down note when they were well beaten by King Edward VII School (KES), who cruised to a 56-23 win.

Earlier in the day, Saints had scored a commanding 53-19 win over Grey High. The Gqeberha school also went down to Michaelhouse, losing 32-42.

St Benedict’s College beat Michaelhouse 37-30 in their opener, but succumbed to KES, who won 57-42 to lay down a serious marker.

In Group C, the competition started with The King’s School Linbro Park defeating the Inanda Invitational side 32-23. In their second outing, Inanda Invitational was edged out by St Peter’s College, who posted a 25-24 victory.

King’s Linbro, on the other hand, returned to the court and added another win to their record, downing Hilton College 42-34. Earlier, in an evenly contested clash, Hilton had battled their way to a 41-37 win over St Alban’s College. The Pretoria school finished the day with one win and one loss, having earlier scored a 39-29 win over St Peter’s College.

In Pool D, Michael Mount Waldorf School was the only team to finish the day unbeaten. Unfortunately for Jeppe High School for Boys, they found themselves on the opposite end of the equation after losing both of their games.

Crawford College, St Andrew’s College, and St John’s College each scored a victory and suffered a defeat.

The match between Michael Mount and St John’s College was one of the most entertaining of the day, with the lead exchanging hands numerous times. Ultimately, Michael Mount secured a narrow 45-41 win. They followed up with a 60-42 defeat of Crawford.

Following that setback in their opening game, St John’s College rebounded with a 54-43 win over Jeppe, while St Andrew’s College sneaked a 25-23 victory over Jeppe.

The Makhanda school, however, also experienced the taste of defeat in another tight game, going down 40-43 against Crawford College.

RESULTS 

Thursday, 16 October 

Pool A

St David’s 53-30 Sacred Heart College
Parktown Boys’ High 48-22 Redhill
Parktown Boys’ High 46-32 Pretoria Boys High
Redhill 42-38 Sacred Heart College
St David’s 45-35 Pretoria Boys High

Pool B

KES 57-42 St Benedict’s College
St Benedict’s College 37-30 Michaelhouse
St Stithians College 53-19 Grey High School
KES 56-23 St Stithians College
Michaelhouse 42-32 Grey High School

Pool C

The King’s Linbro 32-23 Inanda Invitational
St Alban’s College 39-29 St Peter’s College
Hilton College 41-37 St Alban’s College
St Peter’s College 25-24 Inanda Invitational
The King’s Linbro 42-34 Hilton College

Pool D

Michael Mount 45-41 St John’s College
St Andrew’s College 25-23 Jeppe
Michael Mount 60-42 Crawford
St John’s College 54-43 Jeppe
Crawford 43-40 St Andrew’s College

Grey High vs Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool

On Thursday, day one of the Wildeklawer T20 started with a bang, as last year’s winners, Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool defeated Grey High by seven wickets at Camp Discovery.

After Affies won the toss and chose to field first, the Gqeberha locals got off to a strong start with the willow.

Opener Connor Parry was the cornerstone of Grey’s innings, blasting nine fours and three sixes in a rampaging 83 off 54 balls.

Reuben Groenewald, though, brought a sigh of relief for Affies when he sent Parry’s bails spinning through the air, on his way to a superb return of 3/12 from three overs.

Behind Parry’s excellent innings, Grey High posted 169/8 in their 20 overs.

The Affies’ run chase was led by opener AJ Morkel, the son of retired Proteas‘ all-rounder, Albie Morkel, who took the attack to the Grey bowlers. He cracked 10 fours and two sixes in a decisive 74 off 40 deliveries.

His fellow opener, JP Botha, tallied an unbeaten 56 off 39, cracking six fours and a maximum, thus creating a rock-solid platform for a successful run chase.

It took the defending champs only 17.1 overs to overhaul Grey High’s total, taking victory when they reached 173/3, thus winning with 17 balls to spare.

Matthew Tinley was the best of the Grey High bowling lineup, taking 2/34 in three overs.

Rondebosch Boys’ High vs Hoërskool Waterkloof

Hoërskool Waterkloof won the toss at the Gijima Sports Ground and elected to field first against Rondebosch Boys’ High. While ‘Bosch delivered a solid batting performance, Waterkloof showed outstanding resilience to stage a successful run pursuit and win by four wickets.

Rondebosch openers, Daniel Bosman and Daniel Cooke, both made solid contributions. Bosman knocked 22 runs off 19 balls, smashing a six in the process, while Cooke weighed in with 32 off 38, smacking two fours and a six in an otherwise conservative innings.

In at five, Adeeb Levy contributed an unbeaten 35 off 31 at the back of the innings, which included a four and two sixes.

Despite not taking a wicket, Rivan Booysen made an important contribution with the ball, conceding only 15 runs from his four overs, giving him an economy rate of only 3.8 runs per over.

At the end of their 20 overs, Rondebosch had reached 139/5.

Waterkloof got off to a shaky chase, with two of their top batsmen being run out for ducks. Rico van der Walt was run out without facing a single delivery, while Wian du Plessis was run out for a golden duck.

The other two top order batsmen were dismissed for less than five, leaving the Pretoria locals in deep trouble on 19/4 after 3.1 overs. However, Juan Swart, in at five and Riley Miller, in at six, played bravely to not only rescue their side’s innings but set them on the path to victory.

Swart struck an unbeaten 45 off 42, cracking three fours and two sixes. Meanwhile, Miller, the Klofies‘ captain blitzed his way to 60 off 39, smashing six fours and two maximums.

Their courageous assault helped Waterkloof to 141/6 and victory with two overs to spare despite the best efforts of Daniel Cooke, who claimed 3/27.

Wynberg Boys’ High vs St. Andrew’s School

At Die Hoërskool Menlopark, Wynberg Boys’ High won the toss and decided to bat in their game against St Andrew’s School. After putting up a strong total, they dismissed the Saints‘ dangermen early and the Bloemfontein boys never recovered as the Cape Town school went on to a comfortable 85-run.

While four of Wynberg’s first five batsmen made scored in the twenties at impressive run rates, it was Qaeed Shaik’s 50 runs off 38 balls which stood out. His innings included a four and two sixes.

Erhard Barends was the only St Andrew’s bowler to claim multiple wickets, taking 2/29 in four overs as Wynberg totalled 169/5.

Saints struggled to get going in their chase after losing the dangerous duo of Naudé Botha and FG Botha early. Only Andrew Sobiech, Dean Katzin, and Reuben van Aarde made it into double figures, but none progressed beyond the teens.

Nicholas Stafford produced the brilliant figures of 4/20 in three overs for Wynberg, while Fawaaz Hendricks took the last wicket of the match to finish with 2/11 from 2.4 overs as St. Andrew’s School fell for a disappointing 84 all out after only 13.4 overs.

Summarised scorecards

Grey High 169/8 (Connor Parry 83, Markus Potgieter 24*, James Upton 22; Reuben Groenewald 3/12); Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool 173/3 (AJ Morkel 74, JP Botha 56*, Vihan Pretorius 25*; Matthew Tinley 2/34). Affies won by seven wickets.

Rondebosch Boys’ High 139/5 (Adeeb Levy 35*, Daniel Cooke 32, Daniel Bosman 22, Extras 21); Hoërskool Waterkloof 141/6 (Riley Miller 60, Juan Swart 45; Daniel Cooke 3/27). Waterkloof won by four wickets.

Wynberg Boys’ High 169/5 (Qaeed Shaik 50, Muhammad Ameen Schroeder 28, Storme van Rooyen 25, Joshua Prince 24, Michail Tarentaal 24; Erhard Barends 2/29); St. Andrew’s School 84/10 (Nicholas Stafford 4/20, Fawaaz Hendricks 2/11). Wynberg won by 85 runs.

Sohail Seonath bashed a brilliant unbeaten century for St David’s Marist Inanda, while Thomas Collins top-scored for St Stithians College as their sides marched to victories over Monument and Dobsonville respectively in Switch Schools SA20 – Volume Two matches on Wednesday afternoon.

On La Valla Oval, the coin fell in favour of the St David’s captain, Jason Rowles, and the allrounder opted to bat first on a pitch he knows well.

Seonath piloted the innings from the top of the order and led the hosts to a healthy 169/2. Rowles, then, took control with the ball as St David’s limited Monument to 134/9 in reply, thus securing a 35-run win.

Seonath was the constant in the St David’s innings, flaying 12 fours and two sixes in his unbeaten 101 off only 65 balls.

The opener shared a 48-run opening stand with Roberto Mariano, then joined forces with Rowles for a brief 20-run second-wicket stand, before finally combining with Jonah Gruskin for an unbroken 101-run third-wicket partnership. Gruskin was not out on 33 from 26 balls at the end of the St David’s innings.

Rowles ensured that Monument struggled to build momentum in their run chase by striking twice in the second over to undermine Monnas‘ pursuit. From there, progress was slow, with the visitors losing wickets at regular intervals.

Ibrahim Haffejee did well, though, to chip in with a 28-ball 34, while Zaine van der Vyver scored 31 from 35 balls. However, no other Monument batsmen reached the 20-run mark.

Rowles did most of the damage with his spin, snaring four wickets for 18 runs in four overs. He was well-supported by his new ball partner, Christopher Emslie, who bagged three wickets for 28 runs from four overs.

In another match played on Wednesday, St Stithians put 159/5 on the board, batting first against Dobsonville at Dobsonville. Saints then delivered a stellar bowling performance to restrict the hosts to only 60/7 from their 20 overs, thus resulting in a 99-run victory.

Not everything went smoothly for St Stithians, with Dobsonville removing captain, Nicholas Bayly, and Ombesa Matsha in the opening 2.2 overs of the contest. Unfortunately for the home side, those early strikes resulted in Thomas Collins and Matthew Katzenstein joining forces at the crease.

The duo stitched together a match-winning 110-run third-wicket partnership. Collins top-scored for Saints with 66 from 54, hitting just two fours and a six, while Katzenstein pressed the accelerator, striking five fours and a six in his 35-ball 52.

When they batted, Dobsonville did well not to lose any wickets in the powerplay. The downside to their approach was that their run scoring rate was slow. After 6.4 overs, they had crawled to 18/1. In a 20-over clash, that proved to be their undoing. They were behind the required run rate and they never recovered.

Katlego Moshoete laboured hard for 26 from 55 balls, while Luvuyo Mtimkulu made 15 off 31. They were, however, the only batsmen to exit single figures scores.

Zaakir Hanslo was Saints’ most successful bowler with a pair of wickets for only eight runs in four overs. Jason Joiner also bagged a brace but went for 16 from two overs.

Summarised Scorecards

St David’s 169/2 (Seonath Sohail 101*, Jonah Gruskin 33*; Zian Maritz 2/26, Ibrahim Haffejee 0/6) Monument 134/9 (Ibrahim Haffejee 34, Zaine van der Vyver 31; Jason Rowles 4/18, Christopher Emslie 3/28). St David’s won by 35 runs.

St Stithians 159/5 (Thomas Collins 66, Matthew Katzenstein 52; Lethabo Mohatli 2/12, Lindokuhle Delport 1/14). Dobsonville 60/7 (Katlego Moshoete 26, Luvuyo Mtimkulu 15*; Zaakir Hanslo 2/8, Jason Joiner 2/26). St Stithians won by 99 runs.