2 October 2023
Kearsney College, St Stithians, Affies and Grey College maintained their 100 percent records after three days of the 2023 Oppenheimer Michaelmas Cricket Week, but it was a near thing for the boys from Bloem on Monday.
Grey vs Clifton
In a low-scoring contest played at UKZN, they squeezed out a seven-run win over Clifton College.
Grey owed plenty to their opening batsman, Adem Niewoudt, who made 46 from 60 deliveries in their total of 107 all out. Their next highest score was only 15.
Shiraz Perumal, with 4 for 16, and Huzaifah Badat, with 3 for 12, had their way with the Grey batsmen.
Three Clifton batsmen bettered Grey’s second best of 15 runs, but Byron Ward’s 25 was their highest score. Darion Rabie, with a sensational return of 4 for 15 in 10, and Jonathan Muller with 3 for 25, helped Grey dismiss the Durban boys for 100.
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Maritzburg College vs Pretoria Boys’ High
Meanwhile, the hosts, Maritzburg College survived a thriller against Pretoria Boys High on Goldstone’s.
PBHS posted 232 all out, batting first, with captain Keagan Thiele making 68 and Patrick Mouton 42. Spinner Oliver da Costa was among the wickets, picking up 3 for 45.
In reply, College crawled over the line, winning with one wicket in hand. Michael Gibson’s 54 paced their innings and there was solid support from Sphamandla Dzanibe (47) and Caleb Thomas (34). Callum Croome took 3 for 41.
Kearsney College vs Saint John’s College
Fresh off capturing the Saint John’s Rams T20 title in Zimbabwe, Kearsney has been on a tear at the Michaelmas Week, and they continued their fine form against Saint John’s College, who had won their first two games.
The Gauteng side batted first, and Luke Francis struck 101 to steer Saint John’s to 241 all out, while Murray Weyer removed four batsmen at a cost of 46 runs.
Kearsney then demonstrated their considerable batting depth, with Ross Coetzee making an undefeated 95 and Adam Zeiler 57 not out.
Cameron Veenstra, with 36, also provided valuable runs as Kearsney recorded a six-wicket victory. They’ll face Affies on Tuesday in a showdown between two teams with perfect records.
Michaelhouse vs Affies
Michaelhouse, though, threatened to take down Affies at Collegians, with a good bowling performance that restricted the Pretoria school to 151 all out.
Divan de Villiers, with 43, and Matthew Seymore, with 35, were the mainstays of the Affies’ innings, while Cameron Strudwick’s left-arm spin tore holes in the Affies’ batting, as he took 3 for 19 in nine, and Ethan Muir stood out, too, with his return of 3 for 24 in 10.
House, though, stumbled out of the gate in their run chase, losing six wickets in the space of 18 runs to slide to 44 for 6 in the 23rd over. Their key batsman, Murray Baker, was run out for 28.
Cameron Strudwick defied the Affies’ attack, making 24, but Michaelhouse came up 29 runs short of the opposition’s total as Jorich van Schalkwyk devastated their reply, sending five batsmen packing at a cost of only 12 runs from his 10 overs.
Xavier de Wet took 2 for 14 and Heinrich Muller 2 for 21.
Glenwood vs St Stithians
St Stithians, like Kearsney, recorded their third emphatic win on the trot.
Out at Eston, Glenwood did well to bowl out Saints for 227, with Bandile Mbatha claiming 5 for 42, while Emile Odendaal, with 59, and Richard Seletswane, with 44, paced the St Stithians innings.
Glenwood lost too many wickets up front to truly challenge the Joburg boys, and they were bowled for 148, with Cameron Laing making 47 and Slade Locke 32.
Speedster Kwena Maphaka wrought havoc on the Green Machine’s reply, knocking over 5 for 28, while Lhuan-dre Pretorius took 3 for 29.
Hilton College vs KES
After going down to St Stithians on Sunday, Hilton College returned to the win column with a comprehensive 129-run victory over KES.
Hilton captain Ross Boast led their batting effort, making 69, while Ben Hockly weighed in with 46, as the Midlands’ school put up 257 all out.
Boast then captured 5 for 31 with the ball to have KES back in the pavilion for just 128.
Westville Boys’ High vs Jeppe
Westville Boys’ High turned in a strong performance in the field to set themselves up for a four-wicket win over Jeppe at Lynwood.
Tshepo Strafa made 47, but no one else made it beyond the teens, as Jeppe mustered just 135 all out. Had it not been for 28 extras, which included 23 wides, they would have barely reached triple figures.
Blake Simpson picked up 4 for 31 in 10, and Roxton Payne snared 3 for 23 in his 10 overs of left-arm spin.
An innings of 38 from Blake Simpson was the cornerstone of the Westville reply. It was slow, but they claimed the win after 45.2 overs, despite a tidy effort from Jeppe skipper, Jaydon Brooker, who claimed 2 for 24 in 10.
Saint Charles vs Saint David’s
At Saint Charles, Saint David’s Marist Inanda found themselves in early trouble, but the in-form Gomolemo Phiri, fresh off a century on Sunday, steadied their innings, striking 11 fours in a knock of 66 from 78 balls before he was run out by Matthew Urquhart. An unbeaten 54 from Kamogelo Phiri helped lift the Joburgers to 192 for 8 in their 50 overs.
Jehan Adonis, with 3 for 10 in five overs, was the pick of the Saints’ attack, while Brendon Sunguro was very good, taking 2 for 16 in eight tight overs.
A 119-run partnership for the second wicket then set the home side up for a convincing five-wicket win, with 12 overs to spare. Opening batsman Sam Brown top scored with 61 from 59 deliveries, while Ntando Zuma tallied 59 from 61.
Northwood vs Waterkloof
Waterkloof came off second against Kearsney College on Sunday, but they returned to winning ways on Monday at UKZN.
Northwood’s Knights posted 224 for 9 against the Klofies, with Evan Fouche (58) and Nqobani Mokoena (51) sharing a 125-run stand for the fifth wicket. Franco Schmidt, meanwhile, snapped up 4 for 40 with the ball.
The Pretoria school then took 43.3 overs to overhaul the Northwood total, passing it with four wickets down.
Divan Behrens led the way with 80 at the top of the order, while Beukes van der Berg (55) and Riley Miller (38) were among the runs for a third match in succession.
DHS vs Cornwall Hill College
At Richmond, Cornwall Hill College, after a couple of sub-standard batting performances, really hit their straps against DHS.
Lethabo Phahlamohlaka went big, recording the highest individual score of the week thus far, with 140, while Richard Williams contributed 54 as Cornwall tallied 328 for 9.
DHS never really managed to mount a challenge to Cornwall Hill’s daunting total and were bowled out for 154. Semal Pillay resisted with 42, but Ryan Herselman (3 for 10) and Yuveerin Govendor (3 for 3) ripped the DHS innings apart.
SCORE SUMMARIES
Maritzburg College vs Pretoria Boys High, Goldstone’s
Pretoria Boys’ High 232 all out (K. Thiele 68, P. Mouton 42, L. Marshall 32, Da Costa 3 for 45)
Maritzburg College 234 for 9 (S. Dzanibe 47, M. Gibson 54, C. Thomas 34, C. Croome 3 for 41)
Maritzburg College won by 1 wicket
Kearsney College vs Saint John’s College, Barns’
Saint John’s College 241 all out (L. Francis 101, T. Levers 34, M. Weyer 4 for 46)
Kearsney College 245 for 4 (R. Coetzee 95*, A. Zeiler 57*, C. Veenstra 36)
Kearsney College won by 6 wickets
Westville Boys’ High vs Jeppe High, Lynwood
Jeppe 135 all out (T. Stafa 47, B. Simpson 4 for 30, R. Payne 3 for 22)
Westville 136 for 6 (B. Simpson 42, J. Brooker 2 for 24, T. Mutekwa 2-34)
Westville won by 4 wickets
Michaelhouse vs Affies, Collegians
Affies 151 all out (D. de Villiers 43, M. Seymore 35, C. Strudwick 3 for 19, E. Muir 3 for 24)
Michaelhouse 122 all out (M. Baker 28, C. Strudwick 24*, J. van Schalkwyk 5 for 12, X. de Wet 2 for 14)
Affies won by 29 runs
Glenwood High vs St Stithians College, Eston
St Stithians 227 all out (E. Odendaal 59, R. Seletswane 44, B. Mbatha 5 for 42, Naraidu 2 for 46)
Glenwood 148 all out (C. Laing 47, S. Locke 32, K. Maphaka 5 for 28, L. Pretorius 3 for 29)
St Stithian’s won by 79 runs
Hilton College vs King Edward VII, Hilton
Hilton College 257 all out (R. Boast 69, B. Hockly 46, C. Sabela 3 for 46, D. Ritchie 2 for 42)
KES 128 all out (K. Hilton 33, C. Sabela 23, R. Boast 5 for 31, B. Cutting 2 for 5)
Hilton won by 129 runs
Saint Charles College vs Saint David’s Marist Inanda, Saint Charles
Saint David’s Marist Inanda 192 for 8 (G. Phiri 66, K. Phiri 54*, J. Adonis 3 for 10, B, Sunguro 2 for 16)
Saint Charles 193 for 5 (S. Brown 61, N. Zuma 59, M. West 2 for 37)
St Charles won by 5 wickets
Clifton College vs Grey College, Varsity 1
Grey College 107 all out (A. Niewoudt 46, Shi. Perumal 4 for 16, H. Badat 3 for 12)
Clifton College 100 all out (B. Ward 25, T. Saulez 21, D. Rabie 4 for 15, J. Muller 3 for 25)
Grey College won by 7 runs
Northwood School vs Waterkloof, Varsity 2
Northwood 224 for 9 (E. Fouche. N. Mokoena 51, F. Schmidt 4 for 40, F. Cronje 2 for 26)
Waterkloof 225 for 4 (D. Behrens 80, B. van den Berg 55, N. Mokoena 2 for 41)
Waterkloof won by 6 wickets
Durban High School vs Cornwall Hill College, Richmond
Cornwall Hill College 328 for 9 (L. Phahlamohlaka 140, R. Williams 54)
DHS 154 all out (S. Pillay 42, R. Herselman 3 for 10, Y. Govender 3 for 3)
Cornwall Hill College won by 174 runs
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