4 November 2024
During the week, Westville Boys’ High scraped past Kearsney by one run in a Schools SA20 clash, but they enjoyed a more comfortable victory at Michaelhouse on Saturday, scoring a comfortable 82-run win on the Roy Gathorne Oval.
Captain Nicandro Kistna‘s decision to bat first didn’t pan out that well, at first, but Seth Simpson soon turned the tide in the Griffins‘ favour after they were reduced to 28/2 in the seventh over. He played a patient and well-judged knock, accumulating 68 runs from 97 balls, which included a six and eight fours.
He and Sean McGough shared a stand of 78 from 98 balls for the fourth wicket, with McGough weighing in with 38 from 53 deliveries. The next five batsmen – Kyle McGough, Roxton Payne, Tristin Delvin, Sekou Shangase, and Dayalan Boyce – all made it into the teens. Individually, theirs were not big contributions, but cumulatively that made a difference as Westville batted all the way through their 50 overs, losing their last wicket on the last ball, with the total on 231.
The Roy Gathorne Oval is not a particularly high-scoring venue, so that was a solid score from the visitors.
Ethan Muir was the pick of the ‘House bowlers, knocking over 4/38 in 10 overs while doing a good job of disrupting the Westville middle-order. Ross Moller was, as always, difficult to get away, and he took 2/37 in 10. Radhesh Jhilmeet also bagged two sticks, conceding 31 runs from his five overs.
Michaelhouse’s reply was uneven. Two batsmen, Seb Hofmeyr and Jean-Luc Rey, batted well and convincingly handled the Westville bowlers. Unfortunately for the home team, the remainder of their batsmen failed to fire, with the last man in, Thandanani Zuma, the best of them with eight not out. That, simply put, didn’t cut.
Hofmeyr excelled with 64 from 81 balls, striking a six and eight fours. Such was his dominance in comparison to the other Michaelhouse batsmen that when he was out, the seventh wicket to go down, ‘House had reached only 97 in the 26th over.
Rey, though, picked up where Hofmeyr left off , making 36 from 50, with four fours, but he was the last man to go, caught off the bowling of Kistna, with the Michaelhouse total on 149.
The Westville skipper inflicted serious damage on the home side’s batting, snapping up 3/19 in 5.3 overs, while Roxton Payne’s left-arm spin brought him a tidy return of 3/27 from 10. Fast bowler Dayalan Boyce picked up 1/18 in seven.
SCORES
Westville Boys’ High 231/10 (Seth Simpson 68, Sean McGough 38, Ethan Muir 4/38, Radhesh Jhilmeet 2/31, Ross Moller 2/37); Michaelhouse 149/10 (Sebastian Hofmeyr 64, Jean-Luc Rey 36, Nicandro Kistna 3/19, Roxton Payne 3/27).
Westville Boys’ High won by 82 runs.
RESULTS
2nd XI
Michaelhouse 115/10
Westville 116/6
Westville won by 4 wickets
3rd XI
Westville 97/10
Michaelhouse 101/3
Michaelhouse won by 7 wickets
4th XI
Michaelhouse 208/7
Westville 117/10
Michaelhouse won by 91 runs
u15A
Michaelhouse 142/10
Westville 143/6
Westville won by 4 wickets
u15B
Westville 268/8
Michaelhouse 229/8
Westville won by 40 runs
u14A
Westville 168/10
Michaelhouse 169/7
Michaelhouse won by three wickets
u14B
Westville 197/4
Michaelhouse 109/10
Westville won by 88 runs
u14C
Westville 192/7
Michaelhouse 48/10
Westville won by 145 runs
u14D
Westville 185/3
Michaelhouse 94/10
Westville won by 91 runs
BASKETBALL
Maybe a touch surprisingly, Michaelhouse’s 1st basketball team gave Westville all they could handle in their showdown on Saturday. The Griffins have put together a fine season, delivering assured performances, but ‘House made the visitors sweat for a four-point win.
The hosts also stood strong down the age groups, recording 10 wins to Westville’s seven.
Matters ended all square in the open age group, 2-2, while Westville took two of the three u16 games, although ‘House snatched victory in the u16A clash. They won all five u15 games, while Westville took three of five in the u14 age group, with Michaelhouse picking up another A team win.
RESULTS
1st: Michaelhouse 57-61 Westville
2nd: Michaelhouse 22-18 Westville
3rd: Michaelhouse 40-10 Westville
4th: Michaelhouse 22-25 Westville
16A: Michaelhouse 36-33 Westville
16B: Michaelhouse 27-35 Westville
16C: Michaelhouse 14-16 Westville
15A: Michaelhouse 46-23 Westville
15B: Michaelhouse 29-17 Westville
15C: Michaelhouse 52-24 Westville
15D: Michaelhouse 14-13 Westville
15E: Michaelhouse 20-8 Westville
14A: Michaelhouse 24-18 Westville
14B: Michaelhouse 25-29 Westville
14C: Michaelhouse 30-12 Westville
14D: Michaelhouse 16-22 Westville
14E: Michaelhouse 8-12 Westville
1st: Michaelhouse 8-6 Westville
2nd: Michaelhouse 11-4 Westville
3rd: Michaelhouse 8-6 Westville
15A: Michaelhouse 2-9 Westville
15B: Michaelhouse 7-2 Westville
14B: Michaelhouse 8-9 Westville
WATER POLO
While Westville might not have enjoyed the results of the water polo matches, with Michaelhouse scoring four wins to the Griffins’ two, including an 8-6 victory in the 1st team game, those results reflected two important points:
The first was the improvement that Michaelhouse’s water polo teams have shown this year. The second was that this improvement has also been evident in other KZN schools in 2024, which is good news for the province. Kearsney’s recent title success in the St Stithians Invitational Water Polo Tournament was further evidence that the game in KZN is in good health.
RESULTS
1st: Michaelhouse 8-6 Westville
2nd: Michaelhouse 11-4 Westville
3rd: Michaelhouse 8-6 Westville
15A: Michaelhouse 2-9 Westville
15B: Michaelhouse 7-2 Westville
14B: Michaelhouse 8-9 Westville
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