522 reasons for the Rusties to smile
Hoërskool Rustenburg’s 1st XI had plenty of reasons to smile after their first North West League match on Saturday.
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The Rusties made a massive statement as they bullied Fields College on their way to a mammoth victory of 444 runs over their fellow Rustenburgers.
Playing at home, Rusties decided to bat first. It proved to be a good decision, with runs flowing from the bat from the first ball of their innings.
The floodgates opened up completely, however, when Zandré Diedericks and Christivan Coetzer made their way out to the middle.
There seemed to be no stopping either batsman. Diedericks found his rhythm quickly and deposited the ball to all parts of the Hoërskool Rustenburg Oval. He brutalised the Fields College attack, blasting a memorable 176 from only 106 balls, for a strike rate of 166.
Diedericks struck 20 fours and nine sixes in his big innings, which meant that 134 of his runs were scored from boundaries.
As if that wasn’t enough, Coetzer inflicted further pain on the visitors, contributing an equally impressive knock. Coming in at eight, the Rusties’ power hitter went ballistic, powering his way to an unbeaten 152, which featured 18 fours and six sixes.
Those two big centuries set the tone as Rustenburg tallied an astonishing 522/9 in their 50 overs.
Amidst the chaos, Ariel Julies did well to pick up three wickets, although they came at a cost of 86 runs.
Matters weren’t easy for Fields College with the bat, either. Only William Motsatsi made it past 20 runs. He finished with a well-played 47 from 53 deliveries, but that didn’t put much of a dent into the Rusties’ supersized total.
Nathan Rossouw, who also contributed 45 runs to the Rustenburg total, stood out for his side with the ball. He rubbed further salt into the Fields College wounds, capturing five wickets in only six overs. With further telling contributions from Callie Fryer (2/24) and Samuel Crous (2/1), the Rustenburg quickly wrapped up the match by bundling the visitors out for a meagre 78.
Summarised scorecard
Hoërskool Rustenburg 522/9 (Zandré Diedericks 176, Christivan Coetzer 152*, Extras 65, Nathan Rossouw 45, Thian Labuschagne 34, Callie Fryer 24; Ariel Julies 3/86, Heet Patel 2/39, William Motsatsi 2/68); Fields College 78 (William Motsatsi 47; Nathan Rossouw 5/14, Samuel Crous 2/1, Callie Fryer 2/24). Hoërskool Rustenburg won by 444 runs.
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