Minnaar’s second century in two days not enough for Hans Moore
Despite Warren Minnaar continuing his brilliant run of form, Westville Boys’ High stayed in the fight and pulled off a thrilling victory over Hans Moore in Paarl on day two of the 2024 HJS Cricket Week.
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On Friday, Minnaar added a second century to his name in as many days and recorded a third successive unbeaten innings to power Hans Moore to 259/7.
Zander Swart‘s impressive knock of 73 off of 52 deliveries at the end of the innings meant the KZN boys had a mountain to climb when they took to the crease.
Westville opener Max Robertson, though, delivered a composed knock, scoring 106 runs, to give the Griffin a solid platform for their run chase.
Kaeden McAllister assisted further with 77 runs, and suddenly Westville were in a position to secure an impressive victory, with Chad van Breda seeing them to the win.
They face their toughest challenge of the event thus far on Saturday when they take on Paul Roos Gimnasium in Stellenbosch, but the KZN side will be encouraged by their battling win over a strong Hans Moore team.
Paul Roos looked strong in their match against Marais Viljoen as they cruised to victory, courtesy of the bowling of Neil Barnard and Luca Plekker, who both picked up three wickets.
Darshik Lutchman‘s unbeaten 91 helped St John’s College to steamroll their way to 273/8 against a strong side from Somerset College.
The Johannesburg outfit then backed up their elite batting performance with a bowling masterclass by Cole Francis (6/30) and Kago Masote (3/31), which curtailed any hopes of a fightback by the locals.
Noordheuwel‘s bowlers’ discipline made the difference as they scraped a one-wicket win over Paarl Gimnasium. Ryan Montanus was at the fore of the Nories’ effort, snaring three Gimmies for 23 runs.
While the Noordheuwel batsmen also struggled to find a rhythm, Dian Taljaard and Corné Olivier did enough to put pressure on the local bowlers, which led to them conceding more extras and that proved vital to the outcome of the match.
Marius Penning still had some work to do at 180/9, with another 10 runs required to win, but the tailender remained calm and saw his side to a hard-fought victory.
Parel Vallei appeared to be well set after an unbeaten partnership of 105 runs by Chris Hughes and Marco Karsten drove them to 231/5 after 50 overs against Northern Cape High School.
The Kimberley side put up a valiant fight, with Faizan Kajee scoring 57 runs while weathering 103 deliveries, and Vonn Basson making 40 off of 55. It was, however, the bowling of Caleb Robinson (4/39) and Christopher Hughes (2/16) that provided breakthroughs at crucial moments in the match and secured victory for the locals.
Northcliff came to within 20 runs of victory for a second time during the HJS Festival, but Ruald Coetzee and Janno Junas protected Hoërskool Bellville‘s low total with some outstanding bowling.
Summarised Scorecards, Day Two
Hans Moore 259/7 (Warren Minnaar 107*, Zander Swart 73, Extras 28, Kenan Shaw 26; Sean McGough 3/25, Bhaskar Sewali 2/41); Westville Boys’ High 264/7 (Max Robertson 106, Kaeden McAllister 77, Chad van Breda 27*; Henré Eveleigh 3/49, Tihan Eloff 2/49). Westville Boys’ High won by three wickets.
Paul Roos Gimnasium 198/9 (Cornel Swart 66, Matthew Seymore 35, Callum Appollis 28; Ryan Montanus 3/21); Marais Viljoen 154 (Jaden Govender 31, Tyran Bouw 27, Nathan Bailey 26; Neil Barnard 3/25, Luca Plekker 3/33, Keauno Williams 2/13). Paul Roos Gimnasium won by 44 runs.
St John’s College 273/8 (Darshik Lutchman 91*, Joseph McRobert 50, Thomas Levers 33, Extras 33, J Yuill 25*; Thomas Parsons 3/54, Troy Varie 2/40); Somerset College 139 (Tyrone Rieth 47, Callum Hughes 25, Chad Ayford 21; Cole Francis 6/30, Kago Masote 3/31). St John’s College won by 134 runs.
Paarl Gimnasium 189 (Franco Boonzaier 57, Adriaan Louw 55, JJ Bason 4/39, Tidi Moeketsana 3/53); Noordheuwel 191/9 (Dian Taljaard 33, Corné Olivier 33, Extras 33, Pieter Bezuidenhout 23, Tidi Moeketsana 21; Zheemo Isaacs 2/23, Louis Koen 2/31). Noordheuwel won by one wicket.
Parel Vallei 231/5 (Chris Hughes 81*, Marko Karsten 61*, Sevi Barlow 27, Luka Meets 20; Naseer Daniels 1/31); Noord-Kaap 180 (Faizaan Kajee 57, Vonn Basson 40, Shaw Lourens 30, Luqmaan Gool 22; Caleb Robinson 4/39, Christopher Hughes 2/16). Parel Vallei won by 51 runs.
Hoërskool Bellville 139 (Onke Mazitshana 37, Ruald Coetzee 28, Extras 25; Reaal Hariram 3/21, Suvan Pillay 3/44); Northcliff 120 (Cade Bradley 25*; Ruald Coetzee 3/15, Janno Junas 3/36). Hoërskool Bellville won by 19 runs.
HTS Drostdy 182 (Ruvan Barnard 47, Extras 41, Stephan van der Merwe 33, Bryan Cochrane 25, Jacques Jordaan 23; Tristan Kemp 3/20, Zephyr Smith 2/26); Grey High II 114 (Luke Tait 44, Extras 27; Bryan Cochrane 3/17, Sias du Toit 2/3, Ruvan Barnard 2/23, Regardt du Plessis 2/39). HTS Drostdy won by 68 runs.
Outeniqua 213/9; Waterkloof II 192/7. Outeniqua won by 21 runs.
