Grey High edge Futura in Super Over, Coventry drives St Andrew’s to success
Futura Academy and Grey High finished their innings all square in their T20 match in Gqeberha on Wednesday afternoon and it was left to a Super Over for Grey to edge the win.
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Taine Havenmann, from Durban High School, spearheaded the visitors’ efforts, scoring 35 runs before snaring 2/15 as his team frustrated the Grey side. Glenwood‘s Ciaran Roundtree bowled well, too, picking up 2/17, while Selborne College‘s Ethan Currin claimed 2/25.
Xander Elkington, who has enjoyed a stellar run of form with the bat this year, having already scored two tons, showed his versatility by leading Grey’s bowling attack. He claimed 3/19 as the visitors, batting first, were held to 137/8.
Then, when Grey replied, Marco Giaconni played a confident innings for 41 runs and Kian Cambier offered strong assistance with a further 32 runs off of 20 deliveries.
The rest of the Grey batsmen struggled to find a foothold and the home team suddenly found themselves chasing the game.
However, Tristan Kemp and Matthew Wolfe kept their composure, and Kemp scored a vital two runs off the final delivery to secure a stalemate, which brought on a Super Over.
Giaconni and Cambier were entrusted at the crease for the home team, with Dillon Garrod, who entered the fray when Cambier’s wicket fell, boosting the run rate immediately with a six.
Giaconni also struck a boundary off the only delivery he faced to help Grey to a challenging 21 runs off of their over.
Tristan Grundling then secured victory for the home side by restricting Futura to 13 runs in their final visit to the middle.
In Makhanda, St Andrew’s College continued their dominant run of form as they beat Stanley CC by 51 runs.
Mitch Coventry (67) and Alex Price (57) impressed with the bat, while Karabo van Heerden led the bowling attack as they defended their 30-over total of 221/7.
Van Heerden sent three Stanley batsmen packing, while Roman van Zyl and Samuel Scheckter combined to remove four more for only 15 runs.
In an East London derby, Stirling High School saw off their local rivals Cambridge High School by 69 runs.
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Opener Ryan Markland shone with a strong 65 runs and Chad Clark-Evans raced to 55 from 36 deliveries as Stirling posted 190/3.
Then, despite Aqhama Mdlulwa replying with a well-played 61 off of only 39 deliveries, the rest of the Cambridge batting lineup stumbled and left their side well short of the victory target after 20 overs.
Summarised Scorecards
Futura Academy 137/8 & 13/0 (Taine Havermann 35, Reinhard Barnard 27; Xander Elkington 3/19, Tristan Grundling 2/27); Grey High 137/7 & 21/1 (Marco Giaconni 41, Kian Cambier 32, Joel Maree 29; Taine Havenmann 2/15, Ciaran Roundtree 2/17, Ethan Currin 2/25). Grey won by 8 runs in Super Over
Selborne 184/4 (Aaron Senekal 70, Extras 29, Jacques van der Merwe 27, Waelon Plaatjies 23*, Tré Gilbert 23); Lilyfontein 107/3 (Corbin Tidbury 37, Adam Rogers 2/7). Selborne won by 77 runs.
Stirling High School 190/3 (Ryan Markland 65, Chad Clark-Evans 55, Extras 29, Josh Pickering 27; Tyler Bambie 1/23); Cambridge High School 121/6 (Aqhama Mdlulwa 61, Brady Hoole 20; Blake Nell 2/13). Stirling High School won by 69 runs.
