Gangat takes five as Pearson triumphs in Makhanda
Sulaymaan Gangat and Cayden Wilson undermined Graeme College’s run-chase on Saturday to see their side to a 39-run victory in Makhanda.
The Pearson bowlers have been on fire lately, with Gangat picking up eight wickets against Grey High a week ago.
Playing at home, Graeme won the toss and elected to make the visitors bat first.
Divan Els, Luke Hector and Cayden Wilson stuck it out to make solid contributions, but Pearson mustered only a modest 169 before they were bowled out.
The hosts had time on their side and began their innings with a calm counterattack devoid of any unnecessary risks.
After 15 overs had been bowled, Graeme College was on 53 without loss, but Gangat then struck to provide the spark his side desperately needed.
Gangat added four more wickets to his rapidly growing tally, and conceded only 35 runs, to finish with a decisive return of 5/35.
Wilson kept the pressure on the hosts by snaring three more for Pearson as they dismissed Graeme for only 130, well shy of their victory target.
Meanwhile, Framesby flexed their muscles with a huge 261-run victory over Muir College.
Dewan Wessels bludgeoned 126 off of 109 deliveries and his teammate, Juan Grigor, scalped 5/34 to spearhead the Framesby assault.
For the third time in a week, St Andrew’s College got the better of Kingswood College, romping to an easy win in a T20 on this occasion.
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Scott Miles and Roman van Zyl took five wickets and went for only 19 runs between them as Kingswood was restricted to 68/9.
Despite Jack Collett knocking over 3/12, in the 13th over of their reply, Mitch Coventry and Alex Price scored the winning runs for SAC. With a match against the Futura Academy on Sunday, the College boys surely appreciated the truncated T20 contest.
The aforementioned Futura Academy was in action on Friday and scraped by against Selborne College for a victory by a very small margin.
Tré Gilbert‘s 60 helped the Selbornians to within three runs of the win, but the touring side held on for a thrilling T20 victory.
Summarised Scorecards
Pearson 169 (Divan Els 37, Luke Hector 36, Cayden Wilson 26, Extras 24; Jordan Damons 3/15, Andrew Muir 2/16, Murray Tyson 2/24); Graeme College 130 (Jordan Damons 32*, Enrique Strydom 31, Murray Tyson 25; Sulaymaan Gangat 5/35, Cayden Wilson 3/24). Pearson won by 39 runs.
Hudson Park 169/9 (Likho Gidi 65, Extras 41, Kugqamile Nomtshongwana 28; Chad Clark-Evans 3/23, Blake Nell 3/25); Stirling High School 170/6 (Chad Clark-Evans 55, Extras 37, Darren Masfen 27, Josh Pickering 20; Likho Gidi 2/23, Lithemba Nomoyi 2/35). Stirling High School won by four wickets.
Kingswood College 68/9 (Extras 18; Scott Miles 3/11, Roman van Zyl 2/8, Samuel Scheckter 2/11); St Andrew’s College 69/3 (Mitch Coventry 25*; Jack Collett 3/12). St Andrew’s College won by seven wickets.
Framesby 345/8 (Dewan Wessels 127, Extras 69, JJ de Lange 46, Evan Claassen, Taine Douw 28; D Murray 2/24, Simnikiwe Soyaya 2/56); Muir College 84 (Extras 21, Juan Grigor 5/34, Juanré de Vos 3/11, Logan Fleetwood 2/16). Framesby won by 261 runs.
Futura Academy 140/9 (Tyler Stagg 40, Ethan Currin 25, A Nico 23*; Liso Ndzamela 3/19, Matt Hendry 2/21); Selborne College 138/6 (Tré Gilbert 60, Jacques van der Merwe 28; A Nico 2/11, J Fourie 2/19). Futura Academy won by two runs.
