Pretorius hits half-century, Affies too good for KES
Vihan Pretorius, the younger brother of SA u19 star Lhuan-dré Pretorius, led Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool to a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over their old rivals, King Edward VII School, in Pretoria on Saturday.
Just a day after his brother made 71 runs against Sri Lanka to secure South Africa a place in the semi-finals of the ICC u19 World Cup, Vihan, too, tallied a wonderful 71 runs from just 51 deliveries.
His innings, combined with an unbeaten contribution of 39 runs from Divan de Villiers, meant that the side from Pretoria comfortably chased down a target of 144 runs.
Jorich van Schalkwyk, put his all-round skills on show by leading the Affies’ bowling attack. He spun a web around the KES batsmen, claiming three wickets for only 12 runs. Wian Munnik (3/35) also got in on the act, while Armin Snyman (2/24) chipped in with two wickets of his own.
For KES, Callum Ritchie, was the pick of their batsmen. He grafted hard under tremendous pressure to top score with 39. Michael Holmes was the only other KES batsman to make a noteworthy contribution, which was worth 22 runs.
Christian Sabela gave it his all with the ball for KES and was their only successful bowler, returning figures of 1/13 from five overs.
Armaan Manack’s exceptional 177 runs from just 151 deliveries put St David’s Marist Inanda in a commanding position in their fixture against St Alban’s College on Saturday. The opening batsman’s innings included a whopping 21 fours and two sixes.
Another good contribution of 71 runs from Matthew West helped the side from Johannesburg amass a mammoth total of 318/7 from their 50 overs.
On a day that belonged to the batsman, Boago Motlhabedi, shone for St Alban’s, claiming figures of two wickets for 35 runs from nine overs.
Despite facing a daunting run chase, St Alban’s stayed in the fight with the bat and caused St David’s some discomfort as Head Boy and opening batsman Zack Richardson (88*, 75b*) and Patrick Weir (41*, 47b) got on top of the St David’s attack before lightning put an unfortunate end to the match.
Summarised scorecards:
King Edward VII School 143 (Callum Ritchie 39, Michael Holmes 22; Jorich van Schalkwyk 3/12, Wian Munnik 3/35, Armin Snyman 2/24); Affies 147/3 (Vihan Pretorius 71, Divan de Villiers 35*; Christiaan Sebela 1/13). Affies won by seven wickets.
St David’s Marist 318/7 (Armaan Manack 177, Matthew West 71, Morteza Manack 23; Boago Motlhabedi 2/35, Patrick Weir 2/45); St Alban’s College 160/2 (Zack Richardson 88*, Patrick Weir 41*; Jason Rowles 2/49). Match abandoned due to lightning.
