Boishaai flex their muscles in Somerset West
Paarl Boys High outmuscled a strong Somerset College outfit on Saturday on the Taberer Oval, recording a seven-wicket victory before they take on their big rivals, Paarl Gimnasium, next weekend.
The hosts scored a respectable 197 all out in 47 overs, but Boishaai had too much firepower and chased down their target in the 38th over of their reply.
Somerset began strongly, with the opening duo of Chad Ayford and Owethu Moyi combining well for 89 runs before Christiaan Wege parted them.
Moyi, still only 14-years old, played a mature innings, patiently taking the initial sting out of the visitors’ attack in a knock that lasted 119 deliveries. He was eventually out for a well-played 60, caught by Dian van der Westhuizen off the bowling of Gideon du Toit.
Du Toit continued causing problems for the hosts and, with the support of Aiden Batt and Daniel Lombard, the boys from Paarl removed most of the rest of the Somerset lineup without much resistance.
Jonno Firth stood tall, however, smashing six boundaries in a brisk 42 runs before he was trapped in front by Lombard.
With almost 200 runs on the board, Somerset’s Thomas Parson got rid of the Boishaai openers, but a commanding 130-run third-wicket partnership between Johan Wege (58*) and Dian van der Westhuizen (71) drove the visiting team to within touching distance of the victory target before Troy Varie finally found a way to get rid of Van der Westhuizen.
JJ van der Sandt (11*) joined Wege to see Boishaai across the line to an impressive victory in preparation for their big derby match, which will close out their season.
Parel Vallei powered to 101/4 in 26 overs against Curro Durbanville before their match was cut short due to the weather.
Meanwhile, Charl Botha smashed nine sixes and stormed to 124 runs in only 99 balls for DF Malan, as he and D’Neill du Toit (61) powered their side to a resounding win over Milnerton, despite the best efforts of Amr Williams, who carved out 41 runs in a valiant attempt to run down DF Malan’s sizeable score.
Summarised Scorecards
Somerset College 197 (Chad Ayford 61, Owethu Moyi 60, Jonno Firth 42; Gideon du Toit 3/33, Daniel Lombard 2/24, Aiden Batt 2/38); Paarl Boys’ High 198/3 (Dian van der Westhuizen 71, Johan Wege 61, Extras 22, Christiaan Wege 21; Thomas Parsons 2/54). Paarl Boys’ High won by seven wickets.
Brackenfell 160 (Antonio Jasson 41, Extras 33, Luke Hattingh 31; Joshua Malgas 2/11, Hamza Camroodien 2/31, Mondré Julies 2/36, Aarin Barends 2/49); Tygerberg 126 (Extras 33, Matthew Florence 29; Aiden Barnardo 3/21, Antonio Jansen 2/22). Brackenfell won by 34 runs.
DF Malan 242/6 (Charl Botha 124, D’Neill du Toit 61, Extras 29; Ryan Gretschel 2/10); Milnerton 177 (Amr Williams 41, Extras 33, Michael Bloemetjie 24; Keanu Swanepoel 3/32, Eddie Fick 2/36). DF Malan won by 65 runs.
