Ruvan Barnard blasts 203 for HTS Drostdy on the Garden Route
HTS Drostdy travelled to George to take on Hoërskool Outeniqua in a 25-over game on Friday, ahead of their planned inter-schools, which will take place next year, when all of their teams will do battle in an annual fixture.
The team from Worcester couldn’t match the hosts’ pace in Friday’s encounter, but they bounced back to flex their muscles on Saturday when they took on Glenwood House in a 50-over fixture.
Ruvan Barnard was at the forefront of the Drostdy batting effort, scoring a massive 203 runs off of only 109 deliveries, before retiring.
Barnard’s robust innings included 30 boundaries, 12 of which went soaring over the ropes for the maximum. He and Stefan van der Merwe shared an enormous 243-run partnership and additional contributions from Gerhard le Roux (73), Darius Venter (44) and Regardt du Plessis (34*) saw Drostdy to a formidable total of 499/4.
They had batted well on the previous day against Outeniqua too, with Stefan van der Merwe making an undefeated 84 runs, but Stefan May (68*) and Trent Huisamen (48*) shared a winning 78-run partnership for Outeniqua from only 62 deliveries.
There was no danger of Drostdy’s total being chased down on Saturday, with Barnard following up his double-century with a scintillating performance with the ball. He dismissed three Glenwood House batsmen for only 19 runs from 10 overs, four of which were maidens. It was an incredible all-round contribution for the young Drostdy talent.
Du Plessis also snared three wickets to subdue the local batsmen, who were bowled out in the 48th over of their response, still 354 runs short of Drostdy’s total.
Summarised scores
24 February
HTS Drostdy 499/4 (Ruvan Barnard 203, Stefan van der Merwe 93, Gerhard le Roux 73, Darius Venter 44, Ekstras 44, Regardt du Plessis 34*; Tristan van Zyl 2/87); Glenwood House 145 (Extras 34, Melo Hlangani 26, Luann Erasmus 25, Lathim Impodu 25; Ruvan Barnard 3/19, Regardt du Plessis 3/27, Gerhard le Roux 2/16). HTS Drostdy won by 354 runs (50 Overs).
23 February
HTS Drostdy 170/4 (Stefan van der Merwe 84*, Ruvan Barnard 33, Stephan Steyn 25; Wernich Cassel 1/20); Outeniqua 172/3 (Stefan May 68*, Trent Huisamen 48*, Joof Enslin 24; Bryan Cochrane 1/19). Outeniqua won by seven wickets (25 Overs).
