Boishaai to get a second bite at the cherry against Bishops
Paarl Boys’ High will face Diocesan College (Bishops) in the Western Cape regional final of the Schools SA20 in Oudtshoorn on Sunday. The winner will represent the Western Cape in the national final in Pretoria in March.
Bishops secured their place in the final with a convincing victory of 99 runs over SACS.
Alexander Vincent (69*) and Waco Bassick (55*) propelled the victorious side to a massive 195/5 thanks to their unbeaten partnership of 126 runs over the sixth wicket.
Vincent only faced 27 deliveries in his innings hitting five fours and six sixes. Bassick was also in a devastating mood as he only faced 26 deliveries in his innings.
Thaafier Japtha (33) and Samuel Stavely-Alexander (22) also made valuable contributions with the willow.
SACS only reached 96/8 in their allotted 20 overs with Julian Pilkington (2/19) and Raaid Arendse (2/27) causing their batsmen the most problems. Abhay Kalan (30) top-scored for the losing side.
Bishops will enter the final unbeaten. They defeated Boishaai by four wickets in a cross-pool match on Friday. This match did not count towards the competition.
Boishaai will therefore get another chance in the final to set the record straight against Bishops. The team from Paarl defeated their archnemesis, Paarl Gimnasium, by seven wickets in the other semi-final.
Boishaai’s fast bowler Ulrich Drotschie (5/18) was in top form with a five-wicket haul to help restrict Gimmies to 124. Dirk Burger (27) and Matt Dippenaar (24) were the only batsmen who managed to get good starts for the losing side.
Boishaai reached the target with the last delivery of the 16th over with Brent Goosen (40), Abriam Jacobs (29) and Gideon du Toit (25*) all chipping in.
They have previously been crowned champions of the national competition in its previous format in 2012 when Bjorn Fortuin and Jean-Luc du Plessis were in the team. Du Plessis has since become a professional rugby player, while Fortuin has donned the Protea colours in the shorter formats.
The team of 2012 was captained by Eddie Schutte.
Summarised Scorecards:
Diocesan College 195/5 (Alexander Vintcent 69*, Waco Bassick 55*, Thaafier Japtha 33, Samuel Stavely-Alexander 22; Nicholas Oscroft 2/35); SACS 96/8 (Abhay Kalan 30; Julian Pilkington 2/19, Raaid Arendse 2/27). Diocesan College won by 99 runs.
Paarl Gimnasium 124 (Dirk Burger 27, Matt Dippenaar 24; Ulrich Drotschie 5/18); Paarl Boys’ High 128/3 (Brent Goosen 40, Abriam Jacobs 29, Gideon du Toit 25*; Derrick Groenewald 1/18). Paarl Boys’ High won by seven wickets.
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