Jakins sparkles for Kingswood, Bishops chases down St Andrew’s College
Daniel Jakins scored a superb 47 and Franco Klopper recorded a four-wicket haul as Kingswood College beat Kearsney College by 17 runs in a Standard Bank Independent Schools Cricket Festival (ISCF) T20 match at St Alban’s College on Sunday morning.
At Cornwall Hill College, Bishops delivered a good all-round team performance to score a four-wicket victory over St Andrew’s College in another T20 tie.
Kingswood won the toss, elected to bat first, and put together a total of 108 in 19.5 overs. Franco Klopper, then, led the charge for Kingswood with the ball, as coach Andrew Birch’s charges bowled Kearsney out for only 91 in 18.2 overs.
Jakins and Chris Zimmerman got Kingswood’s innings underway with a 38-run opening stand, which proved to be their best partnership. Their second-highest came from the ninth-wicket pair of Jakins and James Meyer, who added a vital 23 runs.
The opening pair were also the only Kingswood batsmen to make it into double figures. Jakins held his side’s innings together with his 49-ball 47, which kept him at the crease until the 19th over when he was caught and bowled by James Bishop. Zimmerman’s contribution was an invaluable 23 from 19 deliveries.
Rivaan Moodley and Daniel Miskey bowled well for Kearsney. Moodley, who captured 5/25 in a win over St John’s College (Harare) on Saturday, snared four wickets for 15 runs in four overs and Miskey bagged three wickets for 27 runs from 3.5 overs.
David Louden and Jack Collett, Kingswood’s new ball opening pair, saw to it that Kearsney’s batsmen did not establish themselves early in their run chase. They took a combined four wickets in the powerplay, which left the Botha’s Hill boys’ innings on unsure footing at 27/4 after six overs.
Franco Klopper, the sixth bowler employed by Kingswood, carried on the good work done by the new ball bowlers as he ripped through Kearsney’s middle order. In just 3.2 overs, he nabbed 4/15.
Kearsney kept finding themselves stuck in a rebuilding loop and it wasn’t until Asher Hollister and Jonty Wiggett joined forces that they enjoyed any sort of substantial partnership, with the duo combining to add 29 runs for the sixth wicket. That, unfortunately for Kearsney, was as good as it got. Daniel Miskey and Michael Groom, with 22 for the ninth wicket, were next best.
Jakins followed up on his decisive innings with a solid spell of bowling, claiming one for 20 from four overs, removing Miskey, Kearsney’s third-highest individual run scorer, for 19.
At Cornwall Hill, Bishops won the toss and elected to field first. The Cape Town school was outstanding in the field, executing three brilliant run-outs as they restricted St Andrew’s College to a gettable 147/6 from their 20 overs.
With three of their top four batsmen making significant scores at better than a run a ball, Bishops secured the win with 11 balls to spare, finishing on 150/6.
Adnaan Lagadien put his experience on full display as he slammed a 21-ball 40 at the top of the order. The South Africa u19 batsman’s aggressive effort provided Bishops with a solid foundation from which to build. He also shared in two impactful partnerships: a 35-run opening stand with Samuel Stavely-Alexander, and a 27-run second-wicket stand with his captain, James Robb-Quinlan.
Robb-Quinlan picked up from where Lagadien left off and partnered Waco Bassick in a 48-run third-wicket partnership from 40 balls. Like Lagadien, Robb-Quinlan was dismissed for 40. He faced 34 balls and struck one four and three sixes. Bassick contributed 28 runs from 24 balls.
Earlier in the day, Oliver Johns had clubbed 44 runs from 27 deliveries to help St Andrew’s post 147/6. He arrived at the crease in the second half of the Makhanda side’s innings, following Sam Scheckter’s dismissal in the 12th over, and gave College’s batting effort a big boost, smashing four fours and three sixes.
Luke de Klerk was on fire for Bishops during that period and caused a collapse. It began when he sent Myles Sansom‘s bails flying. Then, he clean-bowled Scheckter, too, before running out Ben Scharges. De Klerk finished with two wickets for 15 runs from four overs.
Johns helped St Andrew’s recover with a 67-run fifth-wicket partnership with Benjamin Coventry. However, a lack of substantial stands on either side of that effort left St Andrew’s vulnerable to a good run chase, and Bishops produced one.
Scorecards
Kingswood 108/10 (Daniel Jakins 47, Chris Zimmerman 23, Rivaan Moodley 4/15, Daniel Miskey 3/27). Kearsney 91/10 (Asher Hollister 23, Jonty Wiggett 22, Franco Klopper 4/15, Jack Collett 2/13). Kingswood won by 17 runs.
St Andrew’s College 147/6 (Oliver Johns 47, Myles Sansom 30, Luke de Klerk 2/15, Michael Kruiskamp 1/35). Bishops 150/6 (Adnaan Lagadien 40, James Robb-Quinlan 40, Ababalwa Zingela 2/27, Sam Scheckter 2/37). Bishops won by four wickets.
