DHS overpowers St Charles as Eston Night League heats up
St Charles College may have felt reasonably happy with their total of 135/7 when they met Durban High School (DHS) in the One Insurance T20 Night League, at Eston, on Thursday. It turns out, that was nowhere near enough.
In just 15.5 overs, DHS powered their way to a 10-wicket victory, with Ethan Cooper smashing 80 off 50 balls, including five fours and three sixes, while Ismaeel Omar played the anchor role, contributing 43 off 46 deliveries, with four fours.
Saints, the winners of the competition the previous three years, started their innings well, too, with Thandolwethu Zama and captain Rico Honiball putting up 54 for the first wicket in 7.2 overs before Zama was dismissed for 27 from 22, with four fours.
Honiball went on to top-score, making 48 from 45, also with four fours, and André Bosman weighed in with 20 from 13 before he was run out, but it turned out the Pietermaritzburg school needed another innings of greater substance, something similar to what their skipper delivered.
Lazlo Jooste, with 2/12 from two overs, and Suliman Jadwat, with 2/30 from four, put the brakes under the St Charles batting effort.
It has been an intriguing start to the Eston Night League. In the competition’s opening match, on 18 August, Westville Boys’ High, as expected, beat the Tuskers Hub XI, getting home by eight wickets after the Tuskers posted 83/5.
Kyle McGough provided the highlight of the game, cracking an unbeaten 58 from 32 deliveries, with six fours and two sixes.
Michaelhouse, then, ran rampant against Glenwood, led by a thrilling 118 from 59 balls – that’s two runs a ball – from opener, Ethan Muir, who struck 14 fours and five sixes. Fellow opener Cody Sander contributed 52 as the duo shared a ripping partnership of 146 in 14.4 overs. That helped ‘House to 214/2.
Glenwood, under heavy pressure, stumbled to 67 all out in reply. Radhesh Jhilmeet led the Michaelhouse attack, capturing 3/11 in two overs, and opening bowler Thandanani Zuma picked up 2/12 in 2.5 as Glenwood’s run chase never got going.
Hilton College took on Maritzburg College the next day, 20 August, and scored a six-wicket win with eight balls to spare.
Batting first, College tallied 123/7, with Joseph Currie‘s 30 not out at a run a ball their best effort. Luke Campbell was the pick of the Hilton bowlers, snaring 2/10 in four.
Hilton replied with 124/4 in 18.4 overs, and they had Ben Hockly to thank for guiding them to victory, He scored all but 40 of their runs, making 84 not out from 60 balls, 11 of which he sent into the boundary.
Nathan Pembridge did his best to undermine the Hilton response, snapping up 2/15 in four overs.
SCORES
Tuskers Hub XI 83/5 (Siphosethu Ngcobo 24); Westville Boys’ High 84/2 (Kyle McGough 58*). Westville Boys’ High won by 8 wickets.
Michaelhouse 214/2 (Ethan Muir 118, Cody Sander 52, Graydon Leslie 27*); Glenwood High 67/10 (Radhesh Jhilmeet 3/11, Thandanani Zuma 2/12). Michaelhouse won by 147 runs.
Maritzburg College 123/7 ((Joseph Currie 30*, Karl Dedekind 23, Luka Puddu 21, Luke Campbell 2/14); Hilton College 124/4 (Ben Hockly 84*, Nathan Pembridge 2/15). Hilton College won by 6 wickets.
St Charles College 135/7 (Rico Honiball 48, Thandolwethu Zama 27, André Bosman 20, Lazlo Jooste 2/12, Suliman Jadwat 2/30); Durban High School 139/0 (Ethan Cooper 80*, Ismaeel Omar 43*). Durban High School won by 10 wickets.
