Potch Gim dismantles Grey College, Goudveld beats St Dom’s in Schools SA20
Potchefstroom Gimnasium vs Grey College
Potch Gim made an eye-opening statement when they ran roughshod over Grey College, beating the visitors by 155 runs in a 50 overs match on Saturday, in Potchefstroom.
Ruhann Steenkamp led the charge, knocking over 5/15 in 5.1 overs to lay waste to Grey’s run chase.
Batting first, the hosts tallied 239/8, with Ulrich Botha‘s 59 their best effort. Henré Cronje made a telling contribution, too, scoring 47.
Perhaps, though, the highlight of their innings was the eighth wicket partnership between Jahndré Coetzee, who weighed in with an unbeaten 41 off 31, and Ruhann Steenkamp, who contributed a valuable 23 off 19.
Coetzee was especially destructive, smashing six fours and a six as he and Steenkamp added 70 runs before Steenkamp was run out off of the last ball of the innings.
Henru De Wet, as usual, delivered for Grey College, capturing 3/37 in 10 overs, while Luan Nortje made his mark, picking up 2/35 in six overs.
When it was Potch Gim’s turn to bowl, Damian Kruger and Jahndré Coetzee aided Steenkamp’s fine spell, claiming 3/25 and 2/16 respectively.
Grey College crumbled, all out for 84 after only 19.1 overs. Only Daniel Hattingh, with 35, and Henru de Wet, with 20, moved beyond the teens.
Hoërskool Goudveld vs St. Dominic’s College
In the first match of the Free State Schools SA20, Hoërskool Goudveld cruised to a comfortable eight-wicket win over St. Dominic’s College with 34 balls to spare.
Needing only 98 for victory, Goudveld’s Louw Fouché and Jeandré Ferreira shared an unbroken stand of 56 runs, scoring 32 and 30 respectively, to see their side across the line.
St. Dominic’s enjoyed early success when they ran out Kellan Kleynhans for one. However, they had little to offer after that. Alessio Salvado was the only bowler to pick up a wicket, removing Vain Boardman for 18, but he was also somewhat expensive, going for 23 runs in two overs.
Trying to defend a total on the wrong side of a hundred came with its own pressures and that was reflected in the 20 extras that St Dom’s conceded, including nine wides and eight no balls.
Put simply, they didn’t deliver at the crease. Opening batsman, Remoratile Mokoena, was the only St Dominic’s batsman to get going. He struck five of his side’s seven fours and finished with 41 from 55 balls.
Perhaps more aggression was needed as St Dom’s had lost only five wickets when their overs ran out.
There is a silver lining, however. Saturday’s match against Goudveld was the first of three group games, so they have an opportunity to reverse their fortunes. Goudveld, meanwhile, will aim to build off of the foundation they laid with the win.
SCORES
50 overs
Potchefstroom Gimnasium 239/8 (Ulrich Botha 59, Henré Cronje 47, Jahndré Coetzee 41*, Christivan Coetzer 26, Ruhann Steenkamp 23; Henru De Wet 3/37, Luan Nortje 2/35); Grey College 84/10 (Daniel Hattingh 35, Henru De Wet 22; Ruhann Steenkamp 5/15, Damian Kruger 3/25, Jahndré Coetzee 2/16).
Potch Gim won by 155 runs.
T20
Goudveld 101/2 (Louw Fouché 32*, Jeandré Ferreira 30*, Extras 20); St Dominic’s 97/5 (Remoratile Mokoena 41; Kamohelo Moloke 2/13).
Goudveld won by eight wickets.
