A batting weekend of note in Titans League
One needed a moment to catch your breath following another explicit round of batting over the last scheduled weekend of the Titans Platinum League.
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Hoërskool Waterkloof‘s Wian du Plessis and Keagan van Wyk of Cornwall Hill College led the charge, scoring the two centuries on the day. To add to their respective tons, another seven half-centuries were achieved across the four matches that took place on Saturday, 27 September.
Du Plessis, with his Nelson (111) against Die Hoërskool Menlopark, played a leading role as the Klofies won comfortably by 122 runs at Menlopark. The opening batsman wasted no time, scoring at a healthy pace throughout his innings.
When he was finally dismissed by Tiaan Serfontein (4/66), who emerged as the Parkies’ best bowler, Du Plessis had only used 112 deliveries for his contribution. His innings included 11 fours and two sixes, only 56 runs of his total, which illustrates how effective his running between the wickets was.
Captain Riley Miller provided the supporting role, notching yet another half-century using 58 balls for his 57. Darius Maritz contributed a valuable cameo of 36 not out towards the end to take Waterkloof to a total of 317/9 in the allotted 50 overs. Morné Koekemoer (51) and Matt van der Westhuizen (41) were the only batsmen from the Parkies making noteworthy contributions.
After Maritz, following his heroics with the bat, had put in the hard yards upfront (2/27), Jaydon Blom did the clean-up work with the ball. His 3/16 in six overs delivered the knockout blow as the Parkies were dismissed for only 194.
At the Hofmeyr Oval, the home of Pretoria Boys High School, Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool kept their unbeaten record alive. Vihan Pretorius had a big say in the seven-wicket victory. Firstly, he was the main contributor with the ball snapping up 3/34 to ensure that only Justin Basdeo (60) could make any sort of an inroad with the bat.
Pretorius was supported by JP Botha (2/14) and Schalk Coetzee (2/20), bowling Boys High out for a mere 152. Pretorius then led the way with the bat, too, scoring an unbeaten 61 in the chase. The inform Christian Linde was also among the runs again, contributing 36 towards the winning cause.
Reuben van Zyl of Hoërskool Garsfontein again exhibited his batting prowess, this time against Hoërskool Eldoraigne. Van Zyl is making a strong push to be included in this year’s Titans Khaya Majola side, boasting three centuries alongside the 91 runs he made on Saturday.
His opening partner, Wikus du Preez, also put the Eldos to the sword with 68. The pair combined for a massive 164-run partnership for the first wicket, laying the foundation for the 309-run total before the last wicket fell. Rowan McLaren (3/39), Matthew Sampson (3/44) and Ryno Mulder (3/45) delivered a valiant bowling effort for Eldos.
The batters, however, couldn’t replicate the bowling quality, with only Marinus Langerman (33) and Jean du Randt (31) making it past the 30 mark. The Eldos were eventually dismissed for 194 in the 41st over. Jared Carr did the bulk of the damage, boasting a return of 4/22 in 4.5 overs.
Van Wyk top-scored in Cornwall Hill’s massive 190-run victory over Prestige College at Hammanskraal, scoring 118 of just 96 balls. Opening the batting, he struck 12 fours and three sixes and, alongside Zander Davel‘s 72, laid the foundation for their side to reach 303/7.
Neoentle Makwela followed that up with a match-winning bowling performance. In the 8.3 overs he fired off, he snapped up four wickets, costing only 30 runs, while Rourke de Lange shrugged off his disappointment with the bat to take three wickets for just 17 runs as Prestige were bundled out for a Nelson.
Summarised scorecards
Waterkloof 317/9 (Wian du Plessis 111, Riley Miller 57, Darius Maritz 36, Rico van der Walt 24, Johan Feuth 22; Tiaan Serfontein 4/66, Jan-Willem Pienaar 2/50); Menlopark 195 (Morné Koekemoer 51, Matt van der Westhuizen 41, James Bronkhorst 22; Jaydon Blom 3/16, Darius Maritz 2/27). Waterkloof won by 122 runs.
Pretoria Boys High School 152 (Justin Basdeo 60, Timothy Gordon 28, Joseph van Dijk 26; Vihan Pretorius 3/34, JP Botha 2/14, Schalk Coetzee 2/20); Affies 153/3 (Vihan Pretorius 61*, Christian Linde 36, Extras 28, JP Botha 21; Justin Basteo 1/16). Affies won by seven wickets.
Garsfontein 309 (Reuben van Zyl 91, Wikus du Preez 68, Xander Venter 48, Riaan Boshoff 43; Rowan McLaren 3/39, Matthew Sampson 3/44, Ryno Mulder 3/45); Eldoraigne 194 (Marinus Langerman 33, Jean du Randt 31, Rowan McLaren 27, Ruan Steyn 26, Extras 21). Garsfontein won by 115 runs.
Cornwall Hill College 303/7 (Keagan van Wyk 118, Zander Davel 72, Ab Rasool 26, Aden Maredi 25, Layton Pullen 24; Nongani Sithole 3/50, Gift Motlhasedi 2/75); Prestige College 111 (Keamogetswe Semenya 38, Ophile Maredi 22, Lesedi Mabena 21; Neoentle Makwela 4/30, Rourke de Lange 3/17). Cornwall Hill College won by 190 runs.
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