All set for the Western Cape Boys and Girls Switch Schools SA20 Phase 2 finals
Six boys and three girls teams will contest the second phase of the Western Cape’s Switch Schools SA20 Volume Two competition, with the honour of representing the region at the national final on the line.
Stellenbosch and Somerset West host the playoff matches from Friday to Sunday.
The boys’ teams feature the top two sides from the Western Province, Boland, and South Western Districts (SWD) respectively. The girls’ line-up features the winners from those regions.
Bishops Diocesan College, who were, once again, the Western Province winners, Paarl Gimnasium, and the SWD champs, Bridgton Hub, make up the boys’ sides in Pool A. Paarl Boys’ High, the winners of the Boland region, Wynberg Boys’ High, and Hoërskool Outeniqua are in Pool B.
Stellenberg High, the Western Province winners; HTS Drostdy, the Boland winners; and Bridgton Hub, the SWD champs, make up the girls’ contingent.
Bishops bear watching. In 2025, they qualified for the third phase of the competition and went on to win the national title, defeating St David’s Marist Inanda in the title game.
Hard-hitting Litha Mbiko was the joint top-scorer with 22 runs in that final, and will be a big threat to those teams intent on dethroning the champions. It will, though, take something special for one of the other outfits to usurp Bishops’ Western Cape title.
In the girls’ competition, Stellenberg is a force to be reckoned with. The Jade Brigade will fancy their chances, but one cannot underestimate the fighting spirit of the Bridgton Hub and HTS Drostdy.
FIXTURES
Boys
Friday, 23 January, 09:30
Paarl Boys’ High vs Bishops Diocesan College (Paul Roos Oval)
Wynberg Boys’ High vs Hoërskool Outeniqua (Markötter One Oval)
Paarl Gimnasium vs Bridgton Hub (Paul Roos B Oval)
Girls – Stellenberg High vs HTS Drostdy (Distell Cricket Field).
14:00
Paarl Gimnasium vs Bishops Diocesan College (Paul Roos Oval)
Wynberg Boys’ High vs Bridgton Hub (Markötter One Oval)
Hoërskool Outeniqua vs Paarl Boys’ High (Paul Roos B Oval)
Girls
HTS Drostdy vs Bridgton Hub (Distell Cricket Field).
Saturday, 24 January, 09:30
Boys
Wynberg Boys’ High vs Paarl Boys’ High (Taberer Oval)
Hoërskool Outeniqua vs Paarl Gimnasium (Somerset College A Oval)
Bridgton Hub vs Bishops Diocesan College (Somerset College B Oval)
Girls
Bridgton Hub vs Stellenberg High (Somerset College C Oval)
Saturday, 24 January, 14:00
Boys – First place in Pool A will face the second-place finisher from Pool B, while the second-place finisher from Pool A will take on Pool B’s winner.
Girls’ final – A combination of win average and net run rate will be used to determine the finalists.
Sunday, 25 January, 09:30
Boys’ final
