Back-to-back victories for dominant Bishops 1st XI
Bishops Diocesan College kept their impressive unbeaten streak for the year alive with exciting wins over Grey High and Wynberg Boys’ High on Friday and Saturday respectively.
On Friday, Bishops handled the touring Grey High in dominant fashion with Waco Bassick scalping five Grey batsmen to help his side secure a big victory by 123 runs.
On Saturday, they took on their peninsular rivals, Wynberg Boys’ High, and after a heated battle, emerged triumphant once again.
The southern suburbs’ derby turned into a nail-biting affair with Mikhail Tarentaal delivering a spectacular performance on the Jacques Kallis Oval to mow down five of the visitors’ batsmen.
Despite the persistent hammering by the home team’s bowlers, Thaafier Japhta and Calum Daniels did well to dig in and produce a stubborn partnership of 68 runs for the third wicket.
Japhta played confidently and sped to 57 runs off of 66 deliveries, 10 of which he put away for boundaries.
Set 201 to win, Wynberg made a good run at it, with star batsman Paul James missing out on a half-century by only six runs.
Bishops’ bowlers’ Michael Kotze, Peyton Leigh and Waco Bassick captured three wickets apiece to dash the home team’s hopes and keep their winning record alive as the last Wynberg batsman fell with the total on 190.
In Friday’s win over Grey High, Adnaan Lagadien (66) and Japhta (41) led the charge for Bishops as they tallied 258 all out.
Grey’s dynamic Xander Elkington took four wickets, but the local batsmen scored at nearly a run a ball to build a useful buffer for their bowlers.
Bassick emphatically undid the visitors’ run chase, snapping up 5/26, to leave the visitors well short of their target at 135 all out.
Bishops will seek to continue a memorable start to their season when they take on Paarl Boys’ High next weekend.
After their match against the southern suburbs’ powerhouse, Grey made their way to Stellenbosch to face Paul Roos on Saturday and Sunday.
Paul Roos produced a commanding performance for a first innings victory in their declaration match on Saturday before Grey bounced back on Sunday in their T20 battle.
Marco Giaconi‘s unbeaten ton steered the visitors to a narrow 15-run victory, which brought their time in the Western Cape to a positive close.
Summarised Scorecards
Diocesan College 200 (Thaafier Japhta 57, Calum Daniels 32, Adnaan Lagadien 31, Waco Bassick 23; Mikhail Tarentaal 5/33, Luke Kleinsmith 2/27, Divan Linde 2/42); Wynberg Boys’ High 190 (Paul James 44, Beni Hansen 25, Xavier Garvs 23, Storme van Rooyen 21; Michael Kotze 3/50, Waco Bassick 3/57, Peyton Leigh 3/60). Diocesan College won by ten runs.
Diocesan College 258 (Adnaan Lagadien 66, Thaafier Japhta 41, Extras 36, Calum Daniels 33, James Robb-Quinlan 22, David Handley 22; Xander Elkington 4/52, Tristan Kemp 2/30, Nathan Howell 2/33); Grey High School 135 (Teun Kloppenberg 36, Xander Elkington 26; Waco Bassick 5/26, Peyton Leigh 3/31). Diocesan College won by 123 runs.
Grey High School 180/4 (Marco Giaconi 100*, Kian Cambier 48; Keanu Williams 2/29, Callum Appolis 2/38); Paul Roos Gimnasium 165 (Liam Basson 39, Kornel Swart 36*, Callum Appolis 29; Nykunu 4/30, Ben Ristow 3/20, Tristan Kemp 2/50). Grey High School won by 15 runs. (T20).
