Bishops and ‘Bosch close with a bang
Rondebosch Boys’ High vs Selborne College (50-over)
Selborne won the toss on ‘Bosch‘s Cricket A Oval and elected to bat first in their Tuesday showdown at the Cape Schools Cricket Festival. That decision led to Rondebosch Boys’ High making it a short game, which ended after only 23.1 overs, with the home team scoring an emphatic nine-wicket win.
A measure of Selborne’s struggles was the fact that Joshua Wilkie, batting at four, top scored with only 10 from 18 balls and scored the only boundary in the East London school’s miserable 27 all out.
James Kirsten and Timothy Short were as ravenous as sharks around chum, with both capturing 4/11. Kirsten’s haul came from six overs, while Short did it in 8.5 overs.
It took the ‘Bosch batsmen only 5.2 overs to reach 31/1 and take victory. Bungqina Nuku claimed 1/19 in three overs, dismissing Eli Aufrichtig for nine, but Tyler Heyns was unbeaten on 15 off 12 in a one-sided win.
Bishops Diocesan College vs Graeme College (50-over)
At Bishops, Graeme College won the toss and batted first. They were bowled out for 188 off the last ball of their innings. In response, Bishops charged to victory, winning by six wickets with 124 balls to spare.
The Makhanda school made a steady start, with Enrique Strydom (21) and Qhama Ngoma (40) sharing a 45-run partnership. But Graeme’s efforts were hurt by an electric Bishops fielding outfit, who got rid of the top three in the order by running out each of them.
Kits McConnachie batted well for 37, while Matthew Edwards took 2/32 and Julian Pilkington 2/33, both in 10, as the visitors batted at just under 3.8 runs per over.
Bishops, then, bounded to victory in only 29.4 overs, led by James Robb-Quinlan, who scored his second century of the Cape Schools Festival. Making sweet contact, he bludgeoned 11 fours and five sixes, facing just 82 balls for his unbeaten 107. That brought his total for four innings to a splendid 383 at an eye-popping average of 127.7.
Samuel Stavely-Alexander, a consistent contributor, chipped in with 31 off 40, which included five fours.
Graeme captain Andrew Muir’s 1/25 from six overs was his side’s most economical bowling performance and, in the context of the Bishops’ onslaught, a fine return.
SCORES
Selborne College 27/10 (James Kirsten 4/11, Timothy Short 4/11, Daniel Cooke 2/4); Rondebosch Boys’ High 31/1 (Tyler Heyns 15; Bungqina Nuku 1/19).
Rondebosch won by nine wickets.
Graeme College 188/10 (Qhama Ngoma 40, Kits McConnachie 37, Enrique Strydom 21; Matthew Edwards 2/32, Julian Pilkington 2/34); Bishops Diocesan College 190/4 (James Robb-Quinlan 107*, Samuel Stavely-Alexander 31, Litha Mbiko 20*).
Bishops won by six wickets.
