Bishops and SACS unbeaten after day one of Western Cape Schools SA20 finals
After Friday’s matches in the Western Cape’s regional final of the Schools SA20 in Oudtshoorn, only Bishops Diocesan College and SACS remain unbeaten.
Bishops followed up a hard-fought win over Paarl Boys’ High in their opener with an impressive defeat of Paarl Gimnasium, while SACS, after being pushed hard by the Bridgton Hub, cruised to a victory over the D’Almeida Hub.
Paarl Gimnasium vs Bishops Diocesan College
Paarl Gim had romped to a 100-run win over the D’Almeida Hub, from Mossel Bay, on Friday morning, but they found Bishops to be a far tougher nut to crack.
Batting first on the Bridgton Sports Ground, Bishops put up 143/8 in their 20 overs. Litha Mbiko led the way, making 36 from 31 deliveries, while Thaafier Japtha weighed in with a quickfire 27 from 16, which included three fours and a six. Opening batsman, Sam Stavely-Alexander added a useful 23 from 20.
Wian Munnik picked up 2/11 in just two overs for Paarl Gimnasium, while Charles King returned 2/28 from his full complement of four overs.
Bishops set Gim on the back foot early in their reply, getting rid of opener, Wian Munnik, and number three batsman, Matt Dippenaar, before the end of the second over, with only 13 runs on the board. Dirk Hugo (16) and Charles King advanced the total to 45 before Hugo lost his wicket.
King went on to top-score with 35 from 32 balls, but he found support hard to come by. After his departure, Louis Koen had a bit of fun, launching two sixes and a four in an undefeated 27 from 22, but it was too little, too late. Bishops had done the damage earlier in the day when they had Paarl Gim tottering on 51/5 in the 10th over.
Gim was limited to 111/8, with every Bishops’ bowler picking up at least one wicket. Opening bowler, Michael Kruiskamp, bagged two and Bishops kept it tight with no one going for more than six runs an over as they won by 32 runs.
SACS vs D’Almeida Hub
At Oudtshoorn High School, SACS benefitted from 26 extras as they posted a challenging 186/7 in their clash with the D’Almeida Hub.
Their innings didn’t start that well, with two wickets going down inside the first three overs, but Leo Davis, with 34 from 26, with four fours and two sixes, and Ulrich Roth, added 53 in only 37 balls to get the Cape Town school on track. Roth went on to score 55 from 33 and smashed three sixes and six fours as SACS batted at 9.3 runs per over.
Opening bowler, Joshua Diamond, led the D’Almeida Hub attack with a return of 3/31, while Joshua Rossouw knocked over 2/25.
In reply, the Hub made a better start to their innings than SACS had made to theirs, with Diego Wessels and Kearan Arends sharing an opening stand of 24 before Arends was dismissed in the fifth over for 18. From there, the D’Almeida Hub innings lost steam. No one bettered the 18 of Arends as they were restricted to just 95/9.
Saeed Conrad snapped up 2/12 in three overs. Nicholas Oscraft bowled tightly to capture 2/13 in four, and Benjamin Blackburn picked up 2/17 from his four. New ball bowler, Rayyan Salie, took two, also, ending with 2/28 as SACS eased to a 91-run win.
Paarl Boys’ High vs Bridgton Hub
Paarl Boys’ High bagged a first win in the afternoon, beating the Bridgton Hub by seven wickets, with seven overs to spare, at Langenhoven Gimnasium.
The Hub batted first and posted a moderate 110/6, led by 33 from 43 from Keano Coericius. Four other batsmen made it into the teens, but they found it hard to break the shackles of Booishaai‘s disciplined bowling and fielding.
Five bowlers picked up a wicket each, with Pieter Gildenhuys claiming 1/10 in two, and Reese Petersen a tidy 1/12 from four.
Paarl Boys’ High wasn’t troubled by the victory target of 111 and cantered to victory behind opening batsman Abriam Jacobs‘ 62. He went after the Bridgton Hub bowlers, blasting six sixes and two fours in an aggressive knock. That left the other batsmen with little to do.
Most of the Bridgton bowlers came in for a bit of stick from Jacobs, but Sherwin Plaaitjies, Daylenn Williams, and Keano Coericius nabbed a wicket each.
Summarised scorecards
SACS 186/7 (Ulrich Roth 55, Aqeel Waggie 51, Leo Davis 34, Extras 26; Joshua Diamond 3/31, Joshua Rossouw 2/25); D’Almeida Hub 95/9 (Kearan Arends 18; Saeed Conrad 2/12, Nicholas Oscroft 2/13, Benjamin Blackburn 2/17, Rayyan Salie 2/28). SACS won by 91 runs.
Diocesan College 143/8 (Litha Mbiko 36, Thaafier Japtha 27, Samuel Stavely-Alexander 23; Wian Munnik 2/11, Charles King 2/28); Paarl Gimnasium 111/8 (Charles King 35, Louis Koen 27*; Michael Kruiskamp 2/24). Diocesan College won by 32 runs.
Bridgton Hub 110/6 (Keano Coericius 33; Pieter Gildenhuys 1/10); Paarl Boys’ High 111/3 (Abriam Jacobs 62; Keano Coericius 1/13). Paarl Boys’ High won by seven wickets.
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