Bishops on song in Western Cape Switch Schools SA20 regional final
Bishops Diocesan College vs Paarl Boys’ High
Playing at the Paul Roos Oval in Stellenbosch on Friday morning, the 2025 national champion and Western Province regional winner, Bishops Diocesan College, took on the Boland region’s winner, Paarl Boys’ High, in the Switch Schools SA20 Volume Two Western Cape playoffs.
Bishops won the toss and opted to bat first. Opener Litha Mbiko liked that decision and made a statement in the first match of the second phase, smashing six fours and five sixes in his bold 81 runs off 49 balls.
Ibraheem Taliep contributed 32 runs of his own and shared a 96-run opening stand with Mbiko.
Harry Morgan, batting at six, added some impetus to the innings, striking five fours in his 26 off 13 before AB Jacobs ran him out.
Ullrich Drotschie shone with the ball for Boishaai, grabbing 3/27 in four overs, while Aden Batt bagged the other wicket to go to a bowler, finishing with 1/22 from his four overs.
After 20 overs, the southern suburbs outfit had tallied 169/5.
Jacobs, opening the batting for Boys’ High, brought the same energy to the crease that he exhibited while fielding and walloped seven fours and two sixes in a 57-ball stay that brought him 76 runs before he departed from a run out pulled off by Daniel Perold.
Harry Morgan, after his impactful batting contribution, made a further telling impact, snapping up 3/10 in three overs to undermine Paarl Boys’ High’s run chase.
It ended with Booishaai on 136/6 after their 20 overs, leaving Bishops the winners by 33 runs.
Wynberg Boys’ High vs Hoërskool Outeniqua
In another Friday morning match, the toss went the way of Wynberg Boys’ High, who faced Hoërskool Outeniqua on the Markötter One Oval.
A decision to bat first backfired on Wynberg, however. They lost both openers cheaply and found themselves in trouble on 10/2 after 3.4 overs.
Captain Michail Tarentaal and Joshua Prince were the only batsmen to make it beyond the teens, with Prince hitting a four and a six in his 28 off 27, while Tarentaal dispatched two deliveries for four in his 26 off 31 balls.
Nathan Best was the only one of the Kwaggas‘ bowlers to pick up multiple wickets, returning a tidy 2/20 in four overs.
After their early setbacks, Wynberg struggled to find their rhythm and were restricted to a modest 104/7.
Outeniqua found the going tough at the crease, too, and matters were delicately poised with the George locals on 44/4 after nine overs.
However, Daniel du Preez and Hanno Swart built a 58-run fifth-wicket partnership to set their team up for victory. Du Preez tallied 35 off 31 balls, striking two fours and a six, while Swart chipped in with an unbeaten 20 off 28 deliveries.
Outeniqua, then, made it over the line with an over to spare, reaching 107/5 after 19 overs to win by five wickets despite a fine return of 3/11 from Michail Tarentaal.
Paarl Gimnasium vs Bridgton Hub
In the third of three boys’ matches on Friday morning, Bridgton Hub chose to field first after winning the toss against Paarl Gimnasium on the Paul Roos B Oval.
Gim’s Wian Munnik played some well-timed shots, whacking six fours in his 35 runs off 32 balls, while his fellow opener, Dirk Hugo, bashed three fours of his own in his 26 off 25 to give their side a good start.
Daniel Carstens, batting at three, added 21 runs, while Matt Dippenaar, at four, contributed 23.
At the end of their 20 overs, Gimmies had posted 137/4, thus setting the Bridgton Hub XI a required run rate of 6.9 per over to win.
Lastio Williams picked up 2/41 from four overs, leaving him with the most runs conceded but also the most wickets taken for the Hub side.
Their run chase never got going. Ducayne Plaatjies top-scored with 18 as the Hub XI was knocked over for only 76 in 15.5 overs, leaving Paarl Gimnasium with an emphatic 51-run victory.
Waldus de Jager led the Gimmies’ bowling attack, cleaning out 4/7 in four overs. De Waal Vivier snapped up 2/7 in 1.5 overs to finish off the match.
Stellenberg High Girls vs HTS Drostdy Girls
At the Distell Cricket Field, HTS Drostdy won the toss and opted to field first against Stellenberg High. They turned that decision into a good one with an assured performance.
The Jade Brigade mustered only 47 all out as Drostdy’s bowlers enjoyed regular success. In three overs, Daneli Boshoff claimed 2/6, while Mia-Lize van der Vyver snagged 2/8 and Linique Luck 2/11 in four overs each.
Hannah Constable struck the lone boundary of the Stellenberg High innings and was her team’s highest scorer with a laboured 14 from 29 balls.
The Donkies easily hauled in Stellies‘ light total, thanks mostly to opener Lizé de Waal, who finished undefeated on 37 from 25 balls, which included five fours and a six in an electric knock.
After only 7.2 overs, the Worcester locals recorded a nine-wicket victory.
Summarised Scorecards
Bishops Diocesan College 169/5 (Litha Mbiko 81, Ibraheem Taliep 32, Harry Morgan 26; Ullrich Drotschie 3/27); Paarl Boys’ High 136/6 (AB Jacobs 76; Harry Morgan 3/10). Bishops won by 33 runs.
Wynberg Boys’ High 104/7 (Joshua Prince 28, Michail Tarentaal 26; Nathan Best 2/20); Hoërskool Outeniqua 107/5 (Daniel du Preez 35, Hanno Swart 20*; Michail Tarentaal 3/11). Hoërskool Outeniqua won by five wickets.
Paarl Gimnasium 137/4 (Wian Munnik 35, Dirk Hugo 26, Matt Dippenaar 23, Daniel Carstens 21; Lastio Williams 2/41); Bridgton Hub 76/10 (Waldus de Jager 4/7, De Waal Vivier 2/7, Gian van Eeden 2/20). Paarl Gimnasium won by 51 runs.
Stellenberg High Girls 47/10 (Daneli Boshoff 2/6, Mia-Lize van der Vyver 2/8, Linique Luck 2/11); HTS Drostdy Girls 49/1 (Lizé de Waal 37*). HTS Drostdy Girls First XI won by nine wickets.
