Bishops tops St Andrew’s College, St John’s victorious against Michaelhouse
St. Andrew’s College vs Bishops Diocesan College
On day three of the Independent Schools Cricket Festival (ISCF), Bishops Diocesan College earned a second win in three games, with a victory over St Andrew’s College on the Murray Oval on Saturday.
Opener Ibraheem Taliep was the first Bishops’ batsman to impress, hammering two sixes and a four in a 46-ball stay, which brought him 36 runs.
Pace-bowling all-rounder, Waco Bassick, was the fourth man to the crease, where he settled in to strike three fours and two sixes in his 69 off 98.
Batting at seven, Harry Morgan picked up the pace, cracking three fours and four sixes in a hasty 66 off 54, which helped to boost Bishops to 265 all out after 49.5 overs.
Ethan Malan recorded the best figures for St Andrew’s, claiming 2/26 in five overs, while Will Stevens returned 2/41.
With rain impacting play, St Andrew’s was set a revised target of 165 off 30 overs. They came up short.
Connor Holder, the Makhanda side’s number four batsman, did enough to set up a successful run chase, though, sending six balls to the boundary in his 38 off 34, and Caleb Emslie, at five, chipped in with 29, but the Bishops’ bowlers held sway.
Thaafier Japhta led the way, collecting 3/25 in 6.1 overs, while Matthew Schultz returned 2/27 in five.
The St Andrew’s College run chase never quite hit its stride and, after 29.1 overs, they were bowled out for 137, leaving Bishops as the winner by a 27-run margin via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method.
St. John’s College vs Michaelhouse
St. John’s College hosted Michaelhouse on their Mitchell Field on Saturday, where they elected to field first after the coin flip favoured the hosts.
Captain Nkosana Sibiya‘s attack responded well to the challenge, bowling tightly to restrict ‘House to 159 all out from 46.4 overs.
Opening batsman Victor North led the way for the Balgowan boys with an aggressive knock, smashing five fours and three sixes in the innings’ top score of 50 off 46 deliveries.
Riley Muir, who entered after the fall of the first wicket, struck six fours in an otherwise conservative 37 off 64 as he and North added 82 for the second wicket in 16.1 overs.
Once North departed, though, the home bowlers stole the show. Ethan Robinson procured 4/34 in 8.4 overs, while Tapiwa Chikwavha claimed 2/29. Each of the other four bowlers claimed a wicket.
When rain intervened, St John’s was set a revised victory target of 116 off 30 overs. Their skipper, Nkosana Sibiya, ensured they chased it down by anchoring the home team’s innings with an unbeaten 46 off 71 balls, which featured five fours.
Rendani Nonge shook the hosts with his 2/26 from six overs, but Tapiwa Chikwavha settled their nerves by counterattacking effectively at five.
His undefeated 32 off 25 included a six and four fours, and he and Sibiya shared an unbroken 46-run fourth wicket partnership to see their side over the finishing line to a seven-wicket victory in 25 overs.
Summarised Scorecard
Bishops Diocesan College 265/10 (Waco Bassick 69, Harry Morgan 66, Ibraheem Taliep 36, Extras 23, Thaafier Japhta 22; Ethan Malan 2/26, William Stevens 2/41); St Andrew’s College 137/10 (Connor Holder 38, Caleb Emslie 29; Thaafier Japhta 3/25, Matthew Schultz 2/27). Bishops won by 27 runs via the DLS method.
Michaelhouse 159/10 (Victor North 50, Riley Muir 37; Ethan Robinson 4/34, Tapiwa Chikwavha 2/29); St John’s College 119/3 (Nkosana Sibiya 46*, Tapiwa Chikwavha 32*; Rendani Nonge 2/17). St John’s won by seven wickets via the DLS method.
