Boishaai and Boland Landbou bowlers overpower their opposition
Paarl Boys’ High vs Parel Vallei High School
T20s are short enough as it is. But Paarl Boys’ High made Tuesday’s clash with Parel Vallei High even shorter than usual, chasing down PV’s 55-run total in only 31 balls to deliver an emphatic 10-wicket victory.
After winning the toss, Parel Vallei, the visitors, opted to bat first, but that proved to be a questionable decision.
Raaez Isaacs, though, liked it. The Boishaai bowler delivered a stellar performance, ripping the stumps out of the ground on three occasions in his four overs, on his way to capturing 5/12.
Reese Petersen also did a number on PV, snapping up 2/3 in just eight balls.
Chris Hughes was the only Parel Vallei batsman to make it into double figures, scoring 22 runs off 19 balls, which included smashing five of his side’s eight fours. After just 11.2 overs, PV was back in the changing room, all out for a disappointing 55.
Faced with a small winning target, Boishaai opening batsmen, Niel Louw and Ab Jacobs, threw caution to the wind and chased it down in only in 5.1 overs.
Jacobs flayed 42 off 21 deliveries, launching four sixes, along with three fours, in his aggressive knock, while Louw’s contribution was a more subtle 16 off 10, which featured a four and a six.
Boland Landbou vs Wesbank High School
It’s seldom that one might see 139 runs being scored and 20 wickets falling. That’s an average of 6.95 runs per wicket and a wicket falling every 10.1 balls, but that’s what happed in the match between Boland Landbou and Wesbank High at the Malmesbury Cricket Club, where conditions hugely favoured the bowlers.
Despite the low scoring, the Paarl outfit banked a huge 101-run victory over the Kuils River school.
Sent out to bat first, the Farmers struggled to make it look like they were playing a T20. Matthew Geldenhuys more than doubled up Boland Landbou’s next highest scorer, weighing in with 34 runs off 24 balls. He also struck twice as many boundaries as any other batsman, contributing three fours and a six.
With three balls remaining in their innings, Boland Landbou was dismissed for 120. The trio of Melvino Marang, Lee Johndre, and Elgino Dyasone claimed two victims each for Wesbank, with Marang’s 2/19 and Johndre’s 2/20 leading the way.
When Wesbank batted, it was more a case of trying to survive than trying to win. Their reply lasted only 14.1 overs, and it rendered just 19 all out, with five batsmen sent packing for ducks.
Francois Prins delivered the astonishing bowling figures of 5/2 from his four overs, while Kobus Conradie also impressed, claiming 3/6, also from four overs.
SCORES
Paarl Boys’ High School 58/0 (Ab Jacobs 42*); Parel Vallei 55/10 (Chris Hughes 22; Raeez Isaacs 5/12, Reese Petersen 2/3, Aden Batt 2/14).
Paarl Boys’ High won by 10 wickets.
Boland Landbou 120/10 (Matthew Geldenhuys 34; Melvino Marang 2/19, Lee Johndre 2/20, Elgino Dyasone 2/35); Wesbank High School 19/10 (Francois Prins 5/2, Kobus Conradie 3/6).
Boland Landbou won by 101 runs.
