Boishaai defeats Wynberg despite James ton, SACS wins at Parel Vallei
Hoërskool Parel Vallei vs SACS
After his side was instructed to field first at Parel Vallei High (PV) on Saturday, Saeed Conrad led a strong SACS bowling effort, picking up 3/29 in four overs, which included one top-order, one middle-order, and one lower-order batsman.
His peer, Aqeel Waggie, removed dangermen, Chris Hughes and Divan Sander, and returned a tidy 2/8 in six overs, helping to restrict the Somerset West school to only 81 all out from 26.2 of their 50 overs.
Opener Luke Engelbrecht was the only PV batsman to score more than a dozen, tallying a patient 36 runs off 87 balls.
When SACS batted, Hughes got his revenge on Waggie, dismissing the opener for just four runs.
From there, however, the other opener, Benjamin Blackburn, smashed six fours and three sixes in an unbeaten 48 off only 43 deliveries.
He was the primary driver for the Cape Town school, steering them to 84/2 after 17.4 overs and an eight-wicket victory.
Paarl Boys’ High vs Wynberg Boys’ High
The hosts, Paarl Boys’ High, decided to bat first after winning the toss in their one-day, one-innings fixture against Wynberg Boys’ High, and Neil Louw took it to Wynberg, collecting a highlight reel of 11 fours in his impactful 82 runs off 153 balls.
Batting at four, Roan Heyns was the next highest scorer for the Paarl outfit, blasting five fours and a six in his otherwise conservative 43 off 82 deliveries.
Raihan Kahn was, meanwhile, the only member of the visiting bowling unit who looked at home on the Paarl pitch, taking 4/75 in 15 overs as Boishaai declared after 65 overs with 247/9 on the board.
Faced with a challenging run chase, Wynberg got off to a shaky start and veered off course to find themselves in early trouble on 33/4 after 13.2 overs.
Arriving at the crease after the fall of the second wicket, SA Schools’ star, Paul James, hammered 14 fours and a six in a fighting knock of 108 off 136 balls, and captain Michail Tarentaal stuck around with him to share an 83-run fifth-wicket partnership, striking seven fours in his 35. Their efforts, though, weren’t enough as further batting support was sparse.
Aden Batt was one of the reasons for that, capturing 4/50 across a lengthy 18 overs. Ed Lee Koopman played his part, too, by dismissing two of the top order batsmen early. He finished with 2/30 from nine overs.
The visitors’ innings ended after 52.4 overs at the crease on 189 all out, leaving Boishaai the handsome winners by 58 runs.
Summarised Scorecards:
Hoërskool Parel Vallei 81/10 (Luke Engelbrecht 36; Saeed Conrad 3/29, Aqeel Waggie 2/8, Ronan Meintjies 2/20); SACS 84/2 (Benjamin Blackburn 48*, Ulrich Roth 27*). SACS won by eight wickets.
Paarl Boys’ High 247/9 dec. (Neil Louw 82, Roan Heyns 43, Ullrich Drotschie 27, Reese Peterson 24, Christo Muller 21; Raihan Khan 4/75); Wynberg Boys’ High 189/10 (Paul James 108, Michail Tarentaal 35; Aden Batt 4/50, Ed Lee Koopman 2/30). Paarl Boys’ High won the match by 58 runs.
