Boishaai fires warning shots on first day of HJS Cricket Festival
Paarl Boys’ High flexed their muscles on Thursday at the onset of their home tournament, sending a clear message to the rest of the competition ahead of the weekend’s fixtures.
Watch the action live on SuperSport Schools – Register now – Link to the tournament
The Wege brothers, as ever, were prominent for the Boishaai first team in their first outing against Outeniqua. Christiaan Wege led the bowling figures, taking 3/22, while Johan Wege scored a cool 75 with the bat.
Aden Batt also menaced the Kwagga lineup, capturing 2/28, before following that up with 2/8 in the second innings, as Boishaai restricted the visitors to low totals in both of their visits to the crease.
Dian van der Westhuizen scored 77 to help his side to an imposing 250/8, assisted by Wege’s innings and JJ van der Sandt‘s unbeaten knock of 55.
Parel Vallei also started their campaign on a winning note, beating Cornwall Hill College by 73 runs, courtesy of a confident 80 runs scored by Migael van Schaick. The locals put up a challenging total of 249, which they defended, thanks in part to the contributions of Jameel Ismail and HJ Jones, who took three wickets apiece.
Helpmekaar delivered a dominant performance against Somerset College in their season-opener. Anrich Liebenberg (3/16) and Waldo Haasbroek (3/29) helped to contain the local batsmen to a first-innings total of 150.
The batsmen from the Johannesburg school then set about their task with intent, storming to a massive 275/4 before declaring.
Anrich Liebenberg, Hannu Marais and Kyle Swanepoel all added half-centuries to their records as they set up a safe buffer before sending out Somerset for their second innings.
Henricus Meyer spearheaded the attack in the second outing, claiming 2/8 as they secured an opening win after Somerset lost their fifth wicket, with the tournament rules deeming the second innings complete after the fifth wicket goes down.
After trailing by 73 on the first innings, Northcliff produced a spectacular second batting effort to push to within 11 runs of Curro Durbanville, but the locals managed to defend their lead.
Janré Lourens claimed six wickets and Caleb Inglis knocked over the other four as the duo wreaked havoc on Northcliff’s first innings, sending them packing for a meagre 56 runs.
After Daniyaal Klinck extended Curro’s lead, the Northcliff batsmen regrouped exceptionally well to score 172 runs before their fifth and final wicket fell, leaving them tantalisingly close to a stunning come-from-behind win.
Logan Groch also took four wickets for Grey High‘s second team as they defended a low total of 167 to beat the Brackenfell first team.
Despite an impressive 5/11 for Ruvan Barnard, HTS Drostdy‘s batsmen were unable to cope with Centurion‘s onslaught as Logan Fourie‘s 4/25 helped skittle Drostdy for only 51.
Jayden Potgieter‘s unbeaten 51 in Centurion’s second outing then sealed the deal for the visitors, who made a strong start to the event.
Roxton Payne and Josh Beck were instrumental in Westville’s telling victory over Garsfontein. The duo combined for seven wickets at the miserly expense of only 22 runs, leaving their Kaeden McAllister an easy target to pick off. He drove the Griffin across the line with an unbeaten 41.
Summarised Scorecards, Day One
Outeniqua first innings 68 (Christiaan Wege 3/22, Aden Batt 2/28); Paarl Boys’ High first innings 250/8 (Dian van der Westhuizen 77, Johan Wege 75, JJ van der Sandt 55*); Outeniqua second innings 29/3 (Aden Batt 2/8). Paarl Boys High won by 181 runs on first innings.
Parel Vallei 249 (Migael van Schaick 80, Extras 43, Luca Meets 30, Sevi Barlow 29, Chris Hughes 24; Stuart Eichstadt 3/37, Obakeng Mokonyane 3/46, Daniel van Ravesteyn 2/28); Cornwall Hill College 176 (Amogelang Tshoagong 59, Tshepo Molete 40, Lethabo Phahlamohlaka 28; Jameel Ismail 3/25, HJ Jones 3/40, JP Smit 2/29). Parel Vallei won by 73 runs.
Somerset College first innings 150 (Jonathan Firth 46, Tyrone Rieth 35, Chad Ayford 23; Anrich Liebenberg 3/16, Waldo Haasbroek 3/29, Juan Minnaar 2/27); Helpmekaar 275/4 (Anrich Liebenberg 69, Hannu Marais 59, Kyle Swanepoel 51, Anthony Stone 41, Extras 25; Tyker Crafford 2/41); Somerset College second innings 52/5 (Tyrone Rieth 20; Henricus Meyer 2/8). Helpmekaar won by an innings and 73 runs.
Grey High II 167 (Ben Wessels 48, Logan Goddard-Ford 48); Brackenfell 94 (Logan Groch 4/18, Drisden Pretorius 2/15, Daniel Ballack 2/26). Grey High II won by 73 runs.
Curro Durbanville first innings 129 (Dean Huisamen 43, Caleb Inglis 22); Northcliff first innings 56 (Janré Lourens 6/23, Caleb Inglis 4/13); Curro Durbanville second innings 110/5 (Daniyaal Klinck 40); Northcliff second innings 172/5. Curro Durbanville won by 11 runs.
Waterkloof II first innings 114 (Jan Kriel 3/29); Hoërskool Durbanville first innings 140 (Jan Kriel 25, Noah Jansen 21); Waterkloof II second innings 57/1; Hoërskool Durbanville second innings 35/3 (Divan Bosman 15*). Hoërskool Durbanville won by two wickets.
Centurion first innings 126 (Anton Stassen 55; Ruvan Barnard 5/11); HTS Drostdy 51 (Ruvan Barnard 16; Logan Fourie 4/25); Centurion second innings 130/3 (Jayden Potgieter 51*; Bryan Cochrone 2/45); HTS Drostdy 23/5. Centurion won by 182 runs.
Garsfontein 73 (Roxton Payne 4/10, Josh Beck 3/12); Westville 74/4 (Kaeden McAllister 41*). Westville won by six wickets.
