‘Bosch bosses annual Bish/Bosch T20

The battle has raged through many decades in many sports when Rondebosch Boys’ High and Bishops Diocesan College meet.
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This time around, when they met on Wednesday at Bishops, in the annual Bish/Bosch T20, the bragging rights went the way of Rondebosch.
After being sent in to bat by the home side, Rondebosch made a decent enough start, although they lost two wickets in the first powerplay.
However, the Bishops’ opening bowlers, Waco Bassik and Luke de Klerk, kept making inroads, chipping away at ‘Bosch’s batting line-up by capturing timely wickets. Bassik, eventually, ended his four overs with 3/29, while De Klerk snapped up 2/28 in his four.
The action ramped up when Adeeb Levy and the experienced Joshua Neill came together. Levy took the fight to Bishops, top-scoring with 46 from 37 balls, while Neill weighed in with a valuable 30 as the pair combined for a crucial 51-run partnership.
The Rondebosch innings was boosted further by a cameo of 24 by Daniel Cooke, which helped lift the visitors’ total to almost nine runs an over, at 176/8 after their 20 overs.
Feeding off the momentum from Cooke’s 24, the Rondebosch bowlers did their bit. After Thaafier Jaftha (26) and opening batsman James Robb-Quinlan (24) gave Bishops a good start, Arin Spiller, captured 3/7 in just two overs to stem the flow of runs and force the home side onto the back foot.
Schalk Fourie (2/13) and Jamie Hundermark (2/20), also, rocked the host’s reply. They shared four wickets between them for only 33 runs to give Spiller the kind of support his excellent effort deserved.
Bishops collapsed and watched their challenge slip away. With balls running out, , the home team lost its last wicket off the second last ball of the penultimate over, leaving Rondebosch the winners by 31 runs.
Summarised scorecard
Rondebosch Boys’ High 176/8 (Adeeb Levy 46, Joshua Neill 30, Daniel Cooke 24; Extras 22; Waco Bassik 3/29, Luke de Klerk 2/28, Michael Kruiskamp 2/36); Bishops Diocesan College 145/10 (Thaafier Jafta 26, James Robb Quinlan 24, Lithe Mbiko 21; Arin Spiller 3/7, Schalk Fourie 2/13, Jamie Hundermark 2/20). Rondebosch Boys’ High won by 31 runs.