Clifton holds off Glenwood in W100
Clifton College welcomed Glenwood High to the Riverside Sports Club on Wednesday, just two days before the start of the Clifton T20 Tournament, for a final dress rehearsal in a W100 match.
With captain Tim Saulez leading the way, Clifton scored a narrow seven-run win.
Saulez won the coin flip and opted to bat first, but Clifton suffered a big blow when Lawson Dinsdale fell victim to the off-spinner Kyle Bryan, and one run later Byron Ward was run out by Kressan Pillai. Just 11 balls into their innings, the hosts had stumbled to 6/2.
That left Hayden Drieselmann and Tim Saulez to clean up the messy start. They spent 33 balls together and added 22 runs at a run a ball before Drieselmann was caught by Kenzo Mchunu off the bowling of Akhil Maharaj for 18 from 15 deliveries.
That brought Zach Williamson out to the middle and he and his captain turned the tide with an outstanding partnership that delivered 89 runs from just 49 balls. Williamson fed most of the strike to Saulez and he took the game to the Glenwood bowlers, cracking 58 off 27 while Williamson scored 22 off 22 in their big stand.
It was Bryan who struck again to get rid of Williamson, but, unusually, he came in for a bit of stick, picking up 2/33 from his 20 balls.
Saulez finally fell 10 balls from the end of the innings for a superb 69 from 41 deliveries, which included five fours and three sixes.
Eventually, Clifton finished on 136/7. SA u19 star Bandile Mbatha picked up 1/17 from 20 deliveries for Glenwood, while Kressan Pillai bowled only 10 balls but did a fine job, nabbing 1/5.
In their reply, The Green Machine lost Karabo Ntsieng early, caught by Cristiano Borrageiro off Saulez for seven, and Kressan Pillai joined him back alongside the field after being stumped by Lawson Dinsdale off the leg-spin of Shiraz Perumal for nine, which left Glenwood on 33/2 after 27 balls.
Krian Jugoo and Bandile Mbatha, then, did their best to emulate Clifton’s vital third-wicket partnership, which had produced 89 runs. They combined for 72 from 47, with Jugoo scoring 44 of those and Mbatha 23. Caleb Naicker ended their stand when he bowled Jugoo for 55 from only 39 balls. His innings had included four fours and two sixes.
The very next ball, Naicker struck again when he had Kyle Bryan caught behind. With 25 balls left, Glenwood needed 32 to win.
Then, after 12 runs had been added from 13 balls, Donte van Wyk became the second Glenwood batsman to be stumped by Dinsdale off the bowling of Shiraz Perumal. That left the visiting team on 117/5, with 11 balls to go.
Bowling the second last over, Caleb Naicker rose to the occasion for Clifton. His first four balls went for only four runs. On his fifth, he had Bandile Mbatha caught by Blake Johnson for 32. The all-rounder had spent 31 balls at the crease and struck two fours and a six.
Glenwood was on 121/6, with five balls remaining. Clifton held the edge.
Captain Tim Saulez took on the responsibility of sending down the last five deliveries. Glenwood scored two and a wide off the first ball, but Saulez conceded only four more runs off the next five balls to limit the Green Machine’s reply to 128/6, which sealed victory for the home side.
Caleb Naicker led the Clifton bowlers with a haul of 3/28 from 20 deliveries, while Shiraz Perumal snared 2/18 from his 20, and left-arm spinner Blake Johnson kept a lid on the Glenwood scoring, conceding only 15 runs from his 20 balls.
Also on Wednesday, a couple of one-sided W100 matches took place in the Tuskers region, with St Charles College and Hilton College waltzing to easy wins.
St Charles College vs Imbali Hub
Saints hosted the Imbali Hub on the St Charles Oval and, batting first, powered their way to 186/6 from their 100 balls.
Skipper Rico Honiball led the assault on the Hub’s bowlers, smashing six fours and two sixes in a blistering 25-ball 59. Connor Simpson was almost as brutal, lashing three fours and three sixes in his 49, which came from only 24 balls. Both Thando Zama and Ryan Clarke weighed in with 20 as St Charles batted at 9.3 runs per over.
The Imbali Hub was unable to mount a challenge, compiling only 74/9 in their reply. Opener Smelokuhle Gumede, Siphosethu Ngcobo, and Lwazi Mabaso made it into double figures.
Keegan Vermaak led the Saints’ attack, knocking over 4 for 15 from his 20 balls. Ryan Clarke excelled, returning 1/6 from 15 deliveries, while Caleb Sharp was almost as miserly, picking up 1/8 from his 15.
Hilton College vs Northdale Hub
Hilton College trotted out a youthful lineup for their game against the Northdale Hub. They dominated, nonetheless.
Batting first, Northdale lasted 86 balls before being bowled out for only 47 runs. Mickaylan Ramsamy‘s eight runs were double that of Northdale’s next-highest run scorer, but they were assisted by 24 extras, which made up more than half of their total.
Luke Wilson captured 3/7 from 15 balls, Sean Burman picked up 2/3 from 10, Sange Qangule 2/7 from 20, and Daniel Christie 2/8 from 15.
Chasing a modest total, Hilton didn’t hurry. They used up 44 balls on their way to 49/0 and a 10-wicket victory.
Matthew Bezuidenhout finished with 26 from 28 balls, while Barack Munawa scored 20 from 16, with three fours.
Summarised scorecards
Clifton College 136/7 (Tim Saulez 69, Zach Williamson 22, Kyle Bryan 2/33); Glenwood High School 128/6 (Krian Jugoo 55, Bandile Mbatha 32, Caleb Naicker 3/28, Shiraz Perumal 2/18). Clifton won by seven runs.
St Charles College 186/6 (Rico Honiball 59, Connor Simpson 49, Thando Zama 20, Ryan Clarke 20, Sandiso Dzanibe 2/44); Imbali Hub 74/9 (Smelokuhle Gumede 14, Keegan Vermaak 4/15, Ryan Clarke 1/6, Caleb Sharp 1/8). St Charles won by 112 runs.
Northdale Hub 47/10 (Extras 24, Mickaylan Ramsamy 8, Luke Wilson 3/7, Sean Burman 2/3, Sange Qangule 2/7, Daniel Christie 2/8); Hilton College 49/0 (Matthew Bezuidenhout 26, Barack Munawa 20). Hilton won by 10 wickets.
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