Cricket season slowly gets into gear in the Western Cape
Somerset College outplayed Fairmont High for a 105-run victory over the boys from Durbanville on the Taberer Oval on Saturday.
Thando Prusent and Chad Ayford continued their good form from last weekend’s T20 action. Prusent scored 79 and Ayford got to 62 to build a solid platform for the home team.
Exceptional bowling by Callum Hughes and Christopher Varie left Fairmont 105 runs short of their mark.
Hughes conceded only 10 runs and took three wickets, and Varie got a hat-trick to dismiss the final three Fairmont batsmen.
Paarl Gimnasium proved too strong for HTS Drostdy in Paarl.
Tazreeq Moerat, who played an integral role in the success of their first-team rugby at fullback this season, led the charge with the bat, scoring 33 before he was finally run out.
It was the host’s bowling attack that set them apart though, with Douglas Smith taking four Drostdy wickets, Charles King getting another three and Moerat getting in on the action again with two wickets.
Josh Neill had a massive knock for Rondebosch Boys’ High’s Colts team against Hoërskool Bellville, scoring 122 off 80 balls as they beat the team from the northern suburbs by 119 runs.
Summarized scorecards:
Somerset College vs Fairmont High (40 overs)
Somerset College 212/7 (Thando Prusent 79, Chad Ayford 62, Tyrone Rieth 29; Dylan Kok 2/24, Josh Martin 2/26, Caleb le Roux 2/52); Fairmont High 107 (Josh Martin 31, Daniel Beelders 27; Callum Hughes 3/10, Christopher Varie 3/25, Thomas Parsons 2/11). Somerset College won by 105 runs.
Paarl Gimnasium vs HTS Drostdy (50 overs)
Paarl Gimnasium 200 (Tazreeq Moerat 33, Franco Boonzaaier 30, Jandré Botha 30, Extras 27, Willem Matthee 23*; Darius Venter 2/21, Karel Hugo 2/23); HTS Drostdy 65 (Stephan Steyn 25; Douglas Smith 4/26, Charles King 3/9, Tazreeq Moerat 2/17). Paarl Gimnasium won by 135 runs.
Rondebosch Boys’ High II vs Hoërskool Bellville (50 overs)
Rondebosch Boys’ High II 292/9 (Josh Neill 122, Caleb Belelie 45, James Kirsten 44, Extras 35, Ethan MacGregor 27; S von Wielligh 2/25, R Bekker 2/37, Z Viviers 2/40); Hoërskool Bellville 173 (Onke Mazitshana 58, A Bernard 41; Amaan Abrahams 4/55, James Kirsten 3/23, Dan Powell 2/23). Rondebosch Boys’ High II won by 119 runs.
