Daling six-fest dazzles Hugenote
On Wednesday, in a sensational display of power hitting, Marinus Daling bludgeoned 15 sixes and plundered 148 runs from just 56 deliveries for Paarl Gimnasium in their match against Hugenote.
The team from Paarl batted at better than 12 runs per over, reaching 243/3 in their 20 overs, thanks to opener Willem Matthee contributing an unbeaten 62 and Daling’s masterclass.
Cullen Ruiters finally brought Daling’s destructive innings to an end, with Andre van der Merwe taking the catch. Ruiters grabbed his second wicket with the final delivery of the innings to finish as the best of the Wellington school’s bowlers, but the damage had already been done.
Zheemo Isaacs and Charles King then combined well for Paarl Gimnasium to capture five wickets for 16 runs, and Daling was in on the action again, palming three catches to round off his day.
In Stellenbosch, Paul Roos Gimnasium beat Paarl Boys’ High for a second time in four days.
After taking the spoils in their 50-over encounter on Saturday, Paul Roos backed up that performance with another impressive victory in a T20 clash on Wednesday.
Despite a shaky start for the Stellenbosch boys, Riley Norton led the charge, smashing 78 off 51 deliveries without losing his wicket, while Cornel Swart cracked 42 at a run-a-ball, to help Paul Roos to 155/4.
Aden Batt bowled well for Boishaai, dismissing the opening pair of Paul Roos in quick succession, which put the hosts under immense pressure at 4/2 in the third over.
With the visitors at the crease, Norton continued his fine form, taking two crucial wickets to stymie their batting effort. Dian Winkel also starred with the ball, dismissing three Paarl batsmen while conceding a paltry 11 runs.
Norton’s crucial spell in the middle, and the hosts’ collective bowling efforts, proved enough to take them to victory.
Francois van der Merwe spearheaded a late charge by the visitors at the tail-end, scoring an unbeaten 31 from 21 deliveries, but the Paarl side was, ultimately, well beaten, finishing 35 runs short on 120/7.
Paul Roos and Paarl Gimnasium meet on Saturday to test their mettle in a 50-over match in Paarl.
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Summarised scorecards:
Paarl Gimnasium 243/3 (Marinus Daling 148, Willem Matthee 62*; Cullen Ruiters 2/57); Hugenote 69/7 (Andre van der Merwe 17; Zheemo Isaacs 3/9). Paarl Gimnasium won by 174 runs.
Paul Roos Gimnasium 155/4 (Riley Norton 78*, Cornel Swart 42; Aden Batt 2/19); Paarl Boys’ High 120/7 (Francois van der Merwe 31*, Gideon du Toit 29; Dian Winkel 3/11, Riley Norton 2/22). Paul Roos Gimnasium won by 35 runs.
Boland Landbou 152/5 (Marius du Plessis 42, Stefan Conradie 32, Lohann Louw 30, Rynard van der Schyff 25; Eddie Fick 2/31); DF Malan 119/3 (Emile Olivier 38, Charl Botha 23, Reuben Braxton 22). Boland Landbou won by 33 runs.
