De Bruyn powers Northwood to Schools SA20 win, Clifton downs Suid Natal
A scintillating century from David de Bruyn powered Northwood to an emphatic 42-run victory over Grantleigh High in a Switch Schools SA20 – Volume Two clash at Northwood on Monday.
Clifton College, meanwhile, restricted Hoërskool Suid Natal to a low total, which they chased down in only eight overs to win by eight wickets at the Riverside Sports Club.
Northood vs Grantleigh High
De Bruyn opened the Knights‘ innings with Ross McGlashan, and the pair gave the home side a strong start, making 68 for the first wicket before McGlashan was bowled by Luca Olivier for 27 from 17 balls, which included four fours and a six.
Thomas Oosthuizen and De Bruyn added 25 for the second wicket, with Oosthuizen contributing only five of those runs, which underlined De Bruyn’s dominance.
Oosthuizen was run out by Tristan van Rooyen and one run later Van Rooyen bowled Jamie Wimble, which left Northwood on 94/3 after 11 overs.
De Bruyn and Josh Mills then combined for un unbroken 75-run partnership to lift the hosts to 169/3 from their 20 overs.
Mills finished with 18 not out. De Bruyn, meanwhile, stole the show, smashing seven fours and five sixes in his undefeated 104, which took only 73 balls.
Tristan van Rooyen was the pick of the Grantleigh bowlers, returning 1/23 from four overs.
Grantleigh’s reply began with the loss of Kian Topham in the first over, but Yadav Dayaram and Luca Oliver then stymied the Knights’ attack for over 15 overs, adding 96 runs.
It was a solid partnership, but a higher scoring rate was required. Nonetheless, both batsmen scored at a run rate of 106 per 100 balls faced.
Olivier was caught by David de Bruyn off the bowling of Max Nicholson for 52, which featured six fours. Dayaram stayed on until the last over, eventually losing his wicket to a stumping off the bowling of Luc Boyall for 62. Like Olivier, he had struck six fours.
Two more wickets went down in the final over, which left Boyall with the sparkling figures of 3/2 from one over.
With their 20 overs done, Grantleigh finished on 125/5.
Clifton College vs Hoërskool Suid Natal
At the Riverside Sports Club, Suid Natal chose to bat first against Clifton. Scoring had been difficult at the venue on Saturday, when Clifton beat Kearsney College by 19 runs in a limited overs match, and the visitors from Port Shepstone found the going tough on Monday.
Only three of their batsmen made it into double figures. Marco Fritz, with 18, top-scored, while opener, Karlo Jacobs, made 10, while Sameer Mangisa, batting tenth, in the order, finished with 12 not out.
Suid Natal made a decent start, moving to 18 without loss after four overs. That’s when matters went awry, however, with Clifton capturing four wickets for the addition of only one run in just over two overs.
The bowlers responsible for the collapse were the two spinners who have been superb for the Durban school all year long: Shiraz Perumal, who is in the Dolphins’ Khaya Majola team, and Blake Johnson, who was selected for the KZN Coastal u16 side. Perumal snared 3/18 in four overs with his leg spin, while Johnson picked up 2/18 in four with his left-arm spin.
Keegan Watson grabbed two late wickets as Suid Natal finished with 79/9. Watson’s contribution was 2/11 in three.
Clifton required only four runs an over to win. They lost their openers early, with Veer Ramouthar out in the third over for 12, while Daniel Rea followed in the fourth over for two.
After that, Muhammed Malek and Hayden Drieselmann dominated. It took them 26 balls to see Clifton to victory with an unbroken stand of 52.
Malek slammed six fours in his 25 from 16 balls, while Drieselmann cracked six fours and a six in his rapid unbeaten 33 from 15.
Liam Scholtz was the best of the visiting bowlers, returning 1/18 from his three overs.
Summarised scorecards
Northwood 169/3 (David de Bruyn 104*, Ross McGlashan 27; Tristan van Rooyen 1/23); Grantleigh High 125/5 (Yadav Dayaram 62, Luca Olivier 52; Luc Boyall 3/2). Northwood won by 42 runs.
Hoërskool Suid Natal 79/9 (Marco Fritz 18; Shiraz Perumal 3/18, Keegan Watson 2/11, Blake Johnson 2/18); Clifton College 80/2 (Hayden Drieselmann 33*, Muhammed Malek 25*). Clifton College won by eight wickets.
