De Villiers delivers to set up a semi-final against dangerous Menlopark
An interesting battle awaits between the two highest-scoring teams at the Westvaal North/South Tournament after Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool (Affies) and Menlopark claimed victories to make their way into the semi-finals.
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Affies’ captain, Divan de Villiers, led from the front as he and his side smashed St Stithians College by a massive 113 runs.
De Villiers scored a second century of the week and it led Affies to an intimidating 219/3 from their 20 overs. He took only 55 balls to reach 126, hitting 21 boundaries, including 12 fours and nine sixes.
Jorich van Schalkwyk, his opening partner, was also in fine form and brought up his third half-century of the tournament, contributing 66 runs to a 181-run opening stand, which lasted 16 overs.
Then, the Pretoria side rubbed salt into the Saints’ wounds when they took to the field. St Stithians lost three wickets for only one run in the first two overs and the writing was on the wall. Zian Labuschagne, who was given a chance with the new ball, snapped up an impressive 3/11 in two overs, while SF Vermeulen bowled well to capture 3/28 in three.
A further two wickets from Van Schalkwyk put the final nail in the coffin as the Johannesburg school slumped to 106 all out.
If Hoërskool Menlopark’s opening pair continues with their destructive form it might be difficult for anyone to stop them. In their quarterfinal against Hoërskool Centurion, it was again the partnership of Steve Stolk and Willem Sevenster that saw the Parkies over the line. Stolk continued his destructive hitting, blasting a belligerent 64 from just 29 balls.
He, however, found himself in the shadow of Sevenster, who raced along, smashing an entertaining 85 runs from just 35 deliveries. Wian van Deventer, who’s also been on song, added another 33 runs to help the Parkies tally 235/9.
Amid the chaos, Woeries found a bright star in Carlo Kotze, who bowled the spell of his life. He claimed the first five-wicket haul of the tournament, sending six Menlopark batsmen back to the pavilion while conceding only 26 runs in his four overs.
Facing a tough run chase, Centurion opening batsman Jayden Potgieter went hard at the Menlopark bowling, cracking 57 from only 21 balls.
However, the off-spin of young Murray Hofmeyr and Morné Koekemoer brought a stop to their opposition’s free-scoring ways. Hofmeyr continued his fine form, snapping up 3/29 from four, while Koekemoer claimed three wickets in nine balls and gave up only five runs as Centurion was dismissed for 137.
Herman Hesse destroyed the Rondebosch Boys’ High batting lineup to secure Potchefstroom Volkskool their first victory of the tournament. He boasted a return of 5/18, to become the second bowler to pick up a five-four in the North/South, and that played a massive role in the side from the Western Cape crumbling to 127 all out.
Batting first, Eduan van der Merwe was the Volkies’ main contributor with the bat, scoring 50 on the dot, while Kobus Pienaar weighed in with a vital 34 not out as Volkskool tallied 170/7, which meant that Hesse and company had something to bowl at. Daniel Bosman was the sole standout for Rondebosch, top-scoring with an unbeaten 59.
Meanwhile, the lanky Michail Tarentaal continued his impressive form with the ball to help Wynberg to a 30-run win over Northwood. Tarentaal bagged 3/33 as the Knights were bowled out for 142 defending 172/2. Moosa Gabriels had batted confidently for 51, while Divan Linde made a quickfire 35.
Pride Buthelezi was the Durban school’s mainstay with the ball, picking up three wickets. Thomas Oosthuizen, with 35, and Ross McGlashan, with 31, resisted stubbornly, but another three wickets from Luke Kleinsmith delivered the final blow to ensure a Wynberg victory.
Summarised scorecards
Affies 219/3 (Divan de Villiers 126, Jorich van Schalkwyk 66; Nqaba Matunda 2/26); St Stithians College 106 (Ombesa Matsha 36, Liam Mudenda 21; Zian Labuschagne 3/11, SF Vermeulen 3/28, Jorich van Schalkwyk 2/31). Affies won by 113 runs.
Menlopark 235/9 (Willem Sevenster 85, Steve Stolk 64, Wian van Deventer 33; Carlo Kotze 6/26; Wouter Kielblock 2/31); Hoërskool Centurion 137 (Jayden Potgieter 56, Anton Stassen 24, Charl Prinsloo 23; Morné Koekemoer 3/5, Murray Hofmeyr 3/29). Menlopark won by 98 runs.
Potchefstroom Volkskool 170/7 (Eduan van der Merwe 50, Kobus Pienaar 34*, Louis van Wyk 20; Tim Short 3/15, Declan Gillespie 2/33); Rondebosch Boys’ High 127 (Daniel Bosman 59*; Herman Hesse 5/18, Dian Liebenberg 2/21). Potchefstroom Volkskool won by 43 runs.
Wynberg Boys’ High 172/7 (Moosa Gabriels 51, Divan Linde 35, Shadley Allie 21; Pride Buthelezi 3/27, Nqobani Mokoena 2/23, Jordan Matthews 2/33); Northwood 142 (Thomas Oosthuizen 35, Ross McGlashan 31, Kyle White 22; Michail Tarentaal 3/33, Luke Kleinsmith 3/22, Divan Linde 2/10). Wynberg Boys’ High won by 30 runs.
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