Dippenaar stars in Paarl Gim win, Booishaai’s Jacobs goes big
Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Paarl Gimnasium (20-over)
In a second round Switch Schools SA20 – Volume Two match on Wednesday, Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG) won the toss at home and chose to field first against the visitors, Paarl Gimnasium.
Gimmies did a solid job with the bat and an even better one in the field to win the game by 31 runs.
Matt Dippenaar, their number three batsman, led the charge for the visitors, smashing eight fours and three sixes in a decisive 80 runs off only 52 balls.
The best of the Paul Roos bowlers were Dion Slabber and Morné Pauw, who picked up 2/25 and 2/26 respectively from their four overs.
After 20 overs, Paarl Gim had posted 142/7 – a good score, but not an unassailable total.
Faced with a required run rate of over seven per over, PRG opener Aiden Titus gave the home side a quick start, striking three fours and a six in a hasty 22 off 14 balls.
However, after his dismissal, the Stellenbosch school’s batsmen struggled to continue his good work. Marcus Conradie, batting fifth, came the closest, tallying 19 off 22.
Gimmies bowled tightly and kept the scoring rate down, with Derrick Groenewald and Kieran Daniels, who claimed two wickets each, leading the way.
They were also outstanding in the field, engineering three run outs as Paul Roos was all out on a Nelson, 111.
Paarl Boy’s High vs Boland Landbou (20-over)
At Paarl Boys’ High, Boland Landbou won the toss selected to field first against the home team. It proved to be a tough day all-round for the Farmers.
The Paarl Boys’ High batsmen were excellent, while their bowlers also delivered the goods, leading to a dominant 109-run victory for the hosts.
Opener AB Jacobs was talismanic for Boishaai, thumping a sensational 117 runs off 63 balls, which included 20 boundaries. He lofted nine balls for six and another 11 were dispatched for four.
His opening partner Neil Louw contributed 28 runs to a 101-run opening stand.
Kobus Conradie was Boland Landbou’s leading wicket-taker, but he was also the most expensive of their bowlers, returning 2/53 from four overs.
With Jacobs’ laying waste to the Farmers’ bowlers, Boishaai ended their 20 overs with a challenging total of 181/3.
That gave their bowlers plenty of runs to defend, and instilled confidence into their fielding effort. Aden Batt, Ullrich Drotschie and Reese Peterson all claimed two wickets each as the hosts excelled in the field, restricting Boland Landbou to just 72 all out after 13.2 overs.
Opener Gideon Kotze was the only Boland batsman who looked prepared for the Boishaai threat, cracking two fours in his 25-run tally.
Summarised Scorecards
Paarl Gimnasium 142/7 (Matt Dippenaar 80; Dion Slabber, Morné Pauw 2/26); Paul Roos Gimnasium 111/10 (Aiden Titus 22; Derrick Groenewald 2/14, Kieran Daniels 2/26). Gimmies won by 31 runs.
Paarl Boys’ High 181/3 (AB Jacobs 117, Neil Louw 28; Kobus Conradie 2/53); Boland Landbou 72/10 (Gideon Kotze 25; Reese Peterson 2/9, Ullrich Drotschie 2/12, Aden Batt 2/21). Boishaai won by 109 runs.
