Gangat leads the way as Pearson remains unbeaten at Grey Fest
Esa Gangat continued his outstanding run of form to lead Pearson to a 51-run victory over Grey College on the third day of the 2024 Sunrisers Grey Cricket Festival.
In Saturday’s showdown, the charismatic captain missed the half-century mark by a single run, but that effort gave Pearson a solid platform.
Lamla Mgedezi stood out for Grey in the field, playing a hand in four dismissals, with figures of 3/39 and a catch, as Pearson’s middle order faltered. However, Brayden Andrews steadied the ship for the locals with an unbeaten 37 runs to help them to 193 all out.
Cullen Marais posed a real threat for Grey, anchoring their innings with 43 runs in a 108-ball stay before he was run out by Gangat.
Cayden Wilson then tore through the lower order of the Bloemfontein boys, who finished 51 runs shy of their victory target.
Ryan Harcourt-Baldwin (57) and co steered Jeppe to 229 before Framesby secured the final wicket in their clash. The Framesby attack was led by Logan Fleetwood, who claimed 4/30.
The locals put up a spirited fight after their top order misfired and they fell to 22/4. Hanro van Jaarsveld muscled 66 runs for his team to help them to within 27 runs of victory, but it wasn’t quite enough, and the visitors clinched the win.
Grey High School outplayed their challengers from Glenwood to register another win, with Xander Elkington continuing his batting dominance, scoring 51 not out, to see his side to victory.
Nathan Howell, Ben Ristow and Tristan Grundling each captured three wickets as they picked off the Durban side’s line-up for 140. Krian Jugoo (74), however, offered stubborn resistance to the trio’s onslaught and tallied more than half of his team’s total before Ristow finally removed him with the help of Joel Maree‘s safe hands.
St Andrew’s School stormed to a convincing triumph over the Namibia Invitational team to bounce back after a defeat on Friday.
Reuben van Aarde (69) and Leon Athanasiou (53) did the majority of the legwork for the team from Bloemfontein as they posted 232.
In reply, Tiaan van der Merwe led the Namibians’ charge with an innings of 53, but outstanding bowling by Cullen Kakora (5/23) and FG Botha (2/3) meant there was no chance of a comeback.
Summarised Scorecards, Day Three (50 Overs)
Pearson 193 (Esa Gangat 49, Brayden Andrews 37*, Luke Hector 21; Lamla Mgedezi 3/39, Henru de Wet 2/23, Sicelo Matayi 2/27); Grey College 142 (Cullen Marais 43, Darion Rabie 23, Christian Kind 22, Extras 21; Cayden Wilson 3/25, Reagan Meyer 2/25). Pearson won by 51 runs.
Jeppe 229 (Ryan Harcourt-Baldwin 57, Christopher Elston 35, Extras 35, Munib Ayob 32, Tiago Almeida 26; Logan Fleetwood 4/30, Miles Feltham 3/39); Framesby 203 (Hanro van Jaarsveld 66, Taine Douw 36, Extras 30, T Ethan 25; Luke Cannon 2/29, Christopher Elston 2/45). Jeppe won by 26 runs.
Glenwood 140 (Krian Jugoo 74, Kyle Bryan 22; Nathan Howell 3/10, Ben Ristow 3/19, Tristan Grundling 3/20); Grey High School 142/5 (Xander Elkington 51*, T Kloppenberg 26; Dhilan Naraidu 2/22). Grey High School won by five wickets.
St Andrew’s School 232 (Reuben van Aarde 69, Leon Athanasiuo 53, Nikhil Sukraj 26, Extras 23; Waldo Smith 2/20); Namibia Invitational 142 (Tiaan van der Merwe 53, Dan Brassel 23; Cullen Kakora 5/23, FG Botha 2/3). St Andrew’s won by 90 runs.
Selborne 145 (Aaron Senekal 56, Tre’ Gilbert 43; Dian Liebenberg 6/30); Potchefstroom Volkskool 149/4 (Louis Van Wyk 48, Ruan Smit 42; Tre’ Gilbert 3/28). Potch Volkies won by six wickets.
Menlopark 102 (Marcus de Aguar 30, Dian van Zyl 22; Christian Sabela 4/5, Callum Ritchie 3/30); King Edward VII 105/5 (Cameron Smith 39, Troy Gordon 32, Gerhard Engelbrecht 3/27). King Edward VII won by five wickets.
