Garsfontein overcomes Affies, Centurion’s Prinsloo hits a century again
Who other than the captain of Hoërskool Garsfontein, Xander Venter, and the trusty Eckardt Struwig to get them over the line?
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The pair was at the forefront of their team’s success as the Ysbere delivered a statement victory by beating Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool (Affies) at Affies on Saturday.
Venter led the way with the bat, top-scoring with a well-played 65. Struwig, then, showed that he’s not only a threat with the ball, but more than handy with the bat as he smashed a quickfire 55* from only 30 balls.
Wikus du Preez and Reuben van Zyl played their part, too, laying a sound platform for Venter and Struwig. Du Preez anchored the innings, contributing 38, while his fellow opener, Van Zyl, chipped in with 34.
Ruben Groenewald proved his worth for Affies once more, doing most of the damage with the ball for his side. He bagged four Garsfontein scalps while conceding only 27 runs from his 10 overs and followed up with a solid 43 runs in the Affies’ innings.
Affies’ captain, Divan de Villiers, who was his side’s best player on the day, shone with both bat and ball. After picking up 2/46 with the ball, the talented right-hander scored a masterful 80 runs.
Janco Purchase marked his return to the team with a well-played 40 from 44 balls.
It was, however, Struwig who decided the game for the umpteenth time this season. His return of 4/35 caused the Affies’ batting lineup to wobble and, with a contribution of 2/70 from Sebastian Bouwer, that was enough to keep Affies to 247 all out, which left them 31 runs short of the Garsfontein total.
The golden bat of Charl Prinsloo saw Hoërskool Centurion finally bag their first league victory. Earlier in the season, he had struck a scintillating 137 against Hoërskool Waterkloof. This time around, it was Cornwall Hill College’s turn to face the music as the talented top-order batsman produced a corking 120.
He and Anton Stassen were almost solely responsible for the Woeries’ total of 256. Stassen played the supporting role coolly, scoring 63, as he combined with his captain to put together a match-winning 168-run partnership before they both fell victim to the bowling of Oliver Richards, who finished with 2/42.
Cornwall captain Lethabo Phahlamohlaka showed signs of his best form with an innings of 41 from just 24 balls. He and Michael Blignaut fought valiantly but a good performance with the ball from Carlo Kotze, who snapped up 3/27, meant that not even Blignaut’s unbeaten 44 was enough to stop the Woeries’ momentum.
Prestige College made Hoërskool Waterkloof work hard for their three-wicket victory. Hadji Mafadza, with 2/18, and Lesedi Mabena, with 2/30, turned the screws tight after a sublime 77 from Keamogetswe Semenya and 53 from Mabena lifted them beyond the 200-run mark.
Wian Ruthven, though, led the Klofies‘ winning effort again. He weighed in with a vital 54 and also returned 3/42 with the ball as Waterkloof further enhanced their impressive record.
After a well-rounded batting performance, led by Dian van Zyl’s 51 runs, Gerhard Engelbrecht knocked over 5/20 to lead Hoërskool Menlopark to an important 42-run victory away from home over Pretoria Boys High.
A silver lining for the Boys High side was the performance of their star leg-spin bowler Adam Cannata. Operating in tandem with Johan Coetzer, he bowled well to grab three wickets, which Coetzer matched, despite facing an explosive batting lineup.
Summarised scorecards
Garsfontein 278/9 (Xander Venter 65, Eckardt Struwig 55*, Wikus du Preez 38, Reuben van Zyl 34, Extras 24, Rickardt Joubert 20; Ruben Groenewald 4/27, Xavier de Wet 2/46); Affies 247/10 (Divan de Villiers 80, Ruben Groenewald 43, Janco Purchase 40, Henré Smith 25; Eckardt Struwig 4/35, Sebastian Bouwer 2/70). Garsfontein won by 31 runs.
Hoërskool Centurion 256/6 (Charl Prinsloo 120, Anton Stassen 63, Extras 20; Oliver Richards 2/42, Lhuan-dré Pretorius 2/45); Cornwall Hill College 214/10 (Michael Blignaut 44*, Lethabo Phalamohloka 41, Lhuan-dré Pretorius 33, Extras 33; Carlo Kotze 3/27, Morné Venter 2/22, Wouter Kileblock 2/32). Hoërskool Centurion won by 42 runs.
Prestige College 200/7 (Keamogetswe Semenya 77, Lesedi Mabena 53; Wian Ruthven 3/ 42, Jaco van der Walt 2/45); Waterkloof 202/7 (Wian Ruthven 54, Beukes van den Berg 39, Rico van der Walt 35*; Hadji Mafadza 2/18, Lesedi Mabena 2/30). Waterkloof won by three wickets.
Menlopark 221/9 (Dian van Zyl 51, Steve Stolk 44, Wian van Deventer 41, Matt van der Westhuizen 31; Johan Coetzer 3/40, Adam Cannata 3/53); Pretoria Boys High 165/10 (Tim Gordon 43; Gerhard Engelbrecht 5/20, Ewald Meyer 2/30, Pierre de Villiers 2/32). Menlopark won by 56 runs.
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