Garsfontein slays second Paarl school on HJS Festival’s second day
Paarl Boys’ High vs Hoërskool Garsfontein
After defeating Paarl Gimnasium by eight wickets on Tuesday, Hoërskool Garsfontein took on another Paarl school, the tournament hosts, Paarl Boys’ High, on Wednesday.
The home side was the first to pick up the willow at Brugstraat’s A Field. Like all of the matches on the day, this one was a 50-over affair.
Boishaai lasted 44.1 overs at the crease against the Pretoria powerhouse before being bowled out for 174.
Number five batsman, Roan Haynes, top-scored for the hosts, smashing six fours and two sixes in his 57 runs off 73 balls.
Garsfontein was subjected to a tougher chase than they faced on Tuesday, but the Pretoria school had the answers, claiming a narrow two-wicket win when they reached 179/8 despite a 3/12 haul from Ra-eez Isaacs.
Paarl Gimnasium vs Westville Boys’ High
After Tuesday’s draw against Cornwall Hill College left a strong Westville Boys’ High outfit frustrated, the KZN side took out their frustrations on Paarl Gimnasium on Wednesday.
The hosts won the toss and opted to bat first. Wian Munnik, batting at three, scored his second consecutive fifty of the festival, walloping seven fours and three sixes in his 64 off 70 deliveries.
De Waal Vivier, who made his way to the crease after the fall of the fourth wicket, stirred up the excitement in the middle overs, blasting four fours and a maximum in an unbeaten 62 off 68 balls as Gim tallied 235 all out off of the second-last ball of their 50 overs.
Four Westville bowlers picked up two wickets each, with Misbah Nair‘s 2/18 from 2.5 overs being his side’s best return.
In reply, it took the Griffins 48.2 overs to get across the finishing line, which they achieved for the loss of eight wickets, thus recording a two-wicket win.
Misbah Nair shone again. Batting at 10, he struck a vital and undefeated 37 from only 20 balls, including three fours and a six to power his team past Gim’s total. Ewan du Toit, though, provided the crucial anchor innings, top scoring with 82.
Boland Landbou vs St John’s College (Harare)
In their contest against St John’s College (Harare), Boland Landbou opted to bat first on their Stiaan van Zyl Oval after the coin flip fell their way.
Both Matthew Geldenhuys and Johannes Goosen weighed in with half-centuries. Geldenhuys struck five fours in his 58 off 75 balls, while Goosen sped up the tempo, clobbering two fours and two sixes, in his 51 off 49.
Fergus Dorward claimed 2/20 in three overs for the Zim outfit, which was tidy. However, they conceded a huge 43 extras, which included 25 wides. That helped the Farmers to total 221 before they were bowled out in the 46th over.
In reply, St John’s never really got going. Gunther Schmidt was one of the primary reasons for that, capturing 3/27 in seven overs, which put the skids under the visitors’ efforts.
Their innings lasted 38 overs before they were dismissed for 145, resulting in a 76-run victory for the Farmers.
Hoërskool Hans Moore vs Hoërskool Diamantveld
On the Brugstraat B Field, Hoërskool Hans Moore delivered a dominant performance against Hoërskool Diamantveld.
The Benoni school posted a strong total of 256 all out, which they achieved in 46.2 overs, thanks mainly to opener, Xavier van Biljon, who was on fire, clubbing eight fours and eight sixes in a superb 114 runs off only 83 deliveries.
In their chase, the Kimberley locals were able to muster only a quarter of the Moories‘ total. Their innings ended on 64 all out in the 23rd over, leaving Hans Moore the runaway winners by a mighty margin of 192 runs.
Parel Vallei High School vs Cornwall Hill College
Parel Vallei (PV) lost the toss on their A Field, where they faced Cornwall Hill College, and were made to bat first.
The Centurion team’s Kirill Broughton made it a difficult innings for PV, snapping up 3/21 in 10 overs and, although the home side spent 46.5 overs at the crease, they tallied only 109 all out. Their best knock came from Divan Sander, who top-scored for the hosts with a slow and steady 28 off 56 balls.
Defending a modest total, the Somerset West school made early inroads into the Cornwall Hill batting order. The tide turned, however, when Oliver Richards came in at seven to guide his team to a three-wicket victory.
He stroked five fours in an unbeaten 38 off 54 deliveries, which lifted Cornwall Hill to 112/7 after 38.2 overs.
Hoërskool Durbanville vs Napso Namibia
Hoërskool Durbanville‘s Vissershok Field saw Napso (Namibian Private Schools Organisation) become the first non-South African outfit to earn a victory at this year’s edition of the festival.
Durbies won the toss and decided to bat first. Napso responded well to the challenge as an emerging trend of four bowlers taking two wickets each continued.
The home team’s batting effort was inconsistent, but two batsmen stood out. In the top order, Liam Kirsten hit four fours in his 35 off 57, while Jeandré Janse van Rensburg, batting at 10, weighed in with a quickfire 34 off 25 balls, which included three fours and a six.
After 43.1 overs, Durbanville was all out for 178, which wasn’t enough to prevent the Namibians from picking up a three-wicket win.
They batted at almost exactly the same run rate as Durbies, taking 42.4 overs to reach 181/7. Drikus Swart, who made his way to the middle at the fall of the fourth wicket, led the way, striking five fours in an undefeated 50 off 66 deliveries.
Summarised Scorecards
Paarl Boys’ High 174/10 (Roan Haynes 57, Extras 22); Hoërskool Garsfontein 179/8 (Ra-eez Isaacs 3/12, Ed Lee Koopman 2/26, Aden Batt 2/52). Garsfontein won by two wickets.
Paarl Gimnasium 235/10 (Wian Munnik 64, De Waal Vivier 62*, Louis Koen 23, Waldus de Jager 22, Extras 21; Misbah Nair 2/18, Tristin Delvin 2/32, Aarin Rasmussen 2/40, Kyle McGough 2/65); Westville Boys’ High 236/8 (Ewan du Toit 82, Misbah Nair 37*, Aarin Rasmussen 24*, Kai Cotton 22; De Waal Vivier 3/50, Wian Munnik 3/50). Westville Boys’ High won by two wickets.
Boland Landbou 221/10 (Matthew Geldenhuys 58, Johannes Goosen 51, Extras 43; Fergus Dorward 2/20, Shivaan Chouhan 2/33, Hayden Saunders 2/33); St. John’s College (Harare) 145/10 (Hayden Croxford 31, Luca Spagnuolo 24, Shivaan Chouhan 24, Shaylen Parmar 20; Gunther Schmidt 3/27, Caleb Seroot 2/12, Matthew Geldenhuys 2/20). Boland Landbou won by 76 runs.
Hoërskool Hans Moore 256/10 (Xavier van Biljon 114, Josh Venter 45, Duan Maree 34; Hanru Rademeyer 2/13, Janno Du Plessis 2/14, Arno Mostert 2/28, Rulo van der Merwe 2/35); Hoërskool Diamantveld 64/10 (Josh Venter 2/13, Isaac Aube 2/19). Hans Moore won by 192 runs.
Hoërskool Parel Vallei 109/10 (Divan Sander 28, Chris Hughes 20, Extras 20; Kirill Broughton 3/21); Cornwall Hill College 112/7 (Oliver Richards 38*; Imtiaz Oliver 4/17, Chris Hughes 2/17). Cornwall Hill won by three wickets.
Hoërskool Durbanville 178/10 (Liam Kirsten 35, Jeandré Janse van Rensburg 34, Juan van Coller 24, Extras 23; Abri Oberholtzer 2/21, Drikus Swart 2/22, Emile Kuhn 2/25, Christiaan Kriel 2/25); Napso Namibia 181/7 (Drikus Swart 50*, Janco Schlechter 27, Abri Oberholtzer 27, Jandré de Jager 26, Christof Van Der Merwe 24; Juan van Coller 4/35). Napso Namibia won by three wickets.
