Gauteng on top once again at Khaya Majola Week
The Central Gauteng Lions continued their dominance at the annual Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week by being victorious in the main match of the prestigious tournament against Western Province at Newlands in Cape Town.
This was the union’s fifth time in the last decade that it has managed to come out on top in the main match of the week. Their hero at Newlands was opening batsman Cameron Shekleton (137) who recorded the highest innings of the week with his century.
Gauteng’s spin bowler Kgaudise Molefe (4/28) was the pick of the bowling. He finished the week as the leading wicket-taker by grabbing 21 wickets at an outstanding average of eight runs per victim.
Besides Shekleton’s heroics with the bat another four batsmen Matthew Montgomery (KwaZulu-Natal), Matt Dewar (Border), Luke Beaufort (Eastern Province) and Graeme Bouwer (Mpumalanga) managed to reach triple figures to finish their tournament on a high.
Beaufort (106) helped Eastern Province to beat Free State by 22 runs. Tristan Stubbs (46) also weighed in to finish the week as the leading run-scorer with 287 runs at an average of 71.8 per innings.
Matthew Montgomery (104) and Prealin Naidu (5/45) both played influential roles as KwaZulu-Natal defeated their neighbours KwaZulu-Natal Inland by 36 runs.
Graeme Bouwer’s (104) helped Mpumalanga to a three-wicket victory over North West. Border’s Matt Dewar (102) managed to convert an innings after getting starts is most of his innings earlier in the week. His century helped Border secure a seven run victory over Namibia at Langa.
Van Zyl Smith (55) and Saad Shabbir (55) shared an opening partnership of 105 runs
Northern Cape’s, Mason Zacharea (61) and Garyn Weyers (42), shared a 95-run partnership over the eighth wicket to help their side from 65/7 to be able to finish their innings at a more respectable 188 runs.
This also enabled Northern Cape to bag their second victory of the week by defeating Limpopo by 79 runs. Not even a five-wicket haul by Sello Malatji (5/38) could help Limpopo to what would’ve been their first victory at this year’s tournament.
Northern Cape’s Stephan de Klerk (4/15), Weyers (3/20) and Juan Mpofu (3/22) also bowled really well to help secure the victory.
Summarised Scorecards (Limited Overs):
Gauteng 230/9 (Cameron Shekleton 137, Mudiwa Chanakira 26; Siyabulela Plaatjie 3/44, Jordan Collier 3/47); Western Province 205 (Bonga Makhakha 36, Jason Alexander 33, Justin Broad 32, Thando Ntini 30; Kgaudise Molefe 4/28). Gauteng won by 25 runs.
Eastern Province 210/7 (Luke Beaufort 106, Tristan Stubbs 46; Thandekile Plank 3/56); Free State 188 (Brian Kershaw 50, Garnett Tarr 37, Delano Williams 35; Ethan Frosler 3/27, Nicholas Fowler 3/28). Eastern Province won by 22 runs.
Northerns 243/5 (Ludwig Kaestner 77, Ximus du Plooy 50, Dian Forrester 49*; Johannes Lambrechts 2/52); Boland 194 (Ruan Terblanché 54, Sam Henderson 47, Kieron Williams 40; Ethan Wentzel 3/27, Dian Forrester 2/12, Prince Trotter 2/24). Northerns won by 49 runs.
KwaZulu-Natal 260/7 (Matthew Montgomery 104, Thamsanqa Khumalo 53, Mhlengi Ndaba 39; Wezo Gqiba 2/25); KwaZulu-Natal Inland 224/9 (James Ritchie 93, Michael Schlanders 45; Prealin Naidu 5/45, Lifa Ntanzi 3/29). KwaZulu-Natal won by 36 runs.
South Western Districts 169 (Brian Jack 39, Tyrece Karelse 33; Sinenhlanhla Zwane 2/19, Kyle Saxby 2/27, Nhlakanipho Nxumalo 2/28); Easterns 170/5 (WP Myburgh 68, Maxwell Meyer 57, Saahil Khan 28; Jean Bruiners 3/39, Ayabonga Anthony 2/34). Easterns won by five wickets.
North West 279/6 (Marco Jansen 96, Van Zyl Smith 55, Saad Shabbir 55; Ewan Lombaard 3/48); Mpumalanga 280/7 (Graeme Bouwer 104, Jacques Vosloo 55, Wali Vayani 34, Arno Kruger 25*). Mpumalanga won by three wickets.
Border 221/5 (Matt Dewar 102, Nonelela Yikha 71*; Jan-Izak de Villiers 2/47); Namibia 214 (Shaun Fouché 73, Divan la Cock 27; Matt Dewar 3/27, Nonelela Yikha 3/28). Border won by seven runs.
Northern Cape 188 (Mason Zacharea 61, Garyn Weyers 42; Sello Malatji 5/38); Limpopo 109 (Glen Groenewald 38; Stephan de Klerk 4/15, Garyn Weyers 3/20, Juan Mpofu 3/22). Northern Cape won by 79 runs.
Summarised Scorecards (Limited Overs):
Gauteng 230/9 (Cameron Shekleton 137, Mudiwa Chanakira 26; Siyabulela Plaatjie 3/44, Jordan Collier 3/47); Western Province 205 (Bonga Makhakha 36, Jason Alexander 33, Justin Broad 32, Thando Ntini 30; Kgaudise Molefe 4/28). Gauteng won by 25 runs.
Eastern Province 210/7 (Luke Beaufort 106, Tristan Stubbs 46; Thandekile Plank 3/56); Free State 188 (Brian Kershaw 50, Garnett Tarr 37, Delano Williams 35; Ethan Frosler 3/27, Nicholas Fowler 3/28). Eastern Province won by 22 runs.
Northerns 243/5 (Ludwig Kaestner 77, Ximus du Plooy 50, Dian Forrester 49*; Johannes Lambrechts 2/52); Boland 194 (Ruan Terblanché 54, Sam Henderson 47, Kieron Williams 40; Ethan Wentzel 3/27, Dian Forrester 2/12, Prince Trotter 2/24). Northerns won by 49 runs.
KwaZulu-Natal 260/7 (Matthew Montgomery 104, Thamsanqa Khumalo 53, Mhlengi Ndaba 39; Wezo Gqiba 2/25); KwaZulu-Natal Inland 224/9 (James Ritchie 93, Michael Schlanders 45; Prealin Naidu 5/45, Lifa Ntanzi 3/29). KwaZulu-Natal won by 36 runs.
South Western Districts 169 (Brian Jack 39, Tyrece Karelse 33; Sinenhlanhla Zwane 2/19, Kyle Saxby 2/27, Nhlakanipho Nxumalo 2/28); Easterns 170/5 (WP Myburgh 68, Maxwell Meyer 57, Saahil Khan 28; Jean Bruiners 3/39, Ayabonga Anthony 2/34). Easterns won by five wickets.
North West 279/6 (Marco Jansen 96, Van Zyl Smith 55, Saad Shabbir 55; Ewan Lombaard 3/48); Mpumalanga 280/7 (Graeme Bouwer 104, Jacques Vosloo 55, Wali Vayani 34, Arno Kruger 25*). Mpumalanga won by three wickets.
Border 221/5 (Matt Dewar 102, Nonelela Yikha 71*; Jan-Izak de Villiers 2/47); Namibia 214 (Shaun Fouché 73, Divan la Cock 27; Matt Dewar 3/27, Nonelela Yikha 3/28). Border won by seven runs.
Northern Cape 188 (Mason Zacharea 61, Garyn Weyers 42; Sello Malatji 5/38); Limpopo 109 (Glen Groenewald 38; Stephan de Klerk 4/15, Garyn Weyers 3/20, Juan Mpofu 3/22). Northern Cape won by 79 runs.
