Graeme downs Queen’s, DLS decides Futura vs St Andrew’s
A decision to field first bore fruit for Graeme College as they raced to a four-wicket victory over Queen’s College in Queenstown on Sunday.
Playing a limited overs format, the home side began their innings with Beveaneo Maythan and Akho Ngesi laying a solid foundation. Maythan top scored with 35 from 40 balls, including two fours, while Ngesi made 17 from 26.
The problem was that no other Queen’s batsmen made it into double figures as AJ Jeggels ripped through their batting order. He was devastating, capturing 6/23 from his 10 overs, which included three maidens. The home team had few answers to the challenges he posed.
Andrew Muir delivered the support Jeggels needed, and Queen’s struggled mightily with his bowling, too. Muir’s six overs brought a reward of 3/27 as Queen’s just stretched into triple figures, eventually dismissed for 107 after only 25.3 of their 50 overs.
Like their opponents, Graeme’s highest score came from their opening batsman, with Enrique Strydom playing maturely for 36 from 72 balls, with four fours.
Queen’s hurt their chances of victory by conceding 22 extras, which was the second-highest tally of the Graeme reply. Mind you, Graeme was also wasteful, with 27 extras, but seven Queen’s batsmen made no more than four, and three of those were ducks.
An unbeaten and quickfire 16 from Ashton Williams, which included four fours, delivered a six-wicket win to Graeme, who took only two more balls than Queen’s had taken to post their 107 all out.
Ryan Denston was the pick of the home team’s bowlers, claiming 3/39 in 10, while Beveaneo Maythan caused Graeme all sorts of problems. He finished with 2/17 from seven.
In Makhanda, the DLS Method decided the game between the Futura Academy and St Andrew’s College.
The visitors set College a challenging run chase after posting 256/9 in their 50 overs. Nico van der Westhuizen led the way, playing with controlled aggression to score 119 from 115 balls. He smashed six sixes and eight fours in his knock.
Luke Grimaldi offered good support, playing carefully for an important 35 from 64 balls. He and Van der Westhuizen pulled the Futura Academy out of some early strife, which saw them floundering on 34/4 in the ninth over.
Roman van Zyl did the damage, removing three of the top four batsmen, on his way to a return of 4/33 from 10. His fellow opening bowler Joe Wostenholm took 2/37 in 10.
College needed to bat at 5.14 runs per over to win, and they made a fair start, with William Beamish and Mitch Coventry sprinting to 41 before Beamish fell to Adam Rogers in the sixth over.
Coventry went on to make a rapid 35 from 21 balls, with five fours and a six, while Myles Sansom struck two sixes in his unbeaten 27 from 34. Samuel Scheckter finished with 20 not out when bad weather forced the players from the field in the 22nd over.
St Andrew’s were on 119/4, but they never had a chance to improve on their position as the weather prevented any further play.
The Duckworth Lewis calculations were made, and the Futura Academy won by 62 runs.
Summarised scores
Queen’s College 107/10 (Beveaneo Maythan 35; AJ Jeggels 6/23, Andrew Muir 3/27); Graeme College 108/6 (Enrique Strydom 36; Ryan Denston 3/39, Beveaneo Maythan 2/17) Graeme College won by four wickets.
Futura Academy 256/9 (Nico van der Westhuizen 119, Luke Grimaldi 35; Roman van Zyl 4/33, Joe Wostenholm 2/37); St Andrew’s College 119/4 after 21.2 overs (Mitch Coventry 35, Myles Sansom 27*, Samuel Scheckter 20*; Adam Rogers 2/16, Ethan Currin 2/35) Futura Academy won by 62 on the DLS Method.
