Grey College and St Andrew’s School run out of overs in weekend draws
Grey College’s Henru de Wet scored an unbeaten 103 in only 69 balls, blasting 10 fours and four sixes, to help his side to declare on a challenging 287/3 in a two-day match against Selborne College in Bloemfontein on the weekend.
He was well supported by Aiden Dodd, who made 78 and shared in a 111-run partnership with De Wet.
Then, when Selborne visited the crease, Grey’s bowling tore through their batting order, sending the East London school tumbling to 111 all out, with Joshua Wilkie‘s 29 their best batting effort.
Sicelo Matayi set the standard, garnering 3/11, while Otto Krause collected 3/32.
On day two, Grey batted quickly before declaring on 218/4 from 34.3 overs. The declaration came after Divan Bezuidenhout fell for 99 from 101 balls. His innings had featured nine fours and four sixes.
Juan Maree made exactly 50 and combined with Bezuidenhout for a 107-run partnership, which was the second highest of the match.
Selborne was set 395 to win from only 35 overs. That was not a realistic target, but they needed to put together a better innings the second time around. Once again, Joshua Wilkie stepped up, top-scoring with 67, as Selborne finished on 140/5 to clinch a draw.
Juan Maree and Aiden Dodd bowled efficiently, with Maree nabbing 2/14 and Dodd 1/10. In hindsight, an earlier declaration might have helped Grey to victory, but perhaps their focus was on their performance and some individual milestones.
In Pretoria, St Alban’s College hosted St Andrew’s School on the TC Mitchell Oval.
Batting first, the Bloemfontein boys declared on 300/8, with star all-rounder FG Botha scoring 89 and Reuben van Aarde 85 not out.
Christopher Von La Chavallerie‘s 3/23 paced the home side’s bowling attack, while Tiashin Naidoo did his bit by picking up 3/63.
In reply, St Alban’s declared their first innings on 231/6. That owed a lot to opening batsman, Kyle Block, who struck 16 fours and two sixes in an innings of 104. Liam Basch batted well, too, cracking 48 from 55 balls.
When St Andrew’s batted again, the home side’s bowlers did a decent job of picking off most of the dangermen before they could get going. However, FG Botha shone once again, making 51 for his second half-century of the contest.
When St Andrew’s declared on 175/5, St Alban’s needed 245 to win, and they needed to bat hastily. They chose instead to play for a draw and finished on 57/7. Ethan Detert‘s three not out off of 53 balls was clear evidence of their strategy.
Heindré Serfontein, with a superb 4/10 from 10 overs, almost bowled St Andrew’s to victory, but they had too few overs in which to bowl out the home side, and the match was declared a draw after 33 overs of the St Alban’s second innings.
Summarised Scorecards:
Grey College 287/3 dec. (Henru De Wet 103*, Aiden Dodd 78; Lwando Gwaza 1/36); Selborne College 111/10 (Joshua Wilkie 29; Sicelo Matayi 3/11, Otto Krause 3/32); Grey College 218/4 dec. (Divan Bezuidenhout 99, Juan Maree 50; Matt Henry 2/56); Selborne College 140/5 (Joshua Wilkie 67; Juan Maree 2/14, Aiden Dodd 1/10). Match drawn.
St Andrew’s School 300/8 dec. (FG Botha 89, Reuben van Aarde 85*; Christopher von La Chavallerie 3/23); St Alban’s College 231/6 dec. (Kyle Block 104, Liam Basch 48; Nikhil Sukraj 2/28); St Andrew’s School 175/5 dec. (FG Botha 51, WJ Lindhout 43; Luke Ward 4/68); St Alban’s College 57/7 (Liam Basch 16; Heindre Serfontein 4/10, Nikhil Sukraj 1/9). Match drawn.
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