Grey College and St. David’s Marist Inanda catch the eye at Wildeklawer T20
Northwood School vs Grey College
On Thursday’s opening day of the Wildeklawer T20, Grey College won the toss at Hoërskool Waterkloof and decided to field first against Northwood.
From the start, they kept the Knights under pressure, restricting their scoring to set up a successful run chase and an eight-wicket victory.
The best the Durban school was able to muster was 23 off 20 balls by number three batsman, Thomas Oosthuizen, who also struck three fours.
Grey College’s bowlers were relentless, however, with Bergh Vorster claiming 3/14 in three overs, while Jano Venter wasn’t far behind him, snapping up 2/16, also in three.
With all of their dangermen being dismissed by midway through their innings, Northwood was unable to accelerate later and was limited to 112/5 after their 20 overs.
Faced with a moderate total, Grey opener, Christian Kind, showed no hesitation in attacking it, thumping an astonishing eight fours and five sixes in a fiery 69 off only 34 deliveries to power his side to victory.
The Bloemfontein locals were on it from the start and Northwood’s bowlers took a pounding as Grey raced to 115/2 after only 9.5 overs to win the match with a massive 61 balls to spare.
St. David’s Marist, Inanda vs Westville Boys’ High
At the Pretoria High Old Boys Club, Westville Boys’ High won the toss against St David’s Marist Inanda and elected to bowl first. The St David’s batsmen happily accepted the challenge and batted well to set their side up for a 61-run victory.
Between them, their first five batsmen combined for 166 runs. Captain Jason Rowles, batting third in the order, made the largest contribution, smashing four fours and two sixes in an entertaining 45 off 25 balls.
His opposite number, Seth Simpson, was the only Westville bowler to take multiple wickets, claiming 2/17 in two overs as St. David’s tallied a challenging 188/5.
In their run chase, most of the Westville batsmen were dismissed before they had an opportunity to play themselves in. However, the side’s captain, Seth Simpson, was even better with the bat than he was with the ball. He struck 68 off 50, cracking three fours and five sixes in a defiant knock.
Kai Davis led the St David’s attack with a return of 2/19 from four overs, while Kyle Butler claimed 2/24.
What stood out was the excellent economical bowling and discipline of the St David’s bowlers. The 12 extras that they conceded featured only one no-ball, while the rest came from byes and leg-byes.
In the end, Westville came up well short, finishing their 20 overs on 127/6.
SCORES
Northwood School 112/5 (Thomas Oosthuizen 23; Bergh Vorster 3/14, Jano Venter 2/16); Grey College 115/2 (Christian Kind 69).
Grey College won by eight wickets.
St. David’s Marist, Inanda 188/5 (Jason Rowles 45, Armaan Manack 37, Morteza Manack 34, Sohail Seonath 29; Seth Simpson 2/17); Westville Boys’ High 127/6 (Seth Simpson 68, Heath Scott 22; Kai Davis 2/19, Kyle Butler 2/24).
St. David’s Marist won by 61 runs.
