Hoërskool Bellville defeats Stellenberg in a thriller
Hoërskool Bellville pulled off a thrilling victory against Stellenberg in their own backyard on Saturday, scoring the winning run off the last ball of the game.
Having won the toss, Stellenberg sent the visitors out to field first, but their hopes of piling on the runs fell through as their batsmen struggled to find momentum.
The consistent Kyle van Santen survived for 96 deliveries and scored 46, but his strike rate of less than 50 demonstrated how difficult run scoring was. The hosts were left with 187 to defend.
Sensing an opportunity, the Bellville boys pulled together brilliantly, with each making a contribution to help their side chase down the 188 they required for victory.
Adrian van der Westhuizen, batting at nine, managed the top score of the day, missing his 50 by only two runs.
Bellville’s concerted batting effort left them needing six runs from the final over. Wiaan van den Heever rose to the challenge to guide his side to the brink of victory. Christiaan Oosthuizen then did well to get Van den Heever back on strike with the scores level and the last delivery to negotiate.
The fielders were in and the gaps tight, but Van den Heever scrounged the single that was needed to secure a memorable victory for Bellville over their big rivals from the northern suburbs.
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Summarized scorecards:
Stellenberg 187/9 (Kyle van Santen 46, Gerrad Kamalie 26, Ryan Jones 25; Chris Roets 2/37, Christiaan Oosthuizen 2/43); Hoërskool Bellville 188/9 (Adrian van der Westhuizen 48, André Bernhardt 35, Pieter du Toit 23, Extras 20; Jan-Jak Alberts 2/20, Gerrad Kamalie 2/25, Kyle van Santen 2/34).
DF Malan 121 (Colin Burger 29, Johan Janse van Rensburg 28, Reuben Braxton 22, Extras 20; Caleb Jonkers 3/12, James le Roux 3/14); Curro Durbanville 123/2 (Vaughan Flanigan 56*, Dean Huesmann 55; Charl Botha 1/26). Curro Durbanville won by 8 wickets.
