Jaca guides Graeme College to win, Sheard stars in Kingswood victory
Olo Jaca scored an unbeaten century to help Graeme College secure their first win at the Makhanda Cricket Festival – an impressive 143-run defeat of Steyn City School – in a Time Cricket match on Somerset Field on Friday.
Keegan Smallbone, the Steyn City captain, won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Graeme College accepted the challenge and put 235/9 on the scoreboard before their bowlers overpowered Steyn City’s batsmen and bowled them out for a meagre 92 runs.
Jaca arrived at the crease in the 15th over with his team in trouble. They were on 48/6 and in need of rescue. He obliged.
The number eight batsman seized the moment and struck 10 fours and a single six in an unbeaten 100 from 152 deliveries. He also shared an unbroken 78-run last-wicket partnership with Ibenathi Kondile (37*), which proved to be the highest stand of the match.
Kurt Losch put up a great fight with the ball for Steyn City and finished the innings with 4/53 from 15 overs. Unfortunately, for the Randburg school, Jordan Damons upstaged Losch’s fine effort with a four-wicket haul of his own, capturing 4/17 in six overs as he ran through the visitors’ batting lineup.
Damons enjoyed good support from Andrew Muir, who snagged 3/10 in six overs, and Luphelo Mdyesha, who returned 2/12 from 7.1.
Max Burroughs top-scored for Steyn City with a 53-ball 38, while Josh Michau was the only other player to reach double digits, making 14 from 25 balls.
Peterhouse vs Kingswood
Simon Sheard delivered a polished all-round performance that brought cheer to Kingswood‘s home supporters after a hard-fought two-wicket win over Peterhouse at City Lords.
After Isaac Allott, the Peterhouse captain, called correctly at the toss and elected to bat first, the visitors made a steady start, courtesy of a 40-run opening stand between Ndiriwashe Munatsirei and Nicholas Orphanides (18). However, the wheels came off after that partnership ended.
Munatsirei held on and fought his way to 51 from 95 balls, but he received little support from the rest of the Peterhouse batting lineup, with no others making it to 20.
Sheard was Kingswood’s most successful bowler, knocking over 5/32 in in eight overs as Peterhouse tallied 154 all out. Daniel Jakins, meanwhile, contributed 3/40.
Unlike Peterhouse, Kingswood didn’t enjoy a firm foundation at the top of their order, losing early wickets. However, their batsmen chipped in with enough runs to keep them in the contest.
Towards the end, the balance tilted Kingswood’s way when Sheard (48*) and Rogan Goliath (17*) joined forces for the ninth wicket, mounting an unbeaten 45-run partnership that saw them home.
Michaelhouse enjoyed the better of their clash with St Alban’s College and owned a 78-run first innings’ lead in a drawn contest, while Connor Holder went big for St Andrew’s College, scoring 127 in their draw against St David’s Marist Inanda.
Summarised Scorecards
Graeme College 235/9 (Olo Jaca 100*, Enrique Strydom 39; Kurt Losch 4/53). Steyn City 92/10 (Max Burroughs 38, Josh Michau 14; Jordan Damons 4/17, Andrew Muir 3/10). Graeme College won by 143 runs.
Peterhouse 154/10 (Ndiriwashe Munatsirei 51, Nicholas Orphanides 18; Simon Sheard 5/32, Daniel Jakins 3/40). Kingswood 156/8 (Simon Sheard 48*, Chad Roodt 24; Cameron Oosthuizen 3/24, Nicholas Orphanides 3/28). Kingswood won by two wickets.
St Alban’s 85/10 (Kyle Block 13, Reabetswe Mokoka 13; Liam O’Dwyer 3/13, Nathan Simons 2/12). Michaelhouse 162/7 dec. (Cody Sander 48, Victor North 38; Will Hewitt 3/29, Jesse Eckerd 2/23). St Alban’s 22/2 (Thomas Hall 13*, Graydon Leslie 1/6, Liam O’Dwyer 1/7). Match drawn.
St Andrew’s College 266/6 (Connor Holder 127, Callum Taggart 32; Maru Challies 1/29, Kairav Koobair 1/31). St David’s Marist Inanda 197/9 (Sohail Seonath 63, Khutso Sekgobela 53; Rhys Wiblin 3/40, James Baenhorst 2/29). Match drawn.
