Jeppe chases down St Andrew’s, Grey College outplays St John’s College
Jeppe High School for Boys vs St Andrew’s School
After winning the toss against Jeppe High School for Boys on Friday afternoon, St Andrew’s School chose to bat first in their T20 fixture on the Beckwith Oval.
Jeppe’s bowlers responded well to the challenge, dominating proceedings. Goolam Ahmed snapped up 3/12 in three overs, Reza Ayob snared 3/29 across four overs, and Daniel Keating claimed 2/10 in a two-over spell.
Schalk van Rensburg, batting at five, was the only Saints‘ batsman to muster more than 20 runs, striking two fours and a six in his 32 off 35 balls.
The visitors were kept in check and bowled out for 114 off the last ball of their 20 overs. Captain Reuben van Aarde was unbeaten on his 100th cap for the school – but then again, he didn’t face a single delivery.
Faced with a modest victory target, Jeppe needed to put one or two partnerships together, and openers Christian Naik and Vegas Scott set them up for a comfortable win by combining for 70 for the first wicket.
Scott smoked two fours and two sixes in his 37 off 34 deliveries, while Naik was there at the end, unbeaten on 44 from 39, with a four and two sixes.
Leg spinner Nikhil Sukraj was the only bowler to enjoy success, snaring 2/18 in four overs, but Jeppe cruised to 115/2 in 16.2 overs to score a convincing eight-wicket victory.
St. John’s College vs Grey College
In Houghton, on Sunday, Grey College won the toss against St. John’s College in their 45-over fixture, played on the Mitchell Oval.
After the visitors chose to bat first, opener Peter le Roux put his head down, grafted hard and accumulated a hard-earned 92 runs off 147 balls, striking just one four and two sixes in his patient innings.
Aiden Dodd joined Le Roux in the twelfth over, when Grey College was on 40/2, and they partnered for 53 runs for the third wicket, with Dodd contributing 31 runs.
With Le Roux playing the anchor role, the visitors tallied 191 all out, losing their last wicket off the last ball of their 45 overs.
Tapiwa Chikwava produced some top-notch bowling, capturing 4/33 in eight overs. Nkosana Sibiya was lethal at the end, picking up 3/18 in four overs as the visitors were dismissed for 191 on the last ball of their 45 overs.
Herman Basson led the St John’s reply, hammering four fours and a six in his contribution of 56 off 68 balls. He and Connor van der Walt also put on 46 for the fifth wicket, with Van der Walt’s part in that stand being 21 runs.
Daniel Hattingh shook the ladder that the hosts were climbing, knocking over 4/14 in five overs before Jano Venter wrapped up a Grey College win by claiming 3/24 in 6.2 overs.
St John’s were dismissed in 36.2 overs for 149, leaving the Bloemfontein boys with a comfortable 42-run win.
Summarised Scorecards
St. Andrew’s School 114/10 (Schalk van Rensburg 32; Goolam Ahmed 3/12, Reza Ayob 3/29, Daniel Keating 2/10); Jeppe High School for Boys 115/2 (Christian Naik 44*, Vegas Scott 37, Zizi Mkhize 31; Nikhil Sukraj 2/18). Jeppe won by eight wickets.
Grey College 191/10 (Peter le Roux 92, Aiden Dodd 31, Bergh Vorster 22; Tapiwa Chikwava 4/33, Nkosana Sibiya 3/18); St. John’s College 149/10 (Herman Basson 56, Connor van der Walt 21; Daniel Hattingh 4/14, Jano Venter 3/24). Grey College won the match by 42 runs.
