Kathu’s Julie produces remarkable bowling figures in Schools SA20

Hoërskool Kathu‘s Gregory Julie produced a remarkable T20 bowling performance during his school’s clash against the Kalahari Eye Warriors Hub in a Northern Cape Schools SA20 showdown in Kathu on Wednesday.
In a very rare occurrence, Julie didn’t concede a single run, and he further enhanced that feat by picking up a five-wicket haul, which included dismissing four frontline batsmen. That must surely rank as one of the best T20 bowling performances at any level of the game.
With the medium-pacer’s jaw-dropping performance leading the way, Kathu restricted the Kalahari Eye Warriors to 62 all out. Tshidiso Phou, with 23, was the only batsman to make it into double figures for the losing side. TJ Lategan also bowled well for Kathu, taking 2/8.
Set a low target for victory, Kathu crossed the line in 14.3 overs to record a seven-wicket win, with Christiaan Erasmus (27*) and Garren Stonestreet (15) making the biggest contributions with the bat.
In the Eastern Cape, Graeme College smashed Port Alfred by 227 runs.
Batting first, the team from Makhanda amassed 262/2 in their 20 overs. Luphelo Mdyesha led the way, top-scoring with an unbeaten 124, while Andrew Muir weighed in with 54 not out.
Port Alfred was skittled for only 41 runs in their reply. Corbin Tidbury (3/3) and Ethan Bokbaard (3/14) removed three batsmen each, and Kits McConnachie (2/21) helped speed Graeme to a one-sided victory.
Selborne College was every bit as dominant in a 10-wicket win over Stirling, whose innings lasted only 11.1 overs as they were skittled for just 61.
Reece Wait removed five of Stirling’s batsmen for only three runs in two overs, while Aaron Senekal, who claimed 2/17, also troubled the losing side’s batsmen.
Selborne College then reached the required target in only 4.4 overs thanks to some aggressive batting by Joshua Wilkie (33*, 17b) and Senekal (24*, 13b).
Dale College defeated Central Hub by 56 runs. The team from Qonce posted 113/8 in their allotted overs before restricting Central Hub to 57 runs.
Marais Viljoen of Alberton is the early favourite to be crowned the champion in the Easterns’ region. They defeated Actonville Hub by six wickets.
Actonville batted first and tallied 102/9 in their 20 overs. Yousuf Teladia kept the Marais Viljoen bowlers at bay, making 38, and he received solid support from Mabutho Maseko, who contributed 21. The pick of the bowlers was Tiaan Hall, who snapped up 2/8, while Abdullah Tadwala bagged 2/12.
Marais Viljoen was made to work hard for their win, but after 17.2 overs they had scored 106/4, thanks to Rieshaeel Hashim (43*) and Jaden Govender (33).
Summarised Scorecards:
Kalahari Eye Warriors Hub 62/10 (Tshidiso Phou 23; Gregory Julie 5/0, TJ Lategan 2/8); Hoërskool Kathu 63/3 (Christiaan Erasmus 27; Leungo Mosiane 2/2). Hoërskool Kathu won by seven wickets.
Graeme College 262/2 (Luphelo Mdyesha 124*, Andrew Muir 54*); Port Alfred 41/10 (Corbin Tidbury 3/3, Ethan Bokbaard 3/14, Kits McConnachie 2/21). Graeme College won by 227 runs.
Stirling 61/10 (Reece Wait 5/3, Aaron Senekal 2/17); Selborne College 62/0 (Joshua Wilkie 33*, Aaron Senekal 24*). Selborne College won by ten wickets.
Actonville Hub 102/9 (Yousuf Teladia 38, Mabutho Maseko 21; Tiaan Hall 2/8, Abdullah Tadwala 2/12); Marais Viljoen 106/4 (Rieshaeel Hashim 43*, Jaden Govender 33). Marais Viljoen won by six wickets.