KES dismantles Grey College, St John’s tames St Andrew’s School

The batting performances of the visiting teams on Saturday in Bloemfontein were surely enough to make their batting coaches smile from ear to ear.

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Grey College’s bowlers will return to the drawing board after King Edward VII School (KES) put them through the ringer. The visitors, from Johannesburg, posted a mammoth 362/2 from their 50 overs.

The tough day for Grey College’s fielders began with a 177-run partnership for the first wicket between opening batsmen, Tiago Dias and Khwezi Nyamathe. Edrich Hanekom (1/61), eventually, separated them, with Nyamathe losing his wicket after scoring 76 runs.

Dias kept going, smashing the Grey bowlers to all corners of their home ground. It wasn’t until he had 130 runs to his name that he had to make the trip back to the shed.

Troy Gordon also enjoyed his time at the crease. Coming in at three, he wasted no time in taking it to the Grey bowlers. In a 58-ball blitzkrieg, he blasted 12 fours and five sixes to finish with an entertaining 116 not out.

After his side’s dominant batting performance, KES opening bowler Christian Sabela made his mark and rubbed further salt into Grey’s wounds by capturing a memorable 5/30 in only 6.4 overs to undermine the home side’s response.

Christian Kind fought hard and was rewarded with the host’s top score of 48, but Grey needed so much more than that after the clubbing dished out by the KES batsmen. Two wickets each from Connor Kuijers (2/14) and Wade McQuin (2/39) gave Sabela the support he needed and Grey College was bowled out for 149, leaving KES the winners by a handsome 214-run margin.

Nearby, on Vossie’s Field, at St Andrew’s School, St John’s College recorded a six-wicket win. Saints, batting first, posted a solid-looking 235 all out, with Jonathan Hickley making 52 and Andrew Sobiech 50, while FG Botha weighed in with 47 and Naudé Botha with 44.

Alec Loveland led the visitors’ attack, claiming 3/47, while Herman Basson picked up 2/37 and Ethan Robinson 2/42.

Nkosana Sibiya led the St John’s reply, top-scoring for coach Bongani Ntini‘s side with a well-played 59. Ethan Robinson backed up his two wickets with the ball with an unbeaten 53 as the pair made the run chase look very comfortable.

After Sibiya’s dismissal, Aiden Barberrini helped steer the Johannesburg school across the line in the 47th over, contributing an unbeaten 40.

FG Botha bagged 3/50 for St Andrew’s with his leg spin.

Summarised scorecards 

King Edward VII School 362/2 (Tiago Dias 130, Troy Gordon 116*, Khwezi Nyamathe 76, Wade McQuin 22*; Edrich Hanekom 1/61); Grey College 149/10 (Christian Kind 48, Daniel Hattingh 29, Albert Liebenberg 29; Christian Sabela 5/30, Connor Kuijers 2/14, Wade McQuin 2/39). King Edward VII School won by 213 runs.

St Andrew’s School 235/10 (Jonathan Hickley 52, Andrew Sobiech 50, FG Botha 47,  Naudé Botha 44; Alec Loveland 3/47, Herman Basson 2/37, Ethan Robinson 2/42); St John’s College 236/4 (Nkosana Sibiya 59, Ethan Robinson 53*, Aiden Barberrini 40*, Herman Basson 34, Darshik Lutchman 32; FG Botha 3/50). St John’s College won by six wickets.

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