Lagadien leads Bishops to victory, Hockly a class act in Hilton win
There is a reason why Diocesan College‘s Adnaan Lagadien has represented South Africa at u19 level. He showed why on Friday.
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The opening batsman led Bishops to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Clifton in a T20 clash on St Alban’s College’s TC Mitchell Oval.
He capitalised on a pitch that had benefitted from a full morning of sun and a breeze, which helped to dry it out. On the back of the Bishops’ bowlers restricting the Durban school to only 86 all out, he led the run pursuit, scoring exactly half of his side’s runs.
His 44 came at a run-a-ball and showcased his composure and maturity. James-Robb Quinlan supported him well, chipping in with an attractive 31 not out as Bishops won with four overs to spare.
In the bowling department, Michael Kruiskamp deserves a special mention for his contribution of 3/17, which laid the foundation for his side’s victory.
In the match between Hilton College and St Benedict’s College, Hilton captain Ben Hockly set Cornwall Hill College‘s Van der Byl Oval alight with a classy knock, which set his side on course for a convincing seven-wicket victory.
Although Bennies‘ Marco Mendes played a fine innings of 49, Hockly’s knock stole the spotlight. The opener paced his innings and the run chase exceptionally, which helped Hilton to victory after 17.4 overs.
The Titans Invitation Hub XI impressed on Cornwall Hill’s Land’s End Oval, where they thumped Uplands College by nine wickets.
Mohammad Borabat and Rehaan Patel ran through the side from Mpumalanga, sharing seven wickets between them for only 20 runs. Borabat’s contribution was an impactful 4/11 from four overs, while Patel chipped in with the equally impressive figures of 3/9, also from four.
Prestige College‘s Lesedi Mabena led the Invitation team’s reply and stamped his authority early with the bat, smashing an unbeaten 35 as they chased down the small victory target of 53 with ease.
Summarised scorecards
Clifton College 86/10 (Bryon Ward 27; Michael Kruiskamp 3/17, Julian Pilkington 2/12); Diocesan College 88/3 (Adnaan Lagadien 44, James-Robb Quinlan 31*; Regan Radley 1/10). Diocesan College won by seven wickets.
St Benedict’s College 118/6 (Marco Mendes 49, Cruz Pillay 21, Clayton Horlick 20*; Jayden Roux 2/17); Hilton College 119/3 (Ben Hockly 46, James Ogilby 27; Ross Pengelly 1/10). Hilton College won by seven wickets.
Uplands College 53/10 (Mfundo Mthimunye 15; Mohammed Borabat 4/11, Rehaan Patel 3/9); Titans Hub Invitational 56/1 (Lesedi Mabena 35*; Benjamin Kazandjis 1/25). Titans Hub Invitational XI won by nine wickets.
