Magical Moyo seals the deal for Peterhouse
Ryan Moyo‘s composure led Peterhouse to a nail-biting victory over Graeme College on Saturday at the Makhanda Cricket Festival. Under extreme pressure, he kept his cool, contributing a match-winning unbeaten 43 runs from 51 deliveries to guide his team to a stirring win.
Sean Bennett’s 42 runs from 53 balls and a valuable contribution of 29 runs from Nicholas Anderson also played an integral part in their side’s successful chase of 200.
For Graeme College, Marcus Williams led the way, top-scoring with a well-played 57 from 84 deliveries. Alongside Williams, Qhama Ngoma contributed a mature 31 runs as the pair helped Graeme to a respectable total of 199 all out.
Bennett shone with the ball, as well, for Peterhouse, bagging figures of 2/16, while Jake Palmer (2/35) and Isaac Hildebrand (2/41) also got in on the action.
Graeme College’s Jordan Damons and Erin Nelson set the cat amongst the pigeons with excellent bowling spells. Damons was the pick of their bowlers, claiming three scalps for 24 runs, while Nelson knocked over 3 for 36.
Unfortunately for the local team, it was not quite enough to stop the Zimbabwean school from claiming a memorable one-wicket victory.
St Andrews College blew a wounded Dale College side out of the water in a one-sided game.
St Andrew’s opted to bat first, giving their in-form batsmen another chance to pile on the runs. William Beamish was once again on song. This time, however, he reached triple figures, scoring a superb 105 from just 111 balls. His opening partner, Mitch Coventry, also got stuck into the Dale bowlers, contributing 55 runs.
After a rapid fire 101-run partnership for the first wicket, more salt was rubbed into the wounds inflicted on the Dale attack. When Coventry departed, Murray Wilson continued the onslaught, combining with Beamish for a wonderful partnership of 94 runs.
Then, when Samuel Scheckter strode to the crease, there was no let-up. He struck an astonishing 73 runs from only 47 balls in an innings that included six fours and one six, which helped College to a mammoth total of 361/4 from their 50 overs on the Lower Field oval.
The disappointment continued for Dale College as their batsmen were found wanting under the severe pressure of a colossal run chase. Alistair de Kock tore through the Dale lineup, claiming six wickets in the blink of an eye. Then, Oliver Johns did the cleaning up, claiming two wickets in four balls.
Dale were dismantled for a measly 23 runs, which meant they had suffered a crushing 338-run defeat.
In another tightly contested clash, Trinityhouse overcame Kingswood College by three wickets. Christopher Zimmerman’s 46 runs, together with a well-played 37 from Ross Thompson, helped Kingswood to 182 all out.
Tahir Ismail did the bulk of the damage for Trinityhouse, with a return of 3/13, while Kian Vermaak did his bit by taking 2 for 20.
A masterful performance from Sohail Seonath, who scored a brilliant 91 runs from 123 deliveries, then set Trinityhouse on course for victory. His fine effort, combined with Jean du Toit’s 27 runs lower down the order, saw the boys from Johannesburg to a three-wicket win.
Matthew Loon tried valiantly with the ball for Kingswood, claiming the impressive figures of four wickets for 43 runs. He was well supported by Daniel Jankins, whose return was 2 for 23.
Summarised scorecards:
Graeme College 199 (Marcus Williams 57, Qhama Ngoma 32; Sean Bennett 2/16, Jake Palmer 2/35, Isaac Hildebrand 2/41); Peterhouse 202/9 (Ryan Moyo 43*, Bennett 42, Nicholas Anderson 29; Jordan Damons 3/24, Erin Nelson 3/36). Peterhouse won by one wicket.
St Andrews College 361/4 (William Beamish 105, Samuel Scheckter 73*, Mitch Coventry 55, Murray Wilson 47, Myles Sansom 27; Zaide Barnes 2/80); Dale College 23 (Alistair de Kock 6/11, Oliver Johns 2/0). St Andrews College won by 338 runs.
Kingswood College 182 (Christopher Zimmerman 46, Ross Thompson 37, Jaryd Botha 24, Allistair Knott 23*; Tahir Ismail 3/14, Kian Vermaak 2/20, Jean du Toit 2/24, Rhil Singer 2/46); Trinityhouse 183/7 (Sohail Seonath 91, Jean du Toit 27; Matthew Loon 4/43, Daniel Jankins 2/23). Trinityhouse won by three wickets.
