Maritzburg College downs stubborn Glenwood
A decision to bat first on Goldstone’s didn’t pay off for Glenwood High when they took on Maritzburg College in a limited-overs clash on Saturday. Instead, under heavy pressure from the College attack, they laboriously clawed their way to 116 all out after 49 overs.
Only two batsmen achieved a strike rate of 50 runs per 100 balls, and seven were held to single-figure scores as the hosts struck early to claim the initiative and tenaciously held onto it throughout the Glenwood innings.
Both openers, Akhil Sinath and Kamo Moloto, were disposed of within the first five overs. From there, it became an uphill slog for the visitors. Sebastian Oertel, batting at three, was their top scorer with a stubborn 19, which took him 76 balls.
He shared the Green Machine‘s largest partnership with Charles Nkwanyana, 38 for the fifth wicket, but it took 102 deliveries. Glenwood’s batsmen showed plenty of grit, but were unable to break the shackles of the College attack.
Their tail wagged, though, lifting the visitors from 77/8 to 100/9, and, ultimately, to 116/10, which was heavily boosted by 34 extras.
Luke Venter and Kyle de Bruyn did the bulk of the damage, and their figures were almost identical. Venter sent down seven overs, one maiden, and picked up 3/19. De Bruyn’s return differed only in that he conceded one more run.
Others’ analyses revealed how dominant the College bowlers were: Greg Hosking finished with 1/9 from seven overs, Akhil Bharath took 1/10 from eight, and Ethan Fabre bagged 1/22 from 10.
College’s reply wasn’t the smoothest, but it moved at a faster pace than Glenwood’s innings. The visitors, though, made some early inroads, and the home side was reduced to 37/3 in the ninth over, with Qhamani Sikhutshwa leading Glenwood’s response by picking two of those three wickets.
He later added another, removing Luka Puddu, the fifth College wicket to fall, which left the Red, Black, and White on 61/5 in the 15th over. That, however, was where Glenwood’s wicket-taking successes ended.
Rory Schirge and captain Reece Willson combined for an unbroken sixth-wicket stand of 59 from only 68 balls to steer the home side to a five-wicket victory with 24.5 overs to spare.
Schirge was 26 not out, with two fours and a six, while Willson weighed in with an unbeaten 29, the highest score of the match, to see his side across the line.
Sikhutshwa was the pick of the Glenwood bowlers, grabbing 3/36 in 8.5 overs, while the skipper, Kreesan Pillai, returned 1/26 from seven.
Summarised scoreboard
Glenwood High 116/10 (Extras 34; Sebastian Oertel 19; Kyle de Bruyn 3/18, Luke Venter 3/19); Maritzburg College 120/5 (Reece Wilson 29*, Rory Schirge 26*; Qhamani Shikutshwa 3/36). Maritzburg College won by five wickets.
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