Marvellous MacRobert ton secures St John’s victory over Norries
Joe MacRobert’s marvellous century led St John’s College to a comfortable victory over Hoërskool Noordheuwel in a Johnny Waite T20 clash on Thurdsday.
The opening batsman put the Norries to the sword, scoring 106 runs from just 56 deliveries. MacRobert’s innings included 11 boundaries, with five of them landing on the other side of the boundary.
He combined well with his opening partner, the reliable, Nkosana Sibiya, for an assertive 50-run opening partnership. Sibiya contributed 24 of the 53 runs before Sage Pretorius (1/38) manufactured a much-needed breakthrough.
After that, MacRobert floored the accelerator. Combining with Thomas Ievers (24), the pair piled on 105 runs in just 8.2 overs, scoring at nearly 13 runs to the over.
A mini collapse, initiated by the pick of the Noordheuwel bowlers, Marius Penning, pulled it back somewhat for the side from Krugersdorp. On a day that undoubtedly belonged to the St John’s batsmen, Penning returned 2/25 from his four-over spell.
Set a daunting 192 runs to win, Norries got off to a wobbly start, losing their first two wickets in the powerplay. Dian Taljaard led their recovery, top scoring with 28 runs. Middle-order batsmen Dylan Potgieter (24) and Pieter Bezuidenhout (26*) offered up some resistance, too. It wasn’t enough, though.
An economical bowling performance by the St John’s bowlers, well led by Alec Loveland, kept the Noordheuwel batsmen subdued. He bowled magnificently, picking up 1/18. David Ireland, with 1/22, lent good support as the home team strode to a 45-run victory.
Summarised scorecard:
St Johns College 191/5 (Joe MacRobert 106, Nkosana Sibiya 24, Thomas Ievers 24; Marius Penning 2/25); Noordheuwel 146/5 (Dian Taljaard 28, Pieter Bezuidenhout 26*, Dylan Potgieter 24, Duan van Aswegen 22; Alec Loveland 1/18). St Johns College won by 45 runs.
