Middies the masters of the Middelburg Pink Day

Hoërskool Middelburg reigned victorious in the Middelburg derby, convincingly beating Hoër Tegniese Skool (HTS) Middelburg by eight wickets on Saturday.

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Just a day after defeating Hoërskool Kempton Park in the quarter-final round of the Fain Noordvaal competition, the Middies went into battle with their neighbours, HTS Middelburg, in the schools’ annual derby.

To celebrate their long-standing rivalry, and to support a good cause, the match stood as the centrepiece of a Pink Day in support of breast cancer awareness.

As they had done against Kempton Park, the Middies’ bowling attack performed well, with Eduan Strydom leading the charge this time around. In seven overs, two of which were maidens, he conceded only 19 runs and dismissed four batsmen.

He combined nicely with the hero of Middelburg’s win over Kempton Park, Gavin Genis, who snared another three wickets to take his tally up to eight wickets across the two days of cricket.

Genis started the HTS collapse, claiming the wicket of their top scorer, Ruben Jooste, for a rapid 27 from only 12 balls. Strydom struck soon after that, sending Marinus Enslin back to the pavilion for 24 runs. A flurry of wickets followed before HTS captain, Toy Engelbrecht, struck a quickfire 24, also from only 12 deliveries, to get his side to 119 before their last wicket fell.

Engelbrecht was also the first one to strike with the ball, removing opener Le Roux French with the second ball of the Middies’ innings. Herman Potgieter and Reuben Brandmuller, however, oozed confidence with the bat.

Potgieter struck 10 fours and raced to an unbeaten 51, while Brandmuller cleared the boundary three times and added five fours in his contribution of an undefeated 49 as the pair combined for a match-winning and unbroken 103-run partnership to see Hoërskool Middelburg home in just 13.3 overs.

Summarised scorecard

Hoër Tegniese Skool Middelburg 119 (Ruben Jooste 27, Toy Engelbrecht 24, Marinus Enslin 24; Eduan Strydom 4/19, Gavin Genis 3/51, Shaun Taljaard 2/9); Hoërskool Middelburg 120/2 (Herman Potgieter 51*, Reuben Brandmuller 49; Toy Engelbrecht 1/19). Hoërskool Middelburg won by eight wickets.

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