Paarl Gim continues winning ways against Trinity Grammar
On Thursday, Paarl Gimnasium extended their unbeaten run for the 2025/26 season to four games, thanks to a phenomenal performance in a 30-over match against Trinity Grammar, a private boys’ school from Melbourne, Australia.
The visitors won the toss and sent the hosts in to bat. Last weekend, in their 59-run victory over Bishops, Gimmies relied on their tail enders to rescue their innings. This time out, though, their top and middle order delivered.
Up front, Gim made steady progress, with Matt Dippenaar scoring 37 runs off 40 balls, Dirk Hugo adding 24 off 24, and Wian Munnik chipping in with 38 off 36.
Then, after the top order laid a solid foundation, it was “Go big or go home” from the middle order.
Coming in at five, Derrick Groenewald top scored with a hasty 60 runs off 32 balls, cracking five fours and four sixes, for a healthy strike rate of 188. Charles King also raised the tempo, smashing three sixes in his 37 off 24 deliveries.
After batting at 8.43 runs per over, Paarl Gimnasium completed their 30 overs on a daunting 253/7.
Kye Davidson and Jacob Wellington sled the visitors’ attack with two wickets each, while Xander Hill was the most economical of their bowlers, conceding 6.2 runs per over while the rest went for more than eight.
When Trinity Grammar visited the crease, top order batsman, Akein Madarasinghe, played the anchor role with a patient 23 off 41, but none of his teammates hung around long enough to build a solid partnership.
The Gimmies bowling attack was as impressive and consistent as their batting lineup. De Waal Viviers took a telling 3/23 in his five overs, while Louis Koen was as accurate with the cricket ball as he is with the rugby ball at flyhalf. He claimed a miserly 2/2 in four overs, which included two maidens.
After 28 overs, Trinity Grammar was all out for 87, leaving Paarl Gimnasium the winners by a huge 166-run margin.
SCORES
Paarl Gimnasium 253/7 (Derrick Groeneweald 60, Wian Munnik 38, Charles King 37, Matt Dippenaar 37, De Waal Viviers 27, Dirk Hugo 24, Extras 22; Kye Davidson 2/32, Jacob Wellington 2/37); Trinity Grammar School 87/10 (Akein Madarasinghe 23; De Waal Viviers 3/23, Louis Koen 2/2).
Paarl Gimnasium won by 166 runs.
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