Paul Roos batsmen run the show in Stellenbosch
Paul Roos Gimnasium picked up their second big win of the weekend on Saturday when they thumped Paarl Gimnasium by 267 runs in Stellenbosch.
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Luca Plekker opened proceedings with a stellar innings of 107 runs and was well supported by Matthew Seymore (75). The duo controlled the pace of the game in the middle, sharing a stand of 159 runs, before Liam Burger finally made the breakthrough to dismiss Seymore.
Plekker soldiered on to his century, smashing 16 boundaries along the way, before Charles King palmed a catch off a delivery by Willem Matthee to end Plakker’s stay.
The visitors’ happiness was short-lived, though, as Beor van Reenen stepped to the crease and further compounded the team from Paarl’s concerns.
After earning his 50th cap the previous day in Paul Roos’s victory over Grey College, Van Reenen unleashed on the Paarl Gim bowlers, sending five deliveries flying for massive sixes, as he powered his way to 83 runs from a mere 28 balls.
Van Reenen’s onslaught was finally brought to an end by Adriaan Louw‘s safe hands but, by that point, the hosts were in the driver’s seat on 327/6.
Roux Joubert added a brisk 23, which included two more sixes, and Keanu Williams rounded their innings off with an unbeaten 10 runs, which left Paarl Gim, chasing 366, with a mountain to climb.
The Stellenbosch outfit’s dual SA Schools’ star, Riley Norton, continued his scintillating run of form, by destroying the visitors’ top order, while Niel Barnard and Dian Winkel each took two wickets to curtail the challenger’s fight and restrict them to double figures.
Norton also starred in their match against Grey, missing out on a century by only three runs.
Callum Appollis secured a massive win for Paul Roos with the first delivery of the 32nd over, picking up a second wicket, as Paul Roos continued to show its class as the season begins to draw to a close.
Summarised scorecard
Paul Roos Gimnasium 366/9 (Luca Plekker 107, Beor van Reenen 83, Matthew Seymore 75, Riley Norton 26, Roux Joubert 23; Koch van Eyssen 3/52, Liam Burger 2/42, Willem Matthee 2/54); Paarl Gimnasium 99 (Charles King 24; Riley Norton 3/23, Niel Barnard 2/2, Dian Winkel 2/29). Paul Roos Gimnasium won by 267 runs.
