Paul Roos triumphs over Wynberg, Parel Vallei downs Curro Durbanville
Paul Roos Gimnasium vs Wynberg Boys’ High
When the toss went Wynberg Boys’ High‘s way against Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG) on Saturday morning, they sent their Stellenbosch hosts out to field first in their 50-over contest.
PRG met the challenge head-on, with Morné Pauw dismissing both openers, on his way to a return of 2/35 from six overs.
Wynberg hit back through Nathan du Plooy, batting at three, and Hugo Norambuena, at four, who were the only visiting batsmen to build a solid partnership. Together, they added 58 runs for the third wicket.
Norambuena cracked three fours and a six in his tally of 31 off 45, while Du Plooy whacked two fours in a contribution of 29 off 69.
Marcus Conradie backed up the good work done by Morné Pauw by picking up 2/21 in seven tidy overs. Roux Joubert fared even better. He dismissed the big hitters in the middle-order before returning to clean up the tail to finish with a telling 4/26 from 10 overs.
After 45.3 overs, Wynberg was all out for 164.
Paul Roos Gimnasium’s reply was led by Janko Webb, who continued his outstanding form by smashing 11 fours and three sixes in an unbeaten 98 off 83 balls.
Marcus Conradie chipped in with 23, and Christiaan Fouché made 22, as PRG reached 164/7 after 30.2 overs to win by three wickets.
Damian Harris was the only visiting bowler to claim multiple wickets, claiming 2/32 in 7.2 overs.
Parel Vallei High vs Curro Durbanville
Parel Vallei High produced a tidy effort in the field against Curro Durbanville on Saturday to set them up for a home win in their 40-over contest.
Openers Alex van der Westhuizen and Reece Bald gave the visitors a sound start with a 61-run opening stand, with Van der Westhuizen making a patient 21 off 68 balls, while Bald took the lead, cracking eight fours in his 41 off 35. Number three batsman, Ryan Lategan, struck two sixes and two fours in a useful 36 off 59.
After the top three exited, James Miller took charge with the ball, bowling all four of his victims in a six-over spell that brought him 4/24. Daniel Adonis chipped in with 2/17 from four, while Dirk van Zyl took 2/49 in 10.
After an encouraging start, Curro Durbanville was dismissed for a modest 133.
Parel Vallei was rocked when Ryan Lategan dismissed both openers. Once they were gone, though, PV hit the accelerator and raced towards the finishing line. Lategan did his best to keep them in check, picking up 3/26 in five overs.
Number three batsman, Daniel Adonis, was having none of it, though. He roared to 84 not out off only 38 balls, blasting nine fours and four sixes. Chris Hughes helped with 20 off 22 balls.
With Parel Vallei batting at 8.6 runs per over, the chase lasted only 15.4 overs, and it ended with Parel Vallei, on 134/3, the winners by seven wickets.
Summarised Scorecard
Wynberg Boys’ High 164/10 (Hugo Norambuena 31, Nathan du Plooy 29, Fawaaz Hendricks 21, Extras 20; Roux Joubert 4/26, Marcus Conradie 2/21, Morné Pauw 2/35); Paul Roos Gimnasium 167/4 (Janko Webb 98*, Marcus Conradie 23, Christiaan Fouché 22; Damien Harris 2/32). Paul Roos won by six wickets.
Curro Durbanville 133/10 (Reece Bald 41, Ryan Lategan 36, Alex van der Westhuizen 21; James Miller 4/24, Daniel Adonis 2/17, Dirk van Zyl 2/49); Hoërskool Parel Vallei 134/3 (Daniel Adonis 84*, Chris Hughes 20; Ryan Lategan 3/26). Parel Vallei won by three wickets.
