Rondebosch bounce back against Grey
Grey College came up against a wounded Rondebosch Boys’ High on the final day of their tour of the Cape on Sunday and ‘Bosch, off the back of a heavy defeat the previous day, delivered a comprehensive 93-run victory.
On Saturday, they had an uncharacteristically off day against their local rivals SACS, being bowled out for only 50 runs and suffering a seven-wicket defeat. But ‘Bosch regrouped well to put the previous game’s freakish result behind them.
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On Sunday, Noah Heath (69) and Declan Gillespie (36) provided Rondebosch with a solid 66-run partnership for the first wicket before Grey’s stalwart Darion Rabie made a breakthrough by finding a gap in Gillespie’s defences.
That brought Daniel Bosman to the crease, and he further bolstered his side’s total with a mature knock of 60 runs.
After Henru de Wet claimed Heath’s wicket, Rabie and co were able to work their way through the remaining Bosch batsmen before any of them could settle in.
Bosman, however, kept picking off the Grey bowlers and helped to drive the Rondebosch total to 226, before River Scott ended his innings in combination with Sicelo Matayi.
Raeeq Daniels then tore through the visitors’ top order, capturing three wickets in his first three overs, to leave Grey rattled on 8/3. Later in the day, he added another victim to finish with 4/42 from 10 overs.
Ruben Maree (26), Dale Williams (25) and Pieter Smit (20) provided some resistance for Grey in the middle order, but Daniels and co kept turning the screw.
Rabie, Grey’s final batsman, showed the same energy he had exhibited in the field, racing to an unbeaten 20 runs and smashing four boundaries, in a last-ditch effort to rescue the Bloemfontein school. However, he could do nothing but watch on helplessly from the non-batting end as Nathan Ball brought the Grey innings to a close on 142.
Grey also lost to Paul Roos Gimnasium on Friday. Riley Norton led the Paul Roos batting charge with 97 runs before combining with Dian Winkel (4/33) and Callum Appolis (2/40) to stymie Grey’s counteroffensive 56 runs shy of their victory target.
Batting ninth for Grey Casper Troskie played a very good innings to miss out on his half-century by only five runs, which boosted his side’s total to 191.
Grey faced Wynberg Boys’ High on Saturday. After an initial delay due to poor weather, the match was shortened to 35 overs a side, and the touring team posted a decent total of 169/9. Unfortunately, the weather had the final say, preventing Wynberg from batting, and the match was called off.
23 February
Paul Roos Gimnasium 247/6 (Riley Norton 97, Matthew Seymore 45, Cornel Swart 28, Kieran Swile 25, Extras 20; Darion Rabie 2/52); Grey College 191 (Casper Troskie 45, Pieter Smit 31, Ruben Maree 23; Dian Winkel 4/33, Riley Norton 2/36, Callum Appolis 2/50) Paul Roos Gimnasium won by 56 runs.
24 February
Grey College 169/9 (River Scott 32, Cullen Marais 29, Ruben Maree 26, Extras 23; Paul James 2/18, Michail Tarentaal 2/24, Josh Prince 2/43); Wynberg Boys’ High (Did not bat). Match abandoned.
25 February
Rondebosch Boys’ High 231/9 (Noah Heath 69, Daniel Bosman 60, Declan Gillespie 36; Darion Rabie 3/36, Henru de Wet 2/21); Grey College 142 (Dale Williams 25, Ruben Maree 23, Darion Rabie 20*, Pieter Smit 20; Raeeq Daniels 4/42, James Kirsten 2/13, Tim Short 2/21). Rondebosch Boys’ High won by 93 runs.
