Runs galore as Grey College, Grey High, Potch Volkies, and Jeppe win
The first two days of the annual Grey Cricket Festival certainly tested the abilities of all 10 teams as they did battle in two-day matches.
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The hosts, Grey College, put in a dominant team performance to thump Selborne College by nine wickets relatively early on the second day.
Grey’s opening bowler, Otto Krause (3/19) was exceptional with the new ball, snapping up three important top-order wickets. Daniel Hattingh (3/12) joined in on the festivities, rubbing further salt into the East London school’s wounds with three wickets of his own.
Selborne’s Joshua Wilkie fought back valiantly with a well-played 64 runs. His contribution, however, was the only noteworthy one as Selborne slumped to 128 all out in their first innings.
The Grey batsmen replied in emphatic style, all chipping in with starts. SA Schools’ representative, Christian Kind led the way with 48, while Jaco Prinsloo followed suit with an impressive 41.
Reece Wait (5/55) bowled well for Selborne, but Grey College, nonetheless, posted a solid 267 all out. The host’s seamers then backed up their batsmen well by dismissing Selborne for 172 in their second innings, which left Grey needing only 35 to win. Sicelo Matayi bowled with great pace and was rewarded with 3/33.
Potchefstroom Volkskool bagged an eight-wicket win over Northwood in an absolute run fest. The side from KwaZulu-Natal batted first and tallied an intimidating 284/9. Kyle White (135) and Tuswa Phetha (102) were The Knights’ mainstays. They made the Volkie bowlers toil, which made Johandre Jacob’s return of 5/64 all the more remarkable.
Eduan van der Merwe replied with a century of his own, taking only 112 deliveries to reach his 125. Louis van Wyk (43) chipped in with a healthy contribution, but it wasn’t enough to get the Volkskool past Northwood’s first innings total. That, however, fired up the Volkie bowlers and Northwood collapsed to a disappointing 115 all out the second time around. Chasing 120 for victory, Van Wyk went to work again, smashing an entertaining and undefeated 95 to get his side over the line.
The clash between St Andrew’s School and Jeppe High School for Boys was dominated by the bat of Jeppe captain, Ryan Young. Batting in the middle order, he gave the Jeppe boys a healthy upper hand after compiling a superb, attacking 164 not out. He scored at a run a ball and smashed eight sixes and 14 fours.
Reza Ayob, then, led the Jeppe bowling attack, snapping up 3/26 and 4/48 to finish with match figures of 7/74 as the visitors from Johannesburg thumped Saints by 10 wickets.
Menlopark fought hard for a victory over Glenwood, but the Durban school kept them at bay to secure a draw. Dian van Zyl, the leader of the Menlo batting effort, would’ve loved to convert his 80 to a century.
On the side, Kreesan Pillai was a fly in the ointment for the Menlo bowlers. Although he managed only 26 in the first innings, his 65 in the second innings was a crucial contribution as Glenwood held on for a hard-fought draw. The Menlo paceman, Morne Koekemoer (4/50), impressed with his four wickets in the match.
Teuan Kloppenberg (78) and Logan Goddard-Ford (48) produced the goods with the bat for Grey High School, who triumphed over Namibia u19. Logan’s partnership with Anfred Jansen (37) lower down the order also played a major role in their narrow three-wicket victory.
Max Heingo gave the Grey High batsmen fits, capturing 5/28 in the first innings, to give his side a shot at victory.
Summarised scorecards
Selborne College 1st innings 128/10 (Joshua Wilkie 64; Daniel Hattingh 3/13, Otto Krause 3/19, Jano Venter 2/20); Grey College 1st innings 267/10 (Christian Kind 48, Jaco Prinsloo 41, Lamla Mgedzi 29, Henru de Wet 28, Otto Krause 26, Daniel Hattingh 23, Pieter Smit 20; Reece Wait 5/55); Selborne College 2nd innings 172/10 (Henry 69, Reece Wait 24, Extras 24; Edrich Hanekom 3/16, Sicelo Matayi 3/33, Otto Krause 2/31); Grey College 2nd innings 35/1 (Christian Kind 16; Nuku 1/22). Grey College won by nine wickets.
Northwood 1st innings 284/9 dec (Kyle White 135, Tuswa Phetha 102; Johandre Jacobs 5/64, Herman Hesse 2/42); Potchefstroom Volkskool 1st innings 280/10 (Eduan van der Merwe 125, Louis van Wyk 43, Schalk Pienaar 28, Theunis Nel 26; Jamie Wimble 3/24); Northwood 2nd innings 115/10 (Alistair Duncan 57; Olefa Padi 3/40, Herman Hesse 2/8, Schalk Pienaar 2/17); Potchefstroom Volkskool 2nd innings 120/2 (Louis van Wyk 95*; Kyle White 2/23). Potchefstroom Volkskool won by eight wickets.
St Andrew’s School 1st innings 145/10 (Reuben van Aarde 52*, Jonathan Hickley 21, Heindré Serfontein 21, Naudé Botha 20; Reza Ayob 3/26, Tiago Almeida 2/13, Munib Ayob 2/18); Jeppe High School for Boys 1st innings 304/5 dec (Ryan Young 164*, Ethan Elliot 52, Aiden Reyneke 39, Keegan Caxerio 33; FG Botha 3/105); St Andrew’s School 2nd innings 184/10 (Andrew Sobiech 50, FG Botha 48; Reza Ayob 4/48, Zizi Mhize 3/36, Shreshth Kumar 2/24); Jeppe High School for Boys 2nd innings 26/0 (Munib Ayob 23*). Jeppe High School for Boys won by 10 wickets.
Menlopark 1st innings 299/8 dec (Dian van Zyl 80, J Pienaar 67*, Matt van der Westhuizen 47, Heinrich Claassen 33*, Extras 25; Krian Jugoo 3/41, Neel Patel 2/39); Glenwood 1st innings 138/10 (Michael Gunawardana 36, Kreesan Pillai 26; Tiaan Serfontein 3/13, Morne Koekemoer 2/19, Johan Bosch 2/22); Glenwood 2nd innings F/O 275/9 (Kreesan Pillai 65, Kyle Bryan 49, Kamo Moloto 44, Rehaan Jugbathur 27, Karabo Ntsieng 20; Matt van der Westhuizen 2/27, Morne Koekemoer 2/31, Murray Hofmeyer 2/44). Match Drawn.
Namibia u19 1st innings 159/10 (Janko Engelbrecht 36, Dan Brassell 35*, Malan Morkel 28; Matthew Tinley 2/16, Drisden Pretorius 2/25, Anfred Jansen 2/31); Grey High School 1st innings 166/10 (Teun Kloppenberg 78, Anfred Jansen 39; Max Heingo 5/28); Namibia u19 2nd innings 188/8 dec (Douglas Truter 57*, Tiaan van der Merwe 25, Michael Muller 23; Logan Groch 2/25); Grey High School 2nd innings 185/7 (Logan Goddard-Ford 48, Connor Parry 45, Anfred Jansen 37, Teun Kloppenberg 20; Douglas Truter 2/8). Grey High School won by three wickets.
