Seymore leads Paul Roos from the front at Peninsula Festival
Paul Roos Gimnasium started the year off in emphatic fashion as they defeated Potchefstroom Gimnasium during their declaration encounter on day one of the Peninsula Cricket Festival.
Their captain, Matthew Seymore, led the charge as he scored an unbeaten 98 runs. Seymore is the son of former Northern Transvaal, Gauteng and Easterns player, André Seymore.
Matthew shared an unbeaten partnership of 165 runs over the third wicket with Luca Plekker (69*) to get his team past the target of 234 set for victory. Etienne Serfontein (37) also weighed in with some valuable runs.
Potchefstroom Gimnasium reached their 233 runs thanks to contributions by Lukas Kotze (92), Ulrich Botha (39) and Henré Cronjé (33). Die home side’s Dion Slabber was in superb form as he picked up seven wickets at the cost of only 43 runs.
Waterkloof secured a victory over Hilton College in their clash at the Claremont Cricket Club. Klofies batted first and was bowled out for 193 runs with Johan Feuth (63) and Franco Schmidt (43) making the biggest contributions with the bat in hand.
Hilton College’s Jayden Roux (3/28) and Luke Campbell (3/44) both picked up three wickets to give their team’s batsmen a realistic chance to bag a victory. Hilton was bowled out for 154 runs with Darius Maritz (5/25) picking up a five-wicket haul in the process.
The team from KwaZulu-Natal’s Ben Wilson (46) and David Hill (42*) led their side’s charge with the willow.
Diocesan College came out on top against St Stithians College of Johannesburg on the former’s Frank Reid Oval in Cape Town. Bishops posted 171 runs thanks to James R-Quinlan (50) and Michael Kruiskamp (34) making valuable contributions. Zaakir Hanslo (6/33) of Saints caused most of the damage with his five-wicket haul. He also received some good support from Nicholas Bayly (2/21).
Saints were then restricted to only 132 with only Tendai Kadyamadare (37*) and Matthew Katzenstein (30) managing to keep the home side’s bowlers at bay.
Summarised Scorecards:
Diocesan College 171 (James R-Quinlan 50, Michael Kruiskamp 34, Waco Bassick 22, Cameron MacBeth 21; Zaakir Hanslo 6/33, Nicholas Bayly 2/21); St Stithians College 132 (Tendai Kadyamadare 37*, Matthew Katzenstein 30; Waco Bassick 2/15, Julian Pilkington 2/15, Michael Kruiskamp 2/24). Diocesan College won on first innings.
Potchefstroom Gimnasium 233 (Lukas Kotze 92, Ulrich Botha 39, Henré Cronjé 33, Jahndré Coetzee 25; Dion Slabber 7/43, Noah Appollis 2/24); Paul Roos Gimnasium 236/2 (Matthew Seymore 98*, Luca Plekker 69*, Etienne Serfontein 37; Ruhann Steenkamp 2/37). Paul Roos Gimnasium won on first innings.
Waterkloof 193 (Johan Feuth 63, Franco Schmidt 43, Jaydon Blom 29*; Jayden Roux 3/28, Luke Campbell 3/44, Ryan Jellis 2/31); Hilton College 154 (Ben Wilson 46, David Hill 42*; Darius Maritz 5/25, Jaco van der Walt 2/10, Johan Feuth 2/19). Waterkloof won on first innings.
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