St Charles Colts stun Framesby, Hattingh powers Grey College to win
Framesby vs St Charles College Colts XI
Josh Nicholson scored an unbeaten half-century, and Matthew Buckley claimed a five-wicket haul to help the St Charles College Colts XI turn things around and register a comfortable five-wicket win over Framesby in their Grey Cricket Festival declaration match at Framesby on Friday.
The KwaZulu-Natal side came into the second day on the back foot. They were six wickets down and trailing by 120 runs in their reply to Framesby’s first innings of 259 all out. However, the tailenders – Cohen Cameron (46), Angus Edkins (32), and Fabian da Rosa (20*) – breathed new life into the Saints‘ reply by adding 115 for the final two wickets.
Thanks to that resilient rearguard action, St Charles held a slender eight-run lead after the first innings, and that motivated Buckley to put on a show. He tore into Framesby’s middle and lower order, on his way capturing 6/29 from 12 overs, as the local side fell for only 90 in their second innings.
Buckley’s figures of 9/90 across the two innings were the best of the match. His heroics also set up Josh Nicholson to play a starring role with the bat.
After scoring a half-century in St Charles’s first innings, Nicholson cantered to an unbeaten 54 from 56 balls to steer Saints to 87/5 and a five-wicket win.
Grey College vs Glenwood High
At the Old Grey Sports Club, Daniel Hattingh produced a brilliant all-round performance to lead Grey College to an emphatic nine-wicket win over Glenwood.
Hattingh, the Grey College captain, did not put a foot wrong in his decision-making throughout the match. After he won the toss and put Glenwood in to bat first, Jano Venter answered his skipper’s call and claimed a wicket in the first over to put the Bloemfontein boys on the front foot. They went on to bowl out Glenwood for 87 runs.
Hattingh, then, led Grey College’s reply with a breezy 67 from 69 balls. Aiden Dodd (49) and Divan Bezuidenhoudt (37) chipped in with valuable runs to help their side to an impressive 296 all out.
The second time around, Glenwood found their batting mojo through Akhiel Sinath (94) and Mishael Gunawardana (53). The duo’s half-centuries lifted the KZN side to 225 and that total would have been bigger if not for Hattingh’s impressive form with the ball. The Grey College captain sent down 9.4 overs and snared 4/25 to limit Glenwood’s lead.
It took Grey College only 3.1 overs of their second innings to chase down the 17 runs they required for victory. Bezuidenhoudt (15*) took charge of the chase and was with Christoph Bronn when victory was secured.
Jeppe High School for Boys vs Northwood
Northwood’s triple strike late on Thursday set them up for a win over Jeppe on Friday, with the Johannesburg side beginning the day on 5/3 and a lead of only 11 runs. The Knights picked up from where they had left off.
Ryan van Zyl led the way, knocking over 4/14, while his fellow seamer, Josh Mills, bagged 3/35 as Jeppe’s second innings ended on 105, with Lincoln Casias knock of 53 holding it together.
Luc Boyall, with 35, and Thomas Oosthuizen, with 30, then made pivotal contributions to guide the Durban side to a five-wicket win. Keagan Cockburn was the pick of the Jeppe bowlers, claiming 2/23.
Selborne College vs Potchefstroom Volkskool
The clash between Selborne College and Potchefstroom Volkskool ended in an evenly contested draw.
Volkies led by a single run on the first innings – scoring 132 all out to Selborne’s 131 all out – but the East London school performed a better job at the crease in their second innings, totalling 252/8, with Matthew Hendry making 105. He enjoyed good support from Joshua Edwards, who chipped in with 61.
Handré de Beer turned in a good performance with the ball, snagging 3/27.
Volkskool, then, mustered 181/5 in their second innings, with Theunis Nel making 47 and Richard Kruger 33. Rosh Els claimed 2/26 after picking up 2/13 in the Potchefstroom school’s first innings.
St Andrew’s School vs Pearson High
The match between Pearson High and St Andrew’s School at Pearson came to a rather sudden end when the home team, trailing by 83 runs on the first innings, crumbled in their second knock and were skittled for only 45 runs, leaving the Bloemfontein side the winners by an innings and 38 runs.
Pearson tallied 140 all out in their first innings, with Daniel Smithdorff and Jude Septoo both scoring 37.
Saints‘ skipper, Reuben van Aarde, then led his side’s reply with a disciplined 116 from 242 balls, which included 12 fours. A useful 41 from Schalk van Rensburg helped the Bloem boys to 223 all out. Aiden Mitchell, with 3/19, was the best of the Pearson bowlers.
Unfortunately for the Gqeberha school, they floundered in their second innings, with no batsmen making it into double figures. They lasted only 22 overs as five of the six Saints’ bowlers took wickets cheaply.
Opening bowler, Heindré Serfontein, got the ball rolling, knocking back 3/8 from six overs, while the spin of Nikhil Sukraj and FG Botha brought both returns of 2/3. Sukraj finished with the miserly match figures of 4/13 from 13 overs.
Summarised Scorecards
Framesby 259/10 (Miles Feltham 102, Dandre Henwick 32; Matthew Buckley 3/61, Nuraz Amod 2/27). St Charles XI 267/10 (Josh Nicholson 56, Cohen Cameron 46; Corné Pieterse 5/65, Corbin Fleetwood 2/42). Framesby 90/10 (Renquin Goliath 17, Adriaan Snyders 9*; Matthew Buckley 6/29, Tino Simba 1/7). St Charles XI 87/5 (Josh Nicholson 54*, Patrick Muruza 14; Corné Pieterse 3/19, Corbin Fleetwood 1/32). St Charles Colts XI won by five wickets.
Glenwood 87/10 (Nuzayh Mahomed 25, Jayden Pillay 17; Danny Hayidakis 2/7, Bergh Vorster 2/11). Grey College 296/10 (Daniel Hattingh 67, Aiden Dodd 49; Keegan Pillai 3/73, Jonah Chaita 2/46). Glenwood 225/10 (Akhiel Sinath 94, Miseal Gunawardana 53; Daniel Hattingh 4/25, Bernard Saaiman 2/6). Grey College 17/1 (Divan Bezuidenhoudt 15*, Christoph Bronn 2*; Elgenio Oerson 1/6, Bayanda Xulu 0/11). Grey College won by nine wickets.
Jeppe 196/10 (Aiden Reyneke 60, Lincoln Casias 46; Trevor van Vollenstee 4/28, Ryan van Zyl 2/25). Northwood 190/10 (Keegan Reeves 75, Ross McGlashan 34; Keagan Cockburn 2/12, Shreshth Kumar 2/27). Jeppe 105/10 (Lincoln Casias 53, Shreshth Kumar 14; Ryan van Zyl 4/14, Josh Mills 3/35). Northwood 117/5 (Luc Boyall 35, Thomas Oosthuizen 30; Keagan Cockburn 2/23, Lincoln Casias 1/19). Northwood won by five wickets.
Selborne College 131/10 (Cian O’Niell 53, Matthew Hendry 20; Zander Nel 4/19, Johandre Jacobs 3/31). Hoër Volkskool Potchefstroom 132/10 (AW van der Merwe 38, Schalk Pienaar 15*; Avethandwa Manyongwa 3/27, Rosh Els 2/13). Selborne College 252/8d (Matthew Hendry 105, Joshua Edwards 61; Handré de Beer 3/27, Jandré Jacobs 1/37). Hoër Volkskool Potchefstroom 181/5 (Theunis Nel 47, Richard Kruger 33; Rosh Els 2/26, Titus Sweetnam 1/15). Match Drawn.
Pearson 140/10 (Daniel Smithdorff 37, Jude Septoo 37; Nikhil Sukraj 2/10, Heindré Serfontein 2/24, Erhard Bahrends 2/30); St Andrew’s School 223/10 (Reuben van Aarde 116, Schalk van Rensburg 41; Aiden Mitchell 3/19, Jaydan Ward 2/20, Jude Septoo 2/59); Pearson 45/10 (Heindré Serfontein 3/8, Nikhil Sukraj 2/3, FG Botha 2/3). St Andrew’s School won by an innings and 38 runs.
Menlopark 154/10 (Heinrich Claassen 25, Keagan Hills 24; Erik Lintvelt 6/43, Immanuel Kayambuka 1/5). Namibia u19 200/10 (Rowan van Vuuren 41, Dan Brassell 38; Jovan Hartman 7/63, Monré Koekemoer 1/20). Menlopark 207/10 (Monré Koekemoer 96, Keagan Hills 31; Ben Brassell 4/33, Erik Lintvelt 2/37). Namibia u19 166/2 (Adriaan Coetzee 60*, Tiaan van der Merwe 58; Jovan Hartman 1/10, Jacques de Villiers 1/27). Namibia u19 won by eight wickets.
Kearsney 129/10 (Daniel Miskey 40, Aaron Blackburn 29; Anré Schoeman 4/43, Connor Parry 2/8). Grey High 311/10 (Cullen Marais 107, Logan Goddard-Ford 82*, Connor Parry 76; Rivan Moodley 6/65, Michael Groom 2/71). Kearsney 80/10 (Keegan de Jager 23, Rivan Moodley 23; Logan Groch 5/11, Micha Wessels 2/12). Grey High won by an innings and 102 runs.
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