Van Schalkwyk’s batting record sees Affies home in run-fest
Yet another batting record has tumbled in the north of Gauteng. This time it was the turn of Affies’ and South African Schools’ top-order batsman, Jorich van Schalkwyk to rewrite the record books.
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The nifty right-hander showed why he’s well on his way to 1 000 runs for the season by contributing a wonderful 240 from only 152 deliveries when Affies batted first against Cornwall Hill College in their Titans League fixture at Affies on Saturday.
That was the highest individual score yet achieved by one of the school’s batsmen in a 50-over match. It was also his second double-century of the season.
Van Schalkwyk’s superb innings included a whopping 34 fours and seven sixes as he raced along at a brisk strike rate of 157.89.
He then rubbed further salt into the Cornwall wounds by spinning a web around the visitors to claim figures of three for 39 from 10 overs.
Vihan Pretorius contributed 65 runs and claimed two wickets, one of which was the prized scalp of his older brother and SA u19 opener, Lhuan-dré Pretorius. The younger Pretorius, in a match that produced an astonishing 772 runs, conceded only 33 from his seven overs.
He and captain Divan de Villiers, who smashed 66 from just 20 deliveries, played an integral part in Affies reaching a mammoth total of 454/5 from their 50 overs.
Cornwall Hill, however, wasn’t going down easily. Lhuan-dré Pretorius did some damage up front, taking only 60 balls to make 91 runs. He and his opening partner Ab Rasool combined nicely for a strong 154-run opening stand. Kian Blignaut (55) and Michael Blignaut (53) showed serious grit, too. Both made their way to well-deserved half-centuries after a middle-order collapse.
Unfortunately for the visitors, not even 318/6 was enough to get Cornwall Hill close to victory as Affies bagged an important 136-run win.
In another big Pretoria clash, Hoërskool Garsfontein’s Ysbere secured a nail-biting three-wicket victory over Pretoria Boys High. Boys High’s Tim Gordon continued his impressive batting form, top scoring with an attractive 71 runs. Johan Coetzer weighed in with 52 and Connor Hall made 37, but there were no more scores of substance.
Garsies’ Reuben van Zyl broke the backbone of their run chase with a well-played 68 while Wikus du Preez did his bit with 28 as Garsfontein overhauled Boys High’s 205 all out in the 35th over of their innings.
Prestige College produced a much improved performance but it wasn’t enough to get them past Hoërskool Menlopark. Matt van der Merwe, one of the Parkies’ top performers this season, led the way with the willow. His 85, combined with contributions of 37 from Dian van Zyl, 32 from Ewald Meyer, and 31 from Steve Stolk, helped Menlo to a healthy total of 262 all out.
Gift Motlhasedi impressed with the ball, claiming four Menlo scalps while conceding only 28 runs. Then, Lesedi Mabena made the Menlopark bowlers work hard as he top-scored with 63. Omphile Maredi rounded off a good all-round performance by adding 33 runs to the two wickets he had taken earlier in the day.
Summarised scorecards
Affies 454/5 (Jorich van Schalkwyk 240, Divan de Villiers 66, Vihan Pretorius 65, Henré Smith 33, Extras 26; Trent Hardie 2/62); Cornwall Hill College 318/6 (Lhuan-dré Pretorius 91, Ab Rasool 65, Kian Blignaut 55*, Michael Blignaut 53, Oliver Richards 21; Jorich van Schalkwyk 3/39, Vihan Pretorius 2/33). Affies won by 136 runs.
Pretoria Boys High 205/10 (Tim Gordon 71, Johan Coetzer 52, Connor Hall 37; Sebastian Bouwer 3/50, Eckard Struwig 2/11, Zandré Nel 2/16); Garsfontein 210/7 (Reuben van Zyl 68, Wikus du Preez 38, Extras 26, Richardt Joubert 21, Jared Carr 21*; Patrick Mouton 3/28, Johan Coetzer 2/50). Garsfontein won by three wickets.
Menlopark 262/10 (Matt van der Merwe 85, Dian van Zyl 37, Ewald Meyer 32, Steve Stolk 31, Extras 28, Morné Koekemoer 24; Gift Motlhasedi 4/28, Omphile Maredi 2/28, Lesedi Mabena 2/36); Prestige College 163/10 (Lesedi Mabena 63, Omphile Maredi 33, Extras 29; Pierre de Villiers 4/20, Ewald Meyer 2/23, Murray Hofmeyer 2/51). Menlopark won by 99 runs.
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