Waterkloof exceptional in regaining Wildeklawer T20 title
After missing out on a place in the final of the erstwhile North-South tournament, Hoërskool Waterkloof turned the tables on Grey College with a 125-run victory in the final of the inaugural Wildeklawer T20 tournament.
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In 2024, the side from Bloemfontein’s spinners used the Camp Discovery wicket to great effect to topple the cricket giant from Pretoria. This year, however, the Klofies’ turners, especially Johan Liebenberg, had the last laugh.
Following a captain’s knock by Riley Miller (49*) and further notable contributions from AJ de Villiers (48) and youngster Juan Swart (43), Liebenberg had plenty of runs to play with as Klofies had reached 214/5 in the allotted 20 overs. His exceptional spell of 3/13 in three overs played a decisive role in Grey’s collapse.
De Villiers followed his heroics with the bat to take down three wickets of his own (3/19). Rivan Booysen, the Klofies’ other left-arm turner, completed the dismantling of the Grey batting lineup, reducing the side from Bloemfontein to runners-up for the second year in a row when the last wicket fell with the score on only 89.
In the third-place play-off, bad light had the final say in the Johannesburg derby between two old rivals, Jeppe High School for Boys and King Edward VII School (KES), with Jeppe winning by 22 runs as determined by the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern (DLS) method.
Troy Gordon got amongst the runs for the umpteenth time over the last month, top-scoring with 49 to help KES to 165/7. Vegas Scott‘s reply of 66 runs, however, put Jeppe in a commanding position, 22 runs ahead of the required DLS target when the officials decided to call it a day.
Daniel Cooke, the leading wicket-taker over the four days of action with 11, and Raaid Daniels caused Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool a world of trouble with a combined six wickets for only 48 runs. Cooke was at the forefront again with 3/20, helping his side to successfully defend a score of 147/8, in which Ethan de Heer Kloots played the main role with 40 runs.
Vihan Pretorius was the only Affie batter to get past the 30-run mark, top scoring with 33 as the defending champs were bowled out for 126 in the fifth-place play-off match.
Jamie Wimble and Joshua Mills handled a small chase with ease as Northwood downed Wynberg Boys’ High by five wickets. Needing only 106 for victory, Wimble contributed 43, while Mills’ unbeaten 20 provided the final nail in the coffin. The two innings came on the back of an impressive display by the Northwood bowling attack, which was led by Ryan van Zyl with a return of 2/5 in three overs.
Summarised scorecards
Waterkloof 214/5 (Riley Miller 49*, AJ de Villiers 48, Juan Swart 43, Johan Feuth 35; Henru de Wet 3/39); Grey College 89 (Christian Kind 35, Peter le Roux 21; Johan Liebenberg 3/13, AJ de Villiers 3/19, Rivan Booysen 2/23). Waterkloof won by 125 runs.
King Edward VII School 165/7 (Troy Gordon 49, Tiago Dias 23, Zieg Roos 22, Khwezi Nyamathe 22; Ahmed Goolam 2/18, Reza Ayob 2/37); Jeppe High School for Boys 129/4 (15) (Vegas Scott 66, Lincoln Casias 22*; Lebone Ramedupe 2/22). Jeppe High School for Boys won by 13 runs (DLS).
Rondebosch Boys’ High 147/8 (Ethan de Heer Kloots 40, Adeeb Levy 26, Janko Webb 25; Zian Labuschagne 3/32, Petrus Rautenbach 2/26); Affies 126 (Vihan Pretorius 33, Paul Bester 22, Ruben Groenewald 20, Daniel Murray 20; Daniel Cooke 3/20, Raaid Daniels 3/28, Schalk Fourie 2/30). Rondebosch Boys’ High won by 21 runs.
Wynberg Boys’ High 105/8 (Matthew Saunders 39*; Ryan van Zyl 2/5, Joshua Mills 2/14, Keegan Reeves 2/17); Northwood 107/5 (Jamie Wimble 43, Joshua Mill 20*; Ishan Khan 2/15, Damien Harris 2/17). Northwood won by five wickets.
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