Webb hits century in Paul Roos victory, Van Reenen’s 99 powers Donkies’ win
Boland Landbou vs Paul Roos Gimnasium
After a favourable coin flip, Boland Landbou captain, Francois Prins opted to field first against the visiting Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG) on the Stiaan van Zyl Oval on Saturday.
He, then, led from the front, top scoring with 45 from 71 balls, which included six fours before he fell victim to PRG’s James Holm, trapped LBW.
Holm set the standard for the visitors, snapping up 5/30 in 7.4 overs. Dion Slabber and Morné Pauw enjoyed success, too, chipping in with a handy two wickets apiece as the home team was limited to 160 all out after 40.4 overs.
When Paul Roos batted, Prins sent Aiden Titus packing via an LBW decision before a run had been scored, which brought Janko Webb to the crease.
The top order batsman proceeded to steal the spotlight, smashing six fours and six sixes in an excellent 100 off 110 deliveries.
Opener Enré van Zyl aided the PRG cause with a patient 38 off 89 balls and partnered Webb in a 140-run partnership from 193 deliveries for the second wicket, which carried the visitors to within sight of victory.
Three wickets in quick succession, which reduced the visitors from 140/1 to 147/4, caused a flutter in the Paul Roos ranks, but they went on to a six-wicket win after 42.3 overs when they reached 163/4.
Hoërskool Strand vs HTS Drostdy
HTS Drostdy‘s M-Jay van Reenen played the primary role in powering his side to a big 221/4 in their 20-over contest away at Hoërskool Strand.
He racked up a strike rate of 210, thumped eight fours and four sixes, in an explosive 47-ball stay, which cruelly ended on 99 when he was bowled by Nicolae Roux.
Opener Christopher du Toit tallied the Donkies’ second-highest score, clubbing three fours and four maximums in his 52 off 37, while Stephan Steyn also peppered the boundary in his quickfire 32 from 23.
Benjamin de Reuk was the pick of the Strand bowlers, claiming 2/30 in four overs.
Faced with a steep required run rate of 11.1 per over to win, Strand tried going hard from the very first ball. It was brave, but also somewhat reckless, with the batsmen hitting too many uncontrolled shots in the air, which resulted in the home side finding themselves in a deep hole on 50/5 after nine overs. All five of the departed batsmen had lost their wickets to catches.
Batting at eight, Robin Beukes played more conservatively, and it brought him the innings’ best score of 29 not out from 35 deliveries.
DJ Luck was the only Drostdy bowler to pick up more than one wicket, but his 4/23 was more than enough to seriously damage Strand’s slim hopes of a successful run chase. Two run outs helped, also.
Unfortunately for the hosts, they were never really in it, and they mustered only 104/9 after their 20 overs, leaving the Donkies with a large 117-run victory.
Summarised Scorecards
Boland Landbou 160/10 (Francois Prins 45, Extras 29, Juan Visagie 20*, Matthew Geldenhuys 20; James Holm 5/30, Morné Pauw 2/21, Dion Slabber 2/24); Paul Roos Gimnasium 163/4 (Janko Webb 100, Enré van Zyl 38). Paul Roos won by six wickets.
HTS Drostdy 221/4 (M-Jay van Reenen 99, Christopher du Toit 52, Stephan Steyn 32; Benjamin de Reuk 2/30); Hoërskool Strand 104/9 (Robin Beukes 29*; DJ Luck 4/23). HTS Drostdy won by 117 runs.
