Wilkie powers Selborne to win, Kingswood tames Framesby
Josh Wilkie scored a classy half-century to set Selborne College up for a 21-run win over Hudson Park in their declaration match at Selborne, in East London, on Saturday.
Selborne headed into the match on the back of a dominant nine-wicket win over Cambridge in a T20 match on Thursday. In that home ground encounter, they skittled Cambridge for only 63 runs in 17 overs before taking a mere 8.4 overs to get to 64/1.
Against Hudson Park, Selborne batted first. They tallied 194 all out in their 44 overs and were then made to work hard for victory, with their bowling attack pulling together well to dismiss Hudson for 173 runs in 68.5 overs.
Wilkie top-scored for Selborne with an assured 50 from 55 balls. His 85-run opening partnership with Thomas Lyon, who contributed 48, provided a firm platform for the home side’s innings. Unfortunately for the openers, the rest of their batting lineup failed to capitalise on that foundation. Liam Bekker was a big reason for that.
After Wilkie and Lyon were dismissed, Selborne advanced in fits and starts as Bekker knocked over 5/50 from 18 overs. Mitchell Myerscough, with 3/46 from nine, and Lukhanyo Hlatuka, with 2/59 from 10, shared the other five wickets to go down.
Myerscough was to the fore again in Hudson Park’s reply, digging in his heels with a patient 74 from 157 balls. Unfortunately, for the all-rounder, support from his teammates was sparse. Likho Gidi, with whom he shared a 72-run fifth-wicket partnership, was the only other batsman to make it beyond the teens, tallying a steady 33 from 45 balls.
Matthew Hendry kept Hudson under heavy pressure, giving away only 26 runs in 16 overs while also picking up two wickets.
Muhammed Lulat and Lwando Gwaza also added two wickets each. Lulat finished 2/22 from 11 overs, while Gwaza’s return was 2/38 from eight.
Kingswood vs Framesby
Kingswood College pulled together as a team to register a 28-run win over Hoërskool Framesby when they crossed swords in a 50-over contest on City Lords, at Kingswood, on Saturday.
The hosts won the toss, chose to bat, and totalled 192 all out in 42.1 overs before their bowlers bowled out Framesby for 165 in 45 overs.
Kingswood entered the match buoyed by their 81-run win over Framesby in a T20 match on Friday evening. In that game, Chad Roodt (33) and Dan Jakins (33) led the way with the bat as the hosts put 160/6 on the board. Their bowling attack then delivered a disciplined performance to bowl out Framesby for only 79 runs from 17.1 overs.
On Saturday, though, Kingswood found themselves in early trouble on 32/2 after losing David Loudon and Jakins in the seventh and 11th overs. They needed a partnership to get them back on course.
Chris Zimmerman duly delivered, joining forces with Simon Sheard (34) for a 72-run third-wicket stand. Zimmerman, who top-scored for Kingswood with 49 from 68 deliveries, followed that up with a 36-run fourth-wicket partnership with Roodt. Once those stands ended, Kingswood lost wickets at regular intervals as they meandered their way to 192 all out.
Durandt Rootman, in at the fall of the first wicket in the fourth over, was left to wage a lone battle when Framesby replied. He scored a composed 54 from 107 balls and occupied the crease until the 35th over. He and Miles Feltham, who chipped in with 24, combined for the visitors’ highest partnership of 81 for the third wicket.
Ruan Matthee (12) and Keagan Wium (18*) mounted a lower-order fightback with a 24-run final wicket partnership, but it wasn’t enough to see Framesby home.
Simon Sheard was the pick of the Kingswood bowlers, returning 4/42 runs from 10 overs. David Loudon supported him well with 3/23 from 10, while Sinawo Bukula bagged 2/35 runs in eight.
Summarised Scorecards
Selborne 194/10 (Josh Wilkie 50, Thomas Lyon 48; Liam Bekker 5/50, Mitchell Myerscough 3/46). Hudson Park 173/10 (Mitchell Myerscough 74, Likho Gidi 33; Muhammed Lulat 2/22, Matthew Hendry 2/26, Lwando Gwaza 2/38). Selborne won by 21 runs.
Kingswood 192/10 (Chris Zimmerman 49, Simon Sheard 34; Corné Pieterse 3/32, Dandré Henwick 2/20). Framesby 165/10 (Durandt Rootman 54, Miles Feltham 24; Simon Sheard 4/42, David Loudon 3/23). Kingswood won by 27 runs.
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