Wynberg downs SACS, Parel Vallei outplays Somerset College
Wynberg Boys’ High vs SACS
In a 50-over battle between southern suburbs rivals on Saturday, SACS won the toss and decided to bat first against Wynberg Boys’ High.
Opening batsman Aqeel Waggie settled in for a prolonged stay, striking four fours in his 55 off 132 balls on the Jacques Kallis Oval.
Abhay Kalan scored a laboured 20 off 61, batting at four, while Max Fourie, who arrived after the fall of the sixth wicket, was the only other visiting batsman to exit the teens, and he just made it, smashing two fours and a six in his 20 off 22 as SACS posted 147 all out in 48.1 overs.
Josh Nicholson was in good form with the ball, capturing 3/13 from 6.1 overs, while Niyaaz Allie contributed a valuable 2/9 in a three-over spell.
In 10 overs each, Fawaaz Hendricks and Nicholas Stafford made inroads into the SACS middle order, recording 2/27 and 2/28 respectively.
Matthew Saunders fronted the Wynberg reply and contributed 30 off 51 deliveries at the top of the order, stroking four fours and adding a six.
Captain Michail Tarentaal, batting at four, and Niyaaz Allie, the number five batsman, later accumulated an unbroken 72-run partnership for the fifth wicket.
Tarentaal was aggressive and took it to the SACS bowlers, bashing seven fours and three sixes in his 60 off only 51 balls, while Allie sent five deliveries to the boundary in his 25 not out off 34 as the pair guided Wynberg to a six-wicket victory after 32.5 overs.
Benjamin Blackburn was outstanding for SACS, knocking over 3/16 in 10 overs, but he needed more support from his fellow bowlers.
Hoërskool Parel Vallei vs Somerset College
First Innings
In a Somerset West derby, played on Friday and Saturday, Somerset College visited Parel Vallei High for The Ashes. When the toss favoured the visitors, they chose to field first in the two-day, two-innings fixture.
Both sides struggled at the crease on the opening day. Parel Vallei barely made it to triple figures, with Paul Kruger‘s stubborn 26 runs off 75 balls and 21 off 42 from Ruben du Plessis helping them to a slow 103 all out after 46.1 overs.
Somerset College opening bowlers, Mila Silamsi and Johann Rauch, claimed 2/17 and 2/14, respectively. They found good support from Daniel Kaplan, who picked up 2/18 in five overs, which included a couple of maidens, and Troy Varie wrapped up the innings with a miserly 2/10 from 6.1 overs.
Somerset College’s reply came up well short of three figures. Only Owethu Moyi, with 34 off 47, which featured four fours, made more than 15 as the visitors hobbled their way to 74 all out in 29 overs.
Dirk van Zyl bowled more than half of Parel Vallei’s overs. Operating unchanged, he was on fire, capturing a brilliant 7/24. Imtiaz Oliver supported him well, snapping up 3/17 in nine overs.
Second Innings
The hosts delivered a much-improved second innings’ effort, led by opener Sean Grant, who hit seven fours in a 121-ball stay that brought him the match’s top score of 70.
Number three batsman, Daniel Adonis, contributed 39 runs as he and Grant added 81 runs for the second wicket.
Lower down the order, Divan Stander and Benjamin Traut shared a seventh-wicket stand of 71 runs, with Stander scoring 40 and Traut 30. After 94.4 overs, Parel Vallei declared on 292/9.
Owethu Moyi was the most successful of the Somerset College bowlers, keeping PV quiet with 25.4 overs and a return of 3/65. Daniel Kaplan played second fiddle to Moyi, securing 2/45 in 11 overs.
Moyi then returned to the crease to again top score for his team. He hit four fours and two sixes in his 58 from 121 balls. Unfortunately, for Moyi, support from his fellow batsmen was in short supply, with no one else making it to 15 as Somerset College was bowled out for 118.
Christopher Hughes hurt Somerset College with 4/23 in 18.1 overs, while Imtiaz Oliver bagged three wickets for the second time in the contest, picking up 3/46 in 18 overs. Dirk van Zyl, PV’s first-innings’ star, chipped in with 2/37 from 19 as Parel Vallei claimed The Ashes with a handsome 203-run margin.
Summarised Scorecards
SACS 147/10 (Aqeel Waggie 55, Extras 22, Max Fourie 20, Abhay Kalan 20; Josh Nicholson 3/13, Niyaaz Allie 2/9, Fawaaz Hendricks 2/27, Nicholas Stafford 2/28); Wynberg Boys’ High 151/4 (Michail Tarentaal 60*, Matthew Saunders 30, Niyaaz Allie 25; Benjamin Blackburn 3/16). Wynberg Boys’ High won by six wickets.
First Innings
Hoërskool Parel Vallei 103/10 (Paul Kruger 26, Ruben du Plessis 21; Troy Varie 2/10, Johann Rauch 2/14, Mila Silamsi 2/17, Daniel Kaplan 2/18); Somerset College 74/10 (Owethu Moyi 34; Dirk van Zyl 7/24, Imtiaz Oliver 3/17).
Second Innings
Hoërskool Parel Vallei 292/9 dec. (Sean Grant 70, Paul Kruger 44, Divan Stander 40, Daniel Adonis 39, Benjamin Traut 30, Ruben du Plessis 24*; Owethu Moyi 3/64, Daniel Kaplan 2/45, Troy Varie 2/61); Somerset College 118/10 (Owethu Moyi 58). Parel Vallei won by 203 runs.
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