Wynberg narrowly escapes Stellenberg’s axe
Playing at the Stellenberg Cricket Ground on Tuesday afternoon, Wynberg Boys’ High was the hosts’ third southern suburbs opponent in the last three weeks.
It was a dangerous assignment. Stellies had beaten SACS and Rondebosch Boys’ High on the previous two Tuesdays.
The home side won the toss and chose to bat first, but they found the going tough against a disciplined Wynberg attack. Wilhelm Smet, batting at three, was the only batsman to make it into double digits, top-scoring with 23 off 25 balls.
Wynberg used only five bowlers, with all of them bowling their full quota of five overs.
Josh Nicholson tied Stellenberg down, capturing 3/9, while Damien Harris claimed 2/15 and Nicholas Stafford 2/20.
At the end of their 20 overs, the Jade Brigade had mustered only a modest 83/9, but they fought tooth and nail to protect it.
In the run chase, Wynberg captain, Michail Tarentaal, and Joshua Prince shared a 32-run fourth wicket partnership to lift their side from a precarious 12/3 after 2.3 overs, to a more palatable 44/4 after 8.2 overs.
Tarentaal bludgeoned two fours in his 15 off 16, while Prince hit two fours and a six in his 18 off 21 as Wynberg clawed their way towards the Stellenberg total.
A dangerous trio of Stellies’ bowlers claimed two victims apiece in their four-over spells.
Aiden Pienaar dismissed both openers for ducks in his 2/15, while Liam Fourie was more influential in the middle overs, knocking over 2/18. Gerrard Kamalie almost cleaned up the tail with his return of 2/12 in 3.2 overs.
Wynberg, though, scraped home in the final over when they reached 84/9 to win by one wicket with only four balls to spare.
Summarised Scorecard
Stellenberg High 83/9 (Wilhelm Smit 23; Josh Nicholson 3/9, Damien Harris 2/15, Nicholas Stafford 2/20); Wynberg High 84/9 (Gerrard Kamalie 2/12, Aiden Pienaar 2/14, Liam Fourie 2/18). Wynberg Boys’ High won by one wicket.
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