Michaelhouse unbeaten in PMB challenge
The fourth and final day of Oppenheimer Week was capped with some exciting match that came down to the wire and the upshot after four days of magnificent schoolboy cricket was that Michaelhouse and Affies ended up with 100 win records.
The Affies versus Westville clash at Varsity was a T20 affair – coaches were given the option on the final day of deciding in which format their match was to be played. The two outstanding sides of the Week had gone into the encounter both having secured three wins from three starts.
Westville batted first and totalled 145 for eight in their 20 overs with the consistent Nicholas Pentz (39) and captain Luke Schlemmer (37) getting the top scores. Affies skipper Leus du Plooy (two for 18) and the consistent Diaan Vorster (two for 30) were the standout bowlers.
In reply, Affies paced their innings well after a good start with the top scores going to Gerrit de Graaff (31) and Gerhard Jansen van Vuuren (39) as the lads from Pretoria won by six wickets.
Michaelhouse scored 147 for six in their T20 match against Grey College with Bradley Robberts (67) and Dale Beckley (45) the main contributors. And it was the ever-consistent Luke Stevens (four for 21) who did the damage for Michaelhouse with the ball as Grey fell eight runs short.
Two further highlights of the day were the superb centuries by Maritzburg College’s Shaun Wormington and St John’s College’s Liam Peters, which capped another memorable festival of schoolboy cricket that would have done all the participants over the past 54 years proud.
The Kearsney College clash with Hudson Park was a thriller with Kearsney winning off the last ball while DHS fell agonisingly short by just two runs against KES, while St Davids edged st Charles by two runs and St Stithians shaded Northwood by five runs.
FOURTH AND FINAL DAY SCORES IN BRIEF
Michaelhouse vs Grey College – T20
Michaelhouse 147/6 (Bradley Robberts 67, Dale Beckley 45). Grey College 139/8 (Luke Stevens 4/21). Michaelhouse won by 8 runs.
Westville Boys High vs Affies – T20
Westville 145/8 (Nicholas Pentz 39, Luke Schlemmer 37; Leus du Plooy 2/18, Diaan Vorster 2/30). Affies 146/4 (Gerrit de Graaff 31, Gerhard Jansen van Vuuren 39). Affies won by 6 wickets.
Durban High School (DHS) vs KES – 40 overs
KES 177/6 (Liam Smith 46, Napoleon de Beer 35, Ainsley Ndlovu 3/25). DHS 175/8 (Juan Henri 38, Tafara Mupariwa 23). KES won by 2 runs.
Glenwood vs St John’s – 40 overs
Glenwood 261/6 (Cameron Flowers 30, Mickey Hay 58, Tim Louw 30, Liaan Kirkham 67). St John’s 229 (Liam Peters 116, Mickey Hay 6/32). Glenwood won by 32 runs.
Hilton vs St Alban’s – T20
Hilton 112/5 (Ross Talmage 46). St Alban’s 118/4 (Revaldo Moonsammy 40). St Alban’s won by 6 wickets.
Kearsney College vs Hudson Park – 35 overs
Hudson Park 146/9 (Craig Sansom 54, James Tedder 3/28, Ryan Wallace 3/29). Kearsney 147/9 (Ross Koekemoer 45, Stefan Harris 25, Lubabalo Dobela 5/31). Kearsney won by 1 wicket – off the last ball.
Maritzburg College vs Pretoria Boys High – 50 overs
PBHS 250/7 (Jake Blew 79, Daelon Campbell 47, Philip Hendry 40). College 251/7 (Shaun Wormington 101*, Sohail Mahmoud 27). Maritzburg College won by 3 wickets.
Michaelhouse vs Grey College – T20
Michaelhouse 147/6 (Bradley Robberts 67, Dale Beckley 45). Grey College 139/8 (Luke Stevens 4/21). Michaelhouse won by 8 runs.
St Charles vs St David’s – T20
St David’s 127/7 (David Coleman 42). St Charles 125/6. St David’s won by 2 runs.
Northwood vs St Stithians – T20
St Stithians 112/5 (Dale van der Merwe 2/24, Yetish Ramsurrup 2/12). Northwood 107/7 (Gregory Wright 37, Nicholas Scholtz 2/28). St Stithians won by 5 runs.
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