ST ANDREW'S AND JEPPE BOYS UNBEATEN AFTER OPENING DAY OF VOLUME 2 FINALS

Only two unbeaten sides, St Andrew’s School Bloemfontein and Jeppe High School for Boys, are left after the opening day of the Switch Schools SA20 Volume 2 Finals hosted at the University of Pretoria.

Both sides managed to defend low totals in their afternoon matches to keep their unbeaten records intact.

Saints reached only 99/9 in their allotted 20 overs against Hilton College with Schalk van Rensburg (19) leading the charge. Hilton’s Sange Qangule (3/15) and Obakeng Motsepa (3/24) produced the goods upfront leaving Saints struggling at 44/5 in the eighth over.

Hilton was restricted a mere five runs short with Cameron Hargraves (23*) and Luke Wilson (17*) at the crease. They needed 13 from the last over bowled by Heindré Serfontein (0/20).

The pick of Saints bowling attack was Nikhil Sukraj who removed three batters at the cost of only 27 runs. He also rearranged the stumps of the prized wicket of Robert Burman (27).

The side won their first game of the day against Cricket South Africa’s Hub Invitational XI with two wickets. Serfontein leading the charge with a superb allround performance. He picked up two wickets at the cost of only six runs, while also contributing 37 runs with the bat.

Jeppe would feel relieved as well as elated after securing a narrow victory of three runs over the Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool of Pretoria at Tuks Oval. The side from Johannesburg were bowled out for 108 runs in a reduced 19 overs.

Zian Labuschagne (3/15) and Nico Loggenberg (3/20) causing them all sorts of problems.

Jeppe’s Goolam Ahmed then stepped up for the second time during the day as he removed three batters from the crease for only 21 runs. He was well supported by Zizi Mkhize (2/20).

Affies needed ten runs from the final six deliveries bowled by Ahmed. They managed six runs with Paul Bester (19*) in the middle.

Ahmed was the best bowler during the opening day as he also produced the remarkable figures of 3/7 as his side restricted Graeme College to 49/7 in a game that was reduced to 14 overs per side. Daniel Keating (3/8) also added to Graeme’s misery.

The leading run-scorer on the opening day was Paarl Boys’ High’s opening batter Abriam Jacobs with 79 runs in his side’s two matches which included the only half-century (56) of the day.

Boishaai however lost both their matches against Hilton College and CSA Hub Invitational XI despite Jacobs’ heroics.

Hilton College’s Obakeng Motsepa (2/19) showcased in the win against Boishaai that he is a player to look out for in future. Cameron Hargroves (42*) and Barack Munawa (25) was also in top form during the opening game.

Paul Bester (3/16) also starred in Affies’ victory of 69 runs over Selborne College. His captain Vihan Pretorius (2/11) and Nico Loggenberg (2/11) also producing noteworthy performances.

SUMMARISED SCORECARDS

Switch Schools SA20 Volume 2 Finals | Boys Division

Day 1 | Wednesday, 4 March 2025 at University of Pretoria - Morning

Hilton College 130/7 (Cameron Hargroves 42*, Barack Munawa 25; Neil Louw 2/12), Abriam Jacobs 2/22)

Paarl Boys’ High School 125/8 (Abriam Jacobs 56, Neil Louw 17; Cameron Hargroves 2/14, Obakeng Motsepa 2/19).

Hilton won by five runs. Player of the Match: Obakeng Motsepa (Hilton)

 

CSA Hub Invitational XI 104/7 (Bulumko Magatya 32; Heindré Serfontein 2/6, Berno Coetsee 2/16)

St Andrew’s School 105/8 (Heindré Serfontein 37, Berno Coetzee 17; Enathi Kitshini 2/15).

St Andrew’s won by two wickets. Player of the Match: Heindré Serfontein (St Andrew's)

 

Affies 129/7 (Ethan Williams 34, Vihan Pretorius 29; Avetandwa Manyango 3/23)

Selborne College 62 (Merick Collins 15; Paul Bester 3/6, Vihan Pretorius 2/11, Nico Loggenberg 2/11)

Affies won by 69 runs (DLS method). Player of the Match: Paul Bester (Affies)

 

Graeme College 49/7 (Zuko Pontshi 12; Goolam Ahmed 3/7, Daniel Keating 3/8)

Jeppe High School for Boys 52/1 (Vegas Scott 22*, Aiden Reyneke 15*; Luphelo Mdyesha 1/14)

Jeppe won by 9 wickets. Player of the Match: Goolam Ahmed (Jeppe)

 

Afternoon

Paarl Boys’ High School 96 (Abriam Jacobs 23, Ullrich Drotschie 21; Taywin Adams 3/8, Kamogelo Matlala 2/9)

CSA Hub Invitational XI 97/5 (Bulumko Magatya 32, Deveric Petersen 21; Ra-ed Fredericks 2/13).

CSA Hub won by five wickets. Player of the Match: Taywin Adams (CSA Hub)

 

St Andrew’s School 99/9 (Schalk van Rensburg 19, Berno Coetsee 15, Erhard Barends 15; Sange Qangule 3/15, Obakeng Motsepa 3/24)

Hilton College 94/6 (Robert Burman 27, Cameron Hargroves 23*, Luke Wilson 17*; Nikhil Sukraj 3/27)

St Andrew’s School won by five runs. Player of the Match: Nikhil Sukraj (St Andrew's)

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Jeppe High School for Boys 108 (Lincoln Casais 21, Aiden Reyneke 17; Zian Labuschagne 3/15, Nico Loggenberg 3/20)

Affies 105/9 (AJ Morkel 30, Paul Bester 19*, Zian Labuschagne 17; Goolam Ahmed 3/21, Zizi Mkhize 2/20)

Jeppe won by three runs. Player of the Match: Zian Labuschagne (Affies)

 

Selborne College 121/6 (Dan Tarr 36*, Reid Drake 33*, Josh Edwards 15; Caleb Jattiem 2/18)

Graeme College 109/9 (Enrique Strydom 31, Zuko Pontshi 17, Corbin Tidbury 17; Lwando Gwaza 4/20, Avetandwa Manyongo 2/11, Matthew Hendry 2/18)

Selborne College won by 12 runs. Player of the Match: Lwando Gwaza (Selborne)