Hottentots-Holland Cricket Club (HHCC) celebrated a second consecutive victory in First Division A in which they outplayed Avendale CC in an away-fixture on Saturday 2 November.
HHCC won the toss and again decided to have a bowl first. The opening pair of Curtley Klaasen and Guillaume Jansen yet again showed their skills as upfront bowlers, having the opponents 18/4 after 7 overs.
Avendale CC tried to stabilise their efforts against an intense bowling attack being 60/6 by drinks (17 overs), however Marwaan Wanza came through and showed his experience and wrapped up the tail of the opponents. Avendale ended their innings on 85/10 batting only 23.2 overs. Pick of the bowlers were Klaasen 3/25 and Wanza 3/11.
With a low total of only 85, HHCC went out with patient approach due to the wicket becoming difficult to bat on later in the day.
After 25 overs HHCC reached the target and won by 5 wickets, taking the bonus point win and making it back-to-back victories. Pick of the batsmen was Fuad Behardien with a score of 30 not out. HHCC will be playing home this weekend against Tygerberg CC.
In First Division B, Somerset West Cricket Club (SWCC) fell a painful 15 runs short of victory when they were beaten by Cravenby CC.
SWCC won the toss and opted to bowl first, and they bowled well throughout the innings to restricted the Cravenby batsman to 180/8 in their alloted overs.
The best bowlers for the club were Jason Lee Josephs (4/39) and the evergreen Ghaulied van Schalkwyk (1/21).
At the change of innings SWCC got off to a slow start because of very disciplined bowling from the hosts but were always in the game. Some rash decisions in the latter part of the innings cost SWCC the game as they lost by 15 runs after being bowled out for 165. The best batsmen were Larry Morkel (39) and Gert Basson (23).
SWCC will need to regroup ahead of their next fixture, when they host Kuils River CC on this Saturday at the Alan Olsen Oval (Radloff Park).
In First Division D, Strand CC hosted South Peninsula CC at Gustrouw where they won the toss and elected to bowl first in overcast conditions.
Gesant Moller (1/31) and Adeeb Bailey (3/22) opened the bowling and shared a 15 over spell as they rattled the top order of South Peninsula who were at that stage 39/5. They were supported by Shelton Christiaans (3/22) as South Peninsula were all bowled out for 107 in the 30th over.
Strand lost two early wickets during the run–chase and were 29/2 after 6 overs. But Strand soon stabilised their innings with two good partnerships as they secured a bonus point win in the 20th over with their score on 110/3.
Top scorers were Sharwaan Naidoo (44), Lesley Taylor 28* and Logan Savory 24*. Strand will play against Sherwood Manenberg CC this weekend at Gustrouw.
Also in First Division D, Helderberg CC lost to Sherwood Manenberg by a tight margin in their encounter on Saturday.
Helderberg CC won the toss and elected to field first. Bowlers Evan van Boom (4/41) and Aidan Salie (2/36) were the pick of the bowlers as they bowled out the opponents for 163 in 48 overs.
In the batting department Helderberg CC made good inroads towards the target but lost wickets at crucial intervals and succumbed at 144 all out in 46.5 overs.
Top scorers were Dexter Hindley (31) and Jody Sylvester (22).
Helderberg will face Mitchell’s Plain at Helderzicht Sports Grounds this weekend.
In the Second Division, Macassar CC walked away with all the points as Langa failed to pitch. Macassar will face Delft CC at home this weekend.
