Despite early-morning wet and rainy conditions, all local clubs were in action in the Boland Cricket Premier League on Saturday 17 October.
And in all four matches featuring teams from Stellenbosch and surrounds, it was largely the bowlers who dominated proceedings in the various outings.
Van der Stel, however, delivered an all-round performance as they completely annihilated league newcomers Hawston at the Bergsig Oval to notch up their second victory of the season.
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Spinning wizard
The home team batted first after the match was reduced to 40 overs, but they still managed to score a mammoth 304/6 thanks to contributions by Connor Batt (71), Stephan Maree (61), Rikus Brand (47) and Werner Brand (44).
On debut for VDS, spinner Justin Behrens ripped through the Hawston batting line-up, recording figures of 6/16. Karl Dedekind (2/14) added to the visitors’ woes as they were bowled out a putrid 55 runs in 24 overs and the hosts claimed a 249-run victory.
Down the road, Maties were in similar form when they met Young Peoples at Coetzenburg Oval. The students stamped their authority on the match with bat and ball, recording a 225-run win.
The home side batted first and scored 260/7 in 48 overs; Luca Plekker (66), James Robb-Quinlan (54), Gysbert Wege (48) and Amo Tsoagong (39) all contributed with the willow.
The Maties’ bowlers made light work of the Young Peoples batters, needing only 14.4 overs to bowl them out for only 35 runs. Roxton Payne (5/9), Zack Micklewright (3/21) and Elam Mbutye (2/4) were the chief destroyers.
Vics on the charge
On the neighbouring Tassies Oval, Victorians delivered a dominant performance against Stellenbosch.
The team from Ida’s Valley batted first and scored 127/10 in 37.4 overs, with Lishan Meyer (39) and Reagan Carolissen (27) the top scorers. For Vics, Caleb Prins (5/27) and Gideon du Toit (3/49) were in a destructive mood.
The Vics batsmen clinically went about reaching the target, needing 25.5 overs to score 128/4 with opener Marco Giaconi (60*) leading the charge. Yves Khamanzi (3/30) was the star bowler for Stellenbosch.
Meanwhile, Coronations struggled to get going in their match against hosts Paarl East in New Orleans. The home side batted first and scored 159/8 in 37 overs, with Zamile Adams (2/27), David Christie (2/33) and Shavcio Faro ending the innings as Corries’ top bowlers.
The Pniël batsmen again let their side down, evenutally all falling for mere 74 runs in 19.5 overs. Christie (25) and Adams (19) were the only batters to provide any resistance.
On Saturday 24 October all five local teams will again be in action: VDS will travel to Caledon, Corries host Maties in Pniël, Stellenbosch take on Paarl East in Ida’s Valley and Vics trek to the West Coast for an outing against Vredenburg/Saldanha.
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