The race for honours in the Western Province Cricket Association Premier League competition is hotting up with both Western Province Cricket Club and Durbanville having scored their second successive victory.
Durbanville had little difficulty in beating Cape Town Cricket Club (CTCC) by 103 runs at home. Batting first, Durbanville compiled 222/7 in their allotted 50 overs.
Ruben Senekal, the Durbies middle-order batsman, stabilised the innings with a top score of 66 runs, while veteran seamer Brendan Young (3/43) was the pick of the CTCC bowling attack.
In reply, the visitors were saved from a rout by an undefeated knock (45*) by Clint Botha as the rest of the batsmen floundered against the off-spin of long-serving Robbie van der Ross (3/42) as they could only muster 119 all out in 34 overs.
Home side Western Province Cricket Club (WPCC) were also in the rampant mood with an eight-wicket win over Claremont. Set to score 147 for victory, WPCC’s top-order batsmen Derek Michell (64) and Junaid Allie (63*), with a second wicket stand of 142 runs, paved the way for their comfortable win.
Earlier, Claremont struggled as they were bowled out for 146 runs.
Their batsmen struggled against the combined spin of Kyle Schreuder (3/19) and the pace of Kyle Klein (3/25) as they were dismissed in 45 overs.
In the First Division A, front-runners in the competition Ottomans for once had their bowlers to thank for their easy 71-run win over home side Pinelands.
This time it was the promising all-rounder Abdul-Galeem Rylands (22) from Grassy Park who returned his best figures of 6/20 that caused havoc among the opposition batsmen as they struggled to 81/9 in their allotted overs. This was in reply to Ottomans’ total of 152, with Taahier Samaai (33) top-scoring. The result means Ottomans are now on a seven-match winning streak and will next face Milnerton Cricket Club on Saturday 12 February.
Second-placed Primrose surprisingly came unstuck against home side Glamorgan. The latter, chasing 223 for victory, secured a three-wicket with four balls remaining.
The win was set up by opening batter Franco Kasner (61) and a useful half century by all-rounder Malcolm Cloete (51*).
Tygerberg amassed the highest score of the day (292/7) in their convincing 146-run win over Strandfontein.
Opening batsman Crescendo Makasella (88) was instrumental in setting up Tygers’ match-winning score.
Results:
Premier League:
Durbanville vs CTCC:
Durbanville 222/7 (Ruben Senekal 66, Esmund van Wyk 42, Dale Campbell 42; Brendan Young 3/43)
CTCC 119 (Clint Botha 45*; Robbie van der Ross 3/42, Tash Lukas 2/14, Edward Schutte 2/21)
Durbanville won by 103 runs.
Brackenfell vs Victoria:
Victoria 195 (Dean Oostewyk 36, Reece Kensley 32, Max Harsham 31; Wiann van der Merwe 4/17)
Brackenfell 199/6 (Michael Loubser 55, Denver Kleu 47; Robin Hendricks 3/40)
Brackenfell won by 5 wickets.
Rondebosch vs UWC:
Rondebosch 228/7 (Bradley Barnes 84, Grand Edmeads 46*; Raees Carr 3/32, Siya Simetu 2/46)
UWC 214 (Evin Everts 44, Siya Simetu 28, Godwill Mamhiyo 28; Luke Stevens 4/23, Thokozane
Peters 3/46)
Rondebosch won by 14 runs.
WPCC vs Claremont:
Claremont 146 (Matthew de Villiers 37, Greg Willows 26; Kyle Klein 3/25, Kyle Schreuder 3/19)
WPCC 147/2 (Derek Mitchell 64, Junaid Allie 63*)
WPCC won by 8 wickets.
First Division A:
Pinelands vs Ottomans:
Ottomans 152 (Taahir Samaai 33, Zubair Safodien 27; Graedon Boswell 3/26, Chris Beard 3/31)
Pinelands 81/9 (Daniel Stephen 21; Abdul Gakiem Rylands 6/20)
Ottomans won by 71 runs.
Northerns Goodwood vs Kraaifontein:
Northerns Goodwood 131 (Morné Pentz 48, Jaco Grobbelaar 34; Eric Osner 3/11)
Kraaifontein 134/7 (Grant Isaacs 35*, Wade Cupido 33; Jonathan Botha 3/33, Morne Pentz 2/19,
Marvin de Kock 2/9)
Kraaifontein won 3 wickets.
Tygerberg vs Strandfontein:
Tygerberg 292/7 (Crescendo Makasella 88, Ronald Martin 68, Curtley Louw 33;
Warren Adriaanse 2/35, Sohail Munnik 2/50)
Strandfontein 146 (Taariq Moodley 36, Stephen Dourens 35; Aython Adams 4/35)
Tygerberg won by 146 runs.
Gugulethu vs UCT:
Gugulethu 131 (Siya Madonono 35, Anele Mjezu 25*; Gareth Beavan 4/35)
UCT 130 /3 (Matthew Dicks 35, Robert Koenig 34; Bonke Ngingi 2/30)
UCT won by 7 wickets.
Glamorgan vs Primrose:
Primrose 222/8 (Josh Schippers 69, Qasim Adams 54; Beuren Hendricks 2/36), Franco Kasner 2/51)
Glamorgan 223/7 (Franco Kasner 61, Malcolm Cloete 51*, Winslow Bedien 43;
Maahier Eksteen 4/56)
Glamorgan won by 3 wickets.
United vs Milnerton:
Milnerton 129 (Ryan Milne 32; Saliegh Jaffer 3/11, Shaheed Abarder 3/30)
United 130/8 (Imtiaaz Samaai 34*, Aneeq Gamieldien 30; Kieran Paterson 5/25)
United won by 2 wickets.
