11 November 2024
Hilton College captain Ethan van Heerden lost the toss, but Michaelhouse skipper Sebastian Hofmeyr‘s decision to bat first gave Van Heerden what he would have wanted as Hilton bowled first on the Hart-Davis Oval on Saturday.
Opening bowler Netanzi Denenga generated good pace and bounce and struck an early blow for the home side, removing the in-form Graydon Leslie in the first over, with Jayden Roux pouching an edge to send the opener back to the pavilion.
Van Heerden then had Hofmeyr caught behind by wicketkeeper Ben Hockly for six, followed by a brilliant diving catch to his right by Hockly to his right to account for Ethan Muir and give Denenga his second wicket.
Ben Heuer and Cival Rugbar stopped the bleeding, joining forces to add 43 for the fourth wicket before Heuer’s fighting knock of 25 from 26 balls, which included four fours, was ended when Jayden Roux bagged a second catch, this time off Stewart Falconer.
Rugbar produced a gutsy innings, stubbornly looking after his wicket, but Luke Campbell inflicted further damage on the ‘House batting, getting rid of Radhesh Jhilmeet and Hayden Hewlett. The spinner then removed Rugbar, caught by Alex Pitman, for 43 from 94 balls.
Jean-Luc Rey, defiantly, smashed two sixes in his 13, but he was the only other batsman to make it into double figures.
Denenga returned to prevent the tail from wagging, and Michaelhouse was all out for 146. The paceman led the Hilton attack superbly, knocking over 4/22 in 9.2 overs, while Luke Campbell performed outstandingly, too, snaring 3/25 in 10.
Stewart Falconer’s tidy 1/11 in five put the ‘House batsmen under pressure, as did Benoit Rey‘s neat 10-over spell, which brought him 1/29.
With not many runs to defend, Michaelhouse needed wickets and they needed to take them early, but that never happened. Ben Hockly and Alex Pitman confidently set Hilton on course for victory with a 108-run opening stand.
Pitman was the more fluent of the two, scoring 66 from 71 deliveries, with nine fours, before he was caught by Thandanani Zuma off the bowling of Ben Heuer.
Robert Burman, who was outstanding in Hilton’s winning of the Tuskers’ Schools SA20 title, missed out this time, caught by Hofmeyr off of Jhilmeet for only two. With his departure, Hilton was 123/2.
They came close to overhauling the Michaelhouse total without the loss of another wicket, but with only eight runs required, Hockly became Jhilmeet’s second victim, with Heuer catching the opener for 62 from 93 balls. His innings had included two sixes and five fours.
Soon after, Charles Swart and Jayden Roux saw the home team to a comfortable seven-wicket victory after 33.2 overs.
Jhilmeet did a fine job with the ball, snapping up 2/19 from eight overs, while Heuer claimed 1/7 from two.
Scores
Michaelhouse 146/10 (Cival Rugbar 43, Ben Heuer 25, Netanzi Denenga 4/22, Luke Campbell 3/25); Hilton College 147/3 (Alex Pitman 66, Ben Hockly 62, Radhesh Jhilmeet 2/19).
Hilton College won by 7 wickets
RESULTS
2nd XI: Hilton won by 39 runs
3rd XI
Michaelhouse 171/5
Hilton 155/8
Michaelhouse won by 16 runs
4th XI: Michaelhouse won by 157 runs
u15A: Hilton won by 33 runs
u15B
Michaelhouse 146/4
Hilton 97/10
Michaelhouse won by 49 runs
u14A
Hilton 204/10
Michaelhouse 111/10
Hilton won by 93 runs
u14B
Michaelhouse 219/8
Hilton 139/8
Michaelhouse won by 80 runs
u14C
Hilton 146/10
Michaelhouse 147/3
Michaelhouse won by 7 wickets
WATER POLO
Hilton claimed a high-scoring 16-12 win over Michaelhouse in the meeting of the 1st water polo teams.
Twice in the contest, it appeared as if the home side was going to run away with it. Each time, though, ‘House fought back well.
Down 6-12 at one point in the contest, they brought it back to 12-13, but Hilton found a strong finish to secure victory.
Interestingly, two of the other three open age group games finished in draws, while the visitors won an entertaining 2nd team clash.
Hilton ruled the waters in the u15 and u14 age groups.
1st: Hilton 16-12 Michaelhouse
2nd: Hilton 7-10 Michaelhouse
3rd: Hilton 7-7 Michaelhouse
4th: Hilton 6-6 Michaelhouse
15A: Hilton 19-2 Michaelhouse
15B: Hilton 6-3 Michaelhouse
14A: Hilton 14-4 Michaelhouse
14B: Hilton 7-6 Michaelhouse
BASKETBALL
The 1st basketball teams produced a thrilling contest, with only a three-point shot separating the teams when the final whistle went.
The open age group results were split 2-2. While Michaelhouse claimed a thrilling one-point win in the u16A game, Hilton won the other three clashes in the age group.
The u15A win belonged to the home team, but the age group finished with two wins apiece. It was only in the u14 age group where one of the schools enjoyed a clear advantage, and that went Hilton’s way.
RESULTS
1st: Hilton 72-69 Michaelhouse
2nd: Hilton 25-34 Michaelhouse
3rd: Hilton 39-37 Michaelhouse
4th: Hilton 13-26 Michaelhouse
16A: Hilton 30-31 Michaelhouse
16B: Hilton 45-22 Michaelhouse
16C: Hilton 42-30 Michaelhouse
16D: Hilton 40-28 Michaelhouse
15A: Hilton 51-45 Michaelhouse
15B: Hilton 34-29 Michaelhouse
15C: Hilton 25-28 Michaelhouse
15D: Hilton 31-39 Michaelhouse
14A: Hilton 39-29 Michaelhouse
14B: Hilton 25-24 Michaelhouse
14C: Hilton 36-33 Michaelhouse
14D: Hilton 19-15 Michaelhouse
14E: Hilton 31-9 Michaelhouse
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