• KES off to a flying start

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    KES have won four of their five early season matches at the start of the 2019 school year, writes THEO GARRUN.

    King Edward VII School has got its 2019 season off to a good start with three wins out of four at the Grey High School tournament, followed by a convincing win over Waterkloof in the opening local fixture.

    They beat Northwood, Selborne and Framesby at the Grey Festival and lost to Grey High.

    Heinrigh Pieterse has been in great form and there are high expectations for him. He made the top score at the Grey Festival: a run-a-ball 153 against Northwood. He hit 14 fours and five sixes in the process.

    He also made 76 in last Saturday’s match against Waterkloof and has also shone with the ball. He took 4-40 against Northwood and 6-30 against Selborne at Grey.

    Bryce Parsons, who missed the Grey Festival because he was at the CSA Cubs week, showed his class as an all-rounder against Waterkloof. Parsons scored 76 runs and took 3-23 in his side’s 118-run win.

    KES had a bye in this week’s Johnny Waite Knockout Cup competition and they play Noordheuwel on Saturday.

    Summarised Scores

    KES 275-9 (Heinrigh Pieterse 153)
    Northwood 152 (Heinrigh Pieterse 4-40)
    KES won by 123 runs

    KES 132 (Keagan Janse Van Rensburg 49)
    Selborne 113 (Heinrigh Pieterse 6-30, James Hickman 4-14)
    KES won by 19 runs

    Grey High 251/8 (Keagan Janse Van Rensburg 3-46)
    KES 124 (Kian Schwartz 51)
    Grey High won by 127 runs

    KES 192/9 (Jason Bracher 72)
    Framesby 102 (Keagan Janse Van Rensburg 4-9, Cian McKenzie 3-28)
    KES won by 90 runs

    KES 291/5 (Bryce Parsons 76, Jason Bracher 64)
    Waterkloof 173 (Bryce Parsons 3-23)
    KES won by 118 runs

    The interschool fixtures resume in earnest this weekend, with Jeppe traveling to Pretoria Affies and St Stithians hosting Grey College. Parktown, who had a good Johnny Waite Knockout Cup win over Dainfern during the week are also in Pretoria, up against Boys’ High.

    This weekend’s fixtures

    Affies vs Jeppe
    St Stithians vs Grey College
    King Edward vs Noordheuwel
    Pretoria Boys vs Parktown
    St John’s vs Lions Development
    St Benedict’s vs Helpmekaar
    CBC Boksburg vs Marais Viljoen

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