• U19 Khaya Majola Week wrap (Day 5)

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    The Central Gauteng Lions beat KwaZulu-Natal by 78 runs in the U19 Khaya Majola Week final in Makhanda on Wednesday.

    The Lions were the only side to finish the week with an unbeaten record.

    Henricus Meyer (26), Richard Seletswane (24) and Kwena Maphaka (24) helped the Lions post 176 all out, and KZN appeared on track for victory until Romashan Pillay (28) was run out.

    The team then struggled and were bowled out for 98, with Lions seam bowler Tjaart Mentz (3-22) and spin bowler Sipho Potsane (2-8) causing most of the damage. Potsane was named Man of the Match.

    North West batsman Ludwich Schuld couldn’t help his province get into the Platinum-section of the Khaya Majola Week but he did manage to equal the record of centuries during a Khaya Majola Week career. He scored two during this edition, against Border and Kei, to take his tally to three.

    The other three batsmen who achieved the feat are AB de Villiers (Northerns), Pieter Malan (Northerns/Mpumalanga) and Andrea Agathagelou (North West).

    Eastern Province and Free State avoided relegation to the Gold section with respective victories over North West and Mpumalanga.

    Northern Cape’s Simon Liversage struck 159 to help his side claim a comfortable 111-run victory over the Garden Route Badgers (SWD), while SA U19 batsman Dewan Marais (142) also joined the party on the last day with a century against Border.

    Central Gauteng Lions 176 (Henricus Meyer 26, Richard Seletswane 24, Kwena Mapakha 24; Buyanda Majola 3-19, Romashan Pillay 2-30, Ntando Soni 2-32).
    KwaZulu-Natal 98 (Romashan Pillay 28; Tjaart Mentz 3-22, Sipho Potsane 2-8, Cole Francis 2-12).
    Lions won by 78 runs

    Northerns Titans 184 (Modise Maloka 57*, Tristan Luus 43, Steve Stolk 24; Thabiso Ndlela 3-21, Natanzi Denega 2-30, Cameron Strudwick 2-62).
    KwaZulu-Natal Inland 169 (Caleb Thomas 50, Ivan Lockem 44, Hernus Marais 4-40, Mohammad Aslam 2-4, Tristan Luus 2-22, William Tshoke 2-51).
    Northerns won by 15 runs

    Boland 133 (Khaya Miselo 39, JJ van der Sandt 20; Raeeq Daniels 3-22).
    Western Province 136-2 (Joshua Wyngaard 57*, Paul James 43*, Kashief Joseph 20; Cormey van der Watt 1-15).
    WP won by eight wickets

    Eastern Province 232 (Nolan di Poalo 60, Jean Upman 43, Harry van Heerden 37, Sibusiso Mxube 30, Kian Cambier 20; Lung May 2-22, Thuto Matjoi 2-29, Tumelo Makume 2-43).
    North West 201 (Berno de Klerk 54, Muhammed Bulbalia 45, Marnu Cronjé 21; Hamza Khan 3-34, Matthew Beamish 2-25, Esa Gangat 2-54).
    EP won by 31 runs.

    Free State 263-9 (Khanyisile Nondwangu 83, Connor Nel 35, Samokelo Lepheto 35*, Juan Viljoen 23; Jayden Meyer 2-13, Dian Eicker 2-44, Davico Kruger 2-46).
    Mpumalanga 115 (Luke Poisson 33, Davico Kruger 22, Bruce Nel 22; Dakalo Leketa 3-30, Juan Viljoen 2-0, Johnathan Muller 2-18, Samokelo Lepheto 2-25).
    Free State won by 148 runs

    Easterns 332-9 (Dewan Marais 142, Sheldon van Wyk 68, Tristan van Schalkwyk 37; Hlumelo Ntlola 2-58, Amahle Masiko 2-65, Ryan Denston 2-75).
    Border 210 (Ben van der Merwe 52, Chad Clark-Evans 42*, Amahle Masiko 20*; Tshegofatso Nthare 4-29, Parth Patel 2-46, Dean Hackner 2-48).
    Easterns won by 131 runs

    Northern Cape 257-8 (Simon Liversage 159, Yazeed Kajee 26*; Sibabalwe Msi 2-17, Charl-Francois Marais 2-29).
    Garden Route Badgers 147-8 (Stefan May 30, Charl-Francois Marais 22*, Corné Kennedy 22*; Monnapule Jansen 4-26, Yazeed Kajee 2-19).
    Northern Cape won by 111 runs (DLS method)

    Limpopo 110 (Ruben Vosloo 25; Esam Mpafa 6-36, Melusi Mqabashe 2-13).
    Kei 33 (Masoli Moremi 4-13, Nsuku Mathye 3-7).
    Limpopo won by 77 runs

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    Simon Borchardt