Hoërskool Marais Viljoen’s cricket team face Musk’s former school
Hoërskool Marais Viljoen’s cricket teams showed fight but lost to Pretoria Boys High in two tough encounters.
Alberton’s Hoërskool Marais Viljoen’s cricket team took on Pretoria Boys’ High, which counts the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, as one of its former learners.
Hoërskool Marais Viljoen’s cricketing team displayed strength and competitiveness.
Results:
Pretoria Boys’ High batted first and scored 268/7 in 45 overs. HS Viljoen’s first team scored 196/10 in 45 overs and lost the match by 72 runs.
Top batters:
Trent Shrives – 55 off 44 balls;
Rieshaeel Hashim – 44 off 63 balls;
Ethan van Rooyen – 32 off 45 balls.
Top bowlers:
Tiaan Hall – Seven overs, 41 runs, two wickets;
Jadon Pretorius – Nine overs, 33 runs, one wicket;
Riyaan Marques – Seven overs, 44 runs, one wicket;
Daymian Coetzee – Four overs, 21 runs, one wicket.
HS Viljoen U15A vs Pretoria Boys’ High:
Pretoria Boys’ High batted first and scored 202/10 in 40.1 overs. HS Viljoen finished on 158/10 in just 32.4 overs, losing the match by 44 runs.
Top batters:
Yureshen Chellan – 62 off 53 balls;
Zaim Hashim – 31 off 49 balls.
Top bowlers:
Hendre Cilliers – Seven-point-one overs, 27 runs, five wickets;
Yerushen Chellan – Six overs, 22 runs, one wicket.
Reacting to the match, Hoërskool Marais Viljoen said, “We are proud of your hard work and sportsmanship, boys. Keep going.”
