The second round of matches in the North West Cricket Premier League T20 A division saw the batsmen dominate the bowlers in numerous high-scoring T20 matches.
It was a good weekend for the NWU-based teams with NWU 1, Ibbies and Taurus picking up good wins.

NWU 1 had a tricky encounter against Impala first up which saw them concede 159/3 against Impala. Estiaan Schonfeldt of Impala was in terrific form with a solid 61 (40) for the visitors. The NWU made light work of the target thanks to a bludgeoning 94* (59) from player of the match SW Kemp and 43 (36) from Taheer Isaacs. They reached the target in only 17 overs with 9 wickets to spare.

Ibbies also had a tough time in the field against Travelling Reefs, but managed to win the match by 6 wickets thanks to a tremendous batting performance.
Reefs made 181/1 in their 20 overs thanks to a spectacular 102* (62) from Marneu Dreyer. Edward Dreyer also hit a solid 55* (55).

Jared Fuchs though spoiled Reefs’ party with a blistering 93 (44) as Ibbies reached the target in 18.1 overs. Sithembiso Mothise also hit 55 (45) for Ibbies in their chase.
Ibbies though came unstuck against Potch Dorp 1 by 8 wickets after they struggled in their batting innings.

Ibbies were bowled out for 126 largely due to the efforts of Potch Dorp’s Pieter Wiid (4/20) and Ettienne Beukes (2/24). Potch Dorp’s Lohard Janse van Rensburg hit 73* (31) to take his side to a deserved victory.

Potch Dorp though had a bittersweet weekend, as they went down to Taurus by 7 wickets in their other encounter.

Photos: Wouter Pienaar

They reached 136/8 in 20 overs, but that score was not good enough as Franco Bester of Taurus smashed 82 (48) to guide his team to victory by 7 wickets with 25 balls to spare. Taurus’ Theo Jacobs (2/36) and Rico Fryer (2/20) made the most damage with the ball.

The Reinke 9T20 1 team dispatched Ikageng by 61 runs thanks to a top batting display where they reached 191/3. Wihan Cornelius was once again amongst the runs with a solid 68 (52). Mike Fielding also made 55* (34). Ikageng could only managed 136/6 in their 20 overs.
Junior Mathe made 47 (45) and Caiden Seleka 36 (28). Wian Lubbe impressed with 3/18 from 3 overs for Reinke 9T20.

The closest match of the weekend was between Travelling Reefs and NWU, which the latter won by 5 runs at the NWU Oval.

NWU batted first and made 145/9 in 20 overs. BJ Malamba with 40 (27) was the highest scorer. The experienced, Andreas Joubert, took 3/25 for Travelling Reefs. Marneu Dreyer made 43 (30) and CJ Ferreira (29 off 18 balls) but it was not enough as the NWU squeezed home with a win. SW Kemp 3/8 in four overs was excellent for the NWU.

The fixtures for Saturday, 18 November are as follows:
09:00
NWU I vs Potch Dorp I – NWU Oval
Impala I vs Ibbies – Ibbies Oval
Taurus vs Reinke 9T20 I – Reinke Oval
Traveling Reefs I vs Ikageng I – Witrand Oval
12:30
Potch Dorp I vs Traveling Reefs I – Witrand Oval
Impala I vs Taurus – Ibbies Oval
Ibbies vs Ikageng I – NWU Oval
Reinke 9T20 I vs NWU I – Reinke Oval.