Koekemoer blitz takes Challengers to victory
The boys play the sport with a lot of passion.
Jaydon Koekemoer starred with the bat as the RC Challengers won a tense final against South Coast Snipers in the SKZN Autumn 100 junior tournament last Saturday afternoon.
Snipers batted first and made 107-6 in 20 overs (five-ball overs), with Khulu Mlondo (33) and Bertu van Reenen (22) top-scoring.
At one stage, Snipers were 76 without loss after 11 overs before Zibu Malamba finally broke the partnership by bowling Mlondo.
Batting at the Tweni End was not easy, and wickets fell regularly in the second half of the innings.
Still, 107 looked to be a decent, defendable score. And it appeared the Snipers would do that, with Challengers 54-6 at the halfway mark of their innings.
However, Koekemoer, who had opened the batting and watched his teammates come and go at the other end, had other ideas and smashed his way to 61 with four fours and six sixes.
Riley Buys provided some energetic support, chipping and flicking his way to a crucial 13 not out.
Koekemoer was finally dismissed in the 15th over when the scores were level. The next ball was a wide down-the-leg side and the winning run.
Challengers comprised Jaydon Koekemoer, Shaden Ellapen, Daniel Rush (captain), Marcel van Etteryk, Orlando Lombard, Stiaan Fritz, Riley Buys, Lutho Menziwa, Tristan Eva (wkt), Ndumiso Mwelase (vice-captain) and Zibu Malamba.
Snipers comprised Khulu Mlondo (captain), Bertu van Reenen (vice-captain), Benjamin Kunz, Damion Bezuidenhout, Elabo Mgoduka, Ndumiso Shusha, Thinus Grobbelaar, Tiaan Grobbelaar, Taiyn Naicker, Thuso Mavundla, Oliver Smith (day one) and Aaron Wilcock (day two).
At Margate, the Sluipskutters easily beat Margate Spartans by eight wickets to win the third vs fourth game.
Player of the tournament was Jaydon Koekemoer, the prize sponsored by Dream Hotels and Resorts – a meal voucher worth a R1000 at the Blue Marlin Hotel in Scottburgh.
Most runs:
Khulu Mlondo 166
Jaydon Koekemoer 142
Bertu van Reenen 116
Daniel Rush 73
Marcel van Etteryk 57
Dian Schoeman 47
Imraan Khan 47
Benjamin Kunz 45
Shaden Ellapen 45
Damion Bezuidenhout 36
Most wickets:
Thuso Mavundla 8-74 (16)
Benjamin Kunz 5-25 (8)
Damion Bezuidenhout 5-47 (14)
Stiaan Fritz 4-25 (6)
Thinus Grobbelaar 4-49 (8)
Ndumiso Mwelase 3-39 (12)
Zibu Malamba 3-41 (12)
Lutho Menziwa 3-56 (12)
Jaydon Koekemoer 3-59 (7)
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