SuperSport Schools Plus | Bassick thorn in Boishaai side as Bishops is crowned Western Cape champions

Diocesan College (Bishops) is the champion of the Western Cape.

Bishops convincingly defeated Paarl Boys’ High by nine wickets in the Western Cape final of the Schools SA20 to book their place in the national final of the competition.

Boishaai batted first in the final played on the Recreational Ground in Oudtshoorn. They reached 112/7 in their allotted 20 overs thanks to contributions by Bjorn Berry (36) and Ra-eez Isaacs (26).

Bishops’ Waco Bassick (3/19) was the thorn in Boishaai’s flesh. Bassick removed both opening batsmen, Abriam Jacobs (2) and Brent Goosen (1), without them troubling the scorers too much. Jacobs and Goosen were in top form throughout the tournament and would have been targeted by Bishops if they were to beat Boishaai.

Bishops defeated Boishaai by four wickets in the opening match in Oudtshoorn in a cross-pool match. Jacobs (54) struck a half-century in this clash. They booked their place in the regional final with a convincing 99-run victory over SACS in the semi-final.

In their two pool matches, they defeated Paarl Gimnasium by 32 runs and D’Almeida Hub by nine wickets.

Diocesan College reached the winning target in the final against Boishaai in the 15th over with Kyle Stirk (63*) and James Robb-Quinlan (24*) taking them home. Samuel Stavely-Alexander (26) also made a solid contribution with the bat.

Three other schools have also already booked their place in the national final to be held in Pretoria in March. They are Northwood (KwaZulu-Natal), St Andrew’s School (Central Region) and Pearson of Gqeberha (Eastern Cape).

Summarised Scorecard: 

Paarl Boys’ High 112/7 (Bjorn Berry 36, Ra-eez Isaacs 26; Waco Bassick 3/19; Diocesan College 116/1 (Kyle Stirk 63*, Samuel Stavely-Alexander 26, James Robb-Quinlan 24*; Reese Petersen 1/20). Diocesan College won by nine wickets.

Hannes Nienaber covered schools’ rugby in South Africa for Volksblad, Beeld, and Rapport for 11 years. He also created the biggest school rugby website in South Africa – School of Rugby – back in 2007. It eventually morphed into Supersport Schools Plus. He still occasionally milks cows.

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