Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Coca-Cola Schools T20 School Profile: Rondebosch Boys High School: Cobras Representative






History in the tournament
-         Rondebosch have been the Cobras representatives on many occasion but last won the tournament in 2013.
-         Since 2013 they lost in the Provincial Finals in 2014 to Paul Roos and to Wynberg in 2015.

Road to the National Finals
-         Rondebosch had only one scare in the tournament and that was against the Primrose Hub where Rondebosch scores 180 run and Primrose managed to get to 165.
-         En route they played against the Western Cape Sports School and limited them to 120. They chased the score down in 15 overs with the loss of only 2 wickets.
-         In their Provincial Semifinal they limited SACS to 109/9 and were on 35/1 in 5 overs when the rain stopped play. The managed to beat SACS by a coin toss.
-         In the Provincial Finals they played against Bishops and limited Bishops to 105/7 in their 20 overs. Rondebosch were on 58/0 when the rain came down and they won on better run rate.
-         In their first Franchise final they played against Outeniqua and scored 147/6. This score was too much for Outeniqua and they were bowled out for 82.
-         In their final Franchise match they played against Paul Roos and bowled them all out for 59. Rondebosch chased it down for the loss of 2 wickets.

Potential Heroes
-         Michael Moore is a fast bowler that has developed a lot in the last couple of years. He is considered one of the fastest bowlers in the Western Cape. He is only in grade 11 so he will also be back in the tournament next year.
-         Justin Broad is an number 3 batsman that comes in and builds an innings so others can play around him. He is often there at the end of the game to see his team through.
-         Guy Sheena is our off-spinning all-rounder and number 6 batsman. He changes the pace of the game and before the opposition knows it he get 4 overs done very cheaply. When he comes into bat he bats very quickly and find boundaries easily. He can take the game away from the opposition.

Prospects for the Coca-Cola T20 Schools Challenge National Finals

-        Their biggest strength is in the depth and variety in their bowling attack. They have a genuine quick bowler, a couple of medium pace bowlers, a right arm spinner and a left arm spinner.
-        To do well in the tournament their top four batmen will have to do well enough to allow their bowlers to bowl to a good target or if their bowlers restrict the opposition, the batsmen will need to make sure that they chase down the total.
-        “The team is not focused on the results but instead we want to focus on our procedures so that if we do our procedures correctly we should get positive results. We don’t want to pressurize the boys so we are going to get the boys to enjoy themselves,” said Jaco Zeeman Rondebosch High School’s sports administrator.

Proteas Players Post 1994
-        HD Ackerman
-        John Commins
-        Andrew Puttick
-        Gary Kirsten

To engage with the tournament online, search #WhereHeroesAreMade on Twitter or visit @CocaCola_ZA and @OfficialCSA




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