Staff Reporter
Hilton College signed off the Independent Schools Cricket Festival’s final day on Sunday as the only unbeaten side after switching smoothly into the festival’s closing T20 format.
Hilton opened the day by restricting hosts St Alban’s to 108/9, with Obakeng Motsepa ripping through the top order on the way to 4/19, backed up by Cameron Hargroves’ 2/13.
St Alban’s top score was Reabetswe Mokoka’s 26, but Hilton’s reply was controlled rather than frantic, with opener Ben Wilson guiding the chase with 39 not out as Hilton reached 110/4 inside 16 overs to win by six wickets.
St Alban’s recovered quickly in their second T20, rolling St John’s College (Harare) for 91 and then completing an eight-wicket chase. Will Hewitt delivered the key burst with 4/8, while St Alban’s reply was anchored by Kyle Block (27) and Mokoka (24).
Elsewhere, St David’s Marist Inanda finished strongly against Prestige College, piling up 171/5 with Jonah Gruskin lighting up the innings with 80 off 57 balls. Prestige were then dismissed for 81, with Kyle Butler (3/5) leading a tight bowling effort.
In another final-day highlight, Clifton College posted 177/5 against Woodridge and defended it by 28 runs, driven by opener Daniyaal Klinck’s 79 and a sharp spell of 3/6 from left-armer Blake Johnson.
Michaelhouse also ended on a high, cruising to a nine-wicket win over St Benedict’s after bowling them out for 101, then chasing down 102/1 with unbeaten half-centuries from Ben Heuer (51*) and Graydon Leslie (51*).
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