At the Vineyard Oval on Friday, Reddam House Constantia’s Emily Hougaard delivered another brilliant performance with the bat in a Western Province girls’ rain Schools SA20 win over the Helderberg Hub.
Bowling first, the Hub was unable to find any weaknesses in the opening pair, who partnered for an unbroken 181 runs from their 20 overs.
Hougaard was on fire, dominating the bowling and smashing an undefeated 136 off just 73 balls, striking more boundaries than most batters scored runs in the match.
Kayla Copeland played a supporting role, scoring a patient 25 off 49 deliveries while turning over most of the strike to Hougaard, who ensured the Hub bowlers went unrewarded.
Reddam continued their dominance when they fielded, rolling through the Helderberg Hub batting and bowling out their opposition for only 47 runs in 14.3 overs to record a resounding 134-run victory.
Isobel Lear got stuck into the middle and lower order and knocked over 3/7 in four tidy overs. Abigail French accounted for three of the top four batters, claiming 3/22 from four, and captain Jessica Hendricks wrapped up the innings in her fourth over, finishing with 2/9.
Tanya Singh top-scored for the Hub with 15 runs.
Summarised Scorecard:
Reddam House Constantia 181/10 (Emily Hougaard 136*, Kayla Copeland 25*). Helderberg Hub 47/10 (Tanya Singh 15; Isobel Lear 3/7, Abigail French 3/22, Jessica Hendricks 2/9). Constantia won by 134 runs.
