Grey College defeated St. Andrew's by eight wickets in the Twenty/20-final of the Free State at the OUTsurance Oval. St. Andrew's recently defeated Grey College for the first time in 18 years. Saints batted first and scored 115 runs in their alotted 20 overs thanks to opening batsman, Brett Hall's half century.

Grey Colleges reached the target with only a ball to spare after Pierre Marais (51) and Andries Gous (45) laid the foundation for the victory. Grey will now face the champions of the Northern Cape for the title of champions of the central franchise. The champion will represent the Eagles in the national schools' competition.

The teams:

St. Andrew's: Brett Hall, Tyron Cameron, Simon Khomari, Mokone Mofokeng, Keagan Rafferty, Simon Lisene, Johan van Dyk, Pieter Ross, Dillon Wilkinson, Craig Jones, Gary Groenewald.

Grey College: Elmar Deysel, Corne Dry, Derick du Plooy, Nick Venter, Dwaine Calder, Nic Linde, Pieter Smith, Dawid Pawson, Pierre Marais, Andries Gous, Vasili Orros, Heinrich Roberts.  

By Hannes Nienaber