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Congratulations to five of our Union High School cricketers who recently received special awards in recognition of their achievements on the field!

𝗦𝘂𝗸𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗵𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗮 was recognised for taking an impressive 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟮 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀 against Laer Volkskool, while 𝗞h𝘄𝗲𝘇𝗶 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗮 earned his award for claiming 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝟯 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 against St Andrew’s College.

𝗟𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗹𝗶 was equally impressive, taking 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭𝟵 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 against York High School.

On the batting front, 𝗘𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗺𝗲𝘀 received a commemorative cricket bat for his outstanding century against Laer Volkskool, scoring an incredible 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟱𝟬 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀!

𝗥𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁 also joined the century club, scoring a wonderful 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳 112 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 against St Andrew’s College this past weekend.

𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘥. 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦.

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Our 𝘂𝟭𝟯𝗔 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 enjoyed an excellent afternoon with both bat and ball against Laer Volkskool!

Electing to bat first, Union put an impressive 𝟮𝟬𝟵/𝟱 on the scoreboard in their 20 overs, thanks to a wonderful century from 𝗘𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗺𝗲𝘀, who scored 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟱𝟬 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀.

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 provided excellent support with 52 off 41 balls before making his mark with the ball too, claiming three wickets alongside 𝗕𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗮, who took two.

Volkskool were eventually dismissed for 49, handing Union a convincing 𝟭𝟲𝟬-𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. A particularly memorable outing for Edwin and a lovely team performance all round!

Our 𝗨𝟭𝟭𝗔 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, meanwhile, had a closely contested encounter against Volkskool, putting up a determined fight despite eventually falling 16 runs short. Having been sent into the field first, the boys did well to restrict Volkskool to 92/9 in their 20 overs, with 𝗟𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗼 𝗣𝗲𝗵𝗹𝗼 (𝟮/𝟭𝟰) and 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻 (𝟮/𝟯) leading the bowling effort.

The run chase proved a little trickier than hoped, but 𝗟𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗥𝗮𝗮𝘁𝗵 showed plenty of patience and determination with a valuable 27 off 44 balls. Union finished on 76/9 and while the result didn’t go their way, there were some 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 and plenty for the boys to build on in their next match.

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 for their efforts on the cricket field.

Our 𝗨𝟭𝟭𝗕 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 also had plenty to smile about after a lovely 𝟱-𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 over Laer Volkskool yesterday.

The boys were particularly impressive with the ball, dismissing Volkskool for just 49 runs.

𝗦𝘂𝗸𝗼 𝗠𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗮 enjoyed a remarkable spell, taking 𝟲 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟵 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀 in his four overs, while 𝗠𝗮𝘅 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗼𝗺 was equally economical, claiming 𝟯/𝟲 in three overs.

With a modest target to chase, Union reached 51/5 in just 8.1 overs, thanks in large part to a confident unbeaten 𝟮𝟳 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝟮𝟮 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 from 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿. A terrific bowling effort followed by some positive batting made for a very satisfying afternoon for the boys!

And finally, our 𝗨𝟭𝟯𝗕 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 made it 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 against Volkskool, although this latest encounter certainly had its moments!

Bowling first, Union did well to restrict their opponents to 84 runs in 20 overs, with the wickets shared among the bowlers and some good teamwork in the field. The run chase got off to a rather shaky start with a few early wickets, but fortunately 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗼 𝗠𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮, who had already impressed in their previous meeting, was once again up to the challenge.

Together with 𝗬𝗼𝗹𝗼 𝗩𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮, the pair settled things down beautifully, putting together an 𝘂𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝟲𝟵-𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 to guide Union to a 𝟳-𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. Simo finished on 𝟯𝟰 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁, with Yolo contributing a valuable 𝟮𝟮 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁. A particularly pleasing recovery after those early wickets, and another fine example of what a little patience and a good partnership can achieve!

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀! Some excellent individual performances, but just as importantly, plenty of teamwork and determination on display.

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UHS 1st XI vs St Andrew’s College 1st XI

Union High School struggled with the bat, being bowled out for just 27 runs after batting first. St Andrew’s College chased down the target comfortably, winning by 7 wickets

UHS 1st XI vs St Andrew’s College 2nd XI

Union High School scored 247/6 in their 50 overs, with an outstanding 137 off 146 balls from Leander Kraai and 37 from Josh Kingwill.

St Andrew’s College responded strongly, reaching 249/4 in 35.4 overs to win by 6 wickets. Union showed good batting resilience but will need to improve with the ball in their next fixture.

UHS U15A vs St Andrews U15A (T20)

St Andrews U15A secured an impressive 5-wicket victory after chasing down a target of 100 runs against their opponents.

The opposition were bowled out/finished on 99/10 in 18.3 overs. In reply, St Andrews U15A showed good determination and teamwork, reaching 100/5 in just 12.1 overs to seal a convincing win.

A great team effort from St Andrews U15A, who displayed excellent batting and composure to get over the line.

UHS U15A vs St Andrews U15B

UHS U15A delivered a dominant performance against St Andrew’s U15B, securing a convincing 239-run victory.

Batting first, Union posted an impressive 278/10 in 41.4 overs. Ryan Collett led the way with an outstanding century, scoring 100 off 112 balls, while Dante Mills contributed 35 off 21 balls and Lwandle Dali added 30.

The Union bowlers then produced an excellent performance, dismissing St Andrew’s for just 39 runs in 11.2 overs. Khwezi Mhlongo was outstanding with the ball, claiming 5/13, while Lwandle Dali picked up 4/16.

A fantastic all-round team performance from the UHS U15A side!