On Saturday, 5 March, Union’s ๐จ/๐ญ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ travelled to Uitenhage to play a match against Muir College.
Union lost the toss and were put in to bat first. ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ and ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ consolidated the innings after an early wicket, making a partnership of 50 runs.
Union managed to score 122 runs. Union’s best batsmen were ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ (44) and ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ (39).
Muir then went in to bat and got off to a good start, however, disciplined bowling from the Union side led to a fall of wickets in quick succession. The Muir batsmen were all bowled out for 70 runs.
Union’s best bowlers were ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ and ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ who each took three wickets.
๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐.
๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด!