Year: 2024

Sport Results

Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s junior cricketers took the field today against their Laer Volkskool counterparts.

The 𝘂/𝟭𝟭𝗔 Volkskool side, having won the toss, chose to bat first but struggled against Union’s bowling attack.

Union’s captain, Edwin Holmes, led from the front with an exceptional performance, taking 5 wickets for a mere 3 runs in his 4 overs. His efforts were complemented by Kevin de Klerk, who secured 2 wickets for 6 runs.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘥, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘺, 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘺𝘶 𝘒𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘳𝘰, 𝘙𝘢𝘺𝘥𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘜𝘵𝘩𝘮𝘢𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘦, 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵, 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘬𝘴𝘬𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘵𝘰 39 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 15.3 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴.

When it was Union’s turn to bat, their openers made quick work of the target. Michael Maritz, scoring an aggressive 28 off 20 balls, and Matthew Bosch, with a steady 7 off 17 balls, ensured a swift victory. 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙗𝙮 10 𝙬𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙨.

In the match between the two 𝘂/𝟭𝟯𝗔 sides, Union won the toss and elected to bat first, posting a solid total of 171-5 in their 20 overs.

Josh Kingwill led the charge with a well-played 44, while Nathaneal Phillips provided strong support with a quickfire 33 off 22 balls.

In reply, Union’s bowling attack was relentless, dismissing Volkskool for just 27. Ryonn Naude was the standout bowler, taking 4 wickets, while Aidan Ferreira contributed with 3 wickets. 𝗔 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹-𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗯𝘆 𝟭𝟰𝟰 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀.

Sport Results

𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s u/13A cricket team who started their season off with a bang in a T20 against Queen’s College Boys’ Primary School this afternoon.

The Union side won the toss and elected to bowl first. The bowlers put on an excellent performance, restricting Queen’s to 103 for 3 in their allotted 20 overs. 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲 and 𝗔𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮 each claimed a wicket, while 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘇𝗼 contributed with a brilliant run out.

Union’s batting was steady, with 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀 scoring 28 and 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 adding 27 runs. Union chased down the target in the final over, securing a victory by 5 wickets.

Sport Results

Hoërskool Pearson High School in Gqeberha hosted its 16th annual 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 over the past weekend.

The 2024 edition once again saw some of the top cricket-playing schools in the province in action.

1st T20 Match:

• Venue: Old Gray (due to weather conditions)
• Teams: Union High School vs Wynburg High School
• Wynburg High School batted first and scored 177 runs.
• Union High School fell short in their chase, scoring 122 runs, resulting in a loss by 50 runs.
• Notable Performances:
  • Leander Kraai: Quick 30 off 21 balls
  • Leander Kraai also bowled 4 overs, taking 2 wickets for 24 runs.

2nd T20 Match:

• Teams: Despatch vs Union High School
• Despatch won the toss and chose to bat first, scoring 170 runs in their 20 overs.
• Union High School scored 163 runs in their innings, falling short by 7 runs.
• Result: Despatch won by 7 runs.

Declaration Game:

• Venue: Kariega
• Teams: Union High School vs Brandwag Hoer Skool
• Brandwag won the toss and sent Union High School in to bat first. Union scored 112-10 and 88-5.
• Brandwag chased down the target with scores of 164-9 and 40-0.
• Result: Brandwag won by 5 wickets using 5-day test rules.
• Notable Performance: Shaakir scored 58 runs, supported by Richard Murray.

50 Over Game:

• Teams: Union High School vs Otto Du Plessis
• Union High School won the toss and chose to bowl. They bowled Otto Du Plessis out for 157 runs.
• Trystan Hullaman delivered an impressive 5-wicket haul.
• Result: Otto Du Plessis won by 26 runs.