Union High Schoolโs 1st XI opened their season against Victoria Park High School with a convincing T20 victory on Friday.
Union posted 157 runs before a disciplined bowling performance secured a 78-run win.
๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น-๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐, scoring 45 runs and taking three wickets for just three runs.
The match also marked a special milestone for Yaaseen as he reached 150 wickets for Unionโs 1st XI – ๐ข ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ด ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ.
๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฌ-๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐๐.
Union High School lost the toss, and Victoria Park High School elected to bat first. They were bowled out for 170. A standout moment in the field was a superb catch by Salmaan Steel in only his second appearance for the First XI. Unfortunately, several dropped catches throughout the innings proved costly and allowed the opposition to add valuable runs.
In reply, Union High School fought hard in pursuit of the target but fell just 6 runs short. While there were positive contributions, the innings highlighted the importance of valuing our wickets, building partnerships, and taking responsibility in key moments of the chase.
Standout Performer: Richard Murray, who played an excellent innings of 72 runs.
Overall, the day produced one convincing victory in the T20 format and a narrow defeat in the 50-over match. There were many positives to take from both games, while the 50-over fixture also provided valuable lessons as we continue to develop as a team.
White Cap presented to Salmaan Steele
Ahead of the first match of the season against Victoria Park, ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐บ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ was proudly presented with his white cap as a member of Union High School, Graaff-Reinetโs 1st XI cricket team.
A special moment for Salmaan, marking the start of an exciting new chapter in his cricket journey.
๐๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ฑ