U15 Queens Festival โ T20
Union scored 77/20 overs and Queens won by 1 wicket. Curren Willemse was the standout bowler, taking 3/13 in 3 overs.
U15 vs Hudson Park – 50 Overs
Union scored 277, with Dante Mills scoring 97 off 68 balls and Ryan Collett 62 off 102 balls.
Hudson Park were bowled out for 109, giving Union a 169-run victory. Curren Willemse produced an outstanding performance, taking 8/20 in 8 overs.
๐จ๐ญ๐ฑ ๐๐ก๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐
The U15 side also travelled to Knysna, where they played three matches and returned with two victories.
Their opening encounter against Knysna proved challenging. Chasing 158, Union were dismissed for 82, going down by 76 runs.
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ณ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐บ๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ.
In their second match, again against Knysna, Union posted 122 and then defended their total beautifully, restricting the opposition to 114 to secure an eight-run victory. Luwandle Dali was especially impressive, returning remarkable bowling figures of 2/2 in two overs.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต, ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ณ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น.
Batting first, the boys amassed an excellent 208 in 20 overs, with Ryan Collett contributing 61 off 63 balls and Cayden Thomson adding a lively 46 off 38 deliveries.
The bowlers then made short work of the opposition, dismissing Wittedrift for just 51. Midange Nazo was particularly effective, taking 3/4 in two overs, as Union secured a commanding ๐ญ๐ฑ๐ณ-๐ฟ๐๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐.
After a disappointing start to the festival, finishing with two convincing wins said a great deal about the boys’ attitude, determination and willingness to keep improving.