This year, a total of 14 teams competed for glory on the cricket field. The carefully crafted programme featured a mix of T20 matches, 50-over games and declaration matches, promised an exciting and varied cricketing experience for both players and spectators alike.
We welcomed Framesby High School, Victoria Park High, Westering High School, Muir College, Lilyfontein School, Edgemead High School, Rand Park High, DF Malan High School, Cradock High School, Daniel Pienaar THS, Nico Malan, Stirling High, DF Malherbe and our very own 1st XI.
Per tradition, we were delighted to host our annual cocktail function to officially kick off the ๐ฆ๐๐ก๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ and warmly welcome all participating teams.
During Mr Pringleโs address, special mention was made of Standard Bank for their generous sponsorship of the festival. Standard Bank was represented by Mr Kobie Venter, Head: Local Market, Business Banking, Eastern Cape, and we extend our sincere thanks for their continued support.
A special word of appreciation was also extended to Tyremart Graaff-Reinet for their valued contribution in the form of new kit for the Union team.
The evening preceded the much-anticipated ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐ ๐ช๐๐ฆ๐ง T20 at the Botanics Sports Grounds, featuring two players from each participating team to form the competing sides.
