What a fantastic weekend of cricket for Unionโs juniors against a visiting Herbert Hurd.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ across both days, starting on Friday with a thrilling three-wicket win after chasing down 52 in a tightly contested 20-over match.
Callan Strydom (3/11) and Jac Jacobs (1/3) set the tone with disciplined bowling and the team kept their nerve to reach 53/7 in 18 overs, sealing the victory with a calm finish under pressure.
On Saturday, the boys proved their resilience again, defending a modest total of 32/8 in a rain-shortened 10-over clash. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, with Lucko Pehlo (1/2), Mark Copeman (1/4) and Owam Kotishini (1/7) applying relentless pressure to restrict Herbert Hurd to 22/3. Two gritty, hard-fought wins highlighted the teamโs growing confidence and outstanding teamwork.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ญ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐, ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ต.
On Friday, they powered their way to a commanding 102-run victory after posting 135/6, thanks to a superb unbeaten 53 off 31 balls from Edwin Holmes, well supported by Kari Sternโs 31.
The bowlers then took control, dismissing Herbert Hurd for just 33, with Holmes (3/7), Uthman Steele and Kevin de Klerk leading the charge. ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐, but Union adapted brilliantly. Holmes once again anchored the innings with an unbeaten 33 as Union posted 74/5, before the bowlers produced another clinical display.
Ben Wormald (3/6), Uthmaan Steele (2/3) and Raydon Hendricks (1/1) ensured a convincing 40-run victory.