Our ๐๐ญ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ enjoyed an excellent afternoon with both bat and ball against Laer Volkskool!
Electing to bat first, Union put an impressive ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ต/๐ฑ on the scoreboard in their 20 overs, thanks to a wonderful century from ๐๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐น๐บ๐ฒ๐, who scored ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐.
๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ provided excellent support with 52 off 41 balls before making his mark with the ball too, claiming three wickets alongside ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฎ, who took two.
Volkskool were eventually dismissed for 49, handing Union a convincing ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฌ-๐ฟ๐๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐. A particularly memorable outing for Edwin and a lovely team performance all round!
Our ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, meanwhile, had a closely contested encounter against Volkskool, putting up a determined fight despite eventually falling 16 runs short. Having been sent into the field first, the boys did well to restrict Volkskool to 92/9 in their 20 overs, with ๐๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ต๐น๐ผ (๐ฎ/๐ญ๐ฐ) and ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป (๐ฎ/๐ฏ) leading the bowling effort.
The run chase proved a little trickier than hoped, but ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐๐ต showed plenty of patience and determination with a valuable 27 off 44 balls. Union finished on 76/9 and while the result didn’t go their way, there were some ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด and plenty for the boys to build on in their next match.
๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐ for their efforts on the cricket field.
Our ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ also had plenty to smile about after a lovely ๐ฑ-๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ over Laer Volkskool yesterday.
The boys were particularly impressive with the ball, dismissing Volkskool for just 49 runs.
๐ฆ๐๐ธ๐ผ ๐ ๐ธ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ enjoyed a remarkable spell, taking ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ต ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ in his four overs, while ๐ ๐ฎ๐
๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ was equally economical, claiming ๐ฏ/๐ฒ in three overs.
With a modest target to chase, Union reached 51/5 in just 8.1 overs, thanks in large part to a confident unbeaten ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฎ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ from ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ. A terrific bowling effort followed by some positive batting made for a very satisfying afternoon for the boys!
And finally, our ๐จ๐ญ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ made it ๐ต๐ธ๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ธ๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ด against Volkskool, although this latest encounter certainly had its moments!
Bowling first, Union did well to restrict their opponents to 84 runs in 20 overs, with the wickets shared among the bowlers and some good teamwork in the field. The run chase got off to a rather shaky start with a few early wickets, but fortunately ๐ฆ๐ถ๐บ๐ผ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ, who had already impressed in their previous meeting, was once again up to the challenge.
Together with ๐ฌ๐ผ๐น๐ผ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐น๐ฎ, the pair settled things down beautifully, putting together an ๐๐ป๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ต-๐ฟ๐๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ to guide Union to a ๐ณ-๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐. Simo finished on ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐๐, with Yolo contributing a valuable ๐ฎ๐ฎ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐๐. A particularly pleasing recovery after those early wickets, and another fine example of what a little patience and a good partnership can achieve!
๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐! Some excellent individual performances, but just as importantly, plenty of teamwork and determination on display.
