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Sport Results

The inaugural Union Premier League (UPL) was successfully hosted at Puggy Munnik Field, providing an exciting and competitive day of cricket for our boys.

The seven participating franchises were:

The standard of cricket was exceptionally high, with the boys displaying excellent skill, competitiveness and sportsmanship throughout the tournament.

A major highlight of the UPL was the opportunity to expose more boys to competitive cricket and give them a platform to showcase their ability. Several players impressed with their performances and have put themselves firmly in contention for future A-team selection. The tournament also allowed players to experience pressure situations and take on greater responsibility.

After an exciting day of cricket, the Pick n Pay Super Champions were crowned the inaugural UPL champions.

UPL Awards

Savage Family UPL Floating Trophy – Most Runs: Edwin Holmes
Van Zyl UPL Floating Trophy – Most Wickets: Lucko Pehlo
Justin Kingwill UPL Floating Trophy – Player of the Tournament: Grant Murray
UPL Floating Holmes Cup – Champions: Pick n Pay Super Champions

The success of the inaugural UPL would not have been possible without the support of the players, coaches, parents,and in particular the sponsors and everyone involved in making the day such a memorable occasion.

The UPL has provided a fantastic platform for development, competition and talent identification, and we look forward to building on its success in the future.

Sport Results

𝗔 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗨𝟭𝟱𝘀, who enjoyed two very different but memorable encounters over the weekend.

On Friday, they recorded a convincing 139-run win against our 2nd XI, with 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝗖𝗮𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘀𝗼𝗻 and 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀, making valuable contributions with the bat, before the bowlers wrapped up the match with an excellent all-round effort.

Saturday’s match against a 2nd XI strengthened by senior players and, most importantly, a number of dads, was a wonderful example of what school sport is about.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝟭𝟱𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝟮𝟵𝟬/𝟱 and although the dads and senior players eventually won by three wickets, the boys fought right through to the 39th over and can be proud of the way they competed.

A big thank you to the dads who stepped onto the field to take on their U15 sons – 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘥.

Sport Results

Our Union 1st XI played two fixtures against Daniel Pienaar over the weekend.

In the first T20 match, we posted 110 for 5 from our 20 overs, before Daniel Pienaar chased down the target in 14.2 overs to win by four wickets. Our standout batting performances came from Leander Kraai, who carried his bat for an unbeaten 35, and Richard Murray, who made 25. With the ball, Yonela Wana took 3 for 31, while Leander Kraai completed a strong all-round performance with 2 for 21.

In the second match, a 50-over fixture, Daniel Pienaar scored 229 all out, before we were bowled out for 106, resulting in a 123-run defeat. Alex Hunter was outstanding with the ball, taking 5 for 43, while Richard Murray claimed 3 for 52. With the bat, Jordan Maritz top-scored with 37, while Yonela Wana contributed 22.

Although both results went against us, there were some very encouraging individual performances across the two matches. There is still plenty for us to work on, particularly in building partnerships, batting for longer periods and maintaining pressure more consistently with the ball.

Most importantly, we are beginning to see the players applying the skills and principles being worked on at practice. The challenge now is to improve our consistency and turn these positive individual performances into stronger team results.

Sport Results

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 to the following Union High School chess players on their selection to represent the Sarah Baartman District:

𝗝𝗮𝗾𝘄𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗱 (B Team, U12 Boys), 𝗭𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻 (A Team, U12 Girls), 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗵 (A Team, U16 Boys), 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻 (B Team, U16 Boys), 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲 (A Team, U16 Girls), 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲 (A Team, U18 Girls) and 𝗞𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗮 𝗡𝘁𝗹𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶 (A Team, U18).

𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴!

Sport Results

A very special congratulations to 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗿𝗮𝗮𝗶, 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 and 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗺 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯𝘀 on reaching the milestone of 50 caps for Union’s 1st XI!

What an achievement and a wonderful reflection of the dedication and passion they have shown to Union cricket.