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The day’s play began with the 1st XI captain winning the toss and electing to bowl first under overcast conditions. The decision seemed to pay early dividends as Union’s bowlers maintained good discipline with the new ball. Despite intermittent rain, 24.5 overs were completed before weather forced the players from the field.

Among the standout performances, Callum Jacobs delivered an impressive spell, claiming 3 wickets for 31 runs in 6 overs, demonstrating both control and consistency. Unfortunately, persistent rain after lunch led to the match being officially called off, resulting in no further play for the day.

In the second team encounter, St Andrew’s College took first strike and posted a strong total of 235 runs in their first innings. In reply, Union struggled to build partnerships and were bowled out for 25 runs, giving St Andrew’s a comprehensive victory.

The U15 team also faced a challenging outing, being dismissed for 60 runs. St Andrew’s College made light work of the chase, securing victory by 10 wickets.

Despite the results, there were encouraging individual performances and valuable lessons learned across all teams. The boys showed good spirit and sportsmanship throughout the day.

Union High School’s young cricketers enjoyed 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 against visiting sides from Grey Junior School today.

𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶/11𝘈 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘺’𝘴 𝘶/11𝘉 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦, 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 90, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘦𝘭 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘻 𝘵𝘰𝘱-𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 19 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘴.

Despite Grey reaching the target for the loss of just three wickets to claim a 7-wicket win, Union’s Mark Copeman (2/21) and Iminathi Sididi impressed with the ball.

The u/13A clash against Grey’s u/13Bs proved to be a very exciting contest, with 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝟭𝟭 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀.

After winning the toss and electing to bat, Union posted 74 runs, thanks to a composed unbeaten 20 from Grant Murray.

Union’s bowlers then rose to the challenge, dismissing Grey for 63 in a fine all-round display.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸, with standout performances from Grant Murray (3/12), Nathaneal Phillips (3/13), Uthmaan Steele (2/10) and Edwin Holmes (2/15), capping off a memorable team effort.

Our U11A team were narrowly beaten by Laer Volkskool, losing by just 4 runs in a tight contest.

Volkskool scored 81/4 in 20 overs, with wickets shared by Iminathi Sididi (2), Kevin de Klerk, and Mark Copeman.

Union replied with 77/7, Micheal Maritz top-scoring with 18 (35).

UHS U13A team delivered a dominant performance to claim a 159-run victory.

Batting first, Union posted 215/3, led by a brilliant 122 (66) from Dante Mills and 60 (47) by Josh Kingwill.

Volkskool were bowled out for 56, with Josh Kingwill (3-5), Nathaneal Phillip (3-12), and Sintayu Kaitro (2-5) starring with the ball.

A special milestone was achieved today as Josh Kingwill surpassed 1000 runs as an U13 cricketer over the past two years, a remarkable achievement.

Match Report: Union U11A vs Cradock Primary

Union U11A claimed a solid 47-run win over Cradock Primary.

Union posted 99/2, with Mark Copeman (34)* and Ben Wormald (32) building a key partnership.

Cradock were bowled out for 52, as Mark Copeman (4/8), Liam Raath (2/2) and Kevin de Klerk (2/10) starred with the ball.

A superb all-round team performance!

Match Report: Union U/13A vs Cradock

Union U/13A claimed a convincing 100-run win over Cradock.

Edwin Holmes (45*), Dante Mills (38), and Kari Stern (24) guided Union to 149/6.

Cradock were bowled out for 49, with Nathaneal Phillips (3/9) and Josh Kingwill (2/5) leading the attack.

A dominant all-round performance from Union!

Congratulations to the following players on their selection to the U/17 Karoo Team!

These players will represent Karoo in the upcoming match against Winterberg on Thursday, as part of the Midland Team. The team will go on to compete against Kouga and Albany on 31 October and 1 November 2025.

Venue: Union High School

Selected Players:

1. Yaaseen Kazi
2. Yonela Wana
3. Callum Jacobs
4. Leander Kraai
5. Semilo Mvandaba
6. Sibabalwe Mbotye
7. Dwayne Koeberg
8. Vincent Clarke
9. Richard Murray
10. Lee Martin
11. Alex Hunter