Category: Cricket

The 17th annual Senior Cricket Festival at Union High School, Graaff-Reinet was a massive success!

𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙅𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙮 10 𝙩𝙤 13, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙡𝙙𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙖𝙛𝙛-𝙍𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙩 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙤 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙛𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨.

The beautiful playing venues not only provided a great setting for the games but also contributed significantly to the overall success of the event.

The festival saw some intense competition on the field, with players showcasing their skills and determination to bring victory to their schools. Off the field, there was an incredible sense of camaraderie among the players, creating an atmosphere of sportsmanship and friendship.

𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 the 12 teams that participated in the festival. Their enthusiastic involvement added to the competitive spirit and made the event memorable for everyone involved.

We were also thrilled and immensely grateful to have had the honour of welcoming 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 on board as the official sponsors of the festival this year – their generous support has been instrumental in making this event a resounding success.

𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘬’𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Standard Bank for their support and belief in our vision and look forward to many more successful collaborations in the future.

The 17th annual Senior Cricket Festival was not only a showcase of talent and sportsmanship but also served as a fantastic way to kick off the year at Union – 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲!

• 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴’ 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥.

This year’s Union High School Senior Cricket Festival once again showcased some of the best school cricket talent that the province has to offer, as 12 teams battled it out on various cricket fields in Graaff-Reinet from 11 to 14 January.

The 4-day tournament, which Union High School proudly hosts each year, was a major success this year, with vast amounts of sunshine greeting players each day as they aimed to impress spectators.   

Schools in attendance included the hosting side, Union High School, as well as Daniël Pienaar Technical High School, Framesby, Stirling High School, Edgemead High School, Nico Malan, Grey High School, Cradock High School, Victoria Park, Lilyfontein, Milnerton High School and Westering High School.

T20s, declaration matches as well as 50-over encounters were played on Union’s Murray and Puttick fields as well as at the Botanics Sports Grounds, Hoër Volkskool, Asante Sana Private Game Reserve and Wheatlands Farm, with each venue’s idyllic setting in the Gem of the Karoo providing the perfect backdrop for cricket at the height of summer.

Over the course of four days there were a number of high team scores, some big hitting from the batsmen, quite a few big wicket hauls from the spinners and plenty of smart cricket from the captains.

The fantastic camaraderie among the participating schools added to the convivial atmosphere, and ensured that the festival produced a lot of great cricket while being enjoyed by all concerned.

Union’s sports organiser, Mr Calvin Beck, believes this year’s tournament’s success was largely due to the well-managed facilities where all the cricket matches were played. “It was amazing. The facilities and conditions were excellent. All those involved must be given credit for the outstanding cricketing conditions.”

The school extends its grateful thanks to all participating teams as well as to Hoër Volkskool, Wheatlands Farm, Asante Sana Game Reserve and the Botanics Sports Grounds for making their facilities available for many of the matches.

Union High School’s 15th annual Senior Cricket Festival was a huge success with eight schools taking part.

The schools, including Daniël Pienaar Technical High School, Marlow Agricultural High School, Queen’s College Boys’ High School, Stirling High School, Edgemead High School, Milnerton High School and Nico Malan competed over four days and showcased some exciting young talent.

T20s, 50-over encounters and declaration matches were played on Union’s Minnaar and Puttick fields as well as at the Botanics Sports Club and at Hoër Volkskool with each venue’s idyllic setting in the Gem of the Karoo providing the perfect backdrop for cricket at the height of summer.

Great weather over the course of the festival and fantastic camaraderie among the participating schools, ensured that the festival produced a lot of great cricket, while being enjoyed by all concerned!

Union extends its thanks to all participating teams as well as to Hoër Volkskool and the Botanics Sports Grounds for making their facilities available for many of the matches.

Congratulations to Skaakir Kazi (6 for 56 in 21 overs during Union’s declaration match against Edgemead High School. He is seen here being congratulated by the match’s umpire Jonathan Crankshaw.