Category: Cricket

Cricket, Sport Results

A big congratulations to Union High School, Graaff-Reinet 1st XI cricketer, 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿, on an outstanding bowling performance against Daniël Pienaar Technical High School!

Alex finished with an impressive 𝟱 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟰𝟯 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟵 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀, playing a key role for the team.

His efforts were recognised this morning at assembly, where he was presented with the match ball – a well-deserved reminder of a job very well done.

Cricket, Sport Results

𝗔 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁

There are some cricket weekends where you look back at the results and think, 𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. This was certainly one of them.

With Muir College visiting for a full weekend of T20 and 50-over cricket, Union’s teams produced some wonderful individual performances, some hard-fought victories and importantly, plenty of signs of players putting their hands up when their teams needed them most.

And if there was one thing that stood out, it was the sheer number of individual performances that deserve a mention.

2nd Team Reports

The 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗫𝗜 got the weekend off to a great start in their T20. After losing early wickets, Union needed someone to steady the ship – and 𝗦𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗲 𝗠𝗯𝘂𝘁𝘆𝘄𝗲 did exactly that, producing a brilliant 𝟳𝟮 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟯𝟱 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀. It was the sort of innings that can completely change the mood of a dressing room and his aggressive stroke play propelled Union to 128.

The bowlers then ensured it went right down to the wire. 𝗔𝗹𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘁𝗮 and Mbutywe both claimed 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 and despite a determined Muir fightback, Union held their nerve to sneak home by just 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀. A proper little thriller.

Saturday’s 50-over game was a tougher affair, with Muir reaching 113 after some excellent bowling from 𝗔𝗹𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘁𝗮 (𝟰/𝟮𝟴) and 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗷𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿 (𝟮/𝟭𝟬). Union couldn’t quite find their rhythm with the bat and were bowled out for 44, but there were enough individual positives to take forward. Cricket has a funny way of giving you another opportunity the following week.

U15 Team Reports

The 𝗨𝟭𝟱𝗔 boys, meanwhile, had a weekend to remember.

They produced 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 and what was particularly pleasing was the all-round nature of their performances. In the T20, Union posted 155/6, with 𝗥𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁 leading the way with a composed 𝟱𝟯, supported by 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘇𝗼 (𝟮𝟮) and 𝗔𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮 (𝟭𝟳). Then the bowlers went to work, restricting Muir to 69/8. 𝗔𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻 capped off a fine all-round contribution with 𝟯/𝟮𝟴, while 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲 (𝟮/𝟵) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗻𝗮 𝗤𝗼𝗺𝗳𝘂 (𝟭/𝟰) chipped in beautifully.

The 50-over match brought another impressive performance. 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 top-scored with 𝟰𝟰, with 𝗖𝗮𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘀𝗼𝗻 (𝟮𝟯) and 𝗟𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗹𝗶 (𝟮𝟮) providing valuable support as Union reached 163. Then came a superb bowling display, with 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗻𝗮 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟰/𝟭𝟳, supported by 𝗟𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 (𝟯/𝟯𝟲) and 𝗖𝗮𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗻 (𝟮/𝟭𝟲), as Muir were dismissed for 77.

Two matches, two wins and a lovely collection of players contributing at different stages. That’s exactly what you want to see from a young side.

And then there was the 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗫𝗜.

The T20 produced the sort of individual performances that will be talked about for a while. 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗺 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯𝘀 delivered a stellar performance, smashing an unbeaten 𝟭𝟭𝟲 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝟲𝟯 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀, with 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟱𝟯 as Union piled up an imposing 199.

But if Callum’s innings gave the scoreboard a serious workout, 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 decided to make the bowling figures look rather special too.

Josh produced a remarkable spell of 𝟱 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟵 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀, including a 𝗵𝗮𝘁-𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸, while conceding only 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝘀. Nine balls. Five wickets. Three runs. It’s the kind of spell that doesn’t happen very often – and certainly one that deserves a place in the memory bank.

Union went on to win the T20 by a commanding 98 runs.

The 50-over fixture brought another batting masterclass. 𝗗𝘄𝗮𝘆𝗻𝗲 𝗞𝗼𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗲 got Union off to a solid start with a 48-run opening partnership before 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵 settled into the innings and recorded his 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗫𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗳-𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘆.

And then 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗞𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗸 walked in and, well… decided that 50-over cricket didn’t necessarily have to be slow.

Jaco smashed 𝟳𝟬 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟵 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀, reaching his half-century from only 𝟮𝟭 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. That sort of hitting can turn a good total into a great one very quickly and Union eventually posted a formidable 𝟯𝟱𝟭.

They then completed an excellent 𝟭𝟭𝟮-𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.

So, when you look back at the weekend, there is plenty to celebrate. There were the wins, of course, but perhaps even more encouraging were the individual moments: 𝗦𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗲 𝗠𝗯𝘂𝘁𝘆𝗲’s explosive 72, Callum’s unbeaten 116, Josh’s five wickets in nine balls and maiden 1st XI half-century, Jaco’s 70 from 29, Thimna’s four-wicket haul, Alchano’s excellent spells and the many younger players who quietly made important contributions around them.

𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

They are also the moments that remind you why schoolboy cricket is such fun to watch – because you never quite know when a player is going to produce something special.

Cricket, Sport Results

Union High School’s 1st XI opened their season against Victoria Park High School with a convincing T20 victory on Friday.

Union posted 157 runs before a disciplined bowling performance secured a 78-run win.

𝗖𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗬𝗮𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝘇𝗶 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹-𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆, scoring 45 runs and taking three wickets for just three runs.

The match also marked a special milestone for Yaaseen as he reached 150 wickets for Union’s 1st XI – 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮.

𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝟱𝟬-𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁.

Union High School lost the toss, and Victoria Park High School elected to bat first. They were bowled out for 170. A standout moment in the field was a superb catch by Salmaan Steel in only his second appearance for the First XI. Unfortunately, several dropped catches throughout the innings proved costly and allowed the opposition to add valuable runs.

In reply, Union High School fought hard in pursuit of the target but fell just 6 runs short. While there were positive contributions, the innings highlighted the importance of valuing our wickets, building partnerships, and taking responsibility in key moments of the chase.

Standout Performer: Richard Murray, who played an excellent innings of 72 runs.

Overall, the day produced one convincing victory in the T20 format and a narrow defeat in the 50-over match. There were many positives to take from both games, while the 50-over fixture also provided valuable lessons as we continue to develop as a team.

White Cap presented to Salmaan Steele

Ahead of the first match of the season against Victoria Park, 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗲 was proudly presented with his white cap as a member of Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st XI cricket team.

A special moment for Salmaan, marking the start of an exciting new chapter in his cricket journey.

𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘱

Cricket, Sport Results

Congratulations to Union High School cricketers 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗲, 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 and 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 on their selection for the PE Centurions U14 Premium Division side, as well as 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 on his selection for the PE Centurions U13 Premium Division team in the EPL (National Premier League).

This exciting achievement is a wonderful reward for the boys’ hard work and we are incredibly proud to see them earning the opportunity to compete on such a respected platform for youth cricket in South Africa.

𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘌 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥.

Cricket, Sport Results

Union High School’s U11A and U13A teams enjoyed 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘄𝗼-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝘅𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 against a visiting Muir College Boy’s Primary School side, with both age groups producing encouraging performances across the weekend.

The 𝗨𝟭𝟭𝘀 showed great character on Friday after a shaky start with the bat. Liam Raath (29*) and Callan Strydom (15) rebuilt the innings maturely to post a competitive total of 78.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆, with Mark Copeman and Callan Strydom each claiming four wickets to secure a 35-run victory. On Saturday, the boys were outstanding in the field, dismissing Muir for just 22 runs. Mark led the way with superb figures of 5 for 4, well supported by Lucko Pehlo and Callan, before Union’s openers comfortably chased down the target without losing a wicket to complete a confident 10-wicket win.

The 𝗨𝟭𝟯𝗔 side also made the most of the two-day contest. Friday’s match was a tightly fought encounter, with Union holding their nerve to claim a thrilling two-wicket win off the final ball.

Michael Maritz anchored the chase with a valuable 33 after the bowlers had restricted Muir to 96/6. On Saturday, 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, skittling the visitors for just 7 runs, with Edwin Holmes taking six wickets and Sintayu Kaitro adding four.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘭𝘺, 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.

Cricket, Sport Results

From the very first ball bowled on Wednesday, 18 February, it was clear that Union High School’s junior cricketers’ 2026 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗘𝗠 would be about 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝟭𝟭𝗔 𝗯𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮, claiming a superb 8-wicket win built on a breathtaking spell of 6/5 – including a hat-trick that had teammates erupting in celebration. It was the perfect start and a moment of pure joy.

Over the next few days, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱𝗹𝘆 – by strong Grey College partnerships, by a tense chase against St Andrew’s halted cruelly by bad light with the game still in the balance and by a final-day thriller where they restricted Saints to just 72, only to fall one agonizing run short. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝟭𝟯𝗔 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺, the tour was a journey of grit and growth. A narrow two-wicket defeat to Willem Postma after posting 112 showed just how competitive they are and even in the tougher matches that followed, the team never dropped their heads.

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘬𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯, 𝘬𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵.

Perhaps the most special moment came off the field on Friday, 20 February, when the players met members of the Knights Cricket Team at St Andrew’s. Watching the young cricketers light up as they asked questions and listened intently to the professionals was a reminder of why tours like this matter – dreams were sparked and horizons widened.

This tour will be remembered for special performances, hard lessons, shared laughter and the bonds strengthened between teammates. The scorebooks will record the results, but they won’t capture the heart shown in every match. 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝗯𝗼𝘆𝘀 – 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲.

Cricket, Sport Results

What a special Saturday it was as Union High School’s senior cricketers played their final match of the season against a visiting Graeme College.

Union’s 1st XI won the toss and elected to bat first, but found themselves under early pressure, losing wickets and battling to build momentum. 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 94 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘴.

Taking to the field, Union’s bowlers showed admirable discipline and fight. 𝗬𝗮𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝘇𝗶 led the attack superbly, claiming 3 wickets in his 10 overs for just 37 runs, while the team worked hard to keep the pressure on and took five wickets in total.

Two dropped catches proved costly, however, allowing Graeme to steady their chase and ultimately reach the target, securing victory by five wickets. 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗴𝗼 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻.

In the U15 fixture, Graeme College won the toss and posted a strong total of 210 runs. 𝗞𝘄𝗲𝘇𝗶 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗮 stood out with the ball for Union, taking an impressive 3 wickets in 7 overs. In reply, Union’s U15s struggled to build partnerships and were bowled out for 95, with Graeme claiming a 115-run victory.

Well done to all our cricketers for their dedication, teamwork and sportsmanship throughout the season. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘢𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 – 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭

Cricket, Sport Results

What a fantastic weekend of cricket for Union’s juniors against a visiting Herbert Hurd.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝟭𝟭𝗔 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 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. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗰𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 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 team’s growing confidence and outstanding teamwork.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝟭𝟯𝗔 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵.

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 Stern’s 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. 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝟭𝟬 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁, 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.