Category: Sport Results

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Union’s 1st XI were in fine form against Volkskool, putting together a total of 𝟯𝟰𝟯 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝟰𝟭.𝟭 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 before dismissing their opponents for 102 in 17.5 overs.

The result was a comprehensive 𝟮𝟰𝟭-𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 for Union and another encouraging performance from a side that is clearly finding its rhythm.

Top Batsman and Man of the Match:

Richard Murray 115 of 91 Balls. Well done!

Batting Performances:

•            Richard Murray – Top Scorer 115 runs

•            Joshua Kingwill – 43 runs.

•            Nathaniel Phillips – 42 runs.

Best Bowling Performances:

•            Richard Murray – 4 wickets for 28 runs in 5.5 overs

•            Nathaniel Phillips – 4 wickets for 28 runs in 7 overs

•            Murray Hope – 2 wickets for 30 runs in 3 overs

Congratulations to all the players on an outstanding performance, especially everyone play for each other represent thee Badge with Pride!.

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Five Union High School, Graaff-Reinet boys spent part of their school holiday doing what they enjoy most – playing cricket.

𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲, 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗲 represented the Centurions at the U14 EPL Tournament, while 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 played for the Pelicans.

In the U13 competition, 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 also turned out for the Centurions.

The tournament ran from 29 September to 2 October and gave the boys a few good days of cricket, the chance to play alongside different teammates and plenty of time out in the middle.

Murray Hope finished 𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝟰𝟭 𝗯𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀, claiming seven wickets during the tournament, while Josh Kingwill enjoyed an excellent run with the bat, scoring 224 runs to finish 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝟱𝟲 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻.

𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘺, 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦, 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘢𝘢𝘯, 𝘑𝘰𝘴𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺ed 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯t 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.

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U15 Queens Festival – T20

Union scored 77/20 overs and Queens won by 1 wicket. Curren Willemse was the standout bowler, taking 3/13 in 3 overs.

U15 vs Hudson Park – 50 Overs

Union scored 277, with Dante Mills scoring 97 off 68 balls and Ryan Collett 62 off 102 balls.

Hudson Park were bowled out for 109, giving Union a 169-run victory. Curren Willemse produced an outstanding performance, taking 8/20 in 8 overs.

𝗨𝟭𝟱 𝗞𝗡𝗬𝗦𝗡𝗔 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟

The U15 side also travelled to Knysna, where they played three matches and returned with two victories.

Their opening encounter against Knysna proved challenging. Chasing 158, Union were dismissed for 82, going down by 76 runs.

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥.

In their second match, again against Knysna, Union posted 122 and then defended their total beautifully, restricting the opposition to 114 to secure an eight-run victory. Luwandle Dali was especially impressive, returning remarkable bowling figures of 2/2 in two overs.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵, 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘁, 𝘀𝗮𝘄 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹.

Batting first, the boys amassed an excellent 208 in 20 overs, with Ryan Collett contributing 61 off 63 balls and Cayden Thomson adding a lively 46 off 38 deliveries.

The bowlers then made short work of the opposition, dismissing Wittedrift for just 51. Midange Nazo was particularly effective, taking 3/4 in two overs, as Union secured a commanding 𝟭𝟱𝟳-𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.

After a disappointing start to the festival, finishing with two convincing wins said a great deal about the boys’ attitude, determination and willingness to keep improving.

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The Union High School 1st XI cricketers attended the annual 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗘 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟𝗦’ 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟, hosted by Graeme College in Makhanda during the holidays.

1st Team vs Dale College (50 Overs)

One of the highlights of the past few weeks came during the Cape Schools’ Cricket Festival, where Union’s 1st XI recorded a particularly memorable victory over Dale College.

Union posted an imposing 367 all out in 49.5 overs, with Jaco de Klerk leading the charge with a wonderful 67 off just 34 balls. Nathaneal Phillips added a valuable 42 runs to the total.

The bowlers then took over, with Richard Murray claiming 5/48 and Yaaseen Kazi returning figures of 5/33 as Dale College were dismissed for 115.

The result was a 𝟮𝟱𝟮-𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.

𝘜𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥.

This was a special victory as it was the 1st Team’s first win at Cape Schools in 10 years.

Representing Union are: (back) Leander Kraai, Jordan Maritz, Murray Hope, Dwayne Koeberg, Jaco de Klerk, Salmaan Steele, Josh Kingwill, (front) Alex Hunter, Yonela Wana, Edorique Gouws (coach), Yaaseen Kazi, Headmaster Mr William Pringle, Richard Murray and Callum Jacobs.

Absent from photo: Nathanael Phillips.

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After several weeks of rain keeping them off the cricket field, Union High School’s U13A cricketers were more than ready to get back into the game this past holiday at the 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗻𝘆𝘀𝗻𝗮.

The tournament gave them just that opportunity, with four competitive matches over three days – and a few close finishes along the way!

Union opened with a 49-run defeat to Courtrai U13A in a 40-over match. 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 remained unbeaten on 27, while 𝗘𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗺𝗲𝘀 claimed 4/27 and 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘆𝘂 𝗞𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗼 took 3/33.

Day two brought an agonisingly narrow two-run loss to Sweet Valley Primary, despite an excellent 3/8 from 𝗞𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲 𝗞𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗸. Later that day, Edwin struck an impressive 𝟲𝟵 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝟱𝟲 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 against Laerskool De Hoop, although their opponents went on to win by six wickets.

The boys saved their winning finish for the final match, securing a 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻-𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆. Edwin again led the batting with 𝟱𝟯 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝟯𝟱 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀, helping Union post 115 before the team successfully defended their total. A close game going Union’s way was a lovely way to round off the tour.

Well done to our U13A boys on their efforts throughout the three days – there is plenty here to build on as the season continues!