U/14 Cricket at Worcester Gymnasium Festival – Results

Union High Schoolโ€™s u/14 cricket side recently enjoyed a fantastic tour to the ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—š๐˜†๐—บ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น held over the holidays.

The young team played five matches, winning three and losing two – ๐˜ข ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ.

The boys embraced every challenge with enthusiasm, representing Union with pride and spirit both on and off the field.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ-๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ผ, setting the tone for the festival with disciplined bowling and sharp fielding. Though they fell short against a strong Parel Vallei side, the team bounced back superbly to secure an emphatic 89-run win over Boland Landbou, thanks in large part to a mature and composed 65 not out from ๐—ฅ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜.

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜‰๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต, ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฅ-๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ณ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ด, ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต – a confident chase against host school Worcester Gymnasium, where they overhauled 114 runs in just 17.3 overs.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น, ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ. Once again, Collett led the charge with another outstanding 65, an extraordinary effort for a 13-year-old playing well above his age group.

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ถ/14๐˜ˆ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด – ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด.

2nd Senior Cricket vs Volkskool 1st Team – Results

Union High School 2nd Team Shines in Dominant Win Over Volkskool 1st Team!

Union High School’s 2nd cricket team delivered a commanding performance against Volkskool’s 1st team in a recent T20 clash.

After winning the toss, Union opted to bat first and posted a competitive total of 147 runs. The batting innings was anchored by Neelon Fourie, who impressed with a top score of 48 runs off 38 balls, showing great composure and stroke play.

In response, Volkskool struggled against Unionโ€™s relentless bowling attack and were bowled out well short of the target. The standout bowler was Dwayne Koeberg, who was 3 change bowler with an excellent spell of 3 wickets in 4 overs.

Union High Schoolโ€™s 2nd team secured a comprehensive 80-run victory, a testament to their skill, discipline, and team spirit.

Senior Cricket vs Framesby – Results

1st XI T20 Match

On a bright and competitive day of cricket, Union High School 1st XI faced off against Framesby High School in a T20 encounter. Winning the toss, Union High School elected to bowl first.

Framesby made full use of the batting conditions, posting a formidable 169 runs in their 20 overs. Despite the challenging target, Mohammed Ahmed stood out with an impressive bowling performance, claiming 3 wickets for 36 runs in his 4 overs  a commendable effort under pressure.

In response, Union High School began their chase with a positive mindset but struggled to keep up with the required run rate. Ultimately, they were bowled out for 83 runs, falling short of the target.

  • Result: Framesby won by 86 runs
  • Best Bowler (Union High School): Mohammed Ahmed โ€“ 3/36 (4 overs)

U15 Match

In the U15 clash, Framesby batted first and delivered an explosive performance with the bat, setting a daunting total of 305 runs.

Union High Schoolโ€™s bowlers worked hard to contain the opposition, with Thimna Qofo delivering a notable performance by picking up 3 crucial wickets, showcasing both skill and perseverance.

Chasing a steep target, Union High School U15 showed great determination but were ultimately bowled out for 122 runs, falling short by 183 runs.

  • Result: Framesby U15 won by 183 runs
  • Best Bowler (Union High School): Thimna Qofo โ€“ 3 wickets

Both teams displayed great sportsmanship and effort throughout the matches. Union High School will take valuable lessons from the encounters as they continue to develop their cricketing potential

Senior Cricket vs Masizakhe Cricket Club – Results

Union High School vs Masizakhe Cricket Club
Union High School claimed a confident 8-wicket victory over Masizakhe Cricket Club in an exciting T20 match.

After winning the toss, Union High School elected to bowl first and made excellent use of the conditions. Masizakhe Cricket Club were restricted to 95 all out in the 15th over, struggling to build momentum against a disciplined bowling attack. Trystan Hulleman was the pick of the bowlers, finishing with an impressive 3-wicket haul Imitha with to wickets in his first match for the first Team well done.

In response, Union High Schoolโ€™s top order delivered a composed batting performance. Despite losing a wicket during the powerplay, the team remained unfazed. De Beer and Yaaseen Kazi anchored the innings with a solid partnership, sticking to their game plan and rotating the strike well.

Yaaseen Kazi scored a valuable 37 runs before being dismissed, while De Beer played a mature knock, finishing not out on 28 after opening the innings and guiding the team home.

Union High School reached the target comfortably, securing the win with 8 wickets in hand.

A special mention goes to Daniel Marais and Xavier Barlow, who proudly represented the school in their 50th match โ€“ a remarkable milestone.

Well done to all the players on a solid all-round performance and a well-deserved victory!

Junior Cricket vs Graeme College – Results

Union High School ๐˜ƒ๐˜€ Graeme College – ๐—” ๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€

๐—จ/๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฏ๐—”

The Union u/13A side set the tone for the weekend with two ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ performances.

On Friday, 26 September, Union piled on 149/3 thanks to a classy 55 from ๐—๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น and an unbeaten 50 from ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€.

The bowlers then stole the show – none more so than ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ผ๐—น๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€, who ripped through the Graeme batting order with a devastating spell of 6/11, which included a brilliant ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต-๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ!

Backed up by ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐— ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜† (2/6), Graeme were skittled for just 24, giving Union a thumping 125-run victory.

The team carried that momentum into Saturdayโ€™s clash, where they put up another strong total of 203/5.

๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป shone with a composed 55 not out, well supported by ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ (32) and ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น (31).

With the ball, Phillips, Kingwill and Holmes once again did the damage, sharing six wickets between them. Graeme could only muster 90 in reply, handing Union a dominant 113-run win.

๐—จ/๐Ÿญ๐Ÿญ๐—”

The u/11A boys had two ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด against strong opposition.

On Friday, Graeme posted 160/7, despite a strong bowling effort from ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ž๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ธ (2/13), ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป (2/15) and ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฑ (2/28). Unionโ€™s batting couldnโ€™t match the effort, falling short by 104 runs.

The Saturday game saw Union dismissed for 49, with Graeme cruising to victory by 7 wickets. Still, Union celebrated wickets from ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ถ, ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ž๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฑ, who never stopped fighting.

U/11B vs Graeme College

Graeme scored 150/9, with Owami Kotishini taking 4/14. Union replied with 78 all out, Andre Putter top scoring with 34. Union lost by 72 runs.

Union batted first and posted 71 runs, with Simo Mcinga top-scoring with 24. Graeme chased down the target, losing 4 wickets in the process. Bhote Mussa impressed with the ball, taking 3 for 10, but Union went down by 6 wickets.

๐—” ๐—ช๐—˜๐—˜๐—ž๐—˜๐—ก๐—— ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐— ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฅ

It was a weekend filled with ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด and ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด across all age groups. The u/13A side led by example, delivering two emphatic wins, while the u/11A and u/9A teams showed great fighting spirit against strong Graeme outfits.

From Holmesโ€™ magical hat-trick to Sternโ€™s composed half-century, the Union cricketers gave their supporters plenty to cheer about, making for a truly ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต.

50 Caps For Daniel & Xavier – Congratulations!

Huge congratulations to our matric cricketers, ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜€ and ๐—ซ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„, on receiving their ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ for Union High Schoolโ€™s 1st XI!

๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ, ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ.

Well done, ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น and ๐—ซ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ – the Union family is incredibly proud of you!

A-League Gala – Results

Union High School is proud of its four swimmers who represented the school at the third ๐—”-๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐—š๐—จ๐—˜ ๐—š๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—” held in Gqeberha today.

Left to right: ๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜, ๐—”๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ž๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ-๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‡๐—ฎ, ๐—ญ๐—ผรซ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€, ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ

๐—ญ๐—ผรซ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ delivered a fantastic set of results, securing 2nd place in the 200m IM and 2nd place in the 50m Breaststroke, along with two 3rd-place finishes in the 100m Freestyle and 50m Freestyle.

๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ put in a brilliant effort across multiple events, claiming 1st place in the 50m Backstroke and 200m IM, while also earning 3rd place in the 100m Freestyle, 50m Fly and 50m Breaststroke.

๐—–๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ showed great promise and determination, finishing 8th in the 100m Freestyle and 9th in both the 50m Backstroke and 50m Breaststroke.

๐—”๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ž๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ-๐—ž๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‡๐—ฎ also impressed, swimming to a 4th place finish in the 50m Freestyle, 7th in the 100m Freestyle and 3rd in the 50m Backstroke.

๐˜ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ด – ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถโ€™๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜œ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฅ!

Junior Cricket vs Queens – Results

U11A Cricket Report vs Queens

Union U11A enjoyed a successful weekend against Queens, winning both fixtures. On Friday, Queens posted 92/5 before Union chased it down with 94/3, thanks to Mark Copemanโ€™s unbeaten 42 and strong support from teammates. On Saturday, Union set 101/8 and bowled superbly to restrict Queens to 83/9, sealing an 18-run victory. Disciplined bowling, sharp fielding, and mature batting underpinned two well-deserved wins.

13A Match Report vs Queens Junior

On Friday, 12 September, Union won the toss in the pro20 match and chose to bat first, posting 95 runs with Dante Mills (31) and Kari Stern (21) contributing well. Despite the modest total, Union produced an outstanding performance in the field, restricting Queens to 74/9 in their 20 overs. Union claimed a well-deserved 21-run victory.

On Saturday, 13 September, Union again batted first and scored 98 runs, with Nathaneal Phillips top scoring with 40. The bowlers were once more superb, restricting Queens to 90/9 in 30 overs, with Grant Murray taking 3/12. Union secured a narrow 8-run win.

1st Team Pearson Cricket Festival – Results

T20 Match vs Victoria Park High School

Union High School won the toss and elected to bat first. Despite a positive intent, the team lost early wickets during the powerplay and was forced to consolidate. We managed to post a total of 92 runs.

Top scorers for the innings were:

  • Sibabalwe Mbotye โ€“ 28 runs
  • Callum Jacobs โ€“ 27 runs

Victoria Park chased down the target in 13 overs, winning the match by 6 wickets.

Declaration Match vs Daniel Pienaar Technical High School

(Played in Kariega on Friday)

Union High School once again won the toss and chose to bat first. Unfortunately, the batting unit struggled to build partnerships and the team was dismissed for 73 all out.

Daniel Pienaar responded strongly, surpassing the target and enforcing a follow-on. In the second innings, Union High was bowled out for 39, giving Daniel Pienaar victory by an innings and 5 runs.

The standout performance came from Yaseen Kazi, who delivered an impressive spell with figures of 5 wickets for 35 runs in 9.5 overs.

Match vs Alexander Road High School

Unfortunately, the scheduled fixture against Alexander Road High School was abandoned due to rain.

Summary

While our fielding department showed great effort and energy throughout the festival, the batting departments fell short of expectations. Key areas have been identified for improvement, and we are committed to working hard as we move forward.

It’s back to the drawing board with a clear focus on consistency, resilience, and discipline in all aspects of the game.

Well Done, Dante & Josh – EPL Cricket Selection

A big well done to Unionโ€™s talented u13 cricketers, ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€ and ๐—๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฎ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น, on being drafted to compete in the Eastern Province Cricket League (EPL) in Gqeberha!

๐˜‹๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ฃ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Œ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜Š๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‘๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ด.

Both boys proudly received their caps at the EPL Draft Ceremony at St Georgeโ€™s Park on Friday, marking a special milestone in their cricketing journeys.

๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜…๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜€.