The history of cricket at Union High may not be as long as rugby's but it is equally illustrious. The game was introduced at Union in the late 1940's by headmaster Herby Arnott. Having been a superior player himself, and with his firm belief in the value of cricket as educational tool, Herby Arnott developed cricket at his school with vigor.
He established playing fields of exceptional quality by persuading local farmers to donate bales of wool to the school. These were sold and the money used to build the fields.
One of the founder members of the Cape School's Week, Union frequently won matches against more fancied city opponents.
Over the years, Union has supplied players for SA Schools, provincial and national teams.
Cricket Results
Our ๐๐ญ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ enjoyed an excellent afternoon with both bat and ball against Laer Volkskool! Electing to bat first, Union put an impressive ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ต/๐ฑ on the scoreboard in their 20 overs, thanks to a...
Union High School vs St Andrewโs College 1st XI Union High School struggled with the bat, being bowled out for just 27 runs after batting first. St Andrewโs College chased down the target comfortably,...
Union U/13A Cricket Match Report โ Friday, 23 October Union U/13A lost to Graeme College by 7 wickets on Friday. Union posted 70 all out in 18 overs, with Sintayu Kaitro top-scoring with 12...
U/13A vs Grey PE U/13B Union U/13A showed great fight and determination against Grey PE, posting 97 all out in 29.3 overs. Kari Stern batted brilliantly, scoring an excellent 44 off 72 balls, showing...
It was a busy weekend of cricket for Union High School, Graaff-Reinet's senior teams, with our 1st XI taking on York High School, our 2nd XI facing Hoรซrskool Outeniqua and our U15A boys enjoying...
Union's 1st XI were in fine form against Volkskool, putting together a total of ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฐ๐ญ.๐ญ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ before dismissing their opponents for 102 in 17.5 overs. The result was a comprehensive...
Five Union High School, Graaff-Reinet boys spent part of their school holiday doing what they enjoy most - playing cricket. ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐บ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ represented the Centurions at the U14 EPL...
U15 Queens Festival โ 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...
The Union High School 1st XI cricketers attended the annual ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฆโ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐, hosted by Graeme College in Makhanda during the holidays. 1st Team vs Dale College (50 Overs) One of the highlights...