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
Congratulations to Union High School cricketers ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ, ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐บ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ and ๐๐ผ๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐๐ถ๐น๐น on their selection for the PE Centurions U14 Premium Division side, as well as ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ on his selection...
Union High Schoolโs U11A and U13A teams enjoyed ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ผ-๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐
๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ against a visiting Muir College Boy's Primary School side, with both age groups producing encouraging performances across the weekend. The ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ showed...
From the very first ball bowled on Wednesday, 18 February, it was clear that Union High School's junior cricketers' 2026 ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐ข๐๐ would be about ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ...
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. Unionโs 1st XI won the toss and elected to bat...
What a fantastic weekend of cricket for Unionโs juniors against a visiting Herbert Hurd. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ across both days, starting on Friday with a thrilling three-wicket win after...
Due to bad weather Friday's T20 games were called off. Union 2nd XI vs MarlowUnion batsmen were bowled out for 63 in 17 overs.โข Liyabona top-scored with 15 runs off 25 balls, striking three...
Friday 06/02/26 Union U/11A vs College Hill - T20 Union won the toss and elected to bat first. Liam Raath and Mark Copeman opened the innings and made a positive start. Mark Copeman contributed...
Union High School's 1st XI delivered a strong all-round performance against Cradock High School on Saturday, 30 January, after winning the toss and choosing to bat. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ฑ๐ฐ...
On Saturday, 30 January, Union High School's u15A cricket team delivered a composed performance against their Hoรซr Volkskool Graaff-Reinet counterparts, securing a 110-run victory. After winning the toss, Union elected to bat first and...