The defending champions, Union Stars (168/9), pulled-off a thrilling one wicket victory against NMMU (167/9) in their Sedgars Premier League clash at the Bridgton Sport Grounds on Saturday. Elridge Booysen, with a versatile performance of 35 with the bat and 3/22 with the ball was the home team’s hero.
The George Madibaz (NMMU) on Sunday scored 193 thanks to fine knocks by Johandre Barnard (67) and Tyron Walsh (42) for a 76 runs victory against Harlequins (117 all out).
Glenton Stuurman (51 with the bat) and (3/25 with the ball) was the hero for Harlequins Forces (168) who defeated Western Hope (93) by 75 runs.
George (166) recorded a somewhat surprising victory of 30 runs against Sussex (136/9) while Mossel Bay (151 all out) defeated Blanco (90 all out) by 61 runs. Chris Marrow (51*) batted well to give Pirates (103/3) the edge in their victory of 7 wickets against Pacaltsdorp United (102 all out) at Loerie Park.
Harlequins Forces vs Western Hope
HARLEQUINS 168 (46.5 overs) (Glenton Stuurman 51, Reagan Engelbrecht 31, Donovan Gelandt 4/32, Jolan Anthony 2/19, Douglas Baartman 2/28
WESTERN HOPE 93 (25.4 overs) (Douglas Baartman 19, Morne Jewel 5/25, Glenton Stuurman 3/25) Harlequins won by 75 runs
George vs Sussex
GEORGE 166 (49.4 overs) (Frans Geldenhuys 57, Charl Pretorius 26, Johannes van Niekerk 26, Mobeen Elyas 22, Stephan Vorster 20, Johnathan Blom 2/27, Nathan Murray 2/26, Rowan Groenewald 2/23) SUSSEX 136/9 (37.3 overs) (Rowan Groenewald 39, Reavan Plaatjies 33, Brenden Henning 6/35, A J Menkveld 2/29)
George won by 30 runs
Mossel Bay vs Blanco
MOSSEL BAY 151 (44.4 overs) (Jacques Budricks 47, Shaun Ferreira 35, Ricky Lessing 27, Wilfred Martin 2/28, Ethan Coeries 2/30, Eldin Booysen 2/32, Jason Fortuin 2/32) BLANCO 90 (31.1 overs) (Dean Lewis 42, Shane Smith 4/14, Christo van Schalkwyk 3/37, Jacques Budricks 2/12)
Mossel Bay won by 61 runs
Union Stars vs Madibaz George
MADIBAZ GEORGE 167/9 (49.5 overs) (Jaco van Greunen 51, Wiaan Oosthuizen 31, Tyron Walsh 21, Coenie Nel 20, Mario Jansen 3/22, Elridge Booysen 3/22)
UNION STARS 168/9 (34.1overs) (Elridge Booysen 35, Pieter Stuurman 32, Anver Venter 31, Timo Smuts 3/27, Jason Olivier 2/4)
Union Stars won by 1 wicket
Pirates United vs Pacaltsdorp United
PACALTSDORP 102 (25.4 overs) (Denzil Manewil 25, Irvin Campher 2/9, Deagon May 2/31)
PIRATES UNITED 103/3 (21.2 overs) (Chris Marrow 51*, Irvin Campher 25*, Clinton Meintjies 1/24) Pirates United won by 7 wickets
Madibaz George vs Harlequins
MADIBAZ GEORGE 193 (46.2 overs) (Johandre Barnard 67, Tyron Walsh 42, Niel Hendriks 3/23, Jermain le Kay 2/20, Glenton Stuurman 2/29)
HARLEQUINS 117 (28.4 overs) (Glenton Stuurman 43, Fabian Felkers 26, Jaco Janse van Rensburg 2/12, Wiaan Oosthuizen 2/23, Coenie Nel 2/24)
Madibaz George won by 76 runs
Thembalethu (158/6) recorded an impressive four wicket victory in the Sedgars SWD Promotion league against Melkhoutfontein (155 all out) on Saturday whilst newcomers New Dawn Park (282) was also in promising form with a comprehensive 210 runs victory against Wilderness (72 all out).
Ramblers had a very successful weekend with victories against Pioneers (won by 97 runs) and on Sunday they defeated Knysna Cavaliers by 3 wickets when they chase down a target of 172.
The summarized score cards in the Promotion, Reserve and Twenty20 leagues are:
PROMOTION LEAGUE
Calitzdorp vs Ladismith
LADISMITH 129 (40.2 overs); CALITZDORP 50 (15.2 overs)
Ladismith won by 79 runs
Mayflower vs Bongolethu
MAYFLOWER 116 (30.1 overs); BONGOLETHU 117/6 (25.5 overs)
Bongolethu won by 4 wickets
Heidelberg United vs Hartenbos
HEIDELBERG 185/10 (41 overs) HARTENBOS 148/10 (30 overs)
Heidelberg won by 37 runs
Melkhoutfontein vs Thembalethu
MELKHOUTFONTEIN 155 (37.2 overs); THEMBALETHU 158/6 (32.5 overs)
Thembalethu won by 4 wickets
Pioneers vs Ramblers
RAMBLERS 180 (36.2 overs); PIONEERS 83 (21.1 overs)
Ramblers won by 97 runs
Wilderness vs New Dawn Park
NEW DAWN PARK 282 (50 overs); WILDERNESS 72 (25.2 overs)
New Dawn Park won by 210 runs
Ramblers vs Knysna Cavaliers
KNYSNA CAVALIERS 172/9 (40 overs) ; RAMBLERS 176/7 (40 overs)
Ramblers won by 3 wickets
RESERVE LEAGUE
Western Hope B vs Harlequins B
HARLEQUINS B 133; WESTERN HOPE B 134/7
Western Hope B won by 3 wickets
Blanco B vs Bongolethu B
BLANCO B 227 (38.2 overs); BONGOLETHU B 40 (16.3 overs)
Blanco B won by 187 runs
Sussex B vs George B
SUSSEX B 200 (34.2 overs); GEORGE B 101 (27 overs)
Sussex B won by 99 runs
Pirates United B vs Pacaltsdorp B
PIRATES UNITED B 273 (44 overs); PACALTSDORP B 84 (16.4 overs)
Pirates United B won by 189 runs
Madibaz George B vs Mossel Bay B
MADIBAZ GEORGE B 25 (11 overs); MOSSEL BAY B 30/0 (3.3 overs)
Mossel Bay B won by 10 wickets
Ramblers B vs Hartenbos B
HARTENBOS B 100 (27 overs); RAMBLERS B 101/5 (21 overs)
Ramblers B won by 5 wickets
Thembalethu B vs Blanco B
THEMBALETHU B 43/9 (12 overs); BLANCO B 44/4 (12 overs)
Blanco B won by 6 wickets
Mossel Bay B vs Ramblers B
RAMBLERS 106 (24 overs); MOSSEL BAY 110/7 (18 overs)
Mossel Bay B won by 10 wickets
Hartenbos B vs Madibaz George B
MADIBAZ GEORGE 141/9 (34.3); HARTENBOS 145/7 (33.4 overs)
Hartenbos B won by 3 wickets
TWENTY20 COMPETITION
POOL B
Mossel Bay vs Sussex
SUSSEX 117/6 (20 overs); MOSSEL BAY 121/2 (18.2 overs)
Mossel Bay won by 8 wickets
Riversdale vs Mossel Bay
MOSSEL BAY 172/2 (20 overs); RIVERSDALE 107/9 (16.4 overs)
Mossel Bay won by 65 runs
Albertinia vs Sussex
SUSSEX 169 (20 overs); ALBERTINIA 87 (19.4 overs)
Sussex won by 82 runs
Albertinia vs Hartenbos
ALBERTINIA 92 (20 overs); HARTENBOS 93/0 (8.3 overs)
Hartenbos won by 10 wickets
Melkhoutfontein vs Hartenbos
HARTENBOS 150/7 (20 overs); MELKHOUTFONTEIN 128 (19.4 overs)
Hartenbos won by 22 runs
POOL C
Blanco vs Thembalethu
BLANCO 185 (20 overs); THEMBALETHU 70 (13.3 overs)
Blanco won by 115 runs
Pacaltsdorp vs Blanco
BLANCO 117/6 (20 overs); PACALTSDORP 119/7 (20 overs)
Pacaltsdorp won by 3 wickets
Blanco vs New Dawn Park
BLANCO 175/3 (20 overs); NEW DAWN PARK 102 (20 overs)
Blanco won by 73 runs