Union Stars is in process of picking up critical momentum in the Sedgars Premier League competition of SWD Cricket after they recorded two bonus point victories over the past weekend and are now leading the points table with 30 points after 8 matches.
On Saturday Union Stars (160/6) defeated Mossel Bay (159 all out) by 4 wickets and on Sunday recorded a 3 wickets victory against Pirates United. Pirates posted 153 all out on which Union Stars responded by 156/7.
Harlequins Forces also had an outstanding weekend with two victories. On Saturday Harlequins (189 all out) defeated George (181 all out) by 8 runs and on Sunday they 283/8 thanks to a brilliant century by Jongile Kilani (119) and dismissed NMMU for only 53 runs for a convincing 230 runs victory.
Pacaltsdorp United (96/7) defeated Ramblers (94/5) by three wickets in a match that was reduced to 25 overs per team after a rain delayed start. In a nail-biting match, Pirates (169/6) scored the winning runs in the last over for a four wicket victory against Ramblers (167/8) in a match that was reduced to 45 overs per team. Brendon Louw (56*) was the batting hero for Pirates.
The summarised score cards are:
Saturday
Mossel Bay vs Union Stars
MOSSEL BAY 159/10 (39.2) (Jacques Budricks 51, Jaco Fourie 39, Johan Cilliers 20, Marcello Piedt 3/18, Justin Jordaan 2/26)
UNION STARS 160/6 (37.2) (Le Roi Bredenkamp 70, Grant Esau 32*, Christo van Schalkwyk 2/36)
Union Stars won by 4 wickets
Pirates United vs Western Hope
WESTERN HOPE 167/8 (45) (Cresendo Maksella 42, Welton Verlaat 35, Murray Cummins 27, Irvin Campher 2/22, Byron Jantjies 2/22, Brendon Louw 2/27, Daryll Sigula 2/39)
PIRATES UNITED 169/6 (44.1) (Brendon Louw 56*, Sinethemba Tshomela 33, Dihehni Olivier 26)
Pirates United won by 4 wickets
Harlequins Forces vs George
HARLEQUINS FORCES 189 (32.2) (Jaco Marx 61, Rhupino Plaatjies 41, Jermaine Le Kay 29, Raymond Terblanche 3/25, Enver Bezuidenhout 2/27, Mobeen Elyas 2/47)
GEORGE 181 (41.3) (Raymond Terblanche 43, Roual De Reuck 33, Enver Bezuidenhout 27, Kevin Damons 23, Niel Hendricks 3/36, Siyabonga Booi 3/42)
Harlequins Forces won by 8 runs
Pacaltsdorp vs Ramblers
RAMBLERS 94/5 (25) (Daniel Koert 23, Andrew Calvert 23, Lance Roelfse 2/19)
PACALTSDORP 96/7 (24.4) (Jermaine Jeona 26, Gilroy Saaiman 2/6)
Pacaltsdorp won by 3 wickets
NMMU Madibaz George vs Sussex
Match abandoned
Sunday
Pirates United vs Union Stars
PIRATES UNITED 153 (45.3) (Dehihne Olivier 34, Brendon Louw 20, Hershell America 3/15 Dylan Nuys 3/17)
UNION STARS 156/7 (37.2) (Grant Esau 47, Dylan Nuys 22, Le Roi Bredenkamp 20, Byron Jantjies 1/7)
Union Stars won by 3 wickets
NMMU Madibaz George vs Harlequins Forces
HARLEQUINS FORCES 283/8 (50) (Jongile Kilani 119; Glenton Stuurman 45, Niel Hendricks 26*, Coenie Nel 2/40, Shaun Wagner 2/55, Du Toit Hills 1/61)
NMMU MADIBAZ GEORGE 53/10 (17) Hanno Kotze 16, Enverino Swartz 3/12, Glenton Stuurman 2/13, Jermaine Le Kay 2/16)
Harlequins Forces won by 230 runs
PROMOTION, WOMEN AND T20 LEAGUE COMPETITION
Mayflower (20 points after 5 matches) is the log leader in Pool A of the SWD Promotion League competition after they defeated Calitzdorp by 28 runs on Sunday. In Pool B Riversdale is unbeaten (20 points after 4 matches) and leading the pool. On Saturday they recorded a 7 wickets victory against Albertinia. Pioneers (365/5) who posted an impressive total against Blanco is the log leader in Pool C (17 points after 4 matches) after their match was abandoned due to rain.
In the Women’s competition Western Hope is still unbeaten after five matches and leads the log at 25 points.
Ladismith vs Calitzdorp
LADISMITH 244/10 (38.2); CALITZDORP 177/10 (34.4)
Ladismith won by 67 runs
Beaufort West vs Glen Roses
GLEN ROSES 47/9 (18); BEAUFORT WEST 48/1 (6)
Beaufort West won by 9 wickets
Melkhoutfontein vs Hartenbos
MELKHOUTFONTEIN 260/8 (50); HARTENBOS 252 (48.4)
Melkhoutfontein won by 8 runs
Slangrivier vs Thembalethu
SLANGRIVIER 240 (41); THEMBALETHU 140 (30)
Slangrivier won by 100 runs
Riversdale vs Albertinia
ALBERTINIA 67/10 (21.5); RIVERSDALE 69/3 (9.2)
Riversdale won by 7 wickets
Pioneers vs Blanco
PIONEERS 362/5 (50); BLANCO 161/3 (16.3)
Match abandoned
Wilderness vs New Dawn Park
Match abandoned
Mayflower vs Bongolethu
Match abandoned
Mayflower vs Calitzdorp
MAYFLOWER 128 (44.3); CALITZDORP 100
Mayflower won by 28 runs
Dysselsdorp vs Bongolethu
DYSSELSDORP 106; BONGOLETHU 74
Dysselsdorp won by 32 runs
Kwanonqaba vs Pioneers
KWANONQABA 51(20); PIONEERS 52/4 (14)
Pioneers won by 6 wickets
WOMEN’S LEAGUE COMPETITION
Union Stars vs Riversdale
RIVERSDALE 94 (33.3); UNION STARS 96/3 (11.3)
Union Stars won by 7 wickets
Western Hope vs Beaufort West
WESTERN HOPE 420/5 (42); BEAUFORT WEST 60/9 (27.2)
Western Hope won by 360 runs
Thembalethu vs Mossel Bay
THEMBALETHU 31 (13.1); MOSSEL BAY 32/1 (9.1)
Mossel Bay won by 9 wickets
Harlequins Forces vs Beaufort West
HARLEQUINS FORCES 99 (22.1); BEAUFORT WEST 47 (18.2)
Harlequins Forces won by 52 runs
Western Hope vs Mossel Bay
WESTERN HOPE 179/10 (28.3); MOSSEL BAY 79/10 (23.1)
Western Hope won by 100 runs
Thembalethu vs Riversdale
RIVERSDALE 284/4 (35); THEMBALETHU 22 (11.2)
Riversdale won by 262 runs
SEDGARS TWENTY20 COMPETITION
POOL B
Melkhoutfontein vs Slangrivier
MELKHOUTFONTEIN 195 (18.4); SLANGRIVIER 94/7 (13.3)
Melkhoutfontein won by 101 runs
Albertinia vs Slangrivier
ALBERTINIA 130/8 (20); SLANGRIVIER 79 (17)
Albertinia won by 51 runs
Heidelberg vs Melkhoutfontein
MELKHOUTFONTEIN 114/8 (20); HEIDELBERG 116/8 (17.5)
Heidelberg won by 2 wickets
POOL C
Blanco vs New Dawn Park
NEW DAWN PARK 151/5 (20); BLANCO 81 (18.5)
New Dawn Park won by 70 runs
Pacalsdorp vs Blanco
PACALTSDORP 115/9 (19); BLANCO 100/7 (19)
Pacaltsdorp won by 15 runs
Blanco vs Thembalethu
THEMBALETHU 80/7 (18); BLANCO 83/2 (13.1)
Blanco won by 8 wickets
