Pioneers Cricket Club, who was promoted to the premier league this season, recorded their first won of the season when they defeated Harlequins by 63 runs at Plettenberg Bay. Brendon Louw (91) was the batting hero for Pioneers who posted 209/5 and thereafter dismissed Harlequins for 146.
Obus Pienaar (79 with the bat and 3/25) with the ball was the hero for Union Stars (198 all out) who recorded a bonus point 90 runs victory against Pirates United (111 all out).
Ramblers (93/3) also won their first match of the season after they defeated Western Hope (92 all out) by 7 wickets. The brothers, Ashlin de Villiers (6/18) and Bradley de Villiers (2/15), excelled with the ball for Ramblers.
The summarised score cards are:
Pioneers vs Harlequins Forces
PIONEERS 209/9 (50) (Brendon Louw 91, Carlos Koeberg 43, Reagan Engelbrecht 2/2, Rhupino Plaatjies 2/31, Lesley Maksella 2/49, Niel Hendricks 2/50)
HARLEQUINS FORCES 146/10 (34.3) (Lesley Maksella 44, Brendon Louw 3/25, Anschwijl Windvogel 2/25)
Pioneers won by 63 runs
Pirates United vs Union Stars
UNION STARS 198/10 (48.2) (Obus Pienaar 79, Geoffrey Perel 44, Irvin Campher 2/32, Renaldo van Rooyen 2/51, Byron Jantjies 2/61)
PIRATES UNITED 111/10 (36.1) (Obus Pienaar 3/25, Hershelle America 2/9)
Union Stars won by 90 runs
Ramblers vs Western Hope
WESTERN HOPE 92/10 (27) (Mauritz Pretorius 32, Ashlin De Villiers 6/18, Bradley De Villiers 2/15, Gert Swart 2/17)
RAMBLERS 93/3 (16.2) (Arthur Lottering 24, Daniel Koert 19, Shannon Opperman 2/27)
Ramblers won by 7 wickets
PROMOTION LEAGUE ACTION
The summarised results of the matches in the SWD Promotion league that were completed the weekend are:
Ladismith vs Glen Roses
GLEN ROSES 35 (12.2); LADISMITH 40/0 (3.5)
Ladismith won by 10 wickets
Calitzdorp Young Stars vs Bongolethu
CALITZDORP YOUNG STARS 165/10; BONGOLETHU 43 (11.3)
Calitzdorp Young Stars won by 122 runs
New Dawn Park vs Beaufort West
NEW DAWN PARK 137/10; BEAUFORT WEST 38/10
New Dawn Park won by 99 runs
Dysselsdorp vs Sussex
SUSSEX 106 (21.5); DYSSELSDORP 107/5 (16.5)
Dysselsdorp won by 5 wickets
Melkhoutfontein vs Wilderness Vipers
WILDERNESS VIPERS 121/10 (36); MELKHOUTFONTEIN 122/2 (12)
Melkhoutfontein won by 8 wickets
Heidelberg vs Riversdale
RIVERSDALE 128/10 (28); HEIDELBERG 121/10 (22.3)
Riversdale won by 7 runs
Mayflower vs Albertinia
ALBERTINIA 103/10 (30.3); MAYFLOWER 107/4 (24)
Mayflower won by 6 wickets
Kwanonqaba vs Slangrivier
KWANONQABA 250/10 (35.4); SLANGRIVIER 165/10 (21.5)
Kwanonqaba won 85 runs
St Georges vs Hartenbos
HARTENBOS 290/9 (50); ST GEORGE 157;
Hartenbos won by 133 runs
Kranshoek Cobras vs Knysna Cavaliers
KNYSNA CAVALIERS 226 (43); KRANSHOEK COBRAS 192(29.3)
Knysna Cavaliers won by 34 runs
Melkhoutfontein vs Mayflower
MELKHOUTFONTEIN 103/10 (26.3); MAYFLOWER 80/10 (25.5)
Melkhoutfontein won by 23 runs
