Rain had the final say in the majority of matches that were scheduled in the SWD Premier league this weekend.
In the completed matches George (86/0) were too strong for Knysna Cavaliers (82 all out) and won by 10 wickets. Pioneers (113/2) recorded an 8 wicket victory against Pacaltsdorp United (186 all out) in a match that was determined with the Duckworth/Lewis formula. NMU Madibaz (195 all out) outplayed Mossel Bay (95 all out) to won by 110 runs and on Sunday Knysna Cavaliers defeated Western Hope in a match that was also reduced at determined with the Duckworth/Lewis formula.
The summarised score cards are:
SATURDAY
George vs Knysna Cavaliers
KNYSNA CAVALIERS 82/10 (28.5) (Obus Pienaar 4/20, Johandre Barnard 2/1, Shane Smith 2/14)
GEORGE 86/0 (6.4) (Obus Pienaar 58*, Johandre Barnard 28*)
George won by 10 wickets
Pioneers vs Pacaltsdorp United
PACALTSDORP UNITED 186/10 (48.2) (Neil Hornbuckle 38, Daniel Koert 35, Danzil Manewil 25*, Carlos Koeberg 4/33, Danrick Moodien 2/26, Brendon Louw 2/33)
PIONEERS 113/2 (21) (Mark Vermeulen 57*, Robert Cunningham 38)
Pioneers won by 8 wickets on D/L method
Mossel Bay vs NMU Madibaz George
NMU MADIBAZ GEORGE 195/10 (46.3) (Joshua Kleu 50, Stefan Tait 37*, Kirwin Christoffels 28, Francois Barnard 25, Darren Fry 3/33, Arno Moolman 3/53, Henk Lourens 2/40)
MOSSEL BAY 85/10 (Zayd Jacobs 33, Todd Walker 4/26, Travis Ackermann 3/23, Joshua Kleu 2/19)
NMU Madibaz George won by 110 runs
Harlequins Forces vs Ramblers
HARLEQUINS FORCES 158/10 (45) (Rhupino Plaatjies 37, Keagan Koeries 28,
Andrew Calvert 4/37, Bradley de Villiers 2/25, Askin Louw 2/29)
RAMBLERS 13/0 (3.3) (Arthur Lottering 7*)
Match abandoned
Union Stars vs Western Hope
WESTERN HOPE 90/9 (30.3) (Steve Lourens 31, Damion Esau 19, Reagan Booysen 3/18, Hershell America 2/120)
UNION STARS 35/4 (11.5) (Franklin Stuurman 3/24)
Match abandoned
SUNDAY
Western Hope vs Knysna Cavaliers
WESTERN HOPE 90/7 (23)
KNYSNA CAVALIERS 87/3 (14.1)
Knysna Cavaliers won by 7 wickets on D/L method
George vs Harlequins Forces
HARLEQUINS FORCES 29/5 (11.4) (Bailey Aarons 4/15)
Match abandoned
Ramblers vs Pioneers
Match abandoned
NMU Madibaz George vs Pacaltsdorp United
Match abandoned
Union Stars vs Mossel Bay
Match abandoned
PROMOTION-, RESERVE- AND WOMEN’S LEAGUE ACTION
With the promotion league competition approaching the semi-final stages the respective pool leaders are all in a strong position to advance to the semi-final rounds. Bongolethu (47 points after 12 matches) are leading pool A while Pirates United (29 points after 7 matches) are the log leaders in pool B. Sussex (42 points after 9 matches) are 9 points ahead of Mayflower (33 points after 9 matches) and in a good position to won pool C. In Pool D it’s a race between Heidelberg United (25 points after 5 matches) and Riversdale (20 points after 6 matches).
The summarised results in the Promotion-, Reserve- and Women’s league are:
PROMOTION LEAGUE
Sussex vs Hartenbos
SUSSEX 164/10 (46.2); HARTENBOS 84/10 (34.1)
Sussex won by 80 runs
Blanco vs Mayflower
MAYFLOWER 117/10 (30.3); BLANCO 113/10 (28.2)
Mayflower won by 4 runs
Albertinia vs Riversdale
RIVERSDALE 209/10 (42.3); ALBERTINIA 112/9 (25.1)
Riversdale won by 97 runs
Dysselsdorp vs Bongolethu
BONGOLETHU 134/10 (42.5); DYSSELSDORP 43/10 (15.4)
Bongolethu won by 91 runs
Beaufort West vs Masakhane
MASAKHANE 96/10; BEAUFORT WEST 97/7
Beaufort West won by 3 wickets
Wilderness Vipers vs Kranshoek Cobras
WILDERNESS VIPERS 252/8 (48.1); KRANSHOEK COBRAS 37/10 (18.2)
Wilderness Vipers won by 215 runs
St Georges vs Pirates United
Match abandoned
New Dawn Park vs Kwanonqaba
NEW DAWN PARK 251/6 (43); KWANONQABA 92/9 (21/4)
New Dawn Park won by 159 runs
RESERVE LEAGUE
Knysna Cavaliers B vs Pioneers B
KNYSNA CAVALIERS B 127/10; PIONEERS B 76/10
Knysna Cavaliers B won by 51 runs
NMU Madibaz George B vs George B
NMU MADIBAZ GEORGE B 22/7 (5.5); GEORGE B 23/0 (1.5)
George B won by 10 wickets
Ramblers B vs Thembalethu B
THEMBALETHU RAMBLERS
Ramblers B won by
Western Hope B vs Mossel Bay B
Match abandoned
WOMEN’S LEAGUE (TIME CRICKET)
Thembalethu vs Union Stars
THEMBALETHU 5/10 (10.3); UNION STARS 45/3 declared;
THEMBALETHU 3/5 (3.4)
Union Stars won by innings and 37 runs
Harlequins Forces vs Ramblers
RAMBLERS 97/10 (22.3); HARLEQUINS FORCES 104/4 (17)
Match abandoned
Sussex B vs Union Stars C
UNION STARS 108/7 (36); SUSSEX B 94/10 (25.5)
Union Stars C won by 14 runs
Pioneers B vs Hartenbos B
PIONEERS B 142/10; HARTENBOS B 143/3 (25.2)
Hartenbos B won by 7 wickets
Mossel Bay B vs Western Hope B
Match abandoned
Harlequins Forces B vs Bongolethu B
Match abandoned
