An unbeaten 84* by Levin Muller (pictured above) for NMU secured a 5-wicket victory for the defending champions in the SWDC premier league over Ramblers in the only premier league match that was played the past weekend.
In their innings, Ramblers posted 170, with Francois Harley (4/28) the best bowler for NMU. In reaching the winning target after 28 overs NMU secured a valuable bonus point.
The scorecard is:
Ramblers A vs NMU Madibaz George A
RAMBLERS 170 (43.4) (Francois Swart 22, Francois Harley 4/28, Travis Ackerman 2/23)
NMU MADIBAZ GEORGE 171/5 (28) (Levin Muller 84*, Todd Walker 38, Dean Lewis 3/36)
NMU Madibaz George won by 5 wickets
SWD T20 RESULTS OF THE WEEKEND
Seven of the eight quarter-final places for the SWDC Twenty20 competition was confirmed after the series of matches that were completed the past weekend. Harlequins (Pool G) and Sussex (Pool H) edged out their pool rivals to secure a place in the play-off rounds. Although Harlequins Forces (83 all out) suffered a surprise 7 wicket defeat against Bongolethu they will still top the pool ahead of Western Hope following a superior net run rate after both teams finished on 15 log points. In Pool H Sussex (106 all out) defeated Mossel Bay (96/8) by 10 runs in a derby clash to book a place in the quarter-finals.
The winner of Pool C, which will be decided this weekend, will join NMU (pool A), Ramblers (pool B), Pioneers (pool D), George (pool E), Riversdale (pool F), Harlequins (pool G) and Sussex (pool H) in the quarter-finals that will be contested on 18 October.
Two outstanding individual performances by Javier Philander who hit a century (100 from 70 balls; 4×6, 14×4) for Western Hope against Calitzdorp Young Stars and four wickets from four balls by Dorianno Claassen (5/23) – for Calitzdorp in the same match were the highlights of the weekend.
The summarised score cards are:
POOL G
Western Hope vs Calitzdorp Young Stars
WESTERN HOPE 150/6 (20 overs); CALITZDORP YOUNG STARS 104 (20 overs)
Western Hope won by 46 runs
Harlequins Forces vs Western Hope
HARLEQUINS FORCES 149/7 (20 overs); WESTERN HOPE 83/9 (20 overs)
Harlequins Forces won by 66 runs
Harlequins Forces vs Bongolethu
HARLEQUINS FORCES 83 (17.3 all out); BONGOLETHU 84/3 (14.5 overs)
Bongolethu won by 7 wickets
Calitzdorp Young Stars vs Bongolethu
CALITZDORP YOUNG STARS 119/10 (16 overs); BONGOLETHU 120/4 (16.1 overs)
Bongolethu won by 6 wickets
POOL H
Mayflower vs Mossel Bay
MOSSEL BAY 156/5 (20 overs); MAYFLOWER 118/8 (20 overs)
Mossel Bay won by 38 runs
Sussex vs Mossel Bay
SUSSEX 106 (19.2 overs); MOSSEL BAY 96/8 (20 overs)
Sussex won by 10 runs
Mossel Bay vs Hartenbos
HARTENBOS 107/7 (20 overs); MOSSEL BAY 95/5 (17 overs)
Mossel Bay won by 5 runs on D/Lewis method
Hartenbos vs Sussex
SUSSEX 132/6 (20 overs); HARTENBOS 82/8 (20 overs)
Sussex won by 50 runs
Mayflower vs Hartenbos
MAYFLOWER 123/8 (20 overs); HARTENBOS 124/5 (18.3 overs)
Hartenbos won by 5 wickets
Sussex vs Mayflower
SUSSEX 119/7 (20 overs); MAYFLOWER 67(12.4 overs)
Sussex won by 52 runs
PROMOTION-, RESERVE AND WOMEN’S LEAGUE RESULTS
The SWDC promotion and reserve league competitions kicked-off the past weekend. Pirates United (beat Heidelberg by 9 wickets) and Western Hope (beat Bongolethu by 2 wickets) recorded victories.
After completion of the Women’s T20 preliminary round matches Union Stars, Riversdale, Harlequins, Ramblers and Mossel Bay will advance to the A-division time cricket competition.
The summarised results for the weekend are:
PROMOTION LEAGUE (50 OVERS)
Pirates United vs Heidelberg United
HEIDELBERG UNITED 52 all out (14.5 overs); PIRATES UNITED 53/1 (9.5 overs)
Pirates United won by 9 wickets
Bongolethu vs Western Hope
BONGOLETHU 137 all out (44.2 overs); WESTERN HOPE 140/8 (30.1 overs)
Western Hope won by 2 wickets
RESERVE LEAGUE (50 OVERS)
Sussex B vs Mossel Bay B
MOSSEL BAY B 196 all out (46 overs); SUSSEX B 195 all out (48.3 overs)
Mossel Bay B won by 1 run
George C vs Thembalethu B
GEORGE C 87 all out (26.2 overs); THEMBALETHU B 89/3 (13 overs)
Thembalethu B won by 7 wickets
Pioneers B vs NMU Madibaz George B
NMU MADIBAZ GEORGE B 79/9 (20.4) PIONEERS B 81/3 (16.5)
Pioneers B won by 7 wickets
Knysna Cavaliers B vs Pirates United B
KNYSNA CAVALIERS B 200 all out (40.2 overs); PIRATES UNITED B 75 all out (22.2 overs) Knysna Cavaliers B won by 125 runs
WOMEN’S TWENTY/20 COMPETITION
Riversdale vs NMU Madibaz
RIVERSDALE 221 all out (20 overs); NMU MADIBAZ 16 all out
Riversdale won by 205 runs
Mossel Bay vs Riversdale
MOSSEL BAY 144/4 (20 overs); RIVERSDALE 48/9 (12.5 overs)
Mossel Bay won by 86 runs
Riversdale vs George
RIVERSDALE 243/2 (20 overs); GEORGE 38/8 (10.1 overs)
Riversdale won by 205 runs
Harlequins Forces vs Dysselsdorp
HARLEQUINS FORCES 164/6 (20 overs); DYSSELSDORP 24 (all out)
Harlequins Forces Women won by 140 runs
Union Stars vs Thembalethu
THEMBALETHU 22 (all out); UNION STARS WOMEN 23/1
Union Stars Women won by 9 wickets
Thembalethu vs Harlequins Forces
THEMBALETHU WOMEN 47 (all out); HARLEQUINS FORCES WOMEN 48/3
Harlequins Forces won by 7 wickets
NMU Madibaz vs George
NMU MADIBAZ WOMEN 61 all out (14.5 overs); GEORGE 62/0 (3.5 overs)
George won by 10 wickets
George vs Mossel Bay
MOSSEL BAY 184/3 (20); GEORGE 6 all out (4.5)
Mossel Bay won by 178 runs
Mossel Bay vs NMU Madibaz George
MOSSEL BAY 258/3 (20 overs); NMU MADIBAZ GEORGE WOMEN 20 all out (8.1 overs)
Mossel Bay won by 238 runs
Harlequins Forces vs Union Stars
HARLEQUINS FORCES 117/8 (20 overs); UNION STARS 119/2 (12.4 overs)
Union Stars won by 8 wickets
Dysselsdorp vs Thembalethu
THEMBALETHU 103 all out (11.3 overs); DYSSELSDORP 21 all out (5.4 overs)
Thembalethu won by 82 runs
Union Stars vs Dysselsdorp
DYSSELSDORP 56 all out (16.4 overs); UNION STARS 57/1 (2.5 overs)
Union Stars won by 9 wickets
