20 January 2025
Maritzburg College‘s 1st XI had suffered a first defeat of the season on Friday in the Schools SA20 KZN finals after beginning their year with four wins on the trot. Unfortunately, for College, that kept them out of the title game, but they bounced back on Saturday to score a three-wicket win over Westville Boys’ High on Goldstone’s.
The Griffin, who had won three and drawn one against tough opposition at the Paarl Boys’ High Cricket Festival, won the toss and chose to bat, but good bowling by College prevented them from being able to settle in.
Karl Dedekind, especially, caused the visitors problems, and he removed three of the top five batsmen. He also got stuck into Westville middle to lower order, capturing three more wickets, to finish with a splendid return of 6/48 from 9.4 overs, which went a long way towards securing the win for The Red, Black, and White.
Only two batsmen reached double figures for the visitors. At the top of the batting order, Bhaskar Sewlal made 18, but one batsman stood out in the face of a challenging College attack, Tristan Delvin.
He shone on a challenging track, finishing unbeaten on 52 from 74 balls. His patient knock included some good running between the wickets, and it also brought him two fours.
Dedekind’s heroics with the ball were backed up by some tight bowling from the other College bowlers, who gave little away. Reece Willson picked up 1/13 in six, Daniel Nadasan returned 1/14 from five, and Dom du Toit snared 1/9 from five. Sam Hughes‘s 0/11 in five also served to dial up the pressure on Westville.
After 39.4 overs, the visitors were dismissed for 136.
In pursuit of a moderate total, opening batsman Daniel Nadasan produced a knock around which College could build their innings. He spent 74 balls out in the middle, struck six fours, and made 47 runs before falling to the bowling of Tristan Delvin, caught by Kyle McGough.
College’s reply had started smoothly, with Nadasan and Ewald Bester putting on 62 for the first wicket in 19.3 overs. However, Bester’s departure was followed by Nadasan’s demise a run later, and the end of Karl Dedekind after the addition of another single.
From 64/3, College advanced to 73 before they lost Luan van der Merwe. It was the spinner Ewan du Toit doing the damage for Westville. He was also staunching the flow of runs. He would go on to end a superb return of 4/16 from his 10 overs.
The Red, Black, and White lost Tian van Niekerk just before the century had been reached, and Reece Willson and Kyle de Bruin just after it was attained.
At 104/7, the game could have gone either way. Sphamandla Dzanibe and Dom du Toit ensured it went College’s way.
They shared an unbroken 33-run stand to steer the home side to victory with four overs to spare.
Dzanibe cracked a four and a six in his unbeaten 20 from 30 balls, while Du Toit struck three fours in his 19 not out.
Tristan Delvin supported Ewan du Toit well, snapping up 2/30 from his 10 overs.
Scores
Westville Boys’ High 136/10 (Tristan Delvin 52, Karl Dedekind 6/48); Maritzburg College 137/7 (Daniel Nadasan 47, Sphamandla Dzanibe 20*, Ewan du Toit 4/16, Tristan Delvin 2/30). Maritzburg College won by three wickets.
Only one comment on the games, and that’s that it is fantastic to see so many junior teams in action. Seven in all at u14 level! And that applies to basketball, too. Well done to both schools.
RESULTS
2nd XI
Maritzburg College 118/10
Westville Boys’ High 95/10
College won by 23 runs
3rd XI
Westville Boys’ High 133/10
Maritzburg College 136/6
College won by 4 wickets
4th XI
Westville Boys’ High 50/10
Maritzburg College 51/6
College won by 6 wickets
u16A
Westville Boys’ High 183/10
Maritzburg College 100/10
Westville won by 83 runs
u16B
Westville Boys’ High 179 all out
Maritzburg College 122/10
Westville won by 58 runs
u16C
Maritzburg College 124/3
Westville Boys’ High 58/10
College won by 79 runs
u15A
Westville Boys’ High 82/10
Maritzburg College 56/10
Westville won by 26 runs
u15B
Maritzburg College 136/10
Westville Boys’ High 137/9
Westville won by one wicket
u15C
Westville Boys’ High 104/10
Maritzburg College 105/3
College won by 7 wickets
u15D
Maritzburg College 138/7
Westville Boys’ High 144/3
Westville won by 7 wickets
u15E
Westville Boys’ High 90/9
Maritzburg College 92/7
College won by 3 wickets
u14A
Maritzburg College 148/10
Westville Boys’ High 152/3
Westville won by 7 wickets
u14B
Westville Boys’ High 136/9
Maritzburg College 97/10
Westville won by 39 runs
u14C
Westville Boys’ High 125/1
Maritzburg College 126/3
College won by 7 wickets
u14D
Maritzburg College 120/10
Westville Boys’ High 58/10
College won by 62 runs
u14E
Maritzburg College 86/10
Westville Boys’ High 87/9
Westville won by one wicket
u14F
Westville Boys’ High 96/7
Maritzburg College 97/6
College won by 4 wickets
u14G
Westville Boys’ High 136/2
Maritzburg College 73/5
Westville won by 63 runs
BASKETBALL
The Alan Paton Memorial Hall and Multi-Purpose Centre played host to an eagerly awaited showdown between the Westville 1st team and College 1st team, with the visitors having staked their claim to being the best in South Africa in the last term of 2024. College, meanwhile, remained a top five team in the country.
Not many teams manage to get the better of College, and even fewer do it in the Alan Paton Hall, but Westville did the trick, recording an eight-point win.
Overall, though, Maritzburg College enjoyed the edge on the courts, with their u14 and u15 age groups keeping their records clean against the Griffin.
RESULTS
1st: Maritzburg College 54-62 Westville Boys’ High
2nd: Maritzburg College 42-30 Westville Boys’ High
3rd: Maritzburg College 18-25 Westville Boys’ High
4th: Maritzburg College 31-31 Westville Boys’ High
5th: Maritzburg College 16-28 Hilton College
16A: Maritzburg College 33-26 Westville Boys’ High
16B: Maritzburg College 23-24 Westville Boys’ High
16C: Maritzburg College 54-62 Westville Boys’ High
16D: Maritzburg College 33-11 Westville Boys’ High
15A: Maritzburg College 43-25 Westville Boys’ High
15B: Maritzburg College 43-28 Westville Boys’ High
15C: Maritzburg College 16-12 Westville Boys’ High
15D: Maritzburg College 22-11 Westville Boys’ High
15E: Maritzburg College 25-24 Hilton College
15F: Maritzburg College 11-28 Hilton College
14A: Maritzburg College 50-20 Westville Boys’ High
14A: Maritzburg College 37-32 Hilton College
14B: Maritzburg College 22-14 Westville Boys’ High
14C: Maritzburg College 20-8 Westville Boys’ High
14D: Maritzburg College 20-8 Westville Boys’ High
14E: Maritzburg College 12-9 Westville Boys’ High
14F: Maritzburg College 16-6 Westville Boys’ High
14G: Maritzburg College 10-4 Westville Boys’ High
WATER POLO
Westville ran out comfortable 15-8 winners in the pool in the 1st team game. The 2nd, 3rd, and 4th team results were a lot tighter, however, with College securing victory in the 4th team game.
They also won the u15B match, but Westville came away with seven wins to College’s two.
RESULTS
1st: Maritzburg College 8-15 Westville Boys’ High
2nd: Maritzburg College 5-7 Westville Boys’ High
3rd: Maritzburg College 4-5 Westville Boys’ High
4th: Maritzburg College 7-4 Westville Boys’ High
5th: Maritzburg College 2-14 Westville Boys’ High
4th/5th: Maritzburg College 2-10 Hilton College 4th
6th: Maritzburg College 2-6 Hilton College 5th
15A: Maritzburg College 2-10 Westville Boys’ High
15B: Maritzburg College 10-4 Westville Boys’ High
15B/15C: Maritzburg College 2-12 Hilton College u15B
14A: Maritzburg College 5-19 Westville Boys’ High
14B: Maritzburg College 6-7 Westville Boys’ High
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