6 October 2025
(Feature photo, courtesy of Justin Waldman Sports Photography)
Maritzburg College vs Grey College
On Goldstone’s, where Maritzburg College had racked up wins on the first two days, Grey College stopped the Red, Black, and White in their tracks, romping to a massive 163-run win on Monday at the Oppenheimer Michaelmas Cricket Week.
College won the toss, but their decision to field first backfired as three Grey College batsmen scored half-centuries. At the top of the order, Aiden Dodd set the stage for a later offensive by scoring 57 from 89 balls, but the next three men in the batting order fell cheaply to the College opening pair of Sam Hughes and Reece Willson, which left Grey tottering on 31/3.
Dodd and Daniel Hattingh turned the tide, however, advancing the total by 112 runs in only 90 balls. It was Hattingh who departed first, but he had made quite the impact, smashing nine fours and six sixes in galloping to 86 from only 56 deliveries.
Peter le Roux and Aiden Dodd tacked on another 45 runs before Dodd’s resistance came to an end. But that led to more hurt for Maritzburg College as Le Roux and Divan Bezuidenhout shared a sixth-wicket stand of 96 runs. After slamming four sixes and two fours, Bezuidenhout was bowled by Sphamandla Dzanibe for 68 from only 53 balls.
Grey’s 50 overs ended on 292/7, with Le Roux still unbeaten on 46. Sam Hughes was the pick of the Maritzburg College bowlers, returning 2/23 in six overs. Reece Willson also claimed two wickets, with his nine overs going for 49 runs.
Daniel Nadasan and Kyle de Bruyn put on 23 for the first wicket for the hosts, but once De Bruyn was dismissed in the sixth over, wickets continued to tumble regularly. Nadasan, the skipper, made 28, and Deolyn Naidoo matched that score, but only three other players sneaked into the teens as College spluttered to 129 all out.
Bergh Vorster set up Grey’s victory with a tidy return of 4/25 from six overs, which ruined the home side’s middle order. The Grey new ball pair of Otto Krause and Sicelo Matayi also played their part, with both returning figures of 2/21.
Scores
Grey College 292/7 (Daniel Hattingh 86, Divan Bezuidenhoudt 68, Aiden Dodd 57, Peter le Roux 46, Extras 21; Samuel Hughes 2/23, Reece Willson 2/49); Maritzburg College 130 (Daniel Nadasan 28, Deolyn Naidoo 28; Bergh Vorster 4/25, Sicelo Matayi 2/21, Otto Krause 2/21). Grey College won by 162 runs
Clifton College vs King Edward VII
Clifton College faced high-flying King Edward VII (KES) on Barns Field, at Maritzburg College on Monday and, with Troy Gordon continuing his torrid form, KES came away with a comfortable four-wicket win.
The toss went the way of KES and they opted to bowl first. Opening bowler Christian Sabela made his captain Zieg Roos look good by snapping up two wickets before Clifton had reached double figures. Cohen Naidoo and Byron Ward, then, got the Durban side back on track, adding 42 for the third wicket before Naidoo exited after scoring 20.
Ward was eventually the sixth man out, with the total on 116, after scoring 41 runs. After his departure, Clifton’s lower order excelled. Wicketkeeper Lawson Dinsdale, who has been in fine form with the bat, made 34, while Caleb Naicker and Shiraz Perumal went after the KES bowling, adding an unbroken 59 to see Clifton to 227/7.
Naicker finished on 30 not out from 40 balls, while Perumal showed his all-round ability by slamming an unbeaten 48 from only 29 balls, with seven fours and two sixes.
Sabela finished with 2/54 after his early successes, but Connor Kuijers set the standard, knocking over 4/21 in 10 overs.
KES opening batsmen, Tiago Dias and Abdulla Mohammed, shared an opening stand of 47 before Tim Saulez trapped Mohammed in front for 21. Dias followed 12 runs later for 33, run out by Hayden Drieselmann.
KES kicked on, though. Matthew Bromley and Troy Gordon added 76 for the third wicket, with Gordon dominating. Shiraz Perumal split the pair by earning an LBW call against Bromley, who made 17.
Captain Zieg Roos followed soon after for only eight, but Gordon was making hay, and he found, in Khwezi Nyamathe, an able partner.
From 146/4, they powered KES to victory with an unbroken partnership of 82, with victory being achieved after 40.3 overs. Nyamathe was on 34 not out, but it was Gordon who had made the difference.
After scoring 90 not out against Kearsney and 61 not out against St Charles, he followed up with his best innings yet at the Michaelmas Week, finishing undefeated on 109. It had taken him only 76 balls, and he had smashed four of them for six and 13 for four.
Clifton’s bowlers suffered, with Tim Saulez’s 1/42 from nine, and Gabriel Vermeulen‘s 1/35 from six the best of them.
Scores
Clifton College 227/7 (Shiraz Perumal 48*, Byron Ward 41, Lawson Dinsdale 34, Caleb Naicker 30*; Connor Kuijers 4/21, Christian Sabela 2/52); KES 228/4 (Troy Gordon 109*, Khweze Nyamathe 34*, Tiago Dias 33, Abdulla Mohammed 21). KES won by six wickets.
St Charles College vs Hudson Park High
In a 40-over game, St Charles College cruised to a 132-run win over Hudson Park at the St Charles Oval.
After choosing to bat, Saints powered their way to 275/8, led by opening batsman Thandolwethu Zama‘s 86 off 90 balls. Connor Simpson followed his 87 against KES on Sunday with a hasty 51 off 41, with six fours and a six.
Matthew Weightman weighed in with 28, Relebogile Mokoena finished on 22 not out, Christiaan Prinsloo made 21, and Rico Honiball 20.
Opening bowler, Lukhanyo Hlatuka, was the pick of the Hudson attack, returning 4/53 from eight overs.
The East London school, then, mustered 143 all out in reply. They started well, with the opening pair, Likho Gidi and Iminathi Sam putting on 38 for the first wicket but, once Sam departed for 15, Hudson Park lost wickets regularly.
Gidi went on to achieve their top score of 33, striking two sixes and four fours in a 39-ball stay, while Chulumanco Macozoma contributed 25, but only two other players made it into the teens.
Hudson Park was bowled out in the 33rd over, having failed to deal with the pace of Saints’ speedster, Rowen Rajah, who captured 5/23 from 6.4 overs. Jayden Saville picked up a couple of sticks, claiming 5/25 in five.
Scores
St Charles College 275/8 (Thandolwethu Zama 86, Connor Simpson 51, Matthew Weightman 28, Relebogile Mokoena 22*, Christiaan Prinsloo 21, Rico Honiball 20; Lukhanyo Hlatuka 4/53); Hudson Park 143/10 (Likho Gidi 33, Chulumanco Macozoma 25; Rowen Rajah 5/23, Jayden Saville 5/25). St Charles won by 132 runs.
Durban High School vs Pretoria Boys High
At UKZN, Durban High School (DHS) followed up their dramatic two-wicket win over St David’s Marist Inanda on Sunday with a more relaxing four-wicket defeat of Pretoria Boys High, although “relaxing” probably does Boys High an injustice.
School opted to field first and their opening pair, fast bowler Bayanda Majola and left-arm spinner Dhilan Naraidu, struck early, with Majola removing three batsmen and Naraidu one to leave Boys High deep in the mud on 17/4.
Captain Tim Gordon stood his ground, but all around him his teammates came and went. He was out after 10 overs for 31 from 25 balls, with three fours and two sixes, which was remarkable because when he became the fifth wicket to go down, Pretoria Boys High had only 37 runs on the board.
Matters soon became even more dire for the Gauteng side when they slid to 49/8 in the 18th over. But then the tide turned as Jaydon Knott-Craig and Joshua Hall combined for a stand of 83 for the ninth wicket to frustrate DHS.
Knott-Craig eventually fell, caught behind by Josh van Biljon off Taine Havermann for 31, with the total on 132. Ten runs later, the PBHS innings was over after Havermann trapped Euan Gottfried LBW for a duck.
Hall was unbeaten on 48. He had faced 49 deliveries and struck three fours and a six.
Captain Bayanda Majola captured 4/28 from nine, while Dhilan Naraidu snared 3/29 from 10. Taine Havermann put the finishing touches to a good bowling effort by snapping up 2/8 in 2.2 overs.
Much like Pretoria Boys High, DHS had to watch a long line of batsmen go out for less than 10 runs when they batted. Thankfully for the Horseflies, they had Ismaeel Omar at the top of the order to keep on end intact.
Still, Boys High made inroads into School’s batting, with Ruan Coetzee doing the damage. He went on to finish with 4/27 from six overs, helping to reduce DHS to 88/6 in the 22nd over. That brought Dhilan Naraidu to the crease and, at last, Ismaeel Omar found a partner who stayed.
Together they added 55 runs and took DHS to victory. Omar finished with an invaluable 62 not out from 99 balls, with seven fours, while Naraidu was 36 not out, having faced only 38 deliveries, six of which he hit for four.
Scores
Pretoria Boys High 142/10 (Joshua Hall 48*, Timothy Gordon 31, Jaydon Knott-Craig 31; Bayanda Majola 4/28, Dhilan Naraidu 3/29, Taine Havermann 2/8); Durban High School 143/6 (Ismaeel Omar 62*, Dhilan Naraidu 36*; Ruan Coetzee 4/27). Durban High School won by four wickets.
Northwood School vs Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool
After a sub-standard batting performance in a loss to Cornwall Hill College on Sunday, Northwood produced a much better effort at the crease. Nonetheless, they came up 30 runs short against Affies in a 50-over match played at Howick High School.
JP Botha, who scored 91 in a win over Hilton College, tallied 78 against the Knights, while Vihan Pretorius came good with 54 not out. Christian Linde scored 27 and Ruben Groenewald 23 as Affies totalled 239/6 in their 50 overs. A second-wicket partnership of 85 runs between Botha and Linde was the key stand in their innings.
Keegan Reeves, with 2/49 from 10 overs, was the most successful Northwood bowler, while Ryan van Zyl did a good job in taking 1/26 from seven, and captain Kyle White contributed 1/22 from eight.
In reply, the Knights made 209/9. Skipper White did his best to drag his team to victory, but it wasn’t to be. Still, he made 73 from 92 deliveries, with six fours.
Reeves showed he is no mug with the bat, clubbing 41 not out from 34 balls, with four fours, but Northwood’s next best score was opener David de Bruyn‘s 21, and they needed more.
Armin Snyman was a touch on the expensive side, going for 54 runs from his 10 overs, but he counterbalanced that by removing three batsmen. Schalk Coetzee was tighter, claiming 3/30 from his 10, while Nico Loggenberg gave little away, finishing with 1/24 in 10.
Scores
Affies 239/9 (JP Botha 78, Wihan Pretorius 54*, Christian Linde 27, Extras 27, Ruben Groenewald 23; Keegan Reeves 2/49); Northwood 209/9 (Kyle White 73, Keegan Reeves 41*, David de Bruyn 21; Schalk Coetzee 3/30, Armin Snyman 3/54). Affies won by 30 runs.
Michaelhouse vs St Alban’s College
Michaelhouse notched up a third win on the trot in Balgowan, but it was far from a smooth victory, with St Alban’s College giving ‘House a good fight before going down by two wickets.
St Alban’s batted first and totalled 217/5, with the reliable Liam Basch top-scoring with 68. Ethan Nel added a useful 58 as he and Basch partnered to add 103 runs for the fourth wicket.
Thandanani Zuma led the home side’s attack, claiming 2/15.
Michaelhouse made heavy work of their run chase, but Hayden Hewlett remained calm as the contest heated up, scoring an unbeaten 68 to see his side to a tight win.
Preston Greene chipped in with 43, Ethan Muir provided 39 runs, and Rex Wardlaw added 24, while Alex Uken claimed 3/44 in eight overs for the Pretoria school.
Scores
St Alban’s College 217/5 (Liam Basch 68, Ethan Nel 58, Kyle Block 21; Thandanani Zuma 2/15); Michaelhouse 220/8 (Hayden Hewlett 68*, Preston Greene 43, Ethan Muir 39, Rex Wardlaw 24; Alex Uken 3/44). Michaelhouse won by two wickets.
Westville Boys’ High vs St Stithians College
St Stithians had already been involved in two tight contests before they met Westville Boys’ High at Michaelhouse, beating DHS by three wickets and Clifton College by one wicket. Their clash with Westville was every bit as close, with Saints sneaking a four-run win.
Westville chose to field first, but Ombesa Matsha recorded 51 for St Stithians at the top of the order. Then Matthew Katzenstein made his mark, weighing in with 80 from only 81 balls, six of which he launched for six, and another eight, which he stroked for four. After 50 overs, Saints had reached 300/7.
Left-arm spinner Tristan Delvin bowled well to snare 4/40.
With their captain, Seth Simpson, setting a fine example, Westville staged an exciting run pursuit, with Simpson tallying 107 from 106 balls. Sean McGough contributed 37, but Jason Joiner muddied Westville’s run chase, snapping up 4/35.
Thomas Collins, who had played crucial innings in the St Stithians’ wins on Saturday and Sunday, changed the course of the game with the ball, though. He nabbed 3/34 from 7.5 overs and removed the last batsman when the Griffin were one big shot away from victory.
Scores
St Stithians 300/7 (Matthew Katzenstein 80, Ombesa Matsha 51; Tristin Delvin 4/40, Misbah Nair 1/34). Westville 296/10 (Seth Simpson 107, Sean McGough 37; Jason Joiner 4/35, Thomas Collins 3/34). St Stithians won by four runs.
St David’s Marist Inanda inflicted a third defeat in succession on Hilton College, winning by 102 runs on the Hart-Davis Oval.
After they were sent it to bat, both Sohail Seonath and Morteza Manack made 52 to help guide St David’s to 233 all out after 45.4 overs. Obakeng Motsepa caused the strong St David’s batting line-up problems, taking 4/50 in 10 overs.
It wasn’t easy out in the middle and Hilton’s batsmen struggled mightily against the Sandton school’s tidy attack. James Ogilby top-scored with 24, and his total was matched by extras, but Hilton never threatened St David’s, slipping to 131 all out in the 38th over.
Christopher Emslie, Roberto Mariano, and Kyle Butler picked up two wickets apiece to hasten the hosts’ demise.
Scores
St David’s 233/10 (Morteza Manack 52, Sohail Seonath 52; Obakeng Motsepa 4/50, Luke Wilson 2/17). Hilton 131/10 (James Ogilby 24, Obakeng Motsepa 21; Christopher Emslie 2/13, Roberto Mariano 2/11, Kyle Butler 2/32). St David’s won by 102 runs.
Paarl Gimnasium vs CSA Hub Invitational XI
Paarl Gimnasium, fresh off a big win over Jeppe, produced an excellent follow-up, smashing the CSA Hub Invitational XI by 142 runs at the Lynwood Club.
After being put in to bat, Gimmies posted 208 all out. Charles King, their top scorer in the win over Jeppe, once again led the team, bashing two fours and two sixes in a 47-ball 46.
Matt Dippenaar patiently scored 38 off 90 at the top of the order, Franco Boonzaier made a watchful 30, and Wian Munnik chipped in with 22 at better than a run a ball, but Gim lost their way late in their innings, tumbling from 202/5 to 208 all out.
Mpontsheng Mashalane led the Hub bowlers, collecting 3/11 from three overs, while Taywin Adams picked up 2/27 from seven.
The CSA Hub XI’s reply made for miserable reading. Daveric Petersen made 22, batting at three, and Matthew Florence contributed 17 from four, but the next highest score was a lowly three.
Beon Swanepoel and Charles King were the architects of the Hub XI’s demise, with Swanepoel snapping up 5/24 in 10 overs and King claiming 3/15 from seven. In just 21.1 overs, the Hub’s innings ended for only 66 and that included 18 extras.
Scores
Paarl Gimnasium 208/10 (Charles King 46, Matt Dippenaar 38, Franco Boonzaier 30, Wian Munnik 22; Mpontsheng Mashalane 3/11, Taywin Adams 2/27); CSA Hub Invitational XI 66/10 (Daveric Petersen 22; Beon Swanepoel 5/24, Charles King 3/15). Paarl Gimnasium won by 142 runs.
Glenwood High vs Hoërskool Waterkloof
Glenwood High, after an encouraging win over the CSA Hub Invitational XI on Sunday, were brought back down to earth by Hoërskool Waterkloof, who rolled over the Green Machine, powering their way to a one-sided 147-run victory.
Klofies chose to bat at the MP Oval, but quickly found themselves in serious trouble, on 9/3 in the third over, with Bandile Mbatha picking up two wickets and his new ball partner, Jonah Chaita the other. Soon that became 28/4 when Mbatha had Waterkloof captain Riley Miller caught by Olwami Zondi for a duck.
Rico van der Walt and Johan Feuth stopped the slide, though, adding 65 runs for the fifth wicket before Feuth fell for 28. Jaydon Blom took over and advanced the total by 75 runs with Van der Walt, who had settled in nicely.
Blom was dismissed in the 41st over, bowled by Kamogelo Moloto for 35, with the total on 164. It was, then, Darius Maritz‘s turn to partner with Van der Walt and they made 37 runs for the seventh wicket.
Rico van der Walt, though, remained unbeaten. When Waterkloof’s innings ended in the 48th over for 216, he was 111 not out from 134 balls, having launched three sixes and struck eight fours. On a challenging track, it was a special effort.
Bandile Mbatha bowled superbly for Glenwood, knocking over 5/23 in nine overs, while Kamogelo Moloto took 2/29 in 4.5.
Unfortunately for Glenwood, their reply started even more disastrously than Waterkloof’s innings had begun. In the sixth over, they were already five down, with only 14 runs on the board. In the ninth over, that became 26/6 as the Waterkloof bowlers shared the successes around.
Kyle Bryan, batting at eight, applied himself stubbornly and made 22 not out, but Krian Jugoo, with 12, was the only other batsman to reach double figures. His score, though, was beaten by 15 extras.
Still, in only 26.4 overs, Glenwood was all out for 69.
Opening bowler Darius Maritz picked up 3/2 in four overs, while his new ball partner, Jaco van der Walt, returned 2/23 from four. Ricardo Crous dialled up the pressure, snaring 2/12 from six.
Scores
Waterkloof 216/10 (Rico van der Walt 111*, Jaydon Blom 35, Johan Feuth 28; Bandile Mbatha 5/23, Kamogelo Moloto 2/29); Glenwood 69/10 (Kyle Bryan 22*; Darius Maritz 3/2, Ricardo Crous 2/12, Jaco van der Walt 2/23). Waterkloof won by 147 runs.
Cornwall Hill College vs Paul Roos Gimnasium
In a tight, low-scoring game, Cornwall Hill College scored a narrow three-wicket win over Paul Roos Gimnasium (PRG) at Collegians.
A decision to bat first by PRG came back to bite them. Inside 10 overs, they were severely wounded on 29/5. They never recovered, although Reuven dos Santos put his head down and grafted hard to score 37 not out from 63 balls. Unfortunately for the Stellenbosch side, 16 from Jason Raal was their next best score.
In the 31st over, they were dismissed for 109. Opening bowler Obakeng Mokonyane did the damage up front, grabbing 3/21 in six overs, while Ethan Ferris-Philander bagged 2/15, also in six.
Rourke de Lange inflicted further pain on PRG, with 2/25 from six, while Mohale Pitso brought the Bolanders’ innings to an end, picking up 2/2 in only four balls.
Set only 111 for victory, Cornwall Hill made heavy work of the task, but, after 28.5 overs, they reached 111/7 to claim the win.
They owed plenty to Zander Davel, who sent nine balls to the boundary in an undefeated 46 from 52 deliveries. The openers, Keagan van Wyk and Rourke de Lange, both contributed 15. Besides Davel’s valuable knock, that was as good as it got for Cornwall Hill. But it was enough.
They were vulnerable when they collapsed to 62/7 in the 17th over, but Davel and Mohale Pitso, who made 11 not out, partnered for 49 runs to see their side across the line.
Morné Pauw caused the Pretoria school trouble, recording 3/28 in his 10 overs, while Luca Plekker collected 2/24 from 6.5. Opening bowler Dion Slabber ended with 2/48 from 10.
Scores
Paul Roos Gimnasium 109/10 (Reuven dos Santos 37*; Obakeng Mokonyane 3/21, Mohale Pitso 2/2, Ethan Ferris-Philander 2/15, Rourke de Lange 2/25); Cornwall Hill College 111/7 (Zander Davel 46*; Morné Pauw 3/28, Luca Plekker 2/24, Dion Slabber 2/48). Cornwall Hill College won by three wickets.
Kearsney College vs Jeppe High School for Boys
After being handed a solid hiding by Paarl Gimnasium on Sunday, Jeppe rebounded by dishing out similar pain to Kearsney College, hammering the Botha’s Hill boys by 98 runs at Eston.
The Kensington side batted first and totalled 183 all out. Aiden Reynecke cracked three fours and two sixes in his 41 from 53 balls to lead the way, while lower down the order Keegan Cockburn chipped in with 33 and Ahmed Goolam made 31 as they put on 53 for the eighth wicket. The reliable Ryan Young contributed 28 and Munib Ayob scored 21.
Matthew Gorrie was among the wickets, snaring 4/47 from 10, while Litha Gonya did well, too, claiming 2/27 in nine. Captain Jason de Gryse came on late and made his mark, picking up 2/5 in 2.1 overs.
If it had not been for Aaron Blackburn, Kearsney’s reply would have been a total disaster. Nonetheless, scoring 85 all out was not good, but Blackburn, with 54 not out, held the innings together. The problem was that no one else made it beyond single figures.
Jeppe’s bowlers struck early and often. They had Kearsney punch-drunk on 5/4 in the sixth over, and that became a distasteful 18/7 after nine.
James Bishop held up their victory charge with a defiant seven off 42 balls and together with Aaron Blackburn added 55 for the ninth wicket. But the game had pretty much been decided within the first 10 overs.
Keegan Cockburn, who captured 6/36 in a loss to Paarl Gim on Sunday, ripped the heart out of Kearsney’s batting with a sensational 4/4 from five overs. Reza Ayob inflicted further damage with 3/12 from eight, and the rest of the wickets were shared around at little expense.
Scores
Jeppe 183/10 (Aiden Reynecke 43, Keegan Cockburn 33, Ahmed Goolam, Ryan Young 28, Munib Ayob 21; Matthew Gorrie 4/47, Jason De Gryse 2/5, Litha Gonya 2/27); Kearsney 85/10 (Aaron Blackburn 54*; Keegan Cockburn 4/4, Reza Ayob 3/12). Jeppe won by 98 runs.
St John’s College vs Paarl Boys’ High
After a low-scoring match at Richmond, St John’s College claimed a three-wicket win over Paarl Boys’ High.
With the conditions favouring the bowlers, St John’s chose to bowl first and their attack delivered. AB Jacobs, with 21, and Pieter Gildenhuis, with 20, led the Boishaai batting effort, but it lasted only 35.5 overs and they were removed for 125.
David Ireland spearheaded the St John’s onslaught, knocking over 5/24 in his eight overs.
Nkosana Sibiya, then, played an outstanding innings to see the Johannesburg side to victory. He was very nearly there at the end, but he was dismissed for 61 from 95 balls, which included five fours and a six, with only two more runs required. Just three balls after his departure, St John’s secured victory,
Aden Batt returned 3/33 for Paarl Boys’ High, while Keanu February claimed 2/13, but the Boland boys bowled 20 wides and that hurt their chances in a tight contest.
Scores
Paarl Boys’ High 125/10 (AB Jacobs 21, Pieter Gildenhuis 20; David Ireland 5/24); St. John’s College 126/7 (Nkosana Sibiya 61, Extras 22; Aden Batt 3/33, Keanu February 2/13). St. John’s won by three wickets.
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