21 October 2025
(Feature photo: Northwood School on Facebook)
CRICKET
The Northwood and Westville 1st XIs headed to Pretoria for the Wildeklawer T20, which brought together 16 of the country’s best teams. Rain, unfortunately, impacted the third of the four days of action, but Northwood produced a strong showing to finish in seventh place, the best of the KZN schools, which also included Durban High School (DHS).
The Knights went down to the runner-up, Grey College, beat Paul Roos Gimnasium, edged out Hoërskool Menlopark after a super over, and beat Wynberg Boys’ High.
Westville was in the toughest group of the lot, facing Rondebosch Boys’ High, Schools SA20 runners-up, St David’s Marist Inanda, and the eventual winners, Hoërskool Waterkloof. They ended up losing those three games, which, together with the rain on day three, left them playing for 15th. They finished on a high note, beating the CSA Hub Invitational XI.
RESULTS
Northwood 1st XI
Northwood 112/5; Grey College 115/2
Grey College won by five wickets
Paul Roos Gimnasium 126/8; Northwood 130/5
Northwood won by five wickets
Menlopark 124/7; Northwood 124/5
Northwood won after a super over
Wynberg Boys’ High 105/6; Northwood 107/5
Northwood won by five wickets
Westville Boys’ High 1st XI
St David’s Marist Inanda 188/5; Westville Boys’ High 127/6
St David’s won by 61 runs
Rondebosch Boys’ High 158/5; Westville Boys’ High 109/10
Rondebosch won by 49 runs
HS Waterkloof 177/7; Westville Boys’ High 140/8
Waterkloof won by 37 runs
Westville Boys’ High 128/9; CSA Hub Invitational XI 109/9
Westville won by 19 runs
In a full slate of matches, down the age groups, Westville held the edge over Northwood, with the u14F teams producing the match of the day, which ended in a tie.
2nd XI
Northwood 249/9; Westville 229/8
Match drawn after adverse weather stopped play
3rd XI
Westville 182/9; Northwood 152/6
Westville won by 31 runs
4th XI
Westville 110/7; Northwood 109/5
Westville won by one run
5th XI
Westville 105/9; Northwood 104/9
Westville won by one run
u15A
Northwood 52/10; Westville 55/4
Westville won by six wickets
u15B
Northwood 165/7; Westville 84/7
Rain and lightning stopped play
u15C
Northwood 208/7; Westville 147/10
Northwood won by 61 runs
u15D
Northwood 172/9; Westville 159/10
Northwood won by 13 runs
u15E
Northwood 149/4; Westville 133/5
Northwood won by 16 runs
u14A
Westville 392/6; Northwood 96/10
Westville won by 296 runs
u14B
Westville 198/9; Northwood 144/10
Westville won by 54 runs
u14C
Northwood 101/10; Westville 103/5
Westville won by five wickets
u14D
Westville 137/6; Northwood 122/10
Westville won by 15 runs
u14E
Westville 142/6; Northwood 63/10
Westville won by 79 runs
u14F
Westville 151/9; Northwood 151/10
Match tied
BASKETBALL
On the basketball court, Northwood confirmed their status as the top dogs, with the Knights winning the clash of the 1st teams by 15 points.
Competition was keen, with Northwood winning 11 games to Westville’s seven.
RESULTS
1st: Westville 57-72 Northwood
2nd: Westville 44-43 Northwood
3rd: Westville 22-28 Northwood
4th: Westville 29-25 Northwood
16A: Westville 23-18 Northwood
16B: Westville 27-34 Northwood
16C: Westville 35-28 Northwood
15A: Westville 29-32 Northwood
15B: Westville 24-37 Northwood
15C: Westville 32-30 Northwood
15D: Westville 8-17 Northwood
15E: Westville 15-27 Northwood
14A: Westville 21-13 Northwood
14B: Westville 23-24 Northwood
14C: Westville 11-14 Northwood
14D: Westville 13-15 Northwood
14E: Westville 32-30 Northwood
14F: Westville 7-14 Northwood
WATER POLO
In the pool, Northwood claimed the 1st team honours, beating Westville by two goals. Competition in the u15 age groups was exceptionally tight, with Westville winning both games by a single goal.
RESULTS
1st: Westville 4-6 Northwood
2nd: Westville 6-12 Northwood
3rd: Westville 6-6 Northwood
4th: Westville 6-3 Northwood
15A: Westville 6-5 Northwood
15B: Westville 6-5 Northwood
14A: Westville 5-5 Northwood
14B: Westville 16-1 Northwood
14C: Westville 1-9 Kloof Senior Primary
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