13 October 2026
(Feature photo: St Charles College on Facebook)
The St Charles College 1st XI delivered a dominant performance at the SCC Oval on Saturday, dismissing Glenwood High for just 98 before cruising to a nine-wicket victory.
Glenwood’s decision to bat first quickly turned into a nightmare as the visitors slumped to 16/7 after 11 overs, with the St Charles opening pair of Ryan Clarke and Jayden Saville ripping through their top order.
Amid the carnage, Sebastian Oertel stood firm, finding a determined ally in Charles Nkwanyana. The pair dug in for 19 overs, adding 51 runs for the eighth wicket to give Glenwood’s innings some respectability.
Saville eventually broke the partnership, with Clarke taking the catch to dismiss Oertel for 35. The batsman had faced 74 deliveries and struck five fours.
Nkwanyana continued to resist alongside Esihle Gasa, adding another 17 runs before falling for a stubborn 23 off 77 balls. Glenwood’s innings ended in the 41st over, with the visitors all out for 98.
Saville led the attack with an outstanding 5/22, while Clarke claimed 4/18. Kaiyuran Naidoo picked up the remaining wicket.
St Charles made an ideal start to their modest run chase, with openers Christiaan Prinsloo and Owen Widdows putting on 56 for the first wicket. Widdows struck six fours in his 36 before being stumped by Oertel off Kreesan Pillai in the 14th over.
Captain Thando Zama joined Prinsloo, and the pair calmly completed the job, adding an unbeaten 46-run partnership to seal victory in the 25th over.
Prinsloo finished unbeaten on 37, while Zama contributed 23 not out as St Charles wrapped up a comprehensive nine-wicket win.
It was St Charles’s day on the cricket fields, with Saints dominating…except for one Glenwood team that stood up to the challenge. Props to the Glenwood U14B team, which reversed a tough day out for the Durban school, winning by a hard-fought three wickets.
RESULTS
2nd XI
Glenwood 65/10; St Charles 68/0
St Charles won by 10 wickets
3rd XI
Glenwood 46/10; St Charles 47/0
St Charles won by 10 wickets
4th XI
Glenwood 21/10; St Charles 22/0
St Charles won by 10 wickets
5th XI
St Charles won by 10 wickets
U15A
Glenwood 101/10; St Charles 105/3
St Charles won by seven wickets
U15B
Glenwood 45/10; St Charles 51/1
St Charles won by nine wickets
U15C
Glenwood 60/10; St Charles 61/0
St Charles won by 10 wickets
U14A
Glenwood 134/10; St Charles 137/4
St Charles won by six wickets
U14B
St Charles 121/8; Glenwood 122/7
Glenwood won by three wickets
U14C
St Charles 156/1; Glenwood 36/10
St Charles won by 120 runs
U14D
St Charles 206/4; Glenwood 156/10
St Charles won by 50 runs
BASKETBALL
St Charles was large and in charge on the basketball courts, winning all their matches against Glenwood, but the visitors very nearly claimed an upset win in the U15C clash, losing out by a single point.
RESULT
1st: St Charles 76-34 Glenwood
2nd: St Charles 61-13 Glenwood
16A: St Charles 46-30 Glenwood
16B: St Charles 53-13 Glenwood
16C: St Charles 16-48 Etham College u16A
15A: St Charles 40-13 Glenwood
15B: St Charles 29-13 Glenwood
15C: St Charles 26-25 Glenwood
15D: St Charles 31-9 Glenwood
14A: St Charles 32-8 Glenwood
14B: St Charles 16-15 Glenwood
14C: St Charles 6-69 Etham College U14A
14D: St Charles 21-41 Ethan College U14B
WATER POLO
Glenwood was in action at the three KZN Top 10 Water Polo tournaments. Competition took place at the 1st team, U15, and U14 levels.
Unfortunately for the Durban school, they were off the pace, with Hilton, Kearsney, and Clifton dominating. For a comprehensive report, results, and standings, please click this LINK.