2 November 2026
BASKETBALL
The Maritzburg College and Durban High School (DHS) 1st teams delivered a frenetic but entertaining clash in Durban on Saturday.
College led throughout, but DHS twice drew level – at 36-36 and 51-51 – only for the visitors to respond with a spurt of points to keep the Horseflies at bay.
Only one point separated the U16A sides, while College won by six in the U15A game, and by 20 in the U14A clash.
Results
1st: DHS 51-62 Maritzburg College
2nd: DHS 19-31 Maritzburg College
3rd: DHS 8-55 Maritzburg College
4th: Howick 1st 11-30 Maritzburg College
5th: DHS 4th 38-30 Maritzburg College
16A: DHS 33-34 Maritzburg College
16B: DHS 28-26 Maritzburg College
16C: DHS 29-28 Maritzburg College
16D: DHS 28-26 Maritzburg College
15A: DHS 19-25 Maritzburg College
15B: DHS 17-45 Maritzburg College
15C: DHS 15-20 Maritzburg College
15D: Howick A 27-19 Maritzburg College
15E: DHS D 29-12 Maritzburg College
14A: DHS 19-39 Maritzburg College
14B: DHS 11-15 Maritzburg College
14C: DHS 24-18 Maritzburg College
14D: Howick A 16-30 Maritzburg College
14E: DHS D 23-20 Maritzburg College
CRICKET
Maritzburg College snatched a thrilling last-over victory from Durban High School (DHS) on the Theobald Oval on Saturday, with Luan van der Merwe striking the winning boundary to seal a three-wicket triumph with three balls to spare.
Chasing 280 after DHS had posted an imposing 279/7 in their 50 overs, College looked to be in a strong position at various stages, but the home side kept finding ways to drag themselves back into the contest. Ultimately, it took a composed unbeaten innings from Van der Merwe to get the visitors over the line.
DHS built their total around some excellent contributions from their middle order. Shaun Stumpke led the way, hammering eight fours and three sixes in a 58-ball 71, while Ismaeel Omar scored 63 from 103 deliveries.
Omar and Josh van Biljon added 48 for the third wicket, but the best partnership of the innings came from Stumpke and Bonga Maphanga, who put on 66 from just 62 balls for the sixth wicket. Van Biljon contributed 31, while Maphanga scored 27, and Matt Potgieter provided a late boost with an unbeaten 29 from only 20 deliveries.
Left-arm spinner Riley Palmer was the pick of the College attack, taking 2/32 from eight overs. Akhil Bharath claimed three wickets, conceding 45 runs, while Reece Willson picked up 2/65.
Maritzburg College needed to maintain a scoring rate of 5.6 runs per over, and they made an encouraging start through Bharath and Kyle de Bruyn, who put on 51 for the first wicket before Bharath departed for 22 in the 12th over.
De Bruyn then joined Dax Jursa in a commanding 103-run partnership from just 99 deliveries. Jursa contributed 35 before Maphanga bowled him, but De Bruyn continued to put pressure on the DHS attack.
His excellent innings ended two overs later when Omar ran him out for 92. De Bruyn had faced 100 balls, striking 11 fours and three sixes. When Luka Puddu followed shortly afterwards, College had slipped to 168/4 after 32 overs, leaving the match finely balanced.
Luan van der Merwe and Willson then took responsibility, adding 84 from 81 balls to keep College firmly in contention. Once again, however, a run-out broke up a crucial partnership, with Potgieter sending Willson back to the pavilion for 34.
With fewer than five overs remaining, College needed 28 runs. The dismissal of Luke Venter for one made the task more difficult, leaving the visitors requiring 20 from the final three overs.
Van der Merwe remained the key figure, but James Pembridge had little time to settle in.
College collected 10 from the 48th over, including a vital boundary from Van der Merwe, before AC Buys delivered an excellent penultimate over, conceding only five.
That left College needing five from the final six balls, with four wickets still in hand. Maphanga, who had already taken two wickets, was entrusted with the ball. Pembridge faced the first delivery, and Maphanga bowled a dot ball. Pembridge took three from the next delivery, bringing Van der Merwe back on strike.
The left-hander needed no further invitation, striking a four to take his tally to an unbeaten 74 from 61 balls, with eight fours and a six.
Maphanga finished with 2/40 from 9.3 overs, while Sharav Reddy was the most successful DHS bowler, returning an excellent 3/39 from his 10 overs.
It was a superb contest, but College held their nerve when it mattered most, with Van der Merwe delivering the decisive blow at the finish.
1st XI
DHS 279/7 (Shaun Stumpke 71, Ismaeel Omar 63, Josh van Biljon 31, Matt Potgieter 29*, Bonga Maphanga 27; Akhil Bharath 3/45, Riley Palmer 2/32, Reece Willson 2/65)
Maritzburg College 282/6 (Kyle de Bruyn 92, Luan van der Merwe 74*, Dax Jursa 35, Reece Willson 34, Akhil Bharath 22; Sharav Reddy 2/39, Bonga Mphanga 2/40)
Maritzburg College won by four wickets
Maritzburg College vs Sweetwaters Hub
Maritzburg College charged to an emphatic nine-wicket win over the Sweetwaters Hub in a rain Schools SA20 clash on Goldstone’s on Friday, limiting the Hub to only 59/8 from their 20 overs before powering to 61/1 in just over five overs to secure victory.
1st XI
Sweetwaters Hub 59/8 (Olwami Madlala 19; Riley Palmer 2/5, Greg Hosking 2/20)
Maritzburg College 61/1 after 5.1 overs (Luka Puddu 17*; Zakhele 1/20)
Maritzburg College won by nine wickets
Overall, the results between College and DHS favoured College, with the Red, Black, and White recording 11 victories, while DHS won three matches.
Among the notable individual performances were a century for L. Jam-Jam (College) in the U14B match, 91 not out from H Amod (DHS) in the U14D game, and 93 from College’s 3rd XI captain Bernstein. Liam Pillay captured 4/12 for DHS in the U14C match, but College won by 37 runs.
Results
2nd XI
DHS Maritzburg College
Maritzburg College won by 187 runs
3rd XI
Maritzburg College 219/5 (Bernstein 93)
DHS 183/8 (Bryce Anderson 67, Josh De Oliviera 50; Church 3/23)
Maritzburg College won by 36 runs
4th XI
Maritzburg College 117/9 (Bowyer 41; Moeng 2/14)
DHS 112/5 (Daniel 38, Quin 31; Mhlanga 3/20)
Maritzburg College won by four runs
5th XI
DHS Maritzburg College
Maritzburg College won by eight wickets
6th XI
Maritzburg College 141/4 (Dominic Arouca 29, Mphi Moloi 29; Onkers 2/26)
DHS 142/5 (Modise 29, Mbane 29; Ntombela 2/30, Mpho Molio 2/34)
DHS won by five wickets
U15A
DHS 153/10 (Zamo Mbatha 46; Daniel Duckham 2/11, Caleb Tyler 2/15, Azhar Mahmoud 2/19)
Maritzburg College 156/4 (Tristan Seach 77*; Yash Naidoo 2/22)
Maritzburg College won by six wickets
U15B
DHS 32/10; Maritzburg College 36/4
Maritzburg College won by six wickets
U15C
DHS 84/7 (Zachary Myburgh 27; Voigts 2/12)
Maritzburg College 87/2
Maritzburg College won by eight wickets
U15D
DHS Maritzburg College
DHS won by 13 runs
U14A
Maritzburg College 285/6 (Jack Royston 85, Sahil Naidoo 45, Johnny Johnson 42; Rayyaan De Vasconcellos 3/69)
DHS 193/10 (Rayyaan De Vasconcellos 63, D Khan 43; Sam Stewart 3/27)
Maritzburg College won by 93 runs
U14B
DHS 166/8: Maritzburg College 167/1 (L. Jam-Jam 102*)
Maritzburg College won by nine wickets
U14C
Maritzburg College 161/6 (Slade Maartens 61*, Blake Hooper 37; Liam Pillay 4/12)
DHS 124/10 (Govender 38; Busi Khuluse 3/21)
Maritzburg College won by 37 runs
U14D
DHS 174/4 (H Amod 91*, W, Baartman 31)
Maritzburg College 162/8 (Slevin 33)
DHS won by 12 runs
WATER POLO
Honours were even between the 1st teams in the pool, with their showdown finishing 10-10.
In the five matches between DHS and College, College won three. DHS registered one win, and the 1st teams drew.
Results
1st: DHS 10-10 Maritzburg College
2nd: DHS 1-12 Maritzburg College
3rd: Michaelhouse 4th 7-3 Maritzburg College
4th: Michaelhouse 5th 9-4 Maritzburg College
15A: DHS 6-4 Maritzburg College
14A: DHS 3-7 Maritzburg College
14B: DHS 3-10 Maritzburg College