1 October 2025
(Feature photo, courtesy of J Planteau de Maroussem)
It was a jam-packed weekend of sport for Maritzburg College, who took on Westville Boys’ High and Durban High School (DHS) in cricket, basketball, and water polo. At the same time, the College 1st and u15A water polo teams were in action at the Clifton Water Polo Tournament and Ian Melliar Cup respectively.
In a triangular 100-ball event, played at Westville, College, DHS, and Westville shared one win each, with College comfortably downing Westville, the winners of five successive KZN Coastal W100 titles.
Across all the games they contested, College and Westville came out with a share of the spoils, while the Red, Black, and White enjoyed the better of their clashes with DHS.
RESULTS
1st XI
Westville 111/4; Maritzburg College 112/2
College won by eight wickets
2nd XI
Maritzburg College 141/5; Westville 143/4
Westville won by 6 wickets
3rd XI
Maritzburg College 92/6; Westville 93/5
Westville won by 5 wickets
4th XI
Maritzburg College 117/9; Westville 86/10
College won by 31 runs
u15A
Maritzburg College 91/7; Westville 94/6
Westville won by 4 wickets
u15B
Westville 130/6; Maritzburg College 132/2
College won by 8 wickets
u15C
Maritzburg College 109/7; Westville 103/10
College won by 5 wickets
u14A
Westville 150/5; Maritzburg College 84/8
Westville won by 66 runs
u14B
Westville 138/5; Maritzburg College 131/6
Westville won by 7 runs
u14C
Westville 131/9; Maritzburg College 132/3
College won by 7 wickets
u14D
Maritzburg College 132/4; Westville 132/9
Match tied
1st XI
DHS 139/4; College 117/10
DHS won by 22 runs
2nd XI
Maritzburg College 133/10; DHS 109/8
College won by 24 runs
3rd XI
Maritzburg College 172/6; DHS 110/6
College won by 62 runs
u15A
Maritzburg College 101/6; DHS 104/7
DHS won by 3 wickets
u15B
DHS 100 all out; Maritzburg College 101/3
College won by 7 wickets
u14A
Maritzburg College 147/5; DHS 126/8
College won by 21 runs
u14B
DHS 134/6; Maritzburg College 138/1
College won by 9 wickets
BASKETBALL
The College first team balled out on the weekend, convincingly beating both DHS and Westville, and down the levels they fared well. Overall, they won 16 of 23 games.
When they’re on their game, the College first team delivers a high-intensity defence and a fast-paced offence. Those qualities spurred them to victory on the weekend.
RESULTS
1st: Maritzburg College 84-53 DHS
1st: Maritzburg College 73-39 Westville
2nd: Maritzburg College 40-36 Westville
3rd: Maritzburg College 48-24 Westville
4th: Maritzburg College 34-36 Westville
16A: Maritzburg College 30-36 DHS
16A: Maritzburg College 43-29 Westville
16B: Maritzburg College 30-23 Westville
16C: Maritzburg College 23-18 Westville
16D: Maritzburg College 33-34 Westville
15A: Maritzburg College 55-20 DHS
15A: Maritzburg College 57-23 Westville
15B: Maritzburg College 43-12 Westville
15C: Maritzburg College 24-17 Westville
15D: Maritzburg College 14-22 Westville
15E: Maritzburg College 23-41 Westville
14A: Maritzburg College 52-4 DHS
14A: Maritzburg College 29-25 Westville
14B: Maritzburg College 36-18 Westville
14C: Maritzburg College 11-18 Westville
14D: Maritzburg College 16-8 Westville
14E: Maritzburg College 18-15 Westville
14F: Maritzburg College 4-27 Westville
WATER POLO
1st
The Maritzburg College first team made a rocky start to the Clifton Water Polo Tournament, with the hosts outplaying the Red, Black, and White. After that, however, College produced far better performances against some of the best teams in the country.
The highlight was a hard-fought 13-11 win over King Edward VII (KES).
RESULTS
Maritzburg College 4-21 Clifton College
Maritzburg College 8-11 Selborne College
Maritzburg College 11-19 Reddam House Constantia
Maritzburg College 7-10 Paul Roos Gimnasium
Maritzburg College 12-10 King Edward VII
Maritzburg College 6-14 Northwood School
u15A
The College U15A water polo team travelled to Cape Town for the Ian Melliar Cup, at Wynberg Boys’ High. Most would regard it as the toughest u15 tournament in the country.
While College found the going tough, they showed improvement, starting off with a loss by five goals against Glenwood House before ending with a two-goal victory over the same opposition to place 15th.
Maritzburg College 3-8 Glenwood House
Maritzburg College 2-11 St David’s Marist Inanda
Maritzburg College 1-3 Pretoria Boys High
Maritzburg College 0-15 Rondebosch Boys’ High
Maritzburg College 4-6 Grey High
Maritzburg College 4-5 Cape Town Invitational
Maritzburg College 8-6 Glenwood House
College vs Westville and DHS
2nd: Maritzburg College 5-5 DHS
2nd: Maritzburg College 3-4 Westville
3rd: Maritzburg College 1-10 Westville
15B: Maritzburg College 8-9 Westville
14A: Maritzburg College 1-13 DHS
14A: Maritzburg College 4-10 Westville
14B: Maritzburg College 4-10 Westville
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