Maritzburg College School Magazine Maritzburg College Magazine 2016 electronic | Page 118

CRICKET
vs Michaelhouse (Goldstone’s)
Michaelhouse won the toss and chose to put College in on a sticky wicket
that promised to improve as it dried. College battled up front and lost
wickets at regular intervals. Dicks showed why he is so highly rated and
went about his task with determination and maturity. Wickets fell around
him but Speller Burls played an inventive innings in support, and the two of
them put on a valuable partnership of 102. College ended their innings on
220/6 – a good score on a tough deck. Dicks was outstanding and ended
up on an unbeaten 102. The Michaelhouse batsmen strode to the crease
and set about dominating the College attack on what had, admittedly,
become a batsman’s paradise. They managed to chase the runs with only
4 wickets down.
College 220/6

(Dicks 102*, Speller Burls 44)
Michaelhouse 223/4

College lost by 6 wickets
Owing to a wet field, the start was delayed and it was mutually agreed
that the proposed 50-over match would be changed to a 20-over match.
This was a great opportunity for College to exact revenge on their rivals
from across the city. College won the toss and chose to bat first. They
managed a total of 125/5 with Walden and Pillay the pick of the batsmen.
St Charles was off to a good start but then a collapse was engineered by
a great spell of bowling from Pillay. He ended with figures of 4/18 from
4 overs. A nervy finish ensued and College emerged as victors by 4 runs.
vs Glenwood High School
Match abandoned due to rain.
Wartburg won the toss and elected to bowl first. College put in a
fantastic showing, amassing 258/2 against a limited Wartburg side that
nevertheless showed great spirit. College were just too strong and amassed
a mammoth total of 258/2. The two openers, Walden and Bradford, laid
the foundation, but the star of the show was Watson, who despatched the
attack to all corners of Goldstone’s. He went to his maiden century for the
1st XI and ended on 116 off 47 balls, an innings that included 14 fours
and 5 sixes. He was ably supported by the 15- year-old Van der Walt
who managed 37 off only 16 balls. Wartburg were bowled out for 53,
owing mainly to a 7-wicket haul by the left-arm finger spinner, Crampton,
which included a remarkable four wickets off consecutive balls, all of them
bowled. It was a dominant display that left College victors by 205 runs.
College 258/2

(Bradford 53, Walden 41, Watson 116*,

Van der Walt 37*)
Wartburg
53/10

(Crampton 7/15)

College won by 205 runs
vs St Charles College (Goldstone’s) (T20)
College 125/5

(Walden 35, Pillay 35)
St Charles
121/7

(Pillay 4/18)

College won by 4 runs
vs Wartburg Kirchdorf School
(CSA T20 Franchise Competition) (Goldstone’s)
vs Durban High School
Match abandoned.
vs Clifton College (Durban) (Goldstone’s) (T20)
This was one of the performances of the year against a very good Clifton
side. College won the toss and elected to bowl. They restricted Clifton to
97/8 due to some excellent bowling and a solid performance in the field.
Sixteen- year-old Hollaway got the ball to nip around and limited some
quality batsmen. Two wickets each for Walden and Crampton rounded
off the performance. College got off to a shaky start, losing Walden early.
Bradford and Watson consolidated the innings until they were dismissed
some time later. Two youngsters, Van der Walt and Campbell, showed
courage to lead College to a 7-wicket victory.
Clifton 97/8

(Hollaway 4/17)
College
98/3

(Bradford 32, Campbell 25)

College won by 7 wickets
B Allchin is formidable on the bowling front.
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Mr C Lang