Maritzburg College School Magazine Maritzburg College Magazine 2016 electronic | Page 120

CRICKET
2nd XI
The 2nd XI enjoyed a very successful year. Of the 13 matches played eight
were won, two were lost and three were rained out. The side worked very
hard during the year and was able to play dominant cricket. They need to
be commended for their discipline and all the hard work they put in during
the year. The senior players created a warm, inviting environment that
made it easy for the younger boys to fit into the culture of the side. Much
of the team’s success must be credited to the leadership and confidence
shown by the older boys.
The season started with a match against Westville who batted first
and struggled to 90 all out thanks to some good bowling from
Ten-Bokkel Huinink. In reply College were 92/0 thanks to Watson’s
52 not out, giving College victory by 10 wickets. College then took on
Glenwood who struggled to 104 due to some tremendous bowling from
Jeary who took 6/15. College ended 11 runs short 93/4 when the rain
came. College continued this good form when they took on Hilton on
Goldstone’s. Some aggressive batting from Speller Burls (72) and Gengan
(49) helped College to 256/6. Hilton’s batting line-up was destroyed by
Ten-Bokkel Huinink who took 4/11 in bowling Hilton out for 61, giving
College victory by 195 runs. College struggled against Michaelhouse and
were soon in trouble at 72 for 7 but managed to get to 138 with Diedericks’
tally of 53. Ten-Bokkel Huinink’s bowling (5/4) restricted Michaelhouse
to 91 all out, giving College victory by 47 runs. The 2nd XI ended the
first term with two away fixtures in Durban. At DHS, the opposition put
on a good batting display to reach 167, but College passed that with
only 3 wickets down thanks to Watson’s 59, giving College victory by
7 wickets. The last match of the first term, against Kearsney, turned out to
be a real ‘humdinger’ with Kearsney scoring 227. Rowe, with 4/24, was
the best of the College bowlers. Speller Burls’ 56 runs helped College get
to 222 – just 5 runs short.
The third term began with a fixture against local rivals Voortrekker. College
won easily scoring 185 and bowling Voortrekker out for 86. The second
match, against Westville, was washed out. In the return match against
Kearsney College struggled to 180 all out and had Kearsney 78/7 but
they managed to get to 181/8 despite the efforts of Shearer (4/16) and
Kearsney inflicted the second defeat on College. The side needed a good
recovery against Michaelhouse, and found the spark in some good pace
bowling from Elliott (5/18) and Jeary (3/15) that allowed College to
bowl them out for 119. Webster’s 53 not out took College to a victory by
5 wickets. In wet weather conditions College’s bowlers struggled with a
wet ball to bowl St Charles out for 196. Webster (51 not out) continued his
good form and was ably assisted by Parak (53), enabling College to win
by 7 wickets. The match against Glenwood was cancelled due to rain. The
final match was against DHS. The bowling unit again struggled with a wet
ball but wicket-keeper, Pio, helped to restrict DHS to 123 with his bowling
spell of 5/7. College’s batsmen (Parak 48* and Heuer 42) set up an easy
victory by 8 wickets.
Thanks must go to the ground staff for the fantastic cricket field maintenance
which provided a good wicket. Mr Leroy’s organisation and attention
to detail as master-in-charge of cricket ensured that all the basics were
covered. Lastly, Mr Gqadushe (the current Inland captain) was able to offer
the boys real and up-to-date knowledge and played an important role in
their development.
Regular players:
J Gengan (captain), A Reintges, J Webster, S Parak, M Jeary, R Stander,
M Diedericks, B Spence, S Ten Bokkel-Huinink, N Pio, S Rowe, T Renison,
C Stone, C Shearer, S Elliott
Results:
vs Westville:
won by 10 wickets

(Watson 52*)
vs Glenwood: no result due to rain

(Jeary 6/15)
vs Hilton:
won by 195 runs

(Speller Burls 72, Gengan 49, Ten Bokkel-Huinink 4/11)
vs Michaelhouse: won by 47 runs

(Diedericks 53, Ten Bokkel-Huinink 5/4)
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vs DHS:

vs Kearsney:

vs Voortrekker:
vs Westville:
vs Kearsney:

vs Michaelhouse:

vs St Charles:

vs Glenwood:
vs DHS:

won by 7 wickets
(Watson 59)
lost by 5 runs
(Rowe 4/24, Speller Burls 56)
won by 99 runs
no result due to rain
lost by 2 wickets
(Shearer 4/16)
won by 5 wickets
(Elliott 5/18, Jeary 3/15, Webster 53*)
won by 7 wickets
(Parak 53, Webster 51*)
no result due to lightning and rain
won by 8 wickets
(Pio 5/7, Parak 48*, Heuer 42)
Mr C Dutton
3rd XI
The 2016 cricket season for College’s 3rd XI produced a mixed bag of
results, and the team’s progress was sev