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Poles Coming Down For Cricket Season

Today marks an exciting transition atย Union High School, Graaff-Reinetย as we usher in the cricket season, with the rugby posts having been taken down.

As we bid adieu to rugby, we look forward to the anticipation and enthusiasm that cricket brings. ๐˜—๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด.

The 1st XI cricketers are ready to make their mark, and the entire Union community is excited to cheer them on.

๐™ƒ๐™š๐™ง๐™š’๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™– ๐™›๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜ ๐™˜๐™ง๐™ž๐™˜๐™ ๐™š๐™ฉ ๐™จ๐™š๐™–๐™จ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™–๐™๐™š๐™–๐™™!

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Cricket Results – Pearson Festival

Hoรซrskool Pearson High School in Gqeberha hosted its 16th annual ๐—–๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—–๐—ž๐—˜๐—ง ๐—™๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—”๐—Ÿ over the past weekend.

The 2024 edition once again saw some of the top cricket-playing schools in the province in action.

1st T20 Match:

  • Venue: Old Gray (due to weather conditions)
  • Teams: Union High School vs Wynburg High School
  • Wynburg High School batted first and scored 177 runs.
  • Union High School fell short in their chase, scoring 122 runs, resulting in a loss by 50 runs.
  • Notable Performances:
    • Leander Kraai: Quick 30 off 21 balls
    • Leander Kraai also bowled 4 overs, taking 2 wickets for 24 runs.

2nd T20 Match:

  • Teams: Despatch vs Union High School
  • Despatch won the toss and chose to bat first, scoring 170 runs in their 20 overs.
  • Union High School scored 163 runs in their innings, falling short by 7 runs.
  • Result: Despatch won by 7 runs.

Declaration Game:

  • Venue: Kariega
  • Teams: Union High School vs Brandwag Hoer Skool
  • Brandwag won the toss and sent Union High School in to bat first. Union scored 112-10 and 88-5.
  • Brandwag chased down the target with scores of 164-9 and 40-0.
  • Result: Brandwag won by 5 wickets using 5-day test rules.
  • Notable Performance: Shaakir scored 58 runs, supported by Richard Murray.

50 Over Game:

  • Teams: Union High School vs Otto Du Plessis
  • Union High School won the toss and chose to bowl. They bowled Otto Du Plessis out for 157 runs.
  • Trystan Hullaman delivered an impressive 5-wicket haul.
  • Result: Otto Du Plessis won by 26 runs.
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Art Club: Abstract Expression

On Monday afternoon, 26 August, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—• enjoyed a creative outing at the Jan Rupert Art Centre, participating in an enriching workshop on Abstract Expression hosted by the Rupert Foundation.

After an insightful debriefing on the current exhibition, each participant was provided with a canvas, vibrant paints and a variety of materials to unleash their creativity. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜บ, ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด.

Union extends its ๐—›๐—˜๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—™๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—ง ๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ง๐—จ๐——๐—˜ to Audrey du Preez and the Jan Rupert Art Centre for facilitating such an inspiring and memorable afternoon!