“What would you look for in a school? What would you hope to find?
The Old Unionite Association warmly invites you to an unforgettable evening with the legendary Gary Kirsten
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.
● 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Tuesday evening, 4 March 2025
● 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 18:30
● 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: The Tony Burrell Union
● 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀: R150 (𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘳 & 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴)
The theme for the evening’s dialogue will be ‘𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁’, focusing on how families can best support young athletes as they pursue their dreams and passions. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘺’𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴.
Please note that 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱, so we encourage you to secure yours as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Tickets can be obtained from Union High School, Graaff-Reinet‘s foyer in Donkin Street, or reserve your ticket with Mrs Suzanne Marais via WhatsApp at 082 823 8286.
𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘯𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵. 𝘞𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦!
Saturday, 22 February, saw Union High School’s junior cricketers face their St Andrew’s Preparatory School counterparts at home.
After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Union posted a total of 116 all out, with Josh Kingwill top-scoring with 36 and Nathaneal Phillips contributing 21.
In response, St Andrew’s were bowled out for 79, with Union’s bowlers dominating. Edwin Holmes and Nathaneal Phillips starred with the ball, each claiming 4 wickets.
𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭-𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘯.
The 𝘂/𝟭𝟭𝗔 team’s encounter saw St Andrew’s winning the toss and choosing to bat, posting a competitive total of 180 runs after a solid middle-order performance, despite early pressure from Union’s bowlers.
In response, Union started well, reaching lunch without losing a wicket. However, after the break, St Andrew’s disciplined bowling restricted Union, who batted out their full 30 overs but fell short, ending 101 runs behind, giving St Andrew’s a comfortable victory.
Union’s 𝘂/𝟭𝟭𝗕 team won the toss and chose to bat first but struggled throughout, falling to pressure and being bowled out for just 32 runs.
St Andrew’s chased down the total in 8.2 overs, losing only 2 wickets.
Callan Strydom was the standout performer for Union, taking 2 wickets for just 5 runs in 3 overs.
𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴, 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵-𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵.