Over the past weekend, Union High Scohool, Graaff-Reinet’s junior cricket teams faced off against Queen’s College Boys’ Primary School in a series of matches.
In the ๐/๐ญ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต on Friday, Queenโs won the toss and chose to bat first. Right from the start, their opening batsmen played aggressively, putting pressure on Union’s bowlers. Queenโs managed to score a total of 148-2 in their allotted 20 overs, with Ryonn Naude and Josh Kingwill taking one wicket each for Union. Union’s innings didn’t start well, losing their openers early on. However, ๐ ๐ค๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ฅ. Kingwill remained not out with 37 runs, while Phillips scored 34. Unfortunately, the partnership was broken by the Queen’s bowlers, and ultimately, Queen’s won the match by 54 runs.
The ๐/๐ญ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฌ-๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต on Saturday, saw Queenโs winning the toss and opting to bowl first. Union’s openers were dismissed in the first over, but ๐ ๐ค๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ฅ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ. ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ก๐-๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ฎ, ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ซ๐ 53 ๐ง๐ช๐ฃ๐จ ๐ค๐๐ 111 ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐จ. Ryonn Naude provided valuable support. Union ended their innings at 148 all out, after playing for 37 overs. However, Queenโs proved to be too strong for Union’s bowlers, reaching the target in just 25 overs. Queen’s College emerged victorious in the match.
In the ๐/๐ญ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต on Friday, Queenโs won the toss and elected to bat first. Union got off to a great start as Murray Hope took 2 wickets in the first over. However, Queenโs middle order resisted and Union’s bowlers managed to limit them to 151/8 after 20 overs. Murray Hope and Aiden Ferreira each picked up 3 wickets for Union. In their chase, Union faced an early setback, losing 2 wickets in the first over. ๐ฟ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ, ๐ ๐ค๐๐ฃ-๐๐๐ฃ๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฉ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ค๐ 55 ๐ง๐ช๐ฃ๐จ. King scored 32 runs, while Paxton remained unbeaten with 48 runs. Union’s innings concluded at 115/4 after their 20 overs. Queen’s College won the match by 36 runs.
In the ๐/๐ญ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฌ-๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ match on Saturday, Queen’s won the toss and chose to bat first. Union’s bowlers put in a tireless effort over 40 overs, but Queen’s batted exceptionally well. Queen’s ended with a formidable total of 275/8. ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ง-๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ช๐ง๐ ๐ค๐ 6/53 ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐จ 8 ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง๐จ. Union did start well with Brett Kenmuir scoring 28, but unfortunately, a collapse ensued after his dismissal. Owen Paxton provided support with 21 runs. Union concluded their innings with a score of 132, losing the match by 143 runs.