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The 𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 kicked off with a thrilling day of cricket, showcasing Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s 1st XI team in two intense matches.

In the early morning T20 clash, Union’s 1st XI faced Westering in a highly anticipated game. Union began their innings, hoping to set a challenging target for their opponents.

𝘏𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨’𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 87 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘴.

Undeterred, Westering confidently took to the pitch, determined to chase down the target.

Through skilful batting, they reached the required runs, losing only four wickets and securing a victory by six wickets.

Next up, Union took on Muir College in the second game of the day. Union won the toss and elected to bat first. The batsmen played with determination, accumulating runs steadily. 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙧𝙖𝙣 𝙎𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙯 𝙢𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙖 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢’𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 50.

Union finished their innings with a respectable total of 126 runs.

Muir College faced a daunting task as they came in to bat. However, Union’s bowlers proved to be a formidable force, putting immense pressure on the Muir batsmen.

Shaakir Kazi (𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦) displayed exceptional bowling skills, taking four wickets for just 16 runs. Uyanda Tele also contributed significantly, claiming three wickets for 24 runs. Muir College struggled to find their footing and could only manage a total of 64 runs.

Union emerged victorious, winning the match by a commanding 62 runs. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢’𝙨 𝙨𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙗𝙤𝙬𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙧 𝙆𝙖𝙯𝙞 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙐𝙮𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖 𝙏𝙚𝙡𝙚, 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙪𝙢𝙥𝙝, 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮.

Day 2 of the Pearson Cricket Festival will see Union take the field against Stirling in a 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲-𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵. As the festival continues, we eagerly anticipate more commendable performances from our players on the cricket ground.

Hoërskool Pearson High School in Gqeberha is hosting its 15th annual 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 as of today, Thursday, 7 September.

The 2023 edition will once again see 25 of the top cricket-playing schools in the province in action, including Union High School, Graaff-Reinet.

Union is already on the field in a 𝗧𝟮𝟬 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 against Westering which kicked off at 09:00 this morning. This encounter will be followed by another T20 against Muir this afternoon.

Tomorrow will see the boys facing Stirling in a 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲-𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵, while Saturday will have them take to the pitch against DF Malherbe in a 𝟱𝟬-𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵.

𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘪𝘤𝘬-𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘺𝘭𝘦, 𝘸𝘦 – 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 – 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘶𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴.

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻!

The Union High School, Graaff-Reinet 𝗨𝟭𝟯𝗔 𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧 team enjoyed a great start to their season on Friday, 1 September, by securing a convincing T20 victory against Sonop Laerskool.

Losing the toss, Union was put in to bat and managed to score 130 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙊𝙬𝙚𝙣 𝙋𝙖𝙭𝙩𝙤𝙣, 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 67 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛𝙛 60 𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙨. Paxton’s outstanding partnership with Joubert Vorster, which contributed 86 runs for the 5th wicket, was a key factor in Union’s success.

In the bowling department, Union displayed exceptional skills and managed to bowl out Sonop for just 69 runs, securing a 61-run victory. 𝗔𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮, 𝗢𝘄𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘅𝘁𝗼𝗻, 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗵𝗮, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗻 𝗡𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵.

On Saturday, 2 September, Union faced Sonop once again in a 40-over match. Sonop stepped in to bat first, with Union’s bowlers restricting them to a mere 103 runs all out, thanks to a stellar bowling performance led by Owen Paxton with 4 wickets and the contribution of 2 wickets by Aidan Ferreira.

𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 in the 24th over, with Brett Kenmuir scoring 20 runs, Owen Paxton 21 runs, and Joubert Vorster, 25 runs.