26 February 2024
CRICKET
Northwood, after a midweek W100 win over DHS, welcomed the Horseflies back to the Robin Smith Oval on Saturday for a limited overs showdown.
The toss went the hosts’ way and they opted to bat. DHS captain Semal Pillay struck early to remove Thayin Kuppan, but Northwood’s Alistair Duncan and Kyle White then settled in.
Playing patiently, they put on 76 for the second wicket before Duncan was bowled by Zaid Motala. He’d made his mark by then, scoring 57 from 97 balls, five of which he sent to the boundary.
White and Nqobani Mokoena made sure there was no let-up, adding 54 together, before Mokoena was out for 28 from 21 balls, having struck four fours and a six.
Four runs later, with the total on 144, White was LBW to Bhavesh Naicker, but he had done his job, contributing 43 from 101 deliveries. There were 9.3 overs remaining in the Knights’ innings.
Northwood improved their total by 49 runs to finish on 193/7, a more than useful score on the Robin Smith Oval, where run scoring can be very challenging.
Bayanda Majola led the visitors’ attack, capturing 2/32 in 10, while Semal Pillay, with 1/20 in 10 and Dhilan Naraidu, with 1/21 in nine, bowled well, too.
The DHS reply was stuttering as they lost both openers cheaply, but Semal Pillay and Josh van Biljon put the brakes on the Northwood attack, combining for 72 runs before the skipper was removed for 34.
Ethan Cooper, batting sixth, made a start, but he was then bowled by Connor Leclezio for 16.
Van Biljon held the innings together, playing maturely for 54, before Leclezio got rid of him, too, caught by Mason Storm.
With four wickets going down for only 11 runs, School slipped from a manageable 130/4 to 141/8, and with that the visitors’ chances of winning waned. They finished on 157/8.
Leclezio bagged 2/34 from his 10 overs, while Mason Storm snagged 2/27 from eight as Northwood won their third game in succession.
Scores
Northwood 193/7 (Alistair Duncan 57, Kyle White 43, Nqobani Mokoena 28; Bayanda Majola 2/32); DHS 157/8 (Josh van Biljon 54, Semal Pillay 34; Mason Storm 2/27, Connor Leclezio 2/34) Northwood won by 36 runs.
Results
2nd XI
Northwood won by 152 runs
3rd XI
Northwood won by 61 runs
4th XI
DHS won by 7 wickets
16A
DHS won by 5 wickets
16B
DHS won by 55 runs
16C
DHS won by 51 runs
15A
Northwood won by 5 wickets
15B
Northwood won by 70 runs
15C
Northwood won by 117 runs
15D
Northwood won by 138 runs
15E
DHS won by 8 wickets
14A
Northwood won by 40 runs
14B
Northwood won by 105 runs
14C
Northwood won by 9 wickets
14D
Northwood won by 178 runs
14E
Northwood won by 103 runs
BASKETBALL
While the Knights were busy in Johannesburg, on their way to annexing the prestigious St John’s College Basketball Tournament title with a brilliant performance in the final, Northwood and DHS faced off in 22 games, from 2nd team through to u14F.
Northwood, for the most part, had the better of the matches, enjoying the edge in the four age groups, although never managing to sweep any of them.
Results
2nd: Northwood 32-22 DHS
3rd: Northwood 30-24 DHS
4th: Northwood 30-15 DHS
5th: Northwood 11-15 DHS
6th: Northwood 22-7 DHS
16A: Northwood 45-35 DHS
16B: Northwood 21-24 DHS
16C: Northwood 35-14 DHS
16D: Northwood 22-8 DHS
16E: Northwood 8-19 DHS
15A: Northwood 23-22 DHS
15B: Northwood 17-12 DHS
15C: Northwood 12-16 DHS
15D: Northwood 35-10 DHS
15E: Northwood 24-4 DHS
14A: Northwood 14-9 DHS
14B: Northwood 2-23 DHS
14C: Northwood 4-5 DHS
14D: Northwood 21-7 DHS
14E: Northwood 6-3 DHS
14F: Northwood 10-8 DHS
WATER POLO
The water polo matches were played before the weekend, on Thursday, and the DHS 1st team pulled out a narrow win, defeating Northwood 11-9.
Northwood won both u15 games, but the u14 matches were split 1-1.
Results
1st: Northwood 9-11 DHS
3rd: Northwood 9-5 DHS
15A: Northwood 13-4 DHS
15B: Northwood 12-6 DHS
14A: Northwood 8-2 DHS
14B: Northwood 6-7 DHS
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