4 February 2025
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Glenwood High School scored a hard-fought three-wicket victory over St Charles College on Saturday in Pietermaritzburg, which came as something of a surprise after Saints‘ impressive back-to-back victories over Michaelhouse and Maritzburg College.
The visitors were inserted into the field first, and the home side made a steady start, with Covhan Baatjies and Thando Zama putting on 35 for the first wicket. They were dismissed in quick succession, however, with Baatjies departing for eight and Zama for 29 from 23 balls, which included six fours.
Both fell to the spin of Akhil Maharaj as the Green Machine clamped down on the St Charles batting with their disciplined spin bowling.
Caleb Sharp and Ryan Clarke combined for 42 runs for the fourth wicket, but it took them 96 balls to do so. After Clarke departed for 17, Sharp and Connor Simpson added a much quicker 37 from 41 deliveries.
Glenwood’s fielders backed up their bowlers by, then, pulling off two run outs to get rid of Rowen Rajah and Keegan Vermaak. Sandwiched between those run outs was the dismissal of Caleb Sharp, the third of Akhil Maharaj’s three victims. He had made a well-played 55.
Saints added 34 runs for the last three wickets, but they were all out after 47.5 overs for 167.
Maharaj led the Glenwood attack with a fine return of 3/31 from his 10 overs. Rehaan Jhungbathur chipped with 2/20 from six overs, while Kyle Bryan kept Saints under pressure with an economical 10 overs, which delivered him a return of 1/24. Krian Jugoo also held the hosts in check with his 1/27 from 8.5 overs.
Glenwood lost two wickets early in their reply, but, crucially for the Green Machine, opener Karabo Ntsieng wasn’t one of those. He played a solid and responsible innings to set them on course for victory.
He and Krian Jugoo shared a 60-run partnership for the third wicket, with Jugoo striking five fours in his 31 from 40 balls before being caught by Dylan Leppan off Keegan Vermaak.
Ntsieng was, then, involved in another consequential partnership with Kyle Bryan, whose all-round contribution to Glenwood’s success should not be underestimated. They added 53 from 67 balls for the fifth wicket before Ntsieng’s impressive resistance ended when he was caught by Caleb Sharp off AJ Bosman for 70 from 113 balls. His innings included seven fours.
When Ntsieng exited, Glenwood needed only 11 runs to win. They suffered a bit of a hiccup getting them, with Bryan following the opener for 23, and Olwami Zondi also going out before Mishael Gunawardana and Kamo Moloto saw the Durban school across the line after 43.5 overs.
The tall seamer AJ Bosman bowled well to pick up 2/20 from eight overs, while the pace ace, Rowen Rajah, captured 2/23, also from eight. Ryan Clarke was tidy and bagged 1/31 from 9.5.
Scores
St Charles College 167/10 (Caleb Sharp 55, Thando Zama 29, Akhil Maharaj 3/31, Rehaan Jhungbathur 2/20); Glenwood High School 168/7 (Karabo Ntsieng 70, Krian Jugoo 31, Kyle Bryan 23, AJ Bosman 2/20, Rowen Rajah 2/23). Glenwood won by three wickets.
While a disciplined performance from their 1st XI won Glenwood the main game on the Oval, St Charles enjoyed a strong day on the other fields. They won 10 matches in total to two wins for Glenwood.
RESULTS
2nd: St Charles won by 151 runs
3rd: St Charles won by 59 runs
4th: St Charles won by 81 runs
16A: St Charles won by 6 wickets
16B: St Charles won by 9 wickets
15A: St Charles won by 6 wickets
15C: St Charles won by 7 wickets
14A: St Charles won by 117 runs
14B: St Charles won by 7 wickets
14C: Glenwood won by 3 wickets
14D: St Charles won by 4 wickets
BASKETBALL
In the match-up of the two basketball 1st teams, a stifling full-court press from St Charles was too much for Glenwood. They couldn’t find an answer to it and Saints forced regular turnovers, which they turned into easy buckets, to run away to one-sided 113-44 win in the Samke Khumalo Arena.
Incredibly, considering the 69-point differential between the 1st teams, Glenwood’s 2nd side pulled off a win.
Saints, for the most part, dominated. They won the u16A game 38-11 and the u14A clash 41-16, but Glenwood claimed the u15 A honours, claiming a tight 35-32 win.
RESULTS
1st: St Charles 113-44 Glenwood
2nd: St Charles 14-24 Glenwood
3rd: St Charles 28-12 Glenwood
4th: St Charles 36-26 Alexander High
5th: St Charles 20-15 Wartburg
6th: St Charles 14-70 Hernmannsburg
7th: St Charles 20-6 St Charles u16E
16A: St Charles 38-11 Glenwood
16B: St Charles 19-24 Glenwood
16C: St Charles 34-33 Alexander High
16D: St Charles 19-18 Wartburg 2nds
16E: St Charles 6-20 St Charles 7th
15A: St Charles 32-35 Glenwood
15B: St Charles 15-2 Glenwood
15C: St Charles 25-13 Glenwood
15D: St Charles 18-29 Alexander High
15E: St Charles 6-20 Wartburg u15A
15F: St Charles 10-4 St Charles u14E
14A: St Charles 41-16 Glenwood
14B: St Charles 15-2 Glenwood
14C: St Charles 17-2 Glenwood
14D: St Charles 11-17 Alexander High
14E: St Charles 4-10 St Charles u15F
WATER POLO
The St Charles 1st water polo team, running the gamut of playing the 1st sides of the other nine all-boys’ KZN schools made a major breakthrough on Saturday by scoring a narrow 6-5 win over Glenwood.
Tight defences defined the contest, with the forwards battling to break them down. At half-time it was only 2-2, but Glenwood inched ahead after three chukkas, leading 4-3.
Saints responded well with the game on the line, raising their intensity while keeping their cool, and they were rewarded with a come-from-behind victory.
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