30 January 2024
CRICKET
The unpredictable nature of the Glenwood 1st XI, the unpredictable nature of the Hilton 1st XI, and the unpredictable cricket of cricket was on full display when the teams met on the Hart-Davis Oval in Hilton on Saturday.
Glenwood entered the contest off the back of an impressive W100 eight-wicket win over Northwood on Wednesday. Hilton, meanwhile, were struggling for form. The fortunes of both teams were reversed in dramatic fashion, however.
Batting first, the visitors were put under pressure by the home team’s bowlers, who ran in hard and received some assistance from the pitch. Netanzi Denenga impressed with the new ball and struck early, having Sibonela Phewa caught behind off a rising delivery.
The Hilton seamers – Denenga, captain Ethan van Heerden and Kyle Christie – reduced the Green Machine to 36/4 after 14 overs, when drinks were taken.
Glenwood, then, advanced their total to 49 before losing their fifth wicket, and from there it became a bit of a procession as the visitors crashed to 56/9.
Nathan Moodley top scored with a stubborn 19 as he adjusted his game to suit the conditions, but he received little support.
A stubborn last wicket partnership took Glenwood to 72 all out as Denenga returned figures of 3/10 and Van Heerden picked up 3/25.
When Hilton visited the crease, the openers, Robert Burman and Ben Hockly made it appear as if they were playing on a different, kinder pitch. They took the game to Glenwood and raced to a 10-wicket victory in 11.5 overs. Burman finished unbeaten on 40, while Hockly made 31.
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And just to underline how strange the game of cricket can be, it’s worth pointing out that the Northwood team that Glenwood so handily beat, had comfortably won against Hilton the previous weekend.
Scores
Glenwood 72/10 (Nathan Moodley; Netanzi Denenga 3/10, Ethan van Heerden 3/25, D. Hill 2/16); Hilton College 73/0 (Robert Burman 40*, Ben Hockly 31*) Hilton won by 10 wickets.
Hilton won the open age group games, all while batting second. They won the u15 matches, all while bowling second. Glenwood scored a resounding win in the u16B game, while Hilton took victory in the u16A clash. They also won two of the three u14 matches, with the Green Machine’s u14C team delivering a seven-wicket win.
Results
2nd: Hilton won by 6 wickets
3rd: Hilton won by 8 wickets
4th: Hilton won by 5 wickets
16A: Hilton won by 41 runs
16B: Glenwood won by 9 wickets
15A: Hilton won by 78 runs
15B: Hilton won by 68 runs
15C: Hilton won by 20 runs
14A: Hilton won by 30 runs
14B: Hilton won by 5 wickets
14C: Glenwood won by 7 wickets
Hilton enjoyed the edge over Glenwood on the basketball courts on Saturday, and to give every side a run, Hilton also played matches against Grace College, the Libros Club, Sacred Heart and Maritzburg College, in the lower ranks of the age groups, with College providing some stiff opposition.
BASKETBALL
1st: Hilton 81-57 Glenwood
3rd: Hilton 32-16 Glenwood 2nd
4th: Hilton 34-17 Grace College 1st
5th: Hilton 10-8 Libros Club
6th: Hilton 23-18 Maritzburg College u16D
7th: Hilton 46-23 Libros Club
17A: Hilton 38-34 Sacred Heart
16A: Hilton 51-20 Glenwood
16B: Hilton 78-6 Glenwood
16C: Hilton 35-31 Maritzburg College u16D
16D: Hilton 18-25 Maritzburg College u16E
16E: Hilton 19-18 Libros Club
15A: Hilton 48-13 Glenwood
15B: Hilton 27-3 Glenwood
15C: Hilton 18-10 Glenwood
15D: Hilton 17-14 Maritzburg College u15E
15E: Hilton 14-8 Maritzburg College u15F
14A: Hilton 31-2 Glenwood
14B: Hilton 50-11 Glenwood
14C: Hilton 44-4 Glenwood
14D: Hilton 11-10 Glenwood
14E: Hilton 7-23 Maritzburg College
14F: Hilton 14-6 Maritzburg College u14E
WATER POLO
3rd: Hilton 21-1 Glenwood
14A: Hilton 12-2 Glenwood
14B: Hilton 2-12 Glenwood u14A
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