11 February 2024
CRICKET
On Goldstone’s, on Saturday, Maritzburg College convincingly avenged a loss to Durban High School on the Theobald Oval at the end of last year, by securing a seven-wicket win in a limited overs clash.
College captain Chad Mason chose to field first on a cloudy day, but there was no quick reward for the home side. DHS openers, Omar Ismaeel and Sibusiso Msibi, grafted hard for an opening stand of 63 before Msibi fell for 26 at the end of the 17th over. Omar followed only three runs later for 21.
Semal Pillay, in at four, batted well, but all around him his fellow batsmen struggled to find traction.
Sphamandla Dzanibe starred for College, removing the first three men in the order, while the fourth, Pillay, was run out by Dzanibe, the last wicket to go down, for 49 from 76 deliveries. DHS had posted 173 all out.
The visitors had made a good start to their innings, but the hosts made an even better start as Llewelyn Sutherland and Ryan McKean produced an opening partnership of 82 before McKean was caught by Bhavesh Naicker off the bowling of Pillay for 27.
College skipper Mason joined Sutherland in the middle, and they added 55 before Mason was out for 21. Michael Gibson replaced him and did a good of moving the score along.
With College only two runs short of victory, Sutherland was dismissed, run out by a combination of Jared Havermann and Josh van Biljon for a solid innings of 82 from 103 balls, which featured eight fours. He was out, but he had done his job.
Five runs later and coach Robbie Coutts‘ charges had claimed the win with 41 balls to spare. Gibson was undefeated on 26 from 36, with three fours.
On a challenging day for the DHS bowlers, Dalan Naraidu stood out with a return of 1/27 from 10 overs. Jared Havermann was also tidy, surrendering only 28 from 10, but without a reward.
Scores
Durban High School 173/10 (Semal Pillay 49, Sibusiso Msibi 26, Omar Ismaeel 21; Sphamandla Dzanibe 4/19); Maritzburg College 176/3 (Llewelyn Sutherland 82, Ryan McKean 27, Michael Gibson 26*, Chad Mason 21; Dalan Naraidu 1/27, Semal Pillay 1/30) Maritzburg College won by 7 wickets.
Maritzburg College enjoyed the better of the cricket results overall, but there were some very good wins for DHS, including for their 2nd XI and u16A team, which won a cracker of a game, chasing down a big total to win by just two wickets.
College took a tight u15A win, while DHS secured the u14A honours. College’s depth, though, was a standout feature of their play on the day.
Results
2nd XI
DHS 169/10
Maritzburg College 102/10
DHS won by 68 runs
3rd XI
Maritzburg College 206/5
DHS 130/8
Maritzburg College won by 76 runs
4th XI
DHS 109/10
Maritzburg College 113/4
Maritzburg College won by 6 wickets
5th XI
DHS 109/10
Maritzburg College 113/3
Maritzburg College won by 7 wickets
u16A
Maritzburg College 190/10
DHS 191/8
DHS won by 2 wickets
u16B
DHS 61/10
Maritzburg College 62/2
Maritzburg College won by 8 wickets
u16C
DHS 115/8
Maritzburg College 119/2
Maritzburg College won by 8 wickets
u15A
DHS 134/10
Maritzburg College 138/7
Maritzburg College won by 3 wickets
u15B
DHS 112/10
Maritzburg College 116/6
Maritzburg College won by 4 wickets
u15C
DHS 85/10
Maritzburg College 88/1
Maritzburg College won by 9 wickets
u15D
DHS 75/10
Maritzburg College 78/2
Maritzburg College won by 8 wickets
u15E
Maritzburg College 107/5
DHS 108/6
DHS won by 4 wickets
u14A
DHS 186/10
Maritzburg College 111/10
DHS won by 75 runs
u14B
Maritzburg College 196/8
DHS 192/5
Maritzburg College won by 4 runs
u14C
DHS 37/10
Maritzburg College 38/2
Maritzburg College won by 8 wickets
u14D
DHS 58 all out
Maritzburg College 59/1
Maritzburg College won by 9 wickets
u14F
Maritzburg College 158
DHS E 29/10
Maritzburg College won by 129 runs
BASKETBALL
The Maritzburg College 1st team continued its superb run in 2024 with another convincing win, this time accounting for a good DHS side.
With the Jenny Orchard Basketball Invitational getting underway on Thursday and the St John’s Basketball Tournament following the weekend after, College will, no doubt, have set their sights high for those events. They’re going to be title contenders in both.
The open age group was evenly contested, with both schools claiming three wins, while College picked up the u16A, u15A and u14A wins and came out ahead in those three age groups.
Results
1st: Maritzburg College 62-40 DHS
2nd: Maritzburg College 38-32 DHS
3rd: Maritzburg College 15-21 DHS
4th: Maritzburg College 30-28 DHS
5th: Maritzburg College 18-19 DHS
6th: Maritzburg College 17-14 DHS
16A: Maritzburg College 41-24 DHS
16B: Maritzburg College 21-23 DHS
16C: Maritzburg College 35-15 DHS
16D: Maritzburg College 21-8 DHS
16E: Maritzburg College 50-36 DHS
15A: Maritzburg College 52-16 DHS
15B: Maritzburg College 28-26 DHS
15C: Maritzburg College 13-23 DHS
15D: Maritzburg College 14-5 DHS
15E: Maritzburg College 11-6 DHS
14A: Maritzburg College 43-8 DHS
14B: Maritzburg College 48-13 DHS
14C: Maritzburg College 29-4 DHS
14D: Maritzburg College 24-2 DHS
14E: Maritzburg College 10-5 DHS
WATER POLO
Lightning, unfortunately, scuppered a number of the main matches on Saturday. Four matches were played, and it ended at two wins apiece.
Results
1st: Maritzburg College DHS abandoned
2nd: Maritzburg College DHS abandoned
3rd: Maritzburg College 10-8 DHS
15A: Maritzburg College DHS abandoned
15B: Maritzburg College 10-1 DHS
14A: Maritzburg College 7-9 DHS
14B: Maritzburg College 6-10 DHS
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