CRICKET was again the highlight. Zayd Noor captained the team well and the boys have shown immense growth over the last year. Individual performance highlight: Tristan Perez: 1030 runs for the calendar year. Hishaam Lagadien: 47 wickets in total.
Cricket U14A Coaches: Mr P van Schalkwyk, Mr M Joubert. Captain: Nicholas Govender Players: Kieron Adams, Daniel Bearne, Laeeq Cooper, Ben Currie, Fayyaad Domingo, Nick Evans, Josh Koff, Jesse Prodehl, Aamir Shaik, Keenan Thyssen, Zubayr Wagiet, Tyler Williams. Played 19, Won 13, Lost 3, Draws 3 (2 games abandoned due to lightning) This team consisted of a group of talented, but also keen and determined young cricketers who were a pleasure to coach. The team ended up producing excellent results, not because of one or two stars, but because every individual contributed and because of the depth of our batting and bowling line up. It was also a group of physically small boys who were often much smaller than the opposition, but they made up for this with a passion for cricket and the ability to stay focused throughout the match. They always practiced hard, were willing to learn from their mistakes, and developed a wonderful team spirit which made them play for the team rather than themselves. The highlights of the season were certainly the matches against Rondebosch and SACS in the first term. We went in as the underdogs, but ended
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up winning both games after both went down to the wire. In both cases it was a massive team effort and a lot of determination that secured the victories. The tour to Hilton was memorable. It is an extremely prestigious cricket festival and we ended up playing some of the top cricket schools in the country. We played outstanding cricket throughout the week, winning four of the six matches. Two nail-biting games against Maritzburg College (declaration) and Westville (T20) were both abandoned because of lightning. We managed to beat St Charles (50 over and T10) twice, Hilton (50 over) and Michaelhouse (T20) during the week. The highlight was certainly the 10th wicket partnership of 23 runs against Hilton to secure victory by 1 wicket. We played a lot of limited overs cricket at Hilton which certainly forced the boys to learn quickly about field placings, sweepers and fielding restrictions. The lowlights of the term were our three losses. We lost to Grey PE and Affies in term 1 – not because they were better cricketers, but because they were physically much bigger than us. Our worst performance of the season was the return game against Rondebosch where we found ourselves 36 for 5 early in the morning and struggled to recover on what turned out to be a real batters wicket. It was the only occasion in the season where we were flat throughout and nobody produced anything to save the day. This team has a great future ahead of them, particularly when they mature physically. They can nearly all bat, there are four quality spinners and four quality seamers, and most of the players are quality all-rounders. Despite their size, they are also a very good fielding team. We will watch them with anticipation in the future.
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