Overview Sporting Achievements
Extremely hot conditions were the pattern for the day for College’s first summer fixtures of 2023, with cricket, basketball and water polo teams in action against Westville while the canoe teams continued their preparation for the upcoming Dusi canoe marathon. .
Cricket
College fielded 16 teams against Westville Boys High, winning six of their matches, with the 2nd XI, 4th XI, U16B, U15B & C and the U14C securing good wins.
1st XI match report (Mr Robbie Coutts – 1st XI Coach)
The Westville captain won the toss on the Goldstones and had no hesitation in electing to bat on a hot Pietermaritzburg morning. The wicket was dry and looked like it would get lower and slower as the day progressed.
College started well and a mix of good bowling and poor shot selection never allowed the Westville batsman to settle, the visiting team were unable to put together any significant partnerships. The most important partnership of the day being 64 for the 7th wicket, the pair giving their team something to defend. The best of the bowlers was leg spinner Chad mason who bowled his 10 overs for 22, picking up 3 wickets. Westville all out for 168 in the 50th over.
College started well and lost their first wicket on 26 in the 4th over, Creedon Smith bowled for 11. Captain Bryn Brokensha and opener Liam Armstrong put on 39 for the 3rd wicket, although a bit slow, the game was still very much in College’s favour at 87 for 3 off 28 overs. Westville continued to apply pressure through dot balls, a 35 run partnership for the 5th wicket between Rhett Quin and Oliver Da Costa ensured College were still well in the game, Quin’s runout changed the game. College going from 142 for 5 in 42 overs to 152 all out, giving Westville a 15 run win.
Scores in brief:
Westville 168 all out
Mason 3 for 22
College 153 all out
Westville won by 15 runs
Overall results:
| Team | Opposition | Venue | Result |
| 1st | Westville | Goldstones | Westville 168 all out
1st XI 153 all out College lost by 15 runs |
| 2nd | Westville | [Away] Bowdens |
Westville 78; Marcus 4/14, Thompson 6/13
College 83-5; Bradford 22 College won by 5 wickets |
| 3rd | Westville | Dalry | Westville 124-9
College 85-10 after 16 overs College lost by 39 runs |
| 4th | Westville | Lamonds | College 203-2; Van Heerden 67, Martin 69*
Westville 42-10 ; Suparsad 3/17, Hutton 3/11, Dobeyn 3/6 College won by 161 runs |
| 16A | Westville | Collegians | College 162 all out
Westville 164/2 College lost by 8 wickets |
| 16B | Westville | Nicholsons | College 154-9; Naidoo 28, Botha 20
Westville 136-10; Van der Vliet 4/17, Clark 3/18, Jones 2/27 College won by 18 runs |
| 16C | Westville | Nicholsons | Westville 148/3
College 138/5. Cumming 45 runs College lost by 9 runs |
| 15A | Westville | Barns | Westville 170 all out; Du Toit 5/25
College 83 all out College lost by 87 runs |
| 15B | Westville | [Away] Commons 1 |
Westville 115 all out; Jordaan 5/22, Naidoo 3/11 (hat trick)
College:119-3; Jursa 53*, Barnard 19 College won by 7 wickets |
| 15C | Westville | Dalry | Westville 99 all out
College 100/5 College won by 5 wickets |
| 14A | Westville | Snows | College 112 all out
Westville 116/5 College lost by 5 wickets |
| 14B | Westville | [Away] Commons 2 |
College: 156-10 (Thomas 73)
Westville: 159-6 (Schoeman 5/17) College lost by 4 wickets |
| 14C | Westville | Leaches | Westville 130-6 after 20
College 132-8 after 19 College won by 3 wickets |
| 14D | Westville | Lamonds | College 110; Ferguson 51
Westville 113/5 College lost by 5 wickets |
| 14E | Westville | [Away] Pitlochary | Westville 160-9
College 55 all out College lost by 105 runs |
| 14F | Westville | Leaches | College 138/5
Westville 139/3 College lost by 7 wickets |
Basketball
This weekend saw College take on Westville for a full round of basketball matches with 24 teams in action. The two schools were evenly matched and with College winning 12 of their 23 matches and losing 11.
Our 1st team secured a great 91-67 win – well done boys! And special congratulations to the U14A side playing in their first match for College, and winning 24-15.
1st team report (Nonkululeko Gumede)
It was a glorious start to the season for Maritzburg College Basketball. The 1st team tasted the sweet smell of victory against a confident Westville Boys’ 1st team. Westville started the game confidently scoring the first two points against the nervous boys of the red black white. College quickly gained the upper hand thanks to the indomitable support of the College boys whose faith and love for their team was evidently contagious as the scoreboard ruled in College’s favour. The 3rd quarter saw Westville fighting back with a number of three-point shots however, Ashar Ngcobo’s dribbling skills and Wanda Dlamini’s clean jump shot deemed Westville’s fight futile. In the 4th quarter, Unathi Masinga hit the final nail in Westville’s coffin with a three-point shot at the final buzzer, giving College the win at 91 -67.
Summary of results vs Westville:
Played 23, won 12, lost 11.
14A won 24 – 15
15A lost 16 – 46
16A lost 19 – 39
1st team won 91 – 67
Waterpolo
Our #RedBlackWhite water polo teams played Westville with both home and away games taking place. Both our U15 sides enjoyed good wins, and a hearty well done to our U14B side, playing in their first match for the #RedBlackWhite and holding on for a 4-4 draw.
1st team report – Mr Darren Sherriff (Director of Aquatics)
Over the weekend, College hosted Westville for water polo and it was a tough day in the pool for College. Westville took an early lead and was able to keep extending it. Half time score was 4-8 to Westville. Despite College having some good attacking opportunities and scoring good goals, the games ended with a 9-19 win to Westville.
Summary of results:
Played: 8, Won: 2, Lost: 5, Drew: 11
1st lost 9-19
2nds lost 3-10
3rds lost 2-3
4th lost 2-5
15A won 1-9
15B won 10-2
14A lost 6-18
14B drew 4-4
Canoeing
Recent results for our College canoeing boys include the Ozzie Gladwin, 50 miler and Inanda to Durban. These are the main river races done in preparation for Dusi Canoe Marathon:
Ozzie Gladwin – 15/01/2023
Open – K2: Bradley Cook and his father – 30th
Open – K2: Nathan Curry and his father – 54th
U18 – K2: Simon Norton & James Gotte – 13th
U18 – K1: Christopher Adam – 7th
U18 – K1: Jack Odell – 12th
U18 – K1: Scott Adie – 14th|U16 – K1: Jayden Jansen van Rensberg – 6th
50 miler – 21/01/2023
U23 – K2: Simon Norton & partner – 4th
U18 – K1: Christopher Adam – 7th
U18 – K1: Jack Odell – 11th
Inanda Dam to Durban – 22/01/2023
U23 – K2: Jayden and Partner – 11th
Open – K2: Scott Adie & partner – 5th
Open – K2: Luke O’Connor & father – 13th
U18 – K1: Christopher Adam – 4th
U18 – K1: Jack Odell – 5th