Overview Sporting Achievements
There was much to celebrate for the Maritzburg College’s sporting teams this weekend after some excellent results which included cricket, basketball and water polo teams against Glenwood, as well College’s athletics team winning the boys’ schools category at the KZN Interschools Meet.
College’s boys also participated in squash, golf, and tennis events. Highlights included wins for the 1st XI, U16A, and U14A cricket teams, excellent results for the water polo and basketball teams, as well as 1st and 2nd golf teams winning against Hilton.
Cricket
College fielded 16 cricket teams against Glenwood, and although a few matches were called off due to rain, there was plenty of College vs Glenwood rivalry. Playing away on Glenwood’s Dixon field, College 1st XI secured a comfortable win, and after setting a target of 144, they bowled Glenwood out for 87.
1st XI match report (Mr Robbie Coutts – 1st XI Coach)
The College First XI brought home a comfortable victory this past weekend, despite being under pressure for a large portion of their batting innings. Glenwood won the toss and had no hesitation in sending College in to bat on a pitch that would assist bowlers. At the start, the Glenwood bowling attack thrived in the conditions taking wickets at regular intervals, and College were unable to put together any meaningful partnerships, the biggest partnership of the innings being 37 for the 3rd wicket between Captain Bryn Brokensha and opener Creedon Smith. The College lower order through Oliver da Costa gave College the much needed impetus, Da Costa batted intelligently, running well and punishing any loose deliveries, his 24 off 21 balls getting College to a defendable 143 for 9.
The Glenwood innings got off to a reasonable start and were quickly ahead of the game. Opening bowler Asanda Khumalo picked up two wickets in his opening spell to get College back into the contest. The introduction of the College spin attack never allowed the Glenwood batsmen to settle and any partnerships to develop. The College fielding was impressive and backed with disciplined bowling, ensured Glenwood were always under pressure. The pressure did not stop there and with the College fielders taking some great catches, Glenwood lost wickets at regular intervals. The game ended with Brokensha taking a spectacular one handed catch off Sphamandla Dzanibe to bowl Glenwood out for 86, ensuring a well-deserved 57 run win.
Scores in brief:
College 143/9; Brokensha 30
Glenwood 86 all out; da Costa 3 for 15
College won by 57 runs
Summary of results vs Glenwood:
Played 16, won 11, lost 2, no result 3
Team |
Opposition | Venue | Result | |
| 1st | Glenwood | [Away] Dixons | College 143/9
Glenwood 87/10 College won by 57 runs |
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| 2nd | Glenwood | Goldstone’s | Glenwood 106/10; Thompson 6/25
College 60/2 No result due to weather |
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| 3rd | Glenwood | Nicholson’s | College 138/6 Glenwood 60/10
College won by 78 runs |
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| 4th | Hilton 16B | [Away] TBC | College 56/10 Glenwood 57/2
College lost by 8 wickets |
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| 16A | Glenwood | Eston | Glenwood 86/10; Nadasen 4/22
College 87/1; Currie 67* College won by 9 wickets |
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| 16B | Glenwood | Collegians | Glenwood 42/10; van der Vliet 5/13,
Jones 3/2 College 43/0; Ekerold 20*, Nqayi 12* College won by 10 wickets |
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| 16C | Glenwood | [Away] Dokkies 1 | Glenwood 59/9 College 65/0; Viljoen 34*
College won by 10 wickets |
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| 15A | Glenwood | Barns’ | Glenwood 204/10; Thompson 3/29
No result due to weather |
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| 15B | Glenwood | Nicholson’s | Glenwood 55-3; Jordaan 1-18
No result due to weather |
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| 15C | Glenwood | [Away] Dokkies 1 | Glenwood 58/9 College 59/0
College won by 10 wickets |
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| 15D | Glenwood | [Away] Dokkies 2 | Glenwood 64/7 College 68/6
College won by 4 wickets |
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| 14A | Glenwood | [Away] Madsens | Glenwood 116/10; Hosking 4-23
College 117/5; van der Merwe 26* College won by 5 wickets |
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| 14B | Glenwood | Snow’s | Glenwood 58/10; Dunne 5/13, Schirge 2/12, Bhatt 2/5
College 59/2; Barnard 34 College won by 8 wickets |
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| 14C | Glenwood | Lamond’s | College 124/5; Smith 41
Glenwood 125/6 College lost by 4 wickets |
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| 14D | Glenwood | Leach’s | Glenwood 54/10 College 57/3
College won by 7 wickets |
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| 14E | Glenwood | [Away] Dokkies 2 | Glenwood 29/10 College 30/1
College won by 9 wickets |
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Basketball
College’s basketball teams had a busy week playing on both 10 and 11 February. The 1st team continues to play exceptionally well securing a 56-6 win against Heronbridge, and a 64-34 victory against Glenwood.
1st team report
Maritzburg College is 1st team featured in two games this past weekend. The 1st game was played on Friday afternoon against a team they knew very little of. Heronbridge was on tour and wanted to test their resolve by facing the only unbeaten team in KZN so far this year. Very early on during the game it become apparent that College was too strong for the visitors. Heronbridge who only started playing basketball five years ago appreciated the experience and promised to come back stronger. The match ended 56- 5, College winning comfortably.
The second game was against Glenwood. College did not hold back, asserting themselves from the start. In a fast-passed running time game College gave their all and took the lead from the first quarter, never looking back and eventually winning the game 64-34. Kuhle Mthimkulu led from the front scoring 23 points.
Results vs Glenwood
1st team won 64-34
15A won 45-14
14A won 52-17
Summary of results: Played 9, won 8, lost 1
Overall Summary of results: Played 22, won 16, lost 6
Waterpolo
After struggling for a couple of weeks, College’s water polo teams rose to the challenge and won 8 of their 9 matches against Glenwood, with the 1st team securing a convincing 18-7 victory.
1st team report – Mr Darren Sherriff (Director of Aquatics)
Glenwood started off well in getting an early lead, but College managed to bring the scores level with some good goals. College managed a small lead of 5-3 at the end of the 2nd chukka. After a good team performance in the 3rd chukka, College managed to extend this lead to 13-3. Glenwood fought hard in the last chukka but the College team was just able to maintain their lead and won the game 18-7.
Water polo vs Glenwood
1st won 18-7
15A won 19-3
14A won 16-1
Summary of results
Played 7, won 6, lost 1
Athletics
College’s athletics team won the boys’ schools category at the KZN Interschools Meet.
T Boshoff was best U16 male athlete
J Sweetnam was best U20 male athlete
Y Mchunu (100m), I Kayembe (100m) and J Sweetnam (shot putt and discus) were awarded certificates for scoring more than 750 ASA point for their performances.
Other results:
1st places:
M Mogale. 100m under 15
I Kayembe. 100m under 20
B Andrews. High jump under 16
J Sweetnam. Shot Put and Discus under 20
T Boshoff. Discus under 16
Under 18 relay team winning by 4 seconds.
2nd places:
Y Mchunu. 100m under 18
J Jordaan. High jump under 16
L Kunene. High jump under 18
T Boshoff. Shot Put under 16
G Mulder. Discus under 18
3rd places:
Reardon. 100m under 20
T Mudley. 400m under 16
Y Mchunu. 400m under 18
I Shahaan. 1500m under 16
R Jacobz. 1500m under 18
L du Toit. 1500m under 20
K Dobeyn. High jump under 20
Under 16 and 20 relay reams.
Congratulations to Riley Kleinhans who placed 1st Junior male at the Run the Rivers Trail Run, a two-day event over 22km and 21 km respectively.
Squash
Both our junior and senior squash teams have been kept busy this past week, with a number of fixtures taking place. Our Seniors travelled up to Michaelhouse last week Monday, 6th February, to face off against a very strong opposition team. There was some exceptional squash on display but despite College’s best efforts, Michaelhouse ran out as winners in both 1st and 2nd team fixtures. Our Juniors would also come face to face with Michaelhouse during the week. In what was a fierce Thursday afternoon of squash, our junior side showed guts and determination to run out 7-3 victors on the day.
Following on from their local fixtures during the week, our 1st team travelled up to Bloemfontein to participate in the 29th edition of the prestigious St Andrew’s Squash Festival. In what was an infectious atmosphere of top-level squash, our six 1st team players pitted themselves against some of the top schools from across the country – playing a total of five fixtures inside three days. Our players’ hard work over the past few weeks paid dividends as they recorded 3 victories, along with 1 draw and 1 solitary defeat against Selbourne, who were last year’s best school team in South Africa.
Results from the festival were as follows: College 0-6 Selbourne, College 3-2 St Andrew’s B, College 5-1 Queen’s College, College 5-1 St Stithians, College 3-3 Free State Invitational.
Golf
Congratulations to both College’s 1st and 2nd golf teams who beat Hilton College this week, the 1st team winning 5-3.
Tennis
College 1st tennis team beat St Charles 24-19, and Adam Tilbury placed 2nd U19 in the District selections.
Swimming
College finished 6th out of 11 schools at the Nestor Pierides (Westville) Gala.