Overview
This weekend saw College’s basketball, cricket and water polo teams take on Westville Boys’ High School, with some disappointing results.
Basketball
College’s basketball teams headed down to Westville Boys’ High for a full round of fixtures which saw them secure 13 wins from their 21 matches.
1st team report (Mr Jacques Wilcock, MIC: Basketaball)
The game started off cagey with the two teams battling it out to establish themselves. Westville broke away to an early 12-point lead by the end of the 1st quarter, but a strong response by College, despite missing a key player, saw them pull the lead to within 3 points by halftime. It was a physical affair with both teams being in foul trouble through each quarter. K Sibankulu scored 17 points in College’s attempt to win the game, but the experience of Westville’s senior players saw them push over the line, winning 60-67.
Summary of results:
| Team | Opposition | Result |
| 1st | WBHS | L 60-67 |
| 2nd | WBHS | W 50-26 |
| 3rd | WBHS | W 40-28 |
| 4th | WBHS | L 28-37 |
| 16A | WBHS | L 27-31 |
| 16B | WBHS | L 18-21 |
| 16C | WBHS | W 39-23 |
| 16D | WBHS | L 25-27 |
| 16E | Hilton | W 53-23 |
| 15A | WBHS | W 38-31 |
| 15B | WBHS | W 49-25 |
| 15C | WBHS | W 43-20 |
| 15D | WBHS | W 41-22 |
| 15E | WBHS | W 25-3 |
| 15F | Hilton | L 23-27 |
| 14A | WBHS | W 29-24 |
| 14B | WBHS | W 28-14 |
| 14C | WBHS | L 22-28 |
| 14D | WBHS | L 14-18 |
| 14E | WBHS | W 36-16 |
| 14F | WBHS | W 34-4 |
Cricket
The College 1st XI took on Westville Boys’ High on Goldstones on Saturday in a disappointing encounter which they lost by seven wickets.
1st team report (Mr Robbie Coutts: 1st XI coach)
College’s captain Chad Mason won the toss and elected to bat first, on a warm Maritzburg morning. The opening pair, Llewellyn Sutherland and Daniel Nadasan, got the team off to a solid start, with a partnership of 47. However, a moment of exceptional sportsmanship from Sutherland, who walked after being given not out, triggered the fall of regular wickets. Unfortunately, after the promising start, the College batsmen struggled to form in any meaningful partnerships. Despite the solid foundation, they were unable to recover, with wickets falling at regular intervals. The innings ended on a disappointing total of 112, all out in 33 overs.
Westville took control of the chase early, capitalizing on the powerplay fielding restrictions. Their opening batsmen dominated the early stages, putting pressure on College’s bowlers. The first wicket came via a sharp runout, but Westville remained in control. College managed to pick up two further wickets, thanks to captain Mason and off-spinner Oliver da Costa, but the total was too modest to defend. Westville comfortably reached the target in the 26th over, sealing a comprehensive victory.
Scores in brief:
College 112 all out; Nadasan 30
Westville 113 for 3
College lost by 7 wickets
Summary of scores:
| Team | Result |
| 1st | College 112 all out; Nadasan 30 WBHS 113/3 College lost by 7 wickets |
| 2nd | WBHS 260/5; Goslett 2-38 College 178 all out; Bester 34, Currie 33 College lost by 81 runs |
| 3rd | WBHS 182 all out; Samuel 3-24 College 103 all out College lost by 79 runs |
| 4th | College 145/9; Botha 39, Jursa 29 Howick 149/3; Gwala 28-3 College lost by 7 wickets |
| 5th | WBHS 4ths 95 all out; Thackeray 3-15 College 98/4, Jackson 43* College won by 6 wickets |
| 15A | WBHS 321/6; Hosking 2-25 College 293 all out; Puddu 150, Venter 50 College lost by 28 runs |
| 15B | WBHS 169 all out College 104 all out College lost by 65 runs |
| 15C | WBHS 161/2 College 98 all out College lost by 63 runs |
| 15D | College 139/6 WBHS 140/5 College lost by 5 wickets |
| 14A | WBHS 205 all out College 183 all out College lost by 22 runs |
| 14B | College 224/7; Linde 55, Swanepoel 37 not out WBHS 175 all out; Watson 4-31 College won by 49 runs |
| 14C | WBHS 116/9; Mpisane 4-8, Church 3-14 College 117/6; Lusso 23, Msimang 21 College won by 4 wickets |
| 14D | College 82/9 WBHS 83/8 College lost by 2 wickets |
| 14E | Howick 14A 67 all out College 68/5 after 11 College won by 5 wickets |
| 14F | College 83 all out; Mostert 29 WBHS 87-4 College lost by 7 wickets |
Water polo
Playing water polo against Westville Boys’ High was always going to be challenging, and Saturday was no different. College only secured one win from their eight matches.
1st team report (Mr Darren Sherriff, Director: Aquatics)
On Saturday the 1st water polo team travelled to Westville knowing it was going to be a tough encounter. College started off slow and Westville showed to be the dominant team taking a 10-2 lead by half time. College fought back in the second half and managed to outscore them 5-4 but this was not enough to win the game, which went down 7-14.
Summary of scores:
| Team | Opposition | Result | |
| 1st | WBHS | L 7-14 | |
| 2nd | WBHS | L 4-10 | |
| 3rd | WBHS | L 3-7 | |
| 4th | WBHS | W 12-5 | |
| 15A | WBHS | L 6-19 | |
| 15B | WBHS | L 4-11 | |
| 14A | WBHS | L 4-17 | |
| 14B | WBHS | L 5-8 |