Overview
Maritzburg College’s teams produced excellent results over the weekend, in the main against Glenwood, winning most of their basketball, water polo and cricket fixtures, and with a number of standout results.
With boys also competing in mountain biking, canoeing, trail running and golf, it was a busy second weekend of the year for the RedBlackWhite!
Basketball
College’s basketball teams won 23 of their 25 games on Friday and Saturday, and won all 12 against Glenwood. The balance were against Treverton, Kearsney and Westville. Much to the delight of their supporters, the 1st team produced an exceptional win 119-23.
1st team report (Mr Jacques Wilcock, MIC: Basketball)
A strong performance from the first team saw them victors 119-23. The team was focused on achieving their objectives for the match and allowing much-needed game time for some players. The following players performed well, M Askham with 19 points followed by N Ngcobo and C Fynn with 13 points each. Overall, it was a strong day for College basketball as they won all their fixtures against Glenwood.
Summary of results:
| Team | Opposition | Result |
| 1st | Glenwood | W 119-23 |
| 2nd | Glenwood | W 41-39 |
| 3rd | Glenwood | W 76-17 |
| 4th | Treverton | L 24-57 |
| 5th | Kearsney | W 45-29 |
| 6th | Kearsney | W 42-19 |
| 7th | Kearsney | W 29-23 |
| 16A | Glenwood | W 79-21 |
| 16B | Glenwood | W 39-17 |
| 16C | Glenwood | W 38-7 |
| 16D | Westville | W 41-22 |
| 16E | Kearsney | W 30-13 |
| 15A | Glenwood | W 48-27 |
| 15B | Glenwood | W 31-15 |
| 15C | Glenwood | W 44-12 |
| 15D | Treverton | W 18-15 |
| 15E | Treverton | W 31-10 |
| 15F | Treverton | W 19-6 |
| 14A | Glenwood | W 53-8 |
| 14B | Glenwood | W 36-5 |
| 14C | Glenwood | W 34-7 |
| 14D | Kearsney | W 20-3 |
| 14F | Westville | W 8-7 |
| 14E | Westville | W 23-8 |
| 14G | Westville | L 2-4 |
The Maritzburg College U16A basketball team also took part in the Michaelhouse tournament winning all but one of their games, and bringing home the silver.
Summary of results
College vs Hilton B won 31-10
College vs Kearsney won 27-20
College vs Drakensburg Boys Choir won 50-8
College vs Michaelhouse B won 44-10
College vs Clifton won 37-10
College vs Hilton A won 34-33
College vs Michaelhouse A lost 30-34
College placed 2nd
Cricket
On another extremely hot weekend, Maritzburg College’s cricketers played 19 matches, 15 of which were against Glenwood. Winning 14 of the 15 matches, the boys produced some excellent cricketing action in only their second fixtures of the year. The U14A, U15A, U16A and 1st XI all had convincing wins, although mention must be made of the U14B side who batted first scoring an outstanding 418 runs for the loss of 9 wickets, before bowling Glenwood out for 61, and winning by 357 runs! Well done boys!
1st team report (Mr Robbie Coutts 1st XI coach)
The Maritzburg College 1st XI hosted Glenwood on a hot and humid day at Goldstones. College’s captain Daniel Nadasan won the toss and opted to bat first, looking to build on the lessons from the previous weekend by batting out 50 overs, minimizing dot balls, and setting a competitive target of 200.
The Glenwood bowlers were disciplined from the outset, offering little in the way of scoring opportunities. Ewald Bester was the first wicket to fall with the score on 19 as College struggled to gain momentum. By morning tea, the hosts had reached a cautious 63 for 3, with runs proving difficult to come by.
The most significant partnership of the innings came between Luan van der Merwe and Nadasan, who added 49 valuable runs. However, van der Merwe’s dismissal left College with plenty of work to do to post a challenging total. Some aggressive late-order batting from Kyle de Bruyn and Sphamandla Dzanibe helped College push towards their revised tea-time target of 180. Nadasan played a composed knock, top scoring with a patient 44, as College finished on 183 for 8 in their allotted 50 overs.
Defending 183, College’s bowlers put in a disciplined and clinical performance. Opening bowlers Reece Willson and Samuel Hughes set the tone brilliantly, bowling with good pace and accuracy. Glenwood’s openers were kept in check, managing only 22 for 1 after the first 10 overs, with Willson striking inside the powerplay. The second breakthrough came through a superb catch at gully by Hughes off the bowling of Karl Dedekind. Dzanibe and Nathan Pembridge maintained the pressure in the middle overs, restricting Glenwood to just 55 for 3 at tea.
After the break, Pembridge continued his accuracy and control, while Dom du Toit proved an excellent foil at the other end. Their combined spell after tea decisively swung the match in College’s favour. Pembridge was outstanding, claiming 4 wickets for 30 runs in his 10 overs.
With sharp fielding and relentless pressure, College ensured Glenwood never built a meaningful partnership. The visitors were eventually bowled out for 99 in the 40th over, securing a convincing 84-run victory for College. This win was a testament to a well-rounded team effort, highlighted by disciplined bowling, sharp catching, and a composed batting performance under challenging conditions.
Scores in Brief:
College 183 for 8; Nadasan 44
Glenwood 99 all out; Pembridge 4 for 30, Willson 2 for 11
College won by 84 runs
Summary of scores:
| 1st | College 183/8; Nadasan 44 Glenwood 99 all out; Pembridge 4-30 College won by 84 runs |
| 2nd | Glenwood 170/10; Bharath 4-24 College 79 all out College lost by 92 runs |
| 3rd | College 98/9 Glenwood 85 all out; Armstrong 3-7, Kruger 3-13 College won by 13 runs |
| 4th | Glenwood 118 all out; Jackson 5-18 College 119/5; Askew 43* College won by 5 wickets |
| 16A | College 107 all out Glenwood 64/10; Schoeman 4/19 College won by 43 runs |
| 16B | College 265/9; Badenhorst 54, Thomas 39, Lessing 37 Glenwood 38 all out; Schirge 6-17, Mhlanga 4-19 College won by 227 runs |
| 16C | College 231/2; Venter 107, Rajarathnam 58 Glenwood 27 all out; Nguni 3-8, Anthony 3-5 College won 204 runs |
| 15A | College 188 all out; Johnson 44, Greaves 30 Glenwood 132 all out; Johnson 4-19, Palmer 4-23 College won by 52 runs |
| 15B | College 337/6; Badenhorst 68, Ramraj 49, Francis 40 Glenwood 85 all out; Smith 4-17, Swanepoel 4-21 College won by 252 runs |
| 15C | College 184/5; Bowyer Glenwood 74 all out College won by 111 runs |
| 15D | College 192/5; Glenwood 72 all out College won by 120 runs |
| 15E | Westville 130/8; Coetzer 6/10 College 104 all out College lost by 26 runs |
| 14A | College 186 all out; Mahmoud 56* Glenwood 123 all out; John Ward 3-23 College won by 63 runs |
| 14B | College 418/9; Jordaan 91, Tyler 81, Marot 80 Glenwood 61 all out; Jackson 3-11 College won by 357 runs |
| 14C | Glenwood 100/4 College 101/ 0; Ramsey 38, Reynolds 31 College won by 10 wickets |
| 14D | Glenwood 69 College 72/1 College won by 9 wickets |
| 14E | College 108/6 Westville 109/1 College lost by 9 wickets. |
| 14F | College 96/6 Westville 97/4 College lost by 6 wickets |
| 14G | College 123/5; Harty 60* Westville 124/3 College lost by 7 wickets |
Water polo
It was an excellent weekend for the water polo fraternity who won all five of their games against Glenwood! Congratulations to all the boys. The first team secured a 14-5 victory much to the delight of the boys and families cheering them on. With excellent wins for both the U15A (21-4) and the U14A (19-3) there was plenty to celebrate at the Dudley Forde Aquatic Centre.
1st team report (Mr Darren Sherriff – Director Aquatics)
On Saturday College hosted Glenwood for a full set of fixtures. It started off as a tough match with College taking an early lead and keeping control of the game to stay in the lead. Glenwood fought hard to try climb back with some goals, but College on the day was too strong and won 14-5.
Summary of scores:
| Team | Opposition | Result |
| 1st | Glenwood | W 14-5 |
| 2nd | Glenwood | W 17-7 |
| 3rd | Glenwood | W 18-4 |
| 4th | MHS | L 4-6 |
| 5th | MHS | L 2-5 |
| 6th | MHS | W 8-2 |
| 15A | Glenwood | W 21-4 |
| 14A | Glenwood | W 19-3 |
Canoeing – Drak Challenge
College’s talented Keegan Vogt took gold at the U18 K1 Drak Challenge, with Riley Smith finishing in 3rd place to join him on the podium. In the U16 category Josh Wortmann finished 2nd with Matthew Rawson in 3rd to bring home another two podium places!
Summary of results
U18
Keegan Vogt 1st
Ryley Smith 3rd
Jayden JvRensburg 5th
James Gotte 11th
Joshua Craig 13th
Brad Cook 18th
U23
Jack Odell 17th
U16
Josh Worthmann 2nd
Matthew Rawson 3rd
K2
Keigan Clarke & Dad Gary Clarke 36 th
Cycling – Drak Descent and Drak Challenge
DAY ONE:
Drak Descent: 55km
- Searle 20th
- Janneker 46th
- Fourie 53rd
- Baxter 63rd
- Wood 114th
- Kubekha 115th
- Leonard 136th
Drak MTB Challenge: 23km
- Champkins 19th
- Rencken 35th
- Jordan 42nd
- Dlamuka 67th
DAY TWO:
Drak Descent: 46km
- Searle 20th
- Janneker 52nd
- Fourie 55th
- Kubekha 78th
- Wood 83rd
- Baxter 101th
- Leonard – ran the 8km
Drak MTB Challenge: 21km
- Champkins 20th
- Jordan 28th
- Rencken 44th
- Dlamuka 63rd
Trail Run
Held over two days, four Maritzburg College boys competed in the challenging Run the Rivers trail race. Gutsy and determined effort, saw them produce excellent results, with C Gould finishing 3rd overall, while College’s Athletic captain, L Shangase took 6th and N Mntungwa 10th place.
Summary of results
Day 1
C Gould 3rd
E McAllister 8th
L Shangase 10th
N Mntungwa 14th
Day 2
L Shangase 3rd
C Gould 5th
N Mntungwa 7th
Overall
C Gould 3rd
L Shangase 6th
N Mntungwa 10th
Golf
The first golf fixtures of the year were against local rivals St Charles. College’s 1st team halved at 4-4 while the 2nd team won 3-1.