Overview
This weekend saw Maritzburg College host Hilton in a full round of summer sport fixtures. Unfortunately, bad weather and thunderstorms on Saturday after saw many of the cricket matches abandoned.
Cricket
On Friday, the Maritzburg College 1st XI took on local rival St Charles in a T20 fixture, winning their match by 16 runs. On Saturday, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd team matches as well as the 15A and 14A matches were all abandoned due to the stormy weather. Of the seven matches that were completed, College won three and lost four.
1st team report (Mr Robbie Coutts, 1st XI coach)
The Maritzburg College Stayers XI faced St Charles College in a CSA T20 pool fixture on an overcast afternoon at the picturesque St Charles Oval.
St Charles won the toss and elected to bowl first. College openers Kyle De Bruyn and Akhil Bharath made a steady start, reaching 33 without loss in the powerplay. De Bruyn was the first to depart for a run-a-ball 20, bringing Luka Puddu to the crease. Bharath and Puddu then combined superbly, putting on 105 off 76 balls to set up a competitive total of 148 for their team.
College struck early in the defence, with stand-in captain Reece Willson taking a wicket with the very first ball of the innings, a sharp catch at cover by Matt Bisset. St Charles added 37 for the second wicket but struggled to build momentum until a 6th-wicket partnership of 63 off 44 balls briefly put the hosts back in contention.
The breakthrough came courtesy of Dom Du Toit, who dismissed one of the set batters before a run out in the same over swung the game firmly back in College’s favour. Willson and Du Toit bowled tightly at the death, ensuring Maritzburg College held on for a 16-run victory, as St Charles finished on 132 for 8.
Scores in Brief
Maritzburg College 148 for 3; Bharath 61, Puddu 55*
St Charles 132 for 8; Hosking 2 for 24
Maritzburg College won by 16 runs
Summary of results
| Team | Result |
| 1st | College 200 all out; Nadasan 56, De Bruyn 48 Hilton 43/2 Match abandoned |
| 2nd | College 216/9 Hosking 55* Puddu 35 Hilton 53/1 Match abandoned |
| 3rd | College 191 all out Jursa 51; Fabre 43; Stead 39 Hilton 91/4 Marcus 3/25 Match abandoned |
| 4th | Howick 1st 142 all out T Kruger 5/28 College 89 all out College lost by 53 runs |
| 5th | Hilton 4ths 58 all out; Bernstein 4/10, Volans 3/8; Wilson3/6 College 5ths 59/2 College won by 8 wickets |
| 6th | Cancelled |
| 15A | Hilton 194/7 College were 60/1 Match abandoned |
| 15B | Hilton 63 all out Church 3/5; Fitz 3/9 College 65/1 Linde 26*; Badenhorst 20 College won by 9 wickets |
| 15C | College 78 all out Howick 15A 79/0 Lost by 10 wickets |
| 14A | Hilton 128 all out; St. John Ward 5/20 College 59/1 Match abandoned |
| 14B | College 147/4; Layden 62; Rees 57 Hilton – 146/8 College won by 1 run |
| 14C | Howick 14A 166 all out College 142 all out College lost by 24 runs. |
| 14D | Hilton C 192/3 College 155/5 Reitz 51 not out College lost by 38 runs |
Basketball
College won 13 of their 20 basketball games against Hilton, losing 7.
Summary of results
| Team | Opposition | Result |
| 2nd | Hilton | L 47-41 |
| 3rd | Hilton | W 30-14 |
| 4th | Hilton | W 52-28 |
| 5th | Hilton | W 22-14 |
| 6th | Hilton | W 28-3 |
| 16A | Hilton | W 40-36 |
| 16B | Hilton | L 42-45 |
| 16C | Hilton | L 22-35 |
| 16D | Hilton | L 24-25 |
| 16E | Hilton | W 41-12 |
| 15B | Hilton | W 39-22 |
| 15C | Hilton | W 23-16 |
| 15D | Hilton | L 6-12 |
| 15E | Hilton | W 24-20 |
| 14A | Hilton | W 48-21 |
| 14B | Hilton | W 26-15 |
| 14C | Hilton | L 16-21 |
| 14D | Hilton | W 30-11 |
| 14E | Hilton | W 23-10 |
| 14F | Hilton | L 16-14 |
Water polo
There were some very hard-fought water polo games over the weekend against Hilton College which saw College secure two wins from the six played. The 1st team competed in the Inspired Cup up in Johannesburg, producing an excellent performance and winning three of their six matches.
1st team report (Mr D Sherriff, Director of Aquatics and 1st team coach)
The Maritzburg College 1st Stayers team put in a strong showing at the Inspired Cup in Johannesburg, playing six competitive matches, winning three and losing three.
College recorded impressive victories over St Alban’s 2nd team, Reddam Helderfontein, and St Peter’s College, who went on to win the tournament overall, and finishing in 6th position. The boys showed great determination, teamwork, and spirit throughout the event, with several tight contests showcasing their growing confidence and cohesion.
Summary of results vs Hilton
| Team | Opposition | Result |
| 2nd | Hilton 3rd | W 10-9 |
| 3rd | Hilton 3rd | L 4-8 |
| 4th | Hilton 4th | W 14-5 |
| U15B | Hilton | L 7-8 |
| U14A | Hilton | L 2-8 |
| U14B | Hilton | L 8-9 |
Canoeing
Congratulation to the College canoeists who competed in the ICF ocean racing world championships, in Durban over the weekend producing very good results.
U18 single ski
7th Keegan Vogt
22nd Luke O’Connor
27th Josh Worthmann
29th Jayden JvRensburg
Mixed SS2
Senior
12th Jayden JvRensburg & Bridgitte Hartley
Junior
10th Luke O’Connor and partner (Grace Richardson)