Overview Sporting Achievements
College’s athletes continue to dominate winning the aQuelle Inter-School Athletics Meet for the 4th week in a row. A highlight of the week was the interhouse Championship Gala which saw excellent individual and team performances including the breaking of a 41 year record! The 1st soccer team were excited to be part of the exciting SuperSport Schools 24 hour school sports dedicated channel (DSTV channel 216) launch, when they took on Westville Boys’ High School winning the match 2-0.
College’s last summer fixture of the week were against St Charles. A few cricket games were cancelled and several others abandoned due to lightening. Basketball against St Charles rivalled the old College/ Alex encounters of the 1980s and 1990’s, and the Alan Paton Memorial Hall was packed to capacity for the final match between the number 1 and 2 sides in the province.
Cricket
1st team report (Robbie Coutts, 1st XI coach)
College captain Bryn Brokensha won the toss on the Goldstones and had no hesitation in electing to bat on a good pitch.
The College openers started slowly, working hard to see off the new ball. Creedon Smith was the first to go with the score on 30. A mix of good bowling and poor shot selection saw College slump to the precarious position of 39 for 6, captain Brokensha and Asanda Khumalo got their team to tea without any further loss, College 61 for 6. The pair batted intelligently putting on the biggest partnership of the match, that of 93, Brokensha out for a well-played 59, Khumalo in the quest for quick runs at the end of the innings was unfortunate to not make his 50, bowled for 47. College batted their 50 overs ending on 144 for 9.
St Charles started well, losing their first wicket with the score on 47 in the 16 overs. Leg spinner Chad Mason bowled with good control and picked up two wickets in two overs and in-between an excellent throw from Brokensha executed a runout. Unfortunately, in the 21st over the lightening siren went off forcing the players off the field; the umpires called for an early tea but during the tea break persistent rain ensured the players would not return. The match was abandoned with St Charles on 61 for 3.
Scores in brief:
College 144 for 9; Khumalo 47, Brokensha 59
St Charles 61 for 3
Match abandoned
| Team | Opposition | Venue | Result |
| 14E | Carter | Lamonds | Carter 48/9 College 49/4
Won by 6 wickets |
| Team | Opposition | Venue | Time |
| 1st | St Charles | Goldstone’s | College 144 for 9; Brokensha 59
SCC 60 for 3 Match abandoned |
| 2nd | St Charles | [Away] SCC Oval | SCC 159/10 College 36/1
Match abandoned |
| 3rd | St Charles | Nicholson’s | College 120-9
SCC 40-10 after 11.4; Knoetze 5/0 College won by |
| 4th | St Charles | [Away] Harwins | College 124/3 Ekoff 39, Simpson 28*
SCC 101/7 Simpson 2/21 Barnardo 2/20. College won by 23 runs |
| 16A | St Charles | Collegians | SCC 102/9; Dedekind 3/19
College 17/0 Match abandoned |
| 16C | St Charles | Away (Colts) | College 150/8; Viljoen 48, Steyn 35
SCC 59/10 Borchers 3/15, Steyn 2/1 College won by 91 runs |
| 15A | St Charles | Barns’ | SCC 185 all out College 43/5
Match abandoned |
| 15C | St Charles | [Away] Jolivet | SCC 162/9 College 145/9
College lost by 18 runs |
| 14A | St Charles | Snow’s | College 255 all out; Puddu 110, Bisset 35
SCC 9/1 Match abandoned |
| 14B | St Charles | [Away] Conway | College 142/8; Smith 37, Thomas 23)
SCC 143/8; Hendricks 4/14 College lost by 2 wickets |
| 14C | St Charles | Lamond’s | SCC 97-4 College 101-4
College won by 6 wickets. |
| 14D | St Charles | Leach’s | SCC 47/10 College 48/1
College won by 9 wickets |
| 14F | Westville | [Away] Pitlochry | Westville 90/10 after 17
College 91/4 after 16 College won by 6 wickets |
Basketball
Basketball against St Charles rivals the old College/ Alex encounters of the 1980s and 1990’s, and the Alan Paton Memorial Hall was packed to capacity for the final match between the number 1 and 2 sides in the province. College won 13 of the 16 games played, losing just 3. Unfortunately our 1st team went down to a strong St Charles side, 47-56, in a very exciting game.
1st team report
Alan Paton Hall was abuzz with excitement as the final game of the season saw a clash between basketball titans Maritzburg College and St Charles. The boys of the red, black and white were in the lead in the 1st quarter with a determined Ngcobo dribbling past his opponents, it seemed the gods were in College’s favour. However, by the end of the 2nd quarter, it was Maritzburg College that found itself on the back foot. as the battle between both teams kept the crowd entertained in an electrifying game which left the score in the Maritzburg College favour at halftime. In the 3rd quarter, St Charles closed the gap in score as Maritzburg College was struggling to find its groove after a few missed baskets left them feeling defeated as play continued. St Charles capitalised on this and dominated the 4th quarter. With the game in full swing, College struggled to find the momentum needed to defeat St Charles who had built a 9-point lead and were dominating the game which ultimately saw the Saints win 47-56. A great game for the natural to watch. An amazing feat to see the number 1 and 2 teams battle it out on the last day of the season.
Summary results
14A won 32-28
16A won 44-23
1st team lost 47-56
Athletics
For the 4th week in a row, Maritzburg College won the aQuellè Inter-schools athletics meeting. M MOGALE again was age group winner for under 16 Boys.
1st places:
M Mogale – 200m and Long Jump under 16
T Boshoff – Hammer under 16
C Sweetnam – Javelin under 16
J Sweetnam – Hammer under 20
S Oosthuizen – Javelin under 18
G Mulder – Hammer under 18
Under 16 and Under 18 4x100m relay team
2nd Places:
R Jacobsz – 800m under 18
S Jansen – Hammer under 16
A Kritzinger – Long jump under 18
Y Mchunu – 200m under 18
J Werth – 3000m Under 18
3rd Places:
E Maynard – 800m under 18
L Kunene – Long Jump under 20
Under 18 4x100m relay team
Soccer
Maritzburg College’s 1st team was thrilled to be part of the exciting SuperSport Schools 24 hour school sports dedicated channel (DSTV channel 216) launch yesterday, when they took on Westville Boys’ High School in the afternoon. We were even more excited to win the match 2-0 – congratulations to our boys and coaches!
Canoeing
College’s canoeist participated in the school sprints regatta at Nagle Dam in the 500m K1 events.
U/14 B Final
5th Hayden Reitz
A final
3rd Matthew Rawson
U/16 C Final
6th Nathan Curry
7th James Gotte
A final
3rd Jayden JvRensburg
4th Keegan Vogt
6th Luke O’CONNOR
U/18 B final
3rd Christopher Adam
8th Simon Norton
Water polo
All the matches planned against St Charles for the weekend were cancelled by St Charles due to illness at the school.
College hosted St Charles in a mid-week fixture for 1st team played before leaving for the KES Water Polo Tournament in Johannesburg. The fixture was a well-supported and College played some good polo. College won the game 22-3.
At the KES water polo tournament, College were up against some tough competition. Playing Grey High, SACS and Clifton in the pool stages. College lost all 3 of these matches. In the cross pool stage of the tournament, College went up against Jeppe where they lost 4-6, then PBHS and lost 3-5. In the final game saw College play Grey High again and College fought hard and played good polo to come away with a 8-6 win.
Swimming
Inter-house Gala
Cheered on by their houses, College’s swimmers gave their all at the 2023 Interhouse Annual Championship Gala, held at our Dudley Forde Aquatic Centre. The boys produced some outstanding individual and team results. Among the prize-winners were the following:
Individual Age Champions:
- Bill Hendry Trophy and Shield – Open Champion: R Lottering (Strachan)
- Dudley Forde Trophy and Miniature Shield -Under 17 Champion: J George (Pape)
- Jimmy Anderson Memorial Shield and Miniature Shield – U16 Champion: P Lamb (Snows)
- Warren Shuttleworth Memorial Trophy and Miniature Shield – U15 Champion: M Lock (Nicholson)
- Tut Marwick Trophy and Miniature Shield – U14 Champion: J Mumford
Relay team results
- English Cup – Under 14 House Relay: Snows
- Porritt Cup – Under 16 House Relay: Nicholson
- Bryan Relay Malyon Memorial Cup – Open House Relay: Barns
A huge highlight of this year’s gala was 6th former T Truter’s Open 100 yards breaststroke winning time of 57.58 seconds, breaking a 41-year-old record – that of R Mapstone (1982) by 3.92 seconds!
Truter was awarded the Oscar Servant Trophy, justly deserved, for the best performance at the Championship Gala.
The Rick Spiers Trophy for Inter-House Relay Champion was awarded to Nicholson House while the Hutchinson Trophy for the Overall House Championship was won by Calder House.
Cycling
Luke Newlands participated in SA CHAMPS in Paarl and finished 36th in the juniors.