Weekly Sport Round-Up 19-21 October 2018 Maritzburg College - winning performances from our Cricketers, Canoeists, Athletes, Basketball and Waterpolo teams From Friday last week, College teams were playing cricket, water polo, squash and basketball matches against a number of other schools. In addition, our canoeists and athletes were competing in events around the country. Cricket College’s cricket fixtures on Saturday were mostly against St Charles and took place at home. Of the 13 games played against St Charles, College won 9 and lost 4. Overall we played 19 matches, winning 15 and losing 4. Standout performances came from our 1st team who beat St Charles by 29 runs, and our 2nd XI who won by 9 wickets. Summary of Results: Team Opposition Results 1st St Charles College 204/9 (Khumalo 48*, Elam 42). SCC 175/10. (Bradford 5/23) Won by 29 runs 2nd St Charles SCC 75/10 (Maher 4/15). College 78/1 ( Won by 9 wickets 3rd Hub Won by 117 runs (Keith 5/14, Tullis 46, Zunckel 64*, Engelbrecht 67) 4th St Charles 3rds Lost by 43 runs (Nandh 55) 5th St Charles 4th Lost by 8 wickets 6th St Charles 5th Lost by 2 wickets 7th St Charles 6th Lost 5 wickets (B Wynn 70*) 15A St Charles SCC 90/10. College 93/1 (van Staaden 69*) Won by 9 wickets 15B St Charles Won by 229 runs (Michaux 190, Ferrar 69) 15C St Charles Won by 6 wickets (Khuzwayo 5/24) 15D Hillcrest High School U15A Won by 8 wickets 15E Kloof High School U15 Game cancelled due to wet grounds 15F Alex Won by 103 runs (Makhatini 73, van der Merwe 53*, Whyte 40, Chowdury 4/19 14A St Charles SCC 147/10. College 148/4 (Delport 60) Won by 6 wickets 14B St Charles won by 9 wickets (Goncalves 6/27, Smith 51*, Murray 50*) 14C St Charles Won by 45 runs 14D St Charles won by 44 runs 14E Hillcrest High School U14A College Lost by 6 wickets (Walter 44) 14F Westville Won by 8 wickets (Slabbert 5/11 - hat trick) 14G Pelham Primary 3rds Won by 78 runs Summary vs SCC Overall Summary Played 13 Played 19 Won 9 Won 15 Lost 4 Lost 4 Drew Drew College’s 1st XI and U15A sides also played against Helpmekaar on Sunday at home. The 1st team made 258/5 with Dyer scoring 62, Bruyns undefeated on 67* and Todd 43. Helpmekaar were 165 all out, with good bowling figures for College; Fortmann taking 3/34 and Dyer 3/6. College won by 93 runs. Our U15A batted first scoring scored 302-6 with Delport retiring hurt on 100 not out, van Staden making 50 and Ngcobo 41. Helpmekaar reached 270/10 after 50, with Similane taking 4 for 40 from 10. College won by 31 runs Basketball College’s basketball teams played St Charles on the weekend, winning 11 of their 15 games. The 1st team played to a packed audience in our Alan Paton Indoor Sports centre and were unlucky to lose 41-44. Some of our lower teams also played against Michaelhouse and Bisley. Overall results showed College winning 13 of their 18 matches and losing 5. 1st team report - Basketball report on the match against St Charles (Jenny Orchard) Any basketball enthusiast who supported the traditional night game between Maritzburg College and St Charles would agree that this clash showcased what schools’ basketball is all about: sportsmanship, energy, skill and camaraderie. The Alan Paton Memorial Hall was packed with supporters who rooted for their school throughout the encounter. The atmosphere was electric as the match promised to be a close one. St Charles won the jump ball and also opened the scoring but it was College who maintained a narrow lead for the first two periods of play. The first half ended with College 20 – 16 ahead. It was in the third quarter that St Charles regrouped and outscored College 16 points to 7. The third quarter is what determined the final result. The final quarter began with College 27 – 32 behind and being in foul trouble had a difficult task ahead of Team Opponent Venue Result Score Coach them to regain the lead. The game in 1st St Charles APH lost 41 - 44 Ooosthuis/Wilcock the final quarter could have gone 2nd St Charles APH lost 24 - 41 Ngcobo M/Dladla either way especially when Liam Janse 3rd St Charles APH won 23 - 18 Mbhele van Rensberg made two intercepts 4th St Charles APH won 20 - 17 Mkhize 5th St Charles APH won 50 - 13 Mhlongo and scored a three-point shot in the 6th St Charles Outdoor lost 14 - 32 Mdutyana dying moments of the game. But in 7th St Charles Outdoor won 20-Oct Mdutyana the end it was St Charles who won the encounter 44 – 41. However, it was 15A St Charles APH won 21 - 20 Mkhabela 15B St Charles APH lost 22 - 23 Usher basketball that was the ultimate 15C St Charles Outdoor won 24-Nov Khambule winner that evening. Scott Trollip top 15D St Charles Outdoor won 23 - 19 Mbhele scored for College with 9 points and James Lain from St Charles with 12 14A St Charles APH lost 14 - 28 Mazibuko 14B St Charles APH won 35 - 6 Ngema points. 14C St Charles Outdoor won 36 - 18 Zuma 14D St Charles Outdoor won 69 - 2 Ngcobo N Summary vs SCC Played 15 Won 11 Lost 4 Drew Canoeing College’s canoeists including both staff and boys took part in the Dam 2 Dam over the weekend. Brothers Scott (5th former) and Stewart Little (OC2017) won the event in a time of Squash College’s squash teams took part in the Wynberg Stayers Tournament over the weekend beating St Stithians (15-6) and St Johns (14-9) but losing to Disas and Grey PE. Rugby 7’s Our Rugby7’s U15 and U18 teams took part in the Champion of Champion’s Tournament in Pretoria, facing some tough competition. Our U18 team did well to finish in 12th place and 8th place. Waterpolo This weekend saw our water polo team take on St Charles and Thomas More in number of fixtures. Our 1st team had a great game against a combined SCC & Thomas More side winning 8-2. College won 4 of their 7 matches and lost 3 all on a stagger. Team Opposition Venue Result Score Format 1st St Charles & Thomas Moore 1st College- Short Course Won 8--2 4 X 8 running 2nd St Charles 1st College- Short Course Won 6--1 4 x 6 running 3rd Thomas More 1st College- Short Course Lost 2--13 4 x 6 running 4th St Charles 2nd College- Short Course Ca ncel Ca ncel 4 x 5 running 15B St Charles 15A College-Short Course Lost 2--6 4 x 5 runnng 14A Thomas More 15 A College - Short Course Won 7--1 4 x 5 running 14B Thomas More 14A College - Short Course Lost 4--10 4 x 5 running 14B St Charles 14A College - Short Course Won 8--5 4 x 5 running Summary vs SCC & Thomas More Played 7 Won 4 Lost 3 All on stagger Drew 0 .