VPHS
U15B
Keagon Skeates was the best all-rounder and often my go-to man who had to open the batting with
Ludwig. These two batsmen managed to destroy the
steam in any opening bowling attack, with Skeates
returning a few favours later on with opening the
bowling. In the spin department, there was Shakoor
Johaar who, alongside Keagon Skeates, managed to
break even the best of Alexander Road’s batsmen.
What would a cricket team be without characters
such as Ayabulela Sonkwala, Justin Daines and
even Kyle Myburgh – specialist fielders is what I
like to call them. At first they had hands that could
not catch any balls, but after a few field sessions,
these guys were lethal in the outfield. Joshua Coleman and Daine Abrahams were classic all-rounders
and always dependable when wickets were needed
or a match had to be rescued with the bat in hand.
Back Row: Keegan Assam, Logan Simson, JP van
Vuuren, Pumzile Peta, Ridhaa Brown, Zamo Tana,
Mihlali Jaji
Front Row: Waseem Geswint,Lindokuhle Mbilini ,
Keanon Geldenhuys, Mr M. barry, Kyle Myburgh, Kyle
Clemence, Chumile Mfazwe
Lastly, my best moment as a coach was when Pearson High School had scored 376 in 40 overs against
us. Expecting an early afternoon when we started
to bat, we stuck it out for the entire 40 overs with
Mathew Jones scoring 50 off 26 balls (one of his big
sixes went so far that the Pearson bowler was too
scared to bowl against him). Pearson were only able
to obtain the final wicket with their last ball of the
match – so much for an early day.
The Remax - Victoria Park u/15 Cricket
Challenge
Victoria Park hosted the Remax/Victoria Park
Cricket Challenge in September. The challenge took
place at the Dave Weinronk Sports Complex. The
schools that participated were Woodridge, Pearson,
Westering and Victoria Park. The aim of the Challenge is to develop cricket at an u/15 level, as well
as to provide more opportunities for u/15 cricketers
in the city to play the game. Matches were played
over a period of two days and the boys certainly
enjoyed this cricketing experience.
In all I had a blast with these young men and they
have left a huge legacy that will be difficult to replace in the future. 2014 can only be described as a
top season by a bunch of Grade 9 legends.
Mr A Betts
Each participant in the Challenge was given a
t-shirt and there was an attractive trophy for the
man-of- the-match in each game. A big thank you
to Mrs Gow for all the work that she did to make
the challenge a success. I would also like to thank
Kobie Potgieter and Remax Independent Properties
for their generous sponsorship. A special word of
thanks to 1st Avenue Spar and the Diedericks family
for their contributions to the tournament. Their assistance is greatly appreciated.
Results
20/20 Matches:
VP vs Woodridge – Woodridge won
Pearson vs Westering – Pearson won
45 Over Matches
VP vs Westering – Westering won
Woodridge vs Pearson – Woodridge won
Mr A Jansen
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