GCB league

Grahamstown Cricket Board (GCB) league defending champions Cuylerville cricket club won their opening game of the new season before losing their next match last weekend. The 2012/2013 league is in its third week.

The first league teams (currently playing in the GCB first league, Bathurst first league and Central Albany first leagues) have played only two matches, due to a number of first-league players making up the Eastern Province Grahamstown Rural team.

The first-league teams are off again this weekend due to the EP Grahamstown side playing against Border Aloes (Fort Beaufort/Alice area) at Shaw Park.

In the second league, most teams have played three matches. It's only Rhodes Shrews that have played six games due to them being available during university holidays.

Shrews lead the second-league log with 19 points, followed by Manley Flats on 15 points. See the Sports Diary on page 32 for the weekend's GCB fixtures.

Latest results from the various leagues –

First league:

Sidbury vs Cuylerville played at Sidbury
Cuylerville 101 (B Handley 39, G Evans 4/8, M Helm 4/45)
Sidbury 103/4 (C van Niekerk 40 not out, S Gornall 3/23). Sidbury won by 6 wickets.
Rhodents vs Manley Flats at Rhodes Prospect Field
Rhodents 109 (A Marshall 5/30), Manley Flats 110/9 (J Davy 25, A Beach 5 wickets). Manleys won by 1 wicket.
Central Albany first league
Salem vs Willows at Salem
Salem 252 (L King 78, Ryan King 50, R Brookes 3/51), Willows 175 (N Plaatjies 52, S Jackson 2/27). Salem won by 77 runs.

St Andrew's vs Makana Sona
St Andrew's 238/7 (N Embling 44, J Baggott 40, N Botha 3/14), Makana Sona 130 (S Green 4/34, T Leppan 3/13). St Andrew's won by 108 runs.
The first league fixture between Port Alfred and Rhodes Rats was rained out.

Second league:

Shrews vs Tiger Titans at Rhodes Great Field
Shrews 237 (N Raw 69), Tiger Titans 75 (M Stone 6/33, C Raw 2/4). Shrews won by 162 runs.
Albany vs Swallows at Albany Sports Club
Albany 178 (Lovuyo 102), Swallows 120 (P Simpson 4/17). Albany won by 58 runs.
Cuylerville vs Southwell at Shaw Park
Southwell 83 (C Tyson 4/21, J Hanstein 3/14), Cuylerville 85/4 (S du Plessis 35 not out). Cuylerville won by 6 wickets.
Manley Flats vs Salem at Manleys
Manley Flats 214/8. Salem 142. Manleys won by 72 runs.
Station Hill vs Chelsea at Hillpert
Station Hill 104. Chelsea 75. Station Hill won by 29 runs.
Kenton vs Rainbows at the Port Alfred Hospital Grounds
Kenton 69. Rainbows 70/9. Rainbows won by 1 wicket.
Early Birds forfeited against Port Alfred.
Sidbury vs Shrews
Shrews 226 (D Johnstone 103, B Olckers 2/33). Sidbury 88 (K Taylor 25, M Griffin 3/13, C Dargie 3/30 L Abernethy 3/20). Shrews won by 138 runs.
Second league log (All teams have played three matches except for Rhodes Shrews who have played six):
Shrews 19 points
Manley Flats 15
Cuylerville 14
Rainbows 14
Salem 10
Tiger Titans 10
Station Hill 10
Albany 6
Chelsea 6
Kenton 5
Port Alfred 4
Southwell 4
Sidbury 0
Swallows 0
Early Birds 0.