Willows and Makana Sona recorded their first wins of the season in the Grahamstown Cricket Board (GCB) 1st League over the weekend against Rhodes, while Salem and Cuylerville still unbeaten and the teams to beat.
Eldrich George (115 – Willows), Chris Gleaves (100* – Cuylerville), Peter Frans (114 – Swallows), Renato Visagie (101 – Swallows), Franklin Jacobs (129 – Station Hill), Sipho Saki (128 – Station Hill), Jeremy Machlahlan (121 – Sidbury 2nd) all scored centuries for their respective clubs over the past weekend. Jamie Renton (6/37 – Cuylerville), Marco Loutz (6/12 – Swallows), Louis Oosthuizen (6/17 – Port Alfred 2nd), Juandre Nel (5/55 – Sidbury 2nd), Mike Mattison (5/64 – Salem 2nd) were the bowlers who took 5-wicket hauls.
GCB 1ST LEAGUE
SALEM VS SIDBURY
Salem proved too strong for Sidbury and claimed another impressive bonus-point win. Salem batted first and posted a massive 282 (46.1 overs), and bowled out the visitors for just 98 (26.2). Kevin Bennett made his comeback for Salem and top score with a decent 60, while Chris Van der Meulen 57 and Leard King 56 also provide fireworks with the bat. Gradwell 3/35 (10), Evans 3/36 (5.1), and Roth 2/40 (7) were the wicket-takers for Sidbury.
Salem’s bowlers came out blazing and bowled extremely good with excellent control. King 3/30 (6), Dollery 3/23 (5) and Wakeford 2/17 (7) starred with the ball in securing yet another dominant win. Gradwell top score with 22 for Sidbury
Salem won by 184 runs + bonus point.
RHODES VS MAKANA SONA
Rhodes 135
– Dampies 64
* Sauli 4/25 (9), Ngqina 2/41, Sino Stamper 1/20 (5), Qinela 1/9 (5)
Makana Sona 136/5 (31)
– L Sam 51, L Stamper 37, Nqgina 21*
* A Wright 3/28 (6), A De Blocq 2/21 (6).
Makana won by five wickets + bonus point
SOUTHWELL VS CUYLERVILLE
Southwell batted first and were bowled out for 164 runs. Kyle Van Niekerk 39, Chris Roberts 26 and Tinus Joubert, 31, were the top run-scorers for Southwell. Jamie Renton was in fine form with the ball and returned with excellent figures of 6/37, while Mike Micklejohn claimed 2/36.
Cuylerville batsman Chris Gleaves scored an undefeated 100* and was the star batsman for his side. Brandon Handley contributed 35. Dylan Kruger took 3/60 for Southwell.
Cuylerville won by six wickets + bonus point.
GCB 2ND LEAGUE
SWALLOWS VS RAINBOWS
Swallows 312/6
– Peter Frans 114, Renato Visagie 101
* T Shotana 3/58 (10), Makasi 3/34 (5.2)
Rainbows 64 (11.2)
– Shotana 32
– Marco Loutz 6/12 (5), Jamie Koesnel 1/31 (5)
Swallows won by 258 runs + bonus point
SIDBURY VS SALEM
Salem 302 (48.4)
– N Wilmot 72, R Van der Merwe 52, L Pittaway 33, A Scheepers 33
* J Nel 5/55
Sidbury 281 (35)
– J Machlahlan 121, J Nel 56, J Bowles 29
* M Mattison 5/64, R Davies 2/54
Salem won by 21 runs
STATION HILL VS EARLY BIRDS
Station Hil 648/9 (50)
– F Jacobs 129, S Saki 128, A Jones 89*, L Olivier 83, L Coltman 55
Early Birds 41
* F Jacobs 4/8 (4.2), C Jones 2/19 (3), K Nelson 2/25 (2)
Station Hill won by 602 runs + bonus point
KENTON VS SHREWS
Shrews 135
– J Mabodla 35, Z Papu 25
* K King 3wickets, B Mitchell 3wickets
Kenton 139/4
– King 38, D Phelan 27
* L Thompson 2wickets
Kenton won by six wickets + bonus point
SHREWS VS PORT ALFRED
Shrews 28
* L Oosthuizen 6/17 (9), A Pittaway 3/9 (9)
Port Alfred 30/5
– JC Pittaway 11
* G Brower 3/8 (3), J Mabodla 1/5 (2.2)
Port Alfred won by five wickets + bonus point
CUYLERVILLE VS SOUTHWELL
Cuylerville 156 (29)
– G Fletcher 78, G Clayton 29, S Botha 27
Southwell 166/4 (30)
Southwell won by six wickets + bonus point
MANLEYS FLATS VS TIGER TITANS
Manleys 263
* L Klaas 4/48 (7), Z Simanga 2/46 (8), M Rala 2/41 (8)
Titans 49
– S Minyelela 14
Manleys won by 214 runs+ bonus point
GCB 1st League
Leading allrounders as 24th October 2021
B Handley Cuylerville 283
A Wright Rhodes 281
B van Heerden Rhodes 215
A de Blocq Rhodes 176
M Loutz Willows 154
L Ngqina Makana Sona 136
M Daniels Willows 120
GCB 1st League
Leading wicket-takers as 24th October 2021
M Hobson Southwell 10
M Meiklejohn Cuylerville 8
J Renton Cuylerville 8
S Mungeka Rhodes 7
L Sauli Makana Sona 7
B van Heerden Rhodes 7
B Wakeford Salem 7
N Dettmer Rhodes 6
M Loutz Willows 6
A Wright Rhodes 6
GCB 2nd League
Leading wicket-takers as 24th October 2021
C Fourie Manley Flats 17
T Shotana Rainbows 15
F Jacobs Station Hill 13
L Oosthuizen Port Alfred 13
A Pittaway Port Alfred 13
M Loutz Swallows 12
D van Heerden Shrews 11
J Nel Sidbury 10
R Majalamba Early Birds 8
B Mohammed Manley Flats 8
GCB 2nd League
Leading Allrounders as 24th October 2021
F Jacobs Station Hill 422
C Locke Manley Flats 309
T Shotana Rainbows 272
J Nel Sidbury 272
L Oosthuizen Port Alfred 229
D van Heerden Shrews 219
