By Chesley Daniels
Salem, Willows and Southwell all recorded wins in the Grahamstown Cricket Board (GCB) 1st League over the weekend. There were also very impressive wins for GCB 2nd League Sides Station Hill, Cuyerville, Sidbury and Salem.
Two centuries were recorded by Nick Wilmot 134* (Salem 1st Vs Cuylerville 1st) and Zee Jayi 138 (Station Hill Vs Tiger Titans). Sipho Saki (Station Hill Vs Tiger Titans) and Thando Siyola (Tiger Titans Vs Station Hill). Both took five wicket hauls for their respective teams.
Both Salem 1st and 2nd Teams are Log Leaders In the GCB 1st and 2nd Leagues.
Summarised Scores – GCB 1st League
Willows Vs Makana Sona – Rhodes Prospect Field
Makana Sona 221/6 (50)
- Lakhanya Sam 65*, Lonwabo Haya 50*, Tshona 40, Mbiza 38
- Duane Brown 3/36 (10), Emihle Mgoqi 2/3 (1), Ruwayne Brooks 1/62 (10)
Willows 222/4 (40.1)
- Emihle Mgoqi 87, Ruwayne Brooks 67*, Jongile Kilani 27
- Abongile Hashe 2/36 (6), Mbiza 1/43 (9), Fobe 1/8 (1.1)
Man of the Match – Emihle Mgoqi (Willows)
Result: Willows Won By 6 Wickets
Cuylerville Vs Salem – Shaw Park
Cuylerville 256 (49.5)
- Jurie Norval 58, Brandon Handley 35, Brent Emslie 32, Kyle Handley 20
- Buster Brotherton 3/34 (10), Brad Wilmot 2/16 (4), Leard King 1/47 (9), Justin Dollery 1/27 (7), Bradley Van Heerden 1/32 (6), Bryn Wakeford 1/30 (5)
Salem 258/5 (45.4)
- Nick Wilmot 134*, Simon Amm 85
- Jurie Norval 2/56 (10), Chris Norval 1/36 (7)
Man Of The Match – Nick Wilmot (Salem)
Result: Salem Won By 5 Wickets
Southwell Vs Sidbury – Southwell Cricket Club
Sidbury 146 (46)
- Luke Birel 72, Huge Savage 39
- Guy Bladen 4/36 , Josh Van Rensburg 3/14, Jesse Van Rensburg 2/25
Southwell 147/5 (33)
- James Stirk 50, Josh Van Rensburg 25
- Dylan Blew 2/34 (10), Luke Birrel 1/26 (3), Cuan Ricks 1/11 (3), Greg Evans 1/22 93)
Man Of The Match – Luke Birrel (Sidbury)
Result: Southwell won by 5 Wickets + Bonus Point
Summarised Scores – GCB 2nd League:
Station Hill vs Tiger Titans – Hospital Field
Station Hill 205 (28.3)
- Zee Jayi 138, Roy Mtwalo 31
- T Siyola 5 Wickets, L Klaas 3 Wickets
Tiger Titans 58 (14.1)
- L Klaas 21, E Vutela 21
- Sipho Saki 5/24 (5.4), Franklin Jacobs 3/26 (8), Kurt Nelson 1/2 (2)
Man Of The Match – Zee Jayi (Station Hill)
Result: Station Hill won by 147 Runs + Bonus Point
Salem vs Southwell – Salem
Southwell 158 (46.5)
- M Deacon 62, Ross Ford 16
- Mike Mattison 3/23 (10), S Blom 2/29 (10), Richard Davies 2/26 (9)
Salem 161/7 (37.5)
- Lorrimer Pittaway 44*, Ant Scheepers 33
- John Knott 1/25 (5), Chris Friderichs 1/25 (10), M Deacon 1/27 (10)
Man of the match – M Deacon (Southwell)
Result: Southwell Won By 3 Wickets
Cuylerville Vs Manley Flats – Shaw Park
Cuylerville 180 (42)
- D Tyson 44, M Micklejohn 32, D Geldenhuys 29, K Geldenhuys 22*
Manley Flats 144 (27.2)
- K Geldenhuys 4/48 (10), Warren Tarr 3/25 (4), Jamie Renton 2/31 (8.3)
Man of the Match – K Geldenhuys (Cuylerville)
Result: Cuylerville won by 36 Runs + Bonus Point
Sidbury vs Manley Flats – Sidbury
Manleys 44 (15)
- Zander 3/7 (4), Juandre Nel 3/18 (4), Francois Nel 2/15 (6), Jason Machlalan 2/0 (1.2)
Sidbury 46/2 (4.3)
- Jason Machlalan 16*, Renier 15
Man of the match – Jason Machlalan (Sidbury)
Result: Sidbury Won By 8 Wickets + Bonus Point
