By Chesley Daniels Wicket Keeper Batsman of Salem 1st XI Nick Wilmot continues his splendid form in the Grahamstown Cricket Board (GCB) with yet another superb century against Rhodes on Saturday at Salem. He helped his side to a comfortable 7-wicket bonus point win and registered a back-to-back century in the space of a week. The bonus point win put Salem firmly on top of the GCB 1st League Overall Log, with Cuylerville occupying the second. Salem 2nd XI also extended their lead on top of the GCB 2nd League Log. Summarised scores: Willows vs Cuylerville – Rhodes Prospect Cuylerville…
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By Chesley Daniels All-Rounder Cariston Haarhof of Willows Cricket Club has been selected as Captain of the Eastern Province Rural Grahamstown Team that will take part in the Annual Rural Cricket South Africa (RCSA) Coastal Tournament in Boland from 18-22 February 2024. The team will be leaving on Sunday morning. The contingent consists of 13 players, a Coach and a Team Manager. Haarhof will also make history by being the first Coloured to Captain the team, whilst Tando Ngcete became the first Black African captain of the team in 2022. The team is mixed with youth and experience and a…
By Chesley Daniels GCB 2nd League Leading wicket-takers As at 4th February 2024 A Pittaway Port Alfred 19 L Isaacs Manley Flats 14 F Nel Sidbury 14 S Saki Station Hill 14 M Mattison Salem 12 A Ferreira Manley Flats 11 J Maclachlan Sidbury 11 J Nel Sidbury 11 L Klaas Tiger Titans 10 P van Lavierin Kenton 9 E Vuthela Tiger Titans 9 GCB 2nd League Leading Allrounders As at 4th February 2024 J Nel Sidbury 370 J Maclachlan Sidbury 368 S Saki Station Hill 318 K Handley Cuylerville 301 F Nel Sidbury 273 C Jones Station Hill 235…
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.…
By Chesley Daniels It was a weekend of high scores in the Grahamstown Cricket Board’s (GCB) 1st League as Cuylerville, Willows, and Salem recorded impressive and dominant bonus point wins. We also saw Salem trash Southwell get to the top of the GCB 1st League, while a few centuries were also recorded by Brandon Handley (Cuylerville, 159*) and Charlie Muir (Cuylerville, 119). Tando Ngcete (Willows) and Mike Mattison (Salem 2nd) took 5-wicket hauls for their respective clubs. GCB 1st League Willows vs Sidbury – Rhodes Prospect Field (Saturday) Sidbury won the toss in sweltering and humid weather conditions and sent…
By Chesley Daniels An acceptable, decent all-round performance from Southwell All-Rounder Josh Van Rensburg propels his side to beat log leaders Cuylerville by 7 wickets in their Grahamstown Cricket Board (GCB) 1st League fixture played at Shaw Park on Saturday. The victory saw Southwell topple Cuylerville on top of the overall log and now moved up to the first position of the log with 32.2 points after 7 matches. Cuylerville moved down to second position with 28 (7). Summarised scores: Cuyllerville 1st vs Southwell 1st – Shaw Park Cuyllerville 223 (45.3) Guy Bladen 4/44 (8.2), Adrian Reed 2/32 (10), Josh…
By Chesley Daniels Cuylerville 1st and Station Hill 2nd enter the second half of the Grahamstown Cricket Board (GCB) season as 1st and 2nd League Log leaders, respectively. Cuylerville with 28,5 points (6 matches) as the leader of the GCB 1st League after a highly successful first half of the season in 2023. Southwell is in second position with 22.5 points with a game in hand. In the GCB 2nd League, Station Hill is in a firm position on top of the overall log with 24 points and with Sidbury closely on their heels with 23.6 points, with both teams…
By Chesley Daniels Swallows Rugby Club ended their highly successful season off with a glamourous end-of-year awards ceremony dinner, photo shoot and Dona at the Albany Sports Club recently. The club was also crowned the undisputed SEDRU Regional League champs and represented SEDRU in the EPRU Inter Sub Union semi-final against Karoo Springbokke. Held at their new home ground at Albany Sports Club House, players, supporters, officials, invited guests, club legends and sponsors came to see the awards handed out. Ivan “Die Motta” Agnew scooped Player of the Year, the most prestigious award, at the ceremony, whilst he was also…
By Chesley Daniels The Grahamstown Racing Pigeon Club held its Annual Prize Giving Ceremony at the Goldrush Conference Centre last Saturday, 11 November. The prestigious event was attended by members, dignitaries, partners and the media. Members were rewarded and acknowledged for their hard work, dedication and performances for the past racing year. Hard work paid off for 57-year-old Ciske McKaizer as he walked away with the prestigious Club Champion Award whilst scooping six other awards and also winning 10 out of the 22 races in 2023, making him a deserving, worthy and dominant undisputed champ. Ciske finished the season in…
By Chesley Daniels A complete team performance saw visitors Willows Cricket Club stun host Southwell 1st XI with a bonus point three-wicket win at the Southwell Country Club on Saturday, 11 November. Willows travelled to Southwell to take on the favourites in their Grahamstown Cricket Board (GCB) 1st League fixture encounter. Southwell won the toss and elected to bat in windy conditions, posting a moderate 145 all out in 44.3 overs. Willows bowlers got a solid start by removing some top-order batsmen by bowling good lines and lengths. Seamer Duane Brown led from the front with the wind behind his…