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Vryheid Cricket Club – Gladiators fall short in final match
In the Twenty20 game, Mr X batted first against the Gladiators and scored a decent 173/3 with Miguel Machado and Matthew Stride top scoring with 59 and 44 not out respectively.
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THE last game of the 2014/2015 season was played recently at Cecil Emmett.
![Connor High looks on in disbelief as his wicket falls.](https://vryheidherald.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/66/2015/04/April-3-084-Medium-520x346.jpg)
In the Twenty20 game, Mr X batted first against the Gladiators and scored a decent 173/3 with Miguel Machado and Matthew Stride top scoring with 59 and 44 not out respectively.
![A Mr X player scales the fence to retrieve a ball which was knocked out of the park for a monumental 6 by Josua 'Boeta' Van Niekerk.](https://vryheidherald.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/66/2015/04/April-3-075-Medium-520x346.jpg)
Gladiators eventually fell short by 43 runs scoring 130/9 in their allotted 20 overs. Dean Aitken and Adriaan Kruger both top scored with 26 runs.
![Another wicket falls as Mr x's bowling order restricts Gladiators to 43 runs short of their target.](https://vryheidherald.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/66/2015/04/April-3-072-Medium-520x346.jpg)
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