Cricket reigns again, we hope
Despite the hot summer, there has been very little cricket.
Cricket on the South Coast finally resumed after rain saw the previous four weekends cancelled.
The Southern KwaZulu-Natal men’s side continued their dominance with a 206 run thrashing of Tongaat recently.
Batting first, Southern KZN set a massive 276 in 50 overs with Ashley Lombard smashing 114 off 75 balls.
Two standout performers this season, captain Cody Mortimer (51) and Jayden Scholtz (45) put in valuable contributions again with the bat.
Southern KZN rolled Tongaat quickly for 70 runs with Raja Kazi taking four wickets and Cody Mortimer four wickets.
They played their final fixture of the season on Sunday, against Umzinto, at Port Shepstone Country Club.
Cody rued all the rain, saying the team could have won the league, but was still satisfied with second in what has been a season of rebuilding.
Domestic club cricket finished the round robin stage.
The pick of the fixtures was Sezela CC beating Kings CC to claim the final playoff spot in Division 1.
Eagles CC are proud to announce their new kit sponsor Siyazama Bricks and Blocks.
All teams looked forward to the knockout which started last Sunday (12th).
Results
Division 1 (35 Over):
Hibiscus Ballies beat Eagles CC by 4 wkts. Man of Match: Andrew Curlewis.
Sezela CC beat Kings CC by 76 runs. Man of Match: Dameon Smith
Division 2 (T20):
Ema Vikings beat Warriors RC by 6 wkts. Man of Match: Carl Nolte and Marko Sukkels.
Legends CC beat Wolfpack by 2 wkts. Man of Match: Iqram Bhaiji.
Mustangs beat Gamalakhe by 7 wkts. Man of Match: Theo Goldstone.
Sheppy Lions beat Crusaders by 84 runs. Man of Match: Altaf Ahmed.
Logs
Division 1: Knockouts CC 16, Hibiscus Ballies 16, Sezela CC 11, Eagles CC 10, Kings CC 8, PSCC 4.
Division 2: EMA Vikings 18, Legends CC 17, Sheppy Lions 17, Mustangs 17, Gamalakhe 16, Warriors RC 13, Wolfpack 11, Crusaders 8.
* The Southern KZN U11 squad, to take part in the KZN Primary Schools tournament from March 24 to 26, is as follows:
Stiaan Fritz (Suid-Natal), Jayden Koekemoer (Suid-Natal), Ruan Smit (Suid-Natal), Jacob Steynberg (Izotsha), Sphephelo Mlambo (Izotsha), Oliver Smith (Creston College), Khulubuse Mlondo (Creston College), Langalihle Cele (Creston College), Lutho Menziwa (Creston College), Thuso Xhama (Margate Primary), Christiaan Otto (Southcity) and Ndumiso Shusha (Southcity).
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