Juniors produce exciting winter cricket

The inaugural South Coast Winter Junior Cricket League has been played at three venues during the holidays.

It’s been an exciting time for the youngsters as they hone their skills and enjoy the camaraderie and action.

Teams in the tournament are RC Challengers and RC Chargers (coach Robbie Coutts), South Coast Snipers (coach Jayden Scholtz), Clinton Moodley Cricket Academy (coach Clinton Moodley), Margate Spartans (coach André Ellapen) and Port Shepstone Hub (coach Ben Malamba).

Round 4 and 5 will be played, with the semi-finals and finals being soon.

RESULTS

Match 1
South Coast Snipers vs CMCA.
CMCA 165-8 in 20 overs: Rorke Harris 51 not out, Justin Brown 27. Karlo Jacobs 3-23 (4), Imran Khan 2-28 (4).
Snipers 169-4 in 17.2 overs: Karlo Jacobs 52 not out, Ruben van Reenen 38 not out. Rorke Harris 2-30 (4).
Snipers won by six wickets.

Match 2
Port Shepstone Hub vs Margate Spartans.
Spartans 200-7 in 20 overs: Benjamin Gasa 50 not out, Thuso Mavundla 24. Zuko 2-32 (4), Zibu Malamba 1-31 (4).
Hub 36-9 in 11.2 overs: Melokuhle Tshapa 3-1 (1.2), Benjamin Gasa 2-4 (2).
Spartans by 164 runs.

Match 3
RC Challengers vs RC Chargers.
Chargers 89-5 in 20 overs: Damion Bezuidenhout 14 not out, Francois Smit 9 not out. Oliver Smith 1-3 (2), Brody Beekman 1-8 (2).
Challengers 70-7 in 20 overs: Sphephelo Mlambo 15, Jayden Derksen 13 not out. Daniel Rush 2-8 (3), Benjamin Kunz 1-5 (3).
Chargers won by 19 runs.

Match 4
CMCA vs RC Chargers.
Chargers 34 all out in 8.4 overs: Damion Bezuidenhout 7, Benjamin Kunz 6. Seth du Plessis 5-13 (3), Rorke Harris 3-6 (1.4).
CMCA 36-3 in 7.1 overs: Liam Jackson 14 not out. Damion Bezuidenhout 2-6 (2), Elijah Langton 1-10 (2).
CMCA won by seven wickets.

Match 5
South Coast Snipers vs Margate Spartans.
Snipers 159-5 in 20 overs: Ruben van Reenen 51 not out, Karlo Jacobs 19, Bertu van Reenen 18. Thuso Mavundla 2-20 (4), Melokuhle Tshapa 1-27 (4).
Spartans 69 all out in 15.1 overs: Benjamin Gasa 12, Thando 6. Juan Smit 4-9 (4), Jacques de Bruin 4-16 (3.1).
Snipers won by 90 runs.

Match 6
Port Shepstone Hub vs RC Challengers.
Hub 103 all out.
Challengers 104-1 in 13 overs. Ndumiso Mwelase 30 not out.
Challengers won by nine wickets.

Match 7
RC Challengers vs CMCA.
CMCA 137-4 in 20 overs: Justin Brown 32. Callum Heydriks 1-10 (2).
Challengers 120-6 in 20 overs: Zyev Mahadev 32 not out, Sphephelo Mlambo 23, Callum Heydriks 19. Anton Bezuidenhout 1-0 (1).
CMCA won by 17 runs.

Match 8
South Coast Snipers vs Port Shepstone Hub.
Hub 61-9 in 13.2 overs: Ruben van Reenen 2-5 (2), Imraan Khan 2-5 (2).
Snipers 63-0 in six overs: Bertu van Reenen 23 not out, Christiaan Otto 18 not out.
Snipers won by 10 wickets.

Match 9
RC Chargers vs Margate Spartans.
Chargers 111-2: Damion Bezuidenhout 42 not out, Elijah Langton 21.
Spartans 101-6: Benjamin Gasa 20, Shaden Ellapen 13. Daniel Rush 2-12 (3), Francois Smit 1-7 (3).
Chargers won by 10 runs.

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