It was a historic weekend for Southern KZN cricket as the women’s team played their first competitive matches at Kingsmead in Durban.
It was a tough outing for the women, who lost both friendly fixtures, but the experience of playing will go a long way in pushing women’s cricket forward on the South Coast.
Chandré Bester, the driving force behind the team, said she was extremely proud of their efforts and was looking forward to the feeling of a first win.Hopefully the Proteas, in action against Australia in the World Cup Cricket semi-final today in India, can create some of their happy history. Fans will have to wait and see.
Phila Khumalo took three wickets and was player of the match for SKZN.
Chandré made 23 runs of 12 balls.
Meanwhile, the Southern KZN men’s team easily defeated East Coast by 149 runs in their match at Port Shepstone Country Club.The hosts chose to bat first and Cody Mortimer smashed an entertaining 89 runs off 70 balls, including five sixes.
Southern KZN finished on 250 all out and then easily bowled out East Coast for 101 runs.
Again, it was Cody who did the damage with three wickets.
In a first for the men’s side was the emergence of two hub development players who made their debut for the senior team, namely Uminathi Mdleko and Siyathaba Gumede, who both took wickets.
Vikings Cricket Club is proud to announce their new sponsor for the year, Manbrechd Engineering.
There has been plenty of action in the local Southern KZN league.
RESULTS
Division 1
Knockouts beat Legends by 18 runs. Kings beat PSCC by eight wickets. Knockouts beat Ballies by 20 runs. Legends beat Sezela by 35 runs.
Notable performances – Yashin Gangat 67 runs, Sahal Mansoor 62 runs, Keegan Wallis 69 runs, Niko Potgieter 3 wickets, Zainul Otlawala 4 wickets, Struan Scott 64 runs, Cody Mortimer 54 runs, Sachin Kalkarpersad 43 runs, Abdur Rehman 3 wickets.
Division 2
Manbrechd Vikings beat Wolfpack by 87 runs. Crusaders beat Mustangs by eight wickets. Wolfpack beat Mustangs by three wickets. Sheppy Lions beat Crusaders by 40 runs. Manbrechd Vikings beat Gamalakhe by six wickets.
Notable performances – Marko Sukkels 64 runs, Hans van Eerden four wickets, Usman Mohammed 44 runs, Yega Kathrian three wickets, Zaizel Darshot three wickets, Munaf Gafoor four wickets, Marko Sukkels 46 runs, Simiso Mthembu three wickets, Usman Mohammed 87 runs, Bilal Habid three wickets, Ishmail Sidat four wickets.
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