2 0 1 0 • S P O R T S • E V E N T S - OCTOBER

From the Saints sports arena ...

SENIOR SCHOOL - Coaching schedule for second term 2010 -- here

 

S P O R T S -- N E W S

 

"
Cricket, however, has more in it than mere efficiency. There is something called the spirit of cricket, which cannot be defined..
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LORD TENNYSON

  

 

RESULTS ARE ON THE RESULTS PAGE OF THIS WEB SITE

 

 

 

 

St Charles College sincerely thanks Honeydew Dairies for their awesome generosity

 

 

 

Saturday 30 October 2010

Shortened games today

St Charles College vs Clifton College

THE SAINTS PLAYED HOST TO CLIFTON COLLEGE, Durban, today at Harwin Road to a full set of fixtures. Those fixtures which Clifton could not fill were filled by Maritzburg College. Meanwhile the Prep School played their fourth term fixtures against Cordwalles and Highbury with their Prep First and U11A XI teams at Highbury. With the Hillcrest school still smarting from their shock (and only) loss of the hockey season to St Charles Prep, they were determined to replay the compliment - which they barely did. Most of the games against Cordwalles went the St Charles Prep way. Details may be posted on the Results page of this web site presently.

All games were shortened to 30 or 35 overs today to accommodate those parents wishing to travel to King's Park to watch the Currie Cup final.

The First XI met Clifton College on the St Charles College oval. Clifton won the toss and chose to bowl on a hard, dry pitch.
Ryan Sclanders and Dean Robinson batted beautifully making 31 and 70 respectively. Sclanders fell to the only ball to misbehave all day brilliantly caught behind by the Clifton keeper. Robinson was involved in two big partnerships at almost a run a ball. Gregory Ford batted at 3 and led the way with a top 81 not-out. The Saints finished their innings with 243 for 3.
Matthew Ford and Matthew Tweddle bowled very well up front with Matthew Ford taking three wicket while Burton Weakley also took 3 in his return to the First XI while skipper Gareth Dukes added 2 wickets to his quick 26-not-out run haul to notch a top all-round performance. The Palmcorder score sheet for the First XI may be downloaded as an .XLS file. Other results from the week past are on the Results page of this web site now.

Thank you to all four schools for the games. A note from the Webmaster is that the Saints U15A side on Conway Field (in the far distance above) was beaten by 3 wickets in a low-scoring, tense and closely contested game. While we don't like to lose, we are nevertheless delighted that Clifton's cricket is developing as well as it is as we nurture a good relationship between the Schools. Well played to all the boys.

PHOTOS (Justin Waldman)
1. (Above) Facing south - Harwin Field in the foreground (U16A) and Conway Field (U15A) beyond. The Varsity College campus creates the backdrop.
2. (Below) The oval with the Saints First XI vs DHS (photo: Dean Riley).

Webmaster | St Charles College | 2010 10 30
 

 

 

Saturday 30 October 2010

Teacups lined up...

Pint-sizes on oval. Buckets of fun.

SATURDAY MORNING SAW THE RETURN from 7 to 8am of mini-cricket on our oval as our Junior Primary School entertained children from the surrounding schools to an hour of mini-cricket.

PHOTOS (Mr Dean Riley and Justin Wilde)
1. (above) The march of the teacups - above the oval (DR)
2. (right) Matthew and Gregory Ford, Gareth Dukes and Keith Stanger, members of the College's First XI watch the fun (DR)
3. (below left) Ruben Du Preez (JW)
4. (below right) Matthew Wilkinson (JW)
5. Ahmed Ballim (JW)
6. Matthew Wilkinson (JW)
7. Thejas Nirghin (DR)
8. Loyal mini-cricket supporters - Seth Hutton Gr 1 sits with Mr Linda Shezi

Webmaster | Pietermaritzburg | 2010 11 01
 

 

 

Friday 29 October 2010

At the UKZN Pmb pool

WATER POLO IS BACK THIS QUARTER, today at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Pmb) pool. A full round of matched age-group games were played against visitors, Michaelhouse. The boarders were at the games which they seemed to find entertaining. Thanks for joining us today, MHS. Well played to all.

PHOTOS (Justin Waldman)
1. Vincent Potgieter
2. Bryan Michelson
3. Sean Anderson
4. Coach Simon Molloy gets excited
5. Matteo Fardella
6. Daniel du Plessis
7. Bradley Hyslop
8. William Holder
9. Andrew Lawrie
10. "Uh uh" - Luke Fourie in goal with help from Lance Howden and Bryan Michelson
11. Thomas Weiss
12. Michael Day
13. Boarders
14. The Hyslop and Fardella contingents

Webmaster | UKZN (Pmb) pool | 2010 10 29
 

 

 

Friday 22 October 2010

Kingsmead outing a damp squib

St Charles College First XI vs Glenwood

AT KINGSMEAD CRICKET GROUND, DURBAN this afternoon and evening the St Charles College First XI were guests of Glenwood High School for a limited 45-overs game - as part Glenwood's centenary celebrations.

Having won the toss the hosts batted well for about 38 overs and then slowed dramatically. At one stage 250 seemed to be on the cards, but they concluded their innings with 228/6 in their 45 overs. Matthew Tweddle bowled well to take 3 wickets in 22 runs.

After a supper in the KZN Cricket Union diningroom the Saints took to the field in the face of a strong south westerly wind and approaching storm. Almost immediately the St Charles College boys were bogged down and never looked like assuming any kind of dominance.

A storming performance from St Charles College never (nor the storm for that matter) materialised - their reply, like the weather, was very much a very light and occasional drizzle affair as a seemingly unfocussed SCC side pulled in a low 124-all-out. The best performances were those of Dean Robinson and Matthew Ford with 23 runs each while the remainder of the team never looked comfortable in the face of good bowling on a flat track.

Local wisdom says that batting second at Kingsmead is a path to disaster. It was therefore a good toss for Glenwood to have won. The 21 wides the visitors bowled did little to help the St Charles cause, and much to help the hosts (though they too had their fair share of wayward bowling). The Saints only comment was that it was very difficult in the middle after supper. Nevertheless, well played Glenwood on your 104-run victory. Thank you for hosting us today. We look forward to hosting you in February next.

Webmaster | Kingsmead, Durban | 2010 10 22

 
PHOTOS: (Justin Waldman)
1. (top) Openers Gregory Ford and Dean Robinson under lights at Kingsmead
2. Wide shot of Kingsmead, SCC in the field; 3. Past Matthew Ford to Keith Stanger bowling - Glenwood boys in stand; 4. Drinks;
5. (above) The players' balcony: Ryan Sclanders, Keith Stanger, Coach Dave Karlsen, Mzamo Cele, Matthew Tweddle and, just visible, Vaughn Moses
6. (below left) St Charles College parents at the game
7. (below right) Robin Mitchell scoring on a palmcorder
8. (bottom) The loneliness of the next batsman - at the top of the steps down to the field, Mzamo Cele awaits his turn to bat
 

 

 

Tuesday 19 October 2010

Post-storm Twenty20

Saints stayers host Hilton College

THE SAINTS HAD A LIGHTNING visit from a rumbly storm this afternoon followed by the stayers from Hilton College.

With the weather cooling a hot capital city, the visitors batted first and knocked up a tentative 106 for 8 in their 20 overs, Jarryd Streicher bowling superbly. After tea the St Charles College stayers set about an equally tentative reply - with Dean Robinson running himself out, Dexter Hobbs bowled, and precious few runs on the board after only one over, Vice Captain Ryan Sclanders (below) took the game by the scruff of the next and set about a mature performance - and 40 runs. Accompanied by a polished performance from Grade 10 Captain, Matthew Ford (photo 4)(25) and the unflappable Robin Mitchell (left)(29), it was a relatively easy catch-up to the total with Mitchell hitting the winning 4 to win the match in the 19th over.

The next outing for the Saints is at Kingsmead, Durban, when they face up to Glenwood in a 50-overs day-nighter on Friday 22 October. Be there! It will be fun. Thanks to Mr Kevin Rall for grabbing his camera and taking these representative photos.

Webmaster | St Charles College | 2010 10 19

 

 

 

Saturday 16 October 2010

Cricket at the Colleges

Prep score 10 out of 10 vs Clifton Nottingham Road

AT ST CHARLES COLLEGE TODAY city rivals, St Charles College and Maritzburg College, faced up to each other for a series of cricket fixtures. The two Schools' First and age-group A sides played each other, with the lower opponents' sides being staggered one down - MC C vs SCC B etc. Unfortunately, as is so typical of the climate here in KwaZulu-Natal, the weather dominated proceedings after lunch resulting in those games underway around 2:30pm being washed out by a series of increasingly heavy showers blown in from the south. It was really nice to see the Maritzburg College First XI on our Oval again after a lengthy time separated largely because of the massive inequality of numbers. Well played to all the boys and thanks to the Saints parents for organising a tasty braai on the Paddock lawn for the Maritzburg College visitors.

The Prep First XI visited our great friends, Clifton Preparatory School, Nottingham Road, while the Third XI played an exciting game on J Richards Field at Harwin Road. This game went down to the wire - St Charles managed to secure the last Clifton wicket to win the game by 3 runs - in the last over. The First XI at Nottingham Road had a great game - winning by 10 wickets with 36 overs to spare in a 50 over match. Zac "smack-attack" Koutsouris knocked up 62 not out. Thanks too to Clifton who've given us some great games this year. Well played both Schools.

Results will be posted on the Results page later.

PHOTOS: (Justin Waldman) 1. Above - Clouds moving in from the south over the oval at St Charles College
2. Below - Third XI teams - Clifton Nottingham Road and St Charles Prep with their coach, Mr Warren Martin
3. Third XI Prep - Jeremy Davidson pulls a high shot for a welcome four (Photo: Justin Wilde)
4. Left - U15B on Conway Field - facing north towards Harwin Field and Matric House in the distance
5. Right - spectators: Dillon Boshoff, Bradley Fotabong, Letho Kezwa, Kyle van den Berg
6. Saints First XI team members watching proceedings from the west side of the Oval
7. Lunchtime braai for visiting parents on the Paddock
8. U15A game in progress on Harwin Field - facing west, Coach House beyond the jacarandas
9. ________ and 10. ________ in the early-morning, mini-cricket festival at St Charles College (Photos: Justin Wilde)
11. U15A game in progress on Harwin Field

Webmaster | St Charles College | 2010 10 16
 

 

 

Saturday 9 October 2010

Prep First XI @ St Peter's Twenty20

Michael Darroch's lucky 13

AT THE ST PETER'S TWENTY20 FESTIVAL in Sandton, St Charles Prep, as at the end of Saturday, have had a clean sweep of three matches out of three. In what is possibly Michael Darroch's (above file photo: Justin Waldman) best day in his young cricket career he led St Charles Prep to two last-ball victories with fours struck off each. Michael, for whom the text-book cover drive is his signature stroke, celebrated his 13th birthday today. Lucky for some. Well done Michael and the team. Mr Rowan Irons and Chad Barron have the boys in their care at St Peter's, and return after the game tomorrow.

The early Saturday morning rain in Maritzburg saw the cancellation of all St Charles campus fixtures, though the Second XI did manage to have a game at Howick High School against their First XI in which the St Charles Second XI were 190 all out (J Esteves 33, R Stanbury 3 for 24 & B, Hayworth 3 for 49). In reply, the Howick First XI were 133 all out (B Weakley 5 for 22 and G Rall 3 for 25) and the St Charles Second XI won by 57 runs. It is always a pleasure to visit Howick High School - the parents there go out of their way to accommodate visiting teams - and St Charles College thanks them very much for all the effort they put into making a grey day something to enjoy.

In Sandton this morning, the Prep First XI ended their winning streak with a loss to St Benedict's Prep by 10 runs. Well done to all the cricketers! Sleep well and travel safely.

Webmaster | Pietermaritzburg | 2010 10 10
 

 

 

 

Friday 8 October 2010

Prep teams in Friday action

Games against Pelham School

FRIDAY AFTERNOON ON THE ST CHARLES COLLEGE CAMPUS saw city school, Pelham Senior Primary School, visit us for a series of fixtures involving the Prep Sixth XI, the U10B, U10C and the U9A teams.

PHOTOS: (Justin Smit and Justin Wilde)
1. Sixth XI - John Rae
2. U10C - Enrique Peters
3. U10B - Scott Finch
4. Sixth XI - Shayur Sewsunker (Justin Wilde)
5. U10B - Abhik Sewsunker
6. Sixth XI - Ryan Taylor (Justin Wilde)

Webmaster | Pietermaritzburg | 2010 10 10