GARDEN ROUTE NEWS - The last round of matches in the SWD Cricket Promotion league was concluded the past weekend.

Blanco, New Dawn Park, Knysna Cavaliers and Hartenbos qualified for the semi-finals that will be played today, 17 March.

In the Reserve league semi-finals, the B teams of Union Stars and George emerged as winners.

The summarised scorecards are:

Promotion League

Ladismith vs Blanco
Blanco 167/10 (28.5); Ladismith 102/10 (23.2)
Blanco won by 65 runs.

Thembalethu vs Sussex
Thembalethu 127/10 (40.5); Sussex 120/10 (32)
Thembalethu won by seven runs.

New Dawn Park vs Glen Roses
Glen Roses 60/10 (15.4); New Dawn Park 61/1 (8)
New Dawn Park won by nine wickets.

Riversdale vs Melkhoutfontein
Melkhoutfontein 133/10 (26.4); Riversdale 134/4 (17.5)
Riversdale won by six wickets.

Wilderness Vipers vs Mayflower
Wilderness Vipers 77/10 (22.2); Mayflower 79/2 (13.2)
Mayflower won by eight wickets.

Sussex vs Blanco
Blanco 144/10 (48.3); Sussex 79/10 (32.2)
Blanco won by 65 runs.

Thembalethu vs New Dawn Park
New Dawn Park 149/10 (38.2); Thembalethu 150/7 (43)
Thembalethu won by three wickets.

Albertinia vs Kwanonqaba
Albertinia 83/10 (24.5); Kwanonqaba 84/9 (21.5)
Kwanonqaba won by one wicket.

Reserve league (semi-finals)

Union Stars B vs George C
George C 72 (Mac Jason Goliath 5/14, Emile Titus 3/18)
Union Stars B 73/5 (Gary Hockley 3/32) Union Stars B won by five wickets.

Union Stars C vs George B
Union Stars C 196 (Clifton Olivier 79, Elridge Booysen 39, Mobeen Elyas 2/27, Leroy Nortje 2/38)
George 197/7 (Enver Arries 44*, Wilfred Martin 24, Mobeen Elyas 24, Kyle Malagas 23, Leroy Nortje 22*, Anver Venter 2/19, Ayabonga Ngondo 2/27)
George B won by three wickets.

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