GARDEN ROUTE CRICKET NEWS - Union Stars, Pacaltsdorp United and NMU Madibaz won both their encounters in the SWD Premier Cricket League last weekend.
Union Stars, who defeated Pioneers and Knysna, is now leading the log.
Neil Hornbuckle (130 for Pacaltsdorp United against Mossel Bay), Mark Vermeulen (143 for Pioneers against Mossel Bay), Envirino Swartz (129 for Union Stars against Knysna Cavaliers) and Todd Walker (135 for NMU Madibaz against Western Hope) contributed with centuries, whilst Obus Pienaar (91 for George against Ramblers) and
Levin Muller (99 for NMU Madibaz against Western Hope) narrowly missed out on the three-figure landmark.
Outstanding five-wicket haul bowling performances were achieved by Grant Smith (5/43 for Pacaltsdorp against Mossel Bay), JP Ellis (5/14 for Knysna Cavaliers against Harlequins), Ronald Dirks (5/14 for Harlequins against Knysna Cavaliers), Jaco Janse van Rensburg (5/24 for George against Ramblers) and Sydwill Williams (6/29 for Pacaltsdorp against Harlequins).
The summarised score cards are:
- Pacaltsdorp United beat Mossel Bay by 146 runs:
PACALTSDORP UNITED 309/6 (Neil Hornbuckle 130, Ruall de Reuck 58, Daniel Koert 50*, Phillip Niewoudt 2/39, Henk Lourens 2/65). MOSSEL BAY 163 all out (Zayde Jacobs 44, Hanlo Nel 36, Christo van Schalkwyk 24, Grant Smith 5/43, Neil Hornbuckle 3/24).
- NMU Madibaz beat George by 51 runs:
NMU MADIBAZ 206/6 (Jean du Plessis 68, Kerwin Christoffels 49, Travis Ackerman 24, Grant Simpson 3/40). GEORGE 155 all out (Gary Wagner 55, Obus Pienaar 53, Franco Geldenhuys 25, Joshua Klue 3/25, Stefan Tait 2/28, Travis Ackerman 3/29).
- Union Stars beat Pioneers by 3 wickets:
PIONEERS 94 all out (Mark Vermeulen 45, Reagan Booysen 3/11, Dillan Nuys 3/22). UNION STARS 95/7 (Leroi Bredenkamp 28, Douglas Baartman 21, Keith Oraai 3/21).
- Harlequins Forces beat Knysna Cavaliers by 54 by runs:
HARLEQUINS FORCES 106 all out (Reagan Engelbrecht 40, JP Ellis 5/14, AB van der Walt 3/24). KNYSNA CAVALIERS 52 all out (Ronald Dirks 5/14, Rhupino Plaatjies 3/24).
- George beat Ramblers by 78 runs:
GEORGE 217 all out (Obus Pienaar 91, Johandré Barnard 45, Jaco Janse van Rensburg 34, Gert Swart 4/53, Dean Lewis 2/45, Linford Krotz 2/59). RAMBLERS 139 all out (Dean Lewis 39, Askin Louw 32, Bradley Carolus 20, Jaco Janse van Rensburg 5/24, Grant Simpson 3/37).
- Pioneers beat Mossel Bay by 203 runs:
PIONEERS 263/5 (Mark Vemeulen 143, Robert Cunningham 65, Brendon Louw 26, Phillip Niewoudt 2/49). MOSSEL BAY 60 all out (Keith Oraai 4/8, Claude Terblance 3/14, Danrick Moodien 2/0).
- Union Stars beat Knysna Cavaliers by 60 runs:
UNION STARS 253/4 (Envirino Swartz 129, Leroi Bredenkamp 38, Levano
Nathan 27, Merlin Masimela 25*,
Yamkela Oliphant 25). KNYSNA CAVALIERS 193/9 (Francois Bonthuys 49, AB van der Walt 38, Byron Botha 30, Myles Rigby 30, Dillon Nuys 4/40, Merlin Masimela 3/24).
- Pacaltsdorp United beat Harlequins Forces by 7 wickets:
HARLEQUINS FORCES 57 all out (Sydwell Williams 6/29, Neil Hornbuckle 2/5). PACALTSDORP UNITED 59/3 (Jermaine Jeonna 28, Ronald Dirks 2/27).
- NMU Madibaz beat Western Hope by 303 runs:
NMU MADIBAZ 379/6 (Todd Walker 135, Levin Muller 99, Travis Ackerman 59, Jean du Plessis 27, Mehego September 3/45, Jaco Windvogel 3/62). WESTERN HOPE 76 all out (Joshua de Ponte 4/19, Joshua Klue 3/16).
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