Cricket on the South Coast is booming with over 300 spectators that watched cricket on the weekend at various grounds.
In the middle of all this are the umpires who give up their time on Sundays to serve cricket. They deserve recognition and a big thank you for their efforts.
Head of umpires, Pieter Myburgh, otherwise known as Mr Shotgun, is doing a fantastic job organising and umpiring and a special mention to Mzekelo Dingaan who has been the standout umpire these past three months.
On the playing side Southern KwaZulu-Natal is continuing its winning form with an eight wicket demolition of Dawn Heights.
Captain Cody Mortimer was the star performer again, taking five wickets and scoring 31 not out, supported by Gershion Lawrence who took three wickets, and Jayden Scholtz 17 not out and two wickets.
In the local league there were a couple of upsets as Eagles defeated powerhouse PSCC in Division 1 with Duran Munsami their star performer with the bat.
Gamalakhe got their first win against Wolfpack. Coach Ben Malamba was full of praise for his Gamalakhe boys and the remarkable improvements in their game.
Warriors Rugby Club have entered the cricket league and started with a win against Sheppy Lions.
The big rugby boys showed they can not only tackle but can also smash a cricket ball . Niko Potgieter was the standout performer for Warriors.
Knockouts continued to win and easily brushed aside Kings on the weekend with Talha Monsoor being awarded the man of the match.
Hibiscus Ballies defeated Sezela at Scottburgh Country Club with Greg Wigmore impressing with the ball and the bat and put in a fine all round performance.
Schools cricket kicked off this past weekend with Suid-Natal Hoer Skool hosting Creston College.
Mikyle Bartyle scored a massive 150 runs and JW Mendoza took five wickets, while Hans van Eerden grabbed three wickets as Suid-Natal recorded a 249 run win.
On the administration side of cricket the SNCU High Schools have announced the inaugural T20 Cricket Tournament with all cricket playing South Coast high schools will begin this year in Term 1.
Mini Cricket festivals have all been scheduled at various schools during Term 1 with the main festival being hosted by Port Shepstone Country Club on March 11.
RESULTS (January 22)
* Division 1 35 overs
PSCC 198/9 lost to Eagles 199/7.
Duran Munsami 63, Keagan Ray 45, Rashied Gopaul 37, Joshua Walden 25 and 2 wkts, Brent Louwrens 24, Kevin Manthy 23, Raphael Smithwick 20, Yoshan Naicker 2 wkts, Stuart Bell 2 wkts, Usman Patel 2 wkts.
Kings CC 175/9 lost to Knockouts 174/4.
Mohamad Moola 67, Talha Mansoor 51, Abdullah Dhudhat 37, Hamza Dhudhat 29, Sachin Kalkapersad 24, Juned Mall 2wkts, Naeem Patel 2 wkts, Yashin Gangat 2 wkts.
Sezela 147/10 lost to Hibiscus Ballies 148/2.
Greg Wigmore 63 and 4 wkts, Reece Murray 54, Stefan Hoffmann 31, Julian Rivetti 22, Leandro Wiggett 20, Liam Scholtz 3 wkts, Keagan Wallis 2 wkts.
* Division 2 20 overs
Warriors Rugby Club 163/7 beat Sheppy Lions 100/10.
Niko Potgieter 80, Westley Nyman 4 wkts, Chris Mitchell 3 wkts, Minhas Ayub 3 wkts.
Wolfpack 99/10 lost to Gamalakhe 100/8
Rollan Rampear 35, Mla Ntusi 4 wkts, Sibonelo Shinga 3 wkts, Faizel Darsot 2 wkts, Shivaal Maharaj 2 wkts.
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