THE Western Cape better be ready – some very talented Nelson Mandela Bay cricketers are heading your way, and they mean business!
Three Gqeberha schools, Pearson, Grey and Framesby High, will embark on mission Western Cape next month.
Pearson will start the Gqeberha onslaught on Friday already when they take on Wynberg Boys’ High in Cape Town.
The next day Pearson will play against Somerset College, and they will round up their trip with a clash against Rondebosch on Sunday. To travel and play three matches away against tough opposition will be a huge challenge for Pearson.
Grey High are at home against St Andrew’s College on Sunday and will be hosting Grey College the weekend after that before their Cape Town trip.
They will then play against Bishops, Wynberg, Rondebosch and SACS.
Framesby are in Makhanda this coming weekend before they hit the road.
Kingswood College will be hosting Framesby on Friday when they play a T20 match. The next day will be a 50-overs match.
The following weekend Framesby will start their short tour with a 50-overs match against Punt in Mossel Bay, before tackling Boland Landbou and Somerset.
Next month is going to be a really exciting one for the Bay cricketers before the last matches of the season which will probably be played during the first weekend of March.
There were mixed results for the Bay sides this past weekend. Paul Roos was too strong for Grey in a two-day match in Gqeberha.
Pearson also played at home and won the time format match against Graeme College on Saturday.
It is always a Kariega Derby when Daniel Pienaar (DP) and Brandwag clash on the sports field. They were involved in a 50-overs match, but DP only needed 27.2 overs to dismiss Brandwag for 98 runs.
Sachin Coetzee (4/26) and Jean Schultz (2/15) did the damage with the ball for DP.
With Daveric Petersen leading the way with an unbeaten knock of 37 runs, DP reached the target in the 12th over to secure victory by 8 wickets.
Petersen was well supported by Owam Malika. Malika scored 20 runs and made sure the Brandwag bowlers, who were trying their best, didn’t get a look in.
Despatch got the better of DF Malherbe in a T20 match on Friday and was also on the winning side when these two teams played a 50-overs match.
The 20-overs clash was a nail-biter and Despatch scored the winning run with only three balls left. Despatch won the next match by 135 runs.
Victoria Park gave Nico Malan a run for their money, but the Humansdorp team got home by 5 wickets. VP scored 118/9 and Nico replied with 119/5.
The Pearson captain, Cayden Wilson, produced a fine all-round performance in Sunday’s victory by 4 wickets over Paul Roos.
