SA School Sports

There is a big jump in standard when a player is exposed to high school cricket and always a test of a schools potential depth for the years to come.

There were plenty of T20 matches played last week with several upset results which have sent a minor tremor through this week’s First XI Top 60 Rankings.

Let it be stated right at the outset that we are still in the very early stages of the U15 cricket season with many teams yet to have played a decent amount of matches to help produce a stable ranking.

Jeppe hit the top of this week’s First XI Cricket Rankings after completing a very comfortable win over St David’s Inanda last week and they have the makings of a powerful team in 2019.

Rondebosch are the team that hits the front after failing to lose a single match in their first 10 outings and take a firm grip on the No.1 spot at the start of the season.

The U14 Cricket Rankings for 2018 has a similar look to this year’s First XI Rankings in that the top part of the table is virtually identical.

A brilliant season by the Grey High School U15 team has left them looking down on the rest of the teams in the country as they lay claim to the leading team in South Africa.

The 2018 First XI Cricket season has finally come to its conclusion, the final ball bowled, caps tipped and handshakes all round.

It was the run machine Zack Momberg from KES who slammed his way to an unbeaten double ton against Pretoria Boys High which has helped his side close in on the leading teams on this week’s U15 Top 60 Rankings.

Another crunching win over the weekend by Hilton College over DHS helps to keep the KZN midlands team rock solid at the helm of this week’s First XI Top 60 Rankings.

A brilliantly struck unbeaten century by Maritzburg College’s Stefan Delport has helped to keep the PMB side knocking on the door of the top 5 zone on this week’s U15 Cricket Rankings.

What is immediately striking when looking at this week’s U14 Cricket Rankings is that they are virtually a carbon copy of the First XI Rankings for this week.

KES put in a huge performance against Affies to close the gap on the leading teams and the Johannesburg team will be hoping for a strong finish to the season and maybe finish as the top team on this year’s First XI Top 60 Rankings.

Grey High School continue to have a strangle hold on this year’s U15 Cricket Rankings and hold the number one ranking once again for this week.

Hilton College showed why they are regarded as possibly one of the finest school cricket teams in the world when they cantered to a comfortable victory over Westville to lead this week’s First XI Cricket Rankings.

Lehan Kirchner of Affies slammed his way to a brilliant 115 runs in their draw with Grey High School and it is that result along with a couple of wins that keep Affies in the top five on this week’s U14 Cricket Rankings.

Grey High School hit the front on this week’s U15 Cricket Rankings after completing a very successful campaign over the past few weeks.

KES put together one of their finest wins of 2018 when they took on the KZN powerhouse, Hilton College at the Oppenheimer Festival which helps to nudge them up to the second spot on this week’s First XI Top 50 Rankings.

Jaco Beneke slammed his way to an unbeaten century for Affies in their win over Paarl Boys High which has helped the Pretoria side to move up this week’s SA School Sports U15 Rankings.

Affies rocket up the table on this week’s SA School Sports First XI Rankings following a great win over Paul Roos Gym during the past weekend.

Matt van Der Mescht from Affies hammered his way to an unbeaten 155 runs over the weekend against Centurion which helped to not only secure the win but help Affies move up to the second spot on this week’s U14 Cricket Rankings.

Two wins by Maritzburg College during the past week has helped the Pietermaritzburg team to still entertain hopes of finishing higher up the table but at present they are well positioned in the top three of this week’s U15 Top 50 Rankings.

Selborne College kicked started their season with a fairly comfortable win over Hudson Park which helps to nudge them further up this week’s First XI Rankings.

If anyone was wondering what the long lay-off had done to the form of Hilton College, they showed that if anything they are stronger than ever.

KES resumed their cricket season with a clutch of victories which saw many of their batsmen scoring heavily which has all helped to keep them amongst the leading U15 teams on this week’s Rankings.

The 2018 cricket season resumes with several of the leading teams already back in action and relishing the chance to continue the dual between willow and leather.

Hilton College have emerged as a powerhouse of school cricket in South Africa and by the look of their U14 team it appears that this may long continue.

As the first half of the 2018 season comes to an end we have Grey High School firmly entrenched at the top of the Belgotex Sports U15 Rankings.

The first stage of 2018 Cricket season has come to a close and once again we have witnessed some impressive school cricket from around the country.

Rondebosch put one last effort in last weekend before the final showdown of the first part of the season when they took on Bishops and came home with a crushing victory.

This week’s U14 Cricket Rankings has a familiar look to it with Hilton College resuming their position at the top of the table followed by Clifton.

Grey High School continue to command the top of the table on this week’s Belgotex Sports U15 Rankings and it really looks like it will take something extraordinary to oust them from the No.1 spot.

There was some good quality cricket on display last week especially at the Independent Schools festival which gave the KZN teams a chance to measure their skills against teams for some of the other provinces.

KES continue to knock on the door of the No.1 spot as they once again put on a winning brand of cricket that included three back to back victories.

Hilton College slipped down from the top spot after taking two cricketing lessons from Joburg teams at the U15 Independent Schools Festival.

It is Hilton College that narrowly regains the number one position on this week’s Belgotex Sports First XI Rankings after a valuable win over a strong Clifton side.

Zack Momberg from KES once again was in great form when he came across the St. Benedicts bowlers who struggled to contain the run machine who made 108 runs in an overwhelming win.

After an unbeaten run, which now stretches across 13 matches, Rondebosch have edged their way into the leading position on this week’s Belgotex Sports First XI Top 50 Rankings.

The annual Grey College vs Grey High School lived up to its expected competitiveness and at the end of the day the two Grey’s had to settle for a draw with both sides in a strong position to exact a win.

Rondebosch rocket upwards in this week’s First XI Belgotex Sports Top 50 and have severely damaged SACS grasp on the No.1 spot after their dramatic win over the weekend.

A brilliant unbeaten 133 run Zack Momberg from KES help to fashion a big win over St. Andrews School and in so doing nudge the Johannesburg team into the top three of this week’s U15 Belgotex Sports Rankings.

The opening Belgotex Sports First XI Cricket Rankings for 2018 is out and even though the season is still barely crawling most of the expected front runners have already risen to the top of the ladder to occupy familiar real estate.

The U15 Cricket Rankings displays a distinct leaning towards the Eastern and Western Cape with only KES from Gauteng able to place amongst the top five.

Maritzburg College came down to earth with a bump last week after their crushing win over St.Charles College, which included several centurions.

As the final matches for the 2017 season get played we have a very settled table for this week’s First XI Belgotex Sports Top 60 rankings.

As the 2017 season draws to a close we have the usual suspects challenging for the top spots and this week it is still St.Stithians who are the leading team on the First XI Belgotex Sports Top 60 Rankings.

SACS lost a bit of traction on the top of the table following a draw with Rondebosch but not enough to knock them off the No.1 spot on this week’s U14 Belgotex Sports Rankings.

Rondebosch move up a place on the table into the top three on this week’s U15 Belgotex Sports Rankings after taking on a strong SACS team and outplaying them.

St Stithians are the leading team in South Africa for the moment although a quick look at the latest First XI Belgotex Sports Rankings clearly reveals that the teams in the top section of the table are very close with a result either way capable of causing some impact.

A massive 165 runs not out by SACS batsman Michael Levitt who shared a 200 runs partnership with James Rowden-Turner helped to clinch an emphatic win over Bishops and cement SACS at the top of the U14 Belgotex Sports Rankings for this week.