CRICKET
Following their successful tour to Zimbabwe, Kearsney 1st XI played in the prestigious annual Michaelmas cricket festival at Maritzburg College. There they faced formidable opponents, all currently rated in the top 10 in the country.
Kearsney had an excellent week, beating King Edward VII (KES), Waterkloof and St John’s (Gauteng) fairly comfortably, before going down to Afrikaans Hoër Seunsskool (Affies) after losing a crucial toss in a 20/20 encounter on the final day.
Results:
Kearsney beat KES by 14 runs (50 overs)
KC 267 (H Bishop 67, M de Beer 45, C Veenstra 33, A Zeiler 32, D Wiggett 31)
KES 253/7
Kearsney beat Waterkloof by 8 wickets (50 overs)
Waterkloof 171 (S Yeni 6/40)
KC 173/2 (H Bishop 72, M de Beer 52)
Kearsney beat St John’s (Gauteng) by 6 wickets (50 overs)
St Johns 241 (M Weyer 4/46)
KC 245/4 (R Coetzee 95*, A Zeiler 57*)
Kearsney lost to Affies by 7 wickets (T20)
KC 137 (J O’Donovan 41)
Affies 142/3
Over the past weekend, Kearsney participated in a 100-ball triangular at Hilton College where they had back-to-back encounters in sweltering conditions with Hilton and St Charles.
Results:
Kearsney beat Hilton by 9 wickets (100 ball)
Hilton 118
KC 120/1 (H Bishop 50*, R Coetzee 47*)
Kearsney lost to St Charles by 29 runs (100 ball)
SC 149/5
KC 120
BASKETBALL
It was a full weekend of basketball for Kearsney players in a triangular with Hilton and St Charles. The 1st team did not participate after a full holiday of Michaelmas tournaments.
The U15As played at Northwood’s Home Turf Hoops U15 Invitation tournament. They won all their pool matches, making it through to the finals unbeaten, where they played against the heavily favoured Northwood team. They won the final 40-37.
The U14A and B teams participated in the Michaelhouse U14 tournament. The B team finished a credible 5th out of 12 teams and the A team lost narrowly 34-35 to Hilton in a pulsating match which highlighted all that is good about schoolboy sport.
Water Polo
Kearsney’s U16As enjoyed an excellent tournament at DHS over the weekend, with wins over Westville (16-8), DHS Invitational (19-2), Grey College (17-4), Clifton (quarter finals – 9-5) and St Stithians (semis – 12-8) en route to the final. They played Selborne in the finals, losing 5(2) – 5(3) in the shootout.
Photographer: Hannah Shirley
