Maritzburg College sports report of their recent sporting achievements
Congratulations to Maritzburg College’s 1st water polo team who competed in the Northwood Stayers tournament and delivered an excellent performance. Showing plenty of grit and determination, the team won three of their pool matches, and the quarter final against DHS, before progressing to the semis where they lost narrowly to Affies on penalties after reaching 5-5 at full time. The rest of College’s water polo teams and the basketball teams were up against Hilton College this weekend, with basketball securing 19 wins from their 21 games. Only four cricket matches took place at College on Saturday, while all the Hilton matches were cancelled due to rain. College’s 1st XI took part in the CSA T20 which was also affected by the weather.
Basketball
Once again College’s basketball teams delivered a commanding performance, winning 19 of their 21 games, with the 1st team beating Hilton 79-43.
1st team report (Mr Jacques Wilcock, MIC: Basketball)
A rain-filled day meant a late start to the 1st team game as all fixtures were played indoor. The excitement for the match had already begun during the 2nd team game as supporters from both schools were engaged in what was a tight encounter. The 1st team game started with a lot of pressure from Maritzburg College as they stormed to an early lead. College player excellent defence throughout the game holding Hilton to an average of 9 points per quarter. College’s C Fynn and N Ngcobo were in sublime form and were supported well by the team with contributions coming from everyone. Maritzburg College were victorious 79-43.
Summary of results:
| Team | Opposition | Result |
| 1st | Hilton | W 79-43 |
| 2nd | Hilton | W 24-17 |
| 3rd | Hilton | W 31-20 |
| 4th | Hilton | W 28-18 |
| 16A | Hilton | L 26-36 |
| 16B | Hilton | W 27-23 |
| 16C | Hilton | L 8-10 |
| 16D | Hilton | W 38-5 |
| 16E | Hilton | W 45-14 |
| 15A | Hilton | W 32-30 |
| 15B | Hilton | W 31-10 |
| 15C | Hilton | W 23-15 |
| 15D | Hilton | W 27-16 |
| 15E | Hilton | W 72-10 |
| 15F | Hilton | W 29-16 |
| 14A | Hilton | W 31-17 |
| 14B | Hilton | W 23-22 |
| 14C | Hilton | W 27-20 |
| 14D | Hilton | W 22-9 |
| 14E | Hilton | W 26-9 |
| 14F | Hilton | W 21-15 |
Cricket
Unfortunately only four cricket matches took place over the weekend, and most were reduced over matches. College won all four of the matches; with the 2nd XI securing a very close one wicket win over Hilton on Goldstones.
1st team report (Mr Robbie Coutts: 1st XI coach)
The Maritzburg College Stayers 1st XI had a stellar week in the CSA T20 competition, with a convincing win against Imbali Hub and an interrupted match against St Charles.
In the first game, College easily beat Imbali Hub by nine wickets, chasing down 77 runs in just 5 overs and 4 balls. Dom du Toit and Nathan Pembridge led the bowling attack with 3-7 and 2-12, respectively. Tian van Niekerk (26 off 13), Daniel Nadasan (20* off 14), and Luka Puddu (29* off 7) shone with the bat.
Against St Charles, College restricted their opponents to 117/5, thanks to accurate bowling from Dom du Toit (1-13 in 4 overs), Sphamandla Dzanibe (1-20 in 4 overs), and Nadasan (1-12 in 3 overs).
However, a thunderstorm ended the match prematurely, with College at 34/0 after 4 overs. Well done to the Maritzburg College Stayers on an excellent week!
Summary of scores:
| CSA T20 Competition | |
| Team | Result |
| 1st | Hub 76 all out; du Toit 3-7, Pembridge 2-12 |
| College 77/1; van Niekerk 26, Nadasan 20*, Puddu 29* College won by 9 wickets | |
| 1st | SCC 117/5; du Toit 1-13, Nadasan 1-12
College 34/0 Match abandoned |
| College vs Hilton | |
| 1st | Match cancelled by Hilton |
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2nd |
Hilton 119 all out; du Toit 3-10, Venter 3-22 Goslett 2-13 College 120/9; Bharath 36, Bester 38*
College won by one wicket |
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15B |
Hilton 157/4; Zakwe 2-22, Barnard 1-28
College 163/2; Smith 61, Thomas 50 College won by 8 wickets |
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15C |
College 134/9 after 20, Venter 52 Hub 126/6 after 20
College won by 8 runs |
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14B |
College 173/5; Badenhorst 55, Francis 43, Watson 28* Hilton 81 all out, Msimang 3-15
College won by 92 runs |
Water polo
1st team report (Mr Darren Sherriff)
Over the weekend the 1st water polo team participated in the Northwood Stayers tournament. This was an exciting tournament with some tough opposition. In the pool stages we played Curro Hillcrest, Thomas More College, Clifton, Affies and DHS. We had good wins over Curro, TMC and DHS. We proceeded to the quarter finals against hosts Northwood which we won 5-4. In the semi-finals we played Affies again and drew 5-5. We eventually lost on penalties. In our last game we played Clifton and went down 4-8, finishing 4th at the tournament.
The rest of the water polo teams were outplayed against Hilton who proved the stronger in the pool.
Summary of scores:
Northwood Stayers
| Team | Opposition | Result |
| 1st | Curro Hillcrest | W 12-2 |
| 1st | Clifton | L 1-7 |
| 1st | Thomas Moore | W 10-2 |
| 1st | Affies | L 5-7 |
| 1st | DHS (quarter-final) | W 8-7 |
| 1st | Affies (semi-final) | D 5-5 |
Cycling
A fantastic turn out today of College Cycling racing at Amashova in the Hero777 kit to raise awareness for organ and tissue donations. In the 65km race Cole Baxter placed 1st in the u17 male category, and seven other College cyclists completed the 65km in good time.
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