Cricket

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.

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.

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.

Jeppe have hit their straps during the past few weeks, peeling off victory after victory which has helped the Johannesburg team move into the second spot on this week’s Belgotex Sports U14 Cricket 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.