School Cricket First XI Rankings: 19/02/2024

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Last week proved to be a rollercoaster ride in the world of school cricket, with the school cricket rankings table witnessing a flurry of movement and surprising outcomes. As teams battled it out on the field, spectators were treated to a spectacle of upsets and unexpected victories.

At the summit of the rankings, Bishops managed to maintain their stranglehold on the No.1 position despite suffering a setback against Paul Roos Gymnasium. In a thrilling encounter, Paul Roos Gymnasium capitalized on favorable conditions to restrict Bishops to a modest total. South African U19 standout Riley Norton and Dian Winkel led the charge with four wickets apiece, severely denting Bishops’ total. Despite a valiant effort from Bishops, they fell agonizingly short, succumbing to a narrow two-wicket defeat.

With Bishops faltering, the door appeared wide open for Rondebosch to make significant strides up the table. However, Affies had other plans, pulling off a remarkable two-wicket victory against the perennial top contenders. Meanwhile, Wynberg managed to edge past Affies in a closely contested encounter, ensuring that the top five remained intact, with the inclusion of St Stithians who cruised to a comfortable win over St Albans.

In KwaZulu-Natal, the cricketing fraternity witnessed an electrifying showdown at the Clifton College Centenary T20 tournament. Durban High School emerged as the dark horse of the competition, enjoying one of their most productive weeks and ultimately clinching the title against the leading teams in the region. However, the tournament, plagued by intermittent wet conditions, also saw casualties, with Westville slipping down several positions on the table.

Gauteng also witnessed its fair share of shock school cricket results, with Queen’s High School stunning Jeppe  in what can only be described as seismic victory

HONOURS BOARD CRICKETIndividual brilliance was on full display throughout the week, with standout performances including Warren Minnaar’s unbeaten 108 for Hans Moore against Cornwall Hill, and Kempton Park’s Wian Pieters’ blistering 124-run knock against Montana. Big hitters like Marcus Bakker (110) of Waterkloof and Marco Giaconi (132) from Grey High School also left their mark on the scoreboard with impressive centuries.

In the highly anticipated clash between SACS and Paarl Boys High, both sides showcased their batting prowess, with two top-class centuries scored. SACS wicket-keeper/batsman Keiron Bowers remained unbeaten on 108, while Johan Wege notched up an impressive century of his own with an unbeaten 100.

Perhaps one of the most destructive innings came from St Charles College opener, Cian Fortmann who thumped his way to 153 not out  in a T20 match against Hilton College. It was one for the ages as Fortmann scored this off just 76 balls which included 13 x4’s and 9 long range maximums.

As we enter the final few weeks of school cricket, the competition is heating up, with every match crucial in determining the final standings. We urge all teams to ensure that results are promptly submitted to keep the rankings up-to-date.

 

FIRST XI CRICKET RANKINGS 19 FEBRUARY,  2024

RANK

TEAM

 PLAYED

AVG BONUS POINTS

1

BISHOPS

14

28.51

2

AFFIES

11

26.29

3

WYNBERG

12

25.39

4

ST STITHIANS

8

24.90

5

RONDEBOSCH

10

24.28

6

POTCH VOLKSKOOL

10

23.71

7

KEARSNEY COLLEGE

12

23.71

8

WATERKLOOF

16

23.61

9

KES

16

23.41

10

DHS

14

22.34

11

PRETORIA BOYS’ HIGH

11

22.27

12

MARITZBURG COLLEGE

6

22.00

13

SACS

12

21.97

14

GARSFONTEIN

8

21.93

15

MICHAELHOUSE

12

21.41

16

WESTVILLE

13

21.32

17

GREY COLLEGE

10

20.76

18

ST ANDREWS COLLEGE

9

20.57

19

KEMPTON PARK

12

20.57

20

GREY HIGH SCHOOL

13

20.35

21

HELPMEKAAR

13

20.26

22

PAARL BOYS HIGH

11

19.66

23

HILTON COLLEGE

12

19.36

24

MARAIS VILJOEN

13

19.24

25

OUTENIQUA

7

19.07

26

ST JOHNS COLLEGE

16

18.76

27

ST ALBANS COLLEGE

10

18.70

28

 PAUL ROOS GYM

12

18.48

29

MIDDELBURG

5

18.12

30

SELBORNE COLLEGE

12

17.80

31

ST DAVIDS

11

17.65

32

PEARSON

15

17.59

33

QUEENS COLLEGE

5

17.58

34

CLIFTON

15

17.55

35

JEPPE

15

17.43

36

BOLAND LANDBOU

15

17.23

37

GLENWOOD

13

17.18

38

NELSPRUIT

6

17.00

39

GRAEME COLLEGE

8

16.85

40

HANS MOORE

11

16.59

41

ST CHARLES COLLEGE

11

16.46

42

TRINITY HOUSE

9

16.32

43

NORTHWOOD

10

16.09

44

MENLOPARK

8

16.03

45

ST BENEDICTS

6

16.02

46

WOODRIDGE

6

15.62

47

POTCH GIM

5

15.38

48

PAREL VALLEI

10

15.37

49

WESTERING

9

15.22

50

FRAMESBY

6

15.20

51

NOORDHEUWEL

6

15.02

52

CHARLIE HOFMEYR

5

14.90

53

CENTURION

8

14.64

54

DANIEL PIENAAR

13

14.15

55

PAARL GIM

12

14.08

56

HUDSON PARK

7

13.77

57

STELLENBERG

10

13.60

58

MIDSTREAM

12

13.59

59

DURBANVILLE

10

13.32

60

NORTHCLIFF

8

13.05

61

QUEENS HIGH

5

13.02

62

DESPATCH

7

12.90

63

NICO MALAN

8

12.74

64

DINAMIKA

8

12.69

65

ST ANDREWS SCHOOL

4

12.65

66

KLOOF

5

12.58

67

HTS DROSTDY

6

12.55

68

STIRLING HS

14

12.54

69

WESVALIA

4

12.53

70

CURRO HILLCREST

4

12.28

71

MONTANA WORC

3

12.27

72

HEIDELBURG VOLKIES

4

12.25

73

REDDAM UMHLANGA

3

12.03

74

MONUMENT

7

12.01

75

THOMAS MORE COLLEGE

3

12.00

76

LABORI

3

11.93

77

ST HENRYS

3

11.70

78

RUSTENBURG

7

11.43

79

DALE COLLEGE

7

11.36

80

KINGSWOOD

7

11.23

81

CORNWALL HILL

8

11.10

82

UPLANDS

6

11.10

83

BELLVILLE

7

10.96

84

RANDBURG

5

10.78

85

SOMERSET COLLEGE

12

10.61

86

VICTORIA PARK

6

10.52

87

GOUDVELD

10

10.36

88

ELDORAIGNE

6

10.28

89

ASHTON

6

10.07

90

DF MALAN

6

10.07

91

BRACKENFELL

6

9.67

92

CURRO DURBANVILLE

11

9.43

93

DF MALHERBE

7

9.19

94

PIETERSBURG

8

9.05

95

KALAHARI

7

8.81

96

TRIO

5

8.72

97

CAMBRIDGE

8

8.63

98

POINT

6

8.52

99

MONTANA

7

8.46

100

WITTEBERG

6

8.33

101

DIAMANTVELD

3

8.00

102

MUIR COLLEGE

5

7.98

103

MILNERTON

3

7.53

104

BASTION

6

7.52

105

HTS MIDDELBURG

4

7.00

106

OVERVAAL

3

4.00

107

OOS MOOT

7

3.21

108

SASOLBURG

3

3.10

109

GREYTOWN

3

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