School Cricket Rankings First XI: 16/09/2024

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Boland Landbou Stuns Bishops in Upset Win and shake up the school cricket rankings.

In a shocking turn of events, Boland Landbou pulled off a remarkable 21-run victory over Bishops in their recent cricket match. On paper, Bishops were expected to dominate the encounter, but Boland’s shrewd captaincy and solid batting performance turned the tables.

Boland Landbou won the toss and elected to bat , a strategic decision when playing under the Bishops lights that paid off handsomely. Opener Stephan Conradie laid a strong foundation with a well-crafted 59 runs, despite losing his partners cheaply at the other end. Marais du Plessis and Louis Du Plessis contributed valuable runs to set Bishops a modest target of 160 from 40 overs.

However, Bishops’ chase was derailed by Boland’s disciplined bowling attack. Gunther Schmidt claimed three wickets for 30 runs, while Louis Du Plessis and Francois Prins each snared two wickets at an economy rate of less than three runs per over. Boland’s bowlers consistently applied pressure, ultimately securing the upset victory.

Elsewhere in the country, there were other notable performances. Centurion’s Charl Prinsloo also impressed with a century against Cornwall. While Selborne College’s Tris Gilbert’s century (104) was in vain against Grey High School, his performance highlighted his talent.

As the cricket season continues to unfold, these early results will undoubtedly have a significant impact on the school cricket rankings. With many exciting matches yet to come, fans can anticipate more thrilling contests and unexpected outcomes.

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FIRST XI CRICKET RANKINGS 16 SEPTEMBER,  2024

RANK

TEAM

 PLAYED

AVG BONUS POINTS

1

BISHOPS

20

26.69

2

AFFIES

15

25.45

3

WYNBERG

13

25.21

4

WATERKLOOF

24

25.03

5

RONDEBOSCH

13

24.84

6

ST STITHIANS

16

24.70

7

POTCH VOLKSKOOL

12

23.43

8

SACS

14

23.40

9

KEARSNEY COLLEGE

17

22.89

10

DHS

17

22.85

11

GREY HIGH SCHOOL

18

22.31

12

HELPMEKAAR

18

22.17

13

KES

23

21.99

14

MICHAELHOUSE

26

21.91

15

GARSFONTEIN

13

21.90

16

GREY COLLEGE

16

21.26

17

WESTVILLE

18

21.06

18

KEMPTON PARK

17

21.05

19

PRETORIA BOYS HIGH

20

20.97

20

PAARL BOYS HIGH

13

20.48

21

PAUL ROOS GYM

16

20.21

22

ST DAVIDS

19

19.82

23

MARITZBURG COLLEGE

12

19.69

24

HILTON COLLEGE

21

19.67

25

ST JOHNS COLLEGE

26

19.57

26

POTCH GIM

13

19.29

27

ST ANDREWS COLLEGE

14

18.98

28

JEPPE

25

18.76

29

OUTENIQUA

11

18.61

30

GLENWOOD

17

18.45

31

ST ALBANS COLLEGE

18

18.38

32

MARAIS VILJOEN

19

18.37

33

MENLOPARK

17

18.16

34

BOLAND LANDBOU

20

18.07

35

PEARSON

24

18.02

36

HANS MOORE

23

17.51

37

GRAEME COLLEGE

15

17.48

38

SELBORNE COLLEGE

16

17.07

39

CLIFTON

29

16.93

40

RUSTENBURG

13

16.65

41

ST CHARLES COLLEGE

17

16.60

42

TRINITY HOUSE

9

16.32

43

CURRO HILLCREST

9

16.28

44

FRAMESBY

9

16.02

45

NORTHWOOD

11

15.35

46

ELDORAIGNE

14

15.30

47

ST BENEDICTS

19

15.15

48

CENTURION

14

15.10

49

CORNWALL HILL

16

14.98

50

ST ANDREWS SCHOOL

12

14.98

51

DURBANVILLE

18

14.83

52

DINAMIKA

14

14.51

53

QUEENS COLLEGE

9

14.40

54

DANIEL PIENAAR

16

14.37

55

HTS DROSTDY

12

14.19

56

MONUMENT

11

14.10

57

NOORDHEUWEL

11

14.00

58

PAREL VALLEI

15

13.65

59

WESTERING

13

13.50

60

PAARL GIM

14

13.49

61

MIDSTREAM

17

13.48

62

HUDSON PARK

13

13.47

63

NELSPRUIT

14

13.29

64

STIRLING HS

21

13.27

65

NICO MALAN

13

13.24

66

STELLENBERG

15

13.07

67

QUEENS HIGH

6

13.02

68

NORTHCLIFF

9

12.33

69

WOODRIDGE

14

12.18

70

KLOOF

11

12.06

71

STRAND

7

11.97

72

DESPATCH

10

11.83

73

REDDAM UMHLANGA

7

11.67

74

LILYFONTEIN

11

11.62

75

KINGSWOOD

13

11.52

76

DALE COLLEGE

10

11.40

77

HILLCREST HS

11

10.77

78

UPLANDS

12

10.72

79

RANDBURG

10

10.57

80

VICTORIA PARK

17

10.52

81

BELLVILLE

9

10.49

82

MONTANA

9

10.47

83

DF MALAN

8

10.36

84

THOMAS MORE COLLEGE

11

10.16

85

KALAHARI

10

10.13

86

CURRO DURBANVILLE

15

10.07

87

SOMERSET COLLEGE

16

10.03

88

ASHTON

11

9.76

89

GOUDVELD

11

9.72

90

ST HENRYS

7

9.57

91

KLERKSDORP

6

9.30

92

PINELANDS

6

9.25

93

DF MALHERBE

9

9.16

94

PIETERSBURG

8

9.05

95

CAMBRIDGE

14

8.77

96

POINT

6

8.52

97

WITTEBERG

6

8.33

98

BRACKENFELL

9

8.14

99

MUIR COLLEGE

6

7.98

100

BASTION

6

7.52

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