Overview Sporting Achievements There was much to celebrate for the Maritzburg College’s sporting teams this weekend after some excellent results which included cricket, basketball and water polo teams against Glenwood, as well College’s athletics team winning the boys’ schools category at the KZN Interschools Meet. College’s boys also participated in squash, golf, and tennis events. Highlights included wins for the 1st XI, U16A, and U14A cricket teams, excellent results for the water polo and basketball teams, as well as 1st and 2nd golf teams winning against Hilton.
Cricket:
College fielded 16 cricket teams against Glenwood, and although a few matches were called off due to rain, there was plenty of College vs Glenwood rivalry. Playing away on Glenwood’s Dixon field, College 1st XI secured a comfortable win, and after setting a target of 144, they bowled Glenwood out for 87.
1st XI match report (Mr Robbie Coutts – 1st XI Coach) The College First XI brought home a comfortable victory this past weekend, despite being under pressure for a large portion of their batting innings. Glenwood won the toss and had no hesitation in sending College in to bat on a pitch that would assist bowlers. At the start, the Glenwood bowling attack thrived in the conditions taking wickets at regular intervals, and College were unable to put together any meaningful partnerships, the biggest partnership of the innings being 37 for the 3rd wicket between Captain Bryn Brokensha and opener Creedon Smith. The College lower order through Oliver da Costa gave College the much needed impetus, Da Costa batted intelligently, running well and punishing any loose deliveries, his 24 off 21 balls getting College to a defendable 143 for 9.
The Glenwood innings got off to a reasonable start and were quickly ahead of the game. Opening bowler Asanda Khumalo picked up two wickets in his opening spell to get College back into the contest. The introduction of the College spin attack never allowed the Glenwood batsmen to settle and any partnerships to develop. The College fielding was impressive and backed with disciplined bowling, ensured Glenwood were always under pressure. The pressure did not stop there and with the College fielders taking some great catches, Glenwood lost wickets at regular intervals. The game ended with Brokensha taking a spectacular one handed catch off Sphamandla Dzanibe to bowl Glenwood out for 86, ensuring a well-deserved 57 run win.
Scores in brief: College 143/9; Brokensha 30
Glenwood 86 all out; da Costa 3 for 15 College won by 57 runs
Basketball:
College’s basketball teams had a busy week playing on both 10 and 11 February. The 1st team continues to play exceptionally well securing a 56-6 win against Heronbridge, and a 64-34 victory against Glenwood. 1st team report Maritzburg College is 1st team featured in two games this past weekend. The 1st game was played on Friday afternoon against a team they knew very little of. Heronbridge was on tour and wanted to test their resolve by facing the only unbeaten team in KZN so far this year. Very early on during the game it become apparent that College was too strong for the visitors. Heronbridge who only started playing basketball five years ago appreciated the experience and promised to come back stronger. The match ended 56- 5, College winning comfortably. The second game was against Glenwood. College did not hold back, asserting themselves from the start. In a fast-passed running time game College gave their all and took the lead from the first quarter, never looking back and eventually winning the game 64-34. Kuhle Mthimkulu led from the front scoring 23 points. Results vs Glenwood 1st team won 64-34 15A won 45-14 14A won 52-17 Summary of results:
Played 9, won 8, lost 1
Overall Summary of results: Played 22, won 16, lost 6
Waterpolo:
After struggling for a couple of weeks, College’s water polo teams rose to the challenge and won 8 of their 9 matches against Glenwood, with the 1st team securing a convincing 18-7 victory.
1st team report – Mr Darren Sherriff (Director of Aquatics) Glenwood started off well in getting an early lead, but College managed to bring the scores level with some good goals. College managed a small lead of 5-3 at the end of the 2nd chukka. After a good team performance in the 3rd chukka, College managed to extend this lead to 13-3. Glenwood fought hard in the last chukka but the College team was just able to maintain their lead and won the game 18-7.
Water polo vs Glenwood 1st won 18-7 15A won 19-3 14A won 16-1
Summary of results Played 7, won 6, lost 1
Squash:
College’s senior squash team took part in the two-day St Andrew’s Festival. Day 1 saw College go down to a strong Selborne side but secure a good 3-2 win against St Andrew’s B. On day 2, College won both their fixtures; 5-1 against Queens College, and 5-1 against St Stithian’s. Day 3 saw College draw 3-3 against a Free State Invitational side.
Overall results: Played 5, won 3, drew 1 and lost 1
Sport report compiled by Maritzburg College
MCCricketvsGW
Caption: College 1st XI enjoyed a comfortable win against Glenwood played in Durban.
Credit: College
MCWaterpolo
Caption: College’s water polo teams produced excellent results against Glenwood, winning 6 of their 7 matches, with the 1st team securing an 18-7 victory.
Credit: Dan Becket
MCSquash
Caption: College’s squash team took part in the two-day St Andrew’s Festival, winning 3 of their 5 matches, drawing 1 and losing 1.
Credit: College
