SOUTHERN CAPE SCHOOLS CRICKET NEWS - Outeniqua High School from George confirmed their dominance in school cricket in the province when they won the U19 and U15 Super League titles. They won the U15 title for the second consecutive year.
Langenhoven Gymnasium from Oudtshoorn won the U19 Coca Cola Twenty 20 title but they failed to qualify for the national competition.
Oakdale U19B were victorious in the U19 Promotion League, while Outeniqua U15B confirmed their dominance as they also wrapped up the U15 Promotion League.
Langenhoven Gymnasium defeated the Bridgton Regional Performance Centre (RPC) in the T20 final. In a low-scoring match the RPC posted 62 with Julian Jacobs (2/12) Langenhoven's most successful bowler.
Gymnasium surpassed the target (63/5) in the 19th over for a five-wicket victory. Thirty-eight schools participated in this popular competition. Although runners-up, the Bridgton RPC made history to become the first RPC in the country to reach the finals.
Jhedli van Briesies, from Langenhoven Gymnasium, who scored a total of 276 runs with a highest score of 78*, was the top batsman in the T20 competition, while Basil George from Mossel Bay's Sao Bras Secondary School, who took 12 wickets with the best figures of 5/10, was the top bowler in this competition.
Chris Fourie (198 runs), from Outeniqua, was the top batsman in the U15 Super League and Basil George (D'Almeida Hub), who claimed the most wickets in the league - 17 wickets - with a best bowling analysis of 5/38, was the top bowler in the league.
In the U19 Super League, Van Briesies was again the outstanding batsman and scored a total of 323 runs with a highest score of 143.
His teammate from Langenhoven Gymnasium, Eaj Carew, claimed the accolade as bowler of the season, when he took 21 wickets with the best figures of 5/9.
At the national cricket tournaments of CSA, the SWD representative schools teams produced satisfactory performances, thanks to an inspiring performance by the U17 provincial team.
A good individual performance by Van Briesies in the Coca Cola T20 franchise qualifiers was rewarded with an inclusion in the Coca Cola All Stars team.
It was, however, the SWD U16 Regional Performance team that excelled when they recorded three out of four victories at the Standard Bank U16 CSA National Cricket Week that took place in Potchefstroom during April. The only defeat was against Western Province (in the final).
Geon Burns (as captain) and Chumani Mangqwengqwe were selected for the SA U16 RPC team.
The SWD Regional Performance Centre and Hubs team excelled at the Standard Bank National U16 week held in Potchefstroom. The team that was selected from players from the Bridgton Regional Performance Centre and Rosemoore-, D'Almeida- and Thembalethu Hubs won three out of their four matches - including an impressive victory against Gauteng.
On the last day they narrowly lost against Western Province in the final.
Geon Burns from D'Almeida Hub (as captain) and Chumani Mangqwengqwe from Thembalethu Hub were also included in the National RPC team that was selected upon completion of the competition.
Van Briesies was the SWD High Schools player of the season; Zander Nel (Outeniqua Primary), who excelled with outstandingly versatile performances at the CSA U13 National Week, the Primary School's cricketer of the year; and Annerie Dercksen (Sentraal High School), who was selected for the SA Schools Girl's U19, was the Girl Schools cricketer of the season.
Eighty-eight primary schools and 51 high schools actively participate in the province's most popular summer sport code.
Annerie Dercksen is the Girl Cricketer of the Season. Handing over her trophy is Michelle Weyers (non-independent director, SWD Cricket).
Zander Nel was awarded the Primary Schools cricketer of the year award. Jonathan Carelse, chairman of Eden Schools Cricket, presented Zander with his trophy.
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