EP Coastal win
The U17 team will take part in the Cricket South Africa U17 Rural Week in Witrivier from 9 to 14 December.
The Eastern Province Coastal U17 cricket side beat EP Midlands by five wickets during a warm-up cricket match recently.
The EP Coastal side will be taking part in the Cricket South Africa National U17 Rural Week in White River (Nelspruit, Mpumalanga) from 9 to 14 December.
In their warm-up fixture, EP Midlands won the toss and elected to bat. A lacklustre display by EP Midlands’ top order meant they were restricted to a modest 113 all out. Zander Lombard (PJ Olivier) took three wickets for 15 runs and was well supported by Romario Fritz (Graeme College) who took 3- 22. Chris Gleaves (Graeme) got the Rural team off to a flyer with an aggressive 33 runs and captain, Luyanda Lwalweni (Tiger Titans), intelligently worked the ball into gaps as well.
Four Grahamstown players are part of the U17 side, Chris Gleaves and Romario Fritz (Graeme College) and Cameron Vlotman and Zander Lombaard (PJ Olivier High School). From Port Alfred High School is Siphesihle Madlongolwana. Luyanda Lwalweni of Velile High School, who plays for Tiger Titans is the team captain, while Lunga Lwalweni (Velile High School) is also a member of the side.
Joey van Heerden (PJ Olivier teacher) is the team coach for the EP Coastal U17 side. The full team is:
The team will play Albany U19 in the final warm-up game this weekend at St Andrew’s College.
Luyanda Lwalweni (captain, Velile High School), Travis Gradwell (Nico Malan High School), Dean Rohrbeck (Global Leadership Academy), Raylance Booysen (Humansdorp Secondary School), Lunga Lwalweni (Velile High School), Chris Gleaves (Grae- me College), Luciano Arries (Nico Malan High School), Calvyn Campher (Humansdorp Secondary School), Siphesihle Madlongolwana (Port Alfred High School), Peter Gradwell (Nico Malan High School), Cameron Vlotman (PJ Olivier High School), Zander Lombaard (PJ Olivier High School), Romario Fritz (Graeme College).
Meanwhile, the EP U13B side faced the Albany U13/14 side in a friendly game played at Kingswood recently.
Albany were bowled out for 176 runs after they elected to bat first. No one managed more than Lushaad Williams (PJ Olivier) 33 off 32 balls. Other batsmen who got a start, but failed to capitalise were Meekah de Souza (Port Alfred 28runs), 11 year-old Jean-Luc Basson (Graeme) made a gutsy 17runs from 44 balls.
The EP U13 Bs representatives’ batting response was too good for the Albany side. Dylan Marx (St Andrews Prep) scored 71 runs from 46 balls and Ethan Richardson (Graeme) scored 33 runs from 24 balls as EP enjoyed a 7 wicket win.