Carara on form for cricket fest

Great weather and a great vibe meant Kowie Toyota’s inaugural 6-a-side Corporate Cricket tournament last Saturday was an all-round hit. With 12 sides up against each other for a day of camaraderie, it was Carara Agro Processing who ended the day on top with The Frameworks & Sign Co runners up.

Co-ordinating the umpires was Grahamstown Cricket Board co-ordinator Barry Smith, who had organised six umpires for the two Port Alfred High School fields. The five-overs format meant batsmen were focused on chasing runs. Further speeding up proceedings was 6 runs for a no-ball or a wide.

“There were a few 100s and a lot of 90s and 80s,” Smith said.

By mid-afternoon, there had also been at least one score of 130-plus.

Kowie Toyota sponsors the Pineapple Tournament and organiser of last weekend’s event, Gary Botha, said it was intended as a fun start to the cricket season and a social, corporate team-building day.

“We’ll definitely do it again next year,” he said.

Picture: SUE MACLENNAN TOP TEAM: The Carara Agro Processing team at the Kowie Toyota 6-a-side corporate cricket tournament hosted at Port Alfred High School on Saturday 3 September (from left) Ross Daly, Grasham Haines, Ian Robertson, Danie van Rensburg, Brad Wilmot, Richard Beyleveld and Brian Duxbury.