Cricket side still in catch-up mode with double-header
MECER Madibaz 1 continue their catch-up programme with a double-header against PECC and Old Grey in NMB Premier League cricket action this weekend.
The students are favoured to regain the title they relinquished to Jendamark United last season and are the only unbeaten side in the league after seven matches.
Tomorrow they face PECC on St George’s B.
The home team have had a good run this season and are in third place.
They will aim to push Madibaz 1 all the way, as will Old Grey when the teams meet at Freeplay Park on Sunday.
Log-leaders United Brothers will be tested when they host second-placed Mechatronic Uitenhage at the Dan Qeqe Stadium, while title-holders United have a double-header against Schauderville and PECC.
SA Home Loans Union will aim to bounce back from defeat by Madibaz 1 last week when they tackle Madibaz 2.
Union will be boosted by Middlesex players Harry Podmore and Stevie Eskinazi.
This weekend’s fixtures (home teams first, 10am start): Tomorrow: Old Grey v Gelvandale, Jendamark United v Schauderville, Mecer Madibaz 2 v SA Home Loans Union, PECC v Madibaz 1 Sunday: Motherwell v SuperSpar Despatch, Old Grey v Madibaz 1, PECC v United, Mechatronic Uitenhage v United Brothers LATEST standings, according to the logkeeper: 1 United Brothers 55 (13), 2 Uitenhage 50 (11), 3 PECC 44 (13), 4 Madibaz 1 41 (7), 5 Old Grey 37 (11), 6 Gelvandale 36 (10), 7 Union 34 (12), 8 Despatch 30 (12), 9 United 25 (9), 10 Madibaz 2 18 (6), 11 Motherwell 11 (13), 12 Schauderville 9 (13)