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The annual Independent Schools Cricket Festival, which takes place at St Alban’s College from 22 to 25 February, promises to dish up a spectacle of exciting cricket as some of South Africa’s leading talents test themselves against opposition from all around the country.<\/p>\n
Many of the country’s top schools’ cricket teams will be in action in Pretoria, where the first three days of competition will be over 50 overs, and the final day, Sunday, 25 February, will feature a T20 format.<\/p>\n
The hosts start off with a bit of an unknown challenge when they take on St George’s College. The Zimbabweans are joined at the Festival by their Harare rivals, St John’s College, who go up against Helpmekaar Kollege in their opener.<\/p>\n
Follow the Independent Schools Cricket Festival action live on SuperSport Schools<\/a> Google Play Store<\/strong> \ud83d\udcf2: SuperSport Schools \u2013 Apps on Google Play<\/a><\/span> The high-quality field includes a powerful Gauteng contingent made up of St Alban’s, St John’s, St Stithians, St Benedict’s, Helpmekaar, Cornwall Hill and St David’s.<\/p>\n Then, there is also the Titans Invitational side, which brings together players from lesser-known cricket-playing schools to give them an opportunity to test themselves against top opposition. They face a tough task, taking on St Stithians, Helpmekaar, St Benedict’s and Kingswood.<\/p>\n The KZN flag will be flown by Kearsney, Clifton College, Hilton College and Michaelhouse, with Kearsney, so far, the best performing of the schools in the province this season.<\/p>\n Bishops, widely regarded as the number one team in South Africa at present, represents the Western Cape, and their game against St Stithians on Friday – with Saints now including their SA u19 stars Richard Seletswane, and Player of the u19 Cricket World Cup, Kwena Maphaka – should be a cracker.<\/p>\n St Andrew’s College, Kingswood, and Woodridge carry the hopes of the Eastern Cape. St Andrew’s School is the only team from the Free State, and Uplands College is the only side from Mpumalanga.<\/p>\n The Fixtures\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Thursday 22 February (50 overs)<\/strong><\/p>\n St Alban’s College vs St George’s College (TC Mitchell Oval, St Alban’s) Friday 23 February (50 overs)<\/strong><\/p>\n St Alban’s College vs St Andrew’s School (TC Mitchell Oval, St Alban’s) Saturday 24 February (50 overs)<\/strong><\/p>\n St Alban’s College vs Michaelhouse (TC Mitchell Oval, St Alban’s) Sunday 25 February (T20)<\/strong><\/p>\n St Alban’s College vs Woodridge College (TC Mitchell Oval, St Alban’s) The annual Independent Schools Cricket Festival, which takes place at St Alban’s College from 22 to 25 February, promises to dish up a spectacle of exciting cricket as some of South Africa’s leading talents test themselves against opposition from all around the country. Many of the country’s top schools’ cricket teams will be in action […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":35447,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35446\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nMichaelhouse vs Bishops Diocesan College (Baloyi Oval, St Alban’s)
\nHilton College vs St Andrew’s College (Murray Oval, St Alban’s)
\nSt John’s College vs Woodridge College (Tuks Oval)
\nTitans Invitation XI vs St Stithians College (Tuks B)
\nSt Benedict’s College vs Kearsney College (Tuks C)
\nHelpmekaar Kollege vs St John’s College (Harare) (Tuks D)
\nCornwall Hill College vs Clifton School (Van der Byl Oval, Cornwall Hill)
\nSt David’s Marist vs Kingswood College (Parke de Terrace, Cornwall Hill)
\nSt Andrew’s School vs Uplands College (Land\u2019s End, Cornwall Hill)<\/p>\n
\nSt Andrew’s College vs Kearsney College (Baloyi Oval, St Alban’s)
\nWoodridge College vs St John’s College (Harare) (Murray Oval, St Alban’s)
\nSt David’s Marist Inanda vs Hilton College (Tuks Oval)
\nSt Stithians College vs Bishops Diocesan College (Tuks B)
\nKinsgwood College vs Uplands College (Tuks C)
\nSt George’s College vs Michaelhouse (Tuks D)
\nCornwall Hill College vs St Benedict’s (Van der Byl Oval, Cornwall Hill)
\nHelpmekaar Kollege vs Titans Invitation XI (Parke de Terrace, Cornwall Hill)
\nClifton School vs St John’s College (Land’s End, Cornwall Hill)<\/p>\n
\nClifton School vs Kingswood College (Baloyi Oval, St Alban’s)
\nHelpmekaar Kollege vs St George’s College (Murray Oval, St Alban’s)
\nSt John’s College vs Bishops Diocesan College (Mitchell Oval, St John’s)
\nSt Stithians College vs Kearsney College (Dlamini Oval, St Stithians)
\nSt David’s Marist Inanda vs St Andrew’s College (La Valla, St David’s)
\nUplands College vs Woodridge College (McGregor, St David’s)
\nCornwall Hill College vs St John’s College (Harare) (Van der Byl Oval, Cornwall Hill)
\nSt Andrew’s School vs Hilton College (Parke de Terrace, Cornwall Hill)
\nTitans Invitation XI vs St Benedict’s College (Land’ End, Cornwall Hill)<\/p>\n
\nHelpmekaar Kollege vs Kearsney College (Baloyi Oval, St Alban’s)
\nUplands College vs Clifton School (Murray Oval, St Alban’s)
\nSt John’s College vs St Andrew\u2019s College (Mitchell Oval, St John’s)
\nSt Stithians College vs Michaelhouse (Dlamini Oval, St Stithians)
\nSt David’s Marist Inanda vs St John’s College (Harare) (La Valla, St David’s)
\nSt Benedict’s vs St Andrew’s School (McGregor, St David’s)
\nCornwall Hill College vs Bishops Diocesan College (Van der Byl Oval, Cornwall Hill)
\nTitans Invitation XI vs Kingswood College (Parke de Terrace, Cornwall Hill)
\nHilton College vs St George’s College (Land’s End, Cornwall Hill)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"