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The South African Universities’ opening batsman, Kirwin Christoffels (98) just missed out on recording a century on the second day of Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) annual Cubs Week in Stellenbosch. Christoffels side the Chevrolet Warriors and their opposition the bizhub Highveld Lions’ match rained out after the former completed their innings.

Christoffels also recorded a solid 29 runs in his side’s first match against the Sunfoil Dolphins on the first day. He must be one of the contenders to make the South African under-19 side to the ICC u19 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates next month. He was supported well in the match against the Lions by Lloyd Brown (76) who represented the national u19-side last year while touring India. They shared a 98-run partnership over the third wicket.

Another national u19 player, Kagiso Rabada (2/44) had the best bowling figures for the Highveld Lions.

Three spin bowlers have put up their hands with good performances on the first two days of the tournament. Lance Roelfse (Warriors), Greg Oldfield (Sunfoil Dolphins) and Sine Ntshona (Chevrolet Knights) all gave the selectors food for thought.

Oldfield helped the Dolphins to a victory with his unbeaten 38 runs in his side’s total of 110/4 in their recalculated allotted 34 overs against the Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras. The Cobras had to score 143 runs in 33 overs according to the Duckworth/Lewis method. The Dolphins won the match by 37 runs after the Cobras could only manage 73/7 in 22.4 when rain interrupted play for the final time.

The hosts’ South African Schools’ player, Clyde Fortuin (21) scored the most of his side’s runs.

The Knights’ spin bowlers Ntshona (3/27 in seven overs) and Sean Whitehead (1/17 in six overs) restricted the South African under-17 side to 124/7 before rain stopped play in this match at Pniel. For the national side their captain Andrew Rushmere (25) offered the most resistance.

The Unlimited Titans recorded a six wicket victory over Zimabwe in a match which was also affected by the rain. Their spin bowler, Leus du Plooy (2/27) was his side’s best bowler for a second match in a row.

Summarised Scorecards:

Chevrolet Warriors 272/4 (Kirwin Christoffels 98, Lloyd Brown 76, Aubrey Ferreira 38; Kagiso Rabada 2/44); bizhub Highveld Lions did not bat. No Result.

Sunfoil Dolphins 110/4 in 34 overs (Greg Oldfield 38*, Luke Schlemmer 21; Ndumisa Mvelase 1/7); Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras 73/7 in 22.4 overs (Clyde Fortuin 21; Lwandisami Zuma 2/13). Dolphins win by 37 runs (Duckworth/Lewis method).

South Africa u17 124/7 (Andrew Rushmere 25; Sine Ntshona 3/27); Chevrolet Knights did not bat. No Result.

Zimbabwe 163/8 in 31 overs (Ryan Burl 43*, Dylan Nel 35; Leus du Plooy 2/27); Unlimited Titans 122/4 in 26 overs (Kabela Sekekhune 37; Tinashe Kamhunukamwe 2/31). Unlimited Titans won by six wickets (Duckworth/Lewis method).

Summarised Scorecards:

Chevrolet Warriors 272/4 (Kirwin Christoffels 98, Lloyd Brown 76, Aubrey Ferreira 38; Kagiso Rabada 2/44); bizhub Highveld Lions did not bat. No Result.

Sunfoil Dolphins 110/4 in 34 overs (Greg Oldfield 38*, Luke Schlemmer 21; Ndumisa Mvelase 1/7); Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras 73/7 in 22.4 overs (Clyde Fortuin 21; Lwandisami Zuma 2/13). Dolphins win by 37 runs (Duckworth/Lewis method).

South Africa u17 124/7 (Andrew Rushmere 25; Sine Ntshona 3/27); Chevrolet Knights did not bat. No Result.

Zimbabwe 163/8 in 31 overs (Ryan Burl 43*, Dylan Nel 35; Leus du Plooy 2/27); Unlimited Titans 122/4 in 26 overs (Kabela Sekekhune 37; Tinashe Kamhunukamwe 2/31). Unlimited Titans won by six wickets (Duckworth/Lewis method).

The South African Schools’ captain of 2013, Yaseen Valli got his side the bizhub Highveld Lions of to a winning start at the 2014 edition of Cricket South Africa’s annual Cubs Week in Stellenbosch.

Valli (65*) played a mature half-century after his side was struggling at 63/5 at a stage in their match against the South African under-17 side. The Lions are the defending champions of the tournament of which there will be a final played to decide the champions for the first time since its inception in 2009.

Dayyaan Galiem grabbed for wickets for only 29 runs was the main destroyer for the national u17-side. Galiem was in the national u19-side which toured India last year. Two other players who performed well on the opening day of the Cubs Week was also members of this team.

Greg Oldfield of the Sunfoil Dolphins grabbed an impressive seven wickets for 42 runs with his off spin bowling in his side’s match against the Chevrolet Warriors. Oldfield didn’t make the South African Schools’ side last year after making the side in 2012. He did however took a hat-trick of wickets in his final match of the Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week in Durban last year.

His performance was however not enough to secure a victory as Warriors’ leg spinner, Lance Roelfse stepped to the fore as bowled his side to a 59-run victory. Roelfse grabbed six wickets for a mere 12 runs.

Aiden Markram of the Unlimited Titans was a member of the team to India, but is playing in his first Cubs Week. He also haven’t played at a Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week in his career. He scored 72 runs as the Titans beat the Chevrolet Knights by seven wickets. Leus du Plooy (34*) also made a valuable contribution with the bat in hand. Du Plooy was also the best bowler for his side as he dismissed three batsmen for 19 runs.

The Knights struggled to 158 after they were in a commanding position on 77/2 after 11 overs. Christian Steyn (48) made the biggest contribution with the bat of which 16 runs came in the first over of the match bowled by Dustin Melton (2/50).

The Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras defeated Zimbabwe by six wickets in their encounter. Zimbabwe is drawn in the same group as South Africa for the ICC u19 World Cup which will be hosted in the United Arab Emirates next month.

Summarised Scorecards:

Chevrolet Warriors 222 (Lloyd Brown 39, Bradley Bopp 38; Greg Oldfield 7/42); Sunfoil Dolphins 118 (Jason Oakes 53; Lance Roelfse 6/12). Chevrolet Warriors won by 59 runs (Duckworth/Lewis method).

Chevrolet Knights 158 (Christian Steyn 48, Patrick Kruger 23; Leus du Plooy 3/19, Corbin Bosch 2/14); Unlimited Titans 159/3 (Aidan Markram 72, Leus du Plooy 34*; Paballo Mogoera 1/13). Unlimited Titans won by seven wickets.

South Africa u17 163 (Andile Phehlukwayo 47, Grant Roelofsen 21; Kagiso Rabada 2/11); Bizhub Highveld Lions 161/9 (Yaseen Valli 65*; Dayyaan Galiem 4/29). Bizhub Highveld Lions won by one wicket (Duckworth/Lewis method).

Zimbabwe 121 (Blair Lake 42; Justin Dill 2/17, Yolisa Mona 2/34); Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras 87/4 (Jason Smith 26*, Riaz Sader 25). Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras won by six wickets (Duckworth/Lewis method).

The teams:

Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras: Zubayr Hamza (Western Province), Clyde Fortuin (Western Province), Jason Smith (Western Province), Justin Dill (Western Province), Hayes van der Berg (Western Province), Keegan Wheeler (Western Province), Curtley Louw (Boland), Niel Botha (Boland), Riaz Sader (Western Province), Yolisa Mona (Western Province), Nhlakanipho Madwe (Western Province), Schoeman Botha (Boland), Ndamisa Mvelase (Highveld Lions).

Bizhub Highveld Lions: Angus Ellis-Cole (Gauteng), Lee Gruskin (Lions), Karabo Mogotsi (Gauteng), Bjorn Fortuin (North West), Bradley Dial (Gauteng), Driaan Weyers (North West), Nicholas Scholtz (Gauteng), Brandon Glover (Gauteng), Jayden Broodryk (Gauteng), Isaac Dikgale (Gauteng), Kagiso Rabada (Gauteng), Yaseen Valli (Gauteng).

Chevrolet Knights: Sine Ntshona (Free State), Ryan du Plessis (Free State), Patrick Kruger (Griqualand West), Aidon Brooker (Griqualand West), Wazeed Alexander (Griqualand West), Paballo Mogoera (Free State), Sachinta Galhenhage (Free State), Nico Loubser (Free State), GM Bruwer (Griqualand West), Pule Mokwena (Griqualand West), Hanco Olivier (Free State), Christian Steyn (Free State), Sean Whitehead (Free State).

Chevrolet Warriors: Kirwan Christoffels (Eastern Province), Lloyd Brown (Eastern Province), Mbulelo Mama (Eastern Province), Aubrey Ferreira (Border), Bradley Bopp (Eastern Province), Jean Heunis (South Western Districts), Onke Nyaku (Eastern Province), Brydon Carse (Eastern Province), Gregg Stretton (Eastern Province), Lance Roelofse (South Western Districts), Ngazibini Sigwili (Border), Richard Maree (South Western Districts), Sithembele Langa (Border).

Unlimited Titans: Tian Koekemoer (Northerns), Aidan Markram (Northerns), Kabelo Sekukhune (Easterns), Leus du Plooy (Northerns), Melvin Morata (Northerns), Driaan Bruwer (Northerns), Corbin Bosch (Northerns), Wickus Germishuizen (Easterns), Andrew Raemenya (Northerns), Gregory Mahlokoane (Northerns), Kofi Apea-Adu (Limpopo), Bantu Dandala (Northerns), Dustin Melton (Northerns).

South African Under-17 Invitation XI: Andrew Rushmere (Eastern Province), Grant Roelofsen (Gauteng), Matthew Christensen (Western Province), Dayyaan Galiem (Western Province), Stefan Klopper (Northerns), Michael Stannard (Free State), Andile Phehlukwayo (KwaZulu-Natal), Janneman Malan (Northerns), Alex Meyer (North West), Keith Dudgeon (Gauteng), Jay Stevens (Western Province), Rivaldo Moonsamy (Northerns), Lesego Senokwane (North West).

Sunfoil Dolphins: Ryan Wallace (KwaZulu-Natal), Luke Schlemmer (KwaZulu-Natal), Tyler Smith (KwaZulu-Natal), Cameron Gordon (KwaZulu-Natal), Sibonelo Makhanya (KwaZulu-Natal), Jason Oakes (KwaZulu-Natal), Greg Oldfield (KwaZulu-Natal Inland), Barrie Forrester-Smith (KwaZulu-Natal Inland), Sohail Mahmood (KwaZulu-Natal Inland), Lwandisami Zuma (KwaZulu-Natal Inland), Lungisani Ngidi (KwaZulu-Natal Inland), Tristan Tedder (KwaZulu-Natal Inland), Bruce Kerr (KwaZulu-Natal).

Zimababwe: Blair Lake (Harare), Luke Mafuwa (Harare), Dylan Nel (Rhinos), Tinashe Kamhunukamwe (Harare), Kieran Geyle (Harare), Joylord Gumbie (Harare), Charles Kunje (Harare), Patrick Mambo (Harare), Cutberth Musoko (Harare), Herbert Chikomba (Harare), Sean Bell (Harare), Tarisai Musakanda (Mash. Central), Ryan Burl (Harare), Dylan Hondo (Harare), Mkhululi Nyathi (Midlands).

For the first time since the inception of Cricket South Africa’s Cubs Week in Stellenbosch the champion will be decided via a final. The bizhub Highveld Lions are the defending champions and will kick off their campaign against the South African under-17 Invitational side.

The eight teams are divided into two pools of which the top team of each pool will face off against each other in a final on Thursday, 9 January 2014. The final will be played at Coetzenburg in Stellenbosch. The Lions, Titans, Warriors and Zimbabwe is in Pool A, while the Cape Cobras, Dolphins, Knights and South Africa u17 will fight it out in Pool B.

The Fixtures: 

Day 1, 5 January 2014 

Cape Cobras vs. Zimbabwe at Coetzenburg
Dolphins vs. Warriors at Tassies Oval
Titans vs. Knights at Van der Stel
Lions vs. South Africa u17 at Distell

Day 2, 6 January 2014 

Zimbabwe vs. Titans at Stell & Districts
Warriors vs. Lions at Bridgehouse
Knights vs. South Africa u17 at Pniel
Cobras vs. Dolphins at Cloetesville

Day 3, 7 January 2014 

Cobras vs. South Africa u17 at Van der Stel
Dolphins vs. Knights at Coetzenburg
Titans vs. Warriors at Distell
Lions vs. Zimbabwe at Tassies

Day 4, 8 January 2014

Zimbabwe vs. Warriors at Stell & Districts
Titans vs. Lions at Pniel
Knights vs. Cape Cobras at Cloetesville
South Africa u17 vs. Dolphins at Bridgehouse

Rain was the main role player on the third day of the Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week in Durban. Of the morning’s Twenty/20 matches none produced a result due to rain showers. In the afternoon’s round of matches only one match the one between Free State and Northerns got underway.

Free State defeated Northerns in the only result produced on the third day of the tournament. Their hero being Nico Loubser with an allround performance grabbing two wickets for only 20 runs as well as contributing 39 runs with the bat in hand. He faced only 20 deliveries of which he struck four big maximums. Opening batsman, Christian Steyn (45*) saw Free State home, but was also involved in a few run outs as well.

Easterns’ opening batsman, Wickus Germishuizen (67) recorded the highest innings of the day to continue his good form at Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) national weeks. Germishuizen has accumulated 142 runs at this year’s tournament thus far at an average of 71 runs per innings. He has yet to score a century as Daniël Griesel of Mpumalanga is the only centurion of the tournament thus far. Griesel is also the only batsman to have scored more runs than Germishuizen in Durban.

Germishuizen has scored a century for the last three years at each of the three national weeks he attended. He scored 136 runs against Griqualand West in 2010 at the national u15 tournament. He averaged an unbelievable 200 runs per innings during this tournament.

Germishuizen played at the national u17 tournament in 2011 and 2012 in Bloemfontein and Cape Town respectively. In Bloemfontein he scored 101 runs in his side’s match against Zimababwe. In the Mother City he totalled 297 runs at an average of 59.4 runs per innings. He recorded his century (131) against Limpopo at this tournament.

The fixtures for Day 4 (Limited Overs):

Western Province vs. KwaZulu-Natal (Smith Oval, Kearsney College)
Gauteng vs. Eastern Province (Matterson Field, Kearsney College)
Border vs. Easterns (Osler Field, Kearsney College)
Northerns vs. Boland (Berea Rovers)
Namibia vs. Free State (Crusaders)
South Western Districts vs. North West (Northwood)
Griqualand West vs. Limpopo (Glenwood)
Mpumalanga vs. KwaZulu-Natal Inland (Tills Crescent)

Summarised Scorecards (Twenty/20):

Mpumalanga 122/6 (Daniël Griesel 39*; Sintu Manjezi 3/9); Eastern Province did not bat. No result.

Easterns 122/7 (Wickus Germishuizen 67; Andrew Rasemenya 2/6); Northerns did not bat. No result.

Namibia 29/2 (Malan Kruger 23*); Gauteng did not bat. No result.

Free State 25/4 (Schoeman Botha 3/8). Boland did not bat. No result.

Limpopo 27/2 (Ryan Botha 16*; Ngazibini Sigwili 2/8). Border did not bat. No result.

KwaZulu-Natal Inland 51/0 (Sohail Mahmood 27); Griqualand West did not bat. No result.

KwaZulu-Natal 74/6 (Mekhalin Naidoo 22*, Andile Phehlukwayo 21*; Jan Oberholzer 3/3). South Western Districts did not bat. No result.

Western Province 26/0 (Clyde Fortuin 16*); North West did not bat. No result.

Round 2

Northerns 108/6 (Stefan Klopper 30*; Nico Loubser 2/20); Free State 109/7 (Christian Steyn 45*, Nico Loubser 31; Driaan Bruwer 2/16). Free State won by three wickets.