This weekend is the half-term break for independent schools, but there is no time off for their 1st and U15A cricket teams. They will be in Gauteng from Thursday to Monday for their respective ISCF festivals, writes THEO GARRUN.
The first team festival is based at St Alban’s College in Pretoria, with some games played in Joburg, while the U15s will mainly be at St Benedict’s in Bedfordview, with some games at St Stithians and St John’s.
The first teams begin with a two-day time cricket game on Thursday and Friday, followed by limited-overs matches on the remaining two days. The fixtures may be disrupted slightly because of the staging of rain-delayed T20 provincial playoffs over the weekend, but most of the matches will go off as scheduled.
Some international flavour will be lent to the event by the participation of Malvern College from England, as well as two Zimbabwe schools, St John’s Harare and St George’s.
The 1st team programme is as follows:
Thursday and Friday, 21-22 February
St Alban’s College vs Woodridge (St Alban’s TC Mitchell Oval)
Malvern College (Eng) vs St Andrew’s College (St Alban’s Baloyi)
Bishops vs Clifton (St Alban’s Murray)
Titans Invitation vs Uplands (St Alban’s Wormser)
Cornwall Hill vs St Georges (Cornwall Hill 1)
Kingswood vs Helpmekaar (Cornwall Hill 2)
St Charles vs St Andrew’s School (Cornwall Hill 3)
St John’s College vs Michaelhouse (TUKS 1)
St Stithians vs Hilton (TUKS 2)
St David’s vs St John’s Harare (TUKS 3)
St Benedict’s vs Kearsney (TUKS 4)
Saturday, 23 February
St Alban’s College vs St Charles (St Alban’s TC Mitchell Oval)
Helpmekaar vs Bishops (St Alban’s Baloyi)
Michaelhouse vs Malvern College (St Alban’s Murray)
Kingswood vs St Benedict’s (St Alban’s Wormser)
Cornwall Hill vs St Andrew’s School (Cornwall Hill 1)
Clifton vs Titans Invitation (Cornwall Hill 2)
Woodridge vs St George’s (Cornwall Hill 3)
St John’s College vs St Andrew’ College (St John’s)
St Stithians vs Kearsney (St Stithians)
St David’s vs Hilton (St David’s)
St John’s Harare vs Uplands (St David’s 2).
Sunday, 24 February
St Alban’s College vs Malvern College (St Alban’s TC Mitchell Oval)
Michaelhouse vs Uplands (St Alban’s Baloyi)
Titans Invitation vs Woodridge (St Alban’s Murray)
St Benedict’s vs St George’s (St Alban’s Wormser)
Cornwall Hill vs St Andrew’s College (Cornwall Hill 1)
Clifton vs Kingswood (Cornwall Hill 2)
Bishops vs St John’s Harare ((Cornwall Hill 2)
St John’s College vs Kearsney (St John’s)
St Stithians vs St Andrew’s School (St Stithians)
St David’s vs St Charles (St David’s)
Hilton vs Helpmekaar (St David’s 2).
The U15s will play 50-over games on day 1, time cricket on day 2 and limited-overs games on the remaining two days.
The U15 fixtures are as follows:
Thursday, 21 February
St Benedict’s vs Hilton (SBC, Main Oval)
St John’s vs St Andrew’s College (St John’s)
St Stithians vs St Andrew’s School (Ravens Park)
St David’s vs Clifton (Ravens Park)
Helpmekaar vs Cornwall Hill (SB, Hockey Oval)
St Alban’s vs Michaelhouse (SBC, Harcus Oval)
Friday, 22 February
St Benedict’s vs Michaelhouse (SBC Hockey Oval)
St John’s vs Hilton (St John’s)
St Stithians vs Clifton (SBC Main Oval)
St David’s vs Cornwall Hill (Ravens Park)
Helpmekaar vs St Andrew’s School (Ravens Park)
St Alban’s vs St Andrew’s College (SBC Harcus Oval)
Saturday, 23 February
St Benedict’s vs Clifton (SBC Main Oval)
St John’s vs Cornwall Hill (St John’s)
St Stithians vs St Andrew’s College (SBC Hockey Oval)
St David’s vs St Andrew’s School (SBC Harcus Oval)
Helpmekaar vs Michaelhouse (Ravens Park)
St Alban’s vs Hilton (Ravens Park)
Sunday, 24 February
St Benedict’s vs St Andrew’s College (SBC Main Oval)
St John’s vs Clifton (St John’s)
St Stithians vs Cornwall Hill (St Stithians)
St David’s vs Michaelhouse (Ravens Park)
Helpmekaar vs Hilton (SBC Hockey Oval)
St Alban’s vs St Andrews School (SBC Harcus Oval)
Photo: Theo Garrun
