Joburg T20 Match Report 2014/2015

Â 18 January 2015 Joburg Central Sunday 2

The Awkward Turtles beat The Ball Boys (125-117). When batting partnerships were hard to formulate, on a wicket that assisted the seamers, Peter Graham (51* runs from 44 balls) and Dewald Kotze (44 runs from 29 balls) had to apply themselves in posted a 88 runs 4th wicket stand, which helped the Awkward turtle win. Grant Race replied with a solid 41 runs in the attempted run chase for the The Ball Boys but the match was already lost.

The Spiced Captains asked the TommyKnockers to bat first, after losing the toss. They put together a very good total as Terry du Preez scored 53* runs from 33 balls. Riaan van Rooyen replied with a brilliant 63 not out to help the Spiced Captains overcome the TommyKnockers (119-115).

Nilesh Sewnarain with a lovely 52* runs and Zuan Kruth, who added 41 runs before being run out, gave the XDS Proteas a flying start with the bat. Unfortunately for them, they face a group of young man who relish the challenge of chasing massive totals. Innocent Rabakali responded beautifully with an unbeaten 50 runs as the ATC VIII beat the XDS Proteas (161-155).

30 Something lost (135-131) to the Spiced Captains, even though Colin Williams reached his personal best when he was dismissed on 86 runs. the Spiced Captains, led by Leandro Widggett (44* runs from 41 balls) managed to string together some Â batting partnerships to seal victory at the end of the day.

18 January 2015 Joburg Central Sunday 3

Got da Runs chose to bat against The Midnight Kamikaze Pilots and won by a huge margin (128-39). Christo Botha (50* runs from 25 balls) scored the only half century of the game.

Logan Bismark took 3 wickets for 11 in 4 overs for the Snipers and in the process limiting the News Hounds to a low score of 80. Ahmed Dilar played a match winning inning with the bat scoring an unbeaten 50 runs from 36 balls to help his team win the game in 13 overs and earn a bonus point.

LMS Slashing VIII were asked to bat first by the Late Comers. They were all out for 64 runs in 17.3 overs as Asif Khan claimed 3 wickets in 2.3 overs for 13 runs. The Late Comers beat the LMS SLashing VIII (65-64) in 16.1 and losing out on a bonus point.

The Beer boys beat HoofHolle (142-86) in 13.4 overs, claiming yet another bonus point in two weeks. Â Morne Glover bowled extremely well claiming 3 wickets for the HoofHolle as they restricted The Beer Boys to 142 runs in 20 overs, However Derek Botha was unbeaten on 68 runs from 38 balls he had faced.

17 January 2015 Joburg Central Saturday 2

The Avengers beat Uncle Billyâ€™s (134-131). Jaco Louw scored 51 from 30 balls recording his first half century of the year and the second in the 2014/2015 Joburg Central Saturday 2 league. Â

Ruan Botha (55* from 24 balls) and Dalton Webster (67* from 26 balls) scored quickly at the back end of the Bench Warmers innings after the top order had struggled to string partnerships together as they reached a total of 166 runs in their allocated 20 overs. In response the Incrediballs were 6 runs shot as they lost (160-166) to the BenchWarmers. Special mention to Brian Corrigan who took 3 wickets for 11 runs in 4 overs and scored 45 runs from 27 balls before he was out bowled.

The Fossils lost (94-95) against ALL IN as Rudi Buitendag managed to smash 53* runs from 39 balls to help ALL IN to seal victory in the 15th over of the game.

17 January 2015 Joburg Central Saturday 3

Clint de Bruyn guided the Prickly Piranha Lickers to a respectable total of 111 runs against the the Expendables. The total proved to be Expendables response was excellent as the won the game superbly in the 16th over scoring 115 runs, to win (115-111) against the Prickly Piranha Lickers.

Gilbert Terblanche scored a carefully constructed 52 from 54 balls but could not help The Piping Hot Man Fat from suffering their second conservative defeat against Uncle Billyâ€™s VIII. Grant Bain raced to an unbeaten 50 runs from 30 balls when Uncle Billyâ€™s VIII beat The Piping Hot Man Fat (114-119).

Met Yâ€™s scored a low 92 runs against the Kahunas and lost (92-94). Iwan Pretorius was magnificent with the ball for the Kahunas, picking up 3 wickets for 11 runs in 4 overs as Hendrik Potgieter provided the much needed resistance for the Kanus with 55 runs from 44 balls before he was dismissed. the man who made sure the Kahunas bagged all the points played a wonderful inning, scoring beautiful and unbeaten 55 runs from 30 balls.

Dane Naicker scored a marvellous 69 runs from 40 balls when The Tha Tha Toyâ€™s met and lost to the Whackers (121-123).

11 January 2015 Joburg Central Sunday 1

Kavesh Bachoo, who conceded 31 runs claiming 3 wickets from 4 overs, and the rest of the Gurukul bowling attack kept things simple and tight restricting the opposition to a reachable target of 135 runs in 20 overs. Eric Koster managed to score an unbeaten 51 runs from 39 balls, he then produced a match winning bowling performance as the Flying Dutchman beat Gurukul (139-105).

Blood Sweat and Beers lost to the Quaggas (109-180), as Andrew Ehmke was the only batsman who got close to scoring a half a century, for his was dismissed on 49 runs by a ball that misbehaved off the surface and bowled him. Special mention to Ryan Harrison who took 4 wickets and conceded 19 runs from 4 overs for Blood Sweat and Beers.

Haar Kausunna top scored with 47 runs from 32 balls, in a game where most batsman got off to a start but did not manage to capitalise and score big for their teams, as the Bleed Blue beat the Royal Romans (110-108).

Dalton Webster came in to bat at 5 for the winning team and scored an excellent 88* runs from 42 balls he had faced, whilst Arno van der Merwe bowled extremely well for Dikdoring as he took 3 wickets from 4 overs. Werner Botha responded with half a ton for Dikdoring, scoring 62 runs from 41 overs, but Dikdoring lost to U Must Neva>>>KaKa (112-168).

11 January 2015 Joburg Central Sunday 2

Another consistent performance from the 30 Something man, Juan De Lange, scoring 70 not out from 4o balls to help his team set up a massive total of 161 runs in 20 overs and Richard Connear pulled off a fantastic bowling spell of 4 overs, 3 wickets conceding 26 runs for The Ball Boys. Gerard Bester proved to be the decisive factor between the two teams, taking 4 wickets from 4 overs for 20 runs as 30 Something beat The Ball Boys (161-76).

30 Something thrashed Alexandra Chiefs (240-79) in a purely one sided affair. Andrew Cross (51 not out from 21 balls) joined Juan De Lange (53 not out from 35 balls) at the top of the batting order for 30 Something as the posted a daunting target of 240 runs in 20 overs. Carl Maart contributed to the total with a special 49* rons from 19 balls at the back end of innings. Alexandra Chiefs had no reply and crumbled losing by almost 200 runs.

The Daxina Destroyers asked The TommyKnockers to bat first. Eugene Moses took 3 for 25 in 4 overs as The TommyKnockers were restricted to 120 runs in their allocated overs. Â The Daxina destroyers then won the match (121-120) against the TommyKnockers because both Linton Govender (52* runs from 32 balls) and Schalk van der Bergâ€™s (53* from 28 ball) opening partnership was vital for the Daxina Destroyers to claim victory.

XDS Proteas beat The Awkward Turtles (130-107) in a match that was evenly poised at the beginning.

11 January 2015 Joburg Sandton Sunday 1

Kimil Pillay carefully constructed 55* runs from 47 balls for Normal is Overrated but they lost to the Funkey Monkeys (120-126). Kavi Sewdayal was the highest run scorer for the Funkey Monkeys at 49 runs, whilst his team mates managed to contribute 20â€™s to reach the winning total of 126 runs.

The Alexandra Chiefs bowled extremely well to limit the Flakmunkis to a low 101 runs as Sibusiso Nkosi picked up 3 wickets for 17 runs off 4 overs. Mark Clifford, Grant Potgieter, Murray Copeland, Robert Johnston and Johann Moolman kept the bowling tight from ball one, putting the inexperienced chiefs batters under immense pressure which led to their demise as they could only manage 80 runs in response.

The Alexandra Chiefs then manage to pull an upset on the day by beating Marvel in their second game of the day (142-137), as Nkosi Sithole posted a very nice and unbeaten 50 runs from 28 balls.

The Hairy Iguanas dominated proceedings as the met Â the B&C Team, winning (240-148) by just under 100 runs. Warwick Wiseman (50* from 23 balls) and Jaryd Povall (50* from 19 balls) opening partnership helped the winning team set up an impressive high run rate from the word go. Soon Matthew Povall worked in at 3 and smashed a 50* from 19 balls in a quick and entertaining fashion, whilst Derek Fletcher and Jared Cumming were both not out in their 40â€™s.

10 January 2015 Joburg Central Saturday 1

The Global Warmers were back in the second half of the season with a bang. They beat the Boycotters (127-124), Justin Smallman scoring the highest score of the game, 49 runs from 32 balls, He was also well supported by a contribution of 35 runs from Graeme Bezuidenhout before he was unfortunately given Leg Before Wicket.

Pieter Oosthuizen en Seuns were tumbled over and they could only manage a very low score as they faced the Joburg Rebels. Craig Marshall (3 wickets for 19 runs in 4 overs) and Duke Motlanthe's (2 wickets for 18 runs in 4 overs) put together a match winning bowling partnership to limit the opposition to 86 runs, hence they lost Â (87-86) to the Joburg Rebels.

Dave Dawson (50* runs from 35 balls) and Daniel Grusd (50* runs from 26 balls) gave the U14 Bâ€™s the flying start they need in the new year as they beat Royal Super Challengers Punjab (113-74). Special mention to Philip Myburgh of the Royal Super Challengers who scored 50* runs from 42 balls in their attempted run chase.

BBFL managed to string together a few 30â€™s and 20â€™s to reach a team target of 113 and defended it superbly to bowl out the U14 Bâ€™s for 70 all out in their second header of the day.

10 January 2015 Joburg Sandton Saturday 1

The Moose Knuckles were back and strong as ever. Dean Jacobs played a magnificent innings to reach 50 not out from 31 balls and his partner also raced to 55* from 31 balls, batting at the top of the order. The Mixed Grill lost (162-171) against the Moose Knuckles, however Hansie Knoetze smashed the ball to every corner of the boundary as his team chased down the massive target scoring 42* from 17 balls.

CoCo V-enom lost to the Double Dâ€™s (142-151), Thabiso Tshabalala bowled a match winning spell for the Double Dâ€™s as he claimed 3 wickets, conceding 18 runs in 4 overs and Themba Sikhosana was brilliant with the bat as he sailed to 55* runs from 37 balls.

Matthew Wray and company bowled superbly to limit I Donâ€™t Know for a low 95 runs. Kelvin Gray gave the ball a good whack scoring an unbeaten 50 runs from 17 balls helping to set up a comfortable victory reaching 97 runs in 13 overs to earn a bonus point.

Helifino bowled out C4K cheaply and beat them (79-75). Keith Varuthan was superb with the bat scoring an unbeaten 52 runs from 14 balls in his teamâ€™s run chase and for as long as he was out there in the middle, the umpire seemed to be an aerobics instructor raising his hands up and down often side whilst ducking out of the ballâ€™s path consistently.

10 January 2015 Joburg Central Saturday 2

Cuan Wright scored a valuable 51* runs from 32 balls and he was well support by Jeff Willems to carry the Figjam momentum forward to set a winning target of 173 runs against The Joburg BenchWarmers, who could only manage 154 runs in their response. Special mention goes to Judels Bernard who scored a wonderful and entertaining 50* runs from 29 balls.

ALL IN started the new year as the finished the previous one, with a win. Stephen Jacobs scored a needed 51* runs from to help his team to seal a very difficult victory. Â Wayne Beer scored a magnificent and unbeaten 54 runs from 35 balls for the Avengers, but his valiant effort was not enough to beat The Flying BAils who won the game (144-131).

10 January 2015 Joburg Central Saturday 3

(224-194) was the final score as Met Yâ€™s beat Uncle Billyâ€™s in a very high scoring match. Met Yâ€™s was asked to bat first and Sakkie Botha (54* from 17 balls) batting at 5 and Roelof van der Merwe (50 from 14 balls) obliged. Ryan Freese came out with an intent to chase down the total as he smashed the ball for consistent boundaries at the top of the order scoring 67* runs from 25 balls. Grant Bain was caught on 44 runs going for a six, but he was unfortunate to have caught the ball on the toe of the bat and it did not sail over the boundary.

The Expendables defended a total of 99 runs in 20 overs to win as the bowled out The Piping Hot fat Man for 66 runs all out. Simba Bakayidza pull off one of the best bowling performances of the season of 4 wickets, 2 overs and conceding 6 runs in the process.

Ryan Vorster smashed 53* from 33 balls, however he could not prevent the Prickly Pirahna Lickers from suffering yet another defeat at the hands of the Tha Thaâ€™s Toys. Abdul Kadir Mia scored a superb 50* from 32 balls and Dane Naicker claimed 3 wickets from 4 overs as The Tha Thaâ€™s Toys beat the Prickly Pirahna Lickers (153-150) in a very close game.

10 January 2015 Joburg Central Saturday 4

The Big Test Icicles out played the PWC Stick Cricketers and won the game (133-95). Vernon Rembold patiently constructed 50* runs from 48 balls for the winning side and Omar Mohamed took 4 wickets from 4 overs conceding only 14 runs for his efforts for the PWC Stick Cricketers.

Mike Britz raced to a fantastic 79* runs from 38 balls as Booze Hounds beat the Newtown Super Kings (135-129). Â Ismail Cajee smashed a handsome 50 not out from 18 balls for the Joburg Avengers when they took on the Apaches and won (127-126) as Sabir Ballim replied with a beautiful 60* from 35 balls for the Apaches.

The Joburg Scoregasm continued to dominate this league with yet another convincing win over Canâ€™t Remember.

13 December 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 2

All IN payed against Uncle Billyâ€™s and won their last game of the year (155-145). Keith van Dyk scored a beautiful half century for all in, 55* runs from 30 balls whilst Warren Green fell was bowled out on 48 runs from 29 balls he had faced. Uncle billâ€™s Peter Haslam counter attacked nicely with a lovely an unbeaten 50 from 38 balls to help his team team 145 runs in their 20 allocated overs.

The Avengers beat The Incrediballs (134-136). Both team relied heavy on each batsmanâ€™s contribution to accumulate runs and set up a respectable and defendable team total as none of them were able to score a pineapple.

Reinier Scheepers smashed 102 runs from 58 balls to end his year on a high, but his brilliant individual performance was not enough to guarantee victory against the relentless Figjam who won the match (154-143). The figjam batted as a unit, chipping in with the runs an edging the target set inch by inch away, Caun Wright contributing with the bulk of the scoring 52* from 32 balls.

07 December 2014 Joburg Central Sunday 1

Ryan Jutzen (52* runs from 23 ball), Andrew Ehmke (57* runs from 33 balls) and Glyn Gareth (53* from 29 balls) all scored quick runs from the top of the order to help the Quaggas score a massive and intimidating total of 207 runs in 20 overs. The Flying Dutchmen could only manage 105 runs in response, thus losing to the Quaggas by over 100 runs.

Richard Cronje (50* runs from 23 balls) and Â Richard Reinhardt (52* from 26 balls) put together a match winning partnership at the top of the batting order as Dickdorings lost to the Royal Romans (123-125).

07 December 2014 Joburg Central Sunday 2

The Awkward turtles lost to ATC (165-164) in a highly competitive match up. JP Burger scored 51* runs from 20 balls and Stephan Hattingh smashed 50* runs from 20 balls for the Awkward Turtles. The ATC counter punched beautifully with Chris Mohale scoring 53 runs from 34 balls and Innocent Rabakali top scored the innings with 67 runs for ATC.

The ever consistent Juan De Lange hurried to 51* runs from 25 balls and Collin Williams contributed with a healthy 55* from 28 balls to help 30 Somethings beat Daxina Destroyers (147-144). Special mention to Denver Naidoo who managed to score 51 runs from 29 balls for the Daxina Destroyers.

Aryes Enerst (51* from 22 balls) became the only batsman to score a pineapple as The TommyKnockers lost to The Ball Boys (176-134).

06 December 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 1

Pieter Oosthuizen en Seuns beat BBFL (194-150), thanks to a brilliant batting performance from Jones Rob Deere who smashed an unbeaten 53 runs from 33 balls at the top of the batting order and Rebun Venter who made sure the flow of runs does not stop at the back end of Pieter Oosthuizen en Seuns, as he scored a spectacular 53* from 22 balls. Jano De Bruyn counter attacked beautifully scoring 54* runs from 27 balls to help BBFL reach a respectable target of 150 runs in their allocated overs.

Alex Nel smashed the only pineapple of the game when The Rebels beat The Global Warmers (156-112), batting at number 2 for the Rebels. Special mention to Alistair Bishop who picked up 3 wickets from 4 overs and conceding only 26 runs for his efforts for The Global Warmers and Jaco Joubert who also took 3 wickets in 4 overs for The Rebels.

Even though Dan Domoney bowled with beautiful control to claim 3 wickets in overs for the Royal Super Challengers Punjab and conceded less than 30 runs, it was who scored a superb 53* runs from 29 balls for the BBFL in their second game to help BBFL cruise to victory against the Royal Super Challengers Punjab (133-134). Richard Baerveldt produced a match winning bowling spell of 3 wickets for 20 runs after 4 overs for BBFL.

The Boycotters were asked to bat first against the U14 Bâ€™s and they obliged by scoring a huge target, thanks to (Timothy Brownley 56* from 31, Jason Kirsten Jacobs 54* from 34, Glen Adams who was stumped whilst on 49 and Dale September who was caught on 43 from 17 balls). The U14 Bâ€™s suffered their 4th loss of the season at the hands of the Boycotters,206-167) Â losing (206-167) in a high scoring event. Daniel Grusd and Daniel Poulton both scored unbeaten 50 for 27 balls and 28 balls faced respectively as the U14 Bâ€™s tried to chase the massive target.

06 December 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 2

Justin Rieseberg scored 64 not out from 39 balls to help set up a 33 runs victory for the Fossils against aginst the BenchWarmers. Special mention to Bernard Judels who claimed 3 wickets from 4 overs and Donavan Shayler for scoring a pineapple for the BenchWarmers.

All IN looked to end the year on a positive note and they beat The Flying Bails (193-115). Rudi Buitendag raced to an unbeaten 52 runs from 20 balls and Ian Butcher was simply fantastic, scoring a handsome 54* from 20 balls for ALL IN.

Wayne Linford scored an excellent 50 not out for the Avengers against Figjam and lost (135-137). Tony Johnson smashed 42 runs from 13 balls and led his team to a comfortable victory.

Brian Corrigan gave the opposition no hope of victory when he smashed a fantastic 102* from 45 balls and Dave Dâ€™Oliviers scored 50* from 24 balls as the Incrediballs beat Billyâ€™s Uncle (214-149).

06 December 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 3

Anish Daya scored 61 runs not out from 50 balls, but could not stop the Piping Hot Fat Man beating the Whackers (123-111). The Expendables beat Met Yâ€™s (157-133) as Roelof van der Merwe struck an unbeaten 64 runs from 34 balls for the victorious team. Johann Coertzen on the other hand was simply brilliant with the bat for Expendables and smashed 52* from 34 balls at the top of the order.

Prickly Piranha Lickers took on Uncle billyâ€™s VIII and beat them (106-177). Jarrod Beukesâ€™ 51* runs from 25 balls and Lodi Bezuidenhout 53* runs from 34 balls, set up a crucial batting partnership when the Prickly Piranha Lickers needed it in the middle stages of the innings. Richard Marr bowled extremely well to restrict to restrict the Pirahna Lickers as he finished the game with 3 wickets from 4 overs. Sheldon Nielson (3 wickets for 11 runs from 2 overs) and Jarrod Buekes (3 wickets for 9 runs in 2 overs) led to the demise of the opposition, Uncle Billy VIII.

The Kahunas lost to the Tha Thaâ€™s Toys (94-152). Even though Patrick-Ryan Swanepoel took early wickets and ended up with healthy figures of 4 overs, 3 wickets conceding 16 runs, that did not deter Dane Naicker who raced to unbeaten 76 runs for the victors.

02 December 2014 Joburg Central Monday/Tuesday Night League

The life Savers ended the first half of the night league season on a high, winning their last game on the night. The team looks comfortable on top of the log with 106 points after 16 games played. Wes Middleton smashed a very quick 50* runs from 20 balls as the Life Savers against the Bomb Jagers in this low scoring affair as the won (105-101).

Dershodra Naidoo scored an impressive 61 runs from 33 balls as the Â Sluggers beat NBWâ€™s (175-122). Rudi Marais played the supportive role very well for his team mate as he contributed 46 runs on the total from 25 balls. Alan Farber (52 not out from 44 balls) and Sean Blanckenberg (32 runs from 20 balls) provided some resistance for the NBWâ€™s on the night.

30 November 2014 Joburg central Sunday 1

Dikdoring hopes of finishing in the top 4 was renewed as the defeated a team placed one spot above them in the form of the Blood Sweat and Beers (135-126) as Arno van der Merwe scored his second a fantastic and unbeaten 50.

The Joburg Flying Dutchman beat the Royal Romans (166-122). They looked to build partnerships in their approach to batting and Deon du Plooy (36* from 26) and Eric Koster (46 from 29) provided that for the Joburg Flying Dutchman at the back end of their batting innings.

U Must Neva>>>KaKa beat the fourth placed Bleed blue (167-156), 77 not out from 46 runs,as Clint de Bruyn became the first to score a hundred Last Man Stands career 50â€™s. Special mention to Tyron Lewis who took 3 wickets from 3.3 overs and Ashir Tuyyath for scoring 50 from 29 balls.

29 November 2014 Joburg Sandton Saturday 1

C4K suffered their second defeat in two consecutive weekends, this time at the hands of the CoCo V-enom who comfortably won (129-128) as Prenny Abraham guided his team over the line with a spectacular 55 runs from 31 balls.

The Double Dâ€™s beat I donâ€™t Know (109-107) and find themselves sitting comfortably at the top of the log, having suffered just one defeat in the first half of the 2014/2015 season.

The WeBnerd Whackers set a huge target against the Mixed Grill and earned themselves a well-deserved second victory of the season. Rory Brown scored his first career 50 from 22 balls and Matthew Wray contributed with a classy unbeaten 50 from 35 balls winning the contest in style.

Jacques Bezuidenhout scored 51 from 23 balls, Werner Kuhn constructed a steady 53* from 51 balls but they could not stop Helifino winning (141-139) against the Moose Knuckles. Steven de Bruyn was fantastic on the day and he steered his team home with a valuable 53* from 32 balls.

29 November 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 1

BBFL defeated The Global Warmers (145-154). Â Stuart MacDonald was excellent on the day for the winning team, as he smashed an unbeaten 50 runs from 31 balls and claimed two valuable wickets. James Schwikkard played the supporting role beautifully a clean 45 runs from 33 balls. Justin Smallman scored 40 runs from 23 balls for the Global Warmers and Mark Snow was brilliant with the ball as he ended up with neat figures of 2 wickets after 4 overs for 16 runs.

The U14 Bâ€™s brilliant form continued when they beat Pieter Oosthuizen en Seuns (161-163). Dave Dawson took 2 wickets in 3.3 overs and Daniel Poulton's 59* from 31 balls was instrumental in the U14 B's win over the opposition team, however great team work was key to their success. Jose Fernandes had a good day with the bat for Pieter Oosthuizen en Seuns scoring a massive 61 runs from 32 balls, after he was caught on the boundary going for yet another big shot, and Jacques Jordaan was unbeaten on 54* from 25 balls.

29 November 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 2

The Incrediballs were simply superb on the day, edging out ALL IN (141-137) as the match went right down to the wire, as both teams were in it to win right until the last ball of the innings. Neil Morrison was the star performer with the bat on the day scoring 39* from 19 balls, unfortunately ALL IN lost the contest.

Billyâ€™s Uncle where undone by Jared Oâ€™brienâ€™s 54 not out from 30 balls as Figjam won (141-73). Gary Holme was also an important contributor to the teamâ€™s victory for he took 3 wickets from 3 overs and conceding 11 runs for his efforts.

The Fossils beat the Flying Bails (136-131). Justin Rieseberg (50* from 27 balls) and Shaun Ritchie-Robinson (53* off 35 balls) helped set a winning platform for the Fossils. Special mention to Wayne Beer for his gutsy and unbeaten 51 from 29 balls.

Clint de Bruyn took 3 wickets from 2.2 overs conceding 2 runs and scored his 99th Last Man Stands career 50â€™s as the Joburg Bench Warmers beat the Avengers (164-98).

29 November 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 3

Met Yâ€™s lost to the Whackers (166-172). Vishaal Kalyan led the Whackers batting attack with classy shots upfront, scoring 54* from 30 balls, whilst Kumarin Shantikumar raced to an unbeaten 51 from just 19 balls. Met Yâ€™s did not go down without a stern fight. Hendrik Potgieter counter attacked beautifully with good aggressive cricketing shots scoring an unbeaten 53 from 32 balls,Roelf van der Merwe was undone by a ball that misbehaved off the track and kept low. The umpire gave him Leg Before Wicket on 47 runs from 32 balls and Sakkie Botha smashed a handsome 40* from 25 balls.

The Piping Hot Fat Man crushed The Prickly Pirahna Lickers (200-135), as James Bester scored his third pineapple of the season (52* from 27 balls), the help his team set a daunting target. The opposition could not string together partnerships in their attempt to chase down the target and ended up losing the match.

Simba Bakayidza was at it again for the Expendables, scoring 50* from 33 balls as they beat the Kahunas (112-116). Special mention to Justin Faill who bowled an exceptional spell of 4 overs, 2 wickets and conceded 6 runs for the Expendables.

22 November 2014 Joburg Sandton Saturday 1

CoCo V-enom beat the WeBnerd Whackers (173-156). Vamsi Battineni claimed 3 wickets from 4 overs and Harshal Dalia smashed an impressive and unbeaten 53 runs from 31 balls for CoCo V-enom. Even though the WeBnerd Whackers might have lost, Neil Courtney entertained everyone at the cricket venue with his shot selection, he placed the ball into gaps with precision and raced to 68 not out from 27 balls.

The Moose Knuckles outplayed I Donâ€™t Know and won win a very huge margin (222-72) as three batters smashed pineapples on the day. Craig Jardim scored 50* from 32 balls, Jacques Bezuidenhout hurried to 51* from 17 balls and Werner Kuhn with an immaculate 53* from 28 balls all for the Moose Knuckles. I Donâ€™t Know bowlers were all expensive on the day, expect for Shadin John who managed to claim 3 sculps in 4 overs. Special mention to Dale Knezovich who destroyed I Donâ€™t Know with the ball, he took 3 wickets from 3 overs and conceded a low 13 runs.

The Double Dâ€™s were simply outstanding when the met and beat C4K (145-139). Â Khaya Mantenguâ€™s brilliant half century was enough to see his team over the line against a resilient C4K outfit. Jeeth Ramadeen and Kalyan Yimani bowled well and claimed 2 wickets a piece, but that did not deter the Double Dâ€™s as the won the game comfortably in 18.3 overs. Amit Sahniâ€™s effort with the bat made sure C4K had a decent target to bowl at against the Double Dâ€™s.

The Mixed Grill had a daunting target to chase, they played rushed shots and lost wickets at a regular interval losing (109-185) to Helifino.

22 November 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 1

The Boycotters met BBFL (132-131) and registered their third win of the season. Glen Adams was simply superb with the bat, he played good cricketing shorts, scoring an unbeaten 55 runs from 30 balls he had faced for the Boycotters. Jano de Bruyn was also brilliant for BBFL until he mistimed a shot he intended to loft over the bowlerâ€™s head for six and was dismissed of a catch at long on, scoring 43 off 27 balls. Ricardo Rayners bowled on one side of the wicket, swung the ball vigorously both ways and made it extra hard to score runs off him, ending up with very impressive bowling figures of 2 wickets for 14 runs from 3 overs for the BBFL.

22 November 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 2

The Fossils were back, better than ever as they won (186-142) against The Joburg Avengers which saw them shoot to the second spot on the log. Stephen Scheepers was impressive with the bat and scored all around the park racing to 55* from 33 balls, whilst Justin Rieseberg contributed with a vital and important 39* runs from 23 balls. Jaco Louw (34 from 25 balls) scored the highest total for The Joburg Avengers because Steven Hill destroyed his side with some sharp bowling, claiming 5 wickets from 4 overs for the Fossils.

The Joburg Flying Bails beat The Incrediballs (130-126) in a very tight matchup that could have gone either way. Trevor Cracknell scored 35 not out from 18 balls for the Incrediballs, whilst dane Mare scored 44 from 37 balls for the opposition team. Special mention goes to Shaan Ukaye who surprised the incrediballs with both bat (38* from 23 balls) and ball (5 wickets for 28 after 4 overs).

The Joburg Benchwarmers beat Uncle Billyâ€™s VIII (117-102) in a very low scoring affair. Richard Marr took 4 wickets from 3.2 overs and Simon Parker scored a cautious 37 not out Uncle Billyâ€™s VIII, on the other end Keith Kenneth was given Leg Before Wicket on 38 off 14 balls.

Ryan Johnson scored a beautiful and unbeaten 53 runs from 24 balls to help Figjam beat ALL IN (124-121).

22 November 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 3

Billyâ€™s Uncle lost to the Kahunas (158-159). Gareth Milne was unbeaten on 71 runs from 47 balls for the losing side whilst Ryan Swanepoel cruised to a cool 56* runs from 33 balls for the Kahunas.

Prickly Piranha Lickers beat Met Yâ€™s (143-142) as Clint de Bruyn scored (53* from 27 balls) his 26th pineapple of the season and recorded his 98th career 50â€™s with Last Man Stands Cricket. Â Special mention to Hendrick Potgieter who smashed 34 not out from 23 balls for Met Yâ€™s in their attempt to snatch the game away from The Prickly Piranha Lickers.

Piping Hot Fat Man Beat the Tha Thaâ€™s Toys Â (112-111) in yet another low scoring matchup.

22 November 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 4

The Newtown Super Kings beat The Big Test Icicles (122-120). Vernon Rembold scored a cautious 50* runs from 49 balls for The Big Test Icicles, whilst Bhayat Barnes (50* runs from 38 balls) and Ahmed Moola (53* runs from 38 balls) put together a fantastic partnership for the Newtown Super Kings.

16 November 2014 Joburg Sandton Sunday 1

The Spicy Tigers beat The Alexandra Township Chiefs (127-178). Prishen Ramsamy gave the ball a whack with the bat and scored 51 from 32 balls for the Spicy Tigers whilst Sibusiso Nkosi was simply superb for the losing team as he smashed 54 runs from 34 runs. Phumlani Dhlamini was unlucky to be given Leg before Wicket on 34 runs from 16 balls.

Dominic Pillay scored 55 from 33 balls and Kavi Sewdayal smashed 51 runs from 25 balls as the Funky Monkeys beat the Flakmunkis (133-169). Â Stuart McEwen provide some resistance for the Flakmunkis with some beautiful stroke plays and added a cool 56 runs from 32 balls to the total.

16 November 2014 Joburg Central Sunday 2

The Awkward Turtles lost to The Ball Boys (148-149) in a close encounter. JP Burger had a great day with both the bat (50 not out from 29 balls) and the gloves behind the sticks at 2 clean catches for Awkward Turtles The. Richard Connear was also brilliant, for he smashed an unbeaten 53 from 22 balls and Wayne Kupritz scoring 27* from 17 balls which saw the Â The Ball Boys secure a victory.

Mark Austen took 3 catches behind the sticks and Bernard Steenkamp scored 51* from 36 balls to help the TommyKnockers reach a good score, however they lost (116-119) to the 30 Something outfit. Wimpie Voges took 3 wickets from 4 overs and conceding only 23 runs in the process, whilst Jaques Aucamp scored 50* from 44 balls and Javeed Noorbhai scored 28 runs from 22 balls and a catch behind the stumps for the winning team.

Daxina Destroyers beat the A.T.C VIII (138-132). Ashan Ajoodhaâ€™s magnificent batting inning of 50* from 24 balls, for the Daxina Destroyers was the difference between the 2 teams. Special mention to Denver Naidoo who bowled well and took 3 important wickets, knocking out the top order, from 4 overs and conceded only 22 runs.

15 November 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 2

The Avengers successfully chased down 111, a target set by the Flying Bails. Shaan Ukaye scored a slow, but crated 51* from 46 balls to help his team, the Flying Bails reach a fair score, under difficult times. Robert Oertel had bowled a menacing spell for the Avengers as he picked up 3 wickets for 11 in 4 overs and removing most of the Avengers top order. Even though Danie Mare picked up 3 for 22 in the attempt to defend the total his team had set, Warren Jacobsen whacked a quick and unbeaten 50 from 23 balls as the Avengers cruised to a comfortable victory under 16 overs.

15 November 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 3

The Whackers beat the Prickly Piranha lickers in a reduced match (93-75). Â Hardik Naik scored an impressive 34 runs from 13 balls to set the Whackers score at almost 10 runs to the over and seal a win. Herman van Wyk batted extremely well to reach 29 runs but the asking rate was too much for the Prickly Piranha Lickers.

The Prickly Piranha Lickers went on the win their second encounter of the day (114-110) against the Tha Thaâ€™s Toys. Herman van Wyk was once again the top scorer for the Prickly Piranha Lickers with 35* from 23 balls with Dheral Moodley contributing 26* from 13 balls. Â Danie Mare chipped in once again with the bat for the Tha Thaâ€™s Toys with a valuable 36 not out from 22 balls.

15 November 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 4

J.C Stoltz bated bravely and with purpose, scoring 51 from 20 balls, as his team posted 116 runs and defeated the Joburg Avengers who could manage to post 107 in response. Mohamed Bhabha (33* from 21 balls) and Ismael Cajee (34* from 19 balls) tried in vain to reach the target for the Joburg Avengers whilst the Big Test Icicles enjoyed a narrow and satisfying victory by 9 runs and marked their first win of the season.

Newtown Super Kings beat the Apaches (125-121). Ahmed Moola scored 53* from 24 balls, guiding his team, the Newtown Super Kings to a much needed victory. Nazeer Akbar replied with an unbeaten 50 from 38 balls and Arshad Saint contributed 43 runs from 25 balls for the Apaches.

09 November 2014 Joburg Central Sunday 2

30 Something were put in to bat and Juan De Lange obliged by smashing 63 not out from 29 balls, batting at 1 for the 30 Something team. 30 Something were also served with their first lose in the season by the Ball Boys (168-171) in a very close encounter. Wayne Kupritz kept his bowling simple and exerted pressure from one end, in the process claiming 3 wickets for 24 after 4 overs and Richard Connear was unbeaten on 61 from 23 balls for the Ball Boys.

Roel Beyers took 3 wickets for 21 runs after 3.2 overs when the Awkward Turtles attempted to defend 126 from the allocated 20 overs against the Daxina Destroyers. Julian Jackson smashed 53 not out from 23 balls as the Daxina Destroyers reached 127 for 6 in 17.2 overs.

09 November 2014 Joburg Central Sunday 3

Trishal Beharilal was the highest run scorer from both camps with 46 from 30 balls as The Late Comers managed to pull off a comfortable win over the LMS Slashing VIII (155-145) and in the process exhibiting some great team work.

Vincent Schapper bowling was that of high quality, for he was accurate and swung the ball from the start and took 5 wickets for 27 runs after 4 overs. After Morne Glover was given Leg Before Wicket on 53 from 35 balls, the HoofHolleâ€™s batting innings crumbled and the scored a low and disappointing score. Derek Botha played good shorts, bowlers and fielders could do nothing but watch as the ball sailed over the boundary, posting an unbeaten 50 from 34 balls and helping the Beer Boys win the game against HoofHolle (109-108) after 13 overs.

08 November 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 1

Justin Smallmanâ€™s 73 runs from 42 balls was brilliant and a pleasure to witness but it was not enough to guarantee victory for the Global Warmers (145) against the BBFL (147). Â Phetogo Monaisa bowling was superb as he ended with great figures of 4 wickets for 16 runs after 4 overs and Roger Cameron chipped in with an unbeaten 43 runs from 23 balls.

The Global Warmers won their second match of the day against the U14 Bâ€™s (147-148), as Frik Basson smashed 51* from 39 balls and Alastair Bishop hurried to a quick and unbeaten 50 from 19 balls for the Global Warmers. David Potter was also exceptionally brilliant with the bat as he posted 51 not out from 32 balls for the U14 Bâ€™s. Special mention to Dave Dawson who took 3 wickets for 10 runs after 4 overs for the U14 Bâ€™s.

Pieter Oosthuizen en Seuns served the Rebels (158-132) Â with their first defeat since the beginning of the league. Ruben Venter had a beautiful day in the middle, he struck the ball cleanly, reaching 50* from 22 balls and claiming 4 wickets for 19 runs in the process. He also claimed 2 important wickets, bowling Alex Nel for 33 from 15 balls and Eugenio Menezes for 35 from 23 balls. Another special mention goes to Vaughn van Berkel for his spectacular bowling effort of 5 wickets for 14 runs after 4 0vers. Â

08 November 2014 Joburg Central Saturday2

The Joburg Benchwarmers beat ALL IN in an extremely close game (150-146). Clint de Bruyn reached an unbeaten 52 runs from 31 balls and Tyron lewis rushed to 50 not out from 32 balls for the Benchwarmers. ALL INâ€™s Owen Wood was unfortunate to miss one that flew past the edge of the bat and knocked dislodged his bails from the stumps and he had to walk on 45 runs.

The Flying Bails lost to Figjam (145-165). Danie Mareâ€™s performance was exceptional with both bat and ball, as he picked up 3 wickets from 4 overs and smashed an unbeaten 71 runs from 51 balls for the Flying Bails. Matthew Young also took 3 wickets from overs 4 for the winners on the day.

Dave Dâ€™Oliviera smashed 73 from 42 balls as the Incrediballs sailed to victory against dangerous Benchwarmers outfit helping them win (135-131). Special mention to Clint de Bruyn who managed to take 4 wickets for 16 runs from 4 overs and Bernard Judels for his 54 runs from 34 balls for the Benchwarmers.

08 November 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 3

Dewald de Bruin bowled his team, The Piping Hot Man Fat, to victory as he claimed 5 wickets from 2.1 overs conceding only 7 runs as they crushed Uncle Billyâ€™s VIII (120-123). Grant Bain scored a beautiful 52 from 28 balls as he presented a straight bat to the ball and cleared the long on boundary easily on different occasions but was not enough to guide the Uncle Billyâ€™s to a bigger target, however David Boltonâ€™s 50* from 34 balls was good enough for The Piping Hot Man Fat.

Met Yâ€™s elected to bat and the Kahunas restricted them to 134 runs after 20 overs as Hendrik Potgieter smashed 50 runs from 28 balls. Darren Palm bowled a very handsome spell and took 3 wickets for 15 runs after 4 overs. Met Yâ€™s them bowled out The Kahunas for a disappointing 43 all out and won the game very convincingly. Special Mention to a brilliant keeping display by Neil Oliver who took 2 wickets behind the sticks and completed 1 stumping for Met Yâ€™s.

The Whackers earned their second victory of the season by overcoming The Tha Tha Toyâ€™s (147-145). Even though Jason Govender smashed an unbeaten 82 runs from 45 balls, Mayoor Vaidya (40 runs from 41), Himansu Desai (40 from 29) and the rest of the Whackers team played as a unit to snatch a win against a formidable Tha Tha Toyâ€™s outfit.

The Expendables were bowled out to a very low 69 all out by The Prickly Piranha Lickers who in turn scored 71 for 4 after 14 overs to claim their first victory of the season. Special mention to Gavin Barta who took 5 wickets from 4 overs conceding 20 runs for his efforts.

08 November 2014 Joburg Sandton Saturday 1

The Moose Knuckles met and outplayed C4K, winning the match by over 50 runs (180-1113). Kalyan Yamani bowled with an intent to strike early for his team and he did, claiming 3 wickets from 4 overs and conceding 29 runs in the process for C4K.Jacque Bezuidenhout (52 runs from 36 balls) and Graham Siege (56* from 24 balls) were two innings that separated the losers from the victors on the day.

WeBnerd Whackers beat Helifino (121-190) and managed to seal the teamâ€™s first victory for the season. Mark Huesmann scored 59 runs from 34 balls for Helifino, after his dismissal, the runs dried up as they ended up on 119 all out. Matthew Wray batted superbly for his unbeaten 50 runs from 29 runs which helped carry his team over the line.

Mixed Grill played good cricket and were unfortunate to lose to the Double Dâ€™s (185-114). Thabiso Tshabalala (4 overs, 3 wickets) and Themba â€œMarshallâ€ Sikhosana (3 overs, 2 wickets) complemented each other, as they bowled a brilliant spell between them that crippled the Mixed Grillâ€™s batting order. Moses Maloba was unbeaten on 51 Â runs from 36 balls whilst Khaya Mantengu was caught on 45 runs from 19 balls. Special mention to Tomasz Cieslakiewics.

Vamsi Battineni scored an unbeaten 51 runs from 26 balls and helped CoCo V-enom beat I Donâ€™t Know (116-110) Sashen Sewpardsad scored 50* from 45 balls for I Donâ€™t Know. Special mention goes to Noah de Velliers for a brilliant bowling spell of 4 overs, 4 wickets and conceded 23 runs.

02 November 2014 Joburg Central Sunday 1

The Bleed Blue scored a very low 121 and bowled superbly to restrict the Royal Romans to a very disappointing 95 all out, thanks to their disciplined bowling led by Manish Kanodia who claimed 2 wickets from 4 overs and conceded only 17 runs.

Gurukul bounced back from their losing streak and claimed their first season victory against the Flying Dutchmen (137-134).Riaz Suleman scored 54* from 34 balls, whilst Jihad Mager was unbeaten on 48 from 19 balls for Gurukul. Tyron Lewisâ€™ batting innings was simply fantastic, he placed the ball with perfection into gaps, the ball race to the boundary with ease and he race to 54* from 18 balls in no time, to help U Must Neva>>>KaKa beat Dikdoring (101-99), in a low scoring game.

Blood, Sweat and Beers lost to the Quaggas (123-124) even though Simon O'connell smashed a beautiful 82 not out from 62 balls. Matthew Fletcher was amongst the wickets again, he took 3 wickets from 4 overs and conceded only 19 runs and Andrew Ehmke scored 50* from 31 balls for Quaggas .

02 November 2014 Joburg Central Sunday 2

Awkward Turtles beat the XDS proteas (166-143), JP Burger smashed an unbeaten 52 from 29 balls for the winning team andRavi Rampath scored 52* from 39 balls for XDS Proteas.

Innocent Rabakali scored 61* from 38 balls as The ATC enjoyed their 3rd league beating The Ball Boys (154-140). Special mention to Ryan Gahagan who played a very beautiful inning for the The Ball Boys and scored a lovely 50* from 25 balls. The Daxina Destroyers posted a huge total for the TommyKnockers to chase down and won the match comfortably (176-119) at the end, as Linton Govendor top scored with an unbeaten 51 runs from 28 balls he had faced.

30 Something was simply magnificent against the Spiced Captains as the won the game by over a hundred runs (235-132).Colin Williams timed the ball superbly and found the boundary effortlessly and rushed to 53* not out from 19 balls, Juan de Lange smashed 53* from 28 balls, Wynand Moolman scored 54* from 31 and Jacques Aucamp was close to yet another pineapple as he was given Leg Before Wicket on 48 runs from 20 balls. He later claimed 3 wickets from 4 overs conceding only 16 runs. Â

01 November 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 1

John de Wet bowled with pace, accurately and the pitch provided some swing off the surface, helping him claim 4 wickets from 4 overs for the the Rebels. Caleb Syce scored 53 not out from 31 balls, but his team the Boycotters, were restricted to a low 135 runs, which led to their demise against the Rebels who scored 137 in 17.4 overs and remain unbeaten after 5 games.

Pieter Oosthuizen en Seuns beat BBFL (192-115). Even though there was no individual high scores, the team batted as a unit and posted a huge total in this encounter.

Eric Herr (3 0vers, 3 wickets conceding 16 runs) and Selwyn Stein (2 overs, 3 wickets and he did not concede a single run) restricted the Global Warmers to 65 runs. Justin Smallman of the Global Warmers felt hard done, when he totally disagreed with the umpireâ€™s decision of giving him Leg Before Wicket on 32 runs, however he walked off the field like a true cricketer.

01 November 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 2

Simon Parker smashed 83* from 53 balls for Billyâ€™s Uncle (136) against The Flying Bails (137) but his side could not secure a victory on the day. Dane Naicker scored 51* from 30 balls and Wayne Beer claimed 3 wickets from 2 overs for the Flying Bails.

Figjam lost to the BenchWarmers (172-170). Clint de Bruyn scored an unbeaten 53 runs from 25 balls whilst Tyron Lewis fell short of 1 run from a pineapple. Â 60 not out for Lyton van Eck as ALL IN beat The Avengers (197-117). Â

The Incrediballs vs the Fossils (165-162) was a tight game that went down to the wire. Dave D'Oliveira played some handsome cricketing shots and quickly raced to 58 not out from 28 balls for The Incrediballs. Justin Rieseberg was unfortunate to be struck Leg before Wicket on 48 runs from 33 balls, when he miss one trying to glance it past square leg.

01 November 2014 Joburg Central Saturday3

The Piping Hot Man Fat beat the Expendables (119-122). Simba Bayayidza was once again amongst the runs for the Expendables scoring 40 runs from 18 balls but Herrie Terblanche was superb with the bat smashing 50* from 28 balls.

The Whackers lost to the Kahunas (110-113). Bryan Hubbardâ€™s performance was superb as he scored an unbeaten 53 runs from 28 balls and took 3 wickets from 2 overs. Â Hardick Naik scored a magnificent 54 from 35 balls for the Whackers but his team could not post a competitive score to Â stop the Kahunas from winning.

Met Yâ€™s beta Uncle Billyâ€™s VIII (174-101). Sakki Botha (54* from 25 balls) and Roelof van der Merwe (55* from 27 balls) were simply outstanding for Met Yâ€™s. Grant Bain scored 39 from 13 balls for Uncle Billyâ€™s VIII against a well organised Met Yâ€™s bowling attack led by Riecus Liebenberg (3 overs, 1 wicket, 9 runs concede), Roelof van der Merwe (2 overs, 3 wickets, 18 runs conceded) and Rudi Greyling ( 1 over, 2 wickets, 2 runs conceded.)

19 October 2104 Joburg Central Sunday 1

The Joburg Flying Dutchmen lost their league game at the hands of the Quaggas (149-202). Andrew Ehmke (53* from 31 balls),Ryan Jutzen (53* from 25 balls) and Nicholas Cole who scored an unbeaten 42 runs, were simply magnificent and dominated the opposition bowling attack. Andrew Eaton and Matthew Fletcher both bowled accurately and with purpose for the Quaggas for the both earned 3 wickets and from 4 overs.

Great all round performance from Warren Bass, 4 overs, 4 wickets, conceding 34 runs and smashed 54 runs from 31 balls for the Blood, Sweat and Beers against Bleed Blue. The bleed Blue beat Blood Sweat and beers (125-112) because of some fantastic team work. Haar Kausana claimed 3 wickets in his allocated 4 overs, helping his team mates to seal a much needed victory.

ZP Hansmeyer blasted his side, Dikdoring to victory with his masterclass batting performance, smashing an unbeaten 51 from 29 balls against the Royal Romans. Reinhardt Schoeman batting beautifully and scored a handsome 53* from 36 balls for the Royal Romans but was not enough to secure a win for them as they lost (121-149) to Dikdoring.

Wes Middleton raced to 50* from 30 balls to help U Must Neva>>>KaKa beat Gurukul (105-109), for he placed the ball into gaps with precision and found the boundary effortlessly.

19 October 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 2

Jacque Aucamp (50* from 33 balls) and Juan de Lange (53* from 29 balls) helped set up a daunting target of 189 from 20 overs against the Daxina Destroyers. Gerard Bester bowled with pace upfront and destroyed the Destroyers top batting order, taking 3 wickets from 4 overs and conceding only 13 runs for his efforts. Dulshan Panther resisted the onslaught from the opposition scoring 45 from 40 balls and helped his team reach a respectable 102 runs.

Awkward Turtles beat the (ATC) Alexandra Township Chiefs (155-138). JP Burger smashed 64 not out from 47 balls and Steffan Hattingh eased his way to an unbeaten 50 runs from 33 balls. The ATC counter-punched very well, Phumlani Dlamini claimed 3 wickets from 4 over with his gentle off-spinners whilst Robert Moloisane scored a quick 51 runs from 26 balls.

The Ball Boys lost to the Tommyknockers (101- 180). Ray Gahagan scored 51* from 48 balls for the Ball Boys, but Bernard Steenkamp was simply amazing for the Tommyknockers as he smashed an unbeaten 53 from 30 balls. Rudi Botha bowled his team, the Spiced Captains (120), to victory against the XDS Proteas (119) as he claimed 3 wickets from 4 overs.

18 October 2014 Joburg Sandton Saturday 1

A true masterclass batting performance by the Moose Knuckles saw them post a daunting target of 314 runs for I Donâ€™t Know to chase down. Werner Kuhn led the onslaught by smashing 105* from 33 balls. He was well supported by Siege Graeme who scored 50* from 17 balls, Â Dale Knevozich who also scored 57* from 17 balls and Louis Kuhn scored 50* from 15 balls. At the end of the match, I Donâ€™t Know could only manage 107 runs.

CoCo V-enom narrowly beat the WeBnerd Whackers (168-163). Neil Courtney batted superbly for the WebNerd Whackers and managed to score an unbeaten 50 runs from 25 balls. However, Anshar Ashwin led his team, CoCo V-enom , to victory with a very good 50* from 32 balls.

The Mixed Grill lost to Helifino (123-119). Kevin Jacobs of the Helifino, top scored the innings with an unbeaten 51 runs from 35 balls and Steven de Bruyn was outstanding with the ball, for he claimed 3 wickets from 2 overs and conceded only 5 runs.

C4K lost to the Double Dâ€™s (141-137). Phetolo Modika and Moses Maloba both scored unbeaten fifties to seal victory for the Double Dâ€™s.

18 October 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 1

Darren Plots raced to 40 runs off 19 balls for the Turncoats before he was bowled. Henry Klopperâ€™s 83* runs from 33 balls sealed victory for the Turncoats against the Global Warmers (148-216). He was also outstanding with the ball as he picked up 3 wickets from 3.1 overs conceding only 13 runs.

BBFL lost to the Rebels (221-152) and Alex Nel was at it again. He smashed a quick and unbeaten 51 runs from 21 balls and bowled beautifully picking up 2 wickets from 3 overs conceding only 18 runs. Scott Robinson timed the ball to perfection and executed impossible shots to reach 73 not out from 33 balls.

Daniel Poulton (53* from 30 balls)and Gabriel Frank 50* from 24) continued to show their impressive form with the bat and produced another 100 runs partnership in the opening stand for the Â U14 Bâ€™s. Dave Dawson collected more wickets as he took 3 wickets from 4 overs and conceded 15 runs as the U14 Bâ€™s beat the Royal Super Challengers (119-118). Ian McMullen provided some resistance for the Royal Super Challengers, scoring 43 runs from 35 balls.

18 October 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 2

The newly promoted Flying Bails got their first win of the season by overcoming ALL IN (161-145). Akuye Shaan scored 52* from 36 balls for the winning team, but the most outstanding batting performance was from Trevor Stevens (72 not out from 36 balls) and Wayne Beer (54* from 31 balls) for ALL IN. Whilst they were batting, the umpire appeared to look like a gym instructor in the middle, for he raised his hand timeously for different signals as the ball whistled to the boundary.

The Benchwarmers lost to the Fossils (97-184). The opening batting partnership between Justin Rieseberg (55* from 26 balls) and Shaun Ritchie-Robinson (50* from 38 balls) was the deciding factor between the winning team and the losing team on the day. The Scheepers brothers were once again brilliantly and exceptional with the ball in hand sharing 5 wickets between them. Stephen Scheepers took 2 from 3,3 overs and conceded 12 runs, whilst Reiner Scheepers claimed 3 wickets from 3 overs also adding 40 valuable runs to the total target of 187 runs.

Martin Nicholson (3 wickets from 4 overs 20 runs conceded), Alistair Main (2 wickets 4 overs 14 runs conceded), Dave D'Oliveira (2 overs, 0 wickets and 3 runs conceded) and Trevor Cracknell (2.3 overs 1 wicket and 15 runs conceded) did not give Uncle Billyâ€™s a chance to score runs and set a defendable total. The were tumbled all out for 81 runs and the Incrediballs chased it down in 11 overs and earning a bonus point win.

The Avengers lost 135-164) to Figjam. Once again the bowlers chipped in with a sterling performance on the day. Alvin Clarke ( 3 overs 3 wickets and conceded 16 runs), Martin van Bergen (3 overs 1 wicket and conceded 11 runs) for Figjam and Warren Jacobson took 3 wickets from 4 overs for the Avengers.

18 October 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 3

The Expendables keep surprising their opposition teams. Simba Bakayidza opened the batting and smashed 76* from 36 balls as the Expendables beat Met Yâ€™s (198-146) whilst Christopher Gill was unbeaten at 47 from 30 balls batting at 6. Roelf van der Merwe added some urgency to the Met Yâ€™s run chase, as he added 58 runs from 38 balls as an opening batsman.

The Kahunas lost to the Tha Thaâ€™s Toys (152-144) in a game dominated by brilliant bowling performances from both camps. Even though his side might have lost the game, Darren Palm contributed with a very special bowling effort to claim 4 wickets from 4 overs conceding only 13 runs for the Kahunas.

51* from 25 balls, David Bolton helped the Piping Hot Man Fat set a target of 179 runs in 20 overs against the Whackers. When, it was the Whackers turn to chase, they obliged. Mayoor Vaidya played shots around the park and raced to an unbeaten 50 runs from 32 balls as he helped the Whackers sail to their first league victory.

The Prickly Piranha Lickers had batted superbly to reach 177 runs in 20 overs and felt confident that they had a chance to win the game. Dale Verster smashed 77 not out from 34 balls, for the Uncle Billyâ€™s VIII, in a target chase that could be simply described as spectacular and single handedly change the outcome of the game as Uncle Billyâ€™s VIII won (177-178) against Prickly Piranha Lickers.

18 October 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 4

The PWC Stick Cricketers beat the Apaches (171-140), thanks to the brilliant start the PWC Stick cricketers got from Omar Mohamed Shiraz, scoring an unbeaten 52 from 29 balls. Arshad Saint, of the Apaches counter played shots from the word go and scored 51* from 30 balls, however his valiant efforts were not enough to carry his team to victory on the day.

The Newtown Super Kings narrowly beat the Big Test Icicles (112-116) in an evenly contested affair. This was a match where the batters struggled to score runs and bowlers picked up wickets in regular intervals.

Steven Martlock (50* from 33 balls) and Matt Starkey (41* from 18 balls) were a pleasure to watch bat with such authority and confidence in the middle. They both struck the balls cleanly and scored at a very reasonable rate as the Joburg Multiple Scoregasms beat The Booze Hounds (179-109). Special mention to JP Gouws with a brilliant bowling performance of 4 overs, 3 wickets and conceded only 21 runs. Â Canâ€™t Remember lost to Joburg Avengers (147-148). Bilal Saloojee of the Joburg Avengers was bowled on 43 of 17 balls.

11 October 2014 Joburg Central Saturday 1

The Turncoats took on BBFL (134-119) and won comfortably 15 runs. Both Richard Baerveldt and James Schwikkard bowled extremely well to pick up 2 wickets apiece in their allocated 4 overs. Lee Jenkins scored 50* from 40 balls to help the Turncoats reach a respectable target at the end of their batting innings.

Even though the Royal Super Challengers bowled disciplined lines and lengths and picked up wickets on a regular basis, they could not manage to tumble the Rebels who won (141-91). Brad Gardner claimed 3 wickets from 3 overs, Craig Hills took 2 wickets from 4 overs and both conceded less than 20 runs on their bowling figures. Daniel Domoney chipped in with valuable half a century (53) for the Royal Super Challengers but Leroy Dekker with an unbeaten 50 runs from 29 balls was the slight difference between the 2 teams.

Boycotters vs U 14Bâ€™s (157-203) was the Daniel Grusd show as he comfortable raced to 110 runs, not out from 40 balls for the U 14Bâ€™s. Dave Dawson also played shorts from the word go and scored a handsome 50* from 27 balls, which allowed Gabriel Frank to bat with freedom at the back end of the U 14 bâ€™s innings and scored a very good 44 runs. The Boycotters responded positively with the bat. Â Mark Francis smashed 50* from 27 balls, he also got 3 wickets with his fast accurate bowling on the day. Dale September also chipped 48 runs for Boycotters the before he was caught.

11 October 2014 Joburg Sandton Saturday 1

Double Dâ€™s were surprised by Helifino and lost (134-130). Mark Francis bowled very quickly on the day and managed to beat the bat and the batsman a couple of times, he also ended up with 3 wickets from 4 overs and conceding only 11 runs for his efforts. Themba Sikhosana smashed 68 runs 37 runs to give the Double Dâ€™s something to defend. At the end of the day Adrian Fourie (52* from 34 balls) and Keith Varathan (51* from 35 balls) made the chase look too easy as Helifino cruised to victory.

The Mixed Grill beat CoCo V-enom (161-155), as there was individual brilliance with the bat from both sides. Johan Fourie smashed 52* from 34 balls for the Mixed Grill and Thomas Praveen scored 50 from 27 for the CoCo V-enom.

C4K had a great day when they met I Donâ€™t Know winning the game (178-128). Ajay Lokhande scored 58* from 27 balls for C4K and Rahul Phalak claimed 3 wickets from 4 overs and conceded 27 runs for his bowling effort. John Shadin bowled beautifully for his 4 wickets from 3 overs for I Donâ€™t know, whilst Marvin Chetty scored a lovely and steady 44 runs from 28 balls.

The WeBnerd Whackers lost to the Moose Knuckles (108-109). Craig Jardine scored 47 from 21 balls and Louis Kuhn took 2 wickets from 3 overs for the Moose Knuckles. Matthew Wray scored 34 runs from 27 balls and Neil Courtney managed to add 35 from 28 balls to the target.

05 October 2014 Joburg Central Sunday 1

Renier Louw bowled an impressive spell against Bleed Blue (4 overs, 3 wickets, conceding 20 runs) and helped Dikdoring restict them to a reachable score target, as Haar Kausanna scored 38 runs from 21 balls. David Olivier scored 42* from 21 balls for Dikdoring to help his team to a 6 runs victory over Bleed Blue.

Even though Wesley Middleton smashed 74 not out from 43 balls and U MUST NEVA>>>KAKA scored 134 runs, they lost to the Quaggas who ended up on 137. Andrew Ehmke posted 50* from 34 balls, whilst Gareth Glyn chipped in with 51 runs from 32 balls for the victors. A special mention goes out to Carl Giddon for his superb bowling effort of 4 overs, 4 wickets and conceding only 21 runs for the Quaggas.

Newcomers to the Joburg Sunday league, The Joburg Flying Dutchman (178) pulled off a big upset over the weekend by beating Blood Sweat and Beers (151). Ray Harrison scored 50* from 30 balls for the Blood Sweat and Beers. Erick Koster and Jacque Louw dominated the proceedings, each chipping in with unbeaten pineapples.

Gurukul was undone by Royal Romans (112-113) as Anben Govender smashed the only half century of the game, 53* from 36 balls.

05 October 2014 Joburg Central Sunday 2

30 Something beat XDS Proteas (201-117). Gerard Bester led the way as he smashed 53 not out from 19 balls, whilst Andrew Cross added 51* from 27 balls to the total for 30 Something. Ashkar Rampath was unfortunate to be caught on 41 runs for the XDS Proteas for he was looking to get his team as close as possible to the winning total.

The TommyKnockers lost to the Awkward Turtles (158-139) in an evenly contested match up. JP Burger played shorts and was rewarded with 51* runs from 32 balls and Antonio Paddock scored 50* from 40 balls for the Turtles. Jacques du Plessis was TommyKnockers highest run scorer with 46 from 34 balls, all because of some good line and length bowling from the Awkward Turtles. John Bam, of the Awkward Turtles, picked up 3 wickets from 4 overs and conceded only 18 runs against the TommyKnockers.

The Spiced Captains lost to a well drilled ATC 1st VIII outfit (194-176), in their opening game of the season. Leandro Widget (51* from 32) and Riaan van Rooyen (57 from 26), was a valiant effort by was not enough to guarantee victory against â€œRazorâ€ and his boys.

Wayne Krupitz and Ryan Gahyan batted brilliantly, helping the Ball Boys beat Daxina Destroyers (127-126) on the first day of play.

04 October 2014 Joburg Sandton Saturday 1

First round of Last Man Stands Cricket in the Sandton area and we were blessed by beautiful cricketing weather, whilst other cricketers took the opportunity to busk under the African sun. CoCo V-enom took advantage of the conditions and got off to a perfect start to the season beating C4K (138-134). Even though Darryl Batchelor had a brilliant day with the bat for C4K, scoring an unbeaten 52 from 30 balls, it was not enough to beat the determined CoCo V-enom outfit. Â

Walter Mosekoameng 52* from 34 balls, Moses â€œGibbsâ€ Maloba 50* from 20 balls, Phetolo Modika 58* from 17 balls and Themba â€œMarshall Sikhosana 40* from 20 balls, all contributed to the daunting total of 201 runs after 20 overs, the Double Dâ€™s had put up against I DONâ€™T KNOW. Shane Deokrim and Romano Mudaliyar put together the only partnership their side could manage before they were all tumbled out for a low 64 runs.

WeBnerd Whackers lost to the Mixed Grill ( 106-182). Clint de Bruyn smashed a beautiful and unbeaten 51 runs off 23 balls whilst Tomasz Cieslikiewicz was yet again very close to score his maiden 50 a century as he ended up on 48 not out from 32 balls for the Mixed Grill. Redmond and Hammond provided the only batting resistance for the WeBnerd Whackers as they each chipped in with 20 runs apiece, against a consistent and accurate bowling attack led by Tyron Lewis for the Mixed Grill.

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The Joburg Central Saturday 1 Winter league runnerâ€™s up the Rebels were back and better than ever, as they beat the newly promoted Joburg Central Saturday 2 Winter league Champions, the Royal Super Challengers (117-106). Collin Young scored 48 not out from 41 balls, the highest run score for the game but his effort could not carry the Royal Super Challengers over the winning line. Special mention to Ignus van Rooyen who scored an unbeaten 37 runs to help the Rebels achieve victory.

The Turncoats (185/3 after 20 overs) were brilliant in their opening game against the Boycotters (133/6) winning with a very big margin. Dalton Standers scored a lovely 51 not out from 30 balls whilst Greg Baileyâ€™s inning was brilliant and superb as he posted an unbeaten Â 92 from 49 balls.

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The Incrediballs took on the Flying Bails and won (129-130). Wayne Beer scored a magnificent unbeaten 50 runs off 43 for the Flying Bails and helped them set a defendable target. Well bowled to Alistair Main of the Incrediballs who picked up 3 wickets in 4 overs for the Incrediballs. Riaan Kruger played a wonderful batting inning for the Incrediballs scoring 50 not out from 25 balls and was beautifully supported by Brian Corrigan who contributed 41* from 32 balls for the winning team. Special mention goes to Clayton Brink and Dane Mare who both claimed 2 wickets each for the Flying Bails on the day.

The Fossils beat the Avengers (199-81). Steven and Reiner Scheepers displayed intelligent power batting in the middle. Stephen smashed an unbeaten 51 from 27 balls he had faced whilst Reiner cruised easily to 39 off 29 balls, but Juan van Rensburgâ€™s 47 not out from 15 balls was simply fantastic.

ALL IN lost their opening game (131-133) in an evenly balanced game, to a very good FIGJAM outfit. Greg Holme was simply outstanding on the day for FIGJAM as he grabbed 3 wickets, conceding 14 runs from 4 overs.

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Another new team, The EXPENDABLES surprised last seasonâ€™s league champions the WHACKERS, when they won (136-135). Justin Faill hit the right lengths and swung the ball and earned 3 valuable wickets from 4 overs for the EXPENDABLES. Kaylan Vishual of the WHACKERS chipped in with a master performance with the bat with a handsome contribution of an unbeaten 50 from 29 balls.

Sakkie Bothaâ€™s 40 not out from 19 balls and Roelf van der Merweâ€™s 60* from 40 balls for MET Yâ€™S against PRICKLY PIRANHA LICKERS guaranteed victory for MET Yâ€™S on their opening match.

THA THAâ€™S TOYS lost to PIPING HOT MAN FAT (145-147). Dane Naicker had a lovely outing with the bat in the middle for he rushed to 50* from 29 balls and Mia Abdul Kudirâ€™s contribution of 40* from 29 balls for THA Â THAâ€™S TOYS was not enough to post enough runs to stop the NEWCOMERS. Â Stefan Kruger unfortunately saw himself being run out on 47 runs.

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The MULTIPLE SCOREGASMS bowling was superb and restricted Mohamed Gala Essuyb and the NEWTOWN SUPER KINGS to low total. Another brilliant batting brilliance from Charles Bishop as he scored 50* from 29 balls and Jurgen Kaizer for the MULTIPLE SCOREGASMS (112) to make the chase for their team a bit manageable against the NEWTOWN SUPER KINGS (109).

The BOOZE HOUNDS had a sterling team performance to beat the APACHES (103-104). It was a game defined by good team work from both teams but all set batters at the crease did not manage to capitalise and score big runs on the day.

Mohamed Bhabha helped guide THE JOBURG AVENGERS to victory against the PWC STICK CRICKETERS with his unbeaten 50 runs from 34 balls. Ahmed Waseem and Omar Mohamed both batted exceptionally well for the PWC STICK CRICKETERS, but could not manage to score a fifty in their opening outing as they both ended up in their 40â€™s.

Stephen Papele smashed 50* runs from 31 balls for CAN'T REMEMBER against BIG TEST ICICLES and helped set up an emphatic win (149-51) against the NEWCOMERS. BIG TEST ICICLES had a very warm welcome as they were embraced by some of the LAST MAN STANDS legends by the form of Clint de Bruyn. He took 2 wickets from 2 overs and conceded 2 runs off his bowling on the day. Bjorn Briggs bowled an unplayable spell of balls as he conceded 4 runs from 2 overs and claimed a wicket. Nick Morgan also kept things simple and bowled a tight line taking a wicket from 2 overs and conceding 2 runs. 2 overs, 1 wicket, 6 runs were Murray Taylorâ€™s bowling figures as CAN'T REMEMBER restricted BIG TEST ICICLES to 51 runs all out.

Butcher was simply fantastic, scoring a handsome 54* from 20 balls for ALL IN.

Wayne Linford scored an excellent 50 not out for the Avengers against Figjam and lost (135-137). Tony Johson smashed 42 runs from 13 balls and led his team to a comfortable victory.

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Anish Daya scored 61 runs not out from 50 balls, but could not stop the Piping Hot Fat Man beating the Whackers (123-111). The Expendables beat Met Yâ€™s (157-133) as Roelof van der Merwe struck an unbeaten 64 runs from 34 balls for the victorious team. Johhan Coertzen on the other hand was simply brilliant with the bat for Expendables and smashed 52* from 34 balls at the top of the order.

Prickly Piranha Lickers took on Uncle billyâ€™s VIII and beat them (106-177). Jarrod Buekesâ€™ 51* runs from 25 balls and Lodi Bezuidenhout 53* runs from 34 balls, set up a crucial batting partnership when the Prickly Piranha Lickers needed it in the middle stages of the innings. Richard Marr bowled extremely well to restrict to restrict the Pirahna Lickers as he finished the game with 3 wickets from 4 overs. Sheldon Nielson (3 wickets for 11 runs from 2 overs) and Jarrod Buekes (3 wickets for 9 runs in 2 overs) led to the demise of the opposition, Uncle Billy VIII.

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The Double Dâ€™s beat I donâ€™t Know (109-107) and find themselves sitting comfortably at the top of the log, having suffered just one defeat in the first half of the 2014/2015 season.

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Clint de Bruyn took 3 wickets from 2.2 overs conceding 2 runs and scored his 99th Last Man Stands career 50â€™s as the Joburg Bench Warmers beat the Avengers (164-98).

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The Mixed Grill had a daunting target to chase, they played rushed shots and lost wickets at a regular interval losing (109-185) to Helifino.

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Ryan Johnson scored a beautiful and unbeaten 53 runs from 24 balls to help Figjam beat ALL IN (124-121).

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Billyâ€™s Uncle lost to the Kahunas (158-159). Gareth Milne was unbeaten on 71 runs from 47 balls for the losing side whilst Ryan Swanepoel cruised to a cool 56* runs from 33 ba

Piping Hot Fat Man Beat the Tha Thaâ€™s Toys Â (112-111) in yet another low scoring matchup.

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Awkward Turtles beat the XDS proteas (166-143), JP Burger smashed an unbeaten 52 from 29 balls for the winning team andRavi Rampath scored 52* from 39 balls for XDS Proteas.

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Pieter Oosthuizen en Seuns beat BBFL (192-115). Even though there was no individual high scores, the team batted as a unit and posted a huge total in this encounter.

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Wes Middleton raced to 50* from 30 balls to help U Must Neva>>>KaKa beat Gurukul (105-109), for he placed the ball into gaps with precision and found the boundary effortlessly.

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C4K lost to the Double Dâ€™s (141-137). Phetolo Modika and Moses Maloba both scored unbeaten fifties to seal victory for the Double Dâ€™s.

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Gurukul was undone by Royal Romans (112-113) as Anben Govendor smashed the only half century of the game, 53* from 36 balls.

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