Sidbury Cricket Club 2nd Team recorded a record win against Kenton in their Grahamstown Cricket Board (GCB) 2nd League fixture played at Sidbury Sports Club on Saturday 21 January.
Sidbury 2nds recorded their highest team total of 564 and made history by beating Kenton with a 527- run margin. This is the highest win margin by a team in the GCB 2nd League.
This was the only league match over the weekend as it was a postponed fixture from last year. The game was played in sweltering weather conditions and was an entertaining and exciting game of cricket. Sidbury batted first and took full advantage of the batting-friendly pitch, scoring a mammoth 564/7 in their allotted 50 overs.
Kenton got off to a brilliant start with left-arm seamer Viren Cook clinching the wicket of Captain Bruce Main for a duck. But Kenton bowlers lost the plot, and it was the Sidbury batsmen who took complete control of the game and hammered the visitor’s bowlers all over the park.
Man of the Match Jason Maclachlan, the leading run-scorer in the 2nd League, scored a magnificent 180 runs and was 20 short of his first double century. He was in devastating form with the bat and smashed the bowlers all over the park. He also scored a few centuries this season. Then in came a tired Dean Upman who wasted no time in the heat and scored a quickfire half-century in no time. Upman ended with a hurricane 79 and put up a fantastic 200+ partnership with another centurion Jade Bowles.
Bowles continued, and even after a slow start to his innings, he accelerated towards the end to reach his first century for Sidbury. He needed 26 runs off the last over to reach his century and do just that, in fine fashion. Bowles ended with an unbeaten 102* while Cameron Christie also contributed 31. Wicket takers for Kenton were: Brett 3/103 (10), Cook 1/51 (10), Steve 1/83 (9), Tony 1/83 (6).
After a fairly decent start, Kenton lost wickets in no time due to magnificent bowling by the home side. Sidbury’s bowlers were on top of their game and bowled aggressively and on target. The game ended shortly afterwards as Kenton were bowled out for a mere 37 runs in just 8.2 overs. Openers Juandre Nel and Cameron Christie was in devastating form with the ball and bowled with aggression and decent pace up front. Nel took 4/13 (4.2) and Christie 4/14 (4) and also on a hat trick. Sidbury won by a massive 527 runs and a bonus point.
GCB 2nd League Log
Station Hill 45 (9)
Port Alfred 36 (8)
Sidbury 34 (8)
Southwell 31 (8)
Manley Flats 30 (8)
Salem 29 (7)
Swallows 27 (9)
Cuylerville 22 (8)
Tiger Titans 21 (8)
Rainbows 16 (9)
Shrews 15 (8)
Kenton 9 (7)
Early Birds 1 (9)
GCB 2nd League leading run-scorers
As of 22/1/22
J Maclachlan Sidbury 498
C Locke Manley Flats 439
JC Pittaway Port Alfred 339
F Jacobs Station Hill 325
T Shotana Rainbows 293
G Botha Cuylerville 251
C Christie Sidbury 244
R vd Merwe Salem 237
P Frans Swallows 232
J Nel Sidbury 206
L Pittaway Salem 201
G Pike Cuylerville 200
D Duncan Manley Flats 190
W Mayes Manley Flats 161
S Saki Station Hill 160
J Bowles Sidbury 144
K Fischer Manley Flats 140
L Coltman Station Hill 138
G Fletcher Cuylerville 131
L Daniels Swallows 130
R Visagie Swallows 130
GCB 2nd League leading wicket-takers
As of 22/1/22
T Shotana Rainbows 25
C Fourie Manley Flats 19
F Jacobs Station Hill 19
J Nel Sidbury 16
L Oosthuizen Port Alfred 16
A Pittaway Port Alfred 16
R Majalamba Early Birds 14
A Marney Station Hill 14
M Loutz Swallows 13
M Mattison Salem 12
B Mohammed Manley Flats 12
R Daly Southwell 11
C Jones Station Hill 11
B Marais Rainbows 11
S Palmer Kenton 11
D van Heerden Shrews 11
B Tukela Tiger Titans 10
K Zimmerman Salem 10
K Nelson Station Hill 9
T Mlangweni Rainbows 8
R Pittaway Salem 8
Z Simanga Tiger Titans 8
GCB 2nd League leading Allrounders
As of 22/1/22
T Shotana Rainbows 668
F Jacobs Station Hill 610
J Maclachlan Sidbury 554
J Nel Sidbury 447
C Christie Sidbury 349
A Pittaway Port Alfred 345
A Marney Station Hill 336
R Majalamba Early Birds 282
L Oosthuizen Port Alfred 282
R Daly Southwell 276
S Saki Station Hill 265
C Jones Station Hill 241
F Mpupha Rainbows 218
D van Heerden Shrews 217
K Fischer Manley Flats 200
Z Simanga Tiger Titans 209
GCB 1st League leading run scores
As of 22/1/22
B Handley Cuylerville 530
C Muir Cuylerville 303
K Bennett Salem 296
C Haarhoff Willows 286
K van Niekerk Southwell 233
N Wilmot Salem 226
C vd Meulen Salem 217
E George Willows 200
A Wright Rhodes 191
J Mullins Salem 188
C Gleaves 186
L Sam Makana Sona 181
C Roberts Southwell 164
L Stamper Makana Sona 148
D Blenkinsop Rhodes 143
J Beyleveld Cuylerville 142
M Loutz Willows 135
L Ngqina Makana Sona 122
S Amm Salem 118
A de Blocq Rhodes 116
B van Heerden Rhodes 110
GCB 1st League leading wicket-takers
As of 22/1/22
M Hobson Southwell 18
J Renton Cuylerville 13
B Wakeford Salem 13
I Marais Salem 12
M Loutz Willows 11
J Cameron Southwell 10
J Dollery Salem 10
B Handley Cuylerville 9
L Qinela Makana Sona 9
G Bladen Southwell 8
L King Salem 8
M Meiklejohn Cuylerville 8
L Ngqina Makana Sona 8
L Sauli Makana Sona 8
B Brotherton Salem 7
S Mungeka Rhodes 7
B van Heerden Rhodes 7
J van Rensburg Southwell 7
GCB 1st League-leading Allrounders
As of 22/1/22
B Handley Cuylerville 675
M Loutz Willows 300
A Wright Rhodes 281
L Sam Makana Sona 271
J Renton Cuylerville 267
J Dollery Salem 257
L Ngqina Makana Sona 239
A Reed Southwell 237
B van Heerden Rhodes 215
J van Rensburg Southwell 211
FIXTURES FOR THIS WEEKEND 29 January 2022:
GCB 1ST LEAGUE
Salem vs Makana Sona (Salem)
Willows vs Cuylerville (Shaw Park)
Southwell vs Sidbury (Southwell)
GCB 2nd LEAGUE
Station Hill vs Salem
Manley Flats vs Kenton
Sidbury vs Port Alfred
Early Birds vs Swallows
Rainbows vs Tiger Titans
