QUANTUM PARK RYNIE CRICKET CLUB (QPRCC) OUTGUN P G SCOTTBURGH C.C

On the 17/10/2010 Quantum Park Rynie CC played P.G Scottburgh C. C at the Sezela Cricket Oval. P. G Scottburgh had won their previous two league encounters this season and was going into this match beaming with confidence. Their hopes of a third victory were dashed as they fell to a strong Quantum Park Rynie Cricket Club (QPRCC) opposition .

For Park Rynie this was their first game of the season. It was a very damp and cloudy Sunday morning when the clubs arrived at the ground; both clubs were eager to get the game underway but were faced with a wet pitch due to overnight rain. The match had to be shortened to a 25 over game. P G had won the toss and put QPRCC into bat. Park Rynie were despondent after loosing the toss but decided to go and get the job done. Batting proved to be hard going as the ball stuck to the pitch. Park Rynie lost their first wicket in the 6th over with their score on 22 and they were 35/3 in the 9th over. Park Rynie were staring defeat in the face when Prineshen Pillay (Boya) and Ryan Alexander Naidoo arrived at the crease. These two youngsters went on to post a 50 run partnership & guide Park Rynie to a modest 102 runs for 8 wickets in their 25 overs. Park Rynie knew that with their bowling attack they stood a very good chance. P.G Scottburgh never felt comfortable against the Park Rynie bowlers, they were constantly loosing wickets. They were 18/2 in the 5th over, 36/5 in the 10 and were eventually bowled out for a paltry 76 runs. Prineshen Pillay (Boya) led QPRCC bowling attack form the front claiming his first 5 wicket hall for the season. He finished on figures of 5 overs for 12 runs whilst bagging 5 wickets. Clinton Moodley and Shaun Marimuthu also claimed two wickets a piece while Jadin Nobin claimed the last wicket of the innings. Ryan Alexander Naidoo scored the highest with the Bat, he made 23 runs.

Park Rynie proved to good for P G Scottburgh on the day. The MAN OF THE MATCH AWARD went to Prineshen Pillay for his splendid 5/12/5wickets and his 15 runs he scored with the bat.
Quantum Park Rynie CC are seeing results from their development cricket programme. Junior Cricketers are coming through the programme and filtering into their Senior Side.

The following players have achieved their Provincial Colours and have come through the clubs junior Development Cricket Programme, PRINESHEN PILLAY(Boya), MOHAMMED SAFEER HANNIF and KESHLIN GOVENDER , many other players have come through the junior development programme and are currently representing Umzinto and Districts Cricket Union in Durban and they are Kyle Sewebaran, Gavin Reddy and Jadin Nobin. The current Colts Cricket Club Captain Paroshen Gramoney as also come through the Development programme. Junior Cricket development should be the goal of every club. We need junior cricketers to come through the various structures and feed into our Senior setups to keep cricket alive at club level.

PGCC inspired by Feroz Khan

An excellent all round performance by Feroz Khan inspired PG Cricket Club to victory in their first match back in the Challenge League.

Playing newcomers Sporting, PGCC amassed a respectable 174 in their 30 overs, thanks mainly to Khan who struck a fluent 62. Other contributions came via Brendon (26), Rajiv (21) and Abdullah (14).

The Sporting bowlers tried their best with young Ebrahim Essop (2 for 24) and spinner Arthur Pillay (2 for 32) bowling well.

Sporting found the going tough when they returned after the short break, losing three quick wickets with only 3 runs on the board.

Some stability returned with Neil Tomlinson (13) and Myles Poole (16) but once they were dismissed only the veteran of Alitex fame, Mohamed Nassir (22) could withstand the PFCC attack.

Sporting eventually fell for 100 runs knowing fully well that hard work only will make them a combative and competitive unit.Mubeen Ismail (3 for 25), Abdullah (3 for 15) and Feroz (2 for 13) were the pick of the bowlers for PGCC who took home 4.64 points (Community Focus)

Ton-up Yasir destroys Saints

SYMS CC could not have asked for a better start to their title aspirations as they comfortably beat Saints in a UDCU Premier league match played at the ICC grounds.

Batting first Saints were given a royal start as Craig Govender and Suhail Khan put on 103 for the opening wicket.

With this solid start, Saints were looking good to post a score in excess of 220 but irresponsible batting coupled with poor shot selection saw them reach 187 for the loss of 9 men.

Yasir Amin claimed 3 wickets for 34 runs in his 6 over spell of medium fast bowling. He was well supported by Zahid Sharif who conceded 37 runs in his six overs but claimed 3 important wickets.

SYMS started their run chase well, losing Mohsin for 12 with the score on 32. Yasir joined Lakman and together they rattled the hapless Saints' bowlers. When Lakman departed for 39, SYMS lost two more wickets quickly, Fakhir (1) and Asif (0).

But the sturdy Yasir stood firm and while wickets fell at regular intervals, he bludgeoned his way to an undefeated 123, losing five cricket balls in the process.

SYMS eventually reached 219 for the loss of 9 wickets, thus earning a total of 5.09 points.(Community Focus)

QUANTUM PARK RYNIE CRICKET CLUB

Park Rynie Cricket Club launched its development league for the up and coming young talent in the area. After months of training and development these youngsters are being introduced into the clubs senior structures.

Two development sides were formed. The youngsters were given an option to name their sides. They named their respective sides Park Rynie Urban Warriors and Park Rynie Young Guns.

The Urban Warriors team is made up of The Captain Ryan Naidoo, Yusef Khan, Warren Gounden, Nishein Singh, Simphiwe Nthiyane & Romano Tomlinson. The Young Guns are Captained by Kalin Naidoo and is made up of Prineshen Reddy, Luwayne Diaz, Jaiden Morgan, Sizwe Ntshali, kyle Glover & Vishen Gramoney.

Urban Warriors Captain Ryan Naidoo won the toss and elected to bat. They scored 117 runs in their 20 overs. Captain Ryan Naidoo looked good with the bat but lost his cool and played one to many attacking shots, he scored 25 before he was superbly caught on the long on boundary by Luwayne Diaz. Nihein Sing (16*runs) and Warren Gounden (12* runs) also chipped in with the bat. Luwayne and Jadin also claimed two wickets a piece to put an alt to Urban Warriors innings.
The Young Guns Innings went out with a bang when they were bamboozled by the spin of the talented YUSEF KHAN. Khan claimed four(4) wickets for 22 runs in his 4 overs. Only Captain Kalin Naidoo managed to score 17 runs before he was clean bowled Khan. Prineshen Reddy and Vigen Gramoney scored 8 runs a piece. The Young Guns were bowled out for a paltry 55 runs.
The Young Guns will have to up their game if they wish to compete with the Urban Warriors.
(Submitted by Park Rynie Cricket Club)

CORRECTIONAL SERVICES CRICKET CONCLUDES A DREAM SEASON

The Umzinto Correctional Services Cricket Club ended the season on a high note when the A Team won the T20 competition.

They beat Park Rynie by 7 wickets reaching the required 84 runs in the 12th over. Kereshan Kisten did the damage with the ball taking 3 wickets for only 9 runs in his 4 overs.

In the semi-final the previous week, the A team comprehensively dispatched of their junior Colts team by bowling them out for 51 after posting an imposing 135.

The A team also won the knock Out Cup by beating Syms in a hard fought final.
Batting first, the A team made 131 in their 25 overs with Thayuran Govender hitting a classy 46.
Syms were then bowled out for 90 in 23 overs with Faraaz Khan taking the 2 important wickets for just 14 runs. Thayuran took 2 good catches plus a stumping to end a great day for himself.

Both the A team & the Colts ended top of the points table of their respective leagues.
In the final match of the premier league, Fahiem Shaik of the A team battled hard to reach 47* against Braemar who posted 157.

The Colts though had the toughest match. They were lying third on the log going into the final match of the challenge league. They needed to bowl out the opposition, win the match & get at least 150 runs to go to the top.

The Colts bowled out klippies for 111 in 28 overs with Captain Paroshan Gramoney taking 2 for 16 off his 6 overs. That accomplished the Colts batted positively with Asghar Khan making 43 & Wesley Poole 30. But it was Paroshan that hit the winning runs in the final over, the team reaching 154.

Coach Andre Pretorius is very proud of both teams who worked very hard to achieve their victories. Goals were set & strategies implemented at the beginning of the season. Both teams achieved much more than their original goals & thoroughly deserve their accolades. It was not plain sailing as there were tight, tough matches that built the character of all players.

With the adopted High schools U/15 & O/15 teams also victorious, a coach could not have asked for a better season.

The Colts are very young & enthusiastic, playing together for the first time they are the pride of the Union whose aim it was to develop our youngsters.

The A team is a tight unit where every player contributes, not relying on 1 or 2 players to do the job.

Both teams were excellent in the field and they are very proud of all they have achieved this season. All the players are looking forward to the new season with new challenges. Andre Pretorius

Official Opening of Cricket Nets at Umzintovale and Umzinto St Patrick Primary Schools

The much awaited cricket practice facilities in Umzinto were officially opened this week at Umzintovale and Umzinto St Patrick Primary Schools. Funded by LOTTO through the KwaZulu Natal Cricket Union the combined cost of the cricket nets exceeded R80 000.
Chairperson of Umzintovale Primary School Governing Body, Andrew Govender, in thanking the Umzinto and Districts Cricket Union for choosing his school for this facility, paid tribute to the school’s cricket organizers, Mr R Soomeer and Mr M Singh. Govender said the culture of cricket was very evident at the school.

The facility was officially opened by Govender, Principal of the school, Rajen Govender, President of UDCU, Asif Essop and CEO of KZNCU, Jesse Chellan.

At Umzinto Primary St Patricks, the Principal, Perinasen Naicker said he was proud of the long association his school had with UDCU and even prouder that Chloe Tryon, the young South African sensation trained at his school. The CEO of KZNCU, Jesse Chellan pledged to continue supporting the development of cricket in Umzinto and Districts.

The Manager of Amateur Cricket in KwaZulu Natal, Jay Naidoo surprised everyone by announcing that his department would sponsor sets of cricket equipment to both schools. Clubs or schools wishing to use the new facilities must contact the respective Principals. Community Focus

UDCU & Albaraka Bank Sixes Tournament

Winners: Syms Cricket Club