Another year has come and gone … where? As matrics, we take a look back at our 5 years in the first cricket side.  We have accomplished a lot in our years in the side, from being juniors to where Lindsay Geach is leading the side and I have been the vice-captain.

This year stands out the most for us.  The side has performed well despite having a large number of juniors included – we have beaten most of our top rivals including teams we have struggled to beat in the past  – all because of determination and a good team spirit.   This was also the first year in which the girls toured.   We went to East London and beat two of the top schools in the league quite convincingly.

The season’s performers were Lindsay Geach ( EP and SAu21), Donna-Lee Harmse (EP), Noluvuyo Mhlauli (bowling and batting) and Sasha Pillay (bowler). Thanks to the rest of the players for their contributions to the afore-mentioned successes.

We would like to thank Mr Roos for contributing to making our final year a memorable one. Thanks must also go to Mr Hutchison who coached the seconds and Mr Snodgrass who coached the third team. We will forever be proudly Victorian and live courageously.

Donna -Lee Harmse
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TEAM: U/14A VS DESPATCH

DATE: 31/01 /2009

DESPATCH BATTED FIRST, SCORING 152 RUNS FOR THE LOSS OF 5 WICKETS IN 35 OVERS.

IN REPLY VP SCORED 142 RUNS FOR THE LOSS OF 5 WICKETS IN 35 OVERS.

BEST PERFORMANCE FOR VPHS:

BATTING: WAYNE JONES 40 (NOT OUT)
OLWETHU MSIZI 31

BOWLING: ZIZAN BROWN 2 FOR 35 IN 6
JUSTIN PRETORIUS 1 FOR 12 IN 7

RESULT: VP LOST BY 10 RUNS

TEAM: VP 2ND VS UITENHAGE

DATE: 31/01/2009

UITENHAGE BATTED FIRST, SCORING 198 RUNS FOR THE LOSS OF 10 WICKETS IN 40 OVERS.

IN REPLY VP SCORED 162 RUNS FOR THE LOSS OF 10 WICKETS.

BEST PERFOMERS FOR VPHS:

BATTING: JOSH THOMPSON 33, CORLIN JONES 29, and J VAN DER WEIEDE 27 NOT OUT, SEAN TERBLANCE 23

BOWLING: B GREENWOOD 4/28, M BARLEY 4/50

RESULT: UITENHAGE WON BY 36 RUNS
CRICKET- RESULTS SHEET

TEAM: U/15C VS GELVIN HIGH

DATE: 2/2/2009

VP BATTED FIRST, SCORING 107 RUNS FOR THE LOSS OF 10 WICKETS IN 25 OVERS.

IN REPLY GELVIN SCORED 98 RUNS FOR THE LOSS OF 10 WICKETS IN 20 OVERS

BEST PERFOMERS FOR VPHS:

BATTING: A. YOUNG 30 AND S. MATCHABELA 22

BOWLING: A. YOUNG 3/31

RESULT: VP WON BY 9 RUNS

CRICKET- RESULTS SHEET

TEAM: 3RD VS ALEX

DATE: 4/2/2009

VP BATTED FIRST, SCORING 145 RUNS FOR THE LOSS OF 8 WICKETS IN 20 OVERS.

IN REPLY ALEX SCORED 108 RUNS FOR THE LOSS OF 8 WICKETS IN 20 OVERS

BEST PERFOMERS FOR VPHS:
BATTING: DAMIAN KIMFLEY 30, DANE RIZZO 15 NOT OUT

BOWLING: DAMIEN KIMFLEY 2/12 RIAAN JACOBS 2/8

RESULT: VP WON BY 36 RUNS
TEAM: U/14A VS DANIEL PIENAAR

DATE: 7/2/2009

DANIEL PIENAAR BATTED FIRST, SCORING 120 RUNS FOR THE LOSS OF 10 WICKETS IN 34,2 OVERS.

IN REPLY VP SCORED 53 RUNS FOR THE LOSS OF 10 WICKETS IN 19 OVERS

BEST PERFOMERS FOR VPHS:

BATTING: JUSTIN PRETORIUS 13, ZIZAN BROWN 10

BOWLING: DIEGO VAN ROOYEN 3/26 IN 7, DANIEL SUTHERLAND 2/15 IN 7 OLOWETHU MSIZI 2/9 IN 6

RESULT: VP LOST BY 67 RUNS
TEAM: VP 1ST VS DF MALHERBE

DATE: 17/02/2009
VP BATTED FIRST, SCORING 129 RUNS FOR THE LOSS OF 10 WICKETS IN 20 OVERS.

IN REPLY DF MALHERBE SCORED 73 RUNS FOR THE LOSS OF 10 WICKETS.

BEST PERFOMERS FOR VPHS:

BATTING: B GREENWOOD 20, BRAD WILLATT 18

BOWLING: ZIHLE NTULI 3/6, MARTIN BALERY 4/15, SEAN TEBLANCE 2/5

RESULT: VP WON BY 56 RUNS

TEAM: VP 1ST VS PEARSON

DATE: 21/02/2009

VP BATTED FIRST, SCORING 180 RUNS FOR THE LOSS OF 10 WICKETS IN 50 OVERS.

IN REPLY PEARSON SCORED 147 RUNS FOR THE LOSS OF 10 WICKETS.

BEST PERFOMERS FOR VPHS:

BATTING: JOHN DE BEER 60 NOT OUT, SEAN TERBLANCE 38, BRIAN GREENWOOD 26

BOWLING: JUSTIN VAN WAIDE 3/19, SEAN TERBLANCE 3/33, and BRAD WILAT 2/3

RESULT: VP WON BY 33 RUNS
TEAM: U/14A VS PEARSON
DATE: 21/02/2009

PEARSON BATTED FIRST, SCORING 142 RUNS FOR THE LOSS OF 9 WICKETS IN 35 OVERS.
IN REPLY VP SCORED 137 RUNS FOR THE LOSS OF 9 WICKETS IN 35 OVERS

BEST PERFORMERS FOR VPHS:

BATTING: OLWETHU MSIZI 24, WAYNE JONES 21, DIEGO VAN ROOYEN 20, and JUSTIN PRETORIUS 19

BOWLING: JUSTIN PRETORIUS 3/14 IN 7, DANIEL SUTHERLAND 3/31 IN 7

RESULT: LOST BY 5 RUNS

TEAM: VP 1ST VS ALEXANDER ROAD HIGH

DATE: 28/02/2009
VP BATTED FIRST, SCORING 160 RUNS FOR THE LOSS OF 10 WICKETS IN 50 OVERS.

IN REPLY ALEXANDER ROAD HIGH SCHOOL SCORED 136 RUNS FOR THE LOSS OF 10 WICKETS.

BEST PERFOMERS FOR VPHS:

BATTING: J THOMPSON 60, S TERBLANCE 29, and C WILLATT 12

BOWLING: Z NTULI 4/13 IN 10 OVERS, J.VAN DER WEIDE 3/8 IN 8 OVERS, M CALITZ 2-35 IN 10 OVERS, B GREENWOOD 1/29 IN 6 OVERS

RESULT: VP WON BY 24 RUNS
TEAM: U/14A VS BRANDWAG

DATE: 07/03/2009

VP BATTED FIRST, SCORING 94 RUNS FOR THE LOSS OF 10 WICKETS IN 24,3 OVERS.

IN REPLY BRANDWAG SCORED 87 RUNS FOR THE LOSS OF 10 WICKETS IN 20.4 OVERS.

BEST PERFOMERS FOR VPHS:

BATTING: DIEGO VAN ROOYEN 19, CALVIN TAYLON 11, DANIEL SUTHERLAND 10, and JUSTIN PRETORIUS 9

BOWLING: JUSTIN PRETORIUS 5/7 IN 5,4 OVERS AND BRADLEY CLEMENCE 3/ 4 IN 3 OVERS
RESULT: VP WON BY 7 RUNS

Girls’ cricket has developed and improved tremendously at V.P over the years and has become popular with the new grade 8 learners. This year has been filled with ups and downs but the girls have persevered. The girls’ first team has done the school proud over the first half of the season and hope to do even better during the fourth term. This is also the first year the girls will be going on a tour so we wish them the best of luck.

Congratulations must go to Donna-Lee Harmse for making the E.P U/16 team as well as Lindsay Geach, Yeshni Munsamy and Christine Vorster for making the E.P U/19 team.

A special thank you must go to our manager Mr. Roos for organising everything for us and umpiring our matches. Mr. Barry Rhodes must also be thanked for all the hard work and effort he has put into coaching us. The girls would also like to thank Mrs. McLeod for our wonderful new match kit.

This is the first year that the girls will be going on a tour so we wish them the best of luck.

By: Christine Vorster

The girls have worked hard this season but unfortunately rain reduced our fixtures drastically.
The second team has shown a lot of enthusiasm and will hopefully play more fixtures in the future – rain permitting of course! Thanks to Mr Hutchison for all his hard work in moulding the seconds into a competitive side.
Congratulation to all the girls who made provincial sides this year. They were fully deserving of their selection.
The intention was to travel to George to participate in a tournament during the holidays but the organisers changed the dates which did not suit us. Instead, we will travel to East London for a short two-match tour from the first Friday to Sunday of the fourth term.
Finally, a sincere thank you to Christine, our captain, for her leadership and dedication this season.

B Roos

The Girls Cricket fraternity has grown considerably this year and many young and talented players have been discovered. Although cricket is a male dominated sport, there are some girls who can throw, catch and bat better than many males!

The ladies started the season off doubting their abilities because the first team lost a few players due to injuries. However, in true Victoria Park fashion, it was spirit that brought us through. We stopped relying on individual excellence and focused on working as a team. In this way every team member contributed something unique. Humour and a passion to win surprisingly went hand-in-hand. A few new friendships were formed and a million laughs shared.

The girls did an amazing job this year and it is clear to everyone what the value of playing sport is. The players experienced a challenging and educational season on the soccer field; and it just goes to prove that all lessons are not necessarily learnt in a classroom.

We would like to thank Mr Roos, Mr Hutchinson and old Victorian, George Roman for their time and enthusiasm.

Congratulations to the following EP Representatives:
Christine Vorster – U-16
Lindsay Geach  U-19 and Senior Ladies.