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The Herald
26-05-2025
- Sport
- The Herald
Lions, Eastern Storm crowned Over-40s IPT champions
The Lions were crowned Veterans Cricket Association of Over-40s IPT T20 champions after edging the Dolphins in a tense one-wicket win at Gelvandale Cricket Club on Saturday. On Friday, the Eastern Storm were too good for the Titans, running out 19-run winners in the 45-over final also played at Gelvandale CC. The Dolphins batted first on Saturday, posting a seemingly low total of 108 for seven in their 20 overs. But they fought hard against their neighbours as the Lions were forced to work hard for the win, secured with only one ball to spare. The Eastern Storm set 213 for nine in the Friday final against the Titans, and that was enough to lift the 45-over trophy, as the Titans could only manage 194 for nine in reply. On Friday, EP's Nathaniel Howard produced a record-breaking performance, taking seven wickets for 32 runs in the seventh and eighth-place win over Border. Sohail Rana made 102, the second hundred of the week, for Western Province in their fifth and sixth-place playoff victory against Border. Summarised results: Day six, 45-over playoffs 7th/8th: EP vs Border, Heatherbank CC EP 189/7 in 40 overs (Shahid Mehmood 45no, Fabian Jantjies 33, Nathaniel Howard 24, Brent Emslie 23; Mike van Wyk 4/26). Border 176 in 32.3 overs (Nathaniel Howard 7/32, Ryan Nomdoe 2/17). EP won by 13 runs. 5th/6th: Boland vs Lions, Despatch Oval Lions 141 in 37.1 overs (Brad White 60, Zaid Patel 37; Frederick Hendricks 4/17, Reinhardt Strydom 2/18, Brendon Gabriels 2/14, Elroy Abrahams 2/31). Boland 95 in 28.4 overs (Christiaan Ritter 36; EJ van Niekerk 2/12, Sonnyboy Letshele 2/29, Jared Noah 2/18, Arnold Ndindwa 2/13). Lions won by 46 runs. 3rd/4th: Dolphins vs WP, Daniel Pienaar HTS WP 249/7 in 45 overs (William Hantam 55, Jaco Castle 47, Shuray Booley 39no, Andrew Sheel 37; Ryan Reeves 3/39, Dieter Liebenberg 3/22). Dolphins 252/7 in 39 overs (Stephan Joubert 97no, AshleyLombard 50, Deepak Anand 37, Ali Laghari 35; Sohail Imran 4/42). Dolphins won by three wickets. 1st/2nd: Eastern Storm vs Titans, Gelvandale CC Eastern Storm 213/9 in 45 overs (Nico de Klerk 46, Kyle Smit 33, Brendon Reddy 30no, Craig Turton 26; Llewellyn Barendse 2/45, Badi Sthembele 2/35). Titans 194/9 in 45 overs (Jaco de Swart 48no, Hennie Smith 29, Pieer Coetzer 38, Alwyn Voster 21; Rashad Mia 2/28, Robert Mutch 2/26, Pieter Booysen 2/37, Nico de Klerk 2/22). Eastern Storm won by 19 runs. Day seven, 20-over playoffs 7th/8th: Boland v Titans, Heatherbank CC Titans 115 in 19.1 overs (Hennie Smith 40, Pierre Coetzer 26; Reinhardt Strydom 3/13, Brendon Gabriels 3/24, Dale Heramb 2/25). Boland 119/3 in 19.2 overs (Reinhardt Strydom 49, Quinton Bowman 21; Piet Botha 2/23). Boland won by sevens wickets. 5th/6th: WP v Border, Despatch Oval Western Province 211/5 in 20 overs (Sohail Rana 102, Martin van der Merwe 65; Daniel Stephen 2/19). Border 111/9 in 20 overs (Bryan Voke 30no, Brett Els 24; Craig Herman 3/16, Raafick Hassen 3/23, Adi Jackson 2/29). WP won by 100 runs. 3rd/4th: EP v Eastern Storm, Gelvandale CC EP 103/8 In 20 overs (Robert Mutch 2/13, Johan van Rooyen 2/15, Rashad Mia 2/34). Eastern Storm 107/1 in 9.5 overs (Brendon Reddy 53no, Enock Makamo 42). Eastern Storm won by nine wickets. 1st/2nd: Lions v Dolphins, Gelvandale CC Dolphins 108/7 in 20 overs (Ryan Reeves 28, Anthony Abiet 23no; Eddie Taute 3/17, Christoff Visser 2/31). Lions 109/9 in 19.5 overs (Jared Noah 26; Ryan Reeves 3/4, Anthony Abeit 3/32). Lions won by one wicket.
The Herald
23-05-2025
- Sport
- The Herald
Storm's Smit hammers ton to sink hosts EP
Former Dolphins batter Kyle Smit scored the first century of the Veterans Cricket Association of SA Over-40s IPT, being played in Nelson Mandela Bay this week. The teams have been playing 45- and 20-over fixtures since Sunday, and on Thursday, it was the longer of the two formats which was contested. Playing for the Eastern Storm, Smit was in no mood to fiddle about at the crease, smashing 142 in only 86 balls with 22 fours and four sixes as his team totalled a huge 355 for eight in the 45 overs against hosts Eastern Province, who replied with 271/9, at Daniel Pienaar Technical High School in Kariega. Smit and Nico Swanepoel shared a telling stand of 173 for the second wicket to set up the innings for the Eastern Storm. Pieter Booysen then came in and clubbed 61 off 39 to add momentum in the death overs. Kelvin Hooke made 52 (42 balls) to top-score in EP's chase and Neil van de Linde added 46 and Nevin Nel 39 at the top of the order. Johan van Rooyen and Rashad Mia took three wickets each as Eastern Storm won by 84 runs. Eastern Storm will now play the Titans in the final at the Gelvandale Cricket Club on Friday (9.30am) to decide the 45-overs champions. On Saturday, the Dolphins and Lions will square off in the T20, also at the Gelvandale club (2pm) Day five's 45-over summarised scores: Eastern Storm vs Eastern Province, Daniel Pienaar HTS Eastern Storm 355/8 in 45 overs (Kyle Smit 142, Nico Swanepoel 68, Pieter Booysen 61, Johan Fourie 27; Nathaniel Howard 2/51, Dewald van Rooyen 2/77, Ryan Nomdoe 2/67). Eastern Province 271/9 in 45 overs (Nevin Nel 39, Neil van der Linde 46, Dewald van Rooyen 23, Kelvin Hooke 52, Jacques Stroebel 26; Johan van Rooyen 3/58, Rashad Mia 3/38, Johan Fourie 2/44). Dolphins won by 84 runs Dolphins vs Boland, Despatch Oval Dolphins 229/6 in 25 overs (Stephan Joubert 28, Warren Gray 22, Ashley Lombard 89, Ryan Reeves 50no; Dale Heramb 3/38, Louis Koen 2/41). Boland 156/6 in 25 overs (Christiaan Ritter 64, Reinhardt Strydom 29; Charl Groenewald 2/24). Dolphins won by 73 runs Western Province vs Lions, Gelvandale CC WP 189/7 in 37 overs (Will Hantam 47, Jaco Castle 37, Shuray Booley 21, Muhammad Sohail Imran 21; Christoff Visser 2/41, Shaan Hussain 3/25). Lions 170/6 in 34 overs (Brandon Buckley 51, Zander de Bruyn 46, Sonnyboy Letshele 32no; Devon Kriel 2/44, Shamiel Bey 2/39). Lions won by four wickets on DLS Method Titans vs Border, Heatherbank CC Match abandoned, unplayable pitch Day six's 45-over playoff schedule: 7th/8th: EP vs Border, Heatherbank CC 5th/6th: Boland vs Lions, Despatch Oval 3rd/4th: Dolphins vs WP, Daniel Pienaar HTS 1st/2nd: Eastern Storm vs Titans, Gelvandale CC
The Herald
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The Herald
Dolphins see off hosts EP on opening day of Over-40s IPT
The Dolphins announced themselves as serious contenders for the Veterans Cricket Association of SA Over-40s IPT when they whipped hosts Eastern Province by eight wickets at Daniel Pienaar Technical High School in Kariega on Sunday. Chasing 171 for victory in the 45-over fixture, the Dolphins sped over the line with more than 25 overs to spare thanks to a superb all-round performance from Stephan Joubert. With the bat in hand, Joubert was in a belligerent mood, smashing 72 off only 49 balls with 12 fours and two sixes. He was assisted by Warren Gray, who added 36 not out. Earlier, Joubert claimed four EP wickets as the home team struggled to shift into higher gears in their opening match of the weeklong tournament. Fadlie Adams top-scored for EP with 29 in their total of 170. The Eastern Storm also impressed on day one, hammering Boland by six wickets inside 27 overs at Heatherbank. Boland took the first strike and posted 150 with Christiaan Ritter scoring 35. Thys Neethling with four for 34 and Robert Mutch, three for 30, did the damage for the Eastern Storm. Former Dolphins franchise batter Kyle Smit wasted no time in reply, clubbing 56 in 35 balls to set the foundation for the comfortable win. Western Province were too good for Border in Despatch, dismissing them for 103 to win by 72 runs. Seamer Craig Herman took four for 15. In the remaining match, the Titans beat provincial neighbours the Lions by a mere four runs, defending their total of 171. The teams will play two T20 matches each on Monday. Summarised 45-over scores: Western Province vs Border, Despatch Oval WP 175 in 44 overs (Andrew Sheel 33, Francois Vermaak 44, Will Hantam 22; Dennis Taylor 3/36, Mike van Wyke 2/16, Lundi Mbane 2/22). Border 103 in 27 overs (Lundi Mbane 21no; Craig Herman 4/15, Jaco Castle 2/20, Devon Kriel 2/34).Western Province won by 72 runs Lions vs Titans, Gelvandale CC Titans 171 in 45 overs (Pierre Coetzer 31, Alwyn Vorster 28, Tappies Erasmus 26; Christoff Visser 4/42, Yasser Ditta 2/31). Lions 167/9 in 45 overs (Sonnyboy Letshele 34, Khaalid Moothosamy 24, Zander De Bruyn 34; Badi Sthembele 2/34 Riaan Davel 3/31, Piet Botha 2/25).Lions won by four runs Eastern Storm vs Boland, Heatherbank CC Boland 150 in 38.5 overs (Christiaan Ritter 35, Reinhardt Strydom 28, Dale Heramb 21no; Robert Mutch 3/30, Thys Neethling 4/34). Eastern Storm 153/4 in 26.1 overs (Kyle Smit 56, Craig Turton 32no, Christopher Thompson 26; Reinhardt Strydom 2/25, Jacques Gabriels 2/46). Eastern Storm won by six wickets Eastern Province vs Dolphins, Daniel Peinaar EP 170 in 43.1 overs (Nevin Nel 24, Fabian Jantjies 27, Nathan Jones 20, Fadlie Adams 29; Stephan Joubert 4/24, Anthony Abiet 2/16, Kevin Chitungo 3/45). Dolphins 172/2 in 19.3 overs (Stephan Joubert 72, Deepak Anand 29, Warren Gray 36no, Ashley Lombard 25no). Dolphins won by eight wickets Monday's T20 fixtures: 9.30am: Boland vs Eastern Storm (Gelvandale), Dolphins vs WP (Heatherbank), Border vs Eastern Province (Daniel Pienaar), Lions vs Titans (Despatch Oval), 2pm: Boland vs WP (Gelvandale), Eastern Storm vs Dolphins (Heatherbank), Border vs Titans (Despatch Oval), EP vs Lions (Daniel Pienaar) The Herald
