Thursday 25 November 2004

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Sport

• Paarl humiliates champ
• Swart naweek vir Wellington
• Mbekweni Sundown honoured
• Paarl quad racers scramble away with award

aggressive Rejuan Botha leg before wicket in the seventh over of the day.

With Ultallyn Ernstzen (3/40) also bowling impressively, the Boland captain Wallace Albertyn (23 not out) ran out of batting partners by the 40th over.

Opening batsman Bobby Nicholson (29) gave the Novel Paarl innings a kick-start with four boundaries, but it was the unbeaten 54 run third wicket partnership between Dave Callaghan (39 not out) and Wesley Euley (46 not out) which saw the home team's bowlers throw in the towel.

Albertyn and De Lange failed to bother the visiting batsmen with the new ball, and it was left to Joshua Swanepoel (2/28) to give his team a glimmer of hope.

Callaghan took his batting average this season to 157 with six stylish boundaries, and with Euley living up to his reputation with six boundaries and two sixes, the Paarlites needed only 29 overs to clinch the match by 14:15, consolidating their position at the top of the log.

Paarl II's youngsters put up their hands in the absence of a number of experienced batsmen at the Parys Grounds on Saturday, scoring 274/6 in a devastating batting display against Hermanus.

Electing to bowl first on a perfect batting strip, the visitors were punished by the 19-year-old Graham Adams (95), who hit six boundaries and four sixes in a quest for his maiden century.

Good support from the reliable William Wilson (33), Cameron Cupido (25) and Alfredo Adams (48 not out) put the match out of reach for the visitors.

Bennie du Preez (26) and Piet Geldenhuys (20) offered some resistance, but their team collapsed for 96, giving Paarl victory by a massive 178 runs.

Opening bowler Heinrich Daniels (4/19) continued his good form, ably assisted by Alfredo Adams (3/20) and Richard Cunningham (3/20).

Easterns forfeited points to Paarl III, while Ceres forfeited points to Paarl IV.

Paarl derby

The Novel Paarl team hosts Young People's Cricket Club at the Parys Grounds in their annual derby match on Saturday.

The home team, leading the log comfortably after seven successive victories, destroyed their traditional rivals at the House of Pain last season, and Young Peoples were lucky to salvage a draw at Dal Josaphat in the return match, when Justin Ontong (79) was dropped in the slips on zero.

Peoples will make a mistake if they focus all their attention on former Protea International Dave Callaghan, as Wesley Euley, with a batting average of 97 for Paarl this season, is also in devastating form.

Edwin Jacobs, Hubert Ontong and Henley Julies will be expected to keep the Paarl scoring rate in check, but will have to pull out all the stops if they hope to contain the rampant Novel Paarl batsmen.

Young Peoples' captain Rupert Bailey has been their mainstay with the bat, but he will need solid support from the likes of Brendon Adams, Winston Fortuin and Quinton Kannemeyer.

However, the Paarl bowling attack has this season been largely responsible for their top of the log position, and Young Peoples' 10th position on the log suggests that an upset is unlikely. 

DIE eerste span van Wellington Krieketklub het Saterdag 'n groot drag slae op die lyf geloop toe Pniel Coronation hulle met nege paaltjies geklop het op die Pen Basson-velde in Wellington.

Albei spanne was al vroeg warm onder die kraag nadat daar geen skeidsregter vir die Premierliga-wedstryd opgedaag het nie.

Weens die tyd wat gemors is met telefoonoproepe en navrae aan die Boland Skeidsregtervereniging moes die wedstryd na 50 beurte verkort word. Daar moes uiteindelik van speler-skeidsregters gebruik gemaak word.

Die tuisspan kolf eerste en op 47/6 is hul diep in die moeilikheid. Die stertkant-kolwers dra egter almal goed by en Wellington eindig op 157/9 in hul 50 beurte.

Craig Meyer (44nun 4x5), Cedric Williams (25 4x2) en Jaco Carstens (27 4x3) maak goeie bydraes met Jacques van Wyk (2/25 in 11bb), Don Hendriks (2/30 in 10bb) en Hilton Ruthford (2/26 in 7bb) wat die skade met die bal aanrig.

Die Wellington boulers beleef egter 'n droewige middag met Henry Davids (104nun 4x14, 6x1) wat met mening onder hulle inklim.

Coronation behaal die totaal maklik, 161 met die verlies van slegs een paaltjie.

Wellington II het in Pniel nie veel beter gevaar nie.

'n Gebrek aan konsentrasie en die swak hou-keuse van die kolwers was die besoekers se groot kopsere.

Wellington kolf eerste en teken 212/10 aan.

Jaco Conradie (41 4x3, 6x4), Christiaan Loubser (32 4x1, 6x2) en Ettiene Swarts (32 4x3, 6x1) help die totaal aan.

Die middagsessie was 'n ramp vir Wellington, menige vangskote is verbrou en die wil om te wen het heeltemal ontbreek.

Die tuisspan behaal die totaal met die verlies van ses paaltjies.

Die kaptein van Coronations, Geronszo Smith (100 4x9, 6x6) kasty die ongedissiplineerde Wellington-boulers en moker die bal goed na elke hoekie van die veld.

Morné Lackay (39, 4x7) het hom goed bygestaan.

Saterdag speel Wellington I (op Pen Basson) en II (Hermanus) teen Hermanus.

THE brilliant season of local soccer team, Mbekweni Sundowns, received further lustre when they received a prestigious accolade from the provincial soccer governing body.

Sundowns was crowned the best team of the year in the Western Province by the WP affiliate of the South African Football Association (WP SAFA).

During a gala event which was held in Woodstock on Saturday the Mbekweni team was described as "dazzling".

"The winners of this category are popularly known for their Brazilian flair of playing, they are a household name in the Western Cape Region and in South Africa as a whole - it comes as no surprise to see them playing in front of a capacity crowd wherever they play.

"Players such as Siphelo Skafu, Luvuyo Jalamba and Erica Maxamba are well-known because of their dazzling skills and they have been very instrumental in the success of Sundowns."

Sundowns played in the Castle League's third divison last season, winning 27 of their 38 matches. The team scored 113 goals finishing with 91 league points.

The Mbekweni team then went on to win the national amateur club championships and won the Castle League after beating Soweto United 2-0 in the play-offs in the Limpopo province.

This coming season Sundowns will face stiffer competition in the Vodacom Second Division league, hoping to secure promotion to the Mvela Golden League First Division.

As an added bonus the team's coach, Robert Meyer, was adjudged the best 2004 coach in the WP SAFA region.

"Our coach of 2004 has taken his club from the backstreets of the Mbekweni township, winning the Castle League, and then went on to national championship winning every game in the national tournament. With his team of local township footballers coupled with a blend of youngsters from other areas, he put together a football ensemble that had an unbeatable look about it," the announcer said.

He added: "At the national tournament he lost three players to Premier Soccer League clubs. His team however sparkled, playing an entertaining brand of kwaito football."

Meyer who has coached the team for the past three years is described as "one of the hardest working coaches who sees his players as young men who must become outstanding citizens. Discipline and dedication is his main coaching terminology."

Since their establishment in 1990, Mbekweni Sundowns has achieved several successes: League winners of Paarl Football Association (1991), National winners of Smirnoff League (1992), Runners-up National Sparletta Competition (1994), Winners of the Novel Ford Easter Tournament (1998), Winners of the Toyota League (2000), Runners-up in Castle League (2002), winners of the Paarl FA competition (2003), and winners of the Castle League (2004).

The club could not have reached these heights however, was it not for sponsorship of Omnicar in Paarl. The commitment and dedication with which Dennis Minitzer and his company has supported Mbekweni Sundowns the last couple of years has played a huge role in the team's success.

The dream of every player in a team like Mbekweni Sundowns is to represent their country in the 2010 World Cup Soccer Tournament which will be hosted in SA. Their victory this year is already part of the Sundowns-team's dream towards 2010.

MEMBERS of the Tygerberg Honda Quad team concluded a very successful season recently by receiving numerous awards.

The local racers who received awards at the CSMX club are Hano Mans (1st mini-quad), Andrew Matchitt (1st kids junior quads), Shana Mans (1st senior kids quads), Riki Mans (2nd women's class), Ockert Mans (3rd open class, 1st master's class, 3rd overall), IB Mans (2nd open class), Rico Coetzee (2nd master's class, 1st open class, 1st overall), Sakkie Hanekom (1st sportman's class, 2nd overall).

At the prize-giving of the Western Province Motor Club (WPMC) the awards were given to Hano Mans (2nd mini quads), Andrew Matchitt (1st junior kids quads), Shana Mans (3rd senior kids quads), Riki Mans 2nd women's quads), Ockert Mans (1st master's class, 1st open class), IB Mans (1st Pro production class, 2nd open class), Rico Coetzee (2nd Pro production, 3rd open class, 3rd master's class), and Sakkie Hanekom (1st sportman's quads).

Shana (2nd senior kids quads), Riki (3rd women's quads), Ockert (1st master's) and Rico (1st open class) were also honoured during the Western Province ATV Club's (WPATV) prize-giving.

On the Western Province championship log Shana finished first overall in the senior kids class and received her full WP class colours.

Riki took third spot in the women's class, with Ockert finishing third in the open class, first in the master's and second overall. He too received WP colours in the masters category.

IB Mans was crowned WP champioen in the open class and was also first overall, making him the reigning WP champ for 2004. He also received his WP colours.

Rico placed second in the open class and third in the master's while Sakkie Hanekom finished first overall in the WP sportman's class.

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