Laerskool Kruinsig U9 team wins Easterns league

Laerskool Kruinsig’s U9A cricket team emerged as champions of the Easterns Primary Schools Cricket League, on October 22.

In the Kempton Park division final on September 9, Laerskool Kruinsig U9s faced Laerskool Impala.
Batting first, Impala scored 104 all out in 18.4 overs.

JayJay Bezuidenhout claimed three wickets for 11 runs in 3.4 overs, while Luwan Mulder took two wickets for 13 runs in four overs.

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Kruinsig chased the target, scoring 105 for seven in 14.4 overs to win by three wickets.

Stiaan van Rooyen contributed 33 runs off 35 balls, Gerhard Knoetze added 17 off 16 balls, and Dehan Burger finished unbeaten on eight off 10 balls, with Jayden Walker scoring the winning runs and ending on seven not out from six balls.

In the semi-final held on October 17, Kruinsig competed against Laerskool Die Arend from Brakpan.

Die Arend batted first and were bowled out for 27 runs in the eighth over.

Mulder took four wickets for five runs in three overs, while Bezuidenhout took three wickets for 16 runs in three overs.

Marcell Moolman also added a wicket.

Kruinsig comfortably chased the target in 5.1 overs, scoring 29 for two to win by eight wickets.

Handre Cronje top-scored with 17 not out off 14 balls, with Edrich van de Pypenkamp contributing three runs off six balls.

In the final on October 22 Kruinsig faced a strong Laerskool Randhart team from Alberton.

Randhart batted first, posting a score of 91 for eight in their 20 overs.

Bezuidenhout took two wickets for 10 runs in four overs, and Noah Stolz picked up two wickets for 13 runs in three overs.

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Mulder, Cronje, and Van de Pypenkamp each took a wicket, and excellent fielding from Sion Smith and Van Rooyen resulted in a key run-out.

Kruinsig chased down the target with a score of 93 for six in 18.4 overs, winning by four wickets.

Cronje led with 19 runs off 18 balls, followed by Noah Stolz with 14 off 21 balls and Mulder with 10 off 22 balls.

The team attributed their success to strong teamwork and expressed gratitude to their coach, Jurian Pienaar, and Werner Botha, the cricket organiser at Laerskool Kruinsig, for their dedication and support, which helped make this season memorable and successful.