Kempton juniors start with a bang

THE junior teams of Kempton Park Cricket Club started the second half of the season with a bang this weekend.

U/8A restricted United to 133/6. Kempton chased the score but came short with 10 runs. Top bowlers taking 2 wickets a piece were Marko van Voorst and Stian Smith.

U/8B1 beat Boksburg by 12 runs. Kempton 145/3. Boksburg 133/5. Luke Scrimgeour 22* off 10 balls,Christopher Bennett 1/9 in 3 overs.

U/8B2 beat United. United 81 runs. Kempton scored the required runs in the 12th over. Ethan Simpson 29 runs, Dino Binks 18 runs, Kaeden Naidu 2/2.

U/10 super league beat Actonville. Kempton 168/3. Actonville was dismissed for 120. Sarel Erasmus (man of the match) scored his maiden 50, retiring on 54*. Shirav Sewsunker 25*, James Mendoza 23 and Jarrod Kyle 23*, Matthew Cowling 2/21, Kyle Botes 2/9 and Jarrod Kyle 2/8.

U/10A beat Daveyton and managed to bowl them out for a mere 45 runs. Matt Moravec, Jordan Southey and Ian Jonker each took 2 wickets. Our batsmen reached their target in the 12th over with Dihan du Toit scoring a beautiful 24 runs, including 3 fours and a six.

U/10B1 Kempton lost to Etwatwa. Aiden Patterson, man of the match, with outstanding fielding, scored 11 runs.

U/12A1 beat Kempton U/12A2 in a local derby.

U/12B1 beat Daveyton. Tristan 2/5 and Liam Renou 27. Man of the Match went to Marcel Broodryk.

U/12B2 won against Tembisa. Man of the match was Connor Winter (38* and 1/10 in 4 overs). He was batsman number 5 after the first three batsmen were all out for ducks.

U/14A1 beat Wattville. Kempton 107 with Hanno Jansen van Vuuren 38 from 30 balls. Wattville was dismissed for 32 runs with JP Du Cruz taking 4/2 in 4 overs.