Kempton’s premier XI side marches on

KEMPTON Park Cricket Club’s premier team continued their perfect start to the season making it five from five with a convincing seven-wicket victory over Actonville away on Sunday.

Actonville batted first and could only muster 93 all out in 29 overs on the typical low and slow wicket. Gareth Harte was the pick of the bowlers returning the skipper’s faith with new ball as he roped in his best figures for the club with 5/17.

He was backed up well by fellow fast bowlers David Jacobs (3/27) and Gavin Ralph (2/22).

Kempton went out all guns blazing and secured the bonus point victory by reaching the target of 94 in 14 overs with three wickets down. Casey Arnold (34) and Carel Botha (26) ensured that the victory was secured before lunch.

Kempton have now made it five from five bonus point victories. Kempton face their toughest test yet this Sunday when they welcome defending league champions, Benoni Northerns, to Barnard Stadium.

The promotion league side travelled to Benoni to face their fierce rivals at Northerns in a highly anticipated game which whimpered out to a fairly disappointing end with the game being marred by some very questionable umpiring decisions.

Kempton won the toss and elected to bat first on a very flat looking deck. This proved to be a very good choice as the wicket played anything but the way all players thought. Kempton were skittled out for a very poultry 104 in 31 overs with only Wynand Hefer (27) and skipper Lee Coetzee (17) showing any resistance to the Benoni bowling line up.

Kempton knew they would have to come out and hit good areas from ball one to make any contest of the game. Kempton opened the bowling with off spinner Dean Visser and this move payed off handsomely as the young offie returned figures of 6/19 in 9.1 overs as Kempton dismissed Benoni for 64 in 19.1 overs.

The director’s A side defeated Springs Old Boys by one wicket. SOB scored 245/9 in 46 overs with Steven Rossouw (4/32) and Milen Goev (2/42) the top bowlers.

Kempton made 246/9 with Don Mackay (64) and Chris Grant (53) the best batsmen.

The director’s B side defeated CBC by 117 runs. Kempton scored 299/9 (Thomas Ndimande 105). CBC were all out for 182. Shoaib Musa took 3/45.

It was also a good weekend for Kempton’s senior sides as all five Sunday teams recorded victories.

Juniors

KEMPTON Junior Cricket had a good weekend with most of its teams recording wins.

U/8A beat Vosloorus by 53 runs. Kempton batted first and scored 148/6 with Vincenzo Ambrosi scoring 19 and Rihal Kissun 16.

Vosloorus were bowled out for 95 with Stian Smith taking 2/0.

U/8B2 lost to Bakerton by eight wickets. Kempton batted first and scored 121/6 with Troy Gordon scoring 25 and Tristan Westman 20*.

Bakerton reached the target in the 22 over with Troy Gordon taking 1/7 and Tristan Westman 1/14.

U/10 super league beat Duduza by seven wickets. Duduza batted first and scored 116/5 with Divan de Vries taking 2/10 off four overs.

Kempton reached the target comfortably with Jacques Naude getting 48 runs.

U/10 A2 beat Daveyton by 123 runs. Kempton batted first and scored 189/4 with Kayden Dickinson scoring 46*, Aiden Patterson 32* and Marno Gerber 31.

Daveyton were bowled out for 66 with Joshua James taking 4/5 in two overs.

U/12 super league beat United by seven wickets. United batted first and scored 133/5 with Dwyne Green taking 2/21.

Kempton reached the total in the 23rd over with Liam le Grange scoring 57*, Devon Joyce 20* and Kyle Botes 20.

U/12A1 beat Springs Old Boys at the KwaThema festival by 22 runs. Kempton batted first and scored 75/7 in eight overs with Jason Dickinson scoring 26 and Daniel Wilken 21.

SOB reached 53/6 in their allotted overs with Wayne Francis taking 2/7 and Joshua Hutcheon 2/0.

U/12B1 played the U/12B2 team in a local derby game. U/12B1 won by three wickets with Lucian Voster scoring 48 runs and Jacques van der Merwe taking a hat-trick.