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Bam stars for Avion chairman’s side

Avion batted first and scored 237/10.

COURTNEY Bam was the star of Avion Park Cricket Club’s victory over Bakerton in the chairman’s league at the weekend.

Playing at Hoërskool Jeugland, Bam scored 123 runs and took 4/32 in four overs, which included a hat-trick.

Avion batted first and scored 237/10 in 29 overs.

Bakerton were bowled out for 194/10 in 29 overs, giving Avion a 43-run win.

Other Avion players who did well were Anton Botha (40), Jurian Pienaar (35) and Devon Pienaar (3/25 in 5 overs).

The junior results were:

Avion 1 u-8 Carnival League lost to Actonville by nine wickets. Avion 72/1. Actonville 73/1. Evan Mulligan 31* and 0/9, Ruan van Eeden 0/3.

Avion 2 u-8 Carnival League lost to Alberton by 64 runs. Alberton 115/1. Avion 2 51/8.

Avion u-10 Impala League beat Boksburg by six wickets. Boksburg 147/7. Avion 148. Shaun Nash 85* and 2/24, Jonathan Ramsey 43, Marnus Otto 1/12.

Avion u-10 Sun 1 beat Actonville by nine runs. Avion 167/2. Actonville 158/6. Edrich de Klerk 27*, Jaimi Coertse 52, Jaydon Vermeulen 25, Tarquin van der Berg 21.

Avion u-10 Sun 2 beat Alberton by nine wickets. Alberton 157/9. Avion 158/1. DeLuca Martini 50*, Christopher Baartman 49*, Juan Blom 2/29, Jeandre Buitendag 2/17, Louis Pieterse 2/6.

Avion u-12 Impala lost to Boksburg by 42 runs. Boksburg 187/5. Avion 145/8. Corne Leimcke 2/24, Handrè van Eck 1/21 and 37, Ethan Joubert 1/21, Llewelyn Steenberg 40.

Avion u-12 Sun League lost to Benoni by six wickets. Avion 81/9. Benoni 83/4. Wiehann Smith 36, Helgard Stadler 4/15.

Avion u-14 beat KwaThema by 31 runs. Avion 173/9. KwaThema 142/10. Daniel-Luke van Zyl 59*, Gerhard Cremer 30 and 3/12, Dean Nel 2/15.

Avion Colts lost their derby against Kempton by eight wickets. Avion 227/7. Ethan Gower 61*, Zander Smith 44.

Kempton got the score with two wickets down.

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