Cricket league nears its end

Semi-final spots for the Standerton Cricket Business league have been finalised after a month of closely contested round robin fixtures.

Teams were welcomed on the weekend not by the usual bird life on the field and the odd meerkat, but by a burst pipe that made the gravel road towards the pitch quite difficult to navigate.

Secunda beat the Old Boys in the first match of the weekend on 1 August.

The Young Guns beat the Old Boys in the first match on 2 August with New Denmark claiming victory against the Dekalb Rugby club in the second match.

The Young Guns was the surprise unit of the weekend by making easy work of the much favoured Northmec team in the final round robin match.

The log as it stands after the round robin stage:

• Vipers 139 points.

• Northmec 122 points.

• Young Guns 111 points.

• Secunda 110 points.

• New Denmark 93 points.

• Old Boys 77 points.

• Dekalb Rugby 66 points.

With the Vipers through to the trophy final and Northmec qualifying for the one semi-final spot, the Young Guns and Secunda will compete for the final semi-final spot at 1pm on 9 August.

New Denmark has qualified for the plate final and the Old Boys and the Dekalb Rugby Club will compete in the semi-final to determine who will face the New Denmark team in the final.

The semi-final between the Old Boys and the Dekalb Rugby team will take place at 10am on 9 August.

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