The annual Glenwood High School U13 Cricket Festival took take place 23 – 24 February 2018.  The festival took on the 20/20 format. Attached is the pools and the results of the logs.
Sixteen teams from in and around the greater Durban area played in the festival, they were: Amanzimtoti, Athlone Park, Brighton Beach, Crawford La Lucia, Curro Hillcrest, Drakensberg, Glenwood Prep, Manor Gardens, Northdene Prep, Pelham, Penzance, Port Shepstone Country Club, RPC, Regional Performance Centre, Southern Natal Cricket Union, Umhlali Prep and Uthukela Sport Academy.
Three rounds were played on Friday 23 February. On Saturday 24 February the play-offs, semi-finals and finals took place.
The semi-finals took place between Glenwood Prep and Pelham and the other semi-final between Penzance and Amanzimtoti.
Amanzimtoti Primary and Glenwood Prep played the final. Glenwood Prep won with 142 runs.
The final place log is as follow:
1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Glenwood Prep
2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Amanzimtoti Primary
3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Penzance Primary
4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Pelham Primary
5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Umhlali Primary
6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Port Shepstone Country Club
7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Curro Hillcrest
8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Crawford La Lucia
9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â RPC U13
10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Athlone Park Primary
11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Uthukela Sports Academy
12Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Manor Gardens Primary
13Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Drakensberg Primary
14Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Northdene Prep
15Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Southern Natal Cricket Union
16Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Brighton Beach Snr Primary
Thank you to our generous sponsors: PUMA, Kookaburra, Parmalat, aQuellé.
Mthokozisi Shezi (Old Boy 2005) – Dolphins Player – was the special guest at the prize giving.
The three players who received awards for their overall talent and potential were:
Best Batsman of the Festival: Romashan Pillay (Athlone Park), 321 runs scored
Bowler of the Festival: Slade Locke (Glenwood Prep), 9 wickets
Best All Rounder of the Festival: Tristan Rossouw (Glenwood Prep) 164 runs and 9 wickets
Well done to all those who participated and we look forward to another great festival next year.
Photographer: Michael Bairstow (Marketing)
Team photos by Andries Erasmus (Classic Portraits – 082 773 1459)
Photo on top:Â U/13 Cricket Festival Team
Photo above from left to right: Tristan Rossouw (Glenwood Prep), Slade Locke (Glenwood Prep) and Romashan Pillay (Athlone Park).
Photo above:Â Glenwood Prep