The Southern Superstars lost to the Northern Champions on day one of Cricket South Africa’s Cubs Week in Stellenbosch on Wednesday.
Shelton Ngobeni and Leo Sadler starred for the Northern Champions. Abdullah Bayoumy and Raees Salie were the top run-scorer and wicket-taker, respectively for the Southern Superstars.
The Central Gladiators beat the Coastal Conquerers. Lhuandre Pretorius struck a century and Thabiso Ndlela took four wickets for the Gladiators.
Eastern Warriors lost to the Western Legends despite Daniel Ristow’s 88 not out and Tyler Stagg’s three wickets.
2023 Cubs Week, day one – summarised scores
- Northern Champions 273 all out: Shelton Ngobeni 81, Dewan Marais 56, Leo Sadler 32, Christiaan du Toit 26; Raees Salie 3/40, Riley Norton 2/39, Liyema Waqu 2/48;
- Southern Superstars 203: Abdullah Bayoumy 44, Raees Salie 40, Gysbert Wege 31, Leo Sadler 4/27, Hernus Marais 3/31. Northern Champions won by 70 runs.
- Coastal Conquerors 255/9: Jake Carstens 59 not out, Ross Boast 52, Aryan Gopalan 37, Ntando Zuma 29, Jason Muirhead 24; David Teeger 3/33, Kyle Glennistor 2/47, Christopher King 2/58;
- Central Gladiators 258/5 : Lhuandre Pretorius 126 not out, Reuben du Toit 52, Richard Seletswane 34; Thabiso Ndlela 4/64. Central Gladiators won by five wickets.
- Western Legends 273/8: Ludwich Schuld 57, Naziel Adams 43, GJ Maree 34, Sello Sissing 33, Corne Prinsloo 33; Tyler Stagg 3/59, Jean Upman 2/29, Daniel Ristow 2/47;
- Eastern Warriors 260: (Daniel Ristow 88 not out, Russel Petersen 45, Ben van der Merwe 24, Jean Upman 22; Dakalo Leketa 3/56, Sicelo Matayi 2/37. Western Legends won by 13 runs.
Cubs Week teams and players – provinces they represent
- Southern Superstars – Western Province, Boland, South Western Districts
- Central Gladiators – Gauteng, Mpumalanga
- Western Legends – North West, Northern Cape, Free State
- Coastal Conquerors – KwaZulu-Natal, KwaZulu-Natal Inland
- Eastern Warriors – Eastern Province, Border
- Northern Champions – Northers, Easterns, Limpopo
Cubs Week fixtures – Thursday, 5 January
- Coastal Conquerors v Western Legends
- Southern Superstars v Eastern Warriors
- Northern Champions v Central Gladiators