The Southern Superstars beat the Eastern Warriors on day two of Cricket South Africa’s Cubs Week in Stellenbosch on Thursday.
Gysbert Wege and Riley Norton were the top run-scorer and wicket-taker, respectively, for the Southern Superstars. Jean Upman shone with bat and ball for the Eastern Warriors.
The Coastal Conquerors beat the Western Legends. Conquerors batsman Romashan Pillay struck the highest score of the 2022 Cubs Week en route to 163.
The Central Gladiators beat the Northern Champions. David Teeger top-scored for the Central Gladiators. The Northern Champions lost despite Leo Sadler’s second four-wicket haul of the 2023 Cubs Week.
2023 Cubs Week, day two – summarised scores
- Southern Superstars 292/9: Gysbert Wege 69, Raees Salie 58, Abdullah Bayoumy 31, Riley Norton 29; Jean Upman 2/35, Olwakhe Goqorza 2/42, Esa Gangat 2/60;
- Eastern Warriors 243: Jean Upman 87, Tre Gilbert 46, Olwakhe Goqorza 32, Russell Petersen 28; Riley Norton 3/30, Juan James 2/52, Abdullah Bayoumy 2/55. Southern Superstars won by 49 runs.
- Western Legends 315/5: Joe Meyer 91, Corne Prinsloo 68 not out, Naziel Adams 45, GJ Maree 37; Jake Carstens 2/39, Aryan Gopalan 2/57;
- Coastal Conquerors 316/9: Romashan Pillay 163, Blake Simpson 59; Naziel Adams 2/25, Rico Fryer 2/36, Darion Rabie 2/43, Corné Prinsloo 2/45. Coastal Conquerors won by one wicket.
- Northern Champions 231 all out: Christiaan du Toit 55, Divan Engelbrecht 37, Dewan Marais 35, Leo Sadler 29; Christopher King 3/28, Sipho Potsane 2/42, Dean Bacher 2/56;
- Central Gladiators 232/4: David Teeger 72, Richard Seletswane 63 not out, Lhuandre Pretorius 40; Leo Sadler 4/51. Central Gladiators won by six wickets.
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 – Friday, 6 January
- Eastern Warriors v Coastal Conquerors
- Central Gladiators v Southern Superstars
- Western Legends v Northern Champions