The Premier XI got off to a winning start in the time cricket with an outright win over Wits.
Wits 1st innings 101/10 K.Metzer 5/19 Maila 2/19
Old Ed’s 194/9 Sheik 73 (56), Du Toit 48 (49)
Wits 56/5 Gilchrist 3/6
Eighteen-year old #SA20 debutant Lhuan-dre Pretorius struck 97 off 51 balls as the Paarl Royals cruised to a nine-wicket win against the Sunrisers Eastern Cape. #PRvSEC
Congratulations to GM Old Edwardians beating Marks Park Thistles by 6 wickets to win Premier Men’s Jozi Cup T20 at Wanderers Stadium.
Marks Park Thistles 164/10 Sheik 4/32, van Buuren 2/23, Farrell 2/24.
GM Old Edwardians 170/4 Timmers 78* (41), Van Buuren 73 (33).
@ThatsSoVillage Nelson Mandela lived five hundred meters from our ground and regularly two Puma helicopters would land on the field delivering him home stopping games for fifteen minutes
Congratulations to Nqabayomzi Peter on becoming Old Edwardians next Protea cricketer. He debuted with 2/32 against West Indies at Sabina Park. Wishing you a long illustrious international career with the ball and lots more magic on the Alan Lawson Oval.
Lhuandre Pretorius has been named in the ICC team of the Under 19 CWC. This Old Edwardian cricketer was South Africa’s top run scorer in the tournament in which SA reached the semi-final.
Old Edwardians has been hosting the U19 Tri-Series between South Africa, India and Afghanistan. The final plays off between an unbeaten Indian side and South Africa today.
There has been a weather delay but hoping to get started in a bit.
Come and support our boys!
Our third Old Edwardian to be playing in the 2024 U19 Cricket World Cup is Kian Hilton, who has been drafted into the Ireland squad. Congratulations Kian in joining South Africa’s captain David Teeger and big hitting Lhuandre Pretorius in the tournament.
SA1 made it 7/7 as they dominated Khosa today.
GM Old Edwardians 344/4 Meyer 102 (82), Hilton 80 (60) & MvB 66 (21)
Khosa 81/10 R.Metzer 3/32, K.Metzer 3/16
Bonus point win!
It’s been eight years since a player at the club scored a double ton and in three weeks we have had two. Congratulations to Joshua Lang who scored 210* (138) on Sunday to power his Presidents side to their time game win against Glenvista. Majestic.
Well done to SA1 beating Lenasia by 8 wickets. Lenasia 108/10 R. van Buuren 3/9. GM Old Edwardians 105/2 Pretorius 54 (19), Johnson 23 (20), Schaper 20* (8).
SA2 lost to Puntan Hills and our Ladies Premier won by default.
Congratulations to our Premier XI beating KES 1st XI by 14 runs on Sunday. GM Old Ed’s 284/3 in 40. Lang 88 (98), Pretorius 65* (28), De Bruyn 56 (57).
KES 270/10. Teeger 69 (62), Goosen 65 (63). R.Metzer 3/45, M.Ritchie 2/28.