146/9 vs 145 
Recap
A proud winning team! Another bonus point win, but 1 point short of finishing in the top spot in the league.
The Excelsior I team travelled to Paarl to face a formidable second spot Drakenstein EDU team. Needing a bonus-point win to challenge the first placed Wolseley on 32 points and Excelsior I on 31 points.
On an overcast morning, the opposition won the toss and elected to bat first. The Drakenstein team ended with 145 all out in the 34th over with G Petersen contributing a 63 off 56 balls. The Excelsior I bowling destroyer, JP Anthony, finished with bowling figures of 35/4 in his 10 overs.
Our turn to bat and we knew that chasing this score by the 40th over would mean a bonus point for us, but we first focussed on getting ourselves in and just going for the win first. The innings went on well with S Sederman (26 off 24 balls) and D Walbrugh (34 off 70 balls) obtaining the highest runs in the innings, but everyone contributed in our efforts. Partnerships of 41 and 41 between D Walbrugh and A Ras and D Walbrugh and JP Anthony, respectively, stabilised the ship after a few early wickets. 8 runs to go, everything almost went haywire as a flurry of wickets fell. The final few runs were scored with 1 wicket in hand and in the 39th over meaning that the bonus point was obtained.
Well done boys! It has been a great season, unlucky we did not finish top. Hats off to Wolseley, we wish you well in the playoffs. Next season we will come back stronger!
Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25th January 2020 | 10:00 am | Cape Winelands South 50 Overs | 2019/2020 |
Excelsior I
| Batting | Not Out | Innings | Out | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaseer Johnson (Yaya) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| Sergio Sedeman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| Yusuf Khan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 52 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Schreuder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Walbrugh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 70 | 3 | 0 |
| Ali Ras | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| JP Anthony | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Adams | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Marlin Peters | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Slingers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luqmaan Julies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | 22 | ||||||
| Total | 22 | ||||||
| Bowling | econ | Not Out | Innings | Out | BowlSR | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP Anthony | 3.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 4 |
| Ali Ras | 2.78 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7.2 | 1 | 20 | 3 |
| Marlin Peters | 6.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Luqmaan Julies | 7.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Paul Slingers | 5.17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| Nathan Adams | 2.80 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
dse
| Batting | Not Out | Innings | Out | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G Barkly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Q Blankenberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| G Petersen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| K Petersen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| G Boesman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| R Fortuin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Wayne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Elroy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| H Davids | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| L Abrahams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | 22 | ||||||
| Total | 22 | ||||||
| Bowling | econ | Not Out | Innings | Out | BowlSR | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Fortuin | 5.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| G Petersen | 3.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| G Barkly | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Q Blankenberg | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 1 |
| L Abrahams | 1.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| K Petersen | 1.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
| H Davids | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Elroy | 3.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| G Boesman | 4.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 |