MARCH 2019 WEEK 10 – TERM 1

The St Charles College 1st XI

spent the weekend in

Pretoria, representing the

Dolphins franchise in the

Cricket South Africa National

Schools T20 competition.

The team started strongly by

beating St Andrews College

from Grahamstown on Friday

afternoon and followed it up

with an excellent performance

against Hoerskool Waterkloof.

On Saturday morning the

Saints came up against

Queens and posted a

massive 205/3, winning the

encounter with a bonus point.

On the Saturday afternoon,

against Paarl Gimnasium, a

remarkable game of school T20 cricket took place. The Saints batted first, scoring 135. The Cobras

representatives chased and were controlling the game, requiring 39 runs off 7 overs with 8 wickets in hand

when the Saints off-spinners entered the bowling attack. The crucial cross-pool match seesawed and

eventually Gimmies needed 2 off 2 balls with 5 wickets in hand. Saints opening bowler, Keegan Crawford,

held his nerve and the game resulted in a tie; a Super Over ensued. Paarl batted first and scored 17/1,

smashing the last two balls for 6. Saints sent in Madande and Madhevere, the latter hitting 3 consecutive

boundaries and giving the Saints some hope. Off the last ball, St Charles College required 3 to win; the

batsmen ran 2 and got run out by a whisker on the third.

A tied Super Over! The tournament rules dictated that in the event of a Super Over tie the team who hit the

most boundaries would be declared the winner, thus St Charles College won 16-14 on boundaries and

booked their place in the final. The large crowd, including many Old Boys studying at Tuks, witnessed one

of the most amazing T20 finishes they will see. Spare a thought for Paarl Gim, a school with a very proud

history, who also lost on the last ball of a Super Over against St Stithians the day before.

It was an All-Saints final on Sunday, St Charles College representing the Dolphins vs St Stithians College

representing the Lions franchise. The Saints from Maritzburg, after losing the toss and being asked to bowl,

got off to the perfect start with two electric, full length diving catches in the first 6 overs. St Stithians kept

grinding and managed to get to 123 in their allotted overs. St Charles College would have been pleased at

the change of innings but for the first time this summer their batting let them down and they were all out for

70. Credit must go to the St Stithians bowlers who were superb on the day, Man of the Match Liam

McCarthy getting 4/14 to help his school lift the National trophy for the fourth time.

That brings the curtain down on a historic summer of cricket for St Charles College, not the fairy-tale

ending, but congratulations to a team who won 21 consecutive matches and made it through to the schools

National T20 Final.

St Charles College make National Cricket Final

SCORES IN BRIEF

St Charles College 170/6 (Login 53 off 31) St Andrews College 153/8 (Madande 3/33) St Charles College won by 17 runs Man of the Match: Jason Login from SCC St Charles College 141/6 (Twycross 61 off 55) Waterkloof 125/10 (Madhevere 3/32) St Charles College won by 16 runs Man of the Match: James Twycross from SCC St Charles College 205/3 (Madhevere 65 off 30, Madande 48 off 33) Queens 115/9 (Crawford 3/13, Spangenberg 3/30) St Charles College won by 90 runs Man of the Match: Wesley Madhevere from SCC

This past weekend, our Saints teams played in their first Winter Sport fixtures of the season against

Michaelhouse. Thank you to our Duncan Andrew, Martin Ashworth and Grant Evans (Grade 11) for sharing

their pictures with us.

St Charles College 135/10 Paarl Gim 135/5 Match Tied Super Over Paarl Gim 17/1 St Charles College 17/1 Super Over Tied St Charles College won on most boundaries FINAL St Stithians College 123/7 St Charles College 70/10 St Stithians won by 53 runs Player of the Tournament: Wesley Madhevere from SCC Bowler of the Tournament: Clive Madande from SCC

Winter Sport vs Michaelhouse

Photo courtesy of Grant Evans

Photo courtesy of Martin Ashworth

Photos courtesy of Duncan Andrew

On Wednesday evening our 1st Hockey

team played in a warm up fixture against

an Old Boys team. After an action-

packed and exciting game, the Old Boys

walked away victorious with the score

reading 4 – 2 at the final whistle.

This past week saw the Prep cricket teams play against Highbury. On Wednesday afternoon the U11C team

restricted Highbury to 112 for 7 in 20 overs. The U11Cs then chased down the score in the 18th over to win by

4 wickets. The 6th side posted 117 for 9 with Matthew McKinnell top scoring for the team with 46 runs. The Prep

boys then restricted their Highbury counterparts to 92 for 3 to win by 25 runs. The Saints 5th team scored 144 for

4 with Ross Houghting scoring 37 runs. The 5ths then bowled out Highbury 5th team for 74 runs which gave

them a 70 run victory. Both Nicanor Pillay and Thabiso Ngubane took 3 wickets apiece. The 4th eleven bowled

first and restricted their Highbury opponents to 83 for 9. Raphael Ajibade took 4 wickets for 20 runs. The Prep

boys then chased down the score to win by 3 wickets. Athenkosi Qumo top scored with 30 runs.

The Colts remained unbeaten throughout the term, beating Highbury by 8 wickets in their final fixture. The Colts

bowled Highbury out for 100 runs. Lwandle Mzila took a hat-trick and end with figures of 4 wickets for 18 runs

and Covhan Baatjies chipped in with 3 wickets for 16 runs. The Saints boys then easily chased down the score

with Trent Chubb ending on 42 runs not out and Chuhal Pillay on 40 runs not out.

Other outstanding performances this past week: Antoni Wellmann scored 31 runs Cohen Cameron scored 30 runs Connor Vogt scored 34 runs

Well done to all our Prep cricket players this past term on some great individual and team

performances. – Mr Chad Barron

Prep Cricket vs Highbury

1st XI Hockey vs Old Boys

Our Junior Primary boys braved the rainy weather yesterday morning for their Mini Gala. We are so proud

of the boys for swimming their hearts out and for cheering on their friends. Well done boys!

Junior Primary Mini Gala

Prep 1st XV vs St Andrews

On Thursday our Prep 1st XV

welcomed St Andrews from

Grahamstown on to campus for an

afternoon of rugby.

“On Friday 15 March 2019, a group of Saints boys and I went

with Outreach and Mrs Joubert to visit some children.

This was a wonderful experience. We arrived and

immediately felt the joy and excitement that was radiated by

the children. Conversing with a five year old was the most

memorable. They were very keen to share about their

experience in pre-school. In that moment it reminded me of

my time in pre-school. We then had a soccer match where all

the kids were bouncing around in all corners of the field

bursting with energy. We were also able to meet the

dedicated women who are the caretakers of the children.

They showed us their crochet and beadwork skills. As we

were about to leave, we shared a handshake with the kids.

This made sure that the memory and experience of “Indawo

Yethemba” would not fade.“ - Abenathi Sigaba (Grade 11)

President’s Award

Outreach Trip

Photo courtesy of Debby Joubert

In Tuesday mornings Principal‟s assembly,

Deron Peter (Grade 11) received the

Bronze Presidents Award.

As part of the requirements for the award

Deron, over the past three months, has

given 24 hours of community service and

has shown commitment and regular effort to

a sport. During these three months, Deron

was recognised for participating in Soccer,

Basketball, Book Club and Chess Club.

He also took part in an adventurous journey

which included a 28km walk and an

overnight stay, camping and cooking his

own food. Well done Deron!

MIC Night

The Grade 10 Physical Science class dabbled in illusions recently with a

project on Pepper‟s Ghost – an optical illusion often used in theme-parks,

magic shows, theatres and music concerts. The illusion is created by using a

pane of glass or clear plastic and placing it at an angle to the audience,

making sure that the object creating the image is hidden from the viewers.

The audience then sees a reflection of the object superimposed over the

stage. There were some amazing projects created by the boys. The three top

projects were from Kyran Otto, Ryan Betch and Zolani Jama who were in third

place. Seth Kritzinger, Gower Shaw, Joshua Knowles who were in second

place and Cameron Barker, Unako Nowele, Colin Makenge and Pablo

Libombo who were in first place. There were many other brilliant projects but

special acknowledgement must also be given to Dan Builu Monji, Aum

Maharaj, Dylan Weda, Tristan Stielau, Hugo Rennings and Mvuyelwa

Mazibuko. Well done boys. - Physical Science Department

Junior Primary Grandparents Day

Physical Science Experiment

Bursting with excitement, our boys welcomed their Grannies and Grandpas to the Junior Primary earlier this week!

Our JP boys and teachers have been working incredibly hard over the past few weeks, putting together a special show around the theme of „weather‟. Comparing the changing weather to life, it was the perfect theme to help tell their Grandparents that they are their sunshine!

The Grade 4 boys visited

St John‟s D.S.G. yesterday

to learn all about the history

of their school.

The girls rapped the history

to the boys and then took

them on a tour of their

school explaining all about

how it has developed to

what it is today.

We had a lovely morning

out learning all about their

lovely school.

– Mrs Philippa Nipper

Scrummies Easter Family Picnic

Grade 4 Outing to St John’s D.S.G.

On Thursday morning, our boys from Scrummies invited their families to join them at school for a special Easter picnic. The morning included a hunt in and around the Pre-Primary School for Easter Bunny cardboard cut-outs, which were later redeemed for delicious chocolate eggs. It was a lovely opportunity for families to enjoy some quality and light-hearted time together.

Congratulations to Hugo Rennings

who placed 2nd

overall in the

half-swim at the last Mudman for this

year and to Pepijn Rennings who

placed 5th

overall. The event took

place at Midmar dam on 17 March.

Grade 0 Dads and Lads Cricket

Congratulations also to Ross

Palframan and Greg Palframan who

placed 2nd and 5th respectively

overall in the aQuelle Mudman

(Dirtman) this past weekend!

Mudman News Congratulations to

Duncan Muir (Grade

4) who participated in

the aQuelle Mudman

this past weekend.

Competing in the

Dirtman, Duncan

completed a 10km

ride and a 2.5km run.

Duncan won the U10

category and placed

17th

overall out of

about 100

competitors.

On Wednesday, 27 March,

Rhodes University will

be visiting St Charles College to

talk to our Grade 12s.

This will take place during our cultural lesson

and parents are welcome to attend.

Don’t forget to swipe your MySchool and

Makro cards.

It is an easy way to raise funds for the

College.

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