As Dolphins franchise winners of the CSA Schools T20 Challenge competition, after beating Hilton in the KZN Coastal/Inland final, Kearsney travelled to Tuks in Pretoria to represent the Dolphins Franchise at the 2020 CSA National Franchise Finals against the best of the Cobras, Lions, Knights, Warriors and Titans and CSA Focus Schools.

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In this TeamPhotoSA image: Kearsney College in Pretoria standing from left Aryan Sewsanker, Matthew McMurray, Louis Nel, Nhlakanipho Ngubane, Rubin Rheeder, Asande Nyawose, Dean Gibbs, Dylan Hulett, Dingalethu Gwarube; front Andre van Zyl (manager), Joshua Stocks, Jared Uys (v/c), Jordan Gregory (coach), Cade Carmichael (capt), Jean-Luc Talbot, Peter Kirsten (manager).

The Kearsney team acquitted themselves extremely well against the best from the other provinces, playing 5 matches, winning 3 and losing 2, to finish 4^th overall in the competition.

A highlight of the tournament was Kearsney’s impressive victory over eventual champions Waterkloof on the final day of the competition.

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Cade Carmichael was Kearsney’s leading run scorer, amassing 173 runs during the competition, while left-arm seamer Matthew McMurray was the leading wicket taker with 9 wickets in the tournament.

Clifton end Kearsney’s 1st XI’s 10-match winning streak

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Kearsney vs Glenwood cricket thriller

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Cade averaged 43.5 with a strike rate of 154 for the T20s this weekend.

 

KEARSNEY RESULTS

Day 1:

Graeme College (Coastal Focus Franchise): 111/7 (McMurray 2/19; Gibbs 2/20)

Kearsney: 112/3 (Nel 30; Talbot 29 n.o.)

Kearsney won by 7 wickets

Matt McMurray won the Man of the Match Award

 

Grey High (Warriors Franchise): 137/8 (Gibbs 4/19; Nyawose 2/11)

Kearsney: 102 all out

Kearsney lost by 35 runs

 

Day 2:

Kearsney: 100 all out (Carmichael 47)

SACS (Cobras Franchise): 106/6 (Stocks 2/18; McMurray 2/23)

Kearsney lost by 4 wickets

 

Queens High School (Inland Focus Franchise): 127/7 (Nyawose 2/27)

Kearsney 131/3 (Carmichael 75 n.o.)

Kearsney won by 7 wickets

Cade Carmichael won the Man of the Match Award

 

Day 3:

Kearsney 150/8 (Carmichael 37)

Waterkloof (Titans Franchise): 112/9 (McMurray 3/15)

Kearsney won by 38 runs

Matt McMurray won the Man of the Match Award

 

Final placings:

1              Hoërskool Waterkloof (Titans Franchise)

2              SACS (Cobras Franchise)

3              St Stithians (Lions Franchise)

4              Kearsney College (Dolphins Franchise)

5              Grey High School (Warriors Franchise)

6              St Andrews (Bloemfontein) (Knights Franchise)

7              Queens High School (Inland Focus Franchise)

8              Graeme College (Coastals Focus Franchise)