PHOTO: Jan Potgieter, Aubrey van Renen and Seph Oosthuizen. Merensky High School congratulates Messrs Seph Oosthuizen, Aubrey van Renen and Jan Potgieter who recently passed the level 1 cricket umpiring course presented by the Limpopo cricket union. This qualification enables them to join the Limpopo cricket union when the season starts.

Aubrey van Renen, krieket-afrigter van Plasieland se o.15-span, is onlangs vereer deur die Phoenix krieketklub in Tzaneen met twee toekennings: beste kolwer van die jaar en beste speler van die jaar. Die Phoenix-klub spog ook as wenners van die 2017 promosie-liga.

In an exceptionally good week on the pitch, Merensky’s first team enjoyed a hat trick by winning against Nkowankowa, The Oaks and Phalaborwa. The u.15 boys took their lead in their game against Hoërskool Montana on Saturday, 11 February. The Plasies enjoyed home ground advantage scoring 200 runs after 50 overs. Gerhardus Fourie and Rinus Jacobs took the lead with 3 wickets each. Montana could only manage 135 runs and bowed the knee to the Plasies who were victorious with 65 runs. Mubin Patel scored 67 runs, Jaden Rheeder 46 runs (not out) and Rinus Jacobs 30 runs.