Day 7 - Final match

Due to some heavy rain in the region overnight the matches were delayed to a 2pm start. This gave us the chance to get out and visit Bayworld Oceanrium. This was a real treat for the team, and we arrived in time for the seal and penguin show. The show was entertaining and educational at the same time. We also spent some time walking around the snake park and museum.

It was then on to Westering Primary for lunch and the final match of the tour. The delay meant that the matches had to be shortened to 30 overs, which was not too bad, as it still gave us the chance to give as many people an opportunity as possible. As has become somewhat of a tradition on u11 tours, the A team consisted only of Grade five boys and the B team was mainly Grade 4's with the left over Grade 5 boys making up the 11.

In the B team game, Bridge House batted first and scored a staggering 154 runs. Contributions worth mentioning came from James Boyes - 19, Tom Hando - 27 and Jack Crowther - 28. We then went in to bowl and thanks to some disciplined bowling, managed to bowl Westering out for 30 runs. Jacques Saayman picked up 2 for 4 runs, Jean van der Westhuyzen 2 for 9 runs and Sid Gray managed to pick up 2 for 5 runs. James Boyes picked up 3 wickets for just 8 runs in his 2 overs. The end result was that we won by 124 runs. A fantastic way to end off the tour.

In the A team game Westering Primary batted first and scored 138 runs in their 30 overs. Douglas Kerkmann was the pick of the bowlers with 3 wickets. He was well supported by Cameron Shepherd - 2 for 6 runs and Luca Schwarte - 2 for 7 runs. Bridge House then went in to bat and got off to a cracking start with a run rate of 4 runs per over in the first 10 overs. However, in the end we just lost too many wickets and couldn't keep up with the required run rate. The end result was that we lost by 32 runs.

Final tour Statistics:

A team - Played 5 won 4 lost 1

B team - Played 5 won 3 lost 2

Well done to all the boys for their fantastic efforts and the way in which they have carried themselves throughout the tour.

Tomorrow sees us travel to Oudtshoorn for the final night of the tour and a chance to relax and have some fun as a squad.