Great Start to the 2015/2016 Season for Assupol TuksCricket

Posted on September 28, 2015

On Saturday 26th September, Assupol Tuks 1 played against TUT at TUT. After losing the toss, Tuks 1 bowled first and managed to restrict TUT to 111 in 41.1 overs. Corbin Bosch was the top bowler for Tuks with figures of 9-1-19-5. Tuks won the match with 9 wickets when Aiden Markram (34), Murray Coetzee (43*) and Gerry Pike (37*) got 115/1 in 17.2 overs.

Tuks 2 played against Mamelodi at the Groenkloof Oval,winning the toss and bowling first. Tuks 2 bowled Mamelodi out for 98 in 37.4 overs. David Mogotlane also to 5 wickets over the weekend with figures of 9.4-1-13-5. The Tuks 2 batsmen reached their target in 22 overs scoring 99/1, winning by 9 wickets. Scott Daly (37), Asher Binder (31*) and Francois Louw (8*) scored runs for Tuks 2.

Tuks 3 played against TUT 2 and thanks to centuries by Deon Coertzen (111) and Rheeder van Rooyen (126), Tuks 3 scored 343/7 in 45 overs. The bowlers managed to defend the set target and bowled TUT out for 105 and won the match by 237 runs. Kulani Baloyi was the top bowler with figures of 5-0-26-3.

Tuks 4 bolwed first against Mamelodi 2 on Saturday. The bowlers managed to bowl Mamelodi out for 11 in 24.5 overs where Marnus Lottering (6-0-16-2) and Motheo Sekheto (2.5-0-9-2) took two wickets each. The batsmen reached their target in 18.3 overs and won the match by 10 wickets. James du Toit (76*) and Nsovo Baloyi (28*) scored the runs for Tuks 4.

- Author Blanche Conradie

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