Season: 2019/2020
Excelsior I vs Wemmershoek I
A fantastic win for Excelsior I! They are flying! Stunning, hard work and a brilliant start to 2020!
The match started on a sunny Franschoek day on 11 January 2020. The Wemmershoek I won the toss and elected to field first.
Excelsior I started off well with S Sederman and Y Johnson dominating the proceedings, batting straight through to reach an opening partnership of 282. Y Johnson falling first, 4 short of a brilliant century. S Sederman followed soon after on 149. At this stage, the score was 283/2 after the 38 overs. The onslaught carried on with J Schreuder reaching 62. Excelsior I finished on 414/5 after the allotted 50 overs.
Wemmershoek I started off poorly losing their first wicket on 11 runs. They did not show much resistance as the Excelsior I team knocked them over for a mere 82 runs. A triple nelson win for Excelsior I. Well done, boys!
The unstoppable force of the Excelsior I team was too much for the Wemmershoek team. The match was played in great spirit and we wish them well.
414/5 vs 82 Excelsior II vs Drakenstein EDU
A tough day in the office for Excelsior II.
Excelsior II batted first and Drakenstein EDU had the upper hand early when Excelsior II lost their first 3 wickets with the score on 15. The Excelsior II team lost wickets on a regular basis with K Poole the only batsman to show resistance with a score of 44. The total ended on 123 all out.
It was a tough task to defend 123 against the current log leaders and with 41 extras, the Drakenstein EDU team successfully chased the total by the 22nd over.
123 vs 124/2 
145 vs 147/6 Excelsior I vs Saron I
The boys did it again! Another win under the belt. 3 in 3 and going strong.
The day started with Saron been put in to bat. Their opening pair started well. After drinks, Excelsior 1 fought back and limited Saron’s run rate and piling on the pressure. Saron ended with 239 runs on the board and feeling somewhat confident.
After the break, Excelsior started well with the top three scoring freely and putting the Saron bowlers under pressure. A great stand between S Sederman (36) and J Schreuder (55) putting on a 104 run partnership. The match ended with Excelsior getting over the line in the 47th over with 1 wicket to spare. A bit close for some, but a win is a win.
241/9 vs 239/8 Excelsior II vs Wemmershoek
Close, but no cigar…
Excelsior II came close to beating Wemmershoek on a good batting pitch. Both teams scored freely with W Collins (81), R van Wyn (51), D Kleinhans (50), T Raziet (54) all getting half-centuries in the match.
Unfortunately, Excelsior II fell 20 runs short. Better luck next time, boys.
231/8 vs 251 Excelsior II vs Wolseley
The pundits onsite claim that the conditions are a bit overcast.
A tough day for the boys. Wolseley dominating the match from the get-go and claims the top spot in the league after this win.
126 vs 323/5