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
231/8