Cricket | Ground Breaking Trophy For Beaufort West

Beaufort West Cricket Club on Saturday recorded a ground breaking trophy victory for cricket in the Central Karoo.

Duncan Scheepers, the captain of Beaufort West, received the trophy as winners of the Reserve Division 2 competition from Mr Micheal Eksteen (the President of SWD Cricket)

Beaufort West (219/9) defeated Sussex ‘B’ (218 all out) in a pulsating Reserve Division 2 final at the REC Ground by one wicket with one ball to spare.

The big hero for Beaufort West was Carlton Rasmus who scored a magnificent unbeaten 111* (85 balls; 7x6; 7x4) to take his team over the line.

Carlton Ramus, the hero of Beaufort West, with Pieter Stuurman (Club & Facilities Coordinator of SWDC).

For Sussex it was a heart-braking defeat after they scored a competitive 218.  The D’Almeida based club was also the runners-up in the Premier League.

The summarised scorecard is:

Beaufort West vs Sussex B

SUSSEX B 218 all out - 38 overs (Bradley Fillies 45, Hein Jacobs 36,

Matthew Balindlela 27, Kurt Morkel 3/36, Carlton Rasmus 2/41, Tariq Murray 2/43, Brent Charmers 2/44) BEAUFORT WEST 219/9 - 39.5 overs (Carlton Rasmus 111*, Kurt Morkel 28, Chad Mono 3/33, Kiano Witbooi 3/52)

Beaufort West won by 1 wicket

Beaufort West Cricket Club – the winners of the Six Gun Grill SWD Reserve Division 1 title.

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