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Warriors lose by 34 runs

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Kevin Pietersen and Morne van Wyk scored half-centuries to set the Dolphins up for a 34-run win over the Warriors at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead on Sunday 8 November, to earn a considerable lead at the top of the RAM SLAM T20 standings. Pietersen continued his sensational form as he top-scored with 68 from 44 balls in a Dolphins total of 179 for four, which proved well beyond the Warriors on a surface that was on the low side. Although the visitors made a promising start with Jon-Jon Smuts … [Read more...] about Warriors lose by 34 runs

Warriors in double Ramslam T20 action this weekend

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The Warriors will this weekend face the Cobras in Paarl on Friday and the Dolphins in Durban on Sunday in the RamSlam T20 challenge. After a nailbiting finish in their opening game last weekend which went to a super over and saw the Warriors claw their way back to win, the team will be hoping to consolidate on this performance.  A fine innings from captain Colin Ingram and Andrew Birch in their first RamSlam T20 outing bodes well for the rest of the challenge. An unchanged thirteen man … [Read more...] about Warriors in double Ramslam T20 action this weekend

Vallie just short of century in win over Dolphins

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Port Elizabeth - A career-best score from Yaseen Vallie and three wickets in five balls from Jon-Jon Smuts maintained the Warriors’ unbeaten start to the Momentum One-Day Cup as they beat the Dolphins by 42 runs at St George’s Park on Wednesday. Vallie showed skill and adaptability in scoring 96 from just 78 balls to give the Warriors an imposing total after they had won the toss and elected to bat on a turning pitch, eclipsing his previous best List A score in the process. The … [Read more...] about Vallie just short of century in win over Dolphins

Warriors first home game today

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The Warriors will play their first home Momentum One Day Cup game in Port Elizabeth today against the Sunfoil Dolphins.  Play gets underway at 14:00 and selectors have announced the following 13 man squad for this match: Colin Ingram (Captain) Jon- Jon Smuts Christiaan Jonker Andrew Birch Somila Seyibokwe Simon Harmer Sisanda Magala Mohammed Vallie Lundi Mbane Gihahn Cloete Clyde Fortuin Basheer Walters Ngazibini Sigwili … [Read more...] about Warriors first home game today

Warriors home game this Wednesday

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After a nail-biting two wicket victory over the Momentum One Day Cup champions, The Unlimited Titans in Centurion on Friday night, the Warriors will host the Sunfoil Dolphins at St. Georges Park on Wednesday afternoon hoping to record their second win of the competition. The Warriors successfully chased down the Unlimited Titans target of 327 for 4 with just one ball to spare, thanks largely to stand-in captain on the day Jon-Jon Smuts’ fifth List-A career century (101 off 74 balls), and a … [Read more...] about Warriors home game this Wednesday

Dolphins have a mountain to climb

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Dolphins race duck to bait ball

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On Sunday 12 April at around 06h30 we launched with Expert Tours from the Noordhoek Ski Boat Club in a heavy sea mist and motored slowly south-east for around 5 kilometres – just free of the Noordhoek headland and directly into the path of any Dolphins that may be making their way towards Bird Island or along the coast with the sardines to feast on their required 15 to 25 kilograms of nutrition a day. With the mist all around and no landmarks to be seen the sense of being alone is … [Read more...] about Dolphins race duck to bait ball

Expertly guided to Dolphins

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This past Sunday, the Longhair and I received an invite to go and look for Dolphins and a Sardine Run Bait Ball (or two or three) in Algoa Bay. We met Rainer and Silke from Expert Tours at the entrance to the Noordhoek Ski Boat Club at 6:30 am - one of the parties was on time, but we will not say which one! Accompanying Rainer and Silke was Manfred - a retired armaments expert from Germany. The Noordhoek Ski Boat Club is experiencing explosive growth in membership lately (Yes, those 'boat … [Read more...] about Expertly guided to Dolphins

One Day Cup returns to St Georges

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St George's Park will play host to the Chevrolet Warriors and Sunfoil Dolphins when the Momentum One Day Cup resumes after a 3 month break on Friday 30 January.  The Warriors who started 2015 with two great match winning performances in the Sunfoil 4 Day Series, will be eager to get a good start to the final Momentum One Day Cup matches.  There are still five games to be played in the series with this one in Port Elizabeth on Friday the last Momentum One Day Cup match at St George's for this … [Read more...] about One Day Cup returns to St Georges

Warriors v Dolphins

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The RamSlam T20 competition moves to St George’s Park today when the Warriors take on the Sunfoil Dolphins at 6:00pm. In an effort to boost the squad for the remaining RamSlam T20 matches Cricket Eastern Cape will take advantage of the franchise player loan system and will have the services of Mohammed Vallie from the Nashua Cobras. The squad is as follows: Colin Ackermann Andrew Birch Aya Gqamane Simon Harmer Colin Ingram (Captain) Christiaan Jonker Craig … [Read more...] about Warriors v Dolphins

Injured Jacobs replaced

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The Warriors travel to East London today to take on the Sunfoil Dolphins in a Sunfoil Series match starting on Thursday 6 March. Captain Davy Jacobs is injured and is not in the squad. Athi Dyili has been called up to keep wicket and Ashwell Prince will captain the team. The team is: Michael Price, Ashwell Prince (Captain), Ryan Bailey, Colin Ingram, Jon-Jon Smuts, Simon Harmer, Athi Dyili (w/k), Andrew Birch, Rusty Theron, David White, Colin Ackermann, Basheer Walters snd Vuyisa … [Read more...] about Injured Jacobs replaced

Chevrolet Warriors vs Sunfoil Dolphins

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The Chevrolet Warriors go into their penultimate Sunfoil Series match against the Sunfoil Dolphins this week placed 3rd on the log behind the Lions and Cobras. The team will travel to Durban on Wednesday. Some superb personal performances have been displayed in the last few matches and the team will go into this match with much confidence. The squad is as follows: Michael Price, Davy Jacobs (Captain), Ashwell Prince, Arno Jacobs, Colin Ingram, Simon Harmer, Aya Gqamane, Wayne Parnell, Andrew … [Read more...] about Chevrolet Warriors vs Sunfoil Dolphins

Triumphant Warriors off to East London

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The Chevrolet Warriors started their 4 day Sunfoil campaign with a magnificent win over the Nashua Titans in Port Elizabeth last weekend. They beat the current champions by 161 runs. There were some standout performances by both the bowlers and batsmen. Davy Jacobs and Michael Price both posted centuries. Basheer Walters and Gurshwin Rabie proved to be the pick of the bowlers each taking 5 wickets in an innings. Another stand-out performer was Andrew Birch who took 7 wickets – 3 in first innings … [Read more...] about Triumphant Warriors off to East London

Port Elizabeth Dolphin Feeding Frenzy

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The image below of birds and dolphins in a feeding frenzy was taken whilst out on a sunset cruise this past Friday evening. People strolling along the beachfront were treated to an absolute show within a few metres of the shoreline. Observers gathered along the shoreline at various vantage points to get a closer look at the amazing spectacle that was unfolding. Around 400 bottlenose dolphins had herded bait fish (probably sardines) against the shore and were busy feasting on the trapped … [Read more...] about Port Elizabeth Dolphin Feeding Frenzy