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HONESTY - INTEGRITY - COURAGE - SELF-DISCIPLINE - COMMITMENT - RESPECT

MARITZBURG COLLEGE

Providing a balanced, internationally competitive education for each of our boys

After weeks of dance lessons and etiquette classes, the College 5th Form Boarders and Epworth Grade 10 girls were finally able to don their #1s and Ball gowns and savour the Annual Vogue Ball. It is not only a wonderful occasion, but the life skills learnt are immense. Our dapper young men, who were complimented on their fine manners, will be able to walk into any formal function from here on with confidence.

Canoeing College participated in the inter-schools canoe polo tournament held at the Varsity pool. The 1st team posted the following results: Versus Kearsney 1sts: drew 1-1 Versus Hilton 1sts: won 4-0 Versus MHS 2nds: Won 5-0 Versus Hilton 2nds: Won 6-0 Versus MHS 1sts: Lost 3-2 The Junior Team played 5 games. Won 2 Drew 1 Lost 2 In their respective sections, the 1st team was placed 2nd and the Junior team 1st.

Chappies League 2011 College provides a league for 2nd and 3rd form boys who are interested in playing soccer but have not made the competitive school side. They form teams with their friends and play in a tournament format which is drawn up by the staff involved. It gives the boys an opportunity to participate in a social sport but still compete for a prize. The games took place every Monday and Wednesday at the A.B. Jackson soccer fields. The 2nd formers played in a 6-a side format and the 3rd formers played with 11 man teams. A lot of fun was had and the boys really enjoyed their time out in the open playing a bit of sport. 3rd form winners were Sunflower Ninjas™ and the 2nd form winners were Subs Masters involved: Mr. G. Erasmus Mr. B. Henderson Mr. G. Barrable Mr. G. Jelly

SCIENCE EXPO At the ESKOM EXPO for Young Scientists, J Jordaan, (5th Form), was selected to represent the KZN Region at the National Finals in Johannesburg in October. Congratulations.

Daniel Spies

Murray Dundas-Starr

Andrew Woodgate

CRICKET

The 1st XI travelled up to play in the St Davids T/20 Festival and posted the following results: vs Pretoria Boys’ High School(Upper)(Limited to 20 overs) College won the toss and asked PBHS to bat first. Five run outs and some tidy bowling by the likes of Dupavillon (1/12 in 3 overs), Fouche (1/11 in 2 overs) and Glutz (2/28 in 4 overs) saw Boys’ High reduced to 127/9 after their 20 overs. College lost Orr for 5 off 9 balls in the 5th over, and Savage for 0 of 2 deliveries shortly thereafter. Harries, who was outstanding for College up front, was joined by Guise-Brown and they added 46 runs in no time at all before Guise-Brown holed out for 25 scored off 21 balls. Harries (51) was next to depart, shortly after reaching his half century off just 39 balls! Glutz (7 off 6 balls) was next out with the total on 99 after 15,4 overs and it was Rencken (12* off 17 balls), making a welcome comeback, and the hard hitting Berichon (26* off 16 balls) who got College home safely with 3 balls remaining. PBHS 127/9 in 20 overs(G.Glutz 2/28) College 130/5 in 19,3 overs(K.Harries 51; N.Bericho n 26*; T.Guise-Brown 25) College won by 5 wickets vs King Edward VII School(Lower)(Limited to 20 over s): College lost the toss and were asked to take strike on a wicket with some early morning life. Harries and Orr added 25 runs before Orr (11 off 16 balls) was out. Savage followed with 4 off 8 balls. Guise-Brown joined Harries and they gave the innings some momentum with a partnership of 44 runs before Harries was out for 38 off 37 balls. Guise-Brown departed shortly thereafter for an excellent 36 scored off just 22 balls. (100/4 after 15 overs). At this stage KES were well behind the required over rate and whilst College scored 147/7 in their 20 overs, an extra 20 penalty runs were added to their total for slow over rate. This set KES a target of 168 to win. College started excellently when, after Savage’s opening over which went for just 4, Dupavillon removed National U19 batsman Pillay first ball up and followed this up by removing Melville with the very next ball. At 10/2 after 2 overs KES were in trouble and College took their foot off the gas. The third wicket fell in the 5th over with the total on 32. College then squeezed the opposition and after 15 overs KES were on 96/6 leaving them 30 balls to score 72 runs. Glutz (2/27 in 4 overs) and Dupavillon (2/24 in 4 overs) were the pick of the College bowlers, and backed up by some excellent fielding by the entire group, College won the game when KES fell 25 runs short of the required target. College 167/7 in 20 overs(K.Harries 28; T.Guise-Bro wn 36; G.Glutz 28) K.E.S. 142/8 in 20 overs(D.Dupavillon 2/24; G.Glutz 2/27) College won by 25 runs vs Rondebosch Boys High School(Lower)(Limited to 20 overs) College went onto the same field immediately after their KES win, with just 15 minutes between games and looked appalling in the field and with the ball. A young Rondebosch team scored 167/2 in their 20 overs. Only Dupavillon (1/17 in 4 overs) featured with the ball and College would be left ruing this poor effort in the field! A first wicket partnership between Harries ( 27 off 14 balls) and Orr (12 off 15 balls) was broken when both batsmen departed within an over of one another. A middle order collapse coupled with some very inept shots suddenly saw College very much on the back foot with the total on 61/6 after 10 overs and all but out of the game. Berichon then showed his team mates how to bat by applying himself very maturely to score 55 unbeaten runs off 44 balls. He was ably supported by Charters who scored 18 off 19 balls but this was never going to be enough as College fell 26 runs short for the loss of 9 wickets to give Rondebosch a deserved win. Rondebosch 167/2 in 20 overs(D.Dupavillon 1/7) College 141/9 in 20 overs(N.Berichon 55*; K.Harries 27) College lost by 26 runs vs St Johns(Lower)(Limited to 20 overs) The next morning dawned and another early game for the College men who showed some serious determination after their poor effort of the afternoon before! College asked St Johns to bat first on an early morning wicket that would prove to have some early life. The first wicket fell in the third over with the total on 6, Dupavillon hitting the stumps with a quick yorker. The second wicket fell to Charters when Berichon held onto a regulation catch behind the stumps. (15/2 after 3 overs). Dangerman Dial then hit a cameo 46 off 36 balls and a third wicket partnership of 71 got St Johns to 86/3 after 15 overs and ready to launch. College showed great determination in restricting St Johns to just 106/8, the last 5 overs going for just 20 runs. Glutz’s off spin got him 2/12 in 4 overs whilst Dupavillon took a second wicket to finish with 2/15 in 4 overs. Two good run outs by the College team also helped the situation. The College innings started badly when the usually reliable Harries (4) departed after facing just 6 balls. Rencken, promoted up the order then lost his wicket for 1 scored off 2 balls. Savage, short of runs in this festival, then proceeded to plunder the St Johns attack to every corner of the field. He and Orr added 96 runs in the next 10 overs to get College home with 7 overs to spare.

FRIENDS OF COLLEGE The school hosted its annual Friends of College function, where folk from different walks of life, who have contributed significantly to the school, receive recognition. It is a convivial evening, where past recipients of the award join us to honour new members. As a group, there is a common passion for College, and the school is actively promoted. The newly inducted members included Alan and Robbie Logan, Mike Denton, Rob Morrison and Phila Mnyandu.

Pic supplied by: Graham Bennetts

Orr (31* off 31 balls) and Savage (56* off 39 balls) got their team home in a dominant fashion against a team that had beaten College in the pre season festival held at College in January. St Johns 106/8 in 20 overs (D.Dupavillon 2/17; G.Gl utz 2/12) College 107/2 in 13,5 overs (C.Savage 56*; G.Orr 31 *) College won by 8 wickets. vs Waterkloof(Upper)(Limited to 20 overs) College had lost to Waterkloof in the Standard Bank Franchise T20 Tournament held in Stellenbosch in the first term and playing in the red, black and white of College as opposed to the Dolphins Franchise colours of blue and green, the team had hoped for a better performance. Waterkloof elected to bat first and College did well to restrict their opponents to 52/2 after 11 overs. The last 9 overs yielded 84 runs as College took the pressure off Waterkloof. At the end of their allotted 20 overs, Waterkloof had scored 136/5, a total College were definitely capable of chasing down. A target of 60 after 10 was set but Orr (22 off 30) and Harries (25 off 32) were too slow up front against some ordinary bowling by Waterkloof. Harries, in trying to force the pace in the 9th over, was out with the total on 42. He was followed by Orr, who had needed to bat through, in the 11th over (55/2). Captain Savage then threw his wicket away after having scored 10 off two deliveries, and in going for a third big shot into the wind was found wanting as he holed out for 21 off 13 balls! The middle order then collapsed trying to force the pace and after 18,4 overs were all back in the pavilion for a very disappointing 99, giving Waterkloof their second T20 win over College this year. Waterkloof 136/5 in 20 overs College 99/10 in 18,4 overs(K.Harries 25; G.Orr 22; C.Savage 21) College lost by 37 runs

GOLF Maritzburg College participated in the annual St John's College Sun City Tournament. The College golf team comprised of the four leading players of 2011, namely Sheldon Stroebel, Niel Swanepoel, Zehan Pelzer and Malcolm Mitchell. They did College very proud with some sterling golf. The tournament is played over the two championships layouts - The Lost City and Sun City courses. The team started off very well at the Lost City Course and after day one, the team was in 4th position, dropping to 8th on day 2, 12th on day three and finally finishing the tournament in 10th place earning a gold medal. This was the fourth year of playing in this tournament and the golfers may be proud of their achievement of being the top kwaZulu-Natal school.

ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIETY Maritzburg College Environmental Society recently hosted the Environmental Youth Summit. The event was founded upon the basis of the Conference Of the Parties (COP17) that will be held in Durban in November of this year. All senior Eco-Schools in the KZN region were asked to participate in the representation of a G20 country allocated to each school. Represented countries ranged from the first world such as the United Kingdom to third world countries like Zimbabwe. All countries that attended the summit were asked to draw up a proposed policy that would aid in the alleviation of global climatic and environmental issues that pose a threat. These policies encompassed the challenges in relation to climate change and solutions. Each country invited to the summit was represented by two delegates. This was done so as to establish a balanced representation of each country and to give each country fair clout at the summit, regardless of their financial or political stability. The policy that was voted the best by the house had to have the capability of being implemented within all the counties that were present at the summit. It had to encompass the ability to assist countries like Zimbabwe and Pakistan in getting their economies up off the ground and aid the developed countries like United Kingdom in the alleviation of the environmental problems that these countries face without consuming too much of their finances. The Brazilian policy showed means of great sustainability, posing the opportunity of reviving dying economies, like that of their African counterpart Zimbabwe. One concern that emerged from the talks was the rehabilitation of Zimbabwean farming land, as the Brazilian policy was strongly reliant on agriculture. The summit is an annual event that symbolizes the importance of environmental education and seeks to educate all those that participate in the complexities of global environmental politics. We await with great anticipation to see what new resolutions will come forth from next year’s Environmental Youth Summit.

RUGBY Three Maritzburg College boys have excelled in rugby recently. Jesse Kriel was selected for the KZN team to play at the SA Schools 7’s tournament. Ethan Marais was selected to play for the KZN team to play at the SA Games Tournament. Njabulo Gumede was selected for the SA U16 High Performance squad. College rugby achievers, Njabulo Gumede, Ethan Marais and Jesse Kriel are flanked by their coaches Piet Snyman and Steve Botha .

Polo Byron Watson, Form 3, has been selected to represent South Africa in the Under 18 School Boy’s Tournament in China, competing against Australia, England and Argentina. The photos are of Byron playing at SA Champs which were held in Underberg this year. He played in a team with Walter Grindrod, Evan Storah and his father Chippy Watson, (College old boy). They won the 8 goal section.

Byron scoring the winning goal

in the finals.

Pics supplied by: Jane Watson

SOCCER

vs St.Charles This was a very evenly contested game with College missing 3 very easy chances early in the first half and St Charles missing 2 good chances. In the final minute of the first half, the St Charles keeper fumbled the ball and Lebo Letele capitalised by pushing the ball into the back of the net. The first half ending with College 1-0 up. The second half was played at a higher tempo and from a corner kick and about five headers later, Qi Cele headed the ball into the back of the net to put College 2-0 up. Sadly, a St. Charles red card for bad language saw them down to 10 men. With a few minutes left in the game, St.Charles was awarded a free kick which ended up in College possession and driven straight downfield to their goal area. Phoza Zondi made short work of ensuring the College third goal. College winning the encounter 3-0. vs Westville The 1st team game was exciting with no real winner in the first half. The ball was played from goal to goal with neither team making use of their chances. The half time score was 0-0. Late in the second half, Westville was awarded a free kick which ended up being a gem of a kick which the College keeper failed to save. That was also the result of the game, Westville winning 0-1. On Sunday College went to the Westville 5-A-side tournament at Westville Boys High. Our first team was split into two teams and played in two different pools. In pool one and pool two, both College teams ended first after six games each. In the one semi final we lost an exciting game 4-3 to Pinetown Boys High. In the other semi final College beat Toti 1-0. The final was played between College and Pinetown, with College winning the trophy for the second time in three years. Besides winning the tournament, we also won a full playing kit sponsored by Tigon Sports as well as having the man of the match award which went to Qi Cele. This was a fitting end to a very busy season. Results: 1st lost 0-1 2nd won 2-0 3rd won 3-2

16A won 3-2 16B lost 1-3 16C lost 0-2 16D lost 0-2

15A drew 1-1 15B lost 0-1 15C drew 1-1 15D lost 2-3 15E drew 0-0

14A drew 1-1 14B won 1-0 14C won 3-2 14D drew 3-3 14E lost 0-1 14F lost 0-8

Pics by: Graham Bennetts

Lebo Letele

Bandile Shandu

Results: 1st won 3-0 2nd won 1-0 16A drew 2-2 15A won 2-0 14A won 4-2

Law School Success for College On 23 August, the Headmaster, accompanied by Mrs M-A Hartley, Mr M Marwick and Mrs L dos Santos, attended a tea hosted by the Law School of the local campus of UKZN. At the function, College was thanked for its regular supply of young Collegians who have passed through the Faculty’s doors of learning since they first opened in 1910. Indeed, one of the Law School’s most famous Deans was Prof Frank Burchell, who finished at College at the time of the South African War (1899-1902), and Mrs Dos Santos’s brother, the late Jonathan Tarboton (1987), was but one of the many names of illustrious OCs to adorn the honours boards that line the walls of the boardroom. At the end of 2010, the Law School initiated a bursary scheme that allowed Maritzburg College to nominate a matriculant to commence his LLB studies in 2011 on a full bursary from the university. That initial bursary was granted to Phinda Dube, who in 2010 not only was a successful prefect who captained the 1st team basketball, but was a member of the popular ‘College Quartet’. In the photo, Phinda (left), poses with his former manager, Mrs Harley and HOD of prefects, Mr Marwick (who is a Law School alumnus). The bursary will be repeated in 2012, and any boy who is interested in applying should contact Mr Sutherland.

MCOBA

UNOFFICIAL SPORTS

If you are aware of any achievements of our boys outside of school organised activities, please pass this information on to Graham Bennetts at marketing@mc.pmb.school.za or Gill Williams gill@mc.pmb.school.za Mrs Marchant will be keeping a list of non-school achievements through the year so that they can receive due recognition.

WEBSITES to visit

www.maritzburgcollege.org.za www.collegeoldboys.co.za www.collegefoundation.co.za www.saschoolsports.co.za www.superschools.co.za www.pmbrelay.co.za www.teensport.co.za Pro Aris et Focis Regards The College Marketing Department

PARENTS WHO PRAY

Parents are invited to attend prayer meetings every Monday morning in the chapel at 07:30