THE SWD Women’s cricket club champions for the past nine seasons, Union Stars from Oudtshoorn, have once again shown their class when they recently qualified as the Western Cape representative for the Cricket South Africa (CSA) T20 club challenge.
Union Stars outplayed the Western Province champion, Old Mutual on Sunday at the Six Gun Grill Recreation Ground in Oudtshoorn with an 80 run victory to book their place in the CSA Club T20 challenge that will be hosted in Potchefstroom from 13-16 April.
Old Mutual advanced to the play-off match against Union Stars after they defeated Coronations from Boland.
The Stars, who batted first, posted a competitive 150/5 in their allotted 20 overs thanks to a match-winning innings by Micaela Andrews (68 from 62 balls; 2×6, 7×4). Her Garden Route Badgers team mates Mieke de Ridder (17) and Haroline Rhodes (34) added valuable support.
Old Mutual was restricted to 70/8 in their 20 overs with Kate Seager (28) the best batter. Marnezelle Rabie (2/13 in 4 overs) and Faith de Jonck (3/26) excelled with the ball for Union Stars.
The summarised score card is:
UNION STARS 150/5 – 20 overs (Micaela Andrews 68, Mieke de Ridder 17, Haroline Rhodes 34, Christine Tomlinson 3/35, Sashika Perisamy 2/18). OLD MUTUAL 70/8 – 20 overs (Kate Seager 28, Marnezelle Rabie 2/13, Faith de Jonck 3/15).