Match Day 4 of the Boys Schools Cricket Week was a mixture of joy and heartbreak for some schools when the boys and men separated on Wednesday.
In Group A, Jinja SS took top honors with an unbeaten record winning all their group games with a hammering of Ntare School in their final group game. Magezi Ronald (110) scored the third century of the tournament as Jinja SS finished on a high ahead of the super sixes.
The battle for second place in Group A was a 3-way battle with Teso College Aloet ahead of St Joseph’s College Layibi and St John’s SS Mukono. St Joseph’s College Layibi was impressive on the 1st two days of the tournament but the last two days have let them slip down the table and a loss to St John’s SS Mukono in the afternoon was a fatal blow that knocked them out of qualifying for the Super 6s. The win wasn’t enough for St John’s SS Mukono as they missed out on the Super Six by 0.1 to Teso Collee Aloet. Heartbreak for St John’s SS Mukono and St Joseph’s College Layibi but joy for Teso College Aloet.
In Group B, Nyakasura finished top of the group unbeaten, they haven’t had a lot of convincing totals but they have made sure they take care of their business and go through. Shree Sahajand who has played some of the best cricket missed out on a Super Six place after losing to Gulu High School, in a game in which they were favorites they lost their way against a team that had nothing to lose. Delhi Public came from behind to sneak into the Super Six which rubbed more salt in the Shree Sahajand wound because they had beaten them in a fierce rivalry.
In Group C, Busoga College Mwiri won the group unbeaten, and Ndejje SS was put to the sword by the record winners with Gerald Olipa (122) scoring his second century of the tournament. Aga Khan took the second spot in the group.
The top two sides from each group qualify for the Super Six and will form 2 groups from which they proceed to the semifinals and finals.
The rest of the sides drop into the plate event, they will form four groups with a semifinal and final.
Match Day 4: RESULTS
Jinja SS Oval:
Morning: King’s College Budo 75/8 beat Masaka SS 74 all out by 2 wickets
Afternoon: St John’s SS Mukono beat St Joseph’s College Layibi by 8 wickets
Mwiri Oval:
Morning: Gulu High School 129/7 beat Shree Sahajand School 128/7 by 3 wickets
Afternoon: Soroti SS 97/6 beat Horizon International School 45 all out by 52 runs.
Jinja College Oval:
Morning: Busoga College Mwiri 178 all out beat Ndejje SS 47 all out by 131 runs
Afternoon: Nyakasura School 53/2 beat Masaka SS 51 all out by 8 wickets.
Jinja SS Oval 2:
Morning: St James SS 49/2 beat Horizon International 48 all out by 2 wickets
Afternoon: Kiira College Butiki 110/5 beat Ntare School 110 all out. Kiira College Butiki won Super Over
Main Street Oval:
Morning: Jinja SS 279/6 beat Ntare School 72/6
Afternoon: Aga Khan 176/6 beat Ndejje SS 98 all out by 78 runs
Super Six Groups:
Group A: Busoga College Mwiri, Delhi Public School, Teso College Aloet
Group B: Jinja SS, Nyakasura School, Teso College Aloet
Plate Event Groups:
Group A: St John’s SS Mukono, Ndejje SS, Masaka SS
Group B: Shree Sahajand, Kiira College Butiki, Soroti SS
Group C: St Joseph’s College Layibi, King’s College Budo, Horizon International School
Group D: Gulu High School, St James SS, Ntare School
Match Day 5: FIXTURES:
Jinja SS Oval:
Morning; Aga Khan v Jinja SS
Afternoon: Delhi Public School v Busoga College Mwiri
Mwiri Oval:
Morning: Busoga College Mwiri v Teso College Aloet
Afternoon: Nyakasura School v Aga Khan
Jinja College Oval:
Morning: Kiira College Butiki v Soroti SS
Afternoon: Shree Sahajand v Kiira College Butiki
Jinja SS 2 Oval:
Morning: Masaka SS v Soroti SS
Afternoon: St John’s SS Mukono v Masaka SS
Main Street Oval:
Morning: St Joseph’s College Layibi v Horizon International
Afternoon: King’s College Budo v St Joseph’s College Layibi
Kiira Primary School Oval
Morning: Gulu High School v Ntare School
Afternoon: Ntare School v St James SS
