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Somerset West played Milnerton away in a one-day match and lost by one solitary run.

Somerset West's captain, Jaco Castle, won the toss and decided to bowl first and did well to restrict Milnerton to only 91 runs all out.

The best bowlers were Christo Southey with 3 for 18 in 5 overs, Vincent Castle 2 for 22 in 9 overs and Mario Mons with 2 for 4 in 3 overs.

The visitors then went in to bat and unbelievably were bowled out for 90 runs.

Graeme Braybrooke scored 17 runs, followed by Steven Southey with 16 runs and Vincent Castle with 13 runs.

Somerset West's second team played United at home this past Saturday in a one-day match which they lost by 83 runs. Skipper, Björn van Huyssteen, won the toss and decided to bowl first. United managed scored 212 runs in 45 overs mainly due to diabolical fielding (six dropped catches and 36 wides) giving United at least 90 extra runs. The best bowlers were Francois Kilian with 4 for 36 in 9 overs, Donovan Martin with 1 for 28 in 7 overs and Donald Shaw with 1 for 28 in 9 overs.

The home team only managed 129 runs, with the top order failing yet again.

Donovan Martin, who played well for his 26 runs, Peter Baumeister 19 runs (timing not 100% there yet after a 10-year lay off) and Björn van Huyssteen with a gutsy 19 not out were the pick of the batsmen.

The third team played Strandfontein at home on Saturday and lost the match by 106 runs. Captain Francois van der Vyver won the toss and bowled first.

Strandfontein scored 238 in their 45 overs. The best bowler was Ricky Heiberg with 5/27.

Somerset West only scored 132 all out. Sanchez Harris top scored with 34 runs and Chris Carroll and Ruhan de Kock each chipped in with 26 runs.

The fourth team played Sherwood-Mannenberg at home and beat them convincingly, needing only seven overs to complete the job.

Captain Nico Buckle claimed the toss and bowled first, bowling Mannenberg out for 63. The best bowler was Man of the Match, Emile Chachane, with 4 for 16 in 6 overs.

Somerset's Aussie import, Niall Ridge, also bowled well taking 6-3-8 and Basis Mentoor took 3-2 -10. SWCC hit the winning runs in the seventh over. Top scorers were Lloyd Simpson with 26 runs off 15 balls and Gareth Nell with 23 runs off 23 balls.

The fifth team played Tygerberg away and lost by 128 runs. Tygerberg batted first and scored 182 in their 45 overs. The top bowlers were skipper John Guthrie with 7-3-23 and Sydney Goodies with 8-2-30. Somerset West were all out for 54.

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