Defending Champions Jinja SS had a perfect start to their Boys Schools Cricket week title defense, winning their opening two Group A games against St Joseph’s College Layibi and Teso College Aloet.
The champions showed their class against the opposition they were expected to beat to ensure they sent a statement to the rest of the competition. St John’s SS Mukono, their closet competition in Group A, also started with a good result against Ntare as they sought a Super Six place as the second-best team.
Nyakasura School finalists for the last two years also defeated a strong Shree Sahajanand team by seven wickets to take charge of Group B.
The result of the day came from Group B, Gulu High School defeated Kings College Budo by 60 runs, the northern Uganda school showing no respect for one of the schools that was part of the 1st ever school cricket week championship in Uganda.
A performance that will inspire a whole region as the game continues to take root in the region. Masaka SS failed to get past Delhi Public School in a game they were expected to win, that loss makes their work hard if they are to qualify for the Super Six.
Busoga College Mwiri struggled against Soroti SS, the record winners labored to a 5-wicket win chasing a small total. Aga Khan picked up two wins while Ndejje SS got off to a winning start against St James SS.
Match Day 1: RESULTS
Jinja SS Oval:
- Morning: Jinja SS 68/1 beat St Joseph’s College Layibi 66 all out by 9 wickets
- Afternoon: Aga Khan 78/2 beat Horizon International 77 all out by 8 wickets
Mwiri Oval:
- Afternoon: Jinja SS 165/2 beat Teso College Aloet 59/7 by 106 runs
Main Street Oval:
- Morning: Teso College 78/6 beat Kiira College Butiki 74 all out by 4 wickets
- Afternoon: Nyakasura School 95/3 beat Shree Sahajanand School 90 all out by 7 wickets
JICO 1:
- Morning: Busoga College Mwiri 47/5 beat Soroti SS 46 all out by 5 wickets
- Afternoon: Gulu High School 158/9 beat Kings College Budo 98 all out by 60 runs
JICO 2:
- Morning: St John’s SS Mukono 100/3 beat Ntare School 40/9 by 60 runs
- Afternoon: Ndejje SS 147/8 beat St James SS 59 all out by 88 runs
Kiira Primary School:
- Morning: Aga Khan 135/4 beat St James SS 65/9 by 70 runs
- Afternoon: Delhi Public School 97 all out beat Masaka SS 65 all out by 32 runs
Match Day 2: FIXTURES
- Morning: Shree Sahajand v Kings College Budo
- Afternoon: Kiira College Butiki v St John’s SS Mukono
Mwiri Oval:
- Morning: Ntare SS v St Joseph’s College Layibi
- Afternoon: Busoga College Mwiri v St James SS
Jinja College Oval;
- Morning: Aga Khan v Soroti SS
- Afternoon: King’s College Budo v Delhi Public School
Jinja SS Oval 2:
- Morning: Gulu High School v Nyakasura School
- Afternoon: St Joseph’s College Layibi v Teso College
Main Street Oval:
- Morning: Horizon International v Busoga College Mwiri
- Afternoon: Gulu High School v Masaka SS
Kiira Primary School Oval:
- Morning: Jinja SS v Kiira College Butiki
- Afternoon: Soroti SS v Ndejje SS
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