Cricket
Maties hero, now South African hero
It almost felt like it was destined to be David Bedingham being part of the South African cricket team that made history by becoming the first SA team to win a World Championship…breaking a 27-year drought. Throughout his career as a cricketer, the former Maties cricketer and Sportsman of the Year (2019) had to overcome…
Read MoreMaties excel at USSA championships across the country
Maties Sport ended a successful University Sport of South Africa (USSA) campaign, with significant achievements in all of the participating sporting codes. The Maroon Machine took home gold in the A Section of women’s water polo and silver in women’s basketball and men’s cricket. While adding multiple bronze for tennis, men’s water polo, doubles in…
Read MoreMaties Sport teams gear up to play in Summer USSA Championships
The Maroon Machine are busy with final preparations ahead of the University Sport South Africa (USSA) games, scheduled to take place during 2-16 December across the country. This year’s summer games come with nine sporting codes competing including basketball, table tennis, and sailing in Cape Town; cricket and golf in Bloemfontein; football in Kimberley; chess…
Read MoreWe are proud of David
Maties Alumni shines on the international sports stage Any hero worth his salt must overcome a major setback in his struggle to emerge victorious. In the story of professional sports, the hero doesn’t always get what he deserves or worked for. Maties Sport Alumni David Bedingham and David Brits both mastered their Goliaths before experiencing…
Read MoreThe Maroon Machine end 2023 with multiple USSA titles
Maties Sport ended a successful University Sport of South Africa (USSA) campaign, claiming titles in a number of sporting codes. The Maroon Machine took home gold in the A Section of women’s and men’s water polo, chess, women’s golf, as well as gold for men’s football in the B Section. While adding a bronze for…
Read MoreMaties Sport aims to end the sporting year on a high note
Maties Sport is looking to continue its winning streak at the upcoming University Sport South Africa (USSA) games, set to take place in the first two weeks of December across the country. The annual summer games will feature various sporting codes, including Cricket, Football, and Sailing, which will be hosted in Cape Town; Tennis and…
Read MoreMaties first year cricketer Cunningham a rising talent for WP
In the world of professional sport many players find themselves missing out on opportunities that could launch their career and often times these chances do not come around a second time. But for BSc Computer Science undergraduate, Ethan Cunningham, this opportunity came and he did not drop the proverbial ball with this one. Cunningham has…
Read MoreMaking Performance Testing Competitive amongst your Team Sport Student Athletes – The Maties Cricket Approach
Performance Testing – for many student-athletes, these words are as stressful as “end of year exams”. It’s a time when you compete against not only yourself, but against your teammates to see where your athletic strengths and weaknesses are. Have all the early morning and late afternoon gym and conditioning sessions paid off? Am I…
Read MoreMaties Crowned Boland Champions
The Maroon Machine kicked off their 2022 in style by being crowned Boland Champions and receiving several accolades at the annual Boland awards evening. Hear from the Maties Cricket staff and what this meant to the team behind the scenes: Keagan van Aarde – Sport Manager: Cricket What is our history in the Boland league…
Read MoreKhanya Dilima Maties Cricket Player Debuts for the Gbet Rocks
Khanya Dilima, an International Relations honors student from Stellenbosch University, was selected for the Gbet Rocks team after a very successful 4 years at Maties Sport. Dilima grew up loving playing different kinds of sports, but he always loved the game of cricket. “When I was in grade seven, I started playing cricket and soccer.…
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