Fixtures for the 2025 Independent Schools Cricket Festival
If the rain stays away, Pretoria and Johannesburg will enjoy a treat when the 2025 Independent Schools Cricket Festival kicks off on Thursday, 20 February.
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St Alban’s College will again host 17 top independent schools from South Africa, and two from Zimbabwe.
Other venues that will feature besides those of St Alban’s, are those of Cornwall Hill College, The University of Pretoria, St John’s College, and St David’s Marist Inanda.
The University of Pretoria’s fields will be used on Thursday and Friday only, whereafter the remaining fixtures not being played at St Alban’s and Cornwall Hill will take place at St John’s College and St David’s Marist Inanda.
Over the first three days – Thursday, Friday, and Saturday – the teams will battle it out in the 50-over format, while Sunday’s action will be shorter and sharper, with teams contesting T20 matches.
As always, St Alban’s will play their fixtures on home soil, at the picturesque TC Mitchell Oval. The hosts kick off their campaign with a tough task, facing St Andrew’s College, from Makhanda. Another noteworthy fixture on the first day takes place on the Baloyi Oval, also at St Alban’s, between Diocesan College (Bishops) and Hilton College.
Just like St Alban’s, Cornwall Hill College will also enjoy home-ground advantage throughout the four days of cricket. They, too, will have their hands full with tough competition throughout, especially on the first day, when they face St David’s Marist Inanda, and the last day, when they come up against Bloemfontein’s powerhouse, St Andrew’s School, which has produced some outstanding results in 2025, especially in the T20 format.
The two international visitors, St John’s College and St George’s College, both from Harare, pose a different threat to the South African sides. St John’s might be familiar to some of the KZN teams after participating in the iHlobo Festival and Clifton T20 Tournament, but they will, largely, be a bit of an unknown to others.
St John’s takes on a tough Helpmekaar Kollege before tackling a young Kearsney College side that has pulled off some notable wins over highly regarded opposition. St George’s can look forward to an interesting match-up with St Benedict’s College on the first day. Their schedule will also include Kearsney, whom they meet in a T20 on the last day.
FIXTURES
Day 1 – Thursday, 20 February
St Alban’s College vs St Andrew’s College – TC Mitchell Oval
Diocesan College vs Hilton College – Baloyi Oval
Kearsney College vs Uplands College Murray Oval
Helpmekaar Kollege vs Woodridge College – Tuks Oval
Clifton College vs St Andrew’s School – Tuks B
Michaelhouse vs St John’s College – Tuks C
Titans Hub Invitational XI vs St John’s College (Zim) – Tuks D
Cornwall Hill College vs St David’s Marist – Van de Byl Oval – Cornwall Hill
St Stithians vs Kingswood College – Parke de Terrace Oval – Cornwall Hill
St George’s College (Zim) vs St Benedict’s College – Landsend Oval – Cornwall Hill
Day 2 – Friday, 21 February
St Alban’s College vs Kearsney College – TC Mitchell Oval
St George’s College (Zim) vs Kingswood College – Baloyi Oval
Diocesan College vs Clifton College – Murray Oval
St Benedict’s College vs Hilton College – Tuks Oval
Michaelhouse vs St Andrew’s School – Tuks B
St David’s Marist vs Woodridge College – Tuks C
Uplands College vs Titans Hub Invitational XI – Tuks D
Cornwall Hill College vs St Stithinas – Van der Byl Oval – Cornwall Hill
St John’s College vs St Andrew’s School – Parke de Terrace Oval – Cornwall Hill
St John’s College (Zim) vs Helpmekaar Kollege – Lands End Oval – Cornwall Hill
Day 3 – Saturday, 22 February
St Alban’s College vs Kingswood College – TC Mitchell Oval
Woodridge College vs St George’s College (Zim) – Baloyi Oval
St John’s College (Zim) vs Kearsney College – Murray Oval
St John’s College vs Hilton College – Mitchell Field – St John’s
St Stithians vs St Andrew’s College – Rice Field – St John’s
St David’s Marist vs Diocesan College – La Valla Oval – St David’s Marist
Cornwall Hill College vs Uplands College – Van der Byl Oval – Cornwall Hill
Helpmekaar Kollege vs Clifton College – Parke de Terrace Oval – Cornwall Hill
St Andrew’s School vs St Benedict’s College – Lands End Oval – Cornwall Hill
Day 4 – Sunday 23, February
St Alban’s College vs St John’s College (Zim) – TC Mitchell Oval
Kearsney College vs St George’s College (Zim) – Baloyi Oval
Diocesan College vs Kingswood College – Marray Oval
St John’s College vs Titans Hub Invitational XI – Mitchell Field – St John’s
Helmekaar Kollege vs Michaelhouse – Rice Field – St John’s
St David’s Marist vs Clifton College – La Valla Oval – St David’s Marist
St Stithians vs St Andrew’s School – Gier Oval – St David’s Marist
Cornwall Hill College vs St Andrew’s School – Van der Byl Oval – Cornwall Hill
St Benedict’s College vs Woodridge College – Parke de Terrace Oval – Cornwall Hill
Uplands College vs Hilton College – Lands End Oval – Cornwall Hill
