Wynberg Cricket

Wynberg Cricket Celebrating the rich heritage of Cricket at the Wynberg Boys' Schools The Cape Town premier division club circuit is dominated by Old Boy representation too.

A brief history

Wynberg is proud of its reputation as an icon of South African, if not world, schoolboy cricket. The History of a School (1961) by DH Thompson credits Mr Lloyd, a popular master at Wynberg during the 1880s, with establishing cricket as an institution. He used to hold lunchtime coaching sessions which would conclude with him having a knock against the schoolboys. Legend has it that

the boys went to great lengths to avoid getting him out so as to prolong the ringing of the end-of-break bell. Mr Lloyd’s coaching sessions must have worked, for his era coincided with Wynberg’s first two international representatives: Robert Reid Dower and Robert Graham were awarded international colours when they represented South Africa against Lord Hawke’s English team in 1898. Ten Wynberg boys have since played international cricket, including former England captain, Allan Lamb, and arguably the world’s greatest ever all-rounder, Jacques Kallis. Wynberg has produced 55 first-class cricketers and the current domestic scene includes Wynberg Old Boy representation in the form of Richard Levi (Cobras and SA Emerging Squad), Shadley Van Schalkwyk (Chevrolet Knights) and Lolly Siboto (Free State Eagles). We are particularly proud of the brothers-in-an-endless-chain values that our club promotes: our Old Boys do not forget their roots and regularly return to play in our Old Boys’ games in March. Jacques Kallis, too, has not forgotten his roots, giving his name to the prestigious Jacques Kallis Scholarship that is awarded annually to one deserving cricketer to attend Wynberg for the duration of his high school education. Wynberg prides itself on ‘firsts’ and these include becoming the first South African side to win the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers International Schools Cricket Tournament in Barbados in 1994; entering uncharted waters as the first schoolboy cricket side from outside of the subcontinent to tour Pakistan in 2006 and representing the Cobras franchise at the Standard Bank Schools Pro20 Challenge in 2010 and 2011. Cricket remains one of the school’s premier sports and Wynberg cricketers are known and respected around the world. There is no doubt that the success of Wynberg cricket throughout the last two centuries can be attributed to the legions of passionate players and coaches who have ensured that the greatest of games continues to flourish within the confines of Wynberg’s magnificent grounds.

Keith Cricket and WBHS proudly hosted Sussex County Cricket Club for their pre-season training camp in Cape Town. The te...
07/03/2026

Keith Cricket and WBHS proudly hosted Sussex County Cricket Club for their pre-season training camp in Cape Town. The team, accompanied by batting coach and Zimbabwean Cricket legend, Grant Flower, had the use of our high-performance gymnasium, the Jacques Kallis Indoor Centre, and the JK Oval in the mornings this week.

Sussex finished 4th in last season's county championship and is looking for a top 3 finish this year. Wynberg wishes Sussex CC a wonderful week ahead as they head to Rondebosch Cricket Club and grab some time to explore "The Fairest Cape". Good luck in the season ahead!

Team photo on the JKO, left to right:
Back: England International fast bowler Ollie Robinson, Tom Clark, John Simpson, Henry Crocombe, Jack Carson, Danny Lamb
Front: Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Jack Leaning, Sean Hunt, Tom Price, Charlie Tear

And that’s the league fixtures completed for Term 1, 2026 – with a memorable 6-wicket win for ’s 1st XI in the season-c...
03/03/2026

And that’s the league fixtures completed for Term 1, 2026 – with a memorable 6-wicket win for ’s 1st XI in the season-closing 50 over match vs SACS on the Jacques Kallis Oval. team captain Michail Tarentaal signed off on the game with a confident 60 not out. Great win, chaps🏏🏏🏏

📹 Get all our WBHS match live stream links https://bit.ly/WBHS26-LiveStreams

🌐 All WBHS events and sports fixtures https://bit.ly/WBHS26-WynbergWeek

from Caleb Minen, with 4 wickets for 30 runs in ’s U14A away match vs SACS on Saturday, 28 February. Well done to our...
03/03/2026

from Caleb Minen, with 4 wickets for 30 runs in ’s U14A away match vs SACS on Saturday, 28 February. Well done to our hosts on containing our batsmen to claim the win 🏏🏏🏏

📹 Get all our WBHS match live stream links https://bit.ly/WBHS26-LiveStreams

🌐 All WBHS events and sports fixtures https://bit.ly/WBHS26-WynbergWeek

Sunday, 1 March 26: in congratulating Paul James, Matric 2025, on his professional debut for North West in the CSA One...
02/03/2026

Sunday, 1 March 26: in congratulating Paul James, Matric 2025, on his professional debut for North West in the CSA One-Day Cup, Division 1. 4 days earlier, Paul was playing for the South Africa Emerging side in division two of the same tournament. Read more on Club Cricket SA https://bit.ly/WBHS26-News-CCSA-James-1

📸 Paul James at the recent ICC U19 World Cup, social media

by ’s U14D on taking the Term 1 on Friday, 27 February 26 👑👑👑 Great work by Matthew Ingpen 2/3 in 1 over, Patrick M...
02/03/2026

by ’s U14D on taking the Term 1 on Friday, 27 February 26 👑👑👑 Great work by Matthew Ingpen 2/3 in 1 over, Patrick Mboweni 2/13 in 2 overs, and Tahir Abrahams 27 not out, saw Wynberg 48 without loss and securing a 10-wicket victory over SACS. Great result, gents, and a wonderful start to your high school cricket careers 👏🏼👏🏼👏

📹 Get all our WBHS match live stream links https://bit.ly/WBHS26-LiveStreams

🌐 All WBHS events and sports fixtures https://bit.ly/WBHS26-WynbergWeek

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