The King Edward VII School 1st  XI continued their remarkable run on Wednesday when they won the Gauteng regional final of the Standard Bank 20/20 Challenge Competition. This remarkable team, who under new coach Ryan Cook has lost just one match this year were in imperious form in this encounter.

The final between St John's College and KES was played at the neutral venue of St David's College. St John's batted first and got to 60 off the first 10 overs, but lost wickets regularly throughout the innings causing them to slump to a total of 101 for 9.

In reply KES were calm and collected in their reply. Quentin de Kock was caught on the boundary with the score on 36, but captain Keaton Jennings and opening batsman Paul de Chaud knocked off the rest of the runs with a minimum of fuss. KES won with 4 overs to spare.

KES will now face the winners of the North-West region, and victory in that game will see them through to the national finals which will take place during the school holidays.

Back row from left: Shalin Pillay, Dale Twiss, Keaton Jennings (captain), Gareth Hart, David Sartor, Carmie le Roux, Dan van den Bergh, Ryan Cook (Coach). Front row from left: Paul de Chaud, Gareth Wildman, David Mogotlane, Quinton de Kock, Mark Pinheiro

The KES 3rd XI also played at St David's on Wednesday in the final of the Johnny Waite Knock out competition. KES won the toss and went in to bat, setting a total of 169, thanks largely to contributions of 43 from Brandon Foord  and 63* from Jarryd Minnie. The scoreboard pressure proved to be too great for the opposition as they crumbled to 98 all out. This is the 3rd time that the KES 3rd XI has won the Johnny Waite Knockout Shield in 4 years.