Plettenberg Bay Pioneers Cricket Club

🏏 THE WAIT IS OVER… PRE-SEASON IS HERE! 🔴⚫

A new season brings new opportunities, new challenges, and a fresh chance to wear the Pioneers badge with pride.

The 2026/27 Pre-Season Training is officially underway, and now is the time to lay the foundation for a successful SWD Cricket League campaign. Every run, every catch, every ball bowled, and every training session counts.

Whether you’re a returning player or looking for a new cricket home, this is your opportunity!

✅ Ladies are welcome!
✅ All players aged 15 years and older are invited!
✅ No matter your experience, if you have the passion and commitment, we want you on the field.

Let’s build a strong club culture, push each other to improve, and prepare to compete with pride throughout the upcoming season.

💪 Success is earned in pre-season. Champions are made before the first ball is bowled.

📍 Bitou Rugby Field
🗓 Starting: 16 July 2026
⏰ 18:00
📅 Every Tuesday & Thursday

Bring your energy. Bring your commitment. Bring your Pioneer spirit.

One Club. One Team. One Goal.

🔴⚫ BE PREPARED. BE FOCUSED. BE PIONEERS! 🏏

Huge congratulations to our 1st Team Captain, John Jay K Koopman, and Tess J Koopman on two incredible blessings! 🏆👶

Winning the Promotion League final is an outstanding achievement and a true testament to your leadership, dedication, and hard work. To top it off with the arrival of your beautiful baby girl makes this moment even more special.

Wishing you both endless joy, proud moments, and precious memories as you begin this amazing new chapter as parents. May your home be filled with love, laughter, and happiness always.

From your team—congrats, skipper! 💙

What a special moment for our club! 🏏

Congratulations to all of us on winning the SWD Promotion League. It was a fantastic contest and a true reflection of the spirit of the game, with both teams (vs Pirates United Cricket Club) delivering an outstanding all-round performance.

To our players – your commitment, hard work, and belief in each other made this achievement possible. You’ve done the badge proud.

To our coaches and management staff – thank you for your guidance, dedication, and countless hours behind the scenes. This victory is just as much yours.

To our loyal supporters – your energy and encouragement throughout the season carried us in the tough moments. We are incredibly grateful for your unwavering support.

A special thank you to Fibre2You for your valuable assistance throughout the season. Your support has played an important role in our journey.

This is more than just a win — it’s a testament to what we can achieve together as a club. Here’s to building on this success! 💙

It’s been a tough season for the players of Plett Pioneers Cricket Club, but through determination and heart our men’s team has fought their way into the SWD Promotion League Final. The final will take place on Saturday, 21 March 2026 in Oudtshoorn, and it’s an opportunity for our boys to proudly represent Plettenberg Bay on a big stage.

As a small community club, getting the team to Oudtshoorn comes with travel costs, and we are humbly reaching out to the greater Plettenberg Bay community for support. Any donation or sponsorship, big or small, will help our players make the journey and give their all in the final.

We are incredibly grateful for the support our community always shows us. If you would like to assist in any way or need more information, please feel free to reach out. Thank you for standing behind Plett Pioneers. 💙🏏

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Match Result.

Dysselsdorp Cricket Club Women 59 all out
Plettenberg Bay Pioneers Cricket Club Women 60/1

Plett Pioneers Women won by 9 wickets.

Well done Plett and thank you for a great game. Looking forward to the return match.

PIRATES UNITED REMAIN UNBEATEN IN PROMOTION LEAGUE

Pirates United, Ramblers and Plett Pioneers all recorded victories in the round of matches in the SWD Cricket Promotion league that was played the past weekend.

Pirates United, who defeated Riversdale by 10 wickets are the only unbeaten team in the Promotion league.

Harlequins Forces and Plett Pioneers were victorious in the Women’s Division 2 competition.

The summarized score cards for the weekend are:

PROMOTION LEAGUE

Pirates United vs Riversdale
RIVERSDALE 113 all out (27.3 overs); PIRATES UNITED 114/0 (14.5 overs)
Pirates United won by 10 wickets

Ramblers’ vs Heidelberg United
HEIDELBERG UNITED 35 all out (17.5 overs); RAMBLERS 36/0 (6.1 overs)
Ramblers won by 10 wickets

Plett Pioneers vs Mossel Bay
MOSSELBAY 101 all out (22.2 overs) PLETT PIONEERS 107/7 (22.4 overs)
Plett Pioneers won by 3 wickets

WOMEN’S DIVISION 2:

Harlequins Forces vs Thembalethu
HARLEQUINS FORCES 158/7 (18.2 overs)
THEMBALETHU 74/7 all out (14.3 overs)
Harlequins Forces won by 84 runs

Dysselsdorp vs Plett Pioneers
DYSSELSDORP 59 all out (16.4 overs); PLETT PIONEERS 60/1 (14 overs)
Plett Pioneers won by 9 wickets

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🏏 Weekend Match Wrap-Up 🏏

It was a full weekend of cricket action for our Pioneers teams! 💛💪

PPCC 2nd XI travelled to Knysna to take on the Knysna Cavaliers Cricket Club 3rd XI. After electing to bat first, our side posted 155 all out in 25.1 overs, led by Leighton Bosman (33 off 37) and Shanwell Marlo Martins (30 off 20). Despite a strong bowling effort, including wickets from Louis Henn (2/29) and Reagan Titus (1/22), the Cavaliers chased down the target in 24.3 overs, thanks largely to a superb 107* from Ruaan Stander.
📊 Result: PPCC 2nd XI lost by 3 wickets.

Meanwhile at home, our PPCC 3rd XI faced the Knysna Cavaliers 2nd XI in a Reserve League clash at New Horizons Sports Field. After being sent in to bat, the team managed 116 all out in 31 overs, with Desmond September (21) and Alastair Ludick (15) top scoring. With the ball, Norman Solomons (3/32) and Abraham Esau (2/15) led the fightback, but the visitors held on to win by 3 wickets.
📊 Result: PPCC 3rd XI lost by 3 wickets.

Despite the results, there were many positives — solid partnerships, promising bowling spells, and the fighting spirit the Pioneers are known for. 💛💥

Let’s regroup, train hard this week, and come back stronger next weekend!