The Scimitar 28 Feb 2018

BNSC NEWSLETTER

Another week has passed us by as I bid you a very good day….

I really can’t believe how quickly my time here has disappeared…tomorrow marks the end of the another BNSC financial year end…and this is already my second that I am about to complete….but when I look back over the year, I can grasp what has been achieved by us, as a Club, as teams and individuals….we have all faced massive challenges and almost in each case, have overcome them and are better for the experience…As a Club, I feel that we have grown, not just in numbers (which are plain to see as our membership stats show some solid growth) but in quality too…..we have a new sub-section, our buildings have had a much needed facelift and improvements, our computerised system has enabled better control and management, our playing fields regularly receive compliments from all quarters, from both our players and opposition alike, our sub-sections received accolades and awards frequently….I am extremely fortunate to have dedicated and loyal staff to support me, for which I am eternally grateful….an innovative and free thinking, yet extremely solid and sound committee to ensure that our path forward is based on solid principles and practices…which is another of my blessings in my task of managing this wonderful Club, to deal with them individually and severally on a regular basis. As we start a new financial year on Thursday, I am filled with excitement at the potential we have available at the Club and the prospects for the future…don’t get me wrong it is not always a bed of roses, but I feel that we have learned some extremely important lessons over the year…Not every one of my personal challenges were pleasant…but they have given me more experience and hopefully some wisdom, to ensure they will have outcomes that are to my, and our benefit.

Our cricketers are riding the crest of a wave at the moment and had another solid performance on Sunday…with a clinical bonus point 6 wicket victory against Tembisa… we still top the standings in the Premier league, but things are very tight at the top…so we need to maintain our impetus and keep ahead of the chasing pack in the coming weeks….This week we have our local “derby” against Actonville Spurs….all the best boys, you have all of our support….

The Soccer boys had the week off, before they begin their leagues this week in earnest…and on Saturday our top two teams travel to Boksburg to the City Stadium….the second side kick off at 13h45, with the first side directly after them at 15h30….good luck to our fellows… give it your all boys…

Junior Soccer registration continues this week in the Ladies Bar…last week we had a fantastic turnout of new registrations…for the boys who are already Members of the Club, no need to come in, but you can fill in all their details on-line…please go to bnfc.co.za for the relevant details that need to be completed and updated.

Rugby are hard at work with their practices…any interested parties please join the rugger-buggers on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 18h00 to 20h30….we have an exciting season ahead for this sub-section…

I see that our Bridge section is experiencing revitalised interest…with a packed Hall on Thursday afternoon and the Monday sessions becoming very popular as well, while their Tuesday evenings still being well supported…well done to Roy and his committee for garnering such renewed support… I am sure that it is very satisfying to see all your efforts, ideas and plans being richly rewarded….

Hockey are having a mixed 8-a-side tournaments over the next few Sundays….from the sounds of things, this is going to be barrels of fun…I always remember how much I enjoyed participating in mixed tournaments…if you are wanting to play and haven’t given in your name yet…please give Shaun Taylor a call, in order for him to can slot you into a side…if you somehow do not have Shaun’s number, please phone the office, either Glenda or myself will gladly furnish you with the necessary….

Our Junior hockey are also registering their players this Saturday…as in the past, these registrations take place in the beer garden adjacent to the Ted Jarvis hockey field… we have always been extremely proud of all of our Junior sections, I hope that we will continue to enjoy a positive response that we enjoy to our appeal for our future leaders at the North.

Our Joker Jackpot grew again after Friday night’s effort by Aliaster Hamilton which revealed the two of spades….there is always a huge roar of approval by the onlookers, once they realise that the “pot” is not won…and their dream that next week it could be mine is revived…the very vocal “soccer” table is particularly vociferous in their support of the “joker” remaining in hiding for another week…and when the person selecting is one of their own…they seem to sing their songs with a little more glee and gusto than normal…which was the case last week…so bad luck Ali….but that means that this week we move up to R60 947, while the Members draw pushes up to R2 200…our entertainment on Friday are some old favourites, Coyote, so pull in and listen to their tunes, while you grab a bite to eat at the Night Market, or weave your way around the Crafts stalls that are offering their various wares….

With the new tax year has comes a little bad news…since I have joined, I have attempted to keep the pricing in the pub static….but with the VAT increase, new sin taxes and the continual rise of product prices, I will have to raise our bar prices from March 1….. We are still in the throes of finding an adequate manner in which to offer loyalty and other discounts to Members…but be assured that these will be implemented the moment they are “fool-proof”…

That’s it from me for this tax year…take care…let me know of any quips or quirks you have about the job that we are doing, or should be doing in your opinion..Email me on rod.scheepers@gmail.com …till next week…

Take care…Rod

Friday Night Club Draw Results: 23rd February 2018

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  Clayton Wiesner (Hockey/Athletics) – Present

Club Member Draw: R2 000.00:  Joe Safr (Tennis) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 2 000.00. for 02nd March 2018 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB:  Marge Mellis (Kitchen) 

Matts Meat Voucher:  Dion (Guest)

“SCIMITAR BAR”AND BEER GARDEN OPENING AT 12H00 EVERY FRIDAY – SERVING PUB LUNCHES

Aliaster Hamilton (Social) drew the 2 of Spades. Joker Draw now on R60947.00 for Friday 02nd March. Be there to win it !!

“Coyote” will be played from 18h00 –  Friday 02nd March 2018

Hey Movie Lovers – Due to unforseen circumstances, Movies in the Park are unable to screen the movie on Friday 02nd March.

Their next movie will be March month end. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

ATHLETICS

BNAC in attendance at The Deloitte Challenge. Well done guys !!

BASEBALL

 CRICKET

Senior Cricket Results 24-25 Feb 2018
Premier won by 6 wickets [Thembisa]
Premier 2 won by 1 wicket [Avion]
Sat 1st lost by 9 runs [SOB]

Senior Cricket Fixtures: 03rd-04th March 2018

Sat 03rd March – Sat 1sts vs Daveyton – 13h15 away Willowmore Park “B” Field

Sunday 04th March – Premier (1) vs Actonville     – 10h00 @ Lords “A” Field
                                           Premier (2) vs Kwa Thema – 10h00 @ P.T.O.

 HOCKEY

Space still available for the Umpire level 0 course Sunday 04th March @ EGHA Astro . A great opportunity for all players to learn the rules of the game.Cost R220.00 per attendee.

FOOTBALL

The Scimitar 20 Feb 2018

BNSC NEWSLETTER

From an overcast and grey morning outside my office, a very good day to you all….

It looks like this week is going to continue with the cloudy outlook, with rain forecast almost every day this week… and albeit I know that we always are in need of rain, I must say that I do not enjoy the prospect of an English summer…even if it is only for a short while….I am a Saffa…I need sunshine, I thrive on sunshine, I want sunshine, please give me sunshine, I live for and with my sunshine…..bring back the thundershowers…beautiful mornings, balmy days….with a short shower in the afternoon, followed by more sunshine and an exquisite sunset, after the rain has cleared, the scents that fill the air, wonderful aromas of wet grasses, leaves and damp soil are present….I do love summer….enough! Back to our amazing sports Club and it’s fantastic Members.

Up front, I would like to apologise to Barbara Wentworth for my omission last week….in that message I mentioned that Marc Daniel had completed his 25^th Midmar (and was featured in a write up on his hard work in the Benoni City Times too)…and I have subsequently been told that I omitted to mention that there was another Member who flew below the radar but also completed her 25^th Midmar at the same event…..a massive congratulations to Barbara Wentworth for her marvellous achievement, which is made extra special by the fact that she is a septuagenarian…phenomenal!! I can but wish that I am as fit and healthy at that age….Once again congratulations Barbara, with my humble apology that I missed your magnificent accomplishment last week…

Our Soccer boys did not have their best result over the weekend, with a 3-0 loss to Alberton…but it is still early in the season…as the league will only start in early March… Good luck to both our sides in their quest this year… bring some silverware back to us this year boys….

Our Junior Footballers will descend on the Club in force and numbers on Saturday….it is registration day….so expect a queue of excited and jabbering football players at the club from early in the morning….I’m sure the parents won’t be able to cap the children’s excitement at the prospect of playing Club football…. I remember my first outing…many years ago as a 10 year old (playing in the under 14 league, as that was the first age group catered for in those days)…we were to play against Daggafontein…most of u were all the same age and the opposition looked like giants!!!… needless to say we got a thrashing of note…15-2 was the final score…but our coach was most impressed that we never gave up and were able to notch up 2 goals against these formidable opponents (who eventually won the league that year)…. but our home fixture almost three months later was eagerly awaited…..where we lost by the odd goal in 7, the opponents only scoring in the last few seconds of the match…..of course we were all in uproar (as there was no official referee and their coach took the whistle on that occasion!)….but that said irrespective of the result, we had improved in leaps and bounds over the season…which stood us in good stead in our sports path going forward…we learned some valuable and lasting lessons from that first season of Club football….so good luck to our Juniors, all the best….may your season be as rewarding as mine was, with huge improvement in your skills and attitude…..

Our Premier cricket side hosted Alberton (who were riding the crest of a wave and on top of the league when they arrived)…it was a hard fought encounter…but our chaps sailed through and won the encounter by 5 wickets… well done boys….that is phenomenal and keep it up…so we now swop places with them and move up to the top of the league (whoop whoop)…but there are still 6 more games till the end of the season….with still lots of work to do before that….keep on winning and it will make our final placing a little easier to determine……

Our runners have also had another busy week…ending with the Pirates Half Marathon…..they advertise this as the “tough one” and as I heard from a friend at a braai on Sunday, that it lived up to its name…it was really tough…. to all our Members that completed, a very well done… super efforts…another week closer to the Comrades….

Our Friday nights have been a little quiet for the last couple of weeks…after the massive build up to the big win at the start of the year…it feels like there is no-one here….but there are still plenty of the old faithful here to try their luck with a fair sprinkling of guests, there is a fair turnout, but we are enjoying the chance to talk to mates and enjoy a drink without half of it being spilled before we get to our seats (if you are lucky enough to find one)…last Friday the Members draw wasn’t won…so the new potential winning amount is R2000 this week for our Members only draw…also a nice little fillip to aid some additional spending… On the Joker draw, we had Louis (a guest) who had the chance to select a card….and he found the hiding place of the 10 of hearts…so with 5 cards gone, our jackpot has moved up to R59 174….which would be a most pleasing sum to find on the credit side of your bank balance… pop along this week and give yourself a chance at winning this handsome amount…we have some spectacular and very popular entertainment back…the duo of the Boycott Ballad….Adam has an amazing voice and some special guitar skills and his new drummer was most impressive on their last visit…. with the odd weather, the organisers of the Night Market have decided to postpone the market for this week….which does make sense…as we had quite a few cancellations in the last year due to the inclement weather….. so we will only host the market next week March 2nd…

Rugby practices have started already…on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 18h00 to 20h30…if you know of any new or interested rugby jocks, please send them along on either evening…

With our Junior hockey registrations up for next Saturday… we are about to move into our busiest season…with the runners, gearing up for the Comrades and all our winter sports readying themselves  for another busy season ahead.

That’s it for today….take care of yourselves….if I don’t see you through the week, I’ll see you through my window!!

Any yays or nays that you may have about us, please send them to my email rod.scheepers@gmail.com    Cheers Rod

Friday Night Club Draw Results: 16th February 2018

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  Clint Breen (Cricket) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R1 800.00:  Jacques Dorfling (Rugby) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 2 000.00. for 23rd February 2018 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB:  Marge Mellis (Kitchen) 

Matts Meat Voucher:  Struan King (Social)

“SCIMITAR BAR”AND BEER GARDEN OPENING AT 12H00 EVERY FRIDAY – SERVING PUB LUNCHES

Luis (Guest) drew the 10 of Hearts. Joker Draw amount of R59174.00 up for grabs on Friday 23rd Feb. Be there to win it. !!!

“Boycott Ballad” will be played from 18h00 –  Friday 23rd February 2018

 ATHLETICS

BNAC’s very own B D Wentworth – 70 years of age accomplished her 25th swim in the 2018 Midmar Mile. Proud of you Barbara!!

PIRATES HALF MARATHON 2018

BASEBALL

CRICKET

With a number of games still to go as the season comes to a end, there is still places available for players willing to join our senior sides. Its never to late to join our prestigious club. For more info, or to join our club, please contact Tian on 0845998862

Senior Cricket Results 17-18 Feb 2018

Premier won by 5 wickets [Alberton], TOP OF THE LOG NOW!
Premier 2 won by 8 wickets [Bedfordview]
Sat 1st lost by 103 runs [Kempton]

Senior Cricket Fixtures 24-25 Feb 2018

Sat 24th February – Sat 1sts vs Springs O.B. – 13h15 away PP “A” Field

Sunday 25th Feb – Premier (1) vs Tembisa – 10h00 @home “A” Field
                                     Premier (2) vs Avion Park – 10h00 @home “B” Field

 HOCKEY

The Scimitar 13 Feb 2018

BNSC NEWSLETTER

A fine good morning to all….

A special weekend for me….I had friends from Natal visiting and spent a magic day at the cricket, followed by a great family day on Sunday…and my weekend disappeared in a flash… (Like they seem to normally do…)

But despite me having the weekend off, our Northerns sportsmen and women were hard at work holding the Club name on high at various sporting activities….

Our Soccer boys were at their best on Saturday, comprehensively beating Kempton 4-0 (who gave us a few headaches last season) in a Top 8 clash…all the spectators that I spoke to were singing their praises…so a great result fellows….keep it up and we should make the semi-final play-offs…the second side also registered a win so they are also well on their way to a play-off place too…. This weekend we are up against Alberton….to both of our sides….give of your best…we’re right behind you…The Second side kicks off at 13h45, with the first side following, with their match starting at 15h30…make sure to join us in supporting them across the road….

Our athletes were hard at work over the weekend too…..with the Midmar Mile attracting plenty of participants from all over the country…we also had some entrants from the North….well done to all who completed…this is a fine achievement….we had  some maniacs who participated in two and some even completing three races over the weekend…but special mention must go to Marc Daniel, who has now completed the event 25 years in a row…and to celebrate it this year, he decided to do all 8 races….I have seen his times and they were all massively competitive…between 29 and 37 minutes….well done Marc…we are all very proud of you….

Our other athletes were getting their legs ready, with a Marathon in Bedfordview…I saw lots of photographs and plenty of smiles…so it looked like it was a race enjoyed by all…another 4 months before the Comrades…many kilometres of training still to go guys….

It was great to see our little cricketers playing under lights on Friday night…I love going to watch the boys playing at night…you genuinely get to feel their excitement and enjoyment…it is definitely something we must do more of for the boys…I heard that particular team lost in the last over of that match…but I really think that cricket was the winner…each and every one of the little fellows felt like the professionals they see on television…well done to the parents and coaches who keep all these boys dreams alive….

Being Friday night, also meant it is our official “relax” night at the North…Members and Joker draws, with some raffles and great music to boot…Everyone who was here had a great evening…the Members draw was not won…but neither was the Joker jackpot…much to the relief of all those not present….Judith was only able to find the Ace of Hearts… (Which broke Manny’s heart) but that means we all have another chance next week and the Jackpot has increased to R58 124…. So pop along on Friday for another chance to find the Joker and take home a sizeable chunk of cash…

A bit of a let-down for our Premier league cricketers as their match with Kempton was rained out…so we have no “ole-ole ole-ole” singing able to be done yet this season… we will have to keep focussed and ensure that we win the rest of our games and keep ahead of them on the log…Our ladies started a new event…with their capping ceremony on Saturday….hopefully this will become a time honoured tradition in the future…well done to all the Ladies who received their caps….

My Saturday was filled with the intricacies of international cricket…I was able to experience the wonderful influence AB de Villiers is able to exert on our national team….From being “down and out” and comprehensively outplayed in the first three One Day Internationals, our side showed some excellent resolve, from again looking like a beaten side…I felt a little like I felt on March 12, 2006 (the famous 438 game), when Australia had scored a mammoth 434 and we lost our first wicket within the first two overs…..but hindsight is a wonderful science…and I think the whole country watched the end of that particular game(and if you didn’t watch it live, you have surely watched it again over the years)…this Saturday, that same hollow feeling was in the base of my stomach….a mountain to climb….with our top order already gone (albeit to a revised target figure)…and when Miller was bowled…you could hear the anguished groan from myself and the remaining local crowd….only to be followed a minute later by screams and shrieks of delight as the “big screen” relayed the picture of the bowler over stepping and bowling a no-ball….and suddenly there was a new belief…not just by the players…but you could also feel it building up in the crowd….our local supporters were now suddenly running around brandishing and waving their national flags (much to the irritation of the opposition supporters, while they became decidedly “meek and mild”…and of course with the match inexorably building up to a magnificent crescendo…. while despite losing Miller with 27 still needed at a healthy rate, the belief was there…and as Andile stepped up, scoring a magnificent 23 off just 5 balls….we all now know the result…but I can only say I was honoured to have been able to personally witness the euphoria of that day…I wish that every single cricket supporter is able to “live” an experience like that….

Rugby had their AGM last week, with some cosmetic changes…new additions for some new blood to maintain some fresh thinking, whilst the experienced members able to keep steering and guiding the sub-section to greater heights….Practices are on Tuesdays and Thursdays…please pop along to the Club from about 18h00 to join in…

That’s it from me….remember my email is rod.scheepers@gmail.com for any cheers or jeers you may have…

Cheers…look after yourselves… Rod

Friday Night Club Draw Results: 09th February 2018

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  Taryn Flee (Hockey) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R1 600.00:  Jarry Bayley (Hockey) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 1 800.00. for 16th February 2018 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB:  Ross Collard (Guest) 

Matts Meat Voucher:  Aliaster Hamilton (Social)

“SCIMITAR BAR”AND BEER GARDEN OPENING AT 12H00 EVERY FRIDAY – SERVING PUB LUNCHES

Judith Halls (Guest) drew the Ace of Hearts. Joker Draw sitting on R58124.00 for Friday 16th Feb. Be there to win It !!

Live Music will be played from 18h00 –  Friday 16th February 2018

ATHLETICS

Bronkhorstspruit 32km. – Go Mango!!

 CRICKET

Senior Cricket Results 10-11 Feb 2018
Premier called off – wet outer field [Kempton Park]
Sat 1st – rained out [Kempton Park]

FIXTURES – 17th and 18th FEBRUARY 2018 – T.B.A.

HOCKEY

FOOTBALL

The Scimitar 6 Feb 2018

BNSC NEWSLETTER

Hi there everyone….

I’m sure that someone put something into my coffee last week…a week when I was in school never disappeared as quickly as this one did…it feels like just yesterday that I was penning the last Scimitar message and here I am doing I again….better not tell my wife, she’ll say I’m starting to sound like my Dad and it is an “age thing”…which of course I will never admit to…(do we ever??!!)

And as we have had another week mystically vanish away…it means that we have more sport to look forward to this week…the weather was kind to us last weekend, so our planned battles against our opposition were able to be fulfilled and concluded….we have many satisfied Members as most of our teams did emerge victorious, but for those who lost, may we walk away for the match with greater wisdom and experience, with a little more knowledge of how to beat them on the next occasion.

Friday night was a little (being the operative word) quieter than normal…everyone seemed to be off in different directions, so those who came to the Club, had a lovely evening, with no major waiting for drinks or battling to find seating….I thoroughly enjoyed my evening, but in part, I think that was attributable to a “stand-in” rocker, who wowed those in the Scimitar with some phenomenal guitar work and played some real rock classics….

And before the entertainment we had our weekly draws….the name out of the box this week was Buddy David (another bit of the little humour again)….and his selection turned out not to be the Joker, but the King of Diamonds!!…. so we have another week to build up the Jackpot and it is now waiting for you this week….and the pot has grown to R56066….still nothing to sneeze at….so if you’re up to it this week, we would love you to join us…. The Members prize now stands at R1400, which will be drawn at 19h00 (with all the raffles and beer draw) followed by the Joker draw at 19h30…last ticket sales in the region of 19h20….and always remember, you have to be here to win it…This is a presence draw…if the person who’s name is selected does not arrive at Joker Display within 5 minutes of being drawn…the name will be discarded and another will be drawn….so make sure that you stay the person arrive and also see the new card being selected, as there is still a chance that new name may still be drawn…

It is the Rugby AGM tomorrow night (6^th at 18h30)…. your attendance will indicate our support of the newest Sub-section….they are also having their practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays….we’re looking forward to a most positive season…

Our Soccer lads had a disappointing start to the season with a 2-1 loss in the first derby of the year, which was hosted “down the road”…but the positive is that the next two games are at the North (albeit across the road) and if we are able to win both of those, we should still be in for a semi-final spot….Coach Jannie told that there were some great positives from the game and will be looking to build on those in the weeks to come….This week both our sides are at home against Kempton…join is from 13h45 for the seconds and 15h30 for the firsts…bring it home boys…

The Premier league cricketers had another good win on Sunday, beating Duduza by 9 wickets….Coach Nic was able to experiment as well, because this weekend we have the big one….playing Kempton away…..if we could ask that our travelling fans please pop along to support…our boys are going to need our voices to shout in unison…. All the best boys, give it your all….

Our runners are still hard at work, each morning I hear the voices chatting as they go past my house, they really sound like a happy bunch…I have also seen that over the weekends the car park is getting fuller in the mornings, as the entrants to the Comrades start to realise that the time is “min” and some serious miles need to put in….and with time getting short, it reminds me of a “legendary” friend of mine….Bringee Alexander, who used to decide three weeks before the race (which was in those days held at the end of May and as a green number runner, he did not have to qualify in those days) that he was going to run the race that year…he would put in about 200 km’s of training and at the start would keep a few rand in a plastic bag which he would spend on a beer or two at Drummond…..for us masses glued to the Comrades television coverage for the day we watched and waited for the progress of our family and friends….low and behold 5 minutes before cut-off, you would be guaranteed to see Bringee and a “bus” of people converging on the finish-line….a phenomenal athlete and person too….Bringee completed 18 comrades marathons, played hockey and cricket for the Club and was very active in amateur (and professional ranks too) dramatics…..for those that don’t know or remember Bringee he was the ever popular “tramp” who was the guest of honour at many functions, events and weddings…..I also remember him being bliksemed on many occasions by irate guests who didn’t realise that he was the live entertainment…. But I will leave more of that for another day… Definitely one of the Northerns Heroes….

Hockey 5’s are up on the Astro on Sunday…pop up to see how the 5’s work, with very much and indoor idea being played on an outdoor surface….piles of fun and plenty of hard running….

I’m off to the pink day at the Wanderers on Saturday, hope to see some of the Northerns faithful there too…. Have a great week… Remember to send your compliments or complaints to rod.scheepers@gmail.com

Cheers Rod

Friday Night Club Draw Results: 02nd February 2018

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  Sumarie van den Bergh (Cricket) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R1 200.00:  C Mengel (Hockey) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 1 400.00. for 09th February 2018 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB:  Shepherd Melusi (Barman) 

Matts Meat Voucher:  Rodney Scheepers (Hockey)

“SCIMITAR BAR”AND BEER GARDEN OPENING AT 12H00 EVERY FRIDAY – SERVING PUB LUNCHES

Buddy David (Athletics) drew the King of Diamonds. Joker Draw now standing on R56066.00 for Friday 09th February. Draw takes place at 19h30 with last tickets sold at 19h15. Be there to win it !!

“FREEDOM UNFOUND” will be entertaining us from 18h00 –  Friday 09th FEB 2018

ATHLETICS

BNAC license numbers will be available from Madge in the club office at the following times:
Wednesday: 17:00-19:30
Thursday: 12:00 – 15:30
Saturday: 09:-12:00

CRICKET

Senior Cricket Results 3-4 Feb 2018
Premier won by 9 wickets [Duduza]
Promotion won by 89 runs [United]
Sat 1st won by 91 runs [Midrand]

Premier vs Kempton Park – BAR “A” Field

Promotions – Postponed

The Women’s team will be doing their first capping ceremony on Sat the 10th of February Main Club Side.

HOCKEY

FOOTBALL

The Scimitar 30 Jan 2018

BNSC NEWSLETTER

A very fine and good morning to you all

On Saturday I awoke to heavy, grey, leaden skies waiting to drop their heavy loads of water back to Mother Earth…and I thought of our Junior cricketers….when you are at the Club, you can literally feel their energy and enthusiasm….and as my mind dwelt on the Juniors….I saw the rain start coming down, gently at first, increasing in pace as time wore on…and in my mind I heard the massive groan of disappointment of the boys, coaches and parents alike…these boys have had no Club cricket for the duration of the of the summer break…and now on the first weekend back…there is rain to cut short any chance of them plying their skills…I can just imagine the unhappiness in all those boys hearts….and I’m sure that the feeling was felt by coaches, parents and families of the players….hopefully this week the weather will play along and all the teams will be able to participate…and the boys will hear the crisp click of willow on leather again…

The Senior cricketers were able to complete their fixtures and our Premier side maintain their momentum, with another solid performance, a seven wicket win against Bedfordview….they are in second place on the log, 6 points behind the leaders Alberton, but we do have a game in hand…we are currently also one point ahead of our arch rivals Kempton…which means another do-or-die match against them awaits….this Sunday we entertain Duduza at home, starting at 10h00…

Our Soccer boys have gained momentum quickly and got themselves into the swing, hosting a friendly against Robertsham last week, which ended in a 4 all draw…there is some wonderful new talent that has joined us this year and with majority of our team being intact from last year and this augers well for the future. The Super 8 Competition starts this weekend, with our boys looking for early Derby supremacy…as we travel “down the road” to take on Old Benonians in our first official match of the season on Saturday…the additional teams in our section of the Super 8 league being Alberton and Kempton Park, whom we host over the next two weekends of the competition….please come along to support the boys in their quest to start off the year gathering some silverware….good luck chaps, do your best…

Rugby are having their trials over the next week…and then their training will begin in earnest…please all interested parties contact their Chairman Lourens Smit, for times and dates of these trials.

Our athletes have also been very busy…with a hectic schedule of time trials and club runs during the week (both morning and night) I hear that the morning runs have already split into two groups, in an attempt to make the groups more manageable…and to keep athletes with similar times together…and then these marvellous athletes then go onto compete at various competitions over the weekend…last Sunday was the annual Johnson Crane marathon, also held in Benoni (much to the despair of some motorists, who forgot about the run…and were in some major traffic snarl –ups)….we had a very large contingent at this marathon, with over 200 participants…lots of personal bests and great qualifying times for the two major ultra marathons (Comrades and Two Oceans)..I saw heaps of photographs and posts on Facebook…I heard plenty of reports and feedback that we are part of an amazing Running Club…that makes me as a member of the Club, very proud to hear (and it was over and over again that I head it)…so a very quick (but big) thank you to the committee, under the current leadership of John Ansell (and of course their predecessors) for the cameraderie and “gees” instilled in the Club and your members….it is a delight to experience…. and then for the final dozen mad hatters…who travelled down to East London to participate in the 70.3 IronMan competition…it is with great pride (and a little envy) that I can say that all our starters also finished the competition…so a fabulous effort from all of our participants…this is an epic challenge..and it has been a long road for all our medal holders, months of training of both the body and mind…and to just participate, let alone finish this gruelling event of a sea swim 2 km, followed by a 90km slog on a bicycle and concluding with a half marathon run is a phenomenal achievement..once again, my  congratulations to each and every one of you!!….just in case you ask why 70.3?? This is the total mile equivalent of the race…a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile cycle and 13.1 mile half marathon…and you thought I was just a pretty face… snigger..snigger….I actually do sometime foray into research mode….fortunately the encyclopaedia of today fits into my pocket, it doesn’t weigh a ton as in the past or have to be housed alphabetically in my parents entrance hall library anymore…and I am a numbers man after all!!

Friday night saw Bard Knight being selected to find the Joker in the pack….but his selection (interestingly right in the middle) came up as the Jack of Hearts…..I say interestingly, as my lucky number is 27…and Brad drew the 27^th card from whichever side you count (so really, slap-bang in the middle)…and would have been my selection if I was able to draw….so my theory is out of the window….but that said, I wouldn’t have found any of the other Jokers from the past draws either!! A quick reminder to never listen to my theories when it comes to joker draws….Enough woffling!! The “pot” now jumps to R53 897 for this weeks draw and of course there is one card less…so now only 51 cards left to choose from….And we have a duo of favourites strumming their guitars this week…Bonesy is teaming up with Ryno in a new Freedom Unfound…and they are bringing a drummer to complete a trio….should be a winning formula!!

Hockey 5’s will continue this Sunday and I see that the competition is “hotting up” as we get to the end of the season and play-off places are now of critical interest…have a great time guys, it is getting very interesting…

That is my lot for this week…I am having a little trouble accessing my old email…so could you please send your suggestions, proposals, criticism and chirps to me at rod.scheepers@gmail.com

Cheers…have an outstanding week… Rod

Friday Night Club Draw Results: 26th January 2017

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  Norman Baloyi (Athletics) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R1 000.00:  Glen Pringle (Social) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 1 200.00. for 02nd February 2018 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB:  Alan Knight (Social) 

Matts Meat Voucher:  Peter Colam (Hockey)

“SCIMITAR BAR”AND BEER GARDEN OPENING AT 12H00 EVERY FRIDAY – SERVING PUB LUNCHES

Brad Knight (Social) drew the Jack of Hearts. Joker Draw standing on R53897.00 for Friday 02nd Feb. Be there to win it !!

“FREEDOM UNFOUND” will be entertaining us from 18h00 –  Friday 02ND FEB 2018

 ATHLETICS

Norman Milne celebrating his 21st Striders 32km. In his inimitable style he was also first grand master home!

Some Johnson Crane fun. Well done to everyone who ran on the day

IRONMAN 70.3 BUFFALO CITY 2018

What an incredible experience and what a privilege to have had such wonderful people by my side every step of the way. Congratulations to each and everyone that took part. We did it!👊🏻 All of you did so amazing and can be super proud of yourselves! 👏🏻💪🏻 Looking forward to many more with all of you awesome people 😎🏊🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️🏃🏻‍♂️

CHRISTINE ROOS

BNAC license numbers will be available from Madge in the club office at the following times:
Wednesday: 17:00-19:30
Thursday: 12:00 – 15:30
Saturday: 09:-12:00

 CRICKET

Senior Cricket Results 20-21 Jan 2018

Sat 1st lost by 6 wickets [Boksburg]

Premier won by 8 wickets [United]
Vaughn Humphrey 55*
Stefano Di Bartolomeo 7-1-12-4

Premier vs Duduza – BNCC “A” Field

Promotions vs United – HP “A” Field

FOOTBALL 

BNFC Vets Fixtures – 31.01 2018
Wed 31.01 @ 20h00
Vets Div 1 vs Bedfordview (B) Div 1 @ Bedfordview

Wed 31.01 @ 20h00
Vets Div 3 vs CBC Vets Div 3 @ home

The Scimitar 23 Jan 2018

BNSC NEWSLETTER

A very good day to all

I was awoken this morning to rain gently falling on our corrugated iron roof (one of my favourite and most soothing sounds) and then an overcast morning…some relief from the scorching temperatures that we have experienced over the last little while…and for a change I was really glad that I hadn’t got up early for my daily walk…. I’ll have to get this letter done quickly, that I can fit it in this afternoon now!!)

I think all the Members present on Friday were all really happy that the frenzy of the last few draw nights had disappeared and sanity had prevailed, and once again we could just have another normal Friday at the North…the bar staff were relaxed, the huge crowds had left us alone…and all the Members were smiling broadly….with our 7’o’clock Members draw finally producing a winner….a more worthy winner we could not have been hand-picked…this member gives his all to the Club and more particularly Soccer section, Darren “Fish” Lee’s number came out of the barrel, much to the jubilation and singing from the “soccer boys”…well done Fish, I’m sure you will spend the money wisely….so with a winner emerging victorious at the last draw, means that the amount for this draw will start again at R1 000….

The build up to the Joker draw, was definitely more relaxed….and Robin Howell (a guest) had his name drawn….but with 53 cards back up in the Joker display cabinet, he was spoilt for choice and on finally picking his card, he was able to uncover the 9 of Clubs….so we have our first roll-over of draw number 6, and this takes our new Joker Jackpot for this week up to R51 755….there will be 52 cards to now choose from…..what a winning formula the Joker draw has been for the North….long may it continue….

I also noticed that our band on Friday night, Boycott Ballad, proved to be a very popular attraction…Adam has had to find himself a new drummer, as Graham left for overseas last week….but his replacement has proved to be a more than adequate….we look forward to their return at the end of February…

This Friday we will have our Night Market (Movies in the Park are taking a rest this month, but will be back at the end of February)…. we will also have the Wilsons providing entertainment, who I’m sure will maintain their non-stop play-list…they always keep everyone on the dance floor with their variety of music…

And now to the real nuts and bolts of the North….hockey returned in full force at the Astro, with Hockey 5’s being played and we are starting to near the business end of the competition…very soon we will have the play-off’s and then the final matches for this season will begin…where we will find who is going to be crowned as the winners of the league….

Cricket also made its return to the North, with most of the Seniors being busy….the Premier side achieved a wonderful 8 wicket win against United…a most satisfying victory….with a mixed bag of results achieved by all the teams….but a little birdie told me that Robez (one of those larger than life Cricketers at the North) happened to score a couple more than 99 for the first time in a while…well done Robez….always a special achievement….we should have a full house of fixtures this weekend…with the return of the Juniors after their festive break….and the Sunday Premier side hosting Bedforview this Sunday…the first ball to be bowled at 10h00….

The soccer players have started their pre-season training…..in anticipation of the top 8 event that starts in a couple of weeks time….Jannie has already reported that there is some new talent and with the return of the old, should see Northerns remain as a force to be reckoned with in the Super League….new players are always welcome, practices are on Tuesdays and Thursdays, please come along if you would like to join us this year….

Rugby is also starting with practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays too, from 18h00 to 20h30….please contact Lourens Smit for further details…I’m sure that rugby will prove to be very popular again this year.

There are some new grandstands that are going up across the road (2 for Rugby and 2 for Soccer)…..our gracious thanks to my side-kick Glenda for organising the sponsors and complete construction of these….they will definitely be put to good use….

That is it for this week…take care and have a great sporting week…

Rod

Friday Night Club Draw Results: 19th January 2017

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  Marianne Dinham (Bridge) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R6 600.00:  Darren Lee (Fish) (Football) – Present

Winnings now stand at R 1 000.00. for 26th January 2018 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB:  Richard (Guest) 

Matts Meat Voucher:  Arther Jones (Guest)

“SCIMITAR BAR”AND BEER GARDEN OPENING AT 12H00 EVERY FRIDAY – SERVING PUB LUNCHES

Robin Howell (Guest) drew the 1st card of the new pack – 9 of Clubs. Joker Draw winnings now sitting on R51755.00 for Friday 26th January. Be there to win it!!

“LEON & STEWART WILSON” will be entertaining us from 18h00 –  Friday 26th JANUARY 2018

ATHLETICS

 CRICKET

Senior Cricket Results 20-21 Jan 2018

Premier won by 8 wickets [United]
Vaughn Humphrey 55*
Stefano Di Bartolomeo 7-1-12-4

The Scimitar 16 Jan 2018

BNSC NEWSLETTER

Good morning to everyone…..

Well… finally we had a Joker Jackpot winner…..2017 could not produce any winner at all…with our last draw of 2016 and the first draw of 2018 we have a Joker Jackpot winner….the Club was abuzz with activity and with only 5 cards left, I suppose it was to be expected that we would have a packed house….with hordes of the Members and their guests thronging into the North on Friday, it promised to be another memorable evening…and that it was… the night market proved to be another great success and our staff were absolutely marvellous. My thanks to my ever faithful and loyal staff….to them, I salute you….despite the trying circumstances, you guys came up trumps…from making sure that everyone had a parking spot, to cleaning up bottles, glasses and all sorts of rubbish, to ensuring that everyone had a cool drink…..even the weather played along….I would also like to express my thanks to the Main Club Committee, who give up their Friday nights to sell joker draw tickets…your efforts are appreciated and highly valued…thank you….also to the volunteers from the sub-sections who assisted in our satellite bars selling beers…thank you too, to sacrifice your Friday nights to make funds for your sub-section is highly commendable and appreciated….

So now we can get back to normality (is it ever normal at the North?)…Friday nights expected to be a little quieter again…but I am sure that the faithful will still be here support us in our quest to improve the Club and its facilities…the Joker draw will kick off this week with draw number six…and the jackpot will begin on R50 000-00….. still a massive number and a worthwhile value to start a Joker draw on….I don’t think that any of the other institutions that have followed our lead in this format are able to say that they will begin their new competition with that sort of kick-start. The format of the draw will remain precisely the same as the past…despite there being rumours that I have heard, that it will be a Members only draw….let me say this, that the success of our Joker draw has been that fact that it has worked using the current format……in March the Joker draw will celebrate its fourth birthday and this has been a revelation for the Club…. Long may it continue…

This Friday we have Boycott Ballad entertaining us, and despite the Joker draw being won, our Members draw remains without a winner…so this week it will climb to R6600…getting close to another record….but you have to be present to win it….please also remember that Main Club subs are due….but if you pay them before February 28, you will still pay at the 2017 structure, so the quicker you pay, the more you save….

Cricket began their season on Sunday with a comprehensive win…and all the sides will be out this week again, at both senior and junior levels…so expected plenty of shouts of “howzat” if you are at the Club this weekend….

The Baseballers are also back into the swing, with schools going back, their practices and matches also commence this week, lots of home games this weekend…so both sides of the street are going to have busy weekends….

Our summer soccer leagues have also commenced, with the Ladies and Mens enjoying their matches on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Friday nights…if you do happen to ride past the North during the week and see the Soccer lights on, pop down to support these ever enthusiastic Club players…I have been to e few matches now…and the atmosphere is quite electric….

Our athletes are hard at work and preparations are on track for a fantastic Comrades entry…another half marathon was concluded last weekend…..there were lots of smiles after completion, so despite the warm weather, it seems that a good result was achieved…and again the mornings are still as busy as ever (without the CMS calls – thank you!!) and our time trails and club runs are also well attended…

With Football (or Soccer as I was rudely reminded this weekend) practices in full swing on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sunday mornings…our winter sports people are getting themselves geared up for another great season too….

Hockey 5’s also hit off on Sunday on the Astro and of course Tennis will continue too, so there is definitely going to be plenty of activity to satisfy all sports goers this weekend…

With the new year comes all sorts of ideas and arrangements…we have a few items and events in place already for the year…if you believe you have a good idea regarding a fund raiser or a possible classic or momentous event, please let me know, that the committee can discuss it…and decide on the merits of these….remember to send them through to rod.karoe@gmail.com

Have a spanking new year….cheers…Rod

Friday Night Club Draw Results: 12th January 2017

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  Kevin Ebershon (Baseball) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R6 400.00:  Jann Suttie (Tennis) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 6 600.00. for 19th January 2018 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB:  John Ansell (Athletics) 

Matts Meat Voucher:  Evelyn Labuschagne (Guest)

“SCIMITAR BAR”AND BEER GARDEN OPENING AT 12H00 ON FRIDAY 19th JANUARY 2018- SERVING PUB LUNCHES

Delyse Jones (Guest) drew the JOKER CARD. With A BRAND NEW PACK the Joker Draw HITS OFF on

R50 000.00 for Friday 19th January 2018. Be there to win it! !!

“BOYCOTT BALLAD” will be entertaining us from 18h00 –  Friday 19th JANUARY 2018

ATHLETICS

BNAC attending the Dis Chem half marathon. So the training begins…..

 BASEBALL

CRICKET

Senior Cricket Results 14 Jan 2018 – Premier won by 126 runs [Kwa Thema]

SAT 20TH JANUARY – LIMITED START 13H15

SAT 1ST VS BOKSBURG – BNCC “A” FIELD

SUN 21ST JANUARY – LIITED START 10H00

PROMOTIONS VS MIDRAND – BNCC “B” FIELD

PREMIER VS UNITED – BNCC “A” FIELD

FOOTBALL 

BNFC Vets and Ladies Fixtures – 17-19.01.2018
Wed 17.01 @ 20h00
Vets Div 1 vs Robertsham Div 1 @ home.
Vets Div 3 vs Boksburg Div 3 @ City Stadium.
Thurs 18.01 @ 19h30
Ladies (B) Div 2 vs Bedfordview Div 2 @ Bedfordview.
Fri 19.01 @ 19h30
Ladies (A) Div 2 vs Olympia Div 2 @ home.

BNFC SENIOR FOOTBALL PRE SEASON PRACTICE DAYS – C FIELD
Tuesday and Thursday- from 18h00
Sundays from 09h00

The Scimitar 9 Jan 2018

BNSC NEWSLETTER

Good morning to everyone with particular mention to the newcomer 2018….

I trust that everyone has recovered from their celebrations over the festive break…and everybody is sufficiently rested in order to face the new challenges that we are to encounter….I am confident that this year will be a great year for the Club, all its Members and their families….

For all the staff and us two in the office the festive break came at just the right time…our batteries were really needing to be recharged and we are now ready for whatever gets thrown our way….(should I mention again, or is it possibly still)….

A new year indicates the start of the second half of the cricket season and it also means that our winter sports are going to start training for their respective codes….

Last weekend the cricket section hosted their very popular 6-a-side tournament….and despite the scorching temperatures, the teams all survived and we had two Northerns teams compete the final…..so for fear of lynching, I am not going to ask who the winner was….) Suffice to say that there was much singing and dancing (and maybe a bit of alcohol consumption too) at the successful conclusion of the day…and celebrations went long into the evening….

The cricket boys are in full swing at the club this weekend, but the Juniors will only begin next week to coincide with the opening of the school term.

As I mentioned, all the winter sports will be starting their pre-season antics, (to work off some of the festive cheer that we may have accumulated)….so please contact your respective chairmen or coaches regarding the dates and times of start up.

I have noticed that the running section have kicked up a gear or two and their preparations for the Comrades are in full swing…. Wednesdays are a hub of activity with their Club runs (every week I see the car park is a little more busy) and every morning I get my daily wake-up call (or two) from CMS telling ne that someone has set the alarm off….So thanks for that guys, one of the fringe benefits I didn’t really sign up for… but to all the runners, may your preparations go according to plan to ensure that you achieve each of your goals this year….

I’m sure as everyone knows, the joker remains elusive for another week….despite all Elaine Swanepoel’s attempts at trying to “feel” for the warm card…and really using some weird strategy to fathom out where the joker was….all she succeeded in doing was to find the five of diamonds…and that means that there are now only 5 cards left…and one of those is the “Scarlet Pimpernel” Joker….if your name is called you have a 20% chance of winning R332 257, which is the new jackpot for this draw!!!

This week we have decided to host another night market as well, so there will be additional food available for all our Members and their guests. Marge and her staff will be open as normal, but with the additiona; crowds, we thought the kitchen would enjoy the assistance of some outsiders…and there will additionally be some craft stalls to browse through for anyone attending… Of course, all of our bars will be open….Main, Ladies and Scimitar…and we are going to have two satellite Beer only bars….one in the Hall, the other in the Beer Garden (weather permitting of course) and if I am able to convince the Gin and Vodka boys to return, we will have that also in operation to relieve some pressure off our traditional watering holes….So bring your R5 and your New Year could have the best start ever….

I am quite confident in saying that we are going to have a cracker-jack of an opening to the New Year at the North!!

That is it from me for the opening letter of the new year, sweet and short to begin….all of our Club plans and ideas have been doing pretty well up to now, so I think this year is going to be spectacular….have a blast everybody!!

Cheers

Rod

Friday Night Club Draw Results: 08th December 2017

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  Marc Aitken (Athletics) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R6 200.00:  Mike Reichert (Rugby) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 6 400.00. for 12th January 2018 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB:  Peter Colam (Hockey) 

Matts Meat Voucher:  Leonard White (Guest)

“SCIMITAR BAR”AND BEER GARDEN OPENING AT 12H00 ON FRIDAY 12th JANUARY 2018- SERVING PUB LUNCHES

Elaine Swanepoel (Guest) drew the 5 of Diamonds. With 5 cards left the Joker Draw now sitting on R332257.00 for Friday 12th January 2018. Be there to win it! !!

“ZIMMER TWINZ” will be entertaining us from 18h00 –  Friday 12TH JANUARY 2018

ATHLETICS

BNAC making their presence known at the Varsity Kudus 2018

Training times:

Tuesday: Club run – 05:00 from the Club 10km

Tuesday: Time trial – 17:45, 38 Wilge Road, Farrarmere 4km

Wednesday: Club run – 05:00 from the club 8km

Wednesday: Club run – 17:45 from the Club 10km

Friday: Club run – 05:00 from the Club 10km

Saturday: Club run – 07:00 from the Club 10km

Walking times:

Wednesday: 17:30 from the Club

Saturday: 06:00 from the Club

CRICKET

UNDER 12 SUPER LEAGUE TOUR OF SRI LANKA

We are excited to announce that, after lengthy arrangements with Sri Lanka Cricket Representatives, Benoni Northerns Junior Cricket will be touring Sri Lanka during the 2018 September/October school break. This will see Benoni Northerns Junior Cricket jetting off for its first international tour.

We want the boys to have a memorable experience, and in so doing, have worked the tour around 5 games at different venues within Sri Lanka. Boys will be embarking on some fundraising initiatives and we request the support of Club members wherever possible.

Senior Outdoor Practice

When: Every Tuesday/Thursday from 16h00 to sunset (in-season only).
Where: Benoni Northerns cricket nets.

In-season: late August to mid December and early January to late March.
Pre-season: late August to beginning October.

Senior Indoor Practice

Venue: Willowmoore Park, Benoni (directions below)

For more information contact Dylan Coates dylan@bncricket.co.za.

FOOTBALL

VETS AND LADIES LEAGUE – 2ND HALF FIXTURES – 10th – 11th January 2018

Wednesday 10th January : 20h00 – BNFC Vets Div 1 vs Olympia (B) Vets Div 1 @ Italian Club

Wednesday 10th January : 20h00 – BNFC Vets Div 3 vs Old Bens Vets Div 3 @ Home

Thursday 11th January : 19h30 – BNFC Ladies (B) Div 2 vs Rovers Div 2 @ Home

SENIOR PRE-SEASON PRACTICE

Sunday 14th January from 09h30 on Football “C” Field

The Scimitar 12 Dec 2017

MESSAGE TO ALL OUR MEMBERS

Following some recent regrettable incidents at the Club, Benoni Northern Sports Club Executive Committee wishes to reassure it’s members:

• Benoni Northern Sports Club has a zero tolerance attitude to disruptive or abusive behaviour at the Club
• Where appropriate the necessary disciplinary, and or legal processes, are already underway
• We are proud of the way many of our Members handled themselves and came to the assistance of those who needed it.
• We aim to be a Club that provides a safe and friendly atmosphere for our Members, their Families and Guests. We call on all our Members to continue to assist us in this aim.

ON BEHALF OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE – DR CRAIG WITTSTOCK – PRESIDENT

BNSC NEWSLETTER

Good morning to everyone…

I cannot believe how quickly this year has disappeared for me…Christmas always appears like a distant goal…and here I am…busy with my last message of the year to you. I suppose the weather has not assisted me in thinking that summer has as yet not arrived….but I know of a few people that are quite happy that the heat of the summer has not gained its full force yet…I do love this time of the year (as I think I have mentioned before) as everyone is excited and filled with joy..

• Children…at the possibility of new surprises and being on holidays that seem to last forever
• Parents..at being able to get away from the hum-drum of life for a while to recharge the batteries
• Families..at the prospect of seeing loved ones that are far, far away again
• Grandparents/parents….at the opportunity to spend time with their beloved off spring…
• Individuals…at being able to fulfil life-long dreams on their “bucket list”…..

The list could continue, but I am sure that each and every one of you have a prospect of some or other circumstance that excites you or gets the adrenalin and juices flowing…may this festive season satisfy all those dreams and wishes.

At the North, we still have one event left in the year for everyone to enjoy….the last festive Friday of the year….a night market filled with different and interesting stalls and culinary delights…a great duo of entertainers to sing the night and any blues that you may have away….a movie in the Park (showing “Home Alone” as we missed it last month)…lots of bars with friendly staff and Members to serve us…and a Joker draw that has hit an annual high of R300 190!!! At the North we have had an incredible run with the success of the Joker Jackpot…and this, the fifth draw in the series, has continued in the vein of our draw numbers two and three….edging ever closer to the elusive elite of having one card left and that will be the Joker!!….  The draw will take place at 19h30 on this Friday…please note that the North and the staff will have a break from the Joker draw (whether it is won or not!!) for four weeks and all draws will only continue on January 12^th….please put that in your diaries….but let us see if we can give someone a fantastic Christmas present this week, the last time it was won was exactly  year ago on December 15^th, 2017…so join us in the quest to search for the Joker… our Members draw is also still available at R6200…pop in early…firstly to get some parking spot..As these are at a premium lately…and be here for the Night market…the Members draw..The Joker draw…the Movie in the Park and of course the Wilsons who will be providing us with our entertainment….sounds like an evening of fun!! Come to the North and have a blast!!

We are on a break from all sports at the moment…with the summer holidays being the catalyst behind this…. with hordes of people heading off on their annual vacation…our summer sports take a well earned rest and then come back storming in the new year…all vibrant and full of life…ready to take on the second half of the season…

Over this period there will still be some of us working…the fields still need to be maintained, cut and trimmed…and there will be one bar operating at the North over this period…the Scimitar and Beer Garden will be open for your convenience from the 16^th…..please look for the opening and closing times and the days of service contained elsewhere in this newsletter…

Today it really is a short and sweet word from me….there is very little sport to report on and with the wind down into the festive period, all that is left for me to do…is to wish each and every one of my fellow Members and friends of the North….may you have a wonderful Christmas and New Year….I trust all your dreams be fulfilled over this period…and that you spend quality time with your loved ones…if you are travelling…please take it easy…there are a lot of horribly incompetent drivers on the roads at this time of the year… look after yourselves and join us back at your home away from home in the new year….please remember those who are not as fortunate as ourselves…and never forget those beloved pets at home, they miss you too…..

I give my thanks to the Main Club Committee and each and every person who have supported and assisted me in my task as manager over the last year…..you have made my time and place here a most satisfying and gratifying experience…to Glenda, Shepherd and my staff…what would I be without you…thank you for your commitment and loyalty, you are an extraordinary bunch of humans…you make the North a unique and fantastic experience for all…. and lastly my heartfelt gratitude to my wonderful wife and family…for your amazing love and encouragement in whatever crazy ideas I come up with and always believing in me…you are my rock and foundation…..

That’s all from me….take care…    Rod

Friday Night Club Draw Results: 08th December 2017

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  Elton Fohren (Football) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R6 000.00:  Gert Human (Athletics) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 6 200.00. for 15th December 2017 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB:  Mike Veliotes (All Rounder) 

Matts Meat Voucher:  Theo Kruger (Social)

“SCIMITAR BAR”AND BEER GARDEN OPENING AT 12H00 ON FRIDAY 15th DECEMBER – SERVING PUB LUNCHES

Brendon Clarke (aka – Satan) from Hockey drew the Queen of Hearts. Joker Draw with 6 cards left now another rollover at R300 190.00 for Friday 15th December. Be there to win it!!

“Leon and Stewart Wilson” will be entertaining us from 18h00 –  Friday 15th Dec

At “The North” – Friday 15th December from 19h15 featuring “Home Alone”

MAIN CLUB NOTICE

THE MAIN BAR WILL CLOSE ON THE 15^TH DECEMBER 2017 AND RE-OPEN ON THE 03rd JANUARY 2018

THE LAST JOKER AND FRIDAY NIGHT’S DRAW WILL BE ON THE 15TH DECEMBER 2017

THE BEER GARDEN AND SCIMITAR BAR WILL BE OPEN FROM THE 16TH DECEMBER 2017 AT 10H00 AND CLOSE LATEST 20H00. LAST ROUND CALL AT 19H30

 THE CLUB WILL BE CLOSED ON THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS:

 25 AND 26TH DECEMBER 2017 AND 1ST JANUARY 2018

 THE CLUB OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FROM THE 15^TH DECEMBER 2017 TO THE 07^TH JANUARY 2018

The Scimitar 5 Dec 2017

BNSC NEWSLETTER

Hi there to you all….

On this cold and wet Tuesday morning, there are a few positives to look at….our grounds are enjoying the refreshing relief of the rain…we have some respite from the warm weather…and it isn’t the weekend….hopefully the rain will have moved on by the weekend to ensure that our cricketers and baseball players will enjoy their favourite games…The vets and ladies soccer teams are also still plying their trade…and I’m sure that the fields are nice and soft underfoot with all the rain that we have had in the last little while.

Christmas (which is my favourite time of the year) is fast approaching…everyone appears more positive and happy at the prospect of vacations and spending quality time with family and loved ones….I trust that you all are in a positive frame of mind for the coming festive season….Christmas Carols (not Boney M versions though!!), flashing lights, beautifully wrapped presents…shrieks of laughter from children (both young and old)….warm weather…splashing in pools and braais…fantastic spreads of food and drinks….prospect of over indulging….satisfying afternoon snoozes….a really satisfying time of the year for us all….I trust that everyone has their plans laid out….if you don’t and are staying home for some, or all, of the time…the Scimitar Bar will be open at the North for the entire festive period (excluding a couple of the public holidays – please see the notices on display for the times and relevant opening times).

With all the rain, we didn’t have the crowds that were wanted, or expected, at the East Rand Show…which was most disappointing to the organisers and ourselves…as we really wanted them to put their name on the map with this, their first show of its type on the East Rand. I am sure that a lot of lessons have learned…some well learned others more difficult…but I can but wish the show all the best for the future….I am really hoping that this will become a regular on our calendar for the future.

Our Social boys had their Annual golf day on Sunday and from all reports, a great day was had by all….the proceeds of the day were distributed as follows, with R990 going to the SPCA, a local Children’s Home R1000 and R6000 to the Social section that will be distributed as they see fit. I was saddened to hear that the MC of the day, Clyde Hoare, took ill shortly after completion of the day…and was rushed off to hospital…..reports are that he has improved steadily since admission, but if you could please keep him in our thoughts and prayers during this critical recovery period.

And now to Friday night…..Jerry Bayley was the lucky person to be called forward at the Joker draw….and in true Joker draw style…..his adrenalin was pumping when he came forward and was fairly forthright that he knew where the joker was hiding…and showed his choice to Glenda….only to reveal that the Joker is hiding for another week…Jerry’s card proved to be the Queen of Spades has been all the time…so another carry over an the Jackpot escalates to a staggering R274 240…this is definitely worth the effort of a R5 wager!! We also had a carry over for the members draw…so this has now hit R6000…so I call on all Members to come through on Friday to try their luck… I saw that the kitchen was fairly busy last week…despite all the offerings at the East Rand show, so well done to Marge and her team for keeping the home fires burning….she is offering Pizza to now..Try them, they are delicious….

The very popular duo of Boycott Ballad, will be entertaining us…they definitely put their own stamp on each of the numbers…and own them….I really enjoy watching Adam and Graham…

That is it for this week…short and sweet as everyone winds down for the Christmas break….kids are excited at the prospect of school holidays…parents are preparing for the trek to the holiday destinations.

If you are travelling, please drive with utmost caution….there are lots of fools on the road over this time….please enjoy yourselves and come back safely too….

To all my friends at the North…thank you for the help, encouragement and assistance….your support has made my job a lot easier here…..it means more to me than you can ever quantify…..

Cheers till next week

Rod

BNSC XMAS 2017 GOLF DAY

http://web.facebook.com/BenoniNortherns/videos/13755

Friday Night Club Draw Results: 01st December 2017

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  Caroline Francis (Bridge) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R5 800.00:  Mario de Freitas (Athletics) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 6 000.00. for 08th December 2017 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB: Werner Vogel (Social) 

Matts Meat Voucher: Anne Marie (Guest)

“SCIMITAR BAR”AND BEER GARDEN OPENING AT 12H00 ON FRIDAYS SERVING PUB LUNCHES

Jerry Bayley (Hockey) drew the Queen of Spades. With 7 cards left the Joker Draw now stands on R274 240.00 for Fri 08th December. Be there to win it !!

“Boycott Ballad” will be entertaining us from 18h00 –  Friday 08th December

 ATHLETICS

 CRICKET

Boksburg premier cricket side 195 for 8 in 50 Benoni Northens premier side 196 for 7 in 46.3 good game guy’s 👌👌

Promotion won by 180 runs [Boksburg]

Sat 1st won by 201 runs [United]

Good Luck to our boys at their respective national weeks.
Momentum U/15 week
Thabiso Khumalo
Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week
Luke Holland
Aaron Visser
WP Myburgh
Harley Steyn

FOOTBALL

LAST WEEK RESULTS 

Vets Div 1 and Vets Div 3 – games washed out

Ladies (A) Div 2 beat Old Bens (B) Div 2 – 4-0

Football Fixtures 06th December

The Scimitar 28 Nov 2017

BNSC NEWSLETTER

Hi there to everyone

A week that was high(low)lighted for me with disappointment and joy….

I was hoping that the Drakensberg Boys Choir was going to be a massively successful show for both our Members and locals was unfortunately destroyed by inclement weather. The rain came down in buckets and around 16h00, but then the clouds lifted and the sun came out…and the show was postponed for an hour….the crowds started arriving while the boys were running off some of their energy on the fields…….but then the clouds began to ominously build up and it got darker and darker….and two minutes before the allotted time, the heavens opened again and this time for good..… I had my wife and mother-in-law here…and their disappointment was so real you could almost feel it…and I think they were representative of many people who had taken the time out between the two rain storms, to come and watch this world class and renowned group of young men. The promoters have promised to bring them back next year…so please keep your eyes and ears open as for the dates for their return to the North….

The joy of the week for me was the ToyRun…what a truly extraordinary event this is….and the day started off bright and clear after three days of pretty persistent rain, which augured well for a great day….. this was the 35^th edition of this popular charity drive…and it did not disappoint…it is an electrifying sight and feeling to watch and experience the mass arrival of thousands of bikes from throughout Gauteng and surrounding provinces…it is awe inspiring for me…albeit that the perception of motor cyclists for me from a young age, was one of “bad boys”…..to watch some of these “massive brekers” on a variety of modes of motor cycles, proudly displaying a fluffy toy on their handlebars, pinion, some were stuck onto their helmets and some were even holding tight onto a massive teddy, is one of my gooseflesh moments of the year, it is a complete rush to hear the roar of these finely tuned machines and it really is an amazing sight to behold…..I saw that the tent where all the donations were gathered were busy early into the evening…sorting and allocating to the various different Lions regions for redistribution…then to some unsung heroes….to Peter Beart, organiser in Chief and the head Honcho of the ToyRun, congratulations to you and year team for another successful day…I know that there are many long hours spent in the preparation, set up and running of this event…on behalf of Benoni Northerns and the community on general, your efforts are truly appreciated…also, a huge thank you to all the people from the sub-sections for assisting by manning the bars for the day…it becomes really crazy between 10 and 2….and then of course to our President, Craig Wittstock, who pulls the whole event together from a Benoni Northerns perspective, with the minimum of fuss as if it is a walk in the park….thanks Craig, you are definitely a superstar…

Sport last week was a little washed out from a cricket point of view, with only two games completed….and both the Promotion and Directors sides being on the winning trail….I saw the scores from the Directors game…and these were a little close for comfort,  winning by 10 runs after posting in the region of 140 odd…well done to both of these teams….this week there won’t be any home games as the East Rand show is on… and remember that access to the Club may be a little more difficult than normal…

Friday was another cracker of an evening…despite the poor weather, which resulted in the cancellation of the Movies in the Park…the Night Market also only lasted a couple of hours too before the rain sent everyone scurrying for cover….to the warmth and sanctity of the Clubhouse…only to find that there was a deluxe party going on inside…the Wilsons were playing in the ladies bar…we had a satellite beer bar in the Hall…and Steve Keen brought his team inside with the poor weather  and we had another bar pop up in the Hall, this time being of a vodka and gin variety….our thanks to this team who donated their entire proceeds for the night to the Club…thank you Steve for the experience and of course the donation…these bars appeared to be quite a hit, so we will look at doing something of this nature more regularly…

I’ve left it for last….the person drawn at the Joker draw event last week was Trevor Francis…Trevor is the electrician for the Soccer section and I usually see him up a ladder or scrambling on his hands and knees looking for an electrical fault…so it was quite different seeing him in the bar, adrenalin pumping, trying his best to find the joker…the bad news for him, but the good news for everyone else, is that he uncovered the three of hearts…so the Joker remains hidden for at least another week….but the Jackpot took a major leap and now stands at R256 252!! That is really a heeeuuuge number…more than a quarter of a bar…up for grabs…and you could be the winner…all you need in to purchase as many R5 tickets as you wish, it could be just one and place them in the big black box in the Hall…and then wait for your name to be called out at 19H30 on Friday night…our Members draw was also not won, so this week that has moved up to R5800 and will be drawn at 19h00. Which is just a half an hour before the big Joker draw bonanza will take place…

This Friday we welcome back “Saving Silence” who proved to be a very popular duo the last time they played…another Friday…another promise of an epic evening at the North….

The East Rand show makes its debut this week at the North, being held from Thursday through to Saturday….it is the first of its kind to be held at our ground, so if you could come along and support, it would be most appreciated….dependent on the success of this event, this could become an annual occurrence…the organisers have displayed a lots of commitment and courage to tackle a show of this magnitude….so all the best to Jaco and Dale…I trust that your efforts will be well rewarded…

I hope to meet you all and chat with you soon….

Cheers    Rod

Don’t forget that my email address is rod.karoe@gmail.com, for any of your gripes or cheers

TOYRUN 2017

Friday Night Club Draw Results: 24th November 2017

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  John Kirk (Hockey) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R5 600.00:  Natasha Schwartz (Baseball) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 5 800.00. for 01st December 2017 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB: Aliaster Hamilton (Social) 

Matts Meat Voucher: Joss V.N. (Guest)

“SCIMITAR BAR”AND BEER GARDEN OPENING AT 12H00 ON FRIDAYS SERVING PUB LUNCHES

Trevor Francis (Guest) drew the 3 of Hearts. With 8 cards left the Joker Draw is now standing on R256952.00 for Fri 01st December. Be there to win it! !

“Saving Silence” will be entertaining us from 18h00 –  Friday 01st December

@ BENONI NORTHERN SPORTS GROUND

ATHLETICS

At the ASA Sub-Youth Interprovincial Track and Field Championships held on Saturday, Amy Hurly (BNAC Member) won the turbo javelin with a distance of 21.36m (a new PB). Amy is now a two time SA champ!

RAC Tough One

 BASEBALL

CRICKET

LAST WEEKEND RESULTS 

Premier – Rained Out

Promotion – won by 90 runs

Sat 1sts – rained out

WEEKEND FIXTURES

02.12.17: 13H15  : Sat 1st vs United – HP “A” Field – 35 overs

03.12.17: 10h00 : Premier vs Boksburg – PGP”A” Field

03.12.17: 09h30 : Promotions vs Boksburg – PGP”B” Field

For all Junior Fixtures please visit our website www.bncricket.co.za

FOOTBALL

LAST WEEK RESULTS 

Football Fixtures 29 November – 01 December

AGM NOTICE – Benoni Northerns Football Club
hereby gives notice that the 2017 AGM will be held at the Benoni Northerns Sports Club (Main Hall) on Monday 04 December 2017 commencing at 19H00

The Scimitar 21 Nov 2017

BNSC NEWSLETTER

MY HUMBLEST APOLOGIES….

This week as I have been pretty busy, I thought I could get away with just sending last weeks message out again…but I have found that one or two Members do read it…and they have come back to me to mention my error…it has been a little hectic here and I forwarded the incorrect copy to the publishers…all those who reminded me of my error (before 09h45 on Wednesday) will personally be bought a beer….again, I apologise for this oversight…

Good day to you all….

Wow…the next ten or so days are going to be hugely exciting…but that said…unfortunately most of it is not sport related…as times have moved along, we have found that sport and the sports people associated with our sport alone cannot carry the financial burden of successful financial outcomes of the Club in today’s times…which has dictated that in order to maintain our facilities and playing surfaces, we have had to supplement our incomes through different channels… this has allowed that our Members exclusively, do not have to personally subsidise the Club through massive subscription fees…our Committees have been innovative in their ideas and brought us events like the Joker draw, Colour run, beer festivals, the Beer Mile, Fun runs, quiz nights, Marathons and the like…and over the next little while, we will be hosting the ToyRun, the East Rand Show and a new one that popped onto our calendar in the last week…we are going the cultural route…and will have the Christmas performance of the world renowned Drakensberg Boys Choir…. I have see that this event has piqued the interest of a lot of Benonians and we have been flooded with calls as to the availability of tickets, seating arrangements, whether reservations can be made etc.

I am personally very chuffed that we are able to host these young men…my thanks to all the people involved….it has been a whirlwind of activity to ensure that this became a reality…and if the weather plays along this will be a massive success…just a few things so that everyone is aware…due to the late notice of us hosting the event, there will be NO pre-event ticket sales…tickets will be sold only at the gate (ticket sales will commence at about 16h30)…the event organisers will be roaming the grounds to ensure that everyone at the concert have the relevant markings / bands. Excess parking will be provided on the John Barrable Hall side of the Club grounds. Could you please bring your own deck chairs, picnic blankets etc…the event will be held on the Ted Jarvis hockey field…food and refreshments will be available….same rules as always in order for us to comply with our liquor licence, please do not bring your own refreshments into the grounds…a mobile stage (similar to the Gig Rig of the ToyRun) will be erected on the Tennis Club side of the hockey field…and as it will be an open air event, it could weather affected, let’s hope that Mother Nature plays the game….but please join us…this promises to be a great evening of entertainment.

On Friday we have our Night Market and Movies in the Park….the movie this week is “Home Alone”, an all time Christmas favourite…I remember my children watching it over and over again…prompting the next words of McCauley or the baddies…cheering and hooting with laughter every time that the baddies fell for another of the young boy’s ambushes….. Music this week will be provided by the Wilsons, Leon and Stewart, who play music from the 70’s right up to the present…and will also have some their new stuff too…..Stewart has a new album that is available on YouTube…if you go to our Facebook page there will be a link to this album…

And I have left it for the heart of the newsletter…the joker is still not won! Ssshhhh….don’t tell too many people, so we all have a better chance of winning….last week Bruce Nortje selected a card that turned out to be the 3 of Spades…and with the massive response we had last week, the winnings are up to R239 764 for this Friday…there are now nine cards left to choose from so the chances of there being a winner, are 1 in 9….so a little more than 11%…bring it on….remember that last ticket sales are at 19h15(ish!), but the draw is definitely at 19h30….The Members draw was also not won last week so that has also climbed this week…by another R200 and sits at R5 600…so we’re in for a cracker of an evening…Night Market…with plenty of food and craft stalls…some great entertainment…and then the Members and Joker draws….please come along and bring your mates along too…

Sunday sees the return of the annual ToyRun…we have had a long and very successful association with this fabulous charity event…Bikers from all over Gauteng (and some from further afield too)….between 10 and 15 thousand bikes are expected…. descend on the North…each and every biker has to pay the entrance fee…which is a minimum of one toy per bike….all these toys are distributed to the underprivileged over the next few weeks…which is a massive logistical task…but one that Lions do extremely efficiently every year….our thanks to Peter Beart and his Lions team for their massive and continued support…this is always an enriching and enlightening event….to witness the generosity of the biking public and of course to hear the roar (and sometimes whine and purr) of these machines…..there will be plenty of foodies and craft stalls at the ToyRun…and there will be music available all day…. Jump onto your bike and join us for this amazing experience….

Our Premier cricketers had a frustrating weekend…with them having their match postponed late in the week….I’m not sure how these things are allowed to happen…I trust that this won’t ever occur again… as this type of action casts doubt over the abilities of the authorities who control the sport…. for the rest of the sides there was only one loss on the weekend…so a pretty good set of results for the Club overall…well done boys…

I saw that quite a number of our Members competed in the 947 Cycle race last weekend…I trust that everyone who participated had a successful race and everyone achieved their goals….I did see a couple of the participants yesterday…and they looked like they had spent a week on a horse…I hope that your recovery is quick….( I have it that a cold beer at the North, enjoyed with a few mates, is the best remedy for this particular injury)

This weekend there is very little senior sport on at the Club…with only a little cricket being played on the Clubhouse side of the fields…as with all the ToyRun activity on the far side of the grounds….all of the fields on that side will be utilised by this event…

A short and sweet message for this week….I hope to see you at one or more of the happenings at the Club this week… have a blast in whatever you happen to do….

Cheers    Rod

Please remember that my email address is rod.karoe@gmail.com, for any of your moans, groans, or happy responses..…

Friday Night Club Draw Results: 17th November 2017

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  Wendy Clausen (Cricket) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R5 400.00:  Regard Verster (Cricket) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 5 600.00. for 24th November 2017 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB: Dave Smit (Guest) 

Matts Meat Voucher: John Ansell (Athletics)

“SCIMITAR BAR”AND BEER GARDEN OPENING AT 12H00 ON FRIDAYS SERVING PUB LUNCHES

Bruce Nortje (Social Member) drew the 3 of Spades. With 9 cards left the winnings are now sitting on R239764.00 for Friday 24th November.!!!!! Last tickets sold at 19h15, be there to win it! !

“Leon & Stewart Wilson” will be entertaining us from 18h00 –  Friday 24th November

Home Alone will be showing on Friday 24th November – 19h15

@ BENONI NORTHERN SPORTS GROUND

 ATHLETICS

BASEBALL

CRICKET

LAST WEEKEND RESULTS 

Premier – Postponed

Promotion – Bye

Sat 1sts – won by 135 runs

WEEKEND FIXTURES

25.11.17: 13H15  : Sat 1st vs Boksburg – PGP “A” Field – 35 overs

26.11.17: 10h00 : Premier vs Springs OB – PP “A” Field

26.11.17: 09h30 : Promotions vs Germiston – Germiston “B” Field

For all Junior Fixtures please visit our website www.bncricket.co.za

Sven u14 finished with a fantastic 81 runs (not out). Well done. Played very sensible cricket. Took great catches in the field. Big smiles.

 FOOTBALL

LAST WEEK RESULTS 

Football Fixtures 15 – 17 November

AGM NOTICE – Benoni Northerns Football Club
hereby gives notice that the 2017 AGM will be held at the Benoni Northerns Sports Club (Main Hall) on Monday 04 December 2017 commencing at 19H00

The Scimitar 7 Nov 2017

BNSC NEWSLETTER

Hello there everyone!!

A sunny Tuesday has welcomed me to the North this morning…and I have been pacing up and down like an expectant father awaiting the arrival of his newborn…well…similar, but not quite as emotional…but I have been fervently awaiting the arrival of our new addition to the North…another Toro Reelmaster ride-on mower…that will enable us to improve our capacity and efficiency on mowing of our playing facilities here…I looked over the grounds with a sense of pride on the weekend and can quite honestly say that I have never seen the grounds looking as good as the currently are….a huge thanks and well done to Brian and Victor for the time and dedication they offer, week after week to firstly getting our fields into this impeccable condition…and secondly for being able to put a magicians touch in to effect the major improvement in our fields over the last 10 months…hopefully the new mower will assist in this task in the future….my gracious thanks to Andy and Anthony for all the efforts in getting us our new addition to its new home…

I have seen that our summer footballers are gaining some momentum…with both of our second sides remaining unbeaten at present…well done to them both…and this Thursday we have the derby of all derbies…the Ladies ‘A’ and ‘B’ sides meet…should be a crackerjack of a game, with both sides wanting to prove their worth…be there to experience this massive clash!!

For all the followers of the Joker draw…you can all breath a little easier…the card that was drawn was the two of spades… with Graham Havenga showing us where it has been hiding….we have seen quite an increase in the numbers of people joining us for the Joker draw…and as a consequence the jackpot has increased by over R11 000 this week…we now boast a jackpot of R211114…..which is reason enough on its own to join us this Friday at the North…and with the Members jackpot up for grabs at R5200, it means you should arrive a little earlier, as that draw is at 19h00….but the earlier you arrive, the easier it is to find parking…I see that our parking lots are really becoming busy…so make a really good time of it and arrive early, get a great parking spot…possibly have a late lunch of Marge’s super special of steak, egg and chips for only R70…enjoy a beer or two whilst watching our junior cricketers practicing their skills…buy a few tickets for the joker draw…be entertained by some old favourites, the Zimmer Twinz…and then be here for the Members draws at 19h00 and the joker draw at 19h30… followed hopefully a celebration, with you as the new joker jackpot winner!!

I am sure that the athletic members who usually frequent the joker draw, are really happy to hear that the draw wasn’t won…as a large contingent of them were down in the Lowveld last weekend to compete in the Kaapsehoop marathon….I saw that there were a few “first-timers” and quite a number of “personal best” times achieved over the race…fantastic jobs and well done to everyone who can now tick off the first box of their goal to compete (and complete) Comrades Marathon 2018….the photos from this weekend away, looked like it was a most enjoyable time….and great to see the numbers of Northerns vests participating in the race….

Our Cricketers had a very successful weekend on the local pitches, with only one of their sides registering a loss….well done boys…..the impressive Premier side had a landslide 181 run win over Actonville Spurs…a super win for the Benoni derby…excellent result and well done chaps…let us keep that momentum going…

This weekend we have our prestigious “Sports Person of the Year” Awards…all the best to all the nominees…I am sure that the Award winner will continue the past history as being an exceptional Sports Person, who will again hold the name of the North high….it is going to be great to see all the boys and girls from the North all dressed in their number 1’s….

Please also diarise that the ToyRun 2107 is being held at our grounds on November 26^th…this is always a fantastic day…with thousands of bikers descending on the Club…to drop off toys for the under privileged…and this year promises to be another memorable event, with a great atmosphere and some excellent live music…please remember all the road closures that will affect the flow of traffic in and around the North and of certain main arterial routes in and out of Benoni for a majority of the morning….the Club will still be open, but with only the Scimitar bar open during the day, as all the other staff will be utilised in manning the fridges,  issues and general duties at the ToyRun bar…

And the weekend after that, the inaugural East Rand Show will be held on our grounds too…with all sorts of exhibitors and stalls available…there will be a massive children’s park and play area…with a main arena featuring headline acts, military displays and similar attractions…there will also be a large aeronautical area, with helicopter flips….

That’s it for this week, hope to see you all soon…take care…

Cheers

Rod

Please keep sending any problems or plaudits to me (rod.karoe@gmail.com)

Friday Night Club Draw Results: 03rd November 2017

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  Ruan Nel (Rugby) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R5 000.00:  Victor Khoza (Athletics) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 5 200.00. for 10th November 2017 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB: John Ansell (Athletics) 

Matts Meat Voucher: Leonard Hennessy (Social)

“SCIMITAR BAR”AND BEER GARDEN OPENING AT 12H00 ON FRIDAYS SERVING PUB LUNCHES

Graeme Havenga (Social) drew the 2 of Spades. Joker Draw turns over again with R211 114.00 up for grabs on Friday 10th November. Be there to win it!!!

“Zimmer Twinz” will be entertaining us from 18h00 –  Friday 10th November 2017

ATHLETICS

ROWLIN NATIONAL GLOW RUN – ANOTHER ACCOMPLISHED EVENT HOSTED BY BNAC

BNAC Annual Prize Giving – Mexican Fiesta Theme – “Who Wore The Best??”

KAAPSEHOOP 2017

Our juniors acquitted themselves very well at the Central Gauteng Athletics track field champs on Saturday. In the U9 600m Rachel Schwulst placed first and Amy Hurly second. Both will represent CGA in the interprovincials on the 18 November. In turbo javelin Amy threw a 19.75m, and will also represent CGA in this event.

BASEBALL

SENIOR FIXTURES – 12TH NOVEMBER 2017

CRICKET

LAST WEEKEND RESULTS 

Premier – Won by 181 runs

Promotion – Won by 7 wickets

Sat 1sts – Won by 5 wickets

WEEKEND FIXTURES

11.11.17: 13H15  : Sat 1st vs Midrand. – OLI”A” Field – 35 overs

12.11.17 : 10h00 : Premier vs CBC OB – Northerns “A” Field

12.11.17 : 09h30 : Promotions vs Wattville – Northerns”B” Field

For all Junior Fixtures please visit our website www.bncricket.co.za

 FOOTBALL

Easterns League winners presentation at Olympia/Italian Club. Rodney Farrell, Benoni Northerns football chairman with league winners – colts, u6, u8 and seniors div 3.

LAST WEEK RESULTS 

Vets 1 – Lost to Bedforview 2-3

Vets 2 – Beat CBC – 2-0

Ladies A – Beat Bonaero Park – 9-0

Ladies B – Beat Old Bens “A” – 1-0

Ladies B – Beat Bedfordview – 4-0

Vets and Ladies Fixtures 08th – 09th November 2017 
Wed 08.11    : 20h00 –   BNFC Vets Div 1 vs Edenvale Div 1 – JP Bezuidenhout
Wed 08.11    : 20h00 –   BNFC Vets Div 3 vs Springs OB – Northern Areas “C” Field
Thu 09.11     : 19h30  –   BNFC Ladies (B) Div 2 vs BNFC (A) Div 2 – Home “C” Field

 HOCKEY

RUGBY

Excellent season for Grizzlies

The Scimitar 17 Oct 2017

BNSC NEWSLETTER

A warm welcome to all our Members and Guests who may happen to read the Scimitar

After all the flooding in the country last week, it was great to return to some sunshine and normality this week… but with the rain we now see all the beautiful colours of summer and lots of green grass peeping through….and as the grass is growing again, we have Brian, Victor and all the Council team working hard at cutting, trimming, weeding and sweeping to clean up all our wonderful grounds at the North…and now some really good news for Brian and his team (and all the Members playing sport here)…we have been able to procure another Toro Reel Mower, which means that we are not relying merely on the one mower that we have as we now have a back up!! With that back up, we now have peace of mind that our fields will be able to be maintained on an ongoing basis without interruption….A massive thank you to Andy Dudley, who has worked tirelessly behind to scenes, searching everywhere for this backup….Thanks Duddles, your efforts are greatly appreciated…..

For all those who are interested in the Joker draw….Shaun Taylor (a past Hockey Chairman) was selected from the “beeg black box” as the lucky participant….but was only able to find another of the Aces.. this time of the Heart suit….so we have another roll over….with only 14 cards left and R181 647 up for grabs….it should be another cracker of a Friday night coming up this week….our Members draw was also not won…so that escalates by another R200 and now stands at R4 600….We host Coyote in the Scimitar and Beer Garden this week….so make sure that you are there….the Members draw at 19h00 and the Joker draw at 19h30 with last tickets sales at about 19h20….with our old favourites Billy and Martin to keep our feet tapping…..

We saw the end of the Soccer season at the North on Saturday, with plenty of talent on show at all the Easterns Junior Cup Finals…I always love to watch the excitement, enthusiasm and energy that the players display….each and every player feels like he is playing at FNB stadium in the Premier league and they give their all….there were plenty of smiles and also a few tears of disappointment were shed…congratulations to all the winners…well done…but thoughts are also with those who weren’t able to pull the winners medals over their heads…tough luck…there will always be a chance of another opportunity. Perhaps that will be your time…. well done to everyone involved from Easterns Football organising committee…the day was a great success…(a big thank you to our unsung heroes, Rodney Farrell and his Soccer Committee, who ran around all day to ensure that the day was such a success… your efforts are valued and appreciated…thank you)

Our cricketers were also back in the fray…after the wash-outs of last weekend…and the Premier side were busy with their 20 over competition…they won their match and have qualified for the semi finals on points….we await to hear where and when these will be played…..with plenty of Junior and Senior matches completed over the weekend… there was a unanimous cheer on the quality and condition of our fields….well done to Brian and his team…your efforts have not been in vain!!

Baseball (Seniors and Juniors) have also started their season and with Brian turning his attention to their fields…they are expecting top notch playing surfaces in the foreseeable future.

Our Athletics section held their AGM last week…another very successful year of running was announced, with some disappointments on financial front, with a rained out night race and a poor scheduling leading to a clash of events with our Marathon affected the numbers of participants and the consequent adverse effect on the bottom line of profitability….Outgoing President, Irish Wright, expressed his disappointment at  not being able to stay on in order to complete his vision and goal…but he has handed over to John Ansell, who will be leading the new committee this year to further success… Good luck to everyone concerned, it is a major task to be handed the responsibility of this large sub-section….

Bridge ran a very successful Tournament over the weekend…well done to Roy and his team…I have heard only positive comments and that everyone enjoyed their day…

Our renovations are complete…but I am sure that all the Members will be looking as to what we will be doing next… we will be adding little features and furniture…in line with our growth and promotion drive…so keep a look out for some exciting new ideas that we will be introducing as we proceed into summer….

I have noticed a worrying trend amongst our Members and their visitors….of bringing their puppies and animals onto the property….could I ask that this be stopped as a practice…it is in contravention of the Municipal bye-lays…but apart from the Law…there are also health issues associated…I don’t want to have to go into all these, but could I respectfully request that no animals be brought onto the property…if Members do notice this occurring, could I ask that you exercise your rights as a member and request them to refrain from this practice…..do not get into a conflict situation, nothing good ever comes of those circumstances.

We have the Senior Soccer prize giving this weekend, with Baseball and Cricket having full fixtures too….Summer Soccer is in full swing with two ladies and two men’s teams competing in their respective night leagues… while Tennis will be busy as always, and the Runners have their time trials, Club run and their weekend runs as per normal….Hockey 5’s will be starting on the Astro shortly…so we’re still up for a busy summer…

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend…and if I haven’t met you yet…please come and introduce yourself to me, I would love to meet you…If you have any suggestions or complaints and would rather do it by email…please send it to rod.karoe@gmail.com….

Cheers Rod

Friday Night Club Draw Results: 13th October 2017

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  Sonja Van Lienden (Athletics) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R4 400.00:  Rivkah Grauman (Athletics) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 4 600.00. for 20th October 2017 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB: Ossy Botha (Athletics) 

Matts Meat Voucher: Edward (Barman)

“SCIMITAR BAR”AND BEER GARDEN OPENING AT 12H00 ON FRIDAYS SERVING PUB LUNCHES.

“COYOTE” WILL BE ENTERTAINING US FROM 18h30- FRIDAY 20TH OCTOBER 

Shaun Taylor (Hockey) drew the Ace of Hearts. With 14 cards left winnings now stand on R181647.00 for Friday 20th October. Be there to win it! !

35th Annual Gauteng Toy Run – Sunday 26 November 2017

ATHLETICS

You can’t get way from them , BNAC at the Amsterdam marathon … — attending TCS Amsterdam Marathon 2017 with Ross Kata, Barry Kendall, Pamela Truter-Kendall and Shawn Combrinck.

SABS Jacaranda City Challenge – Digi Mashifane standing proud once again.

JOHN ANSELL – NEWLY ELECTED CHAIRMAN FOR BNAC

WEDNESDAY 01ST NOVEMBER 19H00 – 10km, 15km, 5km. Enter online or on the day from 5pm.

BASEBALL

ALL FIXTURES TO BE FINALISED

SHAWN SCHWARTZ RE-ELECTED AS BASEBALL CHAIRMAN 

CRICKET

Premier T20 Tournament

Semi-Finals – dates and times to be confirmed
– Pool A – Position 2 Pool B – Position 1
– Pool B – Position 1 Pool A – Position 2

Finals – date and time to be confirmed

WEEKEND FIXTURES

21.10.17 : 13H15  : Sat 1st vs S.O.B. – BNCC A Field

22.10.17 : 10h00 : Premier vs Tembisa – BNCC A Field

For all Junior Fixtures please visit our website www.bncricket.co.za

Sri Lanka Tour 2018

UNDER 12 SUPER LEAGUE TOUR OF SRI LANKA

We are excited to announce that, after lengthy arrangements with Sri Lanka Cricket Representatives, Benoni Northerns Junior Cricket will be touring Sri Lanka during the 2018 September/October school break. This will see Benoni Northerns Junior Cricket jetting off for its first international tour.

We want the boys to have a memorable experience, and in so doing, have worked the tour around 5 games at different venues within Sri Lanka. Boys will be embarking on some fundraising initiatives and we request the support of Club members wherever possible.

The Junior Cricket Committee is driving for this to be an annual event and we are committed in ensuring that the first tour is a major success.

Donations can be made by transferring directly into the Benoni Northerns Main Club Account or by cash payment at the Main Bar. Please use the following reference – #SL2018.

The support from Club Members will be greatly appreciated.

For more details, please email Brendan: tours@bncricket.co.za

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FOOTBALL

LAST GAME MATCH RESULTS:

11.10.17 – Vets Div 3 beat Old Bens – 4-3

11.10.17 – Vets Div 1 beat Olympia (B) Vets Div 1 – 3-2

13.10.17 – Ladies A beat Olympia – 2-0

VETS FIXTURES

18.10.17 : 20h00 : Vets Div 3 vs Boksburg Div 3 (At Home)

LADIES FIXTURES

19.10.17 : 19h30 : Ladies (A) Div 2 vs Highlands Park Div 2 (At Home)

23.10.17 : 19h30 : Ladies (B) Div 2 vs Old Bens (B) Div 2 (At Home)

BNFC wishes to our Veteran Footballer “Andrew Hartley” a good journey and extend all the best for his new challenges and adventures in the UK.

SENIOR PRIZE GIVING TO BE HELD ON 21ST OCTOBER STARTING AT 10H00

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The Scimitar 27 Sep 2017

BNSC NEWSLETTER

Hi there all….

A well needed  break and long weekend for the office staff…and it looked like all the Members took some time off too…so all the Club staff also had quite a relaxing weekend too….but the storm is still coming…we had another roll over on the Joker Jackpot…so now the winner stands to win over R160 000!!! More about that a little later….Our older hockey players went through to the Grand Masters in Joburg for their annual tournament, whilst our football elite, popped down to Durban for the weekend for some high energy provincial matches…and Tennis hosted a fun day on the Sunday of the long weekend.

Our Tennis Club has recently had two of their courts resurfaced, so they used the opportunity of the long weekend for fun day with Members and visitors joining in the day. Reports coming back, say that it was most successful, sun, sport and some sparkling refreshments being the order of the day.

Some of our Soccer Members were selected to play for the Eastern Gauteng U20, Senior and Veterans…and they popped down to the seaside at Durban for the weekend to play in a mini tournament. It was a most successful outing, with 5 of the 6 sides winning their respective groups…and all the players coming back a whole lot wiser and happier for the experience and opportunity to play…well done to all the players, coaches and administrators that proudly represented us.

Sandton played host to the older brigade of hockey players, with Grand Masters from far and wide descending on St Stithians for their annual tournament…..there were selections up for the International Grand Masters Tournament next year, so competition was keen and fierce….but the after game drinks were as always enjoyed by all…congratulations to those who have made their respective SA sides….do yourself proud next year.

We started our weekend off with a marvellous Friday night…it began with our junior cricketers having their first “official” practice of the year….so the Club had masses of activity….with the familiar sound of leather on wood resounding around the fields…and excited parents watching their off spring as the new season begins….hopefully the excitement and enthusiasm displayed will continue….

We then had our Members draw, (in which a pair regular attendees number was drawn, but unfortunately they had family visiting, so weren’t present…)…so up it goes to R4 000….followed by the Joker draw….and we had a real regular, Aliaster having his opportunity to show us his ability to find the Joker…. fortunately for the baying crowd, Aliaster could only find the six of clubs…and the Joker remains elusive for another week….it means that there is another chance for all of us to get “lucky” and have a go at uncovering the joker and winning R162 123 this week. And to add to this week, we will have the return of our regular night market…with their variety of food vendors to tempt your taste buds and some craft and goodie stalls that will be exhibiting a multitude of different wares….so come to have a special Friday with us…..as usual, we will be having live music too, with the very popular duo of the Boycott Ballad entertaining us…. Adam has a unique voice and they have the ability to make many ordinary covers into extraordinary…..we are also hosting the Classic Movies in the Park, in conjunction with our local Round Table….this is the second month of us trying this event…the first, albeit a tad fresh on the evening, was a great success…with families lounging around with their picnic blankets…hopefully as the weather warms up, we will be able to enjoy some sumptuous entertainment in this fashion again and again… Friday looks like a busy evening…and Saturday we host woman’s soccer tournament and on Sunday cricket matches return to the North, with the official T20 setting the season off in style… watch this space for a summer of fun…..

I attended the Baseball AGM last night…and with the new season on them, it looks like exciting times ahead in this sub-section…all the best to you guys…

The renovations are almost done…and the Club is looking amazing…the well needed facelift is complete…hopefully all the Members feel the same as I do…that the Club has taken a major step forward and the premises now portray the vibrancy and vision of the Members….

If you believe we are going in the right direction, contact me on the email listed…..and even if you don’t and have some suggestions…. let me know on rod.karoe@gmail.com

Have a great week….see you at the Club soon

Look after yourselves….

Rod

Friday Night Club Draw RESULTS: 22nd September 2017

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  Regard Verster (Cricket) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R3 800.00:  Mel Smith (Athetics) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 4000.00. for 29th September 2017 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB: Brad Knight (Social)

Matts Meat Voucher: John Ansell (Athletics)

“SCIMITAR BAR”AND BEER GARDEN OPENING AT 12H00 ON FRIDAYS SERVING PUB LUNCHES.

Aliaster Hamilton(Social) drew the Six of Clubs. Joker Draw sitting on R162 123.00 for Friday 29th September. Be there to win it!

At the Ekurhuleni Recognition Awards held on Sunday 24th September.  Benoni Northern Sports Club was the proud recipient of the “Best Administered Sports Centre”.  Well done to all concerned in making this happen.

BLAST FROM THE PAST

ATHLETICS 

Couldn’t resist sending you the latest update.     We’re ahead of Irene albeit by only 1 entrant! 

Second of the Community Clubs and if you combine the 3 Vitality regions, we’re third overall!   We’ve never been this high in our history.

Comrades entries have already been increased from 20000 to 21500, and they have reached this revised limit.       

Derek Wright – Chairman

The impressionable Kristian Fesel. Nothing can keep this man down. — at Cape Town Marathon

BNAC 2017 Comrades Green Number Function Wed 27th from 19h00 at “The North”

BASEBALL

4th to 7th October 2017
South African Masters Baseball Championships
Valhalla Baseball Fields
Montague Kneen Park
Broadway West
Valhalla
Participating teams : Gauteng, Easterns, Northerns, SW Gauteng, KZN, Eastern Cape, Western Cape
Divisions : Elite Masters, Social Masters, Veterans

CRICKET

FOOTBALL

Our KZN senior tour has come to an end, a successful long weekend with 5 of our 6 teams winning their respective age groups, a big thank u to Shane the Pinetown LFA chair and Grant the Forrest Hills FC chair for hosting us and their warm hospitality.

For all the League Standings visit http://playerpassport.xpac.co.za/Public

VETS AND LADIES FOOTBALL START THEIR LEAGUE GAMES IN OCTOBER 2017. REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN OPEN FOR EAGER PLAYERS.

SENIOR PRIZE GIVING TO BE HELD ON 21ST OCTOBER STARTING FROM 10H00

HOCKEY

FIXTURES: CRUTCH TOURNAMENT – SUNDAY 01ST OCTOBER – 08H00 – 13H00

RUGBY

The Scimitar 5 Sep 2017

BNSC NEWSLETTER

A very good day to you all

Every time I think it is spring and time for shorts and a tee shirt, I get a rude awakening…I had to pop up to the North on Saturday morning and felt the bitingly cold wind that had arrived to say, keep the your shorts in the cupboard for a little longer….fortunately as the day wore on, the sun warmed us up to have a great day for the Sport and Brandy lovers…but more of that a little later.

The runners had their first run if Spring…and I witnessed them having a great party after the conclusion of the run…the hockey boys had a festival match to bid farewell to Des and Brendan (who are both emigrating – all the best with your new adventures) and they added to the mornings celebrations…which became afternoon celebrations.. and finally for some, evening ccelelbrasssions…or something sounding like that when I spoke to Vellies late into the proceedings…..

I see that our Fridays are becoming more popular again….the lunch time crowd is beginning to grow…and the with the Joker draw becoming a sizeable number now…we are starting to see some new fresh faces and old friend joining us for the Friday night festivities. For those that weren’t here last week, there is good news….we have another carry over…Craig Dingle was able to show us where the eight of spades has been hiding…and the elusive joker has still not been found….thirty three weeks have gone and it means the odds are improving weekly…we only have twenty cards left…and the joker is one of those….as the Joker remains elusive, the jackpot keeps growing and this week has topped R145 000… come and try your luck…at only R5 a ticket, it is surely worth a bit of a gamble to see if you can be drawn and be our next BIG winner….

Our Members draw was also not won, but I think as the Joker draw climbs we will definitely attract more of our Members and this will be won soon too. Last Friday we hosted the band Dream Catcher, who are an old favourite with our Friday night crowd.. and last Friday was no exception…there was plenty of sing-a-along and dance music…and they will be back soon again…This week we host the Wilsons, Leon and Stewart…who are a unique duo…and play lots of old and new covers…pop along on Friday and enjoy their brand of entertainment.

Saturday saw us hosting the Brandy festival…with lots of music and partying….one of our local Benoni groups, Crystal Park, played out to an enthusiastic crowd…followed by many other supporting acts… the headline artist for the night was Jack Parow… whilst he is not everybody’s cup of tea, he is one of South Africa’s most popular recording artists and enjoys a loyal support base… thanks to the Green for the great organisation and for using our grounds for your event…

Our soccer boys had their last home game of the season against Luso…the second side had a great win 3-1, which took them up to second place in their league…well done to Fish and his boys…the first side were 3-2 up when the match was abandoned with about 15 minutes left, after the referee brandished a couple of red cards to the Luso defence. Some really unfortunate incidents occurred….and the referee decided that in the interest of player and official’s safety, that he call the match off…. I was very impressed with the Northerns players and supporters that rallied behind the officials, guiding them to safety. It is utterly disgusting and disappointing to see that their players and spectators are unable to behave in a respectful manner. I trust that the perpetrators will be dealt with swiftly and efficiently. Our sides travel to the club down road on Saturday.. to contest the second chapter of the Derby! Old Bens were able to hold the upper hand in the first clash…hopefully we can turn that around this week… Spectators are reminded that their grounds are licenced (as we are) and are to please NOT to take any alcohol with to the match…the same way as we expect of their spectators to respect our licence, please let us do the same at their facility.

Despite all the on field shenanigans at the soccer with Luso…our faithful had a great afternoon and evening at the North…some enjoying the music….others just relaxing with the comfort of their favourite tipple…

On Sunday we hosted the hockey boys and the sunny weather warmed up proceedings very nicely…and we had an amazing day…the beer garden was alive with all the players…as their season draws to an end, the boys are enjoying all of our facilities and we have received many compliments on all the improvements.

Speaking of the renovations…I can’t believe how well the entrance has turned out…with the cladding complete and today the security doors were installed…it has started to look more like a hotel lobby than the entrance to the North…and I am battling to actually remember what was there before… It looks really fantastic and with the store and change rooms now nearing completion, I am really chuffed that we got the go ahead from the Members to complete these alterations…. We need to get going with more fund raisers quickly that we can begin with our phase two….

On the subject of Fund Raisers, don’t forget the “two Old Farts” will be in the Hall on September 16^th at 19h00… this promises to be a hilarious evening with Tony Stewart and Mel Miller… Tickets are R100 each and can be purchased at the Bars or book a table with Glenda on 011 849 3410 during office hours…

This Sunday we are hosting the Easterns Senior Mens soccer finals…starting at 11h00….with our 4^th side taking on Boksburg at that time…while at 15h00 our colts team have Bonaero as their opposition.. Good luck to our boys… we will be there in full force to support….The Banyana ladies are using our fields to practice on this week…so if you are wanting to see their training methods and maybe get a chance to meet them…pop down to the North this week…the times under the Football Section in this newsletter, on our Facebook page and on the website..

Also remember that Saturday is Bok Day, with R5 off all beer quarts for the duration of the Springbok / Aussie game @ 12h00 and the New Zealand / Argentine game @ 09h30…join us to begin the day’s festivities early.

Our staff are all looking forward to seeing you all over the weekend…take care…and have barrels of fun!

Cheers Rod

PS…don’t forget to send suggestions, compliments or complaints to rod.karoe@gmail.com …(I’m waiting to hear from you)

Friday Night Club Draw RESULTS: 01ST September

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  Khaya Mnyanda (Athletics) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R3 200.00:  Cornelius Jansen (Athletics) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 3 400.00. for 08th September 2017 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB: Robert Craig (Football Vets)

Matts Meat Voucher: Laurence Brown (Social)

“SCIMITAR BAR”AND BEER GARDEN OPENING AT 12H00 ON FRIDAYS SERVING PUB LUNCHES

“LEON AND STEWART WILSON” – WILL BE ENTERTAINING US ON FRIDAY 08TH SEPTEMBER FROM 18H30 ONWARDS

Craig Dingle (Athletics) drew the 8 of Spades. Joker Draw another turnover!!!! Now sitting on

R 145 806.00  for Friday 08th September. Be there to win it! !

 ATHLETICS

Benoni Northerns Athletics Club Spring Run held on Saturday 02nd September

BASEBALL

Baseball Golf day is fast approaching, calling all players to contact me for bookings.
We also need sponsors for holes and tee boxes, please guys and girls.
Prizes are also welcome.
Chat to me, thank you…..😉

Shaun Deyzel – 082 920 5626

BASEBALL FIXTURES

CRICKET

Senior Trials 2017-18

             

Last Game Match Results:  

Super League vs Luso – waiting on disciplinary

2nds beat Luso 3-1

4ths beat Alberton 2-1

For all the League Standings visit http://playerpassport.xpac.co.za/Public

BANYANA BANYANA
TRAINING AT BNFC “B” FIELD – MAIN CLUB SIDE
Tuesday 5 September 15:00 – 16:30
Wednesday 6 September 11:00 – 12:30
Wednesday 16:30 – 17:30
Thursday 7 September 16:00 – 17:30
Friday 8 September 11:00 – 12:30

Derby Day! 9th September 2016 playing at Old Bens

HOCKEY

FAREWELL TO LONG STANDING HOCKEY MEMBERS.  WE WISH THEM WELL ON THEIR NEW VENTURES

DES SANDERS (LEFT) REPRESENTED BNHC WITH 192 FIRST TEAM CAPS AND 73 GOALS – OFF TO ENGLAND.

BRENDAN CLARKE (RIGHT) GAINED 111 1ST TEAM CAPS FOR BNHC AND SCORING 4 GOALS – OFF TO CZECH REPUBLIC.

RUGBY

Benoni Northerns Grizzlies vs Western Lions

Junior Practice sessions is on a Monday and Wednesday night at Brandwag Rugby Stadium from 18:00-19:00. Club fees will be R400 for the whole season. Season is from May to mid October. 1st League games starts last weekend in July. We also have rugby jerseys +-R280 and play with a black rugby shorts

The Scimitar 29 Aug 2017

BNSC NEWSLETTER

Warm greetings from the icy offices at the North

Wowie….After lulling us into believing that Spring was definitely arriving, Mother Nature played a little trump card over the weekend and produced some of the chilliest winds and weather in a while…All those playing sport, felt the biting freshness of the wind and anyone having an early start didn’t see the sun as it was hiding behind the mist for the first few hours..

But let us begin with Friday night…and the North was sizzling with activity…we hosted our first “Classic Movies in the Park” and judging from all the comments and feedback, this is a winner! All the parents were able to allow their children to feel what the excitement is of outdoor movies…and the atmosphere generated reminded me of the drive-in’s of my youth…I have to admit, I did not miss the distinctly “tinny” sound of those horrible speakers that used to hang inside our cars at the drive-in…there were huge big speakers giving excellent quality sound for the movie and the quality of the film was excellent…based the smiling faces, giggles and laughter that were forthcoming made the event worthwhile…thanks to the Round Table for setting everything up…you have definitely added value to our night market…we’ll see you next month again…

As mentioned the night market was also on…and we had quite a few brave souls attending…I think this was one of our better attended markets in a while, so thank you to everyone who took the time out to join us in the festivities…while all this was happening, the Zimmer Twinz were keeping our feet tapping and vocal chords busy as they played some old favourites and added some new covers too…they have proved to be a most popular duo… we will see more of them in the future….

For all those Members and Punters interested in the Joker Draw…we have another carry over… Mark Minott was only able to find where the King of Hearts was hiding…so our Jackpot now moves up to R140 715. we started to see that the following for the Joker Draw is beginning to gain momentum…so remember not to wait to the last minute as the ticket sales are beginning to become a little hectic as we near the cut-off for ticket sales…I noticed that parking last week was also becoming a little more difficult, so plan to arrive a little earlier and avoid the bottle necks in the car park and at the sales desk….The Members draw has also climbed by another R200 and now stands at R3200…Our Friday raffle and Members draws start at 19h00, while last Joker ticket sales are at 19h20, with the draw commencing at 19h30… Tickets for the Joker draw are R5…the more tickets you buy, the greater are your chances of being selected…come along on Friday and try your luck!!

Saturday had a misty start, but the juniors were all very busy on their respective fields…hockey, soccer, rugby and cricket… Cricket has now started and trials were held on the weekend…I have been told that there are a couple of the age-groups that were under subscribed, so keep an eye on the Scimitar, the local Benoni City Times or their website, for the relevant additional trial dates and times….Hockey for the Juniors is beginning to slow down, but soccer and rugby still have quite a few games left in their seasons….and our Baseball begins next week…so all our fields will be busy again with all the sub-sections keeping the ground staff busy with preparations…Good luck to them all, may all your results always be most gratifying…

The 1^st soccer team shared the spoils with Highlands Park 2-2. Whilst the second side had a walkover as Highlands could not field a side….there was much celebration at the club, when the fourth side, courtesy of a 4-3 win over Boksburg, were crowned as league champions!  Great stuff to the chaps, that is wonderful…. This week our top two sides are at home against Luso…let’s get up to the North on Saturday, as both of these sides try to cement their places in the top three in the league. Good luck boys, we are behind you all the way….

Sunday also had a misty and chilly start…with both Athletic and the Hockey boys having to weather the fresh conditions…the hockey fellows busied themselves with the task at hand….and by 10 am, the sun popped it’s head out to make it a “proper” Sunday… whilst the runners took the trek to Joburg to compete and complete the Wanderers Half Marathon…for some it was their first competitive outing after the Comrades…and I heard about a few sets of tired and under trained legs after the race…but judging from all the photos that I saw, it appears that there were large field of successful Northerns runners…well done to all that competed… a special well done to our intrepid roving reporter from the City Times, Logan Green, who completed his first half marathon…hopefully we will see you in Northerns kit for the next one!!

We have a fairly busy weekend and September coming up…keep on checking all the Facebook pages, our website and the Scimitar for all the upcoming events….this Saturday we are hosting a “Brandyfest” with quite a line up of musicians…I see our very popular local boys, Crystal Park, will be here and then the legendary Afrikaans Rapper, Jack Parow, makes his debut at the North… Come along to this party, it promises to be an amazing day out. As mentioned previously, our football boys are also in action, so we may see them waltzing down the touchline to the beats of the Brandyfest…. the ladies hockey, is in the play-off stages, so all the winners of the league, cup and promotion / relegation games will be decided this weekend…the rivalry in the matches should be at fever pitch…come down and watch the skills on show at the Astro from early on Saturday afternoon….

For some of our older Members, they will remember the early days of television, when there was a show called Biltong and Potroast…. Well the North has been able to secure two of the buggers that were in that show and they will be appearing in the Hall soon… Tony Stewart and Mel Miller have teamed up together and are presenting “Two Old Farts” comedy act at the Benoni Northerns Hall on September 16 at 19h00… tickets are on sale at the Main Bar from Shepherd, or phone your bookings through to Glenda on the office number 011 849 3410…it promises to be a great show, so get your booking in, as the tables are filling up quickly…

I am sure that everyone has seen the current state of the renovations and the final pieces of the puzzle are beginning to take place… The entrance is looking quite grand, while the passage has had a complete makeover since we started…I feel that this has a fantastically warm “welcome to the North” feel…the new change and storerooms have been long awaited …and I can’t wait to sit on the new terrace / patio / veranda to watch our teams competing… hope to see you all there soon….

Looking forward to seeing you all over the weekend…take care…keep warm…but most of all…have fun!

Cheers Rod (rod.karoe@gmail.com is my email for suggestions, complaints and compliments…I’m waiting to hear from you)

Friday Night Club Draw RESULTS: 25th August 2017

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  Lourens Smit (Rugby) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R3 000.00:  Tammy Dickson (Hockey) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 3 200.00. for 01st September 2017 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB: Glen Barnard (Social)

Matts Meat Voucher: John Nel (Social)

“SCIMITAR BAR”AND BEER GARDEN OPENING AT 12H00 ON FRIDAYS SERVING PUB LUNCHES

“DREAMCATCHER” – WILL BE ENTERTAINING US ON FRIDAY 01ST SEPTEMBER FROM 18H30 ONWARDS

Mark Minott drew the King of Hearts. Joker Draw another turnover!!!! Now sitting on

R 140 715.00  for Friday 01st September. Be there to win it! !

Moms and Dads, you can bring your little one with to Brandy Fest this Saturday.

Clamber Club Parties – East Rand will be entertaining the kids under 12.

Entrance for kids under 12 will be R50.

ATHLETICS

Training times:

Tuesday:         Club run – 05:00 from the Club 10km

Wednesday: Club run – 05:00 from the club 8km

Wednesday: Club run – 17:45 from the Club 10km

Friday:           Club run – 05:00 from the Club 10km

Saturday:      Starts at 7am until the end of August

Walking times:

Wednesday: 17:30 from the Club

Wanderers 21km

Finally did my first half marathon. Shot to my brother Dazz for the great motivation. This running stuff is tough! I need a beer. – Logan Green – BCT

BASEBALL

CRICKET

Senior Trials 2017-18

Last Game Match Results:  

Super League beat Highlands 2-2

2nds vs Highlands – walkover 2-0

3rds vs Edenvale – walkover 2-0

4ths beat Boksburg 4-3 and won the League

Colts vs Sister Monica – walkover 2-0.  Through to the Cup final

For all the League Standings visit http://playerpassport.xpac.co.za/Public

BNFC vs LUSO FC – Benoni Northern Sports Club
Saturday 02.09.17
Kick Offs – 2nds – 13h45 and 1sts – 15h30

 

The Scimitar 22 Aug 2017

 BNSC NEWSLETTER

Hi there all……

I think that myself and the staff were quite happy to have a little breathing space in the last week….After the hustle and bustle of the Hockey Masters, it felt decidedly quiet here over the last week…With the soccer players having a bye and the cold weather forcing many people to rather stay indoors…the crowds of the previous week, dwindled to a trickle…but surprisingly, our Members came up with innovative ideas and were able to make use of the time to have braai’s and initiations…get-togethers and fancy dress…the beer garden played host to some interesting sights as the cold weather still played it’s part…and kept some people indoors….Those who did venture up to the North, we able to watch some old favourites, Billy and Martin playing on Friday night and danced and sang the night away with Coyote…

Another week of draws and we still have not been able to find a winner for the Joker draw….but it looks like the Athletic team of Cordier and Smith is the group to join….over the last five draws, one of the their number has been drawn three times…so Chantal, I think you can start charging royalties on the number of people asking you now complete their tickets….so with no winner as yet, our Joker draw crawls over the R134 thousand level for this week. Our Members draw also moves up and is now at R3 000…remember the Members draw and the Friday night raffles are held at 19h00 whilst the last joker draw tickets are sold by 19h20, with the draw being held at 19h30. Tickets are just R5…the more tickets you buy, the greater your chances are of being drawn…and all remember to ask Chantal Cordier to fill in your lucky tickets…. Tee-hee!!

Also, this week is the last Friday of the month, so there will be a night market held. A variety of food stall and crafters will have their wares on display. We are also trying a new idea….”Movies in the Park” makes its debut this Friday evening….(we are wanting to create a family picnic atmosphere, whilst watching movies)…as a starter this month, we will be showing kids movies and shows, to see the best positioning for the screen and speakers…there will not be any charge this month…so bring the kids along, with their blankets and pillows and try something new….as summer rolls in, I’m sure this will be a great attraction… The Zimmer Twinz are also playing in the Scimitar…so we are trying to satisfy everyone’s needs…from young to old, movies and music, raffles and draws, gourmet food and delicacies, hopefully you will find something at the North this week to tickle your fancy…

Our men’s hockey players are back in the swing of their second round of fixtures, while the girls are coming to the end of their season…but rest assured the girls will still be supporting all the matches being played…

The second soccer side have a bye this weekend, while the first team are off to Balfour Park to play Highlands Park…in what should be a cracking match. Good luck to Jannie and his charges…please bring back all three points.

The Benoni Country Club (BCC) had their AGM last week…where a special vote of thanks was extended to Benoni Northerns and its Members for all their support in their battle with the Council regarding the long term future of their facility. The BCC are currently in the final throes of negotiation and preparation of their lease, which should be completed by the end of September. This rental agreement now places a line in the sand and augers well for other Sports Clubs in Benoni with particular regard to their and particularly our, long term future in the City and Metro. We are currently busy with preparations for our submissions to the Council regarding our lease, with all the sub-sections sending the relevant information through to the Main Club that we may collate and ready this for final presentation. Please hold thumbs that we land up with a favourable outcome….but this will obviously affect our costs and we will need to recover these from new fundraisers and events, either additional subscriptions or refreshment pricing…at the end of the day, we as Members will land up contributing in one way or another toward the funding of these costs.

Our renovations and additions are really starting to take shape, even the change rooms have proceeded along nicely, well ahead of schedule….and everyone present is really starting to see the benefits…I, for one, can’t wait to see what has been completed daily…I see that today the paving has started in the passage…that is going to be stunning and will give the continuity from one are to another…and we are going to have everything inside on one level….the potential problem of scuff marks down the passage has already been addressed and this will hopefully not affect us in the future.…and now I am awaiting the new front door and the entrance will almost be complete….also with the new glass door as access to the patio, the chilly wind of last week was not as issue, as it couldn’t channel its way down the passage……a welcome improvement…. I’m sure everyone is fervently waiting for the day that we can say that phase one is complete….and the next question to be raised…when are we starting with phase two?

I was told that someone has cut the fence at the Astro and we have had some bricks being removed that are alongside the fence…could I please ask all members that if the see anything that is suspicious around the Club, or that they think could cause potential problems, please phone one of the sub-section Chairman or the Office to report this. If you believe that an e-mail would suffice, please send these through to rod.karoe@gmail.com. You may also use this e-mail address for any suggestions, compliments or complaints too….

That’s everything for this week…take care and keep warm

Cheers Rod

Friday Night Club Draw RESULTS: 18th August 2017

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  John Mitchell (Athletics) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R2 800.00:  Lourens Smit (Rugby) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 3 000.00. for 25th August 2017 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB: Darren Quency (Guest)

Matts Meat Voucher: Darren Quency (Guest)

“SCIMITAR BAR”AND BEER GARDEN OPENING AT 12H00 ON FRIDAYS SERVING PUB LUNCHES

“ZIMMER TWINZ” – WILL BE ENTERTAINING US ON FRIDAY 25th AUGUST FROM 18H30 ONWARDS

Martin Cordier drew the Ace of Spades. Joker Draw another turnover!!!! Now sitting on

R134 421.00 for Friday 25th August. Be there to win it! !

Bokke vs Argentina Sat 26th at 10h40. Come to “The North” and get R5.00 off all Quartz the duration of the game

   vs    

ATHLETICS

Training times:

Tuesday:         Club run – 05:00 from the Club 10km

Wednesday: Club run – 05:00 from the club 8km

Wednesday: Club run – 17:45 from the Club 10km

Friday:           Club run – 05:00 from the Club 10km

Saturday:      Starts at 7am until the end of August

Walking times:

Wednesday: 17:30 from the Club

Sid’s Gold/silver medal for 1st Great Grand Master completing the 52.2k walk from Memel to Newcastle in 7h09mins

BASEBALL

Correction 18u trainings will be 5:30-7:00

CRICKET

Senior Trials 2017-18

FOOTBALL

Last Game Match Results:  

Super League – bye

2nds – bye

3rds beat CBC 3-1

4ths walkover to Alberton 2-0

Colts 1st beat Sister Monica 2-0

Colts 2nd drew with Vosloorus United 0-0

For all the League Standings visit http://playerpassport.xpac.co.za/Public

Derby Day! 9th September 2016

HOCKEY

LAST WEEKEND RESULTS

1st Team thrashed UJ C 13-0 with Michael Faulds scoring 4, Dale Griffiths scoring 3 and Kenny Bruggeman, Des Sanders, Dave Fink, Chris Tucker, Raymond Lindsay and Michael scoring a goal each.

2nd Team had a walkover as MCC could not field a team.

1ST TEAM FIXTURES

SUN 27-Aug   09:45   BENONI NORTHERNS A vs UJ B at  JEPPE BOYS

MENS LEAGUE FIXTURES: SUNDAY 27th AUGUST 2017

08:00 POOL B 4 vs POOL B 2

08:00 POOL A 5 vs POOL A 6

09:20 POOL B 5 vs POOL B 1

09:20 POOL A 3 vs POOL A 2

10:40 POOL A 1 vs POOL A 4

10:40 POOL B 3 Bye

WOMENS LEAGUE FIXTURES: SATURDAY 26th AUGUST 2017

POOL B Benoni Northerns – Eagles vs Old Bens B – Stompers EGHA Field 11:30

POOL A Benoni Northerns C – Ya Ya’s vs Benoni Northerns E – Falcons St Dunstans 12:50

POOL B Benoni Northerns A – Fossils vs CBC A – Chargers EGHA Field 12:50

POOL B CBC Ladies B vs Reiger Park A St Dunstans 14:10

POOL B Benoni Northerns D – Angels vs Kempton Park A – Cougars EGHA Field 14:10

POOL A Old Bens A – Chirpettes vs Old Dunstonians A St Dunstans 15:30

POOL A Benoni Northerns B – FTC vs Old Dunstonians B St Dunstans

POOL B Bye vs Eagles E.G.Jansen

RUGBY

Junior Practice sessions is on a Monday and Wednesday night at Brandwag Rugby Stadium from 18:00-19:00. Club fees will be R400 for the whole season. Season is from May to mid October. 1st League games starts last weekend in July. We also have rugby jerseys +-R280 and play with a black rugby shorts.

The Scimitar 15 Aug 2017

BNSC NEWSLETTER

Hi there all……

Apart from the hive of activity of the Masters…Women’s day marked a special day in the history of our Club. The hockey field in front of the Club House was renamed as “Ted Jarvis Field”! This is in honor of our Past Chairman and President, who has been associated with the Club for over 40 years. Ted joined in 1976 and has played Hockey and Cricket for the Club, but it was in the capacity of Chairman and President that his impact was felt. He has really been through the thick and thin within the Club…and it is with his guidance and understanding that the Club is in the magnificent position it is at present. With most other Clubs downsizing and reducing numbers, the North is experiencing unprecedented growth, ensuring the success it currently enjoys and the longevity which will inevitably follow. The sign for the Ted Jarvis field, is clearly seen from the Club House and surrounds and truly honours this great Man….Thank you Ted for all time and energy you have spent on and at the North! In this truly unique gesture, the Club has ensured that this marvellous individual will be remembered for many generations to come…

But I think I need a week off, it feels that I had two weeks squeezed into 4 days!!…and I know all the participants of the Masters feel the same…the North was sizzling from Women’s day to Saturday, it was a battle to keep pace with all the happenings….with over a thousand players descending onto the fields at Northerns and St Dunstans (with St Doms Astro also playing host to 8 games a day) there was a constant movement of players, umpires, officials…and of course all the refreshments…there were the inevitable cooler boxes of all shapes and sizes, carrying the drinks of choice for each particular side…with all the PJ’s being called on to refill these constantly…

Our bar staff were under constant pressure, but as always they came up trumps….my grateful thanks to Shepherd and all his fantastic staff…you all did an absolutely sterling job, serving, cleaning, filling bars, washing, giving directions and just generally keeping the busy crowds happy…and with all that, you all were still smiling….

Also my thanks also to the Tennis Club, who had hordes of people descending on their Clubhouse for AGM’s…thank you for accommodating these meetings…

And to Marge and her willing helpers too, my gratitude for all your efforts…despite some really difficult constraints placed on you, your food (with quality, service and may I say prices too) remained excellent…Thank you…

I am an extremely proud Benoni Northerns Manager and Member….I received compliments from all quarters, regarding our playing surfaces and grounds, our buildings and facilities, our friendly Staff and Members…. we received a huge applause as thanks at the Eastern Gauteng Masters Hockey AGM…in fact I received no complaints that were directed toward us as a Club at all….. the only rumblings that were received related to the music that some residents felt went on too late in the evening…and to the manner in which someone relieved himself in the street instead of using one of the many toilet facilities that were available…(#sheepish smile and chuckle#)

All the hockey on show, was played in true Masters spirit…and if the last match of the weekend between Eastern Gauteng and Western Province was consistent with the rest of the weekends fare, then it was brilliant… I watched that particular match absolutely enthralled, at the pace, abilities and stick-work capabilities of the players… well done to Easterns on getting their nose over the line in that match….I got tired just watching….also in that match there were a fair number of Benoni Northerns players participating…and that just got my heart pumping all over again with pride!

The parties in the evening were epic affairs…despite the handful of complaints received (letters were circulated to all the residents in the area) there were also positive comments received…so all in all a great weekend of sport. Thank you to Eastern Gauteng for all their organisation and allowing us to be part of this phenomenal event….it will take a monumental effort by any of the future hosts to equal, let alone better this year’s show! The Tournament moves to Durban next year…good luck to everyone concerned.

For all those interested in the Friday draws of last week…neither were won…so this week the joker jackpot stands at over R130 thousand rand…come and join us on Friday as we also see the return of some old favourites…with Billy and Martin joining together as Coyote, to entertain us in the Scimitar…

And now for some of our local Northerns sporting news…although the car parks were packed with people over the weekend, I saw that the athletes were still able to complete their weekly runs on Wednesday and Saturday…I hope they all went well…I did see quite a few of the runners present at some of the Masters parties…and judging from their smiles and dancing antics…they may just not have been part of that running bus mentioned on Saturday morning!!

The Soccer boys took on the challenge of playing across the road for a change by the scruff of the neck…and beat Kempton Park in the Cup matches played on Saturday… well done to both the 1^st and 2^nd sides on their wins… That is brilliant…both of these sides have a bye this weekend…enjoy the rest boys as we edge toward the end of the season.

Hockey returns in full force again this weekend…the tired bodies have had a week to recover, so hopefully all teams with be at full strength. Good luck to all players, coaches, umpires and spectators.

That is all for this episode….hope you all have a fantastic week…take care

Please keep sending your complaints, compliments or suggestions to rod.karoe@gmail.com

Cheers Rod

Friday Night Club Draw RESULTS: 11th August 2017

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  John Gillbee (Athletics) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R2 600.00:  Ernest Ndum-Ndum (Football) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 2 800.00. for 18th August 2017 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB: Lockey Brown (Social)

Matts Meat Voucher: Linda Hutson (Social)

“SCIMITAR BAR”AND BEER GARDEN OPENING AT 12H00 ON FRIDAYS SERVING PUB LUNCHES

“COYOTE” – WILL BE ENTERTAINING US ON FRIDAY 18TH AUGUST FROM 18H30 ONWARDS.

Dylan Coates (Cricket) drew the 4 of Hearts. Joker Draw Winnings now sitting on R130086.00 for Friday 18th August. Be there to win it! !

ATHLETICS

Training times:

Tuesday:         Club run – 05:00 from the Club 10km

Wednesday: Club run – 05:00 from the club 8km

Wednesday: Club run – 17:45 from the Club 10km

Friday:           Club run – 05:00 from the Club 10km

Saturday:      Starts at 7am until the end of August

Walking times:

Wednesday: 17:30 from the Club

Skukuza Half Marathon, Women’s Day Race

“Mango” making a feminine statement on the day

BASEBALL

Correction 18u trainings will be 5:30-7:00

CRICKET

Senior Trials 2017-18

Last Game Match Results:  

Super League beat Kempton Park (Cup Game) 4-2

2nds beat Kempton Park (Cup Game) 3-2  

3rds walk over to Pule Stars 2-0

4ths beat CBC 4-1

Colts 1st beat Titans 4-3  

Colts 2nd lost to Amadino 5-3

For all the League Standings visit http://playerpassport.xpac.co.za/Public

                With Rory Kale Lester, Ryan Ball, Jarred Paul Teixeira, Chris Tucker, David Snow, Twayne Stewart, Gavin Richter, Stefan Lourens Roodt,Grant Cruickshank and Michael Veliotes.

1ST TEAM FIXTURES

20-Aug   14:15   UJ C   BENONI NORTHERNS A RANDBURG B

2ND TEAM FIXTURES

20-Aug   12:45  BENONI NORTHERNS B MCC C JEPPE BOYS

MENS LEAGUE FIXTURES: SUNDAY 20TH AUGUST 2017

08:00  POOL A 3 vs POOL A 1

08:00  POOL B 2 vs POOL B 5

09:20  POOL A 2 vs POOL A 6

09:20  POOL A 5 vs POOL A 4

10:40  POOL B1 vs POOL B 3

10:40 POOL B 4 Bye

WOMENS LEAGUE FIXTURES: SATURDAY 19TH AUGUST 2017

12:00 POOL B Old Bens B – Stompers vs Reiger Park A EGHA Field

12:00 POOL B CBC Ladies B vs Kempton Park A – Cougars St Dunstans

13:20 POOL A Benoni Northerns A – Fossils vs Benoni Northerns E – Falcons EGHA Field

13:20 POOL A Old Dunstonians A vs CBC A – Chargers St Dunstans

14:40 POOL A Benoni Northerns B – FTC vs Benoni Northerns C – Ya Ya’s EGHA Field

14:40 POOL B Old Bens A – Chirpettes vs Old Dunstonians B St Dunstans

16:00 POOL A Benoni Northerns – Eagles vs Eagles E.G.Jansen EGHA Field

Junior Practice sessions is on a Monday and Wednesday night at Brandwag Rugby Stadium from 18:00-19:00. Club fees will be R400 for the whole season. Season is from May to mid October. 1st League games starts last weekend in July. We also have rugby jerseys +-R280 and play with a black rugby shorts.

Please come down to the fields on practice nights, then well give you the registration forms.

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The Scimitar 8 Aug 2017

BNSC NEWSLETTER

Hello there everyone….

All the Masters Hockey players are doing their little jig…the week has finally arrived…after what seems like an eternity (but sometimes it feels like just last week that it was announced)…the wait is over…and the Masters Hockey Tournament for 2017 is about to be hosted by Eastern Gauteng…with Benoni Northerns featuring very prominently…us with 3 of our grass fields and the Astro being used… all the functions being hosted on the top field in the Marquee…and I’m sure we will see a fair deal of activity in our bars and beer garden…with the new veranda being well utilised with the such easy access now to both the Hall and Ladies Bar…

Could all Members please note that the prices of some of our Bar menu, are to fall in line with those that are being offered in the Marquee by Eastern Gauteng (all spirits are to be one price)…this is to make it simpler for change and management purposes…these new prices will be valid from Wednesday through to Sunday…Some prices will escalate slightly, whilst others will fall, which is always good news…..but the glass beer pricing at the Club will remain unchanged….

The North is going to be hectically busy, so can I please ask members to show some patience whilst this mad house continues…and keep on offering the happy smiling faces to all our guests as we usually do…it is going to be a really difficult time for all the staff, if we can show some consideration whilst possibly waiting a little longer than normal for our favourite tipple….we are going to try to keep exclusivity of the car park and the Club side for Members, but a few stragglers may slip through…

Again the alterations are adding another dimension to our Club…and the addition of the new facade at the entrance, is definitely going to add value to all the patrons of the Club….I think the “kerb appeal” has definitely been improved…When it is all complete it is going to be quite breath taking…from what was there a mere 2 months ago, to what it is today, is really a wonderful facelift…many people are saying “why didn’t we think of or do this before?…. well it is due to the continued fantastic support that we have received from the Members and the innovative ideas that the Main Club Committee have come up with, have enabled them to put into action all these marvellous changes… all the changes are envisaged  for the enjoyment and use of the Members of the Club….So to all of our Members who continue to supports and believe in us…a massive big thank you.

Our weekend was not as sportingly successful as we would have liked, with the first soccer side going down by the odd goal in three, but the Colts “A” , second and fourth sides restoring some pride with impressive wins…with a lot of postponements in the Hockey (both Men and Ladies) in order that players weren’t put at risk of injury before the Masters, the Club was relatively quiet….however a few of our stalwarts, ensured that the Club wasn’t a complete Ghost Town…and all those that arrived, definitely enjoyed their time with us.

The Joker draw on Friday was still not been won, so the winnings this week have moved up to R125 496…..and the Members draw was a carry over, with that now escalating by R200 and up to R2 600… We are having the ”Dream Catcher” full band through on Friday night, so for those lovers of the golden oldies…join us…this promises to be an epic Friday night…

We have also been able to secure two stalwarts of comedy…Tony Stewart and Mel Miller…who will be performing at the North on September 16, 2017 at 19h00 in a show they have entitled “Two Old Farts”…It promises to be great evening of fun and laughter…tickets are R100 each and can be purchased at the bar…while bookings can be made with Glenda at the Club Office on 0118493410.

I’m keeping it short and sweet this week as there are a myriad of tasks that need to sorted out before the Masters…so please excuse me for my short message today… There will be more than enough news to report back on next week….

Please keep sending your complaints, compliments or suggestions to rod.karoe@gmail.com

Cheers…and good luck to all our Members who will be representing the Province at the Masters….to the organisers, all the best…I’m sure that all your hard work will pay dividends and this will be the Masters Tour that everyone will never forget…happy memories…good hockey…the renewing of old friendships…and of course above all the camaraderie of sport….have a blast!!

Rod

Friday Night Club Draw RESULTS: 04th August 2017

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  Jacob Taolane (Athletics) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R2 400.00:  Tony England (Athletics) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 2 600.00. for 11th August 2017 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB: Alistair Hamilton (Social)

Matts Meat Voucher: John Ansell (Athletics)

“SCIMITAR BAR”, MAIN BARS AND BEER GARDEN OPENING AT 12H00 ONWARDS FROM THURSDAY 10TH TO SUNDAY 13TH AUGUST“

“DREAMCATCHERS” – WILL BE ENTERTAINING US ON FRIDAY 11TH AUGUST.

Mel Smith (Hockey/Athletics) drew the 10 of Hearts. Joker Draw now sitting on R 125 496.00 for Friday 11th August at 19h30 last ticket sold at 19h15.

 

CRICKET

Senior Trials 2017-18

The Scimitar 1 Aug 2017

BNSC NEWSLETTER

Hi there to everyone….

When our alterations and improvements were proposed and approved, I was excited by the prospect….. But I think I still underestimated the full impact…I still have to pinch myself a little, each time I walk in the entrance and try to remember what was there a mere month ago…I can’t believe how wide the entrance now seems, the plastering appears to have added another metre of space inside…and as for the light and lowered ceiling and bulkhead…. I think the entrance is already looking amazing, let alone the full impression it is going to have once it is completed… The patio with its new paving and entrances into the Ladies Bar and Hall is also going to play an important role with easier access to these previously under-utilised facilities. I personally can’t wait to see our first really busy session in that area…I have already seen some spectators using the Ladies Bar during the Saturday soccer matches….

And speaking of soccer…what win for our boys on Saturday…to beat the high-flying Randburg was amazing…You couldn’t wipe the smile off all the players and their supporters faces….It is the first time in quite a number of years that we have been able to walk away with a full complement of points from out encounters with Randburg. With this win we have reinforced our second place in the league, still two points behind the self-same Randburg and reeled them back into the chasing pack. Well done to Jannie and his boys for a super human effort…we really are immensely proud of you!! Still on soccer, our flagship of the junior section, the Colts, have capped a very successful season and have been crowned as League Champions. Our heartiest congratulations to all the players, coaches and administrators on this marvellous achievement. They will now begin their cup campaign (which is based on the UEFA champions league)…so we can expect a home game every second week from them if they continue on this successful path. Good luck!

On Friday we hosted the Night Market, Members and Joker Draws and had Freedom Unfound playing in the Scimitar…and I am sure that everyone who attended, has to agree….that despite some chilly weather, it was a great evening. Those who weren’t here, will be overjoyed to hear that the Joker draw was not won…and we have another roll over!! The jackpot has now risen to R121 083 and all you need is one R5 ticket and your name could be on the next winners cheque. So come along on Friday and participate in the excitement of the joker draw, grab a mouth watering Steak, egg, chips and onion rings for only R70 and listen to the Music man, Brian Chubb, who will be playing in the Scimitar this week.

On Saturday, we are hosting no soccer matches (unfortunately all our sides have away fixtures), but there is Ladies hockey and of course the Super Rugby Final….in the Semi final last week, I’m sure the players at Ellis Park could hear the roars of appreciation coming from the North, as they battled their way to their second consecutive Final. For all the beer drinkers we will be having R5 off all quarts for the duration of the final. And for the Ladies, pop along…there may just be an Eish special awaiting you too… I have heard that tickets are all sold out, so all our televisions will be tuned into the match, to ensure that we do not miss a minute of the action and can all watch the drama as it unfolds…

We hosted a phenomenal Junior Hockey Tournament on Saturday…it was so good to see all the little ones running around in their various club colours…brandishing their sticks proudly…all participating to the best of their ability. Well done to Taryn Flee and her team of warriors that ensured that everything went off smoothly.

Our Cricketers held their Annual Quiz evening, which proved to be a great success…gracious thanks to all those that made the evening possible, I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

Saturday at the Club was a really enjoyable affair…thank you to each and every person that was present. There was a magnificent atmosphere…the tills definitely enjoyed your support of the day…thank you.

I have heard the runners out early in the mornings again…I’m starting to hear them running past my place most mornings…well done to you all on your commitment and dedication…

Next week sees the Hockey Masters descending on the North…almost 1 000 players from all over Southern Africa will be present, representing their province or in some cases country….it is going to be a blast…please support this event. It will be epic…

That is about all from me for this week…. have a great sporting week…good luck to the Lions and to each and every one of our members that are participating….above all…have fun

Cheers….take care

Rod

Friday Night Club Draw RESULTS: 28th July 2017

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  Melvyn Frankel (Athletics) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R2 200.00:  Wesley Russell (Athletics) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 2 400.00. for 04th August 2017 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB: Russell Howard (Social)

Matts Meat Voucher: Martin Iske (Social)

“SCIMITAR BAR” AND BEER GARDEN OPENING FROM 12H00 ON FRIDAYS SERVING PUB LUNCHES”

“MUZIC MAN” – BRIAN CHUBB WILL BE ENTERTAINING US ON FRIDAY 04TH AUGUST.

Natalie Becker (Guest) drew the 2 of Diamonds

Joker Draw now standing on R 121 083.00 for Friday 4th August

Super Rugby 2017 Final – Saturday 05th August
Lions vs Crusaders – kick-off – 17h00
Watch at “The North” and get R5.00 off all quarts duration of the game

 “Tony Stewart and Mell Miller” will be at “The North” – Cost: R100-00 per head

ATHLETICS

Training times:

Tuesday:         Club run – 05:00 from the Club 10km

Wednesday: Club run – 05:00 from the club 8km

Wednesday: Club run – 17:45 from the Club 10km

Friday:           Club run – 05:00 from the Club 10km

Saturday:      Starts at 7am until the end of August

Walking times:

Wednesday: 17:30 from the Club

Benoni Northerns

A group for Benoni Northerns members to trac and Compete with each other.

STRAVA.COM

BASEBALL

SA u12 Baseball Team playing in the World Championships in Taiwan. Benoni Northerns very own – Robert Emmett (2nd row – 2nd from left) standing proud.

CRICKET

Senior Trials 2017-18

FOOTBALL

Last Game Match Results:  

Super League beat Randburg 4-2

2nds lost to Randburg 0-2  

3rds  beat Royal Lions 4-2  4ths lost to Olympia 2-3.

Colts 1st walkover against Waterstone College 2-0.  

Colts 2nd lost to Rovers 0-5

HOCKEY

SA Masters Hockey to be hosted at Benoni Northern Sports Club, St Dunstans and St Dominics Astro Turfs – 09th – 12th August 2017.  Visit Google Playstore and seek Easterns Hockey 2017 for fixtures and more information.

1st Side Last Match Results: 

1st beat Khosla A 3-2. Goal scorers : Michael Faulds, Chris Tucker and 

Kenny Bruggeman.  2nd team went down 4-2 to Crusaders B. Matt Cross and

Kyle Du Preez scoring

1st Side Fixtures:  SUN 06-Aug 14:15 PIRATES A BENONI NORTHERNS A RANDBURG B

SAT 12-Aug 15:45 BENONI NORTHERNS A OLD EDS B RANDBURG B

2nd Side Fixtures

SUN 06-Aug 09:45 BENONI NORTHERNS B SHUMBAS C JEPPE BOYS

SUN 13-Aug 09:45 BENONI NORTHERNS B LIONS A JEPPE BOYS

MENS LEAGUE FIXTURES: Sun 06th August 2017

08:00 POOL B 1 vs POOL B 2

08:00 POOL A 1 vs POOL A 2

09:20 POOL B 3 vs POOL B 5

09:20 POOL A 6 vs POOL A 4

10:40 POOL A 5 vs POOL A 6

10:40 POOL B 5 Bye

WOMENS LEAGUE FIXTURES: Sat 05th August 2017

12:00 POOL A CBC A – Chargers vs Benoni Northerns E – Falcons EGHA Field

12:00 POOL A Old Dunstonians B vs Old Dunstonians A St Dunstans

13:20 POOL B Old Bens B – Stompers vs Eagles E.G.Jansen EGHA Field

13:20 POOL B Benoni Northerns – Eagles vs Benoni Northerns D – Angels St Dunstans

14:40 POOL A Old Bens A – Chirpettes vs Benoni Northerns C – Ya Ya’s EGHA Field

14:40 POOL B Kempton Park A – Cougars vs Reiger Park A St Dunstans

16:00 POOL A Benoni Northerns A – Fossils vs Benoni Northerns B – FTC EGHA Field

The committee and organising team would like to say thank you very much to everyone who attended and helped out with our Junior Tournament this year. We could not have done it without you all. HOCKEY IS FUN!!!

RUGBY

The Juniors first games started on 29^th July at the Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park.

The Scimitar 25 Jul 2017

BNSC NEWSLETTER

Morning to all….

As I sit hear writing my quick note about the happenings at the North…I hear the sounds of progress! To some it will mean dust everywhere accompanying a cacophony of sounds…whether it be someone hammering in nails… sledgehammers hitting onto chisels that are removing bricks in walls, shovels mixing concrete or compactors making sure that our fillings are solid…..Each  and every day I am able to marvel at the improvements that are made by the builders… I’m sure that as everyone else, we can’t wait for them to be completed….but I enjoy watching the progress… I have been part of the process from the beginning…when the seed was sown, to the embryo of an idea being formed…to where we currently are …and shortly we will see the final product… It is so exciting! If you haven’t been at the North for the last little while, please come and have a look…there is a set of plans available, that seem to get moved by a new interested party each day…so that the everyone can experience this exciting period at the Club.

Our Joker draw was again not won last week, with Dieter Stapel not being able to find the Joker…that of course means another carry over…and this week we are looking at the joker draw jackpot of R116 403!! For just a R5-00 wager, you could have the opportunity to have your ticket drawn and see if you are the person to show us where the Joker has been hiding all along, the more tickets you buy, the greater your chances….. This draw takes place on Fridays at 19h30, with the last tickets being sold by 19h20…. and we do still have our Members draw at 19h00, which this week stands at R2 200 and the other Club draws and raffles that are started at 19h00…. this week we host our monthly Night Market…there are a variety of food and craft stalls…so bring along the family for something to eat and wander around the Market…looking at all the goodies on show and for sale…

Our live music this week are Freedom Unfound, who have been very popular in the past, with one of the exec member being known to request a few of their cover songs over and over….join us to listen to these talented musicians, enjoy some new culinary delights…hear if you are a winner in the Members draws….or see if you can reveal THE Joker and be a massive winner on the night!!

Please accept our humblest apologies for the irregular delivery of the Scimitar over the last few weeks….we have been assured that problems have been addressed and sorted out…so the distribution this week should be back to normal…if there are people who you know of that do not receive their copy of the Scimitar this week, please let us know that we can address it immediately…..

We had a busy weekend of sports last weekend with loads of soccer to enjoy and hockey with great spectator value…All the senior soccer boys unfortunately had to share the spoils with Alberton…but we are still in 2^nd place in the league…with the teams below us having made up a little ground…We are playing top of the log Randburg this weekend and we need a big win this boys…all the best… our security measures have been beefed up for this game, to ensure that all spectators can enjoy themselves…. Our Colts are also at home on Sunday afternoon, please come and support…

I have seen that more of the Ladies hockey leagues matches are starting to be played on Sundays…this coincides with the mens leagues and means that the Beer Garden hums on Sundays with all the fines, hats and dress ups that are worn by the various different teams. There is really a convivial and merry atmosphere and is most conducive to the syndrome of…”I think I should have this one and then stay’!! Long may it continue…

This weekend sees us hosting our Junior hockey tournament on Saturday morning…this is a massively popular event, which usually draws in the region of 1 000 junior hockey players from throughout the Gauteng area…so come along and see how vibrant and strong the hockey in our province is…support our Juniors and have a bite to eat from some of the many food vendor stalls that will be available…please remember that all parking will be at a premium…so please work with our staff..they are going to be under immense pressure to try to accommodate all the supporters, families and Members that will be descending in the North….but what I can guarantee, is that we are going to enjoy a festive and bubbly day…with loads of enthusiasm from all of the Juniors…some are as young as 4…I was lucky enough to catch some of the tiny tots games last year….and I must say that it brought a smile to my face and made my heart beat a little faster…to know that this is the future of our Club…and I believe it that will be in good hands….hats off to all the coaches, committee members, volunteers and organisers that make this day possible…Good luck…may this event be as successful as the all those in the past..

The Hockey Masters is now only two weeks away…for all the party animals…remember to diarise the dates…Please keep sending any complaints, compliments or suggestions to  rod.karoe@gmail.com

Cheers, keep warm and have fun,  Rod

Friday Night Club Draw RESULTS: 21st July 2017

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  Gareth Dunn (Football) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R2 000.00:  John Mitchell (Athletics) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 2 200.00. for 28th July 2017 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB: Barry Everitt (Hockey)

Matts Meat Voucher: Barry Everitt (Hockey)

“SCIMITAR BAR” AND BEER GARDEN OPENING FROM 12H00 ON FRIDAYS SERVING PUB LUNCHES”

“FREEDOM UNFOUND” WILL BE ENTERTAINING US ON FRIDAY 28TH JULY 

Dieter Stapel (Athletics) drew the 5 of Spades

Joker Draw now sitting at R116 403.00 to be drawn on Friday 28July last ticket sold at 19h15.

ATHLETICS

Training times:

Tuesday:         Club run – 05:00 from the Club 10km

Wednesday: Club run – 05:00 from the club 8km

Wednesday: Club run – 17:45 from the Club 10km

Friday:           Club run – 05:00 from the Club 10km

Saturday:      Starts at 7am until the end of August

Walking times:

Wednesday: 17:30 from the Club

Benoni Northerns

A group for Benoni Northerns members to trac and Compete with each other.

STRAVA.COM

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 BASEBALL

30-Jul

vs

30-Jul

PANTHERS

vs

MUSTANGS

RANDBURG

10H00

vs

MIX N MATCH

vs

SIOUX

RANDBURG

13H00

TOP 5

BOTTOM 5

PLAYOFFS

11

PIRATES

vs

RAIDERS

PIRATES

10H00

BYE

BANTAMS

30-Jul	REDSOX	vs	ALEX	KEMPTON	13H00
	GIANTS	vs	METS	EDENVALE	13H00
12	WITCHITA	vs	MUSTANGS	BENONI	13H00

  

CRICKET

The 2017/2018 Junior Trials are scheduled for Saturday 26 August and Sunday 27 August 2017 and will take place at the Benoni Northerns nets as follows:

• Under 8 | 27/08/2017 at 8h30 – 11h30 | Born 2009 Or later (2010,2011,2012)
• Under 10 | 27/08/2017 at 12h00 – 15h00 | Born 2007 and 2008
• Under 12 | 26/08/2017 at 8h30 – 11h30 | Born 2005 and 2006
• Under 14 | 26/08/2017 at 12h00 – 15h00 | Born 2003 and 2004

For more information please visit our website www.bncricket.co.za .

FOOTBALL

Last Game Match Results:  

Super League drew with Alberton 1-1.  

2nds drew with Alberton 2-2  

3rds  drew with Alberton 2-2  4ths w/o – Bonaero 2-0.

Colts 1st drew with 0-0.  Colts game postponed

 HOCKEY

1st Side Last Game Match Results:

 T.B.A.

MENS LEAGUE FIXTURES: Sun 30th July 2017

08:00 Modder vs Silver Bullets CBC EGHA Field

08:00 Old Dunstonians A vs B.N. Geriatrx St Dunstans

09:20 Mammoths B.N, vs Kittens B.N EGHA Field

09:20 Chirpers Old Bens vs Colts B.N. St Dunstans

10:40 Hangovers B.N. vs B.O.B.S EGHA Field

WOMENS LEAGUE FIXTURES: Sat 29th July 2017

13:20 POOL B Old Bens B – Stompers vs Benoni Northerns D – Angels EGHA Field

13:20 POOL A Old Bens A – Chirpettes vs Benoni Northerns A – Fossils St Dunstans

14:40 POOL A CBC A – Chargers vs Benoni Northerns B – FTC EGHA Field

14:40 POOL A Benoni Northerns E – Falcons vs Old Dunstonians A St Dunstans

16:00 POOL B Eagles E.G.Jansen vs Reiger Park A St Dunstans

Sun 30/07/2017

10:40 POOL A Old Dunstonians B vs Benoni Northerns C – Ya Ya’s St Dunstans

12:00 POOL B CBC Ladies B vs Benoni Northerns – Eagles EGHA Field

Sat 29/07/2017  – 07h00 to 13h00

Junior Hockey Tournament – EGHA Field and St Dunstans

RUGBY

T.B.A.

The Juniors first games will be 29^th July at the Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park.

The Scimitar 11 Jul 2017

BNSC NEWSLETTER

Morning everybody

It appears that there was a little “glitch” in the system last week and my summary, message, note or whatever we would like to call it, was not attached to the Scimitar. My apologies, we still do not know how it happened, but will endeavour to ensure that this does not reoccur. Just to summarise on last week, was that the North cooked of the first weekend of July….the Night Market and the evening with the Boycott Ballad playing the evening away outside, despite the nippy weather. The atmosphere continued on Saturday, with the Beer Mile being run. It was a fund raiser deluxe, with a great amount of Fun experienced by all. I’m sure that most people have seen the front page of the City Times where we had Barry emblazoned on the front page in all his pretty glory. I think that this picture epitomized the day….a lot of people took the opportunity to dress up and it was an absolute blast….definitely one we can repeat fairly often…thanks to Chris, Mike and their team…you did a great job…I know how much hard work goes into the smooth running of these events…and yours ran like clockwork…. and then for Sunday, It was going to be a difficult act to follow…but the Hockey and Junior Soccer boys acquitted themselves admirably in making sure the day was a success.

Onto this week…and we now have the sights, sounds and smells of a construction site. Our work on the additions has begun. And despite the noise and the dust, I think that everyone can see the progress and will admit the changes are already looking amazing. The plastering of the entrance passage has made everything lighter and brighter…and as each day goes past, I can see progress and can’t wait for it all to be finished. The veranda outside the hall and ladies bar is going to be a fantastic addition and I am convinced that this will be an excellent meet and greet area….Work has even commenced on the change rooms already and everything looks to be a little ahead of schedule… I really feel like telling the builders to “Hurry..hurry…I want to see the finished project… “

Last Friday was a little quieter than the previous week…possibly school holidays and all the sports tours that occur at this time of the year may have affected us….but the good news for those who weren’t able to attend…the Joker draw was not won…so there is another carry over!! Our jackpot this week sits at just short of R108 000….so come along on Friday…experience the vibe…come and look at the alterations if you haven’t already done so….and then more good news….the ever popular Dream Catcher are returning this week….I had a late cancellation, so Bonesy and Mike stepped up to the plate to assist us….they have proved a very popular set of Musos…..come and listen to their special brand of pop and rock…..

Saturday brought some really odd weather….it felt like we went through 4 seasons in a day…the day starting off warm…then cooler, some rain, warmer and then decidedly fresh weather set in… It didn’t hamper the spirits of our juniors, who spent the morning playing Soccer and practicing Hockey…Our senior soccer boys really enjoyed their Saturday…and proceeded with an 8-2 thrashing of Germiston at the North…and there was plenty of celebration into the night with their joyful result….

Sunday brought our centralised Men’s Hockey fixtures on the Astro and the Beer Garden was a blaze of colour, with all the sides returning to whet the whistles with a cold one or three after the matches….Sunday afternoon saw our Colts in action with both sides having positive results…well done to all….

Our July is a lot quieter than the last few months have been…I think we all need a little time to recover…the end of the month will see the start of a busy couple of weeks, with our Junior Hockey tournament (July 29^th) and then just after the Women’s day public holiday (9^th August)…the Masters coming rolling into the North…. This is going to be some serious few days….great hockey accompanied by the odd party of two…. For all our regular party goers, Brace yourselves…this will be THE party to be at and experienced…. Diarise it, tell your mates…whatever you do…DON’T miss it…..

Short and sweet this week…good luck to everyone playing some sport this weekend…

Please keep sending any complaints, compliments or suggestions to rod.karoe@gmail.com

Cheers, take care

Rod

Friday Night Club Draw RESULTS: 07th July 2017

Member Weekly Draw:  2 x Cases SAB:  Max Slabbert (Rugby) – Not Present

Club Member Draw: R1 600.00:  Madison Smith (Hockey) – Not Present

Winnings now stand at R 1 800.00. for 14th July 2017 at 19h00

Weekly Raffle Draw:  1 x Case SAB: Mike Veliotes (Hockey/Athletics)

Matts Meat Voucher: Brad Knight (Social)

“SCIMITAR BAR” AND BEER GARDEN OPENING FROM 12H00 ON FRIDAYS SERVING PUB LUNCHES”

“DREAMCATCHER” WILL BE ENTERTAINING US ON FRIDAY 14TH JULY 

Theo Kruger (Guest) drew the 6 of Spades.

Joker Draw now sitting on R 107 994.00 – Friday 14th July.

ATHLETICS

Training times:

Tuesday:         Club run – 05:00 from the Club 10km

Wednesday: Club run – 05:00 from the club 8km

Wednesday: Club run – 17:45 from the Club 10km

Friday:           Club run – 05:00 from the Club 10km

Saturday:      Starts at 7am until the end of August 🏃🏼‍♀️🏃🏼

Walking times:

Wednesday: 17:30 from the Club

BASEBALL

CRICKET

FOOTBALL

SENIOR FOOTBALL 2017 TEAMS – STANDING PROUD

Premier 1st Team

Premier Reserves Team

Colts Team

Last Game Match Results:  Super League beat Germiston 8-2.  

2nds beat Germiston 4-1.  3rds  Kempton Park 6-0  4ths game postponed.   

Colts 1st beat Sister Monica 2-0.  Colts 2nd beat Amadino Colts 7-4

HOCKEY

MENS LEAGUE FIXTURES: Sun 16th July 2017

08:00 Modder vs B.O.B.S EGHA Field

09:20 Mammoths B.N, vs Chirpers Old Bens EGHA Field

11:20 Dunstonians A vs B.N Hangovers St Dunstans

10:40 Kittens B.N. vs Colts B.N. EGHA Field

12:00 Geriatrix B.N vs Old Dunstonians Rouges EGHA Field

WOMENS LEAGUE FIXTURES: Sat 15th July 2017

11:30 POOL A   Benoni Northerns E – Falcons vs Old Bens A – Chirpettes EGHA Field

11:30 POOL A   Benoni Northerns C – Ya Ya’s vs Benoni Northerns A – Fossils St Dunstans

12:50 POOL B   Benoni Northerns D – Angels vs Reiger Park A EGHA Field

12:50 POOL B   Kempton Park A – Cougars vs Old Bens B – Stompers St Dunstans

14:10 POOL B   Eagles E.G.Jansen vs CBC Ladies B EGHA Field

14:10 POOL A   Benoni Northerns B – FTC vs Old Dunstonians A St Dunstans

15:30 POOL A   Old Dunstonians B vs CBC A – Chargers St Dunstans

RUGBY

Old Bears vs Boksburg 8 Julie 2017

15 Len Venter 6 caps
14 Jacques Gower 8 caps
13 Frik Joubert 6 caps
12 Ashley Hills 3 caps
11 Stan Kruger 4 Caps
10 Chris v Scalkwyk 2 Caps
9 Morne Jurgens 9 Caps
8 Barend Erasmus 8 Caps
7 Attie Labuschagne 3 Caps
6 Herman De Beer 7 Caps
5 Gerhard Scholtz 8 Caps
4 Jaco Bezuidenhout 8 Caps
3 Shawn Kruger 4 caps
2 Renier Burger 8 caps
1 Jacques Vermaak 9 Caps