The cricket season is hotting up now and your son may show real promise on the field. If he'd like to give it a shot and see if he can make the Protea squad one day, perhaps consider enrolling him in one of South Africa's top cricket schools.
First we look at the current school rankings, but bear in mind that the 2015/2016 season is still in full swing and the Powerade rankings are updated every Monday. But this will give you at least some indication of which are the schools to watch.
The Powerade First XI Cricket Rankings, as of 17 November 2015
These are the current school cricket rankings:
1. St Stithians, Johannesburg
2. Grey College, Bloemfontein
3. Rondebosch Boys' High School, Cape Town
4. St John's College, Johannesburg
5. Pretoria Boys High School, Pretoria
6. Glenwood High School, Durban
7. Nelspruit HS, Nelspruit
8. Paarl Gim, Paarl
9. Pearson High School, Port Elizabeth
10. St Alban's College, Pretoria
11. Kingswood College, Grahamstown
12. King Edward VII School (KES), Johannesburg
13. Waterkloof, Pretoria
14. Woodridge, Port Elizabeth
15. Grey High School, Port Elizabeth
16. Hoërskool Menlopark, Pretoria
17. Boland Landbou, Paarl
18. Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch
19. Clifton School, Durban
20. Bishops Diocesan College, Cape Town
Top cricket schools over the past 4 years (2012-2015)
And now we take a look at the schools that have shown their mettle over nearly half a decade, as ranked by Powerade:
1. Waterkloof, Pretoria
2. Rondebosch Boys' High School, Cape Town
3. St Stithians, Johannesburg
4. Wynberg Boys' High School, Cape Town
5. St Andrew's School, Bloemfontein
6. King Edward VII School (KES), Johannesburg
7. Grey College, Bloemfontein
8. Glenwood High School, Durban
9. Hoërskool Menlopark, Pretoria
10. Hudson Park High School, East London
11. Afrikaanse Höer Seunsskool (Affies), Pretoria
12. Paarl Boys' High (Hoër Jongenskool Paarl)
13. St John's College, Johannesburg
14. Selborne College, East London
15. St Alban's College, Pretoria
16. Grey High School, Port Elizabeth
17. Westville Boys' High School, KZN
18. Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch
19. Paarl Gim, Paarl
20. Boland Landbou, Paarl
To see how the schools have scored, read how the rankings work, and follow the latest rankings, visit SASchoolSports.co.za.
YOUR SCHOOL
If you would like to tell Parent24 about your school's achievement, whether it's about eisteddfods or maths olympiads, science fairs or sports championships, please email us at schools@parent24.com.