Rollers History

In the early 1990s there was a sports club for the staff and local residents of the Koeberg Nuclear Power station situated in the village of Melkbosstrand, 29 kilomentres north of Cape Town on the West Coast of South Africa.

One of the attributes of this club was a vibrant cricket section and a cricket field situated near to the sea, opposite a gate leading to a nature reserve surrounding the Nuclear Reactor. Two of the three Koeberg cricket teams played in the top Boland Leagues; not bad for a club with less than 40 members.

From time to time overseas visiting cricketing teams would ask to play a ‘cocial' game against Koeberg, usually a night game under lights or on a Sunday as the one and only turf wicket was used for League cricket on Saturdays.

Last Updated ( Saturday, 10 July 2010 20:04 )

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Vintage Rollers

In 1998, the Rollers played in the World Golden Oldies cricket festival which was held in Cape Town. Three matches were played against teams from Matabeleland Zimbabwe, New Zealand and Australia.

The first game was against the Kiwis, who performed the ‘Haka’. We had no response, but thrashed them on the field of play, with Nico ‘Slang’ Rheeder scoring a 50.

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 30 November 1999 02:00 )

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Rollers Legends

The characters that have - and some still do - represented the Rollers over the past 13 years include names such as:

Achmat Williams

A talkative wicket-keeper who could convince any batsman to leave his crease to attempt hitting a six, especially against Graham ‘Boom Boom' Wilson.

Graham Wilson

Graham was a spin bowler of great repute for many years in League cricket; his stock ball was bowled very slowly and tossed high into the sky, grenade style. Best remembered for his large tongue used to lick one side of the ball, no matter where on their bodies the rest of the team were shining the ball.

Wayne Martens

A stylish and forceful batsman who enjoyed chasing both opposition and team members around the field if they were too ‘lippy' and disrespectful, intent on enforcing some manners.

Pierre Marais

An experienced opening bat who fearlessly took on young quicks without wearing a helmet and in the process earning the nickname 'Noddy' after taking three balls in one over on the head. And he lives to tell the tale.

Last Updated ( Monday, 19 October 2009 23:28 )

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