In the year 2000 Petra struggled at first with not having adequate qualified coaching staff but the most important thing was that those that were there were keen. Most of the first term fixtures were affected by rain.

With only one complete fixture against Milton played on 5 February 2000, the results were as follows:

Milton 1st XI 134 all out
Petra 1st XI 81 all out
RESULT Petra lost by 53 runs.

In the under 16 game Petra won by 71 runs
Petra 187 runs all out (B. Mellet 47 runs)
Milton 116 all out.

Annual Cricket Festival (all 50-over games)

Petra went to the festival without six of their regular first-team players.

GAME 1 v Vainona
Petra 159 all out in 25 overs (Jeff Houghton 53 runs)
Vainona 100 runs all out(Jeff Houghton 4 for 19)
RESULT Petra won by 59 runs

GAME 2 v Ellis Robins
Ellis Robins 147 all out
Petra 149 for 8
RESULT Petra won by two wickets

GAME 3 v Marondera
Petra 220 all out (In this game Jeff Houghton became the first Petra player to score a century at first-team level)
Marondera 205 for 6
RESULT Petra won by 15 runs

During the school term three games were played, against Gifford, South Eastern College and Plumtree.

GAME v Gifford 1st team
Petra 119 for 8(Cephus Shayamano 24 not out)
Gifford 47 all out
RESULT Petra won by 72 runs

Under 15
Gifford 104 all out
Petra 105 for 6(Craig Mellet 30 runs)
RESULT Petra won by 4 wickets

GAME v South Eastern College 1st Team
S. E. C 121 all out
Petra 122 for 8 (Trevor Mbayiwa 28*)
RESULT Petra won by 2 wickets

Saturday 23 September 2000
GAME vs Plumtree* 1st Team
Petra 117 all out(1st innings) Marc Chipps 29 runs
86 for 5 (2nd innings) Jeffrey Houghton 53 not out
PLUMTREE 268 for 2
RESULT Petra LOST by 9 wickets

*2nd XI
Petra 60 all out
Plumtree 63 for 5
RESULT Petra lost by 5 wickets

*Under 16 A
Petra 146 all out (Bradley Mellet 32 runs)
Plumtree 132 all out (D. Roussau 5 for 18, S. Durrant 3 for 15)
RESULT Petra won by 14 runs

*Under 15
Plumtree 138 for 3
Petra 53 for 5
RESULT Petra lost by 85 runs

*Under 14
Plumtree 78 for 9 (A. Noko 4 for 11, M. Rae 3 for 24)
Petra 69 all out (B. Kuttner 29 runs)
RESULT Petra lost by 9 runs

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