Sports Captains 2026
Congratulations to the following boys who were appointed as Sports Captains for 2026!
Discipline Captains:
- Athletics – Prosper Zimbango
- Basketball – Mufarowashe Mawoyo
- Cricket – Tyler Chapman
- Cross Country – Blake Hopgood
- Golf – Tanaka Chiromo
- Rowing – Alexander Meikle
- Squash – Isaac Hildebrand
- Swimming – Conner Paulser
- Table Tennis – Boyu Gao
- Tennis – Joel Mandigaisa
- Volleyball – Tinashe Lewanika
- Water Polo – Tapfuma Taundi
Basketball – vs St George’s College
Overall: Played 10 | Won 4 | Lost 6
Results:
- U14A – SGC 2–3 Peterhouse
- U14B – SGC 2–7 Peterhouse
- U14C – SGC 8–5 Peterhouse
- U15A – SGC 22–9 Peterhouse
- U15B – SGC 10–7 Peterhouse
- U15C – SGC 4–16 Peterhouse
- U16A – SGC 15–20 Peterhouse
- U16B – SGC 10–1 Peterhouse
- U17A – SGC 21–12 Peterhouse
- 2nd Team – SGC 18–10 Peterhouse
- 1st Team – Saints 39–33 Peterhouse
U19 Basketball – HIS Tournament
Congratulations to Peterhouse for reaching the finals and finishing second to St John’s.
A brave effort from 1st Team basketball.
Cricket – 1st XI Eastern Cape Tour (South Africa)
Overall: Played 6 | Won 2 | Lost 4
The Peterhouse 1st XI cricket tour to the Eastern Cape was a valuable development experience focused on resilience, growth, and team building. The team competed strongly against quality opposition, with several close matches, and showed clear improvement over the course of the tour. The boys represented Peterhouse with excellent conduct and teamwork throughout.
Wins:
- Framesby (won by 102 runs)
- Steyn City T20 (won by 18 runs)
Close Losses:
- St David’s Marist Inanda (lost by 17 runs)
- Kingswood (lost by 2 wickets)
- St Alban’s (lost by 18 runs)
Other Result:
- Pearson High School (loss)
Special Mentions:
- Victor Watama – Outstanding all-round performance, including multiple five- and four-wicket hauls; finished 3rd out of 66 players for wickets taken
- Ndiriwashe Munatsirei – Top run scorer for Peterhouse; highlighted by 78* vs St Alban’s; finished 22nd overall for runs
- Cameron Oosthuizen, Tyler Chapman, Isaac Hildebrand, Spencer Bean, and Tawonashe Nyamasoka – for key batting and bowling contributions
- The entire squad, especially younger players, for their growth and support of one another
Tour Highlight:
Attending a South Africa T20 match (Sunrisers vs Durban Super Giants), which inspired the boys through exposure to professional cricket.
Special thanks to the parents whose support made the tour possible.
Cricket – vs Hellenic
Overall: Played 7 | Won 4 | Lost 1 | No Result 2
1st XI
- Peterhouse 139 all out (Ryan Moyo 53)
- Hellenic 66 all out (Watama 4/13; Gakanje 4/6)
- Result: Peterhouse won by 73 runs
2nd XI
- Hellenic 105 all out (Scott Williams 7/13 in 4 overs)
- Peterhouse 106/7 (C. Magutaona 26)
- Result: Peterhouse won by 3 wickets
U16A
- Hellenic 93 (Riley Findlay 6/19 including a hat-trick)
- Peterhouse 97/0 (Dylan Moyo 54*)
- Result: Peterhouse won by 10 wickets
U15A
- Hellenic 168 all out (Hopgood 3/36)
- Peterhouse 170/7 (Dillon Nyamhuri 70*)
- Result: Peterhouse won by 3 wickets
U15B
- Cancelled due to rain
U14A
- Hellenic 130 all out (Samuel Cloete 3/23 in 10 overs)
- Peterhouse 102 all out
- Result: Peterhouse lost by 28 runs
U14B
- Cancelled due to rain
Special Mention to:
- William Scott
- Riley Findlay
Cross Country – PHG Invitational
Congratulations to PHB for finishing 1st overall at the PHG Invitational.
Top 10 Finishers:
- Nhambodzaishe Gundo – 9th
- Aden Collett – 1st
- Riley Findlay – 3rd
- Robert Weller – 7th
- Blake Hopgood – 10th
- Israel Nzanga – 8th
- David Harper – 6th
- Nathan Harper – 9th
Special Mention:
- Aden Collett
Tennis – vs Prince Edward
Overall: Played 3 | Won 1 | Lost 2
- U16 – Lost 4–8
- U15 – Lost 5–7
- U14 – Won 10–2
Water Polo – Bruce Kennedy Cup Tournament
Overall: Played 3 | Won 3
Congratulations to the Peterhouse boys on winning the Bruce Kennedy Cup Tournament, delivering an outstanding set of performances throughout.
Results:
- vs St John’s – Won 10–7
- vs St George’s – Won 13–3
- Final vs Hellenic – Won 6–5
This victory is especially significant, marking Peterhouse’s first Bruce Kennedy Cup title in 70 years, making it a historic achievement for the school.
Cultural Results
Debate
Debate Training Workshop
Saturday, 17 January
PHB and PHG successfully hosted the annual debate training workshop, attended by six schools. The workshop was led by Harare-based debate expert Mr E. Kudita.
Thank you to Mr Nzanga for organising the event.
International Moot Court – Romania
25 November – 2 December 2025
Congratulations to Tinashe Lewanika, who represented Zimbabwe at the International Moot Court held in Câmpulung-Muscel, Romania. This prestigious competition mirrors a courtroom environment, bringing together high school advocates from around the world to argue complex international law cases.
Tinashe distinguished himself, earning the Best Defensive Oralist trophy, while the Zimbabwe National Moot Court Team achieved 3rd place overall.
UNDP Hackathon & Econet E-Novato Expo
November–December 2025 | Harare
During his O’ Break, Adrian Mudekunye was selected for the United Nations Development Program’s Lithium Value Chain Hackathon for the AI Innovation Sprint Week.
Congratulations to Adrian for winning US$5,000 at the Econet E-Novato Expo held from 8–10 December at the HICC in Rainbow Towers. Each team presented a three-minute pitch and demo to a panel of six industry experts.
London College of Music Practical Examinations
November 2025
Congratulations to the following boys for earning Distinctions in their LCM Practical Examinations.
Please come up in the order called for a Rector’s Handshake and certificate:
- Jacques Ferreira – Clarinet Grade 2
- Ethan Jeche – Piano Grade 1
- Timukudzeishe Dube – Popular Music Vocals Recital Grade 5
- Admire Ushehokunze – Popular Music Vocals Recital Grade 5
- Caleb Mashungu – Popular Music Vocals Recital Grade 7
- Tatenda Gambiza – Popular Music Vocals Recital Grade 8
- Tadanaishe Gwangwadza – Trumpet Grade 1
- Vusomuzi Mlambo – Drum Kit Grade 8
- Panashe Fanyana – Drum Kit Grade 5
- Tanatswa Madziva – Classical Saxophone Recital Grade 6
- Michael Koen – Classical Saxophone Recital Grade 6
- Simbarashe Mutevhe – Distinctions in three exams:
- Classical Saxophone Recital Grade 6
- Popular Music Vocals Recital Grade 8
- Piano Recital Grade 6