Titans in training to defend title
The Unlimited Titans, the defending Momentum One Day Cup champions, will start their 2015/16 quest for domestic domination with an extended training camp in Mbombela this week.
They will also host the Knights in the annual Ehlanzeni Cup at Uplands College on Thursday.
The training camp as well as the Ehlanzeni Cup will be annual fixtures until 2018 to maximise the preparations of the franchise, said Jacques Faul, CEO of The Unlimited Titans.
He said the preseason events in Mbombela will serve to extend the footprint of the Titans to other northern provinces. It will also be aimed at sharing skills and expertise with allies who form part of the Titans cricketing family.
John Wright, president of the Northerns Cricket Union, said they were looking for sponsors to help host a Franchise Sixes at Skukuza. “This is a wonderful concept that will see franchise teams, like the Dolphins, for the first time in the Kruger National Park. This will further stimulate top-franchise cricket in the Lowveld. The announcement of this three-year venture is done to underline our commitment to the development and growth of the game to the northern territories of South Africa.
“Seeing icons emerge from the northern provinces and making this a hotbed of cricketing activity, are part of our vision at the Northern Cricket Union and the Titans,” Wright added.
Uplands College, in conjunction with Casterbridge Hollow and Magnolia Restaurant, has signed a three-year contract with The Unlimited Titans to host a pre-season game on Heritage Day.
