U.13 cricketers get the chance to show their talent at Senwes Park
North West’s up-and-coming young cricketers will get the opportunity of a life- time this weekend. Not only will they get the chance to play at Senwes Park, an international cricket venue, they will also get to compete in their own IPL-type tournament when the first-ever North West Schools League (NSL) u.13 tournament takes place from …
North West’s up-and-coming young cricketers will get the opportunity of a life- time this weekend. Not only will they get the chance to play at Senwes Park, an international cricket venue, they will also get to compete in their own IPL-type tournament when the first-ever North West Schools League (NSL) u.13 tournament takes place from 20-22 May.
North West Cricket held an auction in April, where the owners of the four teams, Senwes Spinners, Red Mining Africa, ENSCO Strikers and FFG Falcons, chose their squads.
Twenty-one of Potchefstroom’s best u.13 cricketers were chosen as the young players who will represent each of the four teams in the tournament, which is one of a kind in South Africa. They will play in coloured clothing and get the opportunity to play under floodlights for an authentic, shorter format experience.
The final will be played from 12:00 on Sunday 22 May.
Teams:
Senwes Spinners: JP Lubbe (Laerskool La Hoff), Reinhard Botha (Mooirivier), Wian Oosthuizen (Baillie Park), Wian Herbst (Burgersdorp), Gavin Sikhuba (Mponeng), Xander van Gass (Mooirivier), Charl Naudé (Vastrap), Nicolaas Liebenberg (Senwes) Maahir Kooreyshi (Wolmaransstad), Ofentse Moatlhodi (Tlhabologo), Louis Fourie (Ottosdal), John van Wyk (Wolmaransstad), MJ Mostert (Saamtrek) Simon van Heerden (Stellaland) Owner: Japie Fransman, Manager: Robbie Cameron. Coach: Armand Erasmus.
Red Devils: Ruben Malan (Lofdal), Gerhard Pieterse (President), Diaan van Staden (Rustenburg), Marco Werkman (Mooirivier), Wendell Osuala (Schweizer Reineke), Brooklyn Kruger (Mafikeng), Lucky Kitime (Saints), Martin van Onselen (Mooirivier), Julian Enslin (Baillie Park), Tianne Till (Saamtrek), Luandré Pretorius (Mooirivier), JJ Snyders (Noordvaal) Owner: Abé Pretorius, Manager: Abrie Senekal, Coach: NielBredenkamp.
ENSCO Strikers: Valentine Kitime (Saints), CP Kleynhans (Mooirivier), Omphile Matlhole (Saints), Rikus Groenewald (Lichtenburg), CJ White (Stellaland), Salman Shabir (Fields College), Duan Bester (Baillie Park), Ben Lombard (Stellaland), Emiel Geyser (Vastrap), Kyle Isherwood (Potch Central), Jasper Janse van Rensburg (Saamtrek), Corné Prinsloo (Baillie Park), Christiaan Smit (Baillie Park). Owner: Deon Smit. Manager: Leonard Lemmer. Coach: Edrich Lubbe.
FFG Falcons: Rowan Bezuidenhout (Mooirivier), Reitumetse Skunka (Saints), Dewald Potgieter (Vastrap), Niel van Vuuren (Baillie Park), Waldo Kemp (ML Fick), Vansh Sharma (Selly Park), Hendré Fourie (Vastrap), Dylan Niemack (Mooirivier), Strauss Maree (Vastrap), Tshireletso Tikoe (Potch Central), Muhammed Bulbulia (Fields College), Jason Steyn (Rustenburg), Ettiene Jooste (Rustenburg) Owner: Danie van Vuuren. Manager: Quinton Coetzer. Coach: André Malan.
