Delfos Cricket Club host a successful Golf Day to raise funds
“We would like to thank the community and sponsors for supporting our Golf Day, it was a huge success.”
Thursday, November 24 saw Delfos Cricket Club (DCC) host a Golf Day at Ruimsig Country Club to raise funds for the club as well as give its players and parents a great experience while making sure they can pay coaches and give children the development they deserve.
Lee-Anne Smith, the club’s secretary, assisted by Carmen Peters coordinated the Golf Day with the help of parents and volunteers of the club.
Sponsors, members, ex-players and supporters of Delfos Cricket Club played on the day and displayed their golf skills.
The club’s two cricket players also played on the day in the light of promoting women in sport.
Golf Day winners Andre Bok, Ronan Hermann, Puben Moodley, Alex Newton, Craig Vergie, Hassim Mohamed, Fritz Orren, Kerwin Marais, Lucien Johaar and Derek Wykes where congratulated during a prize giving ceremony.
The Nearest the Pin contest was won by Waheed Nanabhay and the Longest Drive was won by Fayaad Albertus while Waseem Govender bagged the Longest Day.
According to the organisers the purpose of the Golf Day was to raise funds for the club to ensure the maintenance to their four facilities that the club utilized during the season, Cecil Payne Stadium and Florida Park High could be done.
Football icon Stanton “Stiga” Fredericks was also spotted on the course as well as a few young Lions cricketers Codi Yusuf, Sebastian De Olivera, Ronan Hermann and Dean Tindall.
“We would like to thank the community and sponsors for supporting our Golf Day, it was a huge success,” said Club Chairperson Faizel Sallie.
Sallie said that the day was a huge success, not just financially but was also an opportunity for old friends and ex-players to meet up again.
The attendance of the Lions Cricket Board member, Jono Leaf-Wright was a highlight of the Golf Day Awards.
Delfos has seen growth since unification in 1992 and is the only club remaining in its original form since unification.
Faizel Sallie was instrumental in the establishment of a junior program in 1994 – the club has never looked back and has grown to be a club with five junior teams and six senior teams.
Delfos Cricket Club 1st team is participating in the Premier League of Gauteng Cricket Board.
“Thank you to everyone that attended our Golf Day, it was amazing and the support was phenomenal.
“Special thank you to Lee-Anne Smith for ensuring a successful and smooth running of the event not forgetting Carmen Peters and Laaiqah Govender for assisting with the event,” said Sallie.
