Mpumalanga cricketers capped and ready for nationals and regional’s

Mpumalanga Cricket, Titans held their annual capping ceremony ahead of the national and regional cricket tournaments.

The captains of each team were awarded the Captain’s Blazer at the Mpumalanga Titans capping ceremony, they are from left (front) Ewald Meyer (u.10), Stefan Lehmans (u.12A), Brett Thomson (u.11B), Luke Granat (u.12B); (middle) Quinlan Visagie (u.11A), Kyle Klesse (u.13B), Beon Pienaar (u.13A); (back) André Vosloo (u.17A), Conrad Schultz (u.17B), Jacques Vosloo (u.15A), Shania-Lee Swart (u.19-girls).

The capping ceremony was held on November 12 at Curro Bankenveld School.
The following athletes were chosen to play in the teams taking part in the coming national and regional cricket weeks:

Under 19 girls
Maria Malaza (Hoërskool Patriot), Shivani Nades (Cambridge), Njabulo Nkabinde (Cambridge), Charlize Swanepoel (Hoër Tegniese Skool Witbank), Shania-Lee Swart captain (Hoër Tegniese Skool Witbank), Lebone Tlou (Cambridge), Sizwe Chiloane (coach), Francis Pieters (manager).

Under 19 boys
Hendrik Joubert (coach), Desmond Makua (manager). Under 17A Driaan Swart (Cambridge), Raymond Ramahlo (coach), Albert Biddlecombe (manager). Under 17B Jess Donson (Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog), Jarrod Pienaar (Cambridge), Luke Vetter (Curro Bankenveld), Conrad Viljoen (coach), Gerald Ngwenya (manager). Under 15A Tyron Carlitz (Cambridge), Nathan Du Toit (Cambridge), Dumi Mahlangu (Curro Bankenveld), Zuan Swart (Cambridge), Walli Vayani (Cambridge), Julius Maziya (coach), Shaun Neethling (manager).

Under 15B
Bertie Goss (coach), Selby Matsane (manager). Under 13A Mbongi Mahlangu (Cambridge), Rocco Gomez (Cambridge) Given Sukweni (Panorama Primary School), Uzair Vayani (Cambridge), Abre Vollgraaff (coach), Jeremiah Mbizana (manager). Under 13B Corne Janse van Vuuren (Klipfontein Primary School), Herman van Tonder (coach), Steven Mnisi (manager). Under 12A Johan Naude (coach), David Tshiro (manager). Under 12B Ross Labuschagne (Cambridge), Junior Makua (Laerskool Taalfees), Albert Ngomane (coach), Benjamin van Niekerk (manager). Under 11A Taluki Legodi (Klipfontein Primary School), Murray Rogers (Cambridge), Quinlan Visagie – captain (Laerskool Kragbron), Richie la Grange (coach), Sizwe Zwane (manager).

Under 11B
Dian Dednam (Cambridge), Ntokozo Nhlapo (Curro Bankenveld), Keanu Pienaar (Cambridge), Mahima Siyabonga (coach), Gerrit Jansen van Vuuren (manager). Under 10 Andile Nkosi (Cambridge), Hanro Kramm (Klipfontein Primary School), Jayden Boshoff (Cambridge), Ty van Sittert (Cambridge), Wakhile Mnisi (Laerskool Taalfees), Malusi Dlamini (coach), Louie van Wyk (manager).

Cricketers from the following schools also formed part of the teams going to nationals and regionals, Curro Nelspruit, Lowveld High, Bushbuckridge, Secunda High, Lydenburg High, Uplands, Malekutu, Embalenhle, Middelburg High, HTS Middelburg, Rob Ferreira, Nelspruit High, Bergvlam, Ermelo Christian School, Hoogenhout, Penryn, CR Swart, JJ van der Merwe, Oranjegloed, Kruinpark, Middelburg Primary, Kanonkop, Malelane, Skukuza, Piet Retief, Middelburg Laer, Nelspruit Laer, HM Swart, Curro Secunda, Riverview, and Trichart – well done to the athletes and their schools.