Vyf Maties in Boland-span vir Afrika T20-kompetisie : 2016-09-26
Vyf Maties-krieketspelers sal Boland dié naweek in die tweede weergawe van die Afrikabeker T20-kompetisie verteenwoordig.
Die kompetisie word oor vier opeenvolgende naweke gespeel en Keegan Petersen (kaptein), Kyle Simmonds, Justin Dill, Soyisile Pono en Niel Botha sal hierdie naweek op Bolandpark in die Paarl in aksie wees.
Naas Boland, is Kwazulu-Natal, Gauteng en die Oostelike Provinsie ook in hierdie groep. Die finale van die kompetisie sal van 30 September tot 1 Oktober plaasvind.
Die uitslae van die ander groepe was:
Groep A: KZN Binneland, Namibië, Westelike Provinsie, Noord-Wes. Wenner: Noord-Wes
Groep B: Suid-Westelike Distrikte, Noordelikes, Noord-Kaap, Kenia. Wenner: Noord-Kaap
Groep C: Grens, Oostelikes, Vrystaat, Zimbabwe. Wenner: Zimbabwe.
Twee ander Maties was ook in die kompetisie betrokke. Gerhard Erasmus het Namibië verteenwoordig en Jeremy Ives speel vir Zimbabwe.
Ryan Bailey, nuwe assistentafrigter by Maties Krieket, het die spelers alles van die beste toegewens en gesê dit is ‘n wonderlike geleentheid vir jong spelers om hul talent ten toon te stel.
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Five Maties in Boland team for Africa T20 competition
Five Maties Cricket players will represent Boland in the second edition of the Africa Cup T20 competition this weekend.
The competition is being played over four consecutive weekends in September and Keegan Petersen (captain), Kyle Simmonds, Justin Dill, Soyisile Pono and Niel Botha will be in action this weekend at Boland Park in Paarl.
Hosts Boland are joined by KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and Eastern Province, with the general consensus being that this is the toughest group of the lot in the 2016 competition, according to Supersport. The finals weekend of the competition is scheduled to take place from 30 September to 1 October.
The results of the other pools were:
Pool A: KZN Inland, Namibia, Western Province, North West. Winner: North West
Pool B: South Western Districts, Northerns, Northern Cape, Kenya. Winner: Northern Cape
Pool C: Border, Easterns, Free State, Zimbabwe. Winner: Zimbabwe
Two other Maties were also involved in the competition: Gerhard Erasmus represented Namibia and Jeremy Ives is representing Zimbabwe.
New Maties Cricket assistant coach Ryan Bailey wished the players well and said this competition is a wonderful opportunity for young players to showcase their talent.
“We pride ourselves that we run the Maties Club as a franchise – we run it as professionally as we can and as the students’ schedules allow. We want to produce players for Boland and then it is Boland’s job to prepare them for the Cobras and the Cobras’s job to prepare them for the Proteas.”