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South Africa Domestic season 2010-11
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Article on DARYN DUPAVILLON about 9 months ago
THE signs are already there that Maritzburg College and KwaZulu-Natal Inland schoolboy fast bowler Daryn Dupavillon has the talent, aptitude and big-match temperament to go all the way in the game."He is a right-arm quick bowler with enormous potential," says College first team coach and SA U19 selector Mike Bechet.
"He is a capable strike bowler as well as a bowler who can peg back an innings. At his tender age [of 16] he has also developed an ability to 'bowl at the death', which in today's limited-over forms of the game makes him a useful asset to have in any team."
Thus far, Dupavillon has appeared for his province all the way along the various age-group teams.
In 2005 he represented KZN Coastal U11, in 2007 he represented KZN Coastal U13 and whilst at Maritzburg College he has represented the KZN Inland U15 side. Quite rightly, there are no national age-group teams selected at these age-group levels but excellence is noted for future camps as the boys' cricket develops further.
In 2010, Dupavillon's goal was to be selected for the KZN Inland U17 team but most disappointingly he picked up a finger injury while attending a Cricket South Africa U17 camp in Pretoria, which is now keeping him out of cricket and all sport until the end of January 2011.
Bechet picks up the pace: "On Maritzburg College's UK tour this year he bowled some 69 overs and took 22 wickets at 12.90 and at a strike rate of 19 [deliveries per wicket] with an economy rate of 4.09.
"He has picked up a finger injury just when the time was ripe for him to kick on after the UK tour and Michaelmas Week into the fourth term. From the Cricket South Africa Pro20 regional competition and thereafter the Franchise finals and until the start of the fourth term this year, he has bowled 93.3 overs, eight maidens and taken 26 wickets for 373 runs.
"This is at an average of 14.40 per wicket and at a strike rate of 21.60 balls per wicket, which for an U16 boy is quite phenomenal."
Bechet is not one to give praise easily, particularly when it comes to the Maritzburg College boys under his tutelage, so this is praise indeed.
But who really is Daryn Dupavillon the person? Is he the aggressive, take no prisoners type of fast bowler who gives the impression that he loves nothing more than hitting a batsman on the helmet, perhaps like Aussie "Merv the Swerve" Hughes might be seen, or is he more the thinking type of bowler who outwits the batter with a combination of stealth and guile - more of an Allan "White Lightning" Donald, maybe?
A look at his opinions, personality and path up the cricket ladder suggest he is probably a combination of all these personae.
For one, the young man who was born in Durban on 15 July 1994 is a great admirer of all-time great Oz opening bowler Glen McGrath.
"I read his book, and he came from nowhere," says the grade 10, Hudson House boarder.
"Glen McGrath believed that hard work, and practising every day would get him to the top - and it did.
"McGrath had a tough road to the top; when he arrived in Sydney he had no money, used to survive on Mars bars. I admire his self-confidence, the belief that if he persevered he would make it."
Dupavillon also has huge admiration for how McGrath supported his wife in her battle with cancer, putting his family above cricket.
Not surprisingly, therefore, the only child of Debbie and Dereck acknowledges his parents as the biggest influence on his life.
"My Parents drive three hours every weekend from Empangeni [in Zululand] to watch my games and always support me with all my decisions in life," he says.
And adds with an impish grin: "I think my sporting talent is in the genes as I grew up on the side of the field watching my Dad, who was a fast bowler. My Mom was a good hockey player and athlete, too."
Little wonder, then that the KZN Inland U16 hockey player was the College age group Victor Ludorum this year at his first [relatively] serious attempt at athletics, winning the 100m, 400m, triple jump and high jump, with a third in the long jump. "Something like that," he says.
Fast bowlers are almost always natural athletes and it is not altogether a mystery why the boy who made the strong College first XI whilst in grade nine admires the Proteas' champion strike bowler Dale Steyn.
"His speed and skill, his ability to maintain that speed for long periods is something to look up to," Dupavillon says.
Yet for all the admiration Dupavillon expresses for the likes of Steyn, McGrath and that other useful cricketer from his neck of the woods, Lance Klusener, this is a well-rounded, centred young man who is happy in his own skin.
To the question, "If you could be anybody in the world, who would it be?" his answer is immediate and to the point.
"I am thankful for how the Lord made me, so I am happy to be me."
Is he religious? It's another answer that suggests a person with a quiet inner strength.
"I am a Christian but it's more a deeply held personal thing than the going-to-church type of thing; it's what instils in me a strong sense of self-belief."
And that sense of self-belief and inner steel is holding Dupavillon together right now in what has been a trying time for him - that most feared predicament of any serious sportsman, having to sit out injured while all the action and drama is being played out by everybody else but oneself.
"I injured my finger at the four-day national U17 camp under South Africa U19 head coach Ray Jennings at the Tukkies High Performance Centre in Pretoria in the first week of October," he says.
"On the third day we were doing fielding drills and I went to take a catch over my shoulder. The ball hit me on my right index finger, rupturing a tendon.
"The medical diagnosis is that I can't play competitively for 14 weeks and my finger is in a splint during that time, so I will only be back on the field at the end of January."
Dupavillon says watching the powerful Maritzburg College first XI from the sidelines during the fourth term has been "incredibly frustrating".
"It also meant that I missed out on the KZN Inland school trials and the opportunity to play for Inland at one of the National Cricket Weeks."
The lad from Empangeni can at least console himself with the thought that few fine sportsmen or women go through their careers without picking up a serious injury at one point or another. One only has to look at Sachin Tendulkar's tennis elbow problems and even further back among those who know their cricket history, the three years spent out of the game with a stress fracture of the back of my personal favourite player - the all-time great Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee.
Yet they have all come back stronger for the experience and with a newfound appreciation for the fleeting window period when the young and fit can exploit their talents to the full.
Dupavillon will no doubt bounce back with a vengeance next year and the best top-order schoolboy batters around the country had better prepare themselves for a merciless test of their abilities against sustained, high quality fast bowling.
As he says, "Once if am fit again I plan on making my comeback at full tilt with all cylinders firing, but first I will be working hard to make my way back into the Maritzburg College first XI."
Apart from watching his Dad and picking up tips from the boundary ropes while at the same time playing those pick-up games around the periphery of the field so beloved by pre-teen boys, the younger Dupavillon's more formal cricketing education came from a couple of dedicated primary school coaches at his prep school up the KZN north coast, Grantleigh.
"The first cricket coach I had was Mr Fred Grant at Grantleigh, who drilled the basics into us at a young age, including etiquette and sportsmanship, and I still value the interest he shows in my cricketing progress to date. Mr Garth Bishop at Grantleigh, who spent hours of one-on-one sessions with me developing my bowling and batting, has also been a big influence - to this day I still remember my first hard-ball match in grade three, my last game as a nine year old for my school team at Grantleigh."
And Mike Bechet at Maritzburg College has picked up the baton from his teaching colleagues at Grantleigh.
"Since moving into the College first XI in grade nine as the youngster of the team, Mr Bechet's coaching took my cricket to new heights as he has helped develop me in every aspect of my game.
"And the lessons Mr Bechet teaches us on and off the field are the most valuable life lessons one needs. I have him to thank for giving me the opportunity to play at top schools' level and it is an opportunity I would like to think I took with both hands."
As to the question, does Dupavillon enjoy playing for College and why, his answer is immediate.
"Maritzburg College is one of the top cricketing schools in the country and I am privileged to be playing at the highest level in such an institution. College has afforded me wonderful opportunities to play against many other top schools from all over South Africa at different cricket festivals. For example, there's the Maritzburg College Week that takes place early in January, the Oppenheimer Michaelmas Week just before the fourth terms begins, the St David's 20/20 Festival in the fourth term and who can forget the Standard Bank Schools' Pro20 competition to name just a few - and, of course, the 2010 highlight was the Maritzburg College first XI cricket tour to the UK, where we played some of the top English schools and came home with a clean sheet of played 15 won 15.
"The College first XI squad has an amazing vibe, which contributes positively towards our success."
And as to why he enjoys being a boarder and a scholar at Maritzburg College, Dupavillon says without hesitation: "The traditions, which date back almost 150 years, the number of boys who pass through so well in the academic sense every year, the great sports facilities and the fact that College has always been one of the most dominant sports schools in the country in many different sporting codes.
"One only has to witness the passion and pride that College Old Boys have in their school to know that it is a great school. The Red, Black and White rules!"
Given his progress to date, it is not altogether startling news that Dupavillon plans to one day take the big step forward in realising every aspiring young South African cricketer's dream - playing for the Proteas.
"My dream is to play for the Dolphins franchise one day and my lifelong goal is to play for the Proteas. As a schoolboy, it is my goal to make the SA Schools' team and hopefully the South Africa U19 side that goes to the ICC U19 World Cup in 2012."
Is he hoping to get a cricket bursary? "I would like to get into the cricket programme at Tuks, which is a year-long programme, so it would help to get a bursary to the High Performance Centre at Tuks.
"I would love to further my studies at Tukkies in Pretoria, where I'd play cricket through the university, but I am also hoping to get into the Dolphins Academy after school, so that would obviously change my plans."
Like many young people, a specialised field of study has not been determined as yet; suffice to say that something along the lines of a Bachelor of Commerce degree appears to be the intended route.
"I am still young, so study-wise I am not sure what I want yet, but as far as an occupation is concerned, it has been my lifelong goal to make a living playing the game I love most, cricket.
"Other work I'm not too sure about yet, but it would have to be something where I can spend the majority of time outdoors as I can't see myself working in an office one day."
"Still, my philosophy is that a dream without a plan is nothing but a wish, so we'll see."
Like many talented young players, a kit sponsorship would come in handy - not least, one can't help thinking, as far as keeping his Mom and Dad's bank balance in a healthy state, what with the jaw-dropping prices of halfway decent bats these days.
"I am not sponsored by any brand and I don't play to get one, as I play for the love of the game, but in saying that I wouldn't mind a sponsorship as the cost of good kit is very high.
"Right now I use Adidas Spikes and Gray Nicholls batting equipment."
And while his cricketing goals are clear, this is not a boy with tunnel vision.
"During the holidays I enjoy playing golf and have a great rivalry going with my father," he says with a grin. Other sporting hobbies and interests include fishing and skim boarding, while in the favourite singer category the names LFO and John Mayer come to the fore, with the former's Every Other Time winning the favourite song vote by a distance.
In his downtime you can't go wrong by taking him out for ribs and chips and hiring his favourite movie, Step Brothers.
Any aspiring girlfriends must remember this one, though, don't invite him out for a romantic visit to the Eiffel Tower.
"One of my pet hates is heights, although I did take a step forward in conquering this by going up in the London Eye and peering over the edge of the White Cliffs of Dover on our UK cricket tour," this thoroughly likeable young man adds.
And one can't help thinking that this is a brave young man not intimidated in the slightest at the prospect of scaling the heights of the game he loves.
THE signs are already there that Maritzburg College and KwaZulu-Natal Inland schoolboy fast bowler Daryn Dupavillon has the talent, aptitude and big-match temperament to go all the way in the game."He is a right-arm quick bowler with enormous potential," says College first team coach and SA U19 selector Mike Bechet.
"He is a capable strike bowler as well as a bowler who can peg back an innings. At his tender age [of 16] he has also developed an ability to 'bowl at the death', which in today's limited-over forms of the game makes him a useful asset to have in any team."
Thus far, Dupavillon has appeared for his province all the way along the various age-group teams.
In 2005 he represented KZN Coastal U11, in 2007 he represented KZN Coastal U13 and whilst at Maritzburg College he has represented the KZN Inland U15 side. Quite rightly, there are no national age-group teams selected at these age-group levels but excellence is noted for future camps as the boys' cricket develops further.
In 2010, Dupavillon's goal was to be selected for the KZN Inland U17 team but most disappointingly he picked up a finger injury while attending a Cricket South Africa U17 camp in Pretoria, which is now keeping him out of cricket and all sport until the end of January 2011.
Bechet picks up the pace: "On Maritzburg College's UK tour this year he bowled some 69 overs and took 22 wickets at 12.90 and at a strike rate of 19 [deliveries per wicket] with an economy rate of 4.09.
"He has picked up a finger injury just when the time was ripe for him to kick on after the UK tour and Michaelmas Week into the fourth term. From the Cricket South Africa Pro20 regional competition and thereafter the Franchise finals and until the start of the fourth term this year, he has bowled 93.3 overs, eight maidens and taken 26 wickets for 373 runs.
"This is at an average of 14.40 per wicket and at a strike rate of 21.60 balls per wicket, which for an U16 boy is quite phenomenal."
Bechet is not one to give praise easily, particularly when it comes to the Maritzburg College boys under his tutelage, so this is praise indeed.
But who really is Daryn Dupavillon the person? Is he the aggressive, take no prisoners type of fast bowler who gives the impression that he loves nothing more than hitting a batsman on the helmet, perhaps like Aussie "Merv the Swerve" Hughes might be seen, or is he more the thinking type of bowler who outwits the batter with a combination of stealth and guile - more of an Allan "White Lightning" Donald, maybe?
A look at his opinions, personality and path up the cricket ladder suggest he is probably a combination of all these personae.
For one, the young man who was born in Durban on 15 July 1994 is a great admirer of all-time great Oz opening bowler Glen McGrath.
"I read his book, and he came from nowhere," says the grade 10, Hudson House boarder.
"Glen McGrath believed that hard work, and practising every day would get him to the top - and it did.
"McGrath had a tough road to the top; when he arrived in Sydney he had no money, used to survive on Mars bars. I admire his self-confidence, the belief that if he persevered he would make it."
Dupavillon also has huge admiration for how McGrath supported his wife in her battle with cancer, putting his family above cricket.
Not surprisingly, therefore, the only child of Debbie and Dereck acknowledges his parents as the biggest influence on his life.
"My Parents drive three hours every weekend from Empangeni [in Zululand] to watch my games and always support me with all my decisions in life," he says.
And adds with an impish grin: "I think my sporting talent is in the genes as I grew up on the side of the field watching my Dad, who was a fast bowler. My Mom was a good hockey player and athlete, too."
Little wonder, then that the KZN Inland U16 hockey player was the College age group Victor Ludorum this year at his first [relatively] serious attempt at athletics, winning the 100m, 400m, triple jump and high jump, with a third in the long jump. "Something like that," he says.
Fast bowlers are almost always natural athletes and it is not altogether a mystery why the boy who made the strong College first XI whilst in grade nine admires the Proteas' champion strike bowler Dale Steyn.
"His speed and skill, his ability to maintain that speed for long periods is something to look up to," Dupavillon says.
Yet for all the admiration Dupavillon expresses for the likes of Steyn, McGrath and that other useful cricketer from his neck of the woods, Lance Klusener, this is a well-rounded, centred young man who is happy in his own skin.
To the question, "If you could be anybody in the world, who would it be?" his answer is immediate and to the point.
"I am thankful for how the Lord made me, so I am happy to be me."
Is he religious? It's another answer that suggests a person with a quiet inner strength.
"I am a Christian but it's more a deeply held personal thing than the going-to-church type of thing; it's what instils in me a strong sense of self-belief."
And that sense of self-belief and inner steel is holding Dupavillon together right now in what has been a trying time for him - that most feared predicament of any serious sportsman, having to sit out injured while all the action and drama is being played out by everybody else but oneself.
"I injured my finger at the four-day national U17 camp under South Africa U19 head coach Ray Jennings at the Tukkies High Performance Centre in Pretoria in the first week of October," he says.
"On the third day we were doing fielding drills and I went to take a catch over my shoulder. The ball hit me on my right index finger, rupturing a tendon.
"The medical diagnosis is that I can't play competitively for 14 weeks and my finger is in a splint during that time, so I will only be back on the field at the end of January."
Dupavillon says watching the powerful Maritzburg College first XI from the sidelines during the fourth term has been "incredibly frustrating".
"It also meant that I missed out on the KZN Inland school trials and the opportunity to play for Inland at one of the National Cricket Weeks."
The lad from Empangeni can at least console himself with the thought that few fine sportsmen or women go through their careers without picking up a serious injury at one point or another. One only has to look at Sachin Tendulkar's tennis elbow problems and even further back among those who know their cricket history, the three years spent out of the game with a stress fracture of the back of my personal favourite player - the all-time great Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee.
Yet they have all come back stronger for the experience and with a newfound appreciation for the fleeting window period when the young and fit can exploit their talents to the full.
Dupavillon will no doubt bounce back with a vengeance next year and the best top-order schoolboy batters around the country had better prepare themselves for a merciless test of their abilities against sustained, high quality fast bowling.
As he says, "Once if am fit again I plan on making my comeback at full tilt with all cylinders firing, but first I will be working hard to make my way back into the Maritzburg College first XI."
Apart from watching his Dad and picking up tips from the boundary ropes while at the same time playing those pick-up games around the periphery of the field so beloved by pre-teen boys, the younger Dupavillon's more formal cricketing education came from a couple of dedicated primary school coaches at his prep school up the KZN north coast, Grantleigh.
"The first cricket coach I had was Mr Fred Grant at Grantleigh, who drilled the basics into us at a young age, including etiquette and sportsmanship, and I still value the interest he shows in my cricketing progress to date. Mr Garth Bishop at Grantleigh, who spent hours of one-on-one sessions with me developing my bowling and batting, has also been a big influence - to this day I still remember my first hard-ball match in grade three, my last game as a nine year old for my school team at Grantleigh."
And Mike Bechet at Maritzburg College has picked up the baton from his teaching colleagues at Grantleigh.
"Since moving into the College first XI in grade nine as the youngster of the team, Mr Bechet's coaching took my cricket to new heights as he has helped develop me in every aspect of my game.
"And the lessons Mr Bechet teaches us on and off the field are the most valuable life lessons one needs. I have him to thank for giving me the opportunity to play at top schools' level and it is an opportunity I would like to think I took with both hands."
As to the question, does Dupavillon enjoy playing for College and why, his answer is immediate.
"Maritzburg College is one of the top cricketing schools in the country and I am privileged to be playing at the highest level in such an institution. College has afforded me wonderful opportunities to play against many other top schools from all over South Africa at different cricket festivals. For example, there's the Maritzburg College Week that takes place early in January, the Oppenheimer Michaelmas Week just before the fourth terms begins, the St David's 20/20 Festival in the fourth term and who can forget the Standard Bank Schools' Pro20 competition to name just a few - and, of course, the 2010 highlight was the Maritzburg College first XI cricket tour to the UK, where we played some of the top English schools and came home with a clean sheet of played 15 won 15.
"The College first XI squad has an amazing vibe, which contributes positively towards our success."
And as to why he enjoys being a boarder and a scholar at Maritzburg College, Dupavillon says without hesitation: "The traditions, which date back almost 150 years, the number of boys who pass through so well in the academic sense every year, the great sports facilities and the fact that College has always been one of the most dominant sports schools in the country in many different sporting codes.
"One only has to witness the passion and pride that College Old Boys have in their school to know that it is a great school. The Red, Black and White rules!"
Given his progress to date, it is not altogether startling news that Dupavillon plans to one day take the big step forward in realising every aspiring young South African cricketer's dream - playing for the Proteas.
"My dream is to play for the Dolphins franchise one day and my lifelong goal is to play for the Proteas. As a schoolboy, it is my goal to make the SA Schools' team and hopefully the South Africa U19 side that goes to the ICC U19 World Cup in 2012."
Is he hoping to get a cricket bursary? "I would like to get into the cricket programme at Tuks, which is a year-long programme, so it would help to get a bursary to the High Performance Centre at Tuks.
"I would love to further my studies at Tukkies in Pretoria, where I'd play cricket through the university, but I am also hoping to get into the Dolphins Academy after school, so that would obviously change my plans."
Like many young people, a specialised field of study has not been determined as yet; suffice to say that something along the lines of a Bachelor of Commerce degree appears to be the intended route.
"I am still young, so study-wise I am not sure what I want yet, but as far as an occupation is concerned, it has been my lifelong goal to make a living playing the game I love most, cricket.
"Other work I'm not too sure about yet, but it would have to be something where I can spend the majority of time outdoors as I can't see myself working in an office one day."
"Still, my philosophy is that a dream without a plan is nothing but a wish, so we'll see."
Like many talented young players, a kit sponsorship would come in handy - not least, one can't help thinking, as far as keeping his Mom and Dad's bank balance in a healthy state, what with the jaw-dropping prices of halfway decent bats these days.
"I am not sponsored by any brand and I don't play to get one, as I play for the love of the game, but in saying that I wouldn't mind a sponsorship as the cost of good kit is very high.
"Right now I use Adidas Spikes and Gray Nicholls batting equipment."
And while his cricketing goals are clear, this is not a boy with tunnel vision.
"During the holidays I enjoy playing golf and have a great rivalry going with my father," he says with a grin. Other sporting hobbies and interests include fishing and skim boarding, while in the favourite singer category the names LFO and John Mayer come to the fore, with the former's Every Other Time winning the favourite song vote by a distance.
In his downtime you can't go wrong by taking him out for ribs and chips and hiring his favourite movie, Step Brothers.
Any aspiring girlfriends must remember this one, though, don't invite him out for a romantic visit to the Eiffel Tower.
"One of my pet hates is heights, although I did take a step forward in conquering this by going up in the London Eye and peering over the edge of the White Cliffs of Dover on our UK cricket tour," this thoroughly likeable young man adds.
And one can't help thinking that this is a brave young man not intimidated in the slightest at the prospect of scaling the heights of the game he loves.
SeamUp
International Coach
I'm not sure where they are touring. Not the greatest squad but there are a few decent talents.
Twenty young cricketers have been selected to attend the 2011 Cricket Academy at the High Performance Centre (HPC) in Hatfield, Pretoria, from May until August.Selection for the Cricket Academy is often regarded as a stepping-stone to greater things in a young man’s cricket career, and most of the current national squad attended the Academy at some time.
Recent graduates who have excelled include Morne Morkel, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, JP Duminy, Vaughn van Jaarsveld, Vernon Philander, Wayne Parnell, Roelf van der Merwe, David Miller and Faf du Plessis, who were all at the Academy between 2005 and 2009.
“The panel is excited that the squad includes no fewer than 6 SA Schools caps while 7 of the players also represented SA U/19 at an ICC U/19 World Cup tournament (6 in New Zealand 2010 and 1 in Sri Lanka 2006),” said the panel Chairman of Cricket South Africa (CSA) Director of Coaching Anton Ferreira.
“Of real significance though is that we have been able to name 7 Black Africans and overall, 12 players of colour in the squad of 20,” Ferreira added.
The squad is bigger than normal, to accommodate the backlog of players who would have attended the Academy in 2010. However, the Academy was suspended for the year because of the Fifa Soccer World Cup.
Cricketers selected to attend the Cricket Academy receive intensive coaching, but the emphasis is not only on cricket. They also receive training on how to manage their finances, how to deal with the media and those who are studying at tertiary institutions are encouraged to continue their studies.
“We are hoping to arrange an overseas “proficiency tour” before the start of the Academy,” said Ferreira.
Presenting the list of names to CSA chief executive, Gerald Majola, for his approval, Ferreira said he had high hopes about the future of the young men.
“There is certainly some wonderful talent and individual skills to work with and we look forward to growing and developing this next crop of potential Proteas,” said Ferreira.
2011 Cricket South Africa Academy:
Temba Bavuma, Gauteng, SA Schools 2008; Patrick Botha, Free State; Cody Chetty, KZN, SA U19 v Sri Lanka and India 2009, and U19 World Cup in New Zealand, 2010; Cameron Delport, KZN; Marchant de Lange, Easterns; Dominic Hendricks, Gauteng, U19 World Cup in New Zealand (Player of the Tournament); Graham Hume, Gauteng, U19 World Cup in New Zealand (Bowler of the Tournament); Lerrutla Masekela, Northerns; Samuel Mofokeng, Northerns, SA Schools 2009, SA U19 v Sri Lanka and India in 2009, U19 World Cup in New Zealand, 2010; Lefa Mosena, Free State; Maphelo Nqolo, Eastern Province, SA Schools 2008, U19 World Cup in New Zealand, 2010; Dane Paterson, Western Province; Dane Piedt, Western Province; Joshua Richards, Northerns, SA Schools 2009 (capt), and U19 World Cup in New Zealand, 2010 (capt); Christiaan Schoeman, Northerns; Malusi Siboto, North West, SA Schools 2005 and U19 World Cup in Sri Lanka, 2006; Siyabulela Simetu, Western Province, SA Schools, 2009; Romano Terlanche, Free State; Lenert van Wyk, Boland; Hardus Viljoen, Easterns.
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SeamUp
International Coach
Yeah, Yeah, alright.
Just looks part of the the thread if its there and you can read it instead if going to a web-link.
TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
But its intangible...
2011 Cricket South Africa Academy:
Temba Bavuma, Gauteng, SA Schools 2008; Patrick Botha, Free State; Cody Chetty, KZN, SA U19 v Sri Lanka and India 2009, and U19 World Cup in New Zealand, 2010; Cameron Delport, KZN; Marchant de Lange, Easterns; Dominic Hendricks, Gauteng, U19 World Cup in New Zealand (Player of the Tournament); Graham Hume, Gauteng, U19 World Cup in New Zealand (Bowler of the Tournament); Lerrutla Masekela, Northerns; Samuel Mofokeng, Northerns, SA Schools 2009, SA U19 v Sri Lanka and India in 2009, U19 World Cup in New Zealand, 2010; Lefa Mosena, Free State; Maphelo Nqolo, Eastern Province, SA Schools 2008, U19 World Cup in New Zealand, 2010; Dane Paterson, Western Province; Dane Piedt, Western Province; Joshua Richards, Northerns, SA Schools 2009 (capt), and U19 World Cup in New Zealand, 2010 (capt); Christiaan Schoeman, Northerns; Malusi Siboto, North West, SA Schools 2005 and U19 World Cup in Sri Lanka, 2006; Siyabulela Simetu, Western Province, SA Schools, 2009; Romano Terlanche, Free State; Lenert van Wyk, Boland; Hardus Viljoen, Easterns.
2011 Cricket South Africa Academy:
Temba Bavuma, Gauteng, SA Schools 2008; Patrick Botha, Free State; Cody Chetty, KZN, SA U19 v Sri Lanka and India 2009, and U19 World Cup in New Zealand, 2010; Cameron Delport, KZN; Marchant de Lange, Easterns; Dominic Hendricks, Gauteng, U19 World Cup in New Zealand (Player of the Tournament); Graham Hume, Gauteng, U19 World Cup in New Zealand (Bowler of the Tournament); Lerrutla Masekela, Northerns; Samuel Mofokeng, Northerns, SA Schools 2009, SA U19 v Sri Lanka and India in 2009, U19 World Cup in New Zealand, 2010; Lefa Mosena, Free State; Maphelo Nqolo, Eastern Province, SA Schools 2008, U19 World Cup in New Zealand, 2010; Dane Paterson, Western Province; Dane Piedt, Western Province; Joshua Richards, Northerns, SA Schools 2009 (capt), and U19 World Cup in New Zealand, 2010 (capt); Christiaan Schoeman, Northerns; Malusi Siboto, North West, SA Schools 2005 and U19 World Cup in Sri Lanka, 2006; Siyabulela Simetu, Western Province, SA Schools, 2009; Romano Terlanche, Free State; Lenert van Wyk, Boland; Hardus Viljoen, Easterns.
SeamUp
International Coach
You don't like the squad?But its intangible...
2011 Cricket South Africa Academy:
Temba Bavuma, Gauteng, SA Schools 2008; Patrick Botha, Free State; Cody Chetty, KZN, SA U19 v Sri Lanka and India 2009, and U19 World Cup in New Zealand, 2010; Cameron Delport, KZN; Marchant de Lange, Easterns; Dominic Hendricks, Gauteng, U19 World Cup in New Zealand (Player of the Tournament); Graham Hume, Gauteng, U19 World Cup in New Zealand (Bowler of the Tournament); Lerrutla Masekela, Northerns; Samuel Mofokeng, Northerns, SA Schools 2009, SA U19 v Sri Lanka and India in 2009, U19 World Cup in New Zealand, 2010; Lefa Mosena, Free State; Maphelo Nqolo, Eastern Province, SA Schools 2008, U19 World Cup in New Zealand, 2010; Dane Paterson, Western Province; Dane Piedt, Western Province; Joshua Richards, Northerns, SA Schools 2009 (capt), and U19 World Cup in New Zealand, 2010 (capt); Christiaan Schoeman, Northerns; Malusi Siboto, North West, SA Schools 2005 and U19 World Cup in Sri Lanka, 2006; Siyabulela Simetu, Western Province, SA Schools, 2009; Romano Terlanche, Free State; Lenert van Wyk, Boland; Hardus Viljoen, Easterns.
I'm surprised there is no Devon Conway or Dale Deeb. They both may go on the emerging tour though.
Woodster
International Captain
Just to focus on the guy I've highlighted above, De Wet, what has he done wrong since his last appearance for South Africa against England ? Saw him in the two Tests he played against us and was most impressed, has it been a case of him spending more time with the physio than his team-mates since then ?
I know he's 30 now and that may go slightly against him, but expected him to get himself in a couple of SA squads if he has been fit and firing. Presumably he is now fully recovered from the stress fracture he picked up in the England series, as he has signed on for Hampshire next season, seemingly writing off any hope of playing for SA again.
TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
You kind of answered your own question. He had a stress fracture of the back, missed the Champions League, didn't or hardly took part in the Lions Pro20 campaign and has played ad-hoc all season. The Kolpak deal is with a view for de Wet to get back into international contention.
SeamUp
International Coach
I think he can consider himself unlucky, mate. He has always been a longer form of the game bowler and like you say, he didn't disgrace himself against England at all.
I feel the injury and more so his history of injuries has hampered his selection for SA again. The SA selectors feel that Tsotsobe, Parnell and McLaren are the future.
Hampshire will have S. Ervine, McKenzie, Tahir and De Wet...quite a Southern African presence. McKenzie is one of the best overseas pro's any club could want. An example to all younger players in his hard work but also his banter in the dressing-room is 2nd to none.
Woodster
International Captain
I guess I did in a way, but I was unsure as to the extent of his injuries since his last appearance for SA and whether this was the sole reason for his exclusion. That is not how the Kolpak ruking should be used, the players are ultimately ruling themselves out of playing for their country again, but we know that's not always the case! However, he'll be 31 by the end of the domestic campaign in England, surely going to struggle to get into the SA team then with so much time and opportunities being invested in Parnell and Tsotsobe.
Such a shame a talented bowler has been hampered by injuries to such an extent, will find good company at Hampshire in the form of Simon Jones, who has also endured rotten luck in this area.
Yes there is some Southern African input at Hants. I thought when they signed McKenzie for last year exactly the same as what you've said, yet don't think he delivered on the pitch as much as I expected him to contribute. He averaged around 40 in the longer form, which is far from poor, but I think he'll make a significantly improved effort in this upcoming season.
SeamUp
International Coach
My word, totally forgot about him. He used to play in the same SA u19 side as Puttick, Smith, Rudolph, Trott, A. Morkel and Botha.
I remember he was highly rated when he was younger. Thought he was in New Zealand.
But Hampshire has a good youth system don't they. Surely too many inernational players.
Woodster
International Captain
Made a couple of telling contributions in the Caribbean T20 tournament.
TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
He was pretty close to being qualified for NZ as well. Dolphins tried to lure him back last year as a replacement for HD.
Woodster
International Captain
They're currently bringing through some exciting prospects. James Vince looks the most accomplished with the bat, while Danny Briggs left-arm spin looks promising for noe and the future. Liam Dawson is another hope they have for the future but his development just stood still last season.
TT Boy
Hall of Fame Member
Tahir debuted at 31 and Rudolph is back in contention and he is well seasoned. South Africa use to have a culture where once you hit 30, the knives come out but they have been embracing older cricketers in recent years and following the Aussie model. Neil Mac made his comeback when he was around 32/33.
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SeamUp
International Coach
I remember seeing Vince in the u19 WC. He reminded me of a young Michael Vaughan. Decent prospect.