South Africa Domestic Season 2024/25

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Now that the Schools season is over and we've seen the CSA Emerging 50-over team in Div 2; a 30-man prelims squad for SA U19s ahead of the U19 CWC next year)(according to me)

Batsmen
Muhammed Bulbulia 2006 North West
Jorich van Schalkwyk 2006 Titans
Adnaan Lagadien 2007 Western Province
Randy Syce 2007 Eastern Province
Ben Hockley 2007 KZN Inland
Semal Pillay 2007 KZN Coastal
Josh van Biljon 2007 KZN Coastal
Armaan Manack 2007 Lions
Christian Kind 2008 Free State
Nkosana Sibiya 2008 Lions
Vihan Pretorius 2008 Titans

Wicket-keeper/bat
Lethabo Phalahmohlaka 2006 Titans
Kamogelo Phiri 2007 Lions

All-rounders seam
Bandile Mbatha 2006 KZN Coastal
Paul James 2007 Western Province
Waco Bassick 2008 Western Province

All-rounders spin
Daniel Bosman 2007 Western Province
Cayden Wilson 2007 Eastern Province
Jason Rowles 2008 Lions
FG Botha 2008 Free State

Spinners
Nathan Rossouw 2006 North West
Enathi Kitshini 2007 SWD
Tim Short 2008 Western Province

Seamers
Ntando Soni 2006 KZN Coastal
Bayanda Majola 2007 KZN Coastal
Dayalan Boyce 2007 KZN Coastal
Rowen Rajah 2007 KZN Inland
Ryall Julies 2007 Boland
JJ Basson 2008 Lions
Carl Fryer 2008 North West


There will be an in-between cycle but those I like who qualify for the world cup after this; considered prodigies through performance and reputation. Haven't seen much yet. The 2010s are the only one's who tasted first team cricket at the elite level this year of their u15 age group.

Batsmen
Eli Aufrichtig 2009 Western Province
Zuko Pontshi 2009 Eastern Province
Connor Parry 2009 Eastern Province
Josh Wilkie 2009 Border
Lukas Kotze 2009 North West
Janko Webb 2010 Western Province
Asher Hollister 2010 KZN Coastal
Christiaan Linde 2010 Titans
Juan Swart 2010 Titans

Wicket-keeper/bat
Ombesa Matsha 2009 Lions
Corbin Tidbury 2010 Eastern Province

All-rounder seamers
Aqeel Waggie 2009 Western Province
Thomas Collins 2009 Lions
Zian Labuschagne 2009 Titans
Edrich Hannekom 2009 Free State

All-rounder spinners
Riveshan Moodley 2009 KZN Coastal
Ethan De Heer Kloots 2010 Western Province

Spinners
Zaakir Hanslo 2009 Lions

Seamers
Michael Kruiskamp 2008 Western Province
Kyle Butler 2008 Lions
Abhay Kalan 2009 Western Province
Dion Slabber 2009 Boland

Testing out the new Namibian facilities.

 

[Stefan9]

Its good to see all these tours for the teams under the senior team. Seems CSA is atleast having some focus there.

 

[Stefan9]

Prince not mincing words regarding warriors structures. He is spot on regarding talent identification.

Prince: Warriors' relegation a massive blow

Former Proteas batsman Ashwell Prince says the EP Warriors' looming relegation from Division 1 will be "catastrophic" for cricket in both the Eastern Cape and South Africa.

www.sacricketmag.com

 

[SeamUp]

Its good to see all these tours for the teams under the senior team. Seems CSA is atleast having some focus there.

Does feel like it. Maybe more free time on their hands with less games

Arranging an SA A series a year away (New Zealand) is new. Pretty amazing actually.

 

[Stefan9]

Looks like rain will win this round.

 

[SeamUp]

Looks like rain will win this round.

So far this is suiting the Dolphins to try make the final.

 

[SeamUp]

Testing out the new Namibian facilities.

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Bulbulia
Van Schalkwyk (spin)
Lagadien
Rowles (spin)
Bosman (spin)
James (seam)

Phalahmohlaka (wk)
Phiri (wk)

Mbatha (all-rounder)
Bassick (all-rounder)

Kitshini (spin)

Basson (left-arm seam)
Majola (right-arm seam)
Soni (right-arm seam)
Boyce (right-arm seam)


KZN Coastal Dolphins 4
Western Province 4
Central Gauteng Lions 3
Northerns Titans 2
NW Dragons 1
SWD Garden Route Badgers 1

 

[Stefan9]

So far this is suiting the Dolphins to try make the final.

They did let it slip badly. Had warriors in all sorts 40/4. Muthasamy with a 100 to rescue them.

 

[SeamUp]

Might be a damp squib final round of fixtures but we've had maiden FC 5-fors from CJ King and Tristan Luus as well as a maiden FC hundred from JP King. Lovely.

 

[SeamUp]

Must be rare for brothers to do that in the same game.

 

[SeamUp]

Knights will be relegated

 

[SeamUp]

Nice little debut for Kent by Keith Dudgeon

20 overs
5 wickets
65 runs

 

[SeamUp]

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Bulbulia
Van Schalkwyk (spin)
Lagadien
Rowles (spin)
Bosman (spin)
James (seam)

Phalahmohlaka (wk)
Phiri (wk)

Mbatha (all-rounder)
Bassick (all-rounder)

Kitshini (spin)

Basson (left-arm seam)
Majola (right-arm seam)
Soni (right-arm seam)
Boyce (right-arm seam)


KZN Coastal Dolphins 4
Western Province 4
Central Gauteng Lions 3
Northerns Titans 2
NW Dragons 1
SWD Garden Route Badgers 1

Player profiles for 4 of the players; Bulbulia, Rowles, van Schalkwyk & Soni.

SuperSport Schools Plus | Player profile - Ntando Soni (Glenwood)

When the KZN cricket team finished second at the 2023 Khaya Majola Cricket Week, losing only to a star-studded Central...

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SuperSport Schools Plus | Player Profile - Jorich van Schalkwyk (Affies)

The name Jorich van Schalkwyk will be etched into Afrikaans Hoër Seunskool’s (Affies) cricket history, alongside some legends, who are...

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SuperSport Schools Plus | Player Profile: Muhammed Bulbulia (Fields College)

Muhammed Bulbulia held his pose. The ball pierced the gap between the fielders at mid-off and cover and raced to...

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SuperSport Schools Plus | Schools SA20 Profile - Jason Rowles - St David's Marist Inanda

Jason Rowles pressed the restart button. It is not a physical button, it is in his head, and he did...

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[SeamUp]

Nice little debut for Kent by Keith Dudgeon

20 overs
5 wickets
65 runs

7/36 in the 2nd innings to bowl Kent to victory. 8 in the match. Sounds like Joe Root had a word with Crawley.

 

[Stefan9]

Knights will be relegated

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This won't be over for some time. Knights will definitely go to court.

 

[SeamUp]

This won't be over for some time. Knights will definitely go to court.

It seems rather defeatist of them already to be asking for no promotion and relegation.

I imagine contracting needs to be sorted by end of April early May for next season. Probably will have interest in Senokwane, Forrester and van Vuuren.

 

[SeamUp]

Titans have piled on the first innings batting points. They make the final now that the Dolphins lost by 37 runs chasing 383.

Good effort that. Because if they won they would have made the final.

So Lions v Titans in the final next week. Hopefully on SuperSport with Brett Procter & co.

 

[Stefan9]

It seems rather defeatist of them already to be asking for no promotion and relegation.

I imagine contracting needs to be sorted by end of April early May for next season. Probably will have interest in Senokwane, Forrester and van Vuuren.

It would have been quicker and cheaper then going to court. No need for legal counsel if CSA agreed to no relegation. CSA was never going to agree.

Don't see how the contracts can be completed by April/may if there is a pending court case. Unsure if SA has a court that deals specifically with sports cases. If not this could drag on and throw the schedule into disarray.

 

[SeamUp]

It would have been quicker and cheaper then going to court. No need for legal counsel if CSA agreed to no relegation. CSA was never going to agree.

Don't see how the contracts can be completed by April/may if there is a pending court case. Unsure if SA has a court that deals specifically with sports cases. If not this could drag on and throw the schedule into disarray.

They relying on the fact that Warriors played a coloured over a black African. I hope they lose the case. And Warriors did say at the time for 'cricketing reasons'. It might not stand but again it shows the patheticness of the situation.

No precedent for this before and I guess CSA can say it was a points deduction rather taking the win away? If they said taking a win away CSA have ****ed it even more.

 

[SeamUp]

Season Review 1

Western Province

24 Players used

* Parnell contracted but been injured
** Burger contracted by CSA but injured
*** Debuts at this level for Lawrence, Breed, Tsaka, Mfunelwa, Whitehead & Hansen

CSA T20

Games played
8- Moore, Linde, Mpongwana, Kitime, Simmonds, Bedja, B Hendricks, Nabe
7- D Smith
6- Bird, Bayoumy
2- Bedingham
1- Verreynne, Whitehead, J James

Most runs
Moore 328, Linde 171, Mpongwana 129
Highest SR
Linde 178.12, Moore 141.37, D Smith 138.46
Most wickets
Mpongwana 12, Bedja 10, Linde 9
Best economy
Simmonds 6, Linde 6.73, Mpongwana 8.17

One-Day Cup
Games played
7- Moore, Simmonds, Nyaku, Paterson
6- Verreynne, Bedingham, Linde, Kitime
5- Vallie, Mpongwana
4- Bedja
3- Lawrence
2- Hansen
1- de Zorzi, Bird, D Smith, Tsaka, Nabe, Breed

Most runs
Moore 280, Verreynne 215, Bedingham 190
Highest ave
Moore 46.66, Verreynne 43, de Zorzi 32
Highest SR
Simmonds 120, Bedingham 106.14, Linde 87.80
Most wickets
Simmonds 16, Nyaku 7 , Lawrence & Paterson 6
Best ave
Simmonds 15.18, Lawrence 23.66, Bedja 25
Best eco
Simmonds 3.97, Paterson 5.06, Linde 5.07

4-Day Series
Games played
6- Moore, Nabe
5- Linde, D Smith, Mpongwana
4- Simmonds, Lawrence
3- Paterson, de Zorzi, Verreynne, Bedingham, Nyaku, Bird, B Hendricks, Vallie
2- Kitime, Bedja
1- Whitehead, Mfunelwa, J James

Most runs
Linde 521, Moore 353, De Zorzi 282
Highest Ave
Linde 65.12, De Zorzi 56.40, Verreynne 51.33
Most wickets
Simmonds 25, Lawrence 18, Mpongwana 13
Best Ave
Simmonds 17.28, Lawrence 19, Mpongwana 20