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Chris Nenzani | President, Cricket South Africa
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The national weeks are the I must also put on record our thanks to all the people who
jewels in Cricket South have given up their time without reward to coach and
Africa’s (CSA) development mentor our youngsters and also to the parents who have Tournament
crown as they represent the encouraged their children to make cricket their preferred Officials
progress our boys and girls sport.
make through cricket.
No successful tournament is possible without the
This development is not just assistance of scorers, umpires and grounds staff and we
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about cricket. Our sport thank them as well as the staff of our affiliated provinces
is unique in that players spend a whole day together for their unsung contribution. I want to assure them that
in playing a match rather than a couple of hours. This their contribution is highly appreciated.
inevitably leads to well grounded and lasting friendships Fixtures
CSA urges all the players to appreciate the privileged
based on comradeship and respect. When you enjoy
position they have been given in being selected to
playing cricket with or against another cricketer you
represent their provinces and to make use of the
tend to find other areas of common interest outside the
opportunity.
game that form an important part of one’s overall social Team Lists
development. CSA, for their part, will accurately monitor the progress
of all participants, not just in the tournament, but as
CSA values our investment in youth extremely highly. It
their flourishing careers unfold to make sure that cricket
is an important contribution to nation building through Playing
continues to grow both as a sport and as a nation-builder.
cultural diversity which has become one of the pillars on Conditions
which our cricket is built. CSA has travelled a wonderful CHRIS NENZANI
journey as we celebrate 27 years of unity and everybody President, Cricket South Africa
can be proud of their contribution.
There are countless cricketers who have gone on from
our various tournaments to engrave their names with
distinction in South African cricket history and we
congratulate them and thank them for their contributions.
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Thabang Moroe | Chief Executive, Cricket South Africa
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Cricket South Africa experience of knowing exactly what you are contributing
welcomes all administrators, to a collective effort and will serve you well in your later life
coaches, players and no matter what career path you choose to follow. Tournament
parents to USSA “A” week, Officials
The USSA “A” does not only give you the opportunity to
which represent the annual
test your abilities. Cricket is a far greater sport than that.
culmination of representative
You will meet different people from different backgrounds
senior cricket. Daily
sporting diverse cultures and it is indeed this diversity that
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Needless to say, it has taken is one of our great strengths. There will be opportunity for
a lot of hard work from many coaches, players, organisers you to make friendships that you will treasure for the rest
and our parents to get to this point. It is thus important of your life.
for players to appreciate this and rise to the occasion by Fixtures
I urge you to get the best out of cricket and the best out
performing to their full potential while enjoying the week.
of yourself too! Over the past year we have seen players
The USSA A Week provides an important window for just out of our youth ranks representing the Proteas with
the future of South African cricket. CSA, its Affiliates and distinction. The sky is indeed the limit!
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Associates have hence taken all the necessary steps
The Proteas are our pride and the epitome of all that is
to ensure these tournaments are well run and enhance
good about South African cricket. They are wonderfully
further our world-renowned ability to organise top-class
talented individuals and their goal is always to fulfil our
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vision of making cricket a truly national sport and South
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I would like to extend my appreciation to all those, Africa a nation of winners.
especially the volunteers, who have given freely of their
You are the future of that vision. You are at the early
time and talents to deliver the USSA “A” Week. It takes
stage of our #ProteaFire. Enjoy your cricket and live your
much sacrifice and without their contribution our youth
dreams!
would not be able to make the progress needed to reach
the top level. Volunteers are essential to help us achieve
the ultimate success to which we aspire.
THABANG MOROE
To the players, we congratulate you on being selected. Chief Executive, CSA
Remember that cricket is a team sport and yet relies
on your individual performance to benefit the team.
This dichotomy will enable you to learn the wonderful
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Niels Momberg |
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It’s that time of the year I would also like to urge the players to conduct
again where the best young themselves in an honourable and acceptable manner.
Students from around the Unfortunately, there were some incidents of poor Tournament
country flock to central points behaviour at recent events. This has prompted the USSA Officials
where they will be pitting their committee to put measurements in place to improve the
skills against the best of the on the field discipline of players. Please be assured that a
best from other institutions. zero-tolerance approach were adopted and that culprits Daily
will be dealt with harshly. Programme
The USSA weeks forms
a critical part of the Cricket South Africa Pipeline as it Coaches and management also play and key role in
gives players who choose to study a chance to show off the successes of the week not only off the field of play
their skills and whilst obtaining an academic qualification. but also on it. Unfortunately when winning at all costs Fixtures
Recently players like Janneman Malan, Lungi Ngidi as becomes the order of the day the first place we look for
well as Zubair Hamsa showed off their considerable skills culprits are in your direction. It is therefore critical that
at the USSA week before moving on the much bigger you set the correct tone and example to all the players
things. gathered here. Team Lists
It’s important to recognise Wits who is playing host to this
very important event on the Cricket South Africa calendar.
NIELS MOMBERG
The support from the Central Gauteng Lions Union were Playing
Youth & Tertiary Manager, CSA
also invaluable and highly appreciated. Conditions
I would also like to thank Mr. John Wright who also plays
an invaluable role as the Tournament’s National organiser.
Also, it needs to be put on the record what role Mr. Loyiso
Lange and his USSA executive play not only around the
Tournaments but in Cricket in general.
It’s also important to recognise the Umpires who also are
also trying to impress in their quest to reach the highest
rungs on the Umpiring ladder. The scorers also play a very
important role for which we will be forever grateful.
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Michael Dick |
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On behalf of Wits University For many players participating in this event this week will
we would like to extend a mark the highlight of their cricketing year. No doubt the
very warm welcome to the matches will be fought hard but played in a great spirit. Tournament
students, coaches, managers Respecting the rules of the game, your team mates, Officials
and parents of all universities opponents, coaches and the officials is at the centre of
participating in the 2019 cricket’s ethos. Many national and franchise players come
USSA Cricket Week to through the USSA ranks and have gone on to achieve Daily
Johannesburg and Wits fantastic accolades. It is my wish to see some of you Programme
University. follow in their footsteps.
A special word of thanks goes to the USSA Cricket MICHAEL DICK
Executive, Cricket South Africa, Central Gauteng Lions, Acting Director: Wits Sport Fixtures
all Wits Staff and especially Sharmin Naidoo the Wits University of the Witwatersrand – Sports Administration
Cricket Manager. Many hours and several sleepless nights
go in the making of a USSA week (although in Sharmin’s
case the reason is a brand new baby at home) and this Team Lists
one was no difference. I want to acknowledge every one
that contributed to this event. We are indeed grateful.
Cricket was first played at Wits University in 1905 Playing
making it the oldest sport club at the university. The SA Conditions
Universities Cricket Week was first hosted (and won)
by Wits in 1951, when the tournament was first held in
Johannesburg. We are thus immensely proud to welcome
back USSA cricket to the campus and hope it’s a regular
occurrence.
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Loyiso Lange |
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As we partake and explore To administrators, team managers coaches and university
on yet another opportunity staff:
to bring the best out of the Tournament
Keep up the good work and keep fighting for recognitions
talented young cricketers, Officials
in your institutions and in national platforms like USSA.
with an intent of contributing
May your efforts blossom in the field of play and may your
to this country’s sports
experiences bring the best out of unexpected result.
excellence. May we as Daily
staff members from various To my Executive: Programme
institutions be weary of our
responsibility in transforming, not only the mind-set but May we continue to grow stronger and more vigilant
navigate a better and more united future for the young towards the mandate given to us by our constituency, I
cricketers. am most honoured to work with all of you. Your efforts are Fixtures
recognised and appreciated.
To the future Proteas:
Yours in Cricket
Transformation in the game shall be upon your shoulders
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and all of you are obliged to display immaculate etiquette, LOYISO LANGE
mutual respect, encouraging and challenging each other. USSA Cricket Chairman
Even better stand up (when necessary) for each other.
In each and every one of you a seed of cricket expansion Playing
and revolution is germinating and we are here to help all Conditions
of you become excelling future leaders and drivers of this
project.
To USSA and CSA:
As USSA Cricket we are forever thankful for affording us
opportunity and assistance to stage, identify and pave
way for the young cricketers.
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Central Gauteng Lions would like to welcome all student- Our universities play a pivotal for our cricket future as well
athletes, managers, coaches, umpires and scorers and as an important aspect of our cricketing strategy. Fixtures
all spectators from all over South Africa to home of
champions, Gauteng Province. In addition, we would like We wish everyone a tournament filled with fun, great
to wish all participation the best of luck during USSA A competition, friendship-building and most importantly fair-
week and we look forward to watching the best talent on play by both student-athletes and officials. Team Lists
display.
We would also like to acknowledge and thank partners
who contributed towards the success of this tournament: “ ”The more difficult the victory, the greater the happiness
in winning.
– Pele
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USSA Cricket Committee
Central Gauteng Lions Cricket
Wits University and their LOC for the hard work done
“ If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it.
– Ronnie Lott ”
during preparations
• All institutions and clubs around Gauteng for making
their facilities available for this week.
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Wits University was founded in 1922, but it had a number University, and access to a dirt field and matting wicket,
of predecessors in Johannesburg going back to 1904. cricket remained something of a ‘cinderalla’ sport prior to
The Transvaal Technical Institute was founded in that World War II. Tournament
year, and it was followed by the Transvaal University Officials
As became manifest after the foundation of the University,
College in 1906, by the South African School of Mines
there remained major structural disadvantages in the way
and Technology in 1910, by the University College,
of cricket—the first of them being the December/January
Johannesburg, in 1920, and finally by Wits itself in 1922,
vacation in the middle of the cricket season The first Daily
with the campus moving from Plein Square in downtown Programme
two attempts to enter league cricket, in the 1923/4 and
Johannesburg to the current main site of Milner Park.
1924/5 seasons, ended in ignominy, with the club having
Although it had no fields, the Transvaal Technical Institute
to withdraw from the league as it could not field a team
did make some provision for sport, setting up an Athletics
over the vacation. Even when the club did manage to field
Club which comprised 3 sections--football (by which was Fixtures
a team, it was often gravely weakened by the vacation.
meant soccer), cricket and tennis. In the following year,
1905, football and cricket were organised as clubs under A second major structural disadvantage was the
the auspices of the Athletics Committee of the newly university’s prohibition on Sunday sport. The club was
formed Students’ Representative Council. Soccer was limited to Saturday afternoon cricket, but the strongest Team Lists
soon displaced by rugby, and only restored as a club in leagues were contested on a Sunday. The result that
1921, thus making cricket the oldest sports club in the serious players often preferred to join outside clubs,
University. generally the old boys clubs of their former schools,
keeping Wits cricket weak. Playing
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the cricket club did not have much of a history prior to the A third major problem was that of of facilities. During the
foundation of Wits. From the outset, rugby participated 1920s and 1930s several attempts were made to plant
in league competition, whereas cricket engaged in a grass outfield, and there was no ground to play on as
occasional social games. The great advantage that rugby when this first happened in the mid-1920s--the game was
possessed was that it was given access to the fields of consequently dropped from the ‘list of sporting activities’
the Wanderers Club, adjacent to Park Railway Station, at Wits. For the 1928/9 season Wits cricket resurfaced,
enabling it to participate in regular leagues and establish and managed to end third in the Saturday Second
itself as the premier sport at the School of Mines. Three League. In the 1932/3 season Wits won the Chauncey
teams were entered into leagues, and in 1913 the School Cup, and produced its first provincial player, the bowler
of Mines was admitted to the Pirates Grand Challenge. Tony Gyngell, a Transvaal regular for a few seasons.
By contrast cricket, without its own field, could only resort But the problem of the ground then obtruded again—in
to occasional friendlies. Even after the foundation of the 1935 a turf wicket was laid, but it was not until 1938
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that a grass oval was ready, the lack of rain postponing the last pair at the wicket, and then chased 148 for an
its planting. In the interim the club complained it had to outright to make sure of winning the league. The game
‘hire a backyard’ for its home matches. In 1938/9, playing ended in a tie in the dark. That was enough to give Wits Tournament
its first full season on grass, the club won promotion to the title. Fritz Koch was the captain and John Landau the Officials
the Lionel Phillips Reserve League A, finishing second scorer.
in that league in 1939/40, when league play ceased for
the remainder of World War II. The star player was the The fifties were the hey day of club cricket in the
Transvaal—John Arlott, the BBC commentator, Daily
batsman Eric Norton, who in 1952/3 toured Australia with
reckoned the Transvaal League was the strongest in the Programme
Jack Cheetham’s Springboks.
Commonwealth. All the top players competed, there was
Things looked up after the war. In 1948 the University extensive press coverage, and people came to watch.
Council finally lifted its ban on Sunday sport, and Wits With no TV, no Sunday movies, no Sunday shopping, the
cricket was able to come into its own. In 1945/6 Wits
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only Sunday entertainment was cricket—or in the winter,
entered the senior Lionel Phillips League, with games hockey and baseball, games which many cricketers
played over consecutive Saturday afternoons, and in played in order to keep their eyes in. By the end of the
1948/9 Wits was admitted to the Transvaal League, fifties Wits had three teams entered in the Saturday and
played over a full Sunday. Sunday league competitions thanks to the acquisition of a Team Lists
second field.
The first senior competition Wits won was the Lionel
Phillips League in 1953/4. The team included Joe The other major competition Wits cricket played in was
Pamensky, later a President of the South African Cricket the annual SA Universities Cricket Week, first staged in Playing
Union (1986-8) and now an honorary life president of 1947 and first won by Wits in 1951, when the tournament Conditions
Cricket South Africa in recognition of his life-long services was first held in Johannesburg.
to cricket administration, the rugby stars Freddie Herbst
and Clive Ulyate—Ulyate was one of the finest all-round At the end of the fifties and beginning of the sixties, very
sportsmen produced by Wits, representing Transvaal much the star player at Wits was Eddie Barlow, like Ulyate
at cricket and South Africa at rugby—the captain Ian a great all-round sportsman, playing rugby for Transvaal
Morrison, who captained SA Universities for 3 successive at center and cricket for South Africa, and as a cricketer
seasons (1954-6), and the President was the legendary he was one of the world’s greatest all-rounders, an
Walter Milton, who we celebrate at the beginning of each aggressive opening batsman, a highly effective medium-
season with the Walter Milton memorial game. Four years paced bowler, and a brilliant slip fielder. At Wits he began
later, 1957/8, Wits won the Transvaal Premier League for his cricketing life as a wicket-keeper, on one occasion
the first time, clinching the title in the last game against stumping John Waite, the Springbok wicket- keeper,
Jeppe Old Boys. Wits scraped a first innings win with for a duck, but was soon opening the bowling attack.
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In 1959/60 Wits ended second in the Premier League, second Wits student player to be selected for South
with Barlow topping the batting averages on 29,32, and Africa, but he never took the field as a Springbok as the
Ray White second on 25,69. In December 1961 Barlow 1971/2 South African tour of Australia was cancelled Tournament
became the first Wits student and player to win his following the Vorster Government’s refusal to allow the Officials
Springbok cricket colours when he took the field against inclusion of any black players—in the Cabinet’s decision
New Zealand at the Kingsmead, the first of 40 Tests. Ray the team had to be ‘slegs ’n blanke span’. The 21-year
White, for his part, later went on to play for Transvaal and long exclusion of South Africa from Test cricket had
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later still to serve as President of the United Cricket Board begun. In De Vaal’s time Wits’ main successes were at Programme
of South Africa (1998-2000). intervarsity, where they shared the title in 1966 and 1968
and won it outright in 1970 and 1974. In 1966 Mackay-
The sixties was very much the era of John Landau as
Coghill was captain, and he along with Harold Hester and
chairman of Wits cricket—he was chairman from 1961 to
1967— with its highlight being the 1963/4 season when
Elton Chatterton played in the SAU side that defeated Fixtures
Transvaal outright. In 1968 Albie During, who played for
Wits won the Premier League and were joint winners of
the SA Universities tournament in 1963. The stars were Transvaal, was selected SAU captain—he was later to
the all-rounder and captain Don Mackay-Coghill, who become CEO of Transvaal cricket. In 1970 Pat Flanagan,
developed into a highly successful opening bowler for Transvaal all-rounder for more than a decade, was captain, Team Lists
Transvaal, Tony Vorster, with a league batting average of and was likewise selected as captain for the SAU XI. In
45,7, and Wilfred ‘Goofy’ Reich with 60 league wickets 1974 De Vaal was captain, and was also selected as SAU
at 17,37. In the next season Wits ended up second to captain. In league cricket Wits was generally competitive,
Wanderers, whom they had to beat outright in the final but won only one senior competition—with De Vaal as Playing
captain they won the Transvaal League Cup in 1973/4, a Conditions
game, at Wits, to retain the league title. Landau ordered a
damp wicket, and the ground staff responded by watering competition for the top six teams of the previous season.
the wicket on Saturday morning, producing a swampy
An unsettled period for Wits cricket followed under the
wicket for the next day. The only way the Wanderers
captaincy and chairmanship of Neville Wright, who played
players could be persuaded to proceed with the game
for Transvaal. In 1978 he led Wits to victory at the annual
was by using a different, unprepared wicket, and they duly
intervarsity—for only the second time Wits scored 5
thrashed the Wits team.
straight wins at the tournament—and Wright and Noel Day
In what must be a record, Peter de Vaal, Transvaal both played for the SAU side that beat Western Province,
opening batsman and left-arm spinner, played as a Wright scoring 97 on his first class debut and Day 55 as
student for Wits for twelve seasons (1964-77)—he SAU chased down 500 runs in their second innings. But
studied accounting--and was awarded a full blue in eight in league cricket Wits generally struggled, ending last in
successive seasons (1970-77). In 1971 he became the the Premier League in both 1980/1 and 1981/2.
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Two major developments helped turn the fortunes of Wits Indian speedster Hartley Allayne in such conditions. He
league cricket around. The first development was the slipped and fell when bowling his first ball and refused to
foundation of a professional Sports Administration, with continue. Ellison’s all-round contribution was huge—547 Tournament
John Baxter appointed as head in 1980, with a small staff runs at an average of 68.3 and 44 wickets at an average Officials
of sports officers to assist clubs manage their affairs. The of 10.2 in the Premier League—but more than that he
sports officer responsible for cricket was Jonty Winch, inspired a new sense of self-belief in the team, resulting
who proved outstanding. The second development was in some good contributions from a range of players. Craig
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the arrangement the Transvaal Cricket Council entered Benadie provided excellent captaincy, Raj Patel (tragically
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into with the English county Kent whereby a promising killed in a motor car accident the following year), Andy
young professional might spend an off-season or two Rosselli and Bruce McBride all excelled with the bat, and
playing and coaching in the Transvaal. That young Paul Botha and Steve Lurie with the ball. McBride as
professional was allocated to Wits, the club of fellow wicket-keeper and the leg-spinner Kevin Kerr both made Fixtures
youngsters. The first of these Kent professionals to arrive appearances for Transvaal.
was the all-rounder Richard Ellison, whose batting and This was a lucky point for Wits cricket during this period.
bowling—he headed the Wits averages in both—and A number of our players were knocking on the door for
overall guidance helped Wits to fifth place in the 1982/3 provincial selection for at least the Transvaal B team, Team Lists
Premier League. He returned for a second season in but never quite made it. I once got rapped over the
1983/4. knuckles for complaining that Paul Botha was being
It was at this lucky juncture that Prof Bruce Murray joined badly treated, and Ellison resented not being given
a chance for Transvaal. But the fact is that Transvaal
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cricket was immensely strong—this was the age of the
chairman, 1983/4, was a stunning success for the club,
mean machine—and the only way Wits could excel was
thanks not to me but to Richard Ellison. Wits famously
by having our best players turn out for Wits rather than
won the ‘double’ that season, capturing both the Sunday
Transvaal.
League (limited overs) and the Dion Premier League
(played over a Saturday afternoon and a Sunday). This For the next season, 1984/5, there was no Ellison, who
was a unique achievement—no other club had won the had graduated to the England team, going on to play a
‘double’ before—and it was exactly twenty years after central role in England winning the Ashes in 1985, and
Wits had last won the Premier League. It was a win he was replaced by the Kent fast bowler Chris Penn. The
against Zoo Lake at Zoo Lake that sealed the Premier captain was Bruce McBride. At one stage Wits was in
League with a game to spare. The game was played on the running to win the treble, with the introduction of the
matting, as the turf wicket was still wet after rain, and the Benson and Hedges day/night limited overs competition,
Wits batsmen lived in fear and dread of facing the West but in the end had to settle for a share of the Sunday
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League title with Wanderers A, and runners-up in both the onto the train but resorted to smuggling the stuff, mainly
Premier League and the Benson and Hedges. cheap stuff like Old Brown sherry, in Colgate shampoo
bottles. The result was chaos and not much by way of Tournament
At this juncture the Kent connection was replaced by the sleep. When the train arrived in Bloemfontein early in the
Warwickshire connection, with the medium-pacer Dean
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morning Nick Rhodes toppled off it onto the tracks rather
Hoffman serving as coach in 1985/6, succeeded by than the platform, and had to be hauled up. He and two
another medium-pacer Tim Munton in 1986/7. Munton others were required to undergo a fitness test before the
followed in Ellison’s footsteps, going on to play for Daily
selection of the team to play UCT—as he could not run
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straight (he zig-zagged all over the place) he was failed,
producing two English internationals. Munton claimed a whereupon he burst into tears. At lunch time he was
hand in producing a future Proteas Test and ODI player, found fast asleep under a tree. Not surprisingly, Wits lost
Steve Elworthy, who began developing his fast-bowling the game.
skills at Wits. Steve is now Marketing Manager for the
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England and Wales Cricket Board. In league cricket After the 1986/7 season Prof Murray retired as chairman
under the Warwickshire coaches, with Bruce McBride as in order to take up a visiting fellowship at Queen’s
captain, Wits remained highly competitive, but lacked the University in Canada with Rob Sharman, production
consistency to win any titles. Henry Parrymore and Paul manager in the Wits theatre and a Premier League Team Lists
Botha impressed with the ball, and McBride with the bat. umpire, succeeding as chairman, a position he held for
the next 11 years. As chairman Rob devoted an enormous
One of Prof Murray’s tasks as chairman was to amount of his time and energy to Wits cricket, which truly
accompany the Wits team as manager for the annual enjoyed a golden age under his direction.
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Bloemfontein in 1986, an event which has entered the One of the most glorious days of his early tenure was a
folklore of Wits cricket. He drove so as to have a car Friday at the end of the 1988 Stellenbosch intervarsity
available during the tournament. The team travelled by when Wits, captained by fast bowler Ian Benning, faced
overnight train, departing Sunday evening and arriving a Free State team that included the top three batsmen
early Monday morning, just hours before their first game. from the province’s Currie Cup team, among them
Late on the Sunday afternoon they secured an exciting Hansie Cronje. Batting first Free State fell to the bowling
outright victory over Wanderers at the stadium—they won of Richard Snell, Steven Jack and Trevor Webster, with
off the second last ball of the game when a snicked ball Webster taking 5/16. Facing a target of only 56 Wits
was fumbled in the slips, with four or five Wits players proceeded to wrap up the game an hour before lunch.
thereupon falling over the ball and claiming a catch. There Early in the Free State innings, with the score at 29/1,
was no time to shower if they were to catch the train. their coach, Corrie van Zyl, had headed off to the butcher
They were prohibited from carrying much by way of liquor to collect the meat for the lunch-time braai, only to find no
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players around when he returned. He went ballistic when institution of the Walter Milton memorial game, an annual
he found out from Bruce McBride, the Wits coach, what tussle between the Wits Old Boys and Wits students to
had happened—it was also a nightmare for the tournament commemorate the club’s president back in the fifties, who Tournament
organizers, who always dreaded early finishes on the was also president of the Hockey Club for some thirty Officials
final day, the day of the tournament dinner. The Wits years and president of Convocation.. The Old Boys were
squad was duly invited to join Nick Finneron, the official immediately attracted to the game as a mechanism for
representative of the sponsors, NedFin Bank, for a cheese bringing them back together again and reliving the past—
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and wine lunch under the oaks at the Lanzerac Hotel. My not least the fines meetings--and it is remarkable how
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sources diverge at this point—Rob Sharman remembers loyal the players of the eighties and nineties proved to
they all went along to the Lanzerac while some players the game—so much so that a second game had to be set
remember remaining in the change-room attached to their up to cater for all those who wanted to play. The thrill for
fines meeting for the next five hours. Both make good the students was the opportunity to play against the stars Fixtures
stories. of yester-year—some even got a kick out of Steven Jack
hitting them deep into the soccer stadium.
In 1993/4 Wits again won the double, with James Teeger
as captain and St John’s College schoolmaster, Peter In the late 1990s the standard of Wits cricket fell off
Habberton, as coach—Habberton is currently Regional badly.. With Wits suddenly languishing near the bottom Team Lists
Director of the Independent Schools Association of of the Gauteng Premier League. The sports officer was
Southern Africa. Rob’s chairmanship coincided with the Ebrahim Boomgaard, who attributed the decline of Wits
return of South Africa to official international cricket, and cricket to the onset of professionalism. Boomgaard was
four of his players proceeded to represent South Africa, engaged in recruiting from the schools, and according to
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a proud record for any club. Mandy Yachad and Richard him the perception prevailing among young cricketers was
Snell were included in the first-ever South African team that they did not require a tertiary education as they could
to visit India—this was the historic short tour in November make a living from cricket.
1991 to contest a 3 match ODI series, with Rob Sharman
and Prof Murray as part of the South African support To address the standard of cricket at Wits Prof Murray
group—and Richard went on to represent South Africa at persuaded the former Springbok and then TV cricket
its first-ever World Cup, in Australia in 1992, and to make commentator, Lee Irvine, to coach the senior players at
his Test debut in South Africa’s first ever Test against the Wits, which he did for the next five seasons. Lee, who
West Indies. Steven Jack, Richard’s partner in opening played for South Africa as wicketkeeper/batsman in the
the Wits bowling in the early 1990s, and Adam Bacher, famous 1970 series against Australia, the last before
also went on to play Test match cricket for South Africa. isolation, was convinced the talent was available to
revive Wits cricket. There were the likes of wicketkeeper/
Another major accomplishment of Rob’s was the batsman Matthew Street, who had captained the South
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African Under 19 team at the 1998 World Cup, Ryan After the one-day triumph of 2006/7 it was all bad news
Sierra, an aggressive batsman who had played for South for Wits cricket with Wits being relegated a season
African Schools, and Gareth Flusk, a left-arm seamer later, mistakenly I believe, to the B section of the Premier Tournament
who represented Gauteng B. Next season Street, the League because of its consistently poor performance Officials
all-rounder John Buxton-Forman, and Proteas fast bowler in that league. Policy up until now was that university
David Terbrugge all represented the Highveld Strikers. teams should not be relegated—they were too valuable
Terbrugge, who enrolled at the Wits Business School, as ‘nurseries’ and were particularly vulnerable to swings
of fortune given their ever-changing composition—but the
Daily
played two Tests for South Africa while at Wits. Programme
new priority was to secure the place of teams of colour in
Under Lee, who offered his charges excellent technical the A section. That Wits fielded a mixed race team, that
advice and who was also a great motivator, Wits certainly it was in the process of internal transformation, counted
became competitive again, qualifying for the semi-final not at all; it was simply deemed a historically white or Fixtures
of the Premier League, which had been divided into two privileged club. Ironically, for a number of seasons Wits
sections, losing at that stage to Rand Afrikaans University. provided the Highveld Lions with their only home-bred
Lee’s ambition of winning the Premier League continued African players in Eddie Leie and Pumi Matshekwe.
to prove elusive. He had particularly high hopes for the Team Lists
Ever since being relegated Wits has languished in the
2003/4 season but it was not to be, in part because
B section, finding it difficult to recruit talented players.
Wits players were regularly called up for provincial duty. There have been some notable exceptions, such as Nono
Matthew Street, Matthew Harris, Siraj Conrad, Patrick Pongolo.and Farhaan Sayanvala, but recruiting has been
Thompson, and Blake Snijman all caught the eye of the difficult. Recent student protests have also helped make Playing
selectors, and Garnett Kruger, the Proteas fast bowler life difficult, disrupting the cricket season.
Conditions
who joined the club and who is now its coach, only
played a couple of games for Wits due to provincial and In 2016 former Protea player Garnett Kruger was
international commitments followed by injury. ‘I believe appointed as first team coach and Sharmin Naidoo, the
having five provincial players and an international at one former Westville Boys High Director of Sport as Cricket
time is a real achievement for the WCC’, Lee commented, Manager in 2018. In the 2016 season the 1st XI won the
but added “This success ultimately proved to be first Gauteng T20 competition and was promoted to the
Premier A League in 2019.
something of a double-edged sword.’
Lee was succeeded by his son, Nick, as player-coach,
followed by Chris Tomsek in 2006/7. That season Wits
finally won another senior title, defeating Old Edwardians
in the final of the one-day competition.
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Local Organising Committee Umpires
Role Name Name Province
Tournament
Tournament Director John Wright W Wyngaard Western Province
Officials
Tournament Host Sharmin Naidoo W Lategan Western Province
CSA Youth & Tertiary Manager Niels Momberg Andre Olivier South Western Districts
Central Gauteng Lions Union Reuben Mandlazi S Van Zyl Western Province
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USSA Cricket Executive Loyiso Langa Evan Pierré van der Merwe Eastern Province Programme
Blanche Conradie Timotheüs Francois Potgieter Eastern Province
Donavin George Muhammad Jooma KwaZulu-Natal
John Wright Lauren Agenbag Northerns
Dalen Mmako R Burne Central Gauteng Lions
Fixtures
Ruden Trumpelman Khawulani Ntuli Central Gauteng Lions
Selectors Shukri Conrad (Convenor) Vinesh Naidoo Western Province
Rafiek Ismail John Carstens KZN Inland
Team Lists
Garry Hampson H Kilian Free State
Victor Mpitsang G Taljaard Northerns
CSA Umpires Managers Rudi Birkenstock Roderick Ellis North West
Gregory Van Breda Northern Cape Playing
Conditions
Statistician Pule Tsoayane
CSA Statistics Consultant John Bailey
Scorers Kishen Pillay
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Time Event Venue
Sunday, 1 December 2019
Tournament
15:00 – 17:00 Arrival of Teams, Registration Bozzoli Cricket Pavilion
Officials
18:00 – 18:30 Managers, Coaches, Captains Meeting Bozzoli Cricket Pavilion
Transformation/Quality of Opportunity Meeting
18:30 – 19:00 Bozzoli Cricket Pavilion
Managers, Coaches, Captains Meeting
USSA Cricket Welcome Function Daily
19:00 Bozzoli Cricket Pavilion Programme
ONLY for Managers, Coaches, Umpires & Captains
Monday, 2 December 2019
08:00 Depart for fields
09:30 – 17:15 Matches Fixtures
Tuesday, 3 December 2019
08:00 Depart for fields
09:30 – 17:15 Matches
Wednesday, 4 December 2019 Team Lists
08:00 Depart for fields
09:30 – 17:15 Matches
18:30
USSA Cricket General Meeting
Pete Suzman Room – Wits Sport Offices Playing
Staff Member and Student required to attend Conditions
Thursday, 5 December 2019
08:00 Depart for fields
09:30 – 17:15 Matches
Friday, 6 December 2019
08:00 Depart for fields
09:30 – 17:15 Matches
19:00 – 21:00 Tournament Closing Dinner & Prize giving Wits University Main Dining Hall (Matrix)
Saturday, 7 December 2019
07:00 – 09:00 Teams Depart for Home
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Pool A
Section A1 Section A2
Tournament
University Of Pretoria (TUKS) University of Western Cape (UWC)
Officials
North West University (Potchefstroom) University of Stellenbosch (Maties)
Nelson Mandela Bay University, PE Campus (Madibaz A) University of Johannesburg (UJ)
University of Cape Town (UCT) Central University Of Technology (CUT)
Daily
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Pool B
Section B1 Section B2
Nelson Mandela Bay University (Madibaz B) University of Free State (Kovsies)
Fixtures
University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) Fort Hare University
North West University (Vaal) Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)
Rhodes University University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)
Team Lists
Month Date Day Section Home Team Away Team Venue Spare Fields
December 2 Monday A TUKS UCT Wits Walter Milton A Wits Walter Milton B
December 2 Monday A NWU POTCH MADIBAZ A Parktown Boys UJ Soweto Playing
December 2 Monday A UWC CUT St Stithians 1 Conditions
December 2 Monday A MATIES UJ UJ 1
December 2 Monday B MADIBAZ B RHODES St Stithians 2
December 2 Monday B WITS NWU VAAL Wits Education
December 2 Monday B KOVSIES UKZN St Johns
December 2 Monday B FORT HARE A TUT UJ 2
December 3 Tuesday A TUKS MADIBAZ A UJ 1 UJ 2
December 3 Tuesday A NWU POTCH UCT St Johns St Stithians 2
December 3 Tuesday A UWC UJ UJ Soweto
December 3 Tuesday A MATIES CUT Wits Education
December 3 Tuesday B MADIBAZ B NWU VAAL Parktown Boys
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Month Date Day Section Home Team Away Team Venue Spare Fields
December 3 Tuesday B WITS RHODES Wits Walter Milton A
December 3 Tuesday B KOVSIES TUT St Stithians 1
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December 3 Tuesday B FORT HARE A UKZN Wits Walter Milton B
December 4 Wednesday A TUKS NWU POTCH Parktown Boys Walter Milton A
December 4 Wednesday A MADIBAZ A UCT Wits Education UJ 1
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December 4 Wednesday A UWC MATIES UJ Soweto Programme
December 4 Wednesday A UJ CUT St Stithians 1
December 4 Wednesday B MADIBAZ B WITS St Johns
December 4 Wednesday B NWU VAAL RHODES Walter Milton B
December 4 Wednesday B KOVSIES FORT HARE A Saints 2
Fixtures
December 4 Wednesday B TUT UKZN UJ 2
December 5 Thursday Match 1 1st in Pool A1 2nd in Pool A2 Wits Walter Milton A Wits Education
December 5 Thursday Match 2 1st in Pool A2 2nd in Pool A1 UJ 1 St Stithians 1
Team Lists
December 5 Thursday Match 3 3rd in Pool A1 4th in Pool A2 UJ 2
December 5 Thursday Match 4 3rd in Pool A2 4th In Pool A1 Parktown Boys
December 5 Thursday Match 5 1st in Pool B1 2nd in Pool B2 St Johns
December 5 Thursday Match 6 1st in Pool B2 2nd in Pool B1 UJ Soweto Playing
December 5 Thursday Match 7 3rd in Pool B1 4th in Pool B2 St Stithians 2
Conditions
December 5 Thursday Match 8 3rd in Pool B2 4th In Pool B1 Wits Walter Milton B
December 6 Friday A Final Wits Walter Milton A Parktown Boys
December 6 Friday A – 3rd/4th St Stithians 1 St Johns
December 6 Friday A – 5th/6th UJ Soweto
December 6 Friday A – 7th/8th UJ 2
December 6 Friday B Final UJ 1
December 6 Friday B – 3rd/4th Wits Education
December 6 Friday B – 5th/ 6th St Stithians 2
December 6 Friday B – 7th/8th Wits Walter Milton B
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Pool A: A1 | University of Pretoria (TUKS)
History of Wits
No Surname First Name DOB Previous Weeks Batting Skills Bowling Skills
1 Pillay Jiveshen 18/01/1999 2018 Left Hand Top Order
2 van Heerden Francois 14/05/1999 2018 Right Hand WK Batsman Right Arm Tournament
3 Pretorius Jandre 08/11/1999 Right Hand Officials
4 Brand Niel 12/04/1996 2018 Left Hand Batting All rounder Left Arm Off Spin
5 Ferreira Donovan 21/07/1998 2018 Right Hand Middle Order Right Arm Off Spin
6 de Swardt Ruan 21/01/1998 2018 Left Hand Middle Order Right Arm Medium
7 Hermann Rubin 26/01/1997 2018 Left Hand WK Batsman Left Arm
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8 Forrester Dian 07/06/2000 Left Hand Middle Order Right Arm Medium
Programme
9 Gilson Sean 16/04/1999 Left Hand Right Arm Off Spin
10 Visser Aron 24/03/1999 2018 Right Hand Right Arm
11 Matigimu Kundai 02/02/1998 Right Hand Medium
12 Trumpelmann Ruben 01/02/1998 2018 Right Hand Left Arm Medium Fixtures
13 Chepkonga Bonga 26/09/2000 Right Hand Right Arm Medium
14 Msiza Nkosinathi 05/10/1998 2018 Right Hand Left Arm Off Spin
15 Peters Gideon 06/08/1999 2018 Right Hand Right Arm Medium
16 Modiri Litheko 02/06/2000 Right Hand Team Lists
17 Buffel Olebogeng 06/04/2000 2018 Right Hand Right Arm Off Spin
18 Britz Chris 01/12/1998 2018 Right Hand
19 Kooverjee Amish 28/03/2001 Right Hand
20 Maluleke Fumani 26/11/2000 Right Hand Right Arm Medium Playing
21 Campher Curtis 20/04/1999 2018 Right Hand Right Arm Medium Conditions
Management Details
Role Surname First Name Cell Email
Manager Ledwaba Nthabiseng 083 781 3970 nthabiseng.ledwaba@up.ac.za
Coach van Wyk Kruger 076 019 4683 kruger.vanwyk@up.ac.za
Player Codes
RHB – right hand bat LAF – left arm fast
LHB – left hand bat LAOS – left arm orthodox spinner
WK – wicket keeper LAWS – left-arm wrist spinner
AL – all rounder RAMP – right arm medium pace
RAOS – right-arm off spinner RAF – right arm fast
RALS – right-arm leg spinner LAMP – left arm medium pace
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Pool A: A1 | North West University (Potchefstroom)
History of Wits
No Surname First Name DOB Previous Weeks Batting Skills Bowling Skills
1 Albanie Jesse James 06/08/1999 2018 Right Hand Lower Order Right Arm
2 Botha Eben 26/04/1999 Left Hand Top Order Tournament
3 Dandala Bantu 12/09/1994 2015 Right Hand Lower Order Right Arm Officials
4 Haasbroek Ruan 18/04/1997 2017 Right Hand Batting All Rounder Right Arm
5 Hinrichsen Jon 17/03/1999 2018 Right Hand Lower Order Right Arm
6 Jacobs AJ 15/04/1998 2018 Right Hand Lower Order Right Arm
7 Janse van Rensburg Henro 05/01/1998 2018 Right Hand Batting All Rounder Right Arm
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8 Leokaoke Katle 12/01/1996 2016 Right Hand Lower Order Right Arm
Programme
9 Loubser Nico 22/03/1996 Right Hand Lower Order Right Arm
10 Lynch Bradley 08/12/1997 2018 Right Hand Top Order
11 Modimokoane Hlompo 03/10/1998 2018 Right Hand Lower Order Right Arm
12 Senokwane Lesego 24/05/1997 2016 Right Hand Batting All Rounder Right Arm Fixtures
13 Steenkamp Louren 08/05/1997 2018 Right Hand Batting All Rounder Right Arm
14 van Schalkwyk Louis 07/03/1999 Right Hand Batting All Rounder Right Arm
Management Details Team Lists
Role Surname First Name Cell Email
Manager Knoetze Pieter 084 533 3189 KnoP412@gmail.com
Coach De Swardt Conrad 082 570 7639 Conrad.DeSwardt@nwu.ac.za
Ass. Coach Bredenkamp Niel 084 507 5465 Niel.Bredenkamp@gmail.com Playing
Bowling Coach Parsons Gordon 082 498 4687 gordonparsons@vodamail.co.za Conditions
Player Codes
RHB – right hand bat LAF – left arm fast
LHB – left hand bat LAOS – left arm orthodox spinner
WK – wicket keeper LAWS – left-arm wrist spinner
AL – all rounder RAMP – right arm medium pace
RAOS – right-arm off spinner RAF – right arm fast
RALS – right-arm leg spinner LAMP – left arm medium pace
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Pool A: A1 | Nelson Mandela Bay, PE Campus (Madibaz A)
History of Wits
No Surname First Name DOB Previous Weeks Batting Skills Bowling Skills
1 Forbes Keeran Sydney Junior 26/05/1999 Right Hand RAOS
2 Thiso Avile 04/02/1999 2018 Left Hand LAOS Tournament
3 Cekisani Hlumelo 04/12/1998 Right Hand RAM Officials
4 Pepeta Neo 27/02/1999 2018 Right Hand RAM
5 Van Heerden Joshua 26/06/1998 2018 Right Hand
6 Masterson David James 13/01/1998 2018 Right Hand
7 Biddulph Kyle Bradley 24/04/1997 Right Hand RAM
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8 Stubbs Tristan 14/08/2000 Right Hand
Programme
9 Venter Morné 10/01/1998 2018 Right Hand
10 Jack Brian Robert Linton 18/05/2000 Right Hand RAM
11 Amm Mark Geofrey 03/03/2000 Right Hand RAOS
12 Lookwhy Jarryd Nicholas 27/11/1998 Right Hand RAM Fixtures
13 Doyle Daniel 06/07/1998 Right Hand
14 Harrison Liam 17/06/1997 2018 Right Hand RAM
Management Details Team Lists
Role Surname First Name Cell Email
Manager Sibande Sipho 076 399 9680 sipho.sibande@mandela.ac.za
Coach Mosena Lefa 071 361 3438 lefa.mosena@mandela.ac.za
Ass. Coach Callaghan Dave 082 495 9372 callas169@outlook.com Playing
Trainer Clark Storm 076 834 0647 storm.clark@mandela.ac.za Conditions
Scorer Arendse Claudine 078 727 2566 claudinearendse@hotmail.com
Player Codes
RHB – right hand bat LAF – left arm fast
LHB – left hand bat LAOS – left arm orthodox spinner
WK – wicket keeper LAWS – left-arm wrist spinner
AL – all rounder RAMP – right arm medium pace
RAOS – right-arm off spinner RAF – right arm fast
RALS – right-arm leg spinner LAMP – left arm medium pace
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Pool A: A1 | University of Cape Town (UCT)
History of Wits
No Surname First Name DOB Previous Weeks Batting Skills Bowling Skills
1 Ross Michael 22/05/1996 2016, 2018 Right Hand Top Order Right Hand Medium
2 Ntuntwana Siyabulela 21/11/1997 2018 Left Hand Lower Order Left Arm Fast Tournament
3 Luthuli Khwezi 06/04/2001 Debut Left Hand Top Order Officials
4 Yelani Bonga 25/01/2001 Debut Right Hand Middle Order
5 Meier Craig 05/08/1999 2018 Right Hand Batting All Rounder Left Arm Off Spin
6 Koenig Robert 25/01/2000 Debut Right Hand Top Order
7 Paterson Donald 24/03/1997 2018 Right Hand Middle Order
Daily
8 Tattam Brandon 23/02/1996 2015, 2017, 2018 Right Hand Top Order Right Arm Medium
Programme
9 Benning Matthew 07/05/1999 2018 Left Hand Lower Order Right Arm Fast
10 Coetzee Joshua 02/01/1998 2017, 2018 Right Hand Bowling All Rounder Right Arm Off Spin
11 Kyle Sewbaran 12/03/2000 Debut Right Hand Lower Order Left Hand Medium
12 Bryce Chambers 19/01/1998 Debut Right Hand Batting All Rounder Right Arm Off Spin Fixtures
13 Mphokuhle Dube 22/03/1997 Debut Right Hand Lower Order Right Hand Fast
14 Reinbach Jack 10/11/1997 Debut Right Hand WK Batsman Right Hand Medium
Management Details Team Lists
Role Surname First Name Cell Email
Manager Higgs Haydon 074 262 1493 haydonhiggs@gmail.com
Coach Moleon Eugene 066 582 4550 eugenemoleon@hotmail.com
Assistant Coach Smith Ayden 082 313 1675 capekinetics@outlook.com Playing
Conditions
Player Codes
RHB – right hand bat LAF – left arm fast
LHB – left hand bat LAOS – left arm orthodox spinner
WK – wicket keeper LAWS – left-arm wrist spinner
AL – all rounder RAMP – right arm medium pace
RAOS – right-arm off spinner RAF – right arm fast
RALS – right-arm leg spinner LAMP – left arm medium pace
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Pool A: A2 | University of Western Cape (UWC)
History of Wits
No Surname First Name DOB Previous Weeks Batting Skills Bowling Skills
1 Christensen Jesse 07/09/1998 Right Hand Top Order Right Arm
2 Christian Givon 30/07/1992 Right Hand Top Order Right Arm Tournament
3 Dreyer Quintin 03/01/1995 2018 Right Hand Top Order Right Arm Officials
4 Ewerts Erinn 25/05/1988 2018 Right Hand Middle Order Right Arm Off Spin
5 Mallie Sabir 05/11/1993 2018 Right Hand Bowling All Rounder Right Arm
6 Mpongwana Mihlali 15/05/2000 2018 Right Hand Batting All Rounder Right Arm
7 Ngwana Axola 31/05/1998 2018 Right Hand Lower Order Right Arm
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8 Pluke Kyle 31/05/1999 Right Hand Batting All Rounder Right Arm
Programme
9 Ramoo Romano 25/04/1987 Right Hand Top Order Right Arm
10 Sabareme Emmanuel 19/12/1995 2018 Right Hand Lower Order Right Arm
11 Schippers Josh 21/02/2000 Right Hand Top Order Right Arm
12 Simetu Siya 22/01/1991 2018 Right Hand Lower Order Left Arm Fixtures
13 Solomons Keane 18/09/2000 Right Hand WK Batsman Right Arm Right Arm
14 Toffar Mujaahid 09/12/1998 2018 Right Hand Bowling All Rounder Right Arm
Management Details Team Lists
Role Surname First Name Cell Email
Manager Player Bradley 082 377 3350 brad.player@vodamail.co.za
Coach Stephen Jones 066 488 5975 stephenj@ss4ls.org
Physio Achmat Ghaleelullah 083 670 5832 ghaleel.achmat@gmail.com Playing
Trainer Ilona Philander 071 327 2966 ilona@ss4ls.org Conditions
Player Codes
RHB – right hand bat LAF – left arm fast
LHB – left hand bat LAOS – left arm orthodox spinner
WK – wicket keeper LAWS – left-arm wrist spinner
AL – all rounder RAMP – right arm medium pace
RAOS – right-arm off spinner RAF – right arm fast
RALS – right-arm leg spinner LAMP – left arm medium pace
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Pool A: A2 | University of Stellenbosch (Maties)
History of Wits
No Surname First Name DOB Previous Weeks Batting Skills Bowling Skills
1 Gafieldien Isma-eel Left Hand Top Order
2 De Beer Fritz Left Hand Top Order Tournament
3 Mntungwa Vezokuhle Phumza Right Hand Middle Order Officials
4 Simmonds Kyle Ian Left Hand Bowling All Rounder Left Arm Off Spin
5 Dilima Khanya Phiwe Right Hand Lower Order Right Arm Medium
6 Whitehead Timothy Ramsay Right Hand Lower Order Right Arm Fast
7 Jay Stevens Right Hand Lower Order Right Arm Fast
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8 Ngcwabe Anele Andile Left Hand Lower Order Left Arm Medium
Programme
9 Erasmus Matthew Charles Left Hand Top Order
10 Martin Grant Right Hand Bowling All Rounder Right Arm Medium
11 Kleynhans Philip Right Hand Bowling All Rounder Right Arm Medium
12 Murray Ryan Craig Right Hand WK Batsman Fixtures
13 Holland Luke Right Hand Middle Order Right Arm Off Spin
14 Ward Benjamin Right Hand Bowling All Rounder Right Arm Legspin
Management Details Team Lists
Role Surname First Name Cell Email
Bailey Ryan 082 465 6829 rbailey@sun.ac.za
van Aarde Keagan 083 387 9976 vanaarde@sun.ac.za
Carstens Emma 084 394 9718 emmacartsens@sun.ac.za Playing
van Velden Grant 072 460 1728 gvanvelden@sun.ac.za Conditions
Player Codes
RHB – right hand bat LAF – left arm fast
LHB – left hand bat LAOS – left arm orthodox spinner
WK – wicket keeper LAWS – left-arm wrist spinner
AL – all rounder RAMP – right arm medium pace
RAOS – right-arm off spinner RAF – right arm fast
RALS – right-arm leg spinner LAMP – left arm medium pace
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Pool A: A2 | University of Johannesburg (UJ)
History of Wits
No Surname First Name DOB Previous Weeks Batting Skills Bowling Skills
1 Adams Glen 16/02/1995 Right Hand Batting All Rounder Right Arm
2 Mayet Mohammed 19/02/1998 Right Hand Top Order Bat Right Arm Tournament
3 Miltz Jacob 14/02/2000 Right Hand Top Order Bat Right Arm Officials
4 Rasemene Andrew 25/03/1995 Right Hand Lower Order Right Arm
5 Richards Joshua 20/12/1998 Right Hand Top Order Right Arm
6 Shekleton Cameron 15/12/2000 Right Hand Wk Batsman Right Arm
7 Tlohkwe Tumelo 24/08/1994 Right Hand Lower Order Right Arm
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8 van Biljon Marco 26/06/1999 Right Hand Bowling All Rounder Right Arm
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9 Classen Chad 17/01/1997 Right Hand Bowling All Rounder Right Arm
10 Selane Kamogelo 08/06/1999 Right Hand Lower Order Right Arm
11 Malgas Clayton 27/08/1998 Right Hand Bowling All Rounder Right Arm
12 Blackie Roden Tristan 23/04/1997 Right Hand Middle Order Right Arm Fixtures
13 de Boer Connor 24/03/1999 Left Hand Lower Order Left Arm
14 Krsten Saeed 14/03/2000 Right Hand Middle Order Right Arm
Management Details Team Lists
Role Surname First Name Cell Email
Manager Bruwer Lezanne 082 925 7731 lbruwer@uj.ac.za
Coach Makalima Dumisa 061 831 4598 dmakalima@uj.ac.za
Ass. Coach Huma Ronny 083 437 2117 rhuma@uj.ac.za Playing
Trainer Hlaselo Dumisani 073 840 5916 Conditions
Player Codes
RHB – right hand bat LAF – left arm fast
LHB – left hand bat LAOS – left arm orthodox spinner
WK – wicket keeper LAWS – left-arm wrist spinner
AL – all rounder RAMP – right arm medium pace
RAOS – right-arm off spinner RAF – right arm fast
RALS – right-arm leg spinner LAMP – left arm medium pace
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Pool A: A2 | Central University of Technology (CUT)
History of Wits
No Surname First Name DOB Previous Weeks Batting Skills Bowling Skills
1 Damons Franklin 29/12/1999 2018 Right Hand Lower Order Right Arm Medium
2 De Villiers Marx 13/10/1998 2018 Left Hand Top Order Tournament
3 Ingram Thiardt 02/05/1996 2017 Right Hand Bowling Allrounder Right Arm Medium Officials
4 Raubenheimer Jason 04/01/1999 2018 Right Hand Lower Order Right Arm Off Spin
5 Singonzo Mzukisi 27/02/1996 2018 Right Hand Middle Order WK
6 Van Heerden Nealan 27/01/1997 2018 Left Hand Lower Order Right Arm Fast
7 Venter Hannes 19/05/1997 2018 Left Hand Middle Order Right Arm Legspin
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8 Phanyane Relebohile 04/06/1996 2018 Right Hand Lower Order Right Arm Medium
Programme
9 Gwana Iviwe 10/03/1998 2018 Right Hand Top Order
10 Coetzee Eduan 06/04/1999 2018 Right Hand Middle Order
11 Orlein Keeno 23/02/2001 2018 Right Hand Lower Order Right Arm Medium
12 Williams Delano 05/02/2000 2018 Right Hand Lower Order Right Arm Medium Fixtures
13 Swarts Juhan 18/01/1997 2018 Right Hand Lower Order Left Arm Medium
14 Flanegan Calvin 08/06/2000 2018 Right Hand Top Order
Management Details Team Lists
Role Surname First Name Cell Email
Manager George Donavin 084 282 7760 dgeorge@cut.ac.za
Coach Modise Churchill 079 966 8426 cmodise@ymail.com
Ass. Coach Rocher Wihan 084 557 0652 wihanrocher@yahoo.com Playing
Conditions
Player Codes
RHB – right hand bat LAF – left arm fast
LHB – left hand bat LAOS – left arm orthodox spinner
WK – wicket keeper LAWS – left-arm wrist spinner
AL – all rounder RAMP – right arm medium pace
RAOS – right-arm off spinner RAF – right arm fast
RALS – right-arm leg spinner LAMP – left arm medium pace
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