{"id":85389,"date":"2025-10-21T14:46:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T12:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=85389"},"modified":"2025-10-21T14:46:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T12:46:06","slug":"free-state-khaya-majola-team-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.ssschoolsplus.co.za\/?p=85389","title":{"rendered":"Free State Khaya Majola team named"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-85390\" src=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/free-state-cricket-logo--400x399.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"399\" \/>Thirteen players from four schools and a development side have been named in the <strong>Free State <\/strong><strong>u19<\/strong> team to contest the <strong>Khaya Majola Week<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ll have the advantage of playing at home, with the event taking place in Bloemfontein from 16 to 21 December.<\/p>\n<p><strong>St Andrew&#8217;s School<\/strong> leads the way with six players selected, while <strong>Grey College<\/strong> has four. <strong>Ho\u00ebrskool Trio<\/strong>, <strong>HTS Sasolburg<\/strong>, and the <strong>Rocklands Hub <\/strong>have one representative each.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AJ van Wyk,<\/strong> of St Andrew&#8217;s, will serve as the team&#8217;s head coach.\u00a0<strong>Sylvester KhauKhau<\/strong>, from the Rocklands Hub, is the assistant coach, and\u00a0<strong>Mbali Mtana<\/strong>, from Grey College, is the team manager.<\/p>\n<p><!--StartFragment --><\/p>\n<p><!--StartFragment --><\/p>\n<p class=\"pf0\"><span class=\"cf0\">The line-up includes opening batsman <strong>Christian Kind<\/strong>, who was selected for the <a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/hansen-to-lead-the-sa-schools-side-once-again\/\"><strong>SA Schools side in 2024<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"pf0\"><span class=\"cf0\"><strong>Naud\u00e9 Botha<\/strong>, meanwhile, was one of only two batsmen to <a href=\"https:\/\/ssschoolsplus.co.za\/hansen-leads-western-province-to-khaya-majola-week-title\/\"><strong>score a century at the Khaya Majola Week<\/strong> <\/a>last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Joining Kind and Botha for a second year at the inter-provincial week are all-rounder <strong>Henru de Wet<\/strong>, and seam bowlers, <strong>Otto Krause<\/strong> and <strong>Cullen Kakora<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Free State Khaya Majola Week Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. 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