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Photo: Brad Morgan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Crusaders Club<\/strong>, in Durban North, will become an entertainment venue for the whole family during the Clifton T20 Tournament<\/strong>. The hosts will be in action at 11:30 on Friday morning against Hilton College, <\/b>the KZN Switch Schools SA20 Regional champion<\/strong><\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

Catch the action LIVE on SuperSport Schools<\/strong><\/a> or tune in to DStv Channel 216<\/strong><\/p>\n

Clifton is flying in the Coastal region’s W100<\/strong> competition, with three wins from four matches – beating Westville Boys’ High<\/strong><\/a>, Durban High School<\/strong> <\/a>and Kearsney<\/strong><\/a>, while going down to Northwood<\/strong> <\/a>– and that sets the stage for an intriguing contest.<\/p>\n

In Friday’s other Group A match, St John’s College (Harare)<\/strong> faces Kearsney.<\/p>\n

The Zimbabwean side is one of two teams from outside of KZN – the other being Ho\u00ebrskool Waterkloof<\/strong> – and has attended all three Clifton T20 tournaments. That’s because the idea for Clifton T20 came from the St John’s Rams T20<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s played annually, and Clifton has been a regular participant in the event for well over a decade, during which a strong relationship between the schools has developed. Last year, in Harare, the Durban side finished as the runner-up.<\/p>\n

One of the highlights of the third edition of the Clifton T20 is the addition of a couple of primary school matches, with four teams set to play at Crusaders on Saturday.<\/p>\n

“You’ve got Clifton Prep<\/strong> vs Highbury<\/strong>, and they’ll be playing for the Procter Richards Trophy<\/strong> on the main field, while Westville Senior Primary<\/strong> and Northlands<\/strong> will play on Crusaders 2<\/strong>,” Clifton’s Director of Cricket, Brandon Scullard<\/strong>, said.<\/p>\n

“Both teams will receive sponsored match shirts to play in, and they’ll play a pink ball game.”<\/p>\n

The Procter Richards Trophy match, which takes place between Clifton T20 matches around midday, will be broadcast on DStv Channel 216<\/strong>, which is appropriate, considering the stature of the players after whom the annual Highbury vs Clifton game is named.<\/p>\n

The commentary team will include, among others, Johan “Spoed” Smith<\/strong>, Andy Capagstano<\/strong>, former Dolphins<\/strong>‘ opening batsman Divan van Wyk<\/strong>, Christo Esau<\/strong> and Brandon Scullard<\/strong>, who previously opened the bowling for the Dolphins.<\/p>\n

Mike Procter<\/strong>, one of the world’s greatest all-rounders, attended Highbury at the same time that Barry Richards<\/strong>, one of the world’s greatest batsmen, attended Clifton.<\/p>\n

Although primarily a bowling all-rounder, Procter shares a world record with Sir Donald Bradman<\/strong> and CB Fry<\/strong> for scoring six successive first-class centuries.<\/p>\n

In August 1979, in consecutive matches, he claimed two all-LBW hat-tricks, playing for Gloucestershire<\/strong> (which was, at times, referred to as Proctershire<\/em><\/strong> because of his massive impact on the side) against Leicestershire<\/strong> and Yorkshire<\/strong>.<\/p>\n