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The excitement is growing ahead of South Africa’s annual national and regional schools’ cricket weeks. The CSA Girls Week, which starts on the 10th of December, will have supporters and players of the fast-growing women’s game pinned to the edge of their seats.

With the likely addition of a Women’s SA20 league, alongside the already successful men’s edition, the young ladies representing their respective provinces will be looking to stamp their authority over the coming five days in the hope of furthering their cricket careers.

The Week takes place in South Africa’s Mother City, Cape Town. The hosts Western Province kick off their campaign against the Mpumalanga Rhinos, from up north, and will be looking to get off to a dominant start on home soil.

Another powerhouse, the Gauteng Lions, will tackle South Western Districts, now known as the Garden Route Badgers, while their old foes from across the Jukskei, the Titans face Kei on day one.

The two Kwazulu-Natal sides, KZN Coastal and KZN Inland, start their five-day campaigns against formidable opposition when they face Border and Northern Cape respectively.

Looking at the lineup of fixtures, they foreshadow an action-packed week, with the cream of South Africa’s emerging talent eager to prove themselves, with an eye on higher honours in the near future.

Fixtures 

Day 1

Kwazulu-Natal Coastal vs Border
Free-State vs Limpopo
Gauteng Loins vs South Western Districts
Western Province vs Mpumalanga
Titans vs Kei
North-West vs Boland
Kwazulu-Natal vs Northern Cape
Eastern Province vs Easterns

Day 2

Kwazulu Natal Coastal vs Limpopo
Free-State vs Border
Gauteng Lions vs Mpumalanga
Western Province vs South Western Districts
Titans vs Boland
North-West vs Kei
Kwazulu-Natal Inland vs Easterns
Eastern Province vs Northern Cape

Day 3

Kwazulu-Natal Coastal vs Free-State
Limpopo vs Border
Gauteng Lions vs Western province
Mpumalanga vs South Western Districts
Titans vs North-West
Boland vs Kei
Kwazulu-Natal Inland vs Eastern Province
Easterns vs Northern Cape

The defending champions of the Standard Bank Schools Boat Race – St Benedict’s and St Mary’s – won the preliminary round heads race on Friday, setting both on track to further extend their winning runs in the most difficult rowing competition on the calendar.

The St Benedict’s 1st eight finished the 5.4km time trial on the Kowie River in Port Alfred in 16 minutes 44.3 seconds, 10.4 seconds ahead of second-placed St Stithians, to set up a repeat of last year’s A final.

St Mary’s Waverley posted the fastest time over 4km in the girls’ 1st quad – 13 minutes and 5.7 seconds. Their close neighbours and fierce rivals, St Andrew’s School for Girls, were second, just six seconds behind. They will contest the girls A final on Saturday.

St Benedict’s will be chasing a fifth consecutive win in the Boat Race, and their eighth in total, while St Mary’s are in pursuit of a ninth consecutive win, and a 16th in the 22-year history of the girls’ race.

St Andrew’s has a history of meeting St Mary’s in the final, but that place was usurped in the last two years by Holy Rosary. On Friday, the Edenvale Convent managed only fourth place, and they will face St Stithians in the B final.

There are two newcomers to the boys’ B final. Rondebosch will take on the hosts, St Andrew’s of Grahamstown. Rondebosch placed seventh in last year’s race, while St Andrew’s finished 10th.

The racing starts at 07:30 on Saturday, with the Inland and Coastal reserves crews facing off in the girls H and boys J finals – despite the composite teams doing quite well in the time trials.

The rest of the finals go off at 30-minute intervals throughout the day, with boys’ and girls’ races alternating. The day culminates with the A finals for the girls’ quad and boys’ eight, which go off at 15:30 and 16:00 respectively.

Results

Girls’ 1st quad – 1 St Mary’s, 2 St Andrew’s, 3 St Stithians, 4 Holy Rosary, 5 Somerset College, 6 Assumption Convent, 7 Clarendon, 8 Inland Reserves, 9 Germiston High, 10 Peninsula Girls, 11 DSG, 12 Coastal Reserves, 13 Mbekamuzi Secondary, 14 Grassy Park 15 Madiba Toloane, 16 Umtata High School.

Boys’ 1st eight – 1 St Benedict’s, 2 St Stithians, 3 Rondebosch, 4 St Andrew’s, 5 Jeppe, 6 St John’s, 7 St Alban’s, 8 SACS, 9 KES, 10 Parktown, 11 Grey High, 12 Germiston High, 13 Inland Reserves 1, 14 Bishops, 15 Coastal Reserves, 16 Inland Reserves 2 17 Selborne, 18 Somerset College, 19 Madiba-a-Toloane, 20 Guzani Secondary, 21 Leonard Ntshuntshe.

To the surprise of no one, the 2023 African Junior Swimming and Open Water Championships, being swum at the Cote d’Or National Sports Complex in Saint Pierre, Mauritius, has been largely dominated by South Africa and Egypt. The event runs from 6-9 December.

The South African team might have felt a twinge of trepidation when in the opening event, the men’s 14-18 400m freestyle, SA swimmers Keegan Wright and Aiden Nel, finished fifth and sixth, with the win going to Tunisia’s Rami Rahmouni, ahead of two Egyptian swimmers.

Very quickly, though, the South Africans had plenty to cheer when Georgia Els and Gabriella van den Berg finished one-two in the next event, the women’s 14-18 50m breaststroke, with Els clocking 32.42 to take the victory.

Els added another victory in the 400m individual medley, finishing over six seconds clear of the runner-up, Jasmine Eissa of Egypt, in 5:04.05.

South Africa’s girls continued to accumulate wins when Emma de Wet (feature photo) and Cassidy Burgess placed first and second in the 100m backstroke, with De Wet touching the wall in 1:03.67.

The Egyptians pulled one back in the 1 500m freestyle through Lamees Elsokkary, but SA’s Marony Jacobs and Zoe Griffiths took second and third.

Then, in the 400m freestyle relay, South Africa held off Egypt for the title, stopping the clock in 3:56.82, with the Egyptians only 0.34 behind, and Kenya, in third, almost 12 seconds behind the winners.

Victory in the individual 100m freestyle went Egypt’s way, however, with Nadin Mohamed pipping Lise Coetzee by 0.01 to take the title in 57.88.

There was nothing close about Jasmine Eissa’s 200m butterfly victory, though, as she cruised to the title in 2:22.05, close to four seconds clear of SA’s Marony Jacobs, in second.

Lise Coetzee had narrowly missed out on 100m freestyle gold, but in the much longer 800m she went unchallenged. Her time of 8:59.73 was well over 15 seconds clear of second-placed Lamees Elsokkary.

The South African girls continued their success with an emphatic victory in the 4x200m freestyle relay. Their winning time of 8:38.52 was over 10 seconds clear of Egypt, who secured the silver, and 43 seconds ahead of Mauritius, who bagged the bronze.

In the 400m mixed medley relay, it was Egypt ahead of South Africa for the gold, in 4:03.91, with Kenya a distant third.

While South Africa’s girls were comfortably the class of the women’s events, Egypt owned the men’s competition, stacking seven victories, while Tunisia’s Rami Rahmouni took two titles, and Ruben Smit claimed South Africa’s only victory, winning the 100m breaststroke in 1:04.26 ahead of Ahmed Hany of Egypt, with whom he had tied in the prelims when both stopped the clock in 1:05.04. Rahmouni’s second title came in the 800m freestyle, which he won in 8:15.53.

Meanwhile, Egypt produced two double winners, with Nasr Ahmed capturing the 100m butterfly in 53.03, and the 200m freestyle in 1:50.41. Abdelrahman Farag did the backstroke double, taking the 100m in 56.76, followed by 26.94 for the 50m, which was his time in both the prelims and the final.

South Africa’s Lance Cromhout was second to Farag in both the 50m and 100m backstroke.

Egypt added further victories in the 50m butterfly – which Mohamed Walid Abdel Aziz won in 24.70, with SA’s Joshua Esterhuysen third in 25.21 – and the 200m individual medley, with their swimmers taking a one-two. Youssif Ramadan won gold in 2:08.16, while Juan Boshoff added a bronze medal for South Africa after finishing third in 2:09.06.

The 4 x 100m men’s freestyle relay also ended in victory for Egypt.

 

Cricket South Africa on Friday named the 15-player squad that will represent South Africa at the ICC u19 Cricket World Cup, which will be played on home soil from 13 January to 4 February 2024.

The South African team will be captained by Central Lions’ batsman, David Teeger, who led SA u19 on a mid-year tour of Bangladesh, and who also captained the SA Emerging Team to the CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge Division Two title in October.

The line-up includes the formidable St Stithians College grade 11 trio of Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Richard Seletswane (feature photo) and Kwena Maphaka. They’re joined by Esosa Aihevba, which gives Saints an astonishing four players in the 15-man squad.

Last year’s SA Schools’ skipper Juan James also cracks the nod, while Riley Norton, who was selected for the SA Schools rugby team this year will also run out in the green and gold for the u19 cricket team.

South Africa has been drawn in Group B along with England, Scotland and the West Indies.

As part of their preparations, coach Malibongwe Maketa and his charges will gather in Durban from Friday for a week-long camp, which will include two practice matches against Zimbabwe u19, on Saturday, 9 December, and Monday, 11 December, with both being played at the Chatsworth Oval in Durban.

They will also tackle the KwaZulu-Natal u19 team on Wednesday, 13 December, at the same venue.

Commenting on the selections, SA u19 Convenor of Selectors, Patrick Moroney, said: “I extend my congratulations to each player who has secured a sport in the World Cup squad; their inclusion is well-deserved.

“This group of young cricketers has demonstrated exceptional abilities and potential. We have full confidence in their capabilities and are excited to see them compete at the highest level, especially with the added pride of playing in front of a home crowd.

“We had initially selected three spinners in the provisional 18-player squad in anticipation of the sub-continent conditions in Sri Lanka. But with the tournament now taking place in South Africa and the change in conditions, we have named two specialist spinners and extra cover within our fast-bowling group.

“I would like to wish the players and the support staff well for the tournament, and I anticipate an exciting World Cup campaign.”

CSA Director of Cricket, Enoch Nkwe, commented: “After months of hard work, we are pleased to see such a well-rounded squad that will represent South Africa at the World Cup.

“The quality of this group shows the amount of work that is going on behind the scenes through the CSA pipeline, and I have no doubt they will do us proud next year.”

SA U19 SQUAD

David Teeger (Lions, captain), Esosa Aihevba (Lions), Juan James (Western Province), Martin Khumalo (Easterns), Kwena Maphaka (Lions), Dewan Marais (Easterns), Riley Norton (Boland), Nqobani Mokoena (KZN Coastal), Romashan Pillay (KZN Coastal), Sipho Potsane (Lions), Lhuan-dre Pretorius (Lions), Richard Seletswane (Lions), Oliver Whitehead (Western Province), Steve Stolk (Titans), Ntando Zuma (KZN Inland)

Not even a five-wicket haul by South African u19 paceman, Mondli Khumalo, could secure hosts, Maritzburg College, a victory over the Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool of Pretoria during the final day of the 60th annual Michaelmas Week in Pietermaritzburg.

Khumalo grabbed five wickets for a mere 36 as he helped his side restrict Affies to only 203 in a limited-overs match (50 overs) at Goldstone’s. He received some valuable support from Andile Simelane (3/28).

Edward Nel (44) was the only batsman from Pretoria who managed to keep Khumalo and Simelane at bay.

 

Summarised Scorecards:

50-over matches:  

Affies 203 (Edward Nel 44; Mondli Khumalo 5/36, Andile Simelane 3/28); Maritzburg College 197 (Jacques van der Walt 63; Janco Smit 4/48). Affies won by six runs.

Michaelhouse 216 (Roeland van den Berg 41); Hudson Park 186 (Nonelela Yikha 76; Harry Nel 3/33). Michaelhouse won by 30 runs.

40-over match

St Andrew’s College 199/9 (Sam Francis 43, Matthew Schaefer 64); Westville Boys’ High 173 (Jandré Viljoen 32, Gareth Beavan 56; Miles Danckwerts 3/35). St Andrew’s College won by 24 runs.

T20 matches

King Edward VII 130/7 (Keegan Jansen van Rensburg 33*) St Charles College 122/6 (Clive Madande 44; Crispin McKenzie 3/22). King Edward VII won by eight runs.

Durban High School 110/9 (Brayden Sambhu 35; Kgaudise Molefe 3/17, Dylan Nicholas 3/9); Jeppe High School for Boys’ 114/7 (Breidyn Schaper 43; Joshua Stride 3/27). Jeppe High School for Boys’ won by three wickets.

Pretoria Boys’ High 138/6 (Josh Rossouw 39) Glenwood 113 (Francis Moran 45; Daniel van der Merwe 3/15, Ruan van Rooyen 3/23). Pretoria Boys’ High won by 25 runs.

St Alban’s College 88 (Teague Ridgway 3/8, Zedan Mahomed 3/15) Clifton College 89/2 (Teague Ridgway 35*). Clifton won by eight wickets.

Northwood 110 (Jack Lees 5/13); St John’s College 112/2 (Nic Halstead-Cleak 56*). St John’s College won by eight wickets.

Hilton College 148/8 (Slade van Staden 52; Sebastian de Oliviera 3/30) St Stithians College 115/9. Hilton win by 33 runs.

CSA TAP Invitational XI 113/8 (Neil Eksteen 40, Arayan Gopalan 35; Christiaan Neethling 2/17, Lerato Nqoyi 2/32); Grey College 118/5 (Juan-Dee Olivier 39, JP Coetzee 34; Neil Eksteen 2/12). Grey College won by five wickets.

Kearsney College 170/4 (Cade Carmichael 40, Dylan Hulett 41, Jared Uys 46); St David’s Marist Inanda 117/8 (Thomas Taylor 32). Kearsney College won by 53 runs.

St Stithians College walked as victors of the Nedbank Grey Soccer Challenge final, defeating HTS Louis Botha.

It was a very competitive final between one of the two powerhouses in South African Schools’ football. Coming into the tournament, HTS Louis Botha have enjoyed a good run, having reached several finals and having managed to defend their title in Kimberly during the Absa Wildeklawer Soccer Tournament.

It was a tactical display of football between the two teams, as both had failed to score a goal during the final. The winners had to be decided in the penalty shootout.

St Stithians’ goalkeeper produced an outstanding performance and stole the show during the penalty shootout, saving his team to ensure they walked away and took the cup to Gauteng province. HTS Louis Botha missed two crucial penalties, which gave an advantage to their opposition. Louis Botha went on to lose by 4-2 on penalties.

Durban High School’s first team also walked away with a trophy, winning the Plate final on penalties 5-3, defeating Parktown High School. Hopewell Ntshangase of Durban High School walked away with the honours as the leading goal scorer of the tournament.

For four days, Grey College hosted a successful tournament that saw top schools across the country, from places such as KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Eastern Cape and other areas, all join forces in the Nedbank Grey College Soccer Tournament. Matches started as early as 08 am on a Saturday on the 30th of September.

From the first game, it was quite clear that all the teams had to compete as they brought the heat into the competition. This was the scene of tough competition displayed on the pitch throughout the tournament.

 

Joseph Mkhonza, the renowned coach of Spring Home Sweepers, expressed his admiration for the Gauteng women’s soccer tournament despite losing out on the gold match.

Mkhonza’s team was knocked in the semi-finals by the defending champions, Diepkloof Ladies FC, and eventually lost for the 3rd place on penalties by 10-9 to Electrical Ladies who took the bronze and settled for the 3rd position after they found themselves in the same position last year.

Mkhonza, with his extensive experience in women’s football his team for the fighting spirit, and praised the tournament organizers for bringing teams from different league streams, including the Gauteng Development League: Girls League.

He also found it inspiring to see a team from Zimbabwe, Queen Lozikey participating in the tournament. Mkhonza’s positive outlook on the tournament reflects his passion for the sport and his commitment to developing young players, something that he has been doing for decades.

Joseph Mkhonza emphasized the importance the Gauteng women’s soccer tournament as a unique platform solely for women’s football. He expressed concern over common trend of giving all attention to men’s football in South Africa and called other tournament organizers to learn from this example.

Mkhonza urged for fairness towards women in the upcoming December tournaments. H also highlighted the exceptional talent of young girls as 13 years old in the tournament and stressed for nurturing this talent.

Mkhonza also called for the presence of top officials, national team coaches from all age groups to come and witness the abundance of talent in the country and also support these young girls.

Joseph Mkhonza emphasized the importance of corporate support for tournament and development at the school level. He highlighted that the recent triumph of the Springboks is a testament made at an earlier age, resulting in their successful defense of the World Cup championship in France by defeating their arch-rivals, the All Blacks.

Mkhonza further advocated for the discovery and protection of talent in various sports, not just football, at the school level. He believes that nurturing talent in all aspects of sports would contribute to creating a winning nation.

 

Centuries by Rondebosch Boys’ High’s Declan Gillespie and Noah Heath was the highlight of the opening day of the annual Peninsula Cricket Week in the southern suburbs of Cape Town.

Gillespie scored 105 and Heath 104 in their team’s declaration match against Pretoria Boys’ High.

Summarised Scorecards: 

Rondebosch Boys’ High first innings 278/7 (Declan Gillespie 105, Noah Heath 104, Raeeq Daniels* 24; Justin Tattersall 3/49)  Pretoria Boys’ High first innings 163/8 (Callum Croome 47, Justin Tattersall 36*, C Cromarty 27*; Giyan Sulcas 3/43, Raeeq Daniels 2/22). Match Drawn.

Wynberg Boys’ High first innings 123/10 (Benni Hansen 40; Divan Ras 3/2, Heinrich Muller 3/31, Xavier de Wet 2/7); Affies first innings 126/2 (Divan de Villiers 45*, Ruben Groenewald 55*; Ebrahim Fakir 2/28). Affies won on the first innings.

SACS first innings 303/9 (Oliver Whitehead 95, Ben Levitt 61, Reeza Salie 57, Josh Wyngaard 31, R Taplin 23; Matipa Denenga 4/39); Hilton College first innings 197/9 (Charles Swart 48, Luke Watt 47, Ethan van Heerden 22*, Matthew Steward 21, Ivan Lockem 20; Litha Kraai 3/10, Jonathan Thorn 2/28, Fayyaad Davids 2/39). Match Drawn.

St David’s Marist first innings 175/10 (Jordan Gamsy 71, Sam Wearne 23, Boago Gaoraelwe 21; Peyton Leigh 4/23, Tiaan Louw 2/17; Diocesan College first innings 178/4 (Storm Matthews 41, James Robb-Quinlen 40*, Thomas Jacobs 28, Cole Crawford 23, Calum Daniels 22, Storm Matthews 41, Cole Crawford 23). Bishops won on the first innings.

St Charles College first innings 145/10 (Matthew Urquhart 80, Jaques van Niekerk 2/11, GJ de Swardt 2/13, Franco Cronje 2/19, Marcus Bakker 2/38; Waterkloof first innings 146/6 (Wian Ruthven 40, Beukes Van Der Berg 26, Paul Oosthuizen 25, N Beaumont 3/22, B Sunguru 3/34). Waterkloof won on the first innings.

The teams for the forthcoming CSA U19 Girls Week have been revealed ahead of the 2023 tournament, which will be played in Cape Town from the 10th to the 14th of December.

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The event will shine a light on the emerging talent within the women’s cricket ranks as a move towards the CSA Professional Domestic Women’s League continues to gain traction. Interest in the women’s game has been heightened since South Africa finished as runners-up on home soil in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in February.

A total of 16 teams will be in action in South Africa’s Mother City.

TEAMS

Garden Route Badgers: Mariana Breedt (Outeniqua), Siphokhule Dyantyi (Imizamo Yethu Secondary), De Jonk Faith (Bridgton), Hohanelle Kotze (Outeniqua), Shannon Pieterse (Gerrit du Plessis), Treidine Solomons (Knysna), Neidine Solomons (Knysna), Sange Somathambe (Imizamo Yethu Secondary), Linamandla Tyobeka (Thembalethu High School), Rusha van Wieling (Plettenberg Bay), Jeneva van Wyk (Plettenberg Bay), Shannon-Lee Windvogel (George), Asakhe Xhongo (Thembalethu High School).

2 Imizamo Yethu Secondary | 2 Knysna | 2 Outeniqua | 2 Plettenberg Bay | 2 Thembalethu High School | 1 Bridgton | 1 George | | 1 Gerrit du Plessis |   

Western Province: Kayla Reneke (Belville High School), Jemma Botha (Wynberg Girls), Lilitha Bakubaku (HTS Bellville), Akhona Mahlanza (Langa Hub), Alexia Kontopirakis (Somerset College), Refiloe Bomvana (Gugulethu Hub), Kathleen Seager (Blouberg International School), Rifqah Esau (HTS Bellville), Sinelethu Yaso (HTS Bellville), Caitlin Wyngaard (Strand High School), Aseza Ngwaca (Gugulethu Hub), Jae-Leigh Filander (Fairmont High), Leshay Walker (Cravenby High).

3 Belville Technical High School | 2 Gugulethu Hub | 1 Bellville High School | 1 Langa Hub | 1 Somerset College | 1 Fairmont High School | 1 Cravenby High School | 1 Blouberg International School | 1 Strand High School | 1 Wynberg Girls’ High School |

Dolphins: Esihle Kawu (Mandlekosi High), Seshnie Naidu (JR Educational Centre), Jenna Alexander (Thomas More College), Olwethu Gasa (Ness Secondary), Lusanda Khwela (Nilgiri Secondary), Shanel Madurai (Apollo Secondary), Thandiswa Majola (HTS Sivananda), Nonkululeo Makhubu (HTS Sivananda), Noluyolo Mkhaliphi (Avoca Secondary), Nomfundo Mtobeni (HTS Isivananda), Noshile Sisanda Ngubane (Umlazi), Luyanda Nzuza (New Forrest High), Nokulunga Shangase (Sithabile Secondary).

2 Sivananda Technical High School | 1 JR Educational Centre | 1 Thomas More College | 1 Ness Secondary School | 1 Nilgiri Secondary School | 1 Apollo Secondary School | 1 Avoca Secondary School | 1 Isivananda Technical School | 1 Umlazi Comprehensive and Technical School | 1 New Forrest High School | 1 Sithabile Secondary School |

Kei: Siviwe Silo (Jumba High), Oluhle Ndoongeni (St Jogn High), Sandiswe Makinana (Mida High), Milisa Ntwanembana (Cibeni High), Bonwisa Robert (Cibeni High), Savela Maboza (Old Bouting High), Yonga Rutsha (Cibeni High), Nontokoza Mchiza (Cibeni High), Sgempana Elethu (Cibeni High), Anelisa Ntwanembana (Cibeni High), Lonke Nobangela (Ntabankul High), Elethu Mataka (Cibeni High), Lwandiso Tsoba (Ntabankulu High).

7 Cibeni High | 2 Ntabankulu High | 1 Jumba High | 1 St Jogn High | 1 Old Bouting High |  

Free State: Dieketseng Matsoele (Khauho), Georgia Erasmus (Hentie Cilliers), Karabo Mokone (Khauho), Erica gates (Bothaville), Katlego Nkoga (Khauho), Lydia Maroele (Khauho), Tlaleng Masukela (Khauho), Chane Lang (Hentie Cilliers), Miane Smit (Oranje Meisies), boitumelo Lephaila (Khauho), Anke Koen (Sentraal), Ancche Zwarts (Goedveld), Keletso Mpiti (Khauho).

7 Khauho High | 2 Hentie Cilliers | 1 Oranje Meisies | 1 Sentraal High | 1 Goudveld High |  

Northern Cape Heat: Nombuso Makatong (KP Toto), Deandre Jacobs (Diamantveld), Mathapelo Ntsayagae (Lesedi High), Elizma Erasmus (Kathu High), Omolemo Itumeleng (Phakane High), Boitomelo Seikaneng (KP Toto), Rethabile Mothlanke (KP Toto), Lucian Swartz (Charlton High), Katlego Vala (Phakane High), Tlotlego Metlhe (KP Toto), Leago Leboko (KP Toto), Olorato Lekhwi (Tetlanyo High), Boitsoko Molusi (William Pescod High)

5 KP Toto High | 2 Phakane High | 1 Diamantveld High | 1 Lesedi High | 1 Kathu High | 1 Charlton High | 1 Tetlanyo High | 1 William Pescod High School | 

Eastern Storm: Tamzyn Hartman (Vootrekker), Mpumelelo Masholoane (Tlakula High), Payton Coppin (Curro Serengeti), Thelma Makhubela (Lekamuso Secondary), Melita Lebea (Phomolong Secondary), Danyella Swart (Marais Viljoen), Jordan Holtzhuazen (Alberton, Marizelle Welman (Alberton), Thando Zulu (Zimisele Secondary), Leeyandre Bently (Reddam house), Refilwe Mogabe (Sunwood Park High), Monique Malaza (Eureka High School), Princess Mathebula (Phomolong Secondary).

2 Hoerskool Alberton | 2 Phomolong Secondary School | 1 Tlakula High School | 1 Curro Serengeti | 1 Lekamuso Secondary School | 1 Marais Viljoen | 1 Zimisele Secondary School | 1 Reddam House | 1 Sunwood Park High School | 1 Eureka High School | 1 Sithabile Secondary School |

Border: Jenna Roberts (Stirling High), Holly Harris (Sterling High), Cayleigh Wanckel (Stirling High), Thabelani Metu (Lilyfontein) Akhile Mdlalane (Cambridge College), Makena Shiyani Makena (Mdantsane Hub), Lunje Adam (Middledrift Hub), Likuye Hela (Alice Hub), Sinesipho Dondi (Hudson Park High), Khalima Mfenqe (Middledrift Hub), Lisakhanya Dweba (King Williams Town Hub), Kamvelihle Nkwandla (Healdtown Hub), Aphiwe Trato (Alice Hub).

3 Stirling High | 2 Middledrift Hub | 2 Alice Hub | 1 Lilyfontein | 1 Cambridge | 1 Mdantsane Hub | 1 King Williams Town Hub | 1 Healdtown Hub | 1 Hudson Park High | 

Lions: Thristan Cronje (Steyn City), Karabo Meso (Steyn City), Robyn Kamerman (Jeppe Girls), Mia Kruger (Monument), Samantha Swanepoel (Steyn City), Emily Basel (Steyn City), Kaylee van Rooyen (Jeppe Girls), Lethabo Bidli (Dobsonville High), Tokologo Motsepe (Dobsonville High), Khanyisile Nkosi (Queens High), Busisiwe Matleng (Kagiso High), Railivhuwa Khorombi (Dobsonville High), Sithandile Mttethwa (Ibhongo Secondary).

4 Steyn City | 3 Dobsonville Hub | 2 Jeppe Girls | 1 Hoerskool Monument | 1 Queens High | 1 Kagiso High School | 1 Ibhongo Secondary School |  

Eastern Cape: Jordan Cole (Woodridge College), Sesona Jodwana (Pearson High), Alison Kroon (Pearson High), Asanda Mbodla (Woodridge College), Ava Horner (New Brighton Hub), Megan Fourie (New Brighton Hub), Emma Tinley (DF Malherbe), Lana von Hagen (Pearson High), Olwethu Kwedini (Woodridge College), Anelisa Pienaar (New Brighton High), Anelisa Pienaar (New Brighton Hub), Linay September (Gelvandale High).

4 New Brighton Hub | 4 Woodridge College | 3 Pearson High | 1 DF Malherbe | 1 Gelvandale High | 

Titans: Mbali Maluleka (Soshanguve Hub), Grace Ndlovu (Soshanguve Hub), Caroline Twala (Mamelodi Hub), Simone Lourens (Garsfontein), Janicke Janse van Rensburg (Garsfontein), Lethabo Mthimkulu (Mamelodi Hub), Amone Muller (Menlopark), Miane Krynie (Menlopark), Monalisa Legodi (Soshanguve Hub), Lesedi Madisha (Mamelodi Hub), Pura Andreou (Cornwall Hill College), Mienke de Jager (Centurion), Christelle van der Schyff (Affies Meisies).

3 Shoshanguve Hub | 3 Mamelodi Hub | 2 Garsfontein | 1 Hoerskool Monument | 1 Queens High | 1 Kagiso High School | 1 Ibhongo Secondary School | 

Boland: Gemeez Adams (Stellenboch Hub), Gizelle Abrahams (Kylemore Secondary), Melanie Flippies (Swartberg Secondary), Luze Carollisen (Kylemore Secondary), Haseenah Khan (Worcester Gim), Asiphe Mbinda (Vusisiwe Secondary), Zama Senti (Stellenbosch Hub), Siyema Stefana (Swartberg Secondary), Thimna Ngqwemla (Stellenbosch Hub), Anelmarie van Niekerk (Bredasdorp High), Tinita van Zyl (Stellenbosch Hub), Mia-Lize van der Vyver (Drosdty High), Danelie Boshoff (Drosdty High).

4 Stellenbosch Hub | 2 Kylemore Secondary School | 2 Drosdty High School | 2 Swartberg Secondary School | 1 Bredasdorp High School | 1 Vusisiwe Secondary School | 1 Worcester Gimnasium |

Tuskers: Amy Hughes (Treverton College), Amahle Mwelase (Siyanda High), Jessica Candler (Howick High), Mbali Mkhize (Ikusaselijle High), Asanda Zondi (Msimude High), Nelile Nzimande (Ikusaselihle High), Noluthando Mshengu (Sqomqweni High), Kiandri Bierbaum (Dundee High), Sihle Mamba (Bonginhlanhla High), Nothando Nkosi (Bonginhlanhla High), Vuyokazi Motha (Bonginhlanhla High), Lune holder (Ferrum High).

3 Bonginhlanhla High | 2 Howick High | 2 Ikusaselihle High | 1 Siyanda High | 1 Msimude High | 1 Sqongweni High | 1 Dundee High | 1 Isivananda Technical School | 1 Ferum High | 

Limpopo Impalas: Phologo Ratsoma (Phalaborwa Hub), Shakira Malatji (Phalaborwa Hub), Meghan-Lee mans (Ben Vorster), Phuti Meso (Bochum), Itumeleng Manyaga (Bochum), Cara Louw (Hans Strijdom), Shelfa Mukhari (Nkowankowa), Carli Botha (Frikkie Meyer), Nicole Labuschagne (Piet Potgieter), Warona Mkwanazi (Giyani), Tlangi Rikhotso (Giyani), Kano Tjija (Pepps).

2 Phalaborwa Hub | 2 Bochum Hub | 2 Giyani Hub | 1 Siyanda High | 1 Msimude High | 1 Sqongweni High | 1 Dundee High | 1 Isivananda Technical School | 1 Ferum High | 

Mpumalanga Rhinos: Abigail Esterhuizen (HTS Witbank), Ashley Barnard (Middelburg), Chris-Mari Bezuidenhout (HTS Middelburg), Donalle Cloete (Middelburg), Ennie Maseko (Malekutu), Londa Manzini (Malekutu), Neliswa Dlamini (Cana Combined), Nombulelo ngwenya (Cana Combined), Queen Hlatshwayo (Bushbuckridge), Samantha Schultz (HGH), Sbongakonke Hlatshwayo (Cana Combined), Snothando Letswele (Malehutu), Sveva Moore (Uplands College).

3 Malekutu | 3 Cana Cobined School | 2 Hoerskool Middelburg | 1 HTS Witbank | 1 HTS Middelburg | 1 Bushbuckridge | 1 HGH | 1 Uplands College | 

North West Dragons: TBC 

South Africa under-19 cricket captain David Teeger has been cleared of any wrongdoing after an independent inquiry into a statement he made at the Absa Jewish Achiever Awards was protested by the Palestine Solidarity Alliance (PSA), which lodged an official complaint with the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc).

After receiving the Rising Star Award at the event, which took place at the Sandton Convention Centre, Teeger was quoted as saying: “Yes, I’ve been [given] this award, and yes, I’m now the rising star, but the true rising stars are the young soldiers in Israel. And I’d like to dedicate it to the state of Israel and every single soldier fighting, so that we can live and thrive in the diaspora.”

The inquiry was led by renowned Advocate Wim Trengrove SC. In a 44-page determination, he found Teeger had not breached the codes of conduct of either Cricket South Africa or the Central Gauteng Lions.

In the document, he wrote: “Mr Teeger’s comments were certainly not detrimental to the game of cricket in the eyes of his audience. Should he have guarded against the risk that his comments might become public and that others might find them offensive? I think not.

“He was entitled to assume that everybody would understand that his comments were made in a conversation with his fellow Jews. He did not purport to speak on behalf of cricket or cricketers generally.

“Others might find his statements offensive. But they would understand that the constitutional right to freedom of expression requires of us to be tolerant, even of views that we find offensive.”

Teeger is, therefore, cleared to continue his preparations to lead South Africa at the 2024 ICC under-19 Cricket World Cup, which will be hosted in South Africa from 13 January to 4 February.

In June, he captained SA u19 on a tour of Bangladesh, where he finished as the top run scorer in the five-match ODI series, which the hosts claimed by a 3-2 margin.

The King Edward VII Head Boy also skippered the SA Emerging Team to the CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge Division Two title in October after an emphatic eight-wicket victory over the ITEC Knights in the final. On that occasion, Teeger finished unbeaten on 95 from only 70 balls.