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Gauteng het geen twyfel gelaat dat hy die beste span in aksie op vanjaar se Coca-Cola Khaya Majola-week was nie. Die gasheer het die laaste dag van die toernooi as die enigste onoorwonne span betree en ‘n sterbelaaide Grens in die hoofwedstryd van die week oortuigend met nege paaltjies in die Wanderers-stadion geklop.

Grens het vier spelers in sy geledere gehad wat al vir die nasionale o.19-span diens gedoen het.

Gauteng se aanvangskolwer Richards (104*) het met sy honderdtal die grondslag gelê. Hy en Jacob Miltz (61*) het ‘n onoorwonne vennootskap van 144 lopies om die tweede paaltjie gedeel. Miltz het ook vyf vangskote in die veld benut wat sover vasgestel twee keer in die geskiedenis van die week vermag is.

Gauteng se voorslagbouler Curtis Campher (6/29) het te veel vrae aan Grens se kolwers gevra. Dit was slegs Qeshile (59) wat hond haaraf kon maak.

Campher het met 14 paaltjies saam met nog drie ander boulers die meeste paaltjies gedurende die week ingeoes. Campher het sy 14 stokke teen ‘n ongelooflike gemiddeld van 8.4 lopies per slagoffer laat spat.

Die ander vier boulers wat 14 paaltjies ingeoes het, was Sisonke Mazele (WP), Pheko Moletsane (Vrystaat) en Gideon Peters (Noordelikes).

Noordwes se Louis van Schalkwyk het met 283 lopies teen ‘n gemiddelde van 56.6 lopies per beurt die week as die voorste lopiemaker afgesluit.

KwaZulu-Natal Binneland se Sean Gilson (5/7) het met ‘n vyftal paaltjies sy span tot ‘n sege van 103 lopies oor KwaZulu-Natal gehelp.

Luke Holland (113*) het vir Oostelikes teen Limpopo ook ‘n honderdtal aangeteken. Hy en Aron Visser (62*) het ‘n onoorwonne vennootskap van 143 lopies om die derde paaltjie gedeel.

Namibië se Ben Shikongo (5/12) en Petrus Burger (5/15) het Noord-Kaap vir ‘n vernederende 31 uitgeknikker om aan hul span ‘n oorwinning 211 te gee.

Beknopte telkaarte: 

Grens 193 (Sinethemba Qeshile 59, Luke Dallas 38; Curtis Campher 6/29); Gauteng 197/1 (Joshua Richards 104*, Jacob Miltz 61*). Gauteng wen met nege paaltjies.

Boland 166 (Laurentius Smit 40, Daniel du Plessis 34, Samuel Henderson 33; Cole Schoeman 2/24); Oostelike Provinsie 170/6 (Christopher Benjamin 42, Peter Jarvis 41; Achille Cloete 3/39, Marshin Jeftha 2/21). Oostelike Provinsie wen met vier paaltjies.

Westelike Provinsie 142/9 (Ekstras 25, Justin Broad 24; Hermann Rolfes 4/21, Gideon Peters 3/24); Noordelikes 145/3 (Christopher Britz 76*, Modiri Litheko 34; Umar Anthony 2/28). Noordelikes wen met sewe paaltjies.

Suidwestelike Distrikte 165 (Odin le Roux 45, Francois Barnard 38, Travis Ackermann; Donald Machalotsa 4/18); Vrystaat 168/5 (Ruan Cronjé 58*, Garnett Tarr 44; Reagan Rhode 2/41). Vrystaat wen met vyf paaltjies.

KwaZulu-Natal Binneland 203/9 (James Ritchie 52, Gareth Schreuder 52, Jared Campbell 28; Khwezi 3/40, Matthew Montgomery 2/24); KwaZulu-Natal 100 (Caleb Pillay 30; Sean Gilson 5/7, Kamogelo Selane 3/21). KwaZulu-Natal Binneland wen met 103 lopies.

Limpopo 213/9 (Glen Groenewald 62, Driaan Kruger 38; Sinenhlanhla Zwane 3/31, Carlton Mdluli 3/38); Oostelikes 214/2 (Luke Holland 113*, Aron Visser 62*). Oostelikes wen met agt paaltjies.

Mpumalanga 179 (Mongezi Mokoena 38, Jacques Vosloo 38; Cobus Crowther 3/31); Noordwes 136 (Louis van Schalkwyk 28; Jon Hinrichsen 3/20, Sean Nkosi 3/25, Jacques Vosloo 3/45). Mpumalanga wen met 43 lopies.

Namibië 242/9 (Gerhard Lottering 39, Jurgens-Hans Linde 36, Erich von Mollendorff 34); Noord-Kaap 31 (Relesego Mothibi 15*; Ben Shikongo 5/12, Petrus Burger 5/15). Namibië wen met 211 lopies.

 

Vir die tweede agtereenvolgende jaar sal ‘n leerling van St Stithians College in die Goudstad, Wandile Makwetu, die Suid-Afrikaanse skole-krieketspan aanvoer.

Die nasionale span sal die SA Colts Vrydag in ‘n T20-wedstryd van 09:30 in die Wanderers-stadion pak. Makwetu se pa is die ouditeur-generaal, Kimi Makwetu.

Makwetu volg in die voetspore van Wiaan Mulder (2016), Philip Hearle (1996), CJ Benadie (1981) en Roy Pienaar (1978) van Saints wat die nasionale skolespan sedert 1940 aangevoer het.

Die twee skole wat mekaar vroeër vanjaar in die eindstryd van die nasionale T20-reeks gepak het, St Stithians College en Hudson Park, het elk drie spelers in die SA Skole-span. Saints het buiten vir Makwetu ook vir Curtis Campher en Joshua Richards wat die span gehaal het. Hudson Park se Sinethemba Qeshile, Akhona Mnyaka en Jason Niemand sal ook hul staal teen die Colts toon.

OP se draaibouler Keenan Smith het verlede jaar die nasionale skolespan verteenwoordig, maar kon nie vanjaar een van die verteenwoordigende spanne haal nie.

David Rushmere volg ook in sy pa se voetspore. Sy pa, Mark Rushmere, het die SA Skole-span in 1982 en 1983 aangevoer. Rushmere jr. sal die nasionale span se beurt more open.

Die nasionale skolespanne is:

SA Skole: Wandile Makwetu (St Stithians College – kaptein), Curtis Campher (St Stithians College), Achille Cloete (Hoër Jongenskool Paarl), Jade de Klerk (Woodridge College), Mondli Khumalo (Maritzburg College), Sinethemba Qeshile (Hudson Park), Jacob Miltz (St David’s Marist), Akhona Mnyaka (Hudson Park), Kgaudise Molefe (Jeppe High School for Boys), Jason Niemand (Hudson Park), Joshua Richards (St Stithians College), David Rushmere (St Andrew’s College).

SA Colts: Louis van Schalkwyk (Potchefstroom Volkskool – kaptein), Christopher Britz (Pretoria Boys’ High), Khanya Cotani (Paul Roos Gimnasium), Khwezi Gumede (Glenwood), Michael Mahlaba (St Martins), Sisonke Mazele (Western Cape Sport School), Pheko Moletsane (St Andrews, Bloemfontein), Matthew Montgomery (Clifton), Emmanuel Motswiri (Maragon), Gideon Peters (Waterkloof), Jason Raubenheimer (Selborne College), Nico van Zyl (Waterkloof).

Jason Raubenheimer hit an unbeaten 76 runs and took two five wicket-hauls, helping Border to double success in the T20 segment of the Coca-Cola Khaya Majola under-19 Week on Tuesday.

The opening batsman’s 75 came off 62 balls (5 fours, 3 sixes) in their first match, which saw them beat North West by 56 runs. Josneil Long added a blistering 44 at a run-a-ball to help their side to 147/3 at the end of their allotted overs.

North West could not contend with the rampant attack from Border, the highest scores for them coming in the form of a 20 by Louis van Schalkwyk and 16 by Muhammad Suliman as Raubenheimer tore through the middle order and tail. His first five-for went for just 17 runs, giving his side an emphatic win.

Their second victory, was by a comfortable five wickets against Namibia in one of the lowest-scoring matches of the day. They restricted the neighbouring nation to 100 in 18 overs as Raubenheimer claimed 5/33 and Luke Dallas 3/14.

The young allrounder was dismissed without scoring in the second match, but the mantle was picked up by Sinethemba Qeshile (35 off 34 balls) and Matt Dewar (24 off 26) who steered the team in a winning direction.

In other matches, Boland claimed double conquests when they held their nerve to beat Limpopo by two wickets in their morning match and claimed a more comprehensive, 74-run win over Northern Cape in the afternoon.

Their second match saw the top order set up a daunting, 168-run target for the opposition. Vezokhule Mntungwa, Daniel du Plessis and Samuel Henders scored 59*, 49 and 46 respectively, helping their side to 167/4.

The bowlers did well with Garreth Wolmarans leading the attack taking 3/18. Achille Cloete (2/6), Kieran Dreyden (2/8) and Andries Janse van Rensburg (2/9) returned two wickets each and Marshin Jefstha chipped in with 1/27.

It was not a great day for Northern Cape, who had suffered a 54-run beating at the hands of their neighbour, Free State earlier in the day.

The Central side also went on to claim victory by 18 runs against Limpopo in the afternoon thanks to Pheko Moletsane who took a notable 4/15, restricting Limpopo to 122/8 in their 20 overs after they were set a 141-run target.

Elsewhere, Eastern Province was one of the teams that returned some of the most solid wins of the day. They started the day by beating Namibia by 41 runs, followed by a nine-wicket thrashing of North West.

Sinesipho Tsotsa (41 off 35) and Kenan Smith (33 off 22) starred with the bat in their morning fixture, followed by David Rushmere (51 not out off 46) and Campbelle de Wet (38 off 35) in the afternoon.

Other double wins came from Western Province, who were successful against Easterns in the morning by 35 runs and South Western Districts by eight wickets in the afternoon. SWD’s day also started with loss, by 18 runs at the hands of KwaZulu-Natal Inland, who followed up their win with another 11-run triumph over Easterns.

Gauteng’s middle order came to the party in their morning clash against Mpumalanga after they were reduced to 14/5 by Jacques Vosloo (3/23) and Jon Hinrichsen (2/20). Curtis Campher top scored with an unbeaten 39-ball 48 as he and Ntokozo Mahlaba, who was also not out on 30 off 37, shared a 67-run partnership to get their side to 115/6.

Jared Goncalves-Jardine was the chief destroyer for the home side, taking an exceptional 4/8 in his four-over spell. He had good backup from Mzukhona Buthelezi (2-0-8-2) and Campher (3-0-14-2) who returned two wickets a piece, tumbling Mpumalanga to 84/9 for their 31-run win.

Their afternoon fixture saw them beat KwaZulu-Natal Coastal by 13 runs in spite of Matthew Montgomery’s 53 off 46 balls.

Summarised Scorecards (T20):

Round 1

Northerns 98/5 (Jan-Hendrik Pretorius 47*, Christopher Britz 29; Daelen Fynn 2/7); KwaZulu-Natal 101/6 (Matthew Montgomery 28, Thamsanqa Kumalo 21; Nico van Zyl 2/13, Sibusiso Maseko 2/14). KwaZulu-Natal won by four wickets.

Western Province 134/6 (Justin Broad 43, Siyanda Ngxangane 32; Mekyle Pillay 2/3, Kyle Saxby 2/19); Easterns 99 (Kyle Saxby 19; Josh Breed 3/14, Daniel Moriarty 3/30). Western Province won by 35 runs.

Gauteng 115/6 (Curtis Campher 48*, Siyanda Ngxangane 30*; Jacques Vosloo 3/23, Jon Hinrichsen 2/20); Mpumalanga 84/9 (Nathan Carstens 24; Jared Goncalves-Jardine 4/8, Mzukhona Buthelezi 2/8, Curtis Campher 2/14). Gauteng won by 31 runs.

Eastern Province 150/6 (Neo Pepeta 41, Keenan Smith 33; Petrus Burger 2/18); Namibia 108 (Erich von Mollendorff 17; Cole Schoeman 2/13, Campbell de Wet 2/19). Eastern Province won by 42 runs.

Free State 159/5 (Garnett Tarr 58, CP Klijnhans 47; Mason Zacharea 2/37); Northern Cape 105 (Andrew Louw 32; Donald Machalotsa 2/4, Tshediso Kheswa 2/10). Free State won by 54 runs.

KwaZulu-Natal Inland 128/8 (Brandon McCullen 46*, Sinothando Mkhize 34; Athenkosi Kwitswana 2/11, Brian Jack 2/28); South Western Districts 110 (Extras 25; Mondli Khumalo 3/19, Brandon McCullen 2/8). KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by 18 runs.

Border 147/3 (Jason Raubenheimer 75*, Josneil Long 44*); North West 90 (Louis van Schalkwyk 20; Jason Raubenheimer 5/17). Border won by 57 runs.

Limpopo 98/8 (Glen Groenewald 27, Viraj Devdhara 23; Kieran Dreyden 3/7); Boland 99/8 (Achille Cloete 21, Sinalo Gobeni 20; Fumani Maluleke 3/24). Boland won by two wickets.

Round 2

Gauteng 136/8 (Joshua Richards 41; Daelen Fynn 3/20, Matthew Montgomery 2/13); KwaZulu-Natal 123 (Matthew Montgomery 53; Kgaudisa Molefe 2/16, Ntokozo Mahlaba 2/22). Gauteng won by 13 runs.

Boland 167/4 (Vezokhule Mntungwa 59*, Daniel du Plessis 49, Samuel Henderson 46; Barend Engelbrecht 2/22); Northern Cape 93 (Mkhuseli Mayekiso 34, Barend Engelbrecht 28; Gareth Wolmarans 3/18, Achille Cloete 2/6, Kieran Dreyden 2//8, Andries Janse van Rensburg 2/9). Boland won by 74 runs.

Free State 140/7 (CP Klijnhans 46, Garnett Tarr 35; Atwell Mokgoloboto 2/13); Limpopo 122/8 (Glen Groenewald 43, Driaan Kruger 26; Pheko Moletsane 4/16). Free State won by 18 runs.

KwaZulu-Natal Inland 120/6 (Jared Campbell 25, Brandon McCullen 23*, Fraser Jones 22*; Mekyle Pillay 3/17); Easterns 109/7 (Luke Holland 36; Sean Gilson 3/16). KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by 11 runs.

Mpumalanga 105/6 (Wisdom Gumede 49*; Joseph Arendse 2/6, Christopher Britz 2/13, Sibusiso Maseku 2/16); Northerns 106/3 (Francois van Heerden 67). Northerns won by seven wickets.

South Western Districts 79 (Francois Barnard 19; Sisonke Mazele 3/12, Kyle Pluke 2/4); Western Province 80/2 (Justin Broad 22*, Karl Vermeulen 22). Western Province won by eight wickets.

Namibia 100 (Lohandré Louwrens 29; Jason Raubenheimer 5/33, Luke Dallas 3/14); Border 104/5 (Sinethemba Qeshile 35*, Matt Dewar 24). Border won by five wickets.

North West 106/6 (Le Roux White 34*; Raeez Harrison 3/12); Eastern Province 109/1 (David Rushmere 51*, Campbell de Wet 38). Eastern Province won by nine wickets.

The second day of the Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week in Johannesburg belonged to Jason Niemand of Border.

Niemand was named Coca-Cola Hero of the Day for an allround performance against Western Province. Niemand (131) recorded a century and boasted bowling figures of 2/38. He faced only 111 deliveries in his innings of which 14 was dispatched beyond the boundary rope. Three of these were maximums.

He and Sinethemba Qeshile (60) shared a 184-run partnership over the fourth wicket to help their team to 275/6. Both have represented the national u19-side in their careers.

Western Province just hanged on to secure a draw mostly thanks to Mihlali Mpongwana (33).

The only other century on the second day came off the bat of Francois Barnard of South Western Districts. Barnard struck 115 runs from 124 deliveries to help his side secure a victory on first innings against Namibia.

SWD’s fast bowler Jean Bruiner (4/30) also played a major part in the victory.

Mpumalanga’s spin bowler Faheem Nohami (5/32) picked up the only five-wicket haul of the second day as he kept Northern Cape’s batsmen guessing.

Free State’s batsmen had to show patience to secure a draw against Gauteng.

The hosts recorded 275/6 in their first innings thanks to some good batting by captain, Wandile Makwetu (91), Jacob Miltz (83) and Joshua Richards (52). Makwetu and Miltz shared a 152-run partnership over the third wicket.

Free State had to chase the total set or survive the 59 overs left. Garnett Tarr (33, 73b), CP Klijnhans (25, 68b), Gerald Coetzee (28, 89b) and Ruan Cronjé (12*, 55b) frustrated Gauteng’s bowling attack just enough to secure the draw.

Curtis Campher (4/16) and Kgaudisa Molefe (3/42) almost managed to secure the victory for the hosts.

The national u19-player Jade de Klerk and Tiaan Van Vuuren helped Eastern Province to a first innings victory over KwaZulu-Natal Inland with allround performances.

Van Vuuren was the pick of his side’s bowlers with figures of 3/25 and scored the most runs with the 54 runs that came off his bat.

De Klerk picked up three wickets for only 33 runs and added an unbeaten 39 runs with the bat in hand.

Northerns was the only team to secure an outright win on the opening day, but found themselves struggling against Boland on the second day.

Boland recorded 199 in their first innings, but had Northerns struggling at 84/7 before the latter had no other choice but to declare. Boland however still managed to secure a victory on the first innings.

Seamer Samuel Henderson (4/24) caused Northerns’ batsmen the most problems. He achieved some excellent help from Achille Cloete (3/11) from the other end.

For Northerns it was only Francois van Heerden with scores of 30 and 51 whom managed to resist Boland’s onslaught.

Summarised Scorecards (Time Cricket): 

Gauteng first innings 275/4 (Wandile Makwetu 91, Jacob Miltz 83, Joshua Richards 52; Donald Machalotsa 2/34); Free State first innings 134/9 (Garnett Tarr 33, Gerald Coetzee 28; Curtis Campher 4/16, Kgaudisa Molefe 3/42). Match drawn.

Border first innings 275/6 (Jason Niemand 131, Sinethemba Qeshile 60; Sisonke Mazele 4/55); Western Province first innings 143/8 (Mihlali Mpongwana 33; Sebastian Denison-Brown 3/28, Jason Niemand 2/38). Match drawn. 

KwaZulu-Natal Inland first innings 130 (Fraser Jones 52*; Tiaan van Vuuren 3/25, Jade Klerk 3/33, Cole Schoeman 2/17); Eastern Province first innings 197/9 (Tiaan van Vuuren 54, Christopher Benjamin 48, Jade de Klerk 39*; Kamogelo Selane 4/29). Eastern Province won on first innings. 

Boland first innings 199 (Laurentius Smit 50, Khanya Cotani 36; Sibusiso Maseko 3/47); Northerns first innings 84/7 decl. (Francois van Heerden 30; Samuel Henderson 4/24, Achille Cloete 3/11); Boland second innings 47/2 decl. (Khanya Cotani 15; Nico van Zyl 1/10); Northerns second innings 65/2 (Francois van Heerden 51; Samuel Henderson 1/5). Boland won on first innings. 

Limpopo first innings 236/5 (Glen Groenewald 84, Viraj Devdhara 50*, Nhlanhla Shikwambani 49; Matthew Montgomery 2/25, Khwezi Gumede 2/34); KwaZulu-Natal first innings 196/5 (Matthew Montgomery 70, Patrick McGrath 39*, Caleb Pillay 31; Nyiko Mabulwane 2/30). Match drawn.  

North West first innings 235/8 (Louis van Schalkwyk 76, Muhammad Suliman 46; Mekyle Pillay 2/27); Easterns first innings 171/7 (Luke Holland 42, WP Myburgh 34*; Reabetswe Mokgoro 3/19). Match drawn. 

Northern Cape first innings 145 (Andrew Louw 45; Faheem Nohami 5/32, Jon Hinrichsen 3/35); Mpumalanga first innings 200 (Nathan Carstens 87, Ekstras 23; Kutlwano Mokwena 3/45); Northern Cape second innings 47/2 (Nakkie Duvenhage 18*; Jacques Vosloo 2/14). Mpumalanga won on first innings.  

Namibia first innings 135 (Jan-Izak de Villiers 30, Lohandré Louwrens 26; Jean Bruiners 4/30, Brian Jack 3/18); South Western Districts first innings 212/3 (Francois Barnard 115*, Samkelo Mvimbi 40, Travis Ackermann 32). South Western Districts won on die first innings.

Gideon Peters from Northerns has been named the Coca-Cola Hero of the Day for day 1 of the 2017 Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week.

The prestigious Coca-Cola Hero of the Day award is presented on each day of the tournament in recognition of a game changing ‘hero’ moment. Gideon was selected for the award by a Coca-Cola appointed panel of cricket experts after he took 4 wickets and ran out a player to take the 5 required wickets in Border’s second innings to help Northerns win outright, a very rare outcome for the timed cricket games at the Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week.

“Sometimes things just fall into place and work for you and that is what happened to me today. My captain only wanted me to bowl 2 overs but I felt like I was on a roll and had more wickets in me. I would like to thank my team mates for all the support they have given me both today and before the tournament,” said a delighted Peters.

“Gideon was outstanding in his bowling today, especially in the second innings. He was quick and accurate, and his performance was definitely the turning point of the game. Well done to him on a great performance,” said Proteas legend and Coca-Cola Hero of the Day panel lead Victor Mpitsang.

Phindile Phiri, Coca-Cola Africa’s Senior Communications Manager commented, “The Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week is Where Heroes Are Made and for Gideon this is hopefully just the beginning of a bright future in the game. On behalf of Coca-Cola Africa I extend my congratulations to him. I can’t wait to follow his career going forward as he works towards becoming a hero of South African cricket.”

A second-innings burst by Gideon Peters of Northerns saw him take four wickets for just seven runs to help secure the only outright victory, by an innings and 24 runs, against Border on the opening day of the Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week in Johannesburg on Sunday.

The youngster from Hoërskool Waterkloof in Pretoria, took a total of six wickets for 38 in 12 overs, including three maidens. He (Peters 2/31), along with a phenomenal Christopher Britz (1.2-0-2-2) helped restrict the Eastern Cape side to 111 in their first innings after they won the toss and elected to bat first in the timed format.

Border slipped to 52/8, but were rescued by South Africa under-19s, ICC U19 World Cup selection Akhona Mnyaka. The fast bowler and number nine batsman returned an unbeaten 42 from 70 balls and shared a 55-run partnership with number 10 batsman, Sebastian Denison-Brown (11 off 64).

The pair returned to strike with the ball. Denison-Brown, the pick of the bowlers with his 3/48 and Mnyaka backing up the attack with 1/17. His SA U19s teammate, Jason Niemand made up for his disappointment with the bat, taking 2/12 in five overs, along with Siphamandla Krweqe (2/18) who also picked up a pair. Their efforts, while brave were not enough for the Northerns side, who were led to 143 thanks to a half-century by Britz (51 off 105), 26 by Thabo Motaung and 20 from another SA U19 World Cup selection, Hermann Rolfes.

Peters was nothing short of sensational in his attack of Border in their second innings. He took his four wickets in four overs and orchestrated the run out of Josneil Long (2 off 13). The batting side lost all five of those wickets for just eight runs, awarding the Pretoria team a most satisfying victory in the end.

Two centuries were also scored today, by Eastern Province’s David Rushmere (119 off 161) against Gauteng and Louis van Schalkwyk for North West when they took on Namibia.

In the EP/Gauteng game at University of Johannesburg’s Soweto campus, an impressive six-wicket haul by the home side’s Ntokozo Mahlaba (6/59) saw them secure victory on first innings scores in spite of Rushmere’s ton. He hit 13 fours and a six getting his side to a respectable 181 after the rest of the line-up fell victim to Mahlaba, with good support from Curtis Campher (2/36) and yet another SA U19 World Cup selection, Kgaudise Molefe (2/48).

Gauteng amassed 194/6 thanks to Jacob Miltz (53 off 96), Matthew Erasmus (45 off 86) and Campher (26 off 56). EP’s Jade de Klerk and Kenan Smith showed why they were also picked for the U19 World Cup taking place in New Zealand next year. They were the only bowlers who managed to strike for their team, taking a respective 3/40 in 19 overs, including four maidens and 2/74 in 18 with one maiden, but it was not enough to secure a win.

At Braamfischerville Cricket Oval, North West were helped to a first-innings conquest of Namibia thanks to Van Schalkwyk and Odirile Modimokoane. The latter took 4/33 in 14 overs including three maidens, confining the neighbours to 210 after winning the toss and electing to bat first. Gerhard Lottering top-scored for them with 58 off 112 deliveries, with assistance coming from Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton (37 off 78), Ramon Wilmot (35 off 65) and Lohandre Louwrens (34 off 42).

Van Schalkwyk’s ton included nine boundaries as he and Muhammad Suliman (38 off 124) batted their side to 231.

In other first-innings victories; KwaZulu-Natal Inland secured triumph over Western Province when the sides met at Soweto Oval, Limpopo beat Northern Cape at Walter Milton A, South Western Districts held down a win over Easterns at Lenasia Stadium, while KwaZulu-Natal were victorious against Mpumalanga at KES John Hurry Main Oval.

Finally, at St David’s Main Oval, Boland and Free State’s clash ended in a draw.

The Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week is where South Africa’s future cricket heroes are made. The U19 cricket tournament will see over 200 of the top young players from around the country and neighbouring country Namibia, battle it out in an action-packed week. This year, the tournament returns to Johannesburg and will take place from 17-21 December 2017.

The tournament, which is synonymous in showcasing the best in the country’s, up and coming, youth cricket talent, has produced more than 80 Proteas since South Africa’s readmission into the international cricket arena. The recently capped Protea, Wiaan Mulder, captained Gauteng at the 2016 Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week when he returned to the tournament for a third year in a row. In the same year, the allrounder was promoted to franchise cricket and played his maiden game for the bizhub Highveld Lions.

Following a brilliant 2016 cricket season, Mulder was chosen to lead the SA Schools team as they took on the SA Colts team during the annual Cubs Week tournament. This year proved to be a breakthrough year for the 19-year-old as he was selected to captain the Coca-Cola u19 team in matches against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, played in the SA A side and also made his debut for the Proteas in an ODI match against Bangladesh.

Phindile Phiri, Coca-Cola Africa’s Senior Communications Manager, Brand Experience commented, “Coca-Cola Africa has been a proud sponsor of the Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week for the past 39 years and we have witnessed some of the best cricket talent come through its ranks. It’s great to see players like Wiaan Mulder, who played in the tournament a year ago, be part of the Proteas setup. The Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week is a platform for identifying the best in youth cricket. We look forward to seeing more talent being unearthed at this year’s tournament.”

At this year’s Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week, Coca-Cola will once again be recognising standout players with the prestigious Coca-Cola Hero of the Day award. The Coca-Cola Hero of the Day is not necessarily the best player on the field, but the player that really stood out during the match. He could be the wicketkeeper who made an amazing dive catch, a tail-ender who smashed a reverse sweep for six to win the match or even the player showing sportsmanship and embodying the spirit of the gentleman’s game.

“The aim of the CSA Pipeline is for CSA to be the best cricket-playing nation in the world and to achieve this each level of the pipeline needs to play its strategic part,” commented CSA General Manager: Cricket, Corrie van Zyl. “Schools cricket has always been the backbone of the pipeline and it is important that this remains the case.”

Look out for the future heroes of South African cricket taking part at this year’s Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week from 17-21 December 2017.

The Junior Springboks have been drawn to face hosts France in Pool C of the 2018 World Rugby U20 Championship, which will be played across three cities in the south of France from Wednesday, 30 May to Sunday, 17 June.

The two other teams in the Junior Boks’ pool are Ireland and Georgia.

Defending champions, New Zealand, have been drawn in Pool A with Australia, Wales and Japan, while 2017 runners up, England, will take on Scotland, Italy and Argentina in Pool B.

The pool stages of the tournament will be hosted at the Stade Aimé Giral in Perpignan, Stade de la Méditerranée in Béziers and the Stade d’Honneur du Parc des Sports et de l’Amitié in Narbonne, with the venue for the semi-finals and final set to be announced in due course.

The Junior Springboks met France twice in this year’s tournament in Tbilisi, Georgia, where they drew 23-23 in their opening pool match, while they defeated the French 37-15 in the third-place playoff to win the bronze medal.

The SA U20s also defeated France in the 2016 and 2015 tournaments, while they overcame a strong challenge from Georgia in Tbilisi in June this year to secure a 38-14 victory in their second pool match.

The last time the Junior Springboks met Ireland in the tournament, however, was in 2012 where the South Africans went down 23-19 at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch, but they recovered well to win the tournament.

“The World Rugby U20 Championship is a proven finishing school for aspiring international players, with some of the biggest names in the game having graduated amongst a group of more than 550 internationals, including double World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year Beauden Barrett,” said World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont.

“Following the success of Georgia, which broke all social media records, we are delighted to be heading to France and the rugby cities of Narbonne, Béziers and Perpignan. I am sure that the championship will capture the imagination and it will be fascinating to see who graduates to Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan.”

Issued by SA Rugby Communications

Die bepalings van die tiende Wildeklawer-toernooi in Kimberley is bekend. Die Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool van Pretoria en Boland Landbou sal mekaar in die openingswedstryd die Vrydagaand om 19:15 op Diamantveld se hoofveld pak. 

Die skuif van die een wedstryd na die Vrydagaan beteken dat al die ander wedstryde Saterdag op die A-veld gespeel sal word. Die gasheer, Diamantveld, sal Helpmekaar om 19:50 op Saterdag in die hoofwedstryd die stryd aanse. Die kragmeting van die dag sal egter om 17:10 tussen Monument van Krugersdorp en Paarl Gimnasium plaasvind.  

Die bepalings is: 

DHS	Tyd	Vrydag 27 April 2018
A	19h15	Affies vs Boland Landbou
DHS	Tyd	Saterdag 28 April 2018
A	07h30	SARU vs WK SARU
A	08h50	Outeniqua vs HTS Drostdy
A	10h10	Stellenberg vs Glenwood
A	11h30	Grey vs EG Jansen
A	12h50	Paul Roos vs Menlo Park
A	14h10	PBH vs Waterkloof
A	15h30	Griekwas vs (Curriebeker)
A	17h10	Monnas vs Paarl Gim
A	18h30	Noord Kaap vs Oakdale
A	19h50	Diamantveld vs Helpmekaar
DHS	Tyd	Maandag 30 Apr 2018
A (TV) – Live	08h00	Stellenberg vs Noord Kaap
A (TV) – Live	09h10	EG Jansen vs Oakdale
A (TV) – Live	10h20	Diamantveld vs SARU
A (TV) – Live	11h30	Paarl Gim vs Menlo Park
A (TV) – Live	12h40	Glenwood vs Outeniqua
A (TV) – Live	13h50	Paul Roos vs Waterkloof
A (TV) – Live	15h00	Grey vs Monnas
A (TV) – Live	16h10	PBH vs Affies
Nie TV	17h20	Boland Landbou vs Helpmekaar
Nie TV	18H30	HTS Drostdy vs WK / SARU