CRICKET SOUTH AFRICA (CSA) on Sunday congratulated Free State on their success in winning the CSA provincial T20 Challenge.

They won their final match against Boland at Boland Park on Sunday by five wickets to give them seven wins out of seven.

“It is a magnificent achievement for any team to go through a competition with a 100 percent winning record,” commented CSA Acting CEO Naasei Appiah. “They also reached the final of the CSA provincial one-day competition so they have played consistently outstanding cricket in both the limited overs formats.”

After overnight rain delayed start of the second day of the Cricket South Africa (CSA) three day match between Western Province (WP) and Easterns, play finally got underway after lunch time. Easterns added only 72 runs to their overnight score to finish with 162 all out in the first innings.

Left-arm spinner George Linde picked up four wickets for 69 runs to give WP a lead of 31 runs in the first innings. Francois Plaatjies and Matthew Kleinvedt finished with 3 for 31 and 3 for 35 respectively.

WP found themselves in the same predicament they were in in the first innings when Dillon Stanley again dismissed captain Kleinveldt in the third ball of their innings. At one stage they were 30 for 3. David Bedingham came in was patiently making his way well to his maiden half century before Stanley denied him just two runs short.

Off-breaker Imran Manack finished with 4 for 45 to reduce WP to 118 for 8 at close of play. They lead by 155 runs with two wickets remaining.

The Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) & Western Cape Cricket (WCC) today announced a formal partnership with Hertz which will lead to the car hire company supplying 5 branded vehicles to Western Province Cricket Association & the Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras.

Hertz becomes the official vehicle supplier to WPCA and the Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras. “The Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras have attracted several new partners this past year and it is good to see another strong brand aligning themselves with our cricket”, said Andre Odendaal, CEO of WPCA and WCC.

General Manager of WPCA, Nabeal Dien said, “It gives me great pleasure to welcome Hertz to our cricket family and hope that our partnership will be a long and fruitful one”.

“It gives us great pleasure to be involved with WPCA and the Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras and look forward to a long and rewarding partnership” says Susan Marshall National Marketing Manager of Hertz Rent a Car.

Giliam Pretorius took four wickets for Easterns in the first day of the Cricket South Africa (CSA) Provincial Three Day match against Western Province (WP) in Cape Town on Thursday.

Pretorius finished with 4 for 42 in 18 overs to restrict WP to 199 in the first innings. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, WP lost a crucial wicket of captain Matthew Kleinveldt in the third ball of their innings to Dillon Stanley, three overs later they lost another important wicket of Michael Pote (4) who was Pretorius’ first victim.

Debutant David Bedingham stepped into the crease to join Sharn Gomes and together they assembled a 90-run third wicket partnership. This critical partnership was broken by Pretorius who dismissed Bedingham for 39 and went on to dismiss Gomes for 53. This was Gomes’ second fifty this season in the competition.

Easterns got off a positive start with a 48-run opening stand by Tumelo Bodibe and Wesley Coulentianos. Matthew Kleinveldt came in and gave WP a much needed breakthrough when he dismissed Coulentianos for 19 who was followed by Bodibe (44) off Francois Plaatjies. The day concluded with Easterns on 84 for 3 in 40 overs. They trail by 115 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the first innings.

Teams:



WP: Matthew Kleinveldt (capt), Sharn Gomes, Michael Pote, David Bedingham, Bradley Barnes (w/k), Jason Smith, George Linde, Mondli Mahlombe, Johannes Bothma, Nathan Swartz and Francois Plaatjies.

Easterns: Dillon Stanley, Tumelo Bodibe (capt),  Wesley Coulantianos, Jean-Pierre Kok, Grant Thomson, Lesiba Ngoepe, Dylan Bennie (w/k), Shaun Liebisch, Giliam Pretorius, Imran Manack and Clayton August,

Umpires: Earl Hendrickse and Clifford Isaacs
Reserve Umpire: Stephen Rex

The Western Province First Class Provincial team play against Easterns at Western Province Cricket Club in the CSA Provincial  3-Day Challenge from Thursday, 14 to  Saturday, 16 March 2013  and the T20 Challenge match on Sunday, 17 March  2013.

David Bedingham  who has attracted the WP selectors with his latest outstanding performances at club cricket level is added to the team and will be looking forward to making his debut for WP. “Whilst winning at any competitive level is important, it is equally important to develop young talented players and for this reason David Bedingham and Jason Smith have earned their selection. We wish the all the best.” said WPCA General Manager, Nabeal Dien.

The team is as follows:

Matthew Kleinveldt (Capt),Sharn Gomes, Michael Pote, David Bedingham, Bradley Barnes (w/k), Jason Smith, G.F. Linde, Mondli Mahlombe, Johannes Bothma, Nathan Swartz, Francois Plaatjies, Chad Fortune and Faiek Davids (Coach)

Match start at 10h00 and entrance to the ground is FREE.

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ENDS

The WPCA will this week launch the inaugural Varsity Friendship Challenge, an annual T20 Tournament to be held at Sahara Park Newlands involving the four Western Cape Universities and selected outside guest teams.

The new tournament will kick off on Thursday 14th, Friday 15th and Saturday 16th March 2013. The participating teams will be the University of the Western Cape (who reached the finals of the SA Universities tournament this season), the University of Cape Town (who came third), the University of Stellenbosch and the Cape Town University of Technology (who came top in the varsities B tournament), while Oxford University from England will be this year’s guest side. The University of Trinidad and Tobago managed by former West Indian captain, Darren Ganga, was also expected to play but withdrew last week due to unforeseen circumstances.

Prof. Andre Odendaal, CEO of the WPCA said, “This is an initiative through which we want to showcase annually the strong cricket ‘pipeline’ in the Western Cape while at the same time creating opportunities for local students to have fun together at the one and only Sahara Park Newlands”.

Entry is FREE and students are encouraged to come and support their university.

Fixtures are as follows

Thursday, 14 March 2013

CPUT vs UWC (10h00 - 13h00)
Oxford vs Matties (14h00 - 17h00)
UCT vs UWC (18h00 - 21h00)


Friday, 15 March 2013

UCT vs Oxford (10h00 - 13h00)
CPUT vs UWC (14h00 - 17h00)
Matties vs UCT (18h00 - 21h00)

Saturday, 16 March 2013

Oxford vs CPUT (10h00 - 13h00)
Oxford vs WPCA Com

CRICKET SOUTH AFRICA (CSA) on Thursday expressed shock and sadness at the sudden passing on Thursday morning of veteran administrator Paul Saville at the age of 76.

A stalwart member of the St. Augustine’s Club he served as chairman of his club for many years and as vice-president of the Western Province Cricket Board as the right-hand man of legendary president, the late Hassan Howa. He was honorary life president of St. Augustine’s and an honorary life member of the Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA).

He was manager of the Western Province Cricket Board provincial team that achieved considerable success during the 1970s and 80s.

He was still very active in cricket and community affairs and participated in the ceremony on Monday evening when his club conferred life membership on two of his protégés, Beresford Williams (current president of the WPCA) and Shawn Christensen (who chaired CSA’s Independent Nominations Committee last year).

“This is a huge loss to cricket generally and to the community in which he lived,” commented CSA Acting CEO Naasei Appiah. “He gave a lifetime of service to the game that he loved and he would always give willingly of his time, his knowledge and his experiences to others. On behalf of the CSA family I extend deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues at this difficult time.”

WPCA President Beresford Williams commented: “On behalf of the Western Province Cricket Association cricket family, I extend our deepest sympathy to his family and friends on this huge loss at this very difficult time. He will be sorely missed and was indeed a legend and champion of the values of non-discrimination and human rights for all. He will be remembered particularly for always championing the needs of the most disadvantaged members of the community.

“From a personal point of view I owe him a great deal for his mentorship of my own career as a cricket administrator.”

He is survived by his wife, three sons, his daughters and his grandchildren.

Mr. Saville will be buried on Tuesday, 12 March 2013, the church service will be held at All Saints Anglican Church     (6 Brent Roadh, Plumstead). Viewing will be at 13h30 and the service will commence at 14h00.

The Division 1A – 1D Semi-Final draw for the Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) Club Cricket One Day Competition took place in the President’s Suite, Sahara Park Newlands on Tuesday, 05 March 2013.

These Semi-Finals will take place at club venues on Sunday, 10 March 2013. The final for the 1C/1D Combined Leagues will take place on Thursday, 21 March 2013 (venue to be confirmed) and the date for the final of the 1A/1B Combined Leagues will be confirmed pending on the availability of Sahara Park Newlands Cricket Ground.

WPCA President, Mr. Beresford Williams said “We’d like to wish all the respective clubs well for the semi finals and to also encourage them to carry on playing competitive cricket and maintain the good spirit of the game.”

The fixtures are as follows:

Division 1A / 1B Combined Leagues

University of Cape Town (UCT) vs Rondebosch Cricket Club

Durbanville Cricket Club vs Western Province Cricket Club (WPCC)

Division 1C / 1D Combined Leagues

Fish Hoek Cricket Club vs Tygerberg Cricket Club

Wynberg Cricket Club vs Helderberg Cricket Club

Griqualand West ended their tour of Cape Town with a win. The Kimberly side beat Western Province (WP) by three wickets in the Cricket South Africa (CSA) Provincial Pro20 match at the Wally Wilson Oval on Sunday.

WP won the toss and elected to bat first. The home team had a dismal innings’ start when they lost four wickets in a space of just 4.1 overs for 10 runs. Michael Pote and Bradley Barnes recuperated WP’s innings to put up a 60 run fifth wicket partnership, however the stand was broken when Barnes got run out for 24. Pote finished undefeated on 50 off 48 balls to help WP score 110 for seven in their allotted 20 overs.

Griquas also had a gloomy innings’ start when they lost their first two wickets in two overs. Aubrey Swanepoel batted his way to 31 off 36 balls before being stumped by Barnes but Werner Coetsee was the only other batsman to reach double figures for the visitors and ended with a rapid 44 off 26 balls with one four and three sixes to secure victory for his team in the 19th over with three wickets in hand.

Teams

WP: Stiaan Van Zyl, Andrew Puttick, Yaseen Vallie, Qaasim Adams, Michael Pote, Bradley Barnes (w/k), George Linde, Matthew Kleinveldt (capt) and Siya Simetu.

Griquas: Roy Adams, Niel Bredenkamp, Aubrey Swanepoel, Griffin Nieuwoudt, Werner Coetsee, Wesly Landsdale, Alan Kruger (capt), Jan Steenkamp, Jean-Pierre Triegaardt (w/k).

Umpires: Stephen Rex and Laurance Willemse
Reserve Umpire:  Rudi Birkenstock

Francois Plaatjies and Matthew Kleinveldt took three wickets respectively to give WP a 92 run win over Griqualand West who were dismissed all out for 166 in the second innings.

The home side needed only one wicket to win at the start of the third and final day of the match and it only took them 4.4 overs to achieve that.

Francois Plaatjies who in recent times has been troubled with injuries finished with overall figures of five for 44 in 14 overs.

Griquas needed more than Alan Kruger’s 61 to beat Western Province.

The two teams play one last time in the Cricket South Africa (CSA)Provincial Pro20 Competition on Sunday, 03 March 2013. Game will start at 11h00.