CAPE TOWN – Matthew Kleinvedlt and Pieter Malan added 105 more runs to their overnight 50-run opening partnership against Griqualand West in their Sunfoil 3-Day Cup fixture at Sahara Park Newlands.

Some milestones were reached by the two openers respectively. Matthew Kleinveldt has reached 3 000 First-Class runs at an average of 32.6 since making his debut in 2010. Pieter Malan on the other hand scored his 30th First-Class half century.

It was the bowling of right-arm offbreaker, Corby Dolley that ended the longstanding partnership when he caught and bowled Kleinveldt for 77 runs. Dolley received another wicket in next ball when left-hander Lesiba Ngoepe was trapped LBW in his first ball.

Following the Ngoepe’s dismissal, Malan and Zubayr Hamza stood firm in the crease to construct a 52-run fourth wicket partnership before Malan fell into the hands of medium pacer, Patrick Kruger for 86 runs.

Dolley further dismissed Hamza (79) and Brandon Young (5) to end the day’s play with four wickets for 44.

At close of play, WP are 340/7 in 110 overs. They lead by 82 runs in the first innings.

CAPE TOWN- Debutant Simphiwe Yiba missed out on his maiden five-wicket haul by one wicket for Western Province (WP) on day one of their Sunfoil 3-Day Cup fixture against Griqualand West at Sahara Park Newlands on Thursday, 22 January 2015.

The Griquas won the toss and elected to bat first.

Yiba took 4 wickets for 35 runs in 14.4 overs to restrict Griquas to 258 all out in 84.4 overs in the first innings.

Aubrey Swanepoel (52) and Warren Bell (63) did well with the bat to recover Griquas’ innings after the loss of their top three batters in the first 20 overs of the game.

Matthew Kleinveldt (30*) and Pieter Malan (18*) gave WP a solid start with their opening partnership of 50 runs in the remaining 17 overs for the day.

At close of play, WP are 50/0 in 17 overs. They trail by 208 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the first innings.

WP team
Matthew Kleinveldt, Pieter Malan (capt), Lesiba Ngoepe, Zubayr Hamza, Shaheen Khan, Kyle Verreyne (w/k), George Linde, Brandon Young, Travis Muller, Simphiwe Yiba and Emmanuel Sebareme.

Griquas team
Letlotlo Sesele, Tumelo Bodibe, Diego Rosier, Gihahn Cloete (w/k), Aubrey Swanepoel, Tebogo Mokwena, Warren Bell, Patrick Kruger, Desmond de Koker, Corbyn Dolley (capt) and Jan Frylinck.

Umpires
Irvin van Kerwel
Laurence Willemse
Jeff Wolhuter (Reserve Umpire)

 

CAPE TOWN. – The throw-downs with his team-mate SA Engelbrecht in the nets two day before the Sunfoil Series-match started against the Chevrolet Warriors, contributed to Dane Paterson’s belligerent cameo which put the Nashua Cape Cobras to within a proverbial inch of a win.

Paterson scored 42 off 36 balls, including six fours and two sixes.

He featured in a 68-run partnership with Justin Kemp for the final wicket against the Warriors in their Sunfoil Series-match in Port Elizabeth. Paterson was caught in the gully by Ryan Bailey off Jon-Jon Smuts as the Cobras finished 16 runs short of what would have been a sensational last-day chase.

“I spent a couple of balls with SA in the nets and he gave me some guidelines on my batting, including what to attack and what not. It was 18 to 30 balls, but it did help me,” said Paterson.

The fast bowler also enjoyed his performance with the new ball.

He took two for 32 in the first innings and swung the ball in conditions conducive to bowling. “The wind which assisted the bowlers, helped Lizaad (Williams) and I, but in the second innings on a flatter track it was hard work.

“I do enjoy the tough conditions, because it tests my skills.  I was forced to bowl wicket to wicket,” he said.

Paterson captured four for 79 in the second innings.

The hard-working fast bowler captured took five for 101 in 28 overs in his previous Sunfoil Series match in Port Elizabeth.

“During my innings, I hit the ball straight well, and also scored well in the extra cover area,” said Paterson.

He also posted his highest score yet for the Nashua Cape Cobras.

CAPE TOWN- Clyde Fortuin smashed 80 runs off 109 balls to give Western Province (WP) a six wicket win over North West (NW) in the Cricket South Africa (CSA) Provincial 50 Over Challenge competition on Sunday, 18 January 2015 at the Wally Wilson Oval.

NW won the toss and elected to bat first.

They scored 186 runs for nine wickets in their allotted overs.

Jason Smith picked three wickets for 27 for WP and he was assisted by Travis Muller and Brian Shushu who returned with 2/23 and 2/45 respectively.

In reply to NW’s score, WP scored 187 for six wickets in 42 overs. Shaheen Khan scored 51 runs off 44 balls. His 58 run fifth wicket partnership with Fortuin took the game away from opposition.

Armandt Erasmus and Bjorn Fortuin took two wickets apiece for NW while Brett Pelser and Julien Soutter returned with one wicket apiece.

WP team
Clyde Fortuin (w/k); Pieter Malan (capt), Matthew Kleinveldt, Lesiba Ngoepe, Zubayr Hamza, Shaheen Khan, Jason Smith, Brandon Young, Travis Muller, Emmanuelle Sebareme, Brian Shushu.

NW team
Grant Mokoena, Kagiso Rapulana, Richardt Frenz, Niel Bredenkamp, Brett Pelser, Nicky van den Berg, Bjorn Fortuin, Brady Barends, Armandt Erasmus, Julien Soutter, Otlotleng Ramaboea.

Umpires
Roderick Ellis
Jeff Wolhuter
Earl Hendrikse (Reserve Umpire)

CAPE TOWN – The last day of the Sunfoil 3-Day Cup fixture between visitors North West and Western Province (WP) was rather very brief as the game was wrapped up in the first eleven overs of the day by NW at Sahara Park Newlands on Saturday, 17 January 2015.

Kagiso Rapulana and Richardt Frenz socred 54 and 50 respectively to secure the 7-wicket victory for their side.

Travis Muller (2/52) and Shaheen Khan (1/36) were the only bowlers to pick up wickets for WP in the second innings.

The two sides will meet each other one last time in the Cricket South Africa (CSA) 50 Over Challenge at the Western Province Cricket Club (WPCC) on Sunday. 18 January 2015.

CAPE TOWN – Western Province (WP) suffered a major collapse on the second day of play in their Sunfoil 3-Day Cup fixture against North West (NW) at Sahara Park Newlands on Friday, 17  January 2015.

Following his 91-run batting innings, Shaheen Khan also starred with the ball when he picked up six wickets for 56 runs in 21.5 overs to reduce NW to 224 all out in the first innings. Travis Muller, Brandon Young, Thokozani Peter and Emmanuel Sebareme all chipped in with one wicket apiece.

Brett Pelser was the top run scorer for NW with 67 runs off 98 balls.

WP went on to their second innings with a 36-run lead and openners Matthew Kleinveldt (21) and Pieter Malan (31) set the foundation for their team with a 51-run opening partnership. Fast bowler Brett Pelser gave NW the breakthrough when he got Malan caught behind in the eighteenth over of the innings. It was at this point that things started going out of shape for the home side as they lost the remaining nine wickets every three overs on average and they managed to score a mere 108 runs in 45.5 overs in the second innings.

Pelser and medium bowler Brady Barends took three wickets for fourteen runs apiece and were assisted by Dieter Klein and Armandt Erasmus who returned with 2 for 37 and 2 for 41 respectively.

The target is 145 runs for NW and at close of play, they are 85 for 1 in 20 overs.  They require another 60 runs to win the match.

CAPE TOWN. –  A versatile team administrator who has become a vital and indispensible cog in the all-conquering machine of the Nashua Cape Cobras, Clifford Dodgen, has been appointed as Team and Operations Manager of the Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) and the Nashua Cape Cobras from 1st February 2015. He will also head up all events at Newlands Cricket Grounds.

The President, Mr Beresford Williams, and incoming Chief Executive, Nabeal Dien, expressed their full confidence not only in the ability and proficiency of Dodgen, but also highlighted his loyalty, work ethic and commitment to Western Province cricket as commendable features.

Dodgen successfully served as Tournament Director of the Festival of Cricket in January 2013 at the Newlands Cricket Ground.

He also had a stint as Events Co-ordinator for intervals during the past 24 months.

From 2004 to 2006, Dodgen operated  in the amateur department of the Western Province Cricket Association.

“I have always been passionate about the game. My late father impressed upon me the importance not to relinquish one’s dreams in turning a hobby into a fulltime-career,” added Dodgen, who also spent four years as an umpire for WPCUA.

He temporarily pursued other career interests from 2006 to 2010. His return to Newlands saw Dodgen operate as Media Centre Co-ordinator from November 2010 to April 2011.

In May 2011 he was contracted as Team and Operations Officer for the Nashua Cape Cobras and never relinquished the position.

Dodgen became an integral part of the logistical and team operations team under the Richard Pybus-regime as head coach of the Cobras. “I have benefited vastly from his methodical and structured approach to team operations management,” said Dodgen. “Subsequently, Paul Adams allowed me to grow in the team managerial role,” he added.

Highlights of his career – apart from the six trophies since 2011 – included the request to serve as Tournament Director of the Cricket Festival in January 2013 and to operate as Events Co-ordinator in November 2013 for the Pakistan tour and in February/March 2014 for the Australian tour.

Cricket South Africa also approached Dodgen in 2013 to enrol for the SuperSport new manager’s program in sport- and event management at the Wits Business School. He successfully completed the course in November 2013.

“An autographed shirt by the South Afrian test captain Hashim Amla and his personal gratitude for my successful involvement as team manager for the Cape Cobras at the Oppo Champions League Twenty20-event in September and October 2014 is a moment I will always treasure,” he added.

“Working in a professional environment where I have learned so much from a mentor in Nabeal, and been given opportunities to entrench myself in team operations by the interim Chief Executive Mohamed Ebrahim and subsequently by André Odendaal, the long-serving CEO of the Western Province Cricket Association and the Nashua Cape Cobras, have richly benefited my career,” said Dodgen.

CAPE TOWN. –  “Creating, nurturing and developing a pipe-line of cricket excellence from grassroots to the amateur level is a passion and something I will pursue diligently,” said Clinton du Preez, newly appointed Amateur Manager of the Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA).

Beresford Williams, the WPCA-president, and the incoming Chief Executive, Nabeal Dien, had high praise for Du Preez, noting not only his competence, but also his passion for and unwavering commitment to Western Province cricket.

As coordinator of club- and women’s cricket at the Association for the past five years, the sport has always been more than a pastime for Du Preez since matriculating from the Elsies River High School.

His intimate affair with cricket administration in 1995 started when he was working in Indoor Cricket. Du Preez spent 14 years as arena manager at Howzat Indoor Cricket Centre in Epping, Maximum Indoor Cricket in Kuils River and Spoiler’s Indoor Cricket in Parow Industria.

In 2007, he ventured into cricket administration. Initially, he served as an assistant in the amateur office of the WPCA.

By May 2008, he was promoted to become club cricket coordinator.

He bloomed into becoming coordinator of club- and women’s coordinator at the WPCA since 2009.

“I am grateful for the new opportunity. It is a vast opportunity and responsibility to manage the entire amateur office.

“The 11 components encompass mini-cricket, schools-, club- women’s-, disability, scorers, umpires, coaches and the first class team.

“Much of the toil is done after office hours and he is very thankful for the support of his wife and family, but cricket has been a childhood-passion of mine, and I still love it,” said Du Preez.

He is also a selector for the SA senior Protea women’s team.

“I served on the executive of the Tygerberg Cricket Club for ten years.

“One of my mentors has been the newly appointed Chief Executive of the WPCA and the Nashua Cape Cobras, Nabeal Dien, who has given me invaluable insights into the strategic incentives needed to administer the amateur game.”

CAPE TOWN- North West (NW) won the toss and elected to field first in their Sunfoil 3-Day Cup fixture against Western Province (WP) at Sahara Park Newlands on Thursday, 16 January 2015.

WP suffered an early collapse when they lost the wicket of captain Pieter Malan (1) in the fourth over and the one of Lesiba Ngoepe (0) eight balls later both to left arm medium-fast Dieter Klein.

Matthew Kleinveldt (50) and Zubyr Hamza (79) stood firm in the crease to recover WP’s innings and together they constructed an 86-run third wicket partnership.

Following the dismissal of Kleinveldt, WP suffered another middle order collapse when they lost the crucial wickets of Jason Smith (0) and Clyde Fortuin (0) both to fast bowler Armandt Erasmus.

All-rounder Shaheen Khan came in and scored and much needed 91 runs off 127 balls to help WP put up a decent first innings’ score of 260 runs in 78 overs.

Klein and Bjorn Fortuin got three wickets apiece and were assisted by Erasmus who returned with 2 wickets for fifty runs in his 16 overs.

Khan (2/10) and Travis Muller (1/44) picked up three quick wickets for their team to reduce NW to 85 runs for three in 21 overs at close of play. They still trail by 175 runs with seven wickets remaining in the first innings.

WP team
M. Kleinveldt, P. Malan, L. Ngoepe, Z. Hamza, J. Smith, C. Fortuin (w/k), S. Khan, B. Young, T. Peter, T. Muller, E. Seberame

NW team
G. Mokoena, K. Rapulana, R. Frenz, B. Barends, B. Pelser, T. Phukuile, B. Fortuin, D. Klein, A. Erasmus, N. van der Bergh (capt / w/k), J. Soutter.

Umpires
Earl Hendrikse
Abdullah Steenkamp
J. Wolhuter (Reserve Umpire)

The board of Western Province Cricket Association & Western Cape Cricket (Pty) Ltd has confirmed the appointment of Nabeal Dien, long-serving general manager of Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA), as the new Chief Executive of the WPCA and Western Cape Cricket.

Dien will succeed Prof André Odendaal, who retired after ten years as Chief Executive Officer.

The former school teacher has had a long history with Western Province cricket, having worked for the association for 15 years.

He was instrumental in developing pipeline-strategies as well as setting foundations for cup-success which has been synonymous with WP and the Nashua Cape Cobras the past decade.

Dien started as Youth Cricket manager in 1997 and rose to the position of director of amateur cricket in 2002.

The WPCA appointed Dien as chief executive of amateur cricket before he left full-time employment in July 2008 to pursue other interests.

In June 2010, he became general manager of WPCA.

Dien, formerly a senior Western Province cricket-administrator for nine years, has served on senior development committees of Cricket South Africa the past decade.

The new CEO saluted the role of his predecessor.

“André played a key role in transforming Western Province and Cobras-cricket through a turbulent period, which has resulted in major successes on and off the field.

“I have five main objectives as CEO. Firstly, I want to deepen the value of transformation in our cricket systems.

“Secondly, I want to continue the legacy that Odendaal and myself have been instrumental in setting up the last four years,” he added.

As province-shareholders, Western Province, Boland and the Nashua Cape Cobras have won 61 % of all competitions they have entered in 57 attempts the past four years, an indication of their domination domestically.

The Nashua Cape Cobras have also been rated by Cricket South Africa in the latest budget programs as the number-one ranked province in the country on and off the field.

The franchise-team won the domestic double in 2012/2013 and 2013/2014, and added the RAM Slam T20 Trophy to the trophy cabinet with an emphatic victory in December 2014.

 Dien said he wants to create and facilitate the long-term sustainability of the Newlands cricket ground and work hard on reducing the debt they still have.

“My personal vision is to erase that debt within the next three to five years.

“Sustaining our youth and provincial amateur cricket at a level where it can be a national role model and active feeder for the Cape Cobras and national teams, is part of my medium-term goals,” added Dien.

“I will commit myself to the continued excellence and production of players for the Cape Cobras, the Proteas and other franchises.

“We are proud of our feeder systems at Western Province. In 2013, an off-season winter program for fast bowlers run by Charl Langeveldt and Johann Louw actively contributed to the excellent form shown by Beuran Hendricks in the 2013/2014-season.

“Twelve non-contracted players were assisted by the Nashua Cape Cobras during an off-season winter program to accelerate and broaden their skills in 2014.

“In 2014, we provided four South African Schools players, four South African U.19-players, three SA U.19 women’s players and three South African U.17 players.

“During the past ten years, we have seen several home-grown products evolve to international players, including JP Duminy, Richard Levi, Vernon Philander, Stiaan van Zyl, Rory Kleinveldt and Dane Piedt.

“We have also seen Newlands Cricket Ground lure already established international stars like Dale Steyn and Hashim Amla who could propel the Cobras to new heights, while serving as model and mentor to other emerging international players.

“My last commitment is to actively pursue the broadening of the base of black African players in the Western Province in our endeavours to make cricket a truly national sport of winners.

“We have had our first instalment of the Langa Sports Festival at the end of December in order to encourage cricket-participation at youth level in this hot-spot of sport in the Western Cape.

“The new Newlands Cricket High School with 26 new black learners will start later in January, and is set to produce fifty black African grade 12-learners of provincial cricketing quality within four years. 

“Our eight Western Cape hubs of development will further bolster our plans to produce black African cricketers for this country. 

“Nabeal has been a crucial part in my career, from my formative years as a junior player to where I am today,” said Duminy, senior player of the Cobras and South Africa. “He always took a keen interest in me as a player and a person. 

“He has been a crucial part of the successful implementation of structures in Western Province and the franchise which has contributed to their winning of silver ware. He is one of the reasons why Cobra-cricket is where it is today. 

“Nabeal is well-respected by the players and within the cricket community.  His appointment of CEO is well-deserved. I know he will do a fantastic job and take Cobras-cricket to the next level.”

Norman Arendse, former president of Cricket South Africa (CSA), said Dien was instrumental in setting up coaching and development structures in WP which produced many fine cricketers over the 15 years he was in charge of amateur cricket.

Many of the current Cobras and WP amateur players came through the system devised by him.

Dien, he said, knows WP- and Cobras-cricket better than most and is fully aware of the challenges that WP- and the Cobras face on and off the field. “He is the ideal choice to follow in Prof Odendaal’s footsteps and his legacy of combining the transformation imperatives with the commercial realities the game demands.” 

Dr Ali Bacher, former managing director of South African cricket, said: “Nabeal is an outstanding administrator, with a strong feel for development cricket particularly in the disadvantaged areas. “He is a man of impeccable integrity and honesty. I believe he will serve Western Province and South African cricket very well for years to come.” 

“He has been an integral part of the success of Western Province and the Cobras franchise the past ten years,” commented the WPCA president, Beresford Williams.

“He has driven our successful pipeline-strategies which have resulted in the production of junior South African stars, in multiple titles for Western Province in the CSA-competitions, and franchise-glory for the Cobras.

“I can think of no better man to take over and guide us the next few years.”