*** Official *** South African Domestic Season 2018/19

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DAY 1 of CSA Cubs Week for SA u19 selection.

WARRIORS 224/5 (Luke Beaufort 103 (129) & Matt Dewar 51 (98) ; Gerald Coetzee 3/28)
KNIGHTS 175/10 (Ruan Cronje 31 (32) ; Nonelela Yika 4/33 & Nicholas Fowler 2/44)

TITANS 144/10 (Ximus du Plooy 46 (87) , Lifa Ntanzi 3/10, Matthew Montgomery 2/18, Mondli Khumalo 2/21)
DOLPHINS 145/3 (Thamsanqa Khumalo 44 (117) & Matthew Montgomery 38* (81) )

LIONS 243/8 (Cameron Sheckleton 98 (139) & Michael Copeland 59 (68) ; Anele Matya 3/32 & Achille Cloete 2/41)
COBRAS 246/4 (Ruan Terblanche 116* (160), Bonga Makaka 66 (93) ; Jarred Jardine 4/45)


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DAY 2

DOLPHINS 230/7 (Matthew Montgomery 76 (105), Thamsanqa Khumalo 53 (84) ; Marco Jansen 5/47)
LIONS 170/10 (Cameron Sheckleton 82* (138) ; Mondli Khumalo 3/30 & Colby Dyer 2/37)

COBRAS 279/5 ( Jono Bird 106 (123) , Ruan Terblanche 68 (90), Justin Broad 50 (49) ; Mason Zacharea 2/21)
KNIGHTS 282/5 ( Garnett Tarr 181* (135) , Mihlali Mpongwana 2/20)

TITANS 184/10 ( Juandre Scheepers 42 (46) ; Nonelela Yika 3/17 , Matthew Fourie 2/39)
WARRIORS 186/4 ( Luke Beaufort 49 (69) , Tristan Stubbs 37 (40) ; Dian Forrester 2/32)
DAY 3

DOLPHINS 229/10 (Matthew Montgomery 98 (136) , Nikhil Prem 42 (53) Andile Mogakane 41 (53) ; Gerald Coetzee 3/37, Tshediso Kheswa 2/34 , Brian Kershaw 2/50)
KNIGHTS 132/10 ( Brian Kershaw 40* (56) , Gerald Coetzee 38 (47) ; Lifa Ntanzi 5/15 , Colby Dyer 2/3)

LIONS 231/10 (Cameron Sheckleton 58 (67) , Bryce Parsons 47 (52) , Emmanuel Motswiri 46 (63) ; Ethan Wentzel 6/38)
TITANS 199/10 (Jandre Pretorius 69 (111) , Ximus du Plooy 54 (68) ; Bryce Parsons 4/29 , Jarred Jardine 2/44)

WARRIORS 192/9 (Tristan Stubbs 67 (102) ; Mihlali Mpongwana 4/42 , Siya Plaatjie 3/34)
COBRAS 194/4 (Ruan Terblanche 61 (94) , Bonga Makaka 48 (80) ; Matthew Fourie 3/48

DAY 4

TITANS 217/4 ( Jandre Pretorius 97* (113) , Musa Twala 52 (74) ; Thabiso Lekhoana 2/27)
KNIGHTS 221/4 (Calvin Flanegan 83* (63) )

LIONS 231/7 ( Michael Copeland 57 (73) , Marco Jansen 47 (63) , Bryce Parsons 45 (54) ; Nonelela Yikha 2/32 , Matthew Fourie 2/42 , Elih Thorne 2/49)
WARRIORS 227/8 ( Matt Dewar 52 (60), Tristan Stubbs 51 (63) ; Bryce Parsons 3/42 , Kgaudise Molefe 2/42)

DOLPHINS 270/7 (Thamsanqa Khumalo 113 (129) , Andile Mogakane 56 (68) ; Siya Plaatjie 3/32 , Achille Cloete 2/45)
COBRAS 223/10 (Ruan Terblanche 92 (114) ; Yves Kamanzi 4/29 , Andile Mogakane 3/18)


DOLPHINS are CUBS Week Champs with a day to go.

Leading run-scorers with age (runs, average, strike-rate)

1. Ruan Terblanche (17) opener [ 337 @ 112.33 @ 74.00] (Cobras)
2. Cameron Sheckleton (18) opener [238 @ 79.30 @ 69.00] (Lions)
3. Garnett Tarr (18) opener/wk [ 227 @ 75.70 @ 97.00] (Knights)
4. Thamsanqa Khumalo (19) opener [212 @ 53.00 @ 61.00] (Dolphins)
5. Matthew Montgomery (18) #3 [212 @ 70.70 @ 65.00] (Dolphins)
6. Jandre Pretorius (19) opener [193 @ 64.30 @ 73.00] (Titans)
7. Tristan Stubbs (18) #4/#5 [ 181 @ 60.30 @ 82.00] (Warriors)
8. Luke Beaufort (17) #3/#4 wk [ 157 @ 39.20 @ 72.00] (Warriors)
9. Jono Bird (17) opener [ 148 @ 37.00 @ 86.00] (Cobras)
10. Bonga Makaka (18) #3/#4 [144 @ 36.00 @ 67.00] (Cobras)
11. Matt Dewar (18) open/#3 [ 139 @ 34.80 @ 66.00] (Warriors)
12. Michael Copeland (16) #5/#6 [136 @ 34.00 @ 83.00] (Lions)
13. Andile Mogakane (19) #5 [132 @ 44.00 @ 92.00] (Dolphins)
14. Calvin Flanegan (18) #4 [121 @ 40.30 @ 107.00] (Knights)
15. Bryce Parsons (17) #4 [121 @ 30.25 @ 79.10] (Lions)
16. Ximus du Plooy (18) #5 [110 @ 27.50 @ 64.30] (Titans)

* Bold means they available for the 2020 u19 CWC in South Africa.

Leading wicket-takers (wickets, average, economy)

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1. Gerald Coetzee (18) [ 8 @ 18.30 @ 4.59 ] (Knights)
2. Lifa Ntanzi (17) [ 8 @ 8.40 @ 2.87 ] (Dolphins)
3. Ethan Wentzel (18) [ 8 @ 17.40 @ 4.53] (Titans)
4. Matthew Fourie (16) [ 7 @ 18.40 @ 5.16] (Warriors)
5. Andile Mogakane (19) [ 7 @ 11.30 @ 3.46] (Dolphins)
6. Mihlali Mpongwana (18) [ 7 @ 20.70 @ 5.00] (Cobras)
7. Siya Plaatjie (18) [ 7 @ 14.70 @ 4.12] (Cobras)
8. Jarded Jardine (18) [ 6 @ 18.00 @ 4.50] (Lions)
9. Marco Jansen (18) [ 6 @ 22.80 @ 4.89] (Lions)
10. Achille Cloete (17) [ 5 @ 31.00 @ 5.54] (Cobras)
11. Mondli Khumalo (17) [ 5 @ 13.80 @ 3.14] (Dolphins)

* Bold means they qualify for 2020 u19 CWC in SA
** Not sure on Plaatjie
*** SA u19 and SA Schools Thando Ntini doesn't qualify for 2020 u19 CWC but not really producing at the tournament

Spinners

1. Nonelela Yikha (17) [ 9 @ 14.00 @ 3.50] (Warriors) (right-arm off-spin)
2. Bryce Parsons (17) [ 8 @ 17.25 @ 4.10) (Lions) (slow left-arm spin)
3. Yves Kamanzi (**) [ 6 @ 13.20 @ 3.59) (Dolphins) (slow-left-arm-spin)
4. Colby dyer (16) [ 5 @ 16.20 @ 4.91] (Dolphins) (right-arm leg-spin)
5. Matthew Montgomery (18) [ 5 @ 13.80 @ 3.29] (Dolphins) (right-arm off-spin)

* Bold means they qualify for 2020 u19 CWC in SA
** Not sure if Kamanzi qualifies
***SA u19 and schools spinner Kgaudise Molefe (slow left-arm spin) who doesn't qualify for 2020 u19 CWC not producing at the tournament.

 

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Twin centuries for Keegan Petersen against his former team in Bloem.

Simon Harmer needs 1 more wicket to be the leading 4-day franchise wicket-taker since our main domestic league went to franchise cricket 2004/05.

 

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Lions have beaten the Dolphins to keep up the pressure on the Cobras who look like drawing with Knights.

Titans on the other hand are 51/7 in the 4th innings v Warriors in East London. The Warriors knew they didn't need their proper quicks for a game like this and it seems to have worked.

*** Official *** Simon Harmer leading wicket-taker in franchise cricket history in SA.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BsDvI_TFEWK/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=59ezqbpv1hkk

 

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Nicky Boje left his role as Knights coach because he got a coaching job in England.

Another SA cricket coach that has left the system.

 

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After 7th Round of 4-day series

COBRAS 140.04
LIONS 120.62
WARRIORS 94.60
KNIGHTS 91.56
TITANS 90.72
DOLPHINS 71.72

Fixtures

14 Jan : COB v WAR (Cape Town) , DOL v KNI (Pmb) , TIT v LIO (Benoni)
21 Jan : COB v TIT (Oudtshoorn) , WAR v DOL (East London) , KNI v LIO (Bloem)
28 Jan : DOL v COB (Pmb), LIO v WAR (Potch) , TIT v KNI (Benoni)

Leading run-scorers

COBRAS

P.Malan 629 @ 52.41
J.Malan 564 @ 51.27
Verreynne 391 @ 43.44
Bedingham 382 @ 42.44
Hamza 329 @ 36.55
Smith 270 @ 54.00

WARRIORS

Moore 724 @ 60.33
Cloete 490 @ 44.54
Vallie 434 @ 36.16
Ackermann 394 @ 39.40
Qeshile 379 @ 37.90
Smuts 336 @ 30.54

DOLPHINS

van Jaarsveld 474 @ 39.50
Makhanya 443 @ 34.07
Chetty 369 @ 26.35
Erwee 368 @ 30.66
Zondo 233 @ 23.30
Vilas 222 @ 27.75

KNIGHTS

Petersen 765 @ 63.75
Van Biljon 712 @ 59.33
Gous 448 @ 56.00
Mokoena 442 @ 31.57
Second 309 @ 30.90
McLaren 286 @ 28.60

LIONS

Cook 559 @ 43.00
van der Dussen 496 @ 55.11
van den Bergh 437 @ 43.70
Lubbe 422 @ 52.75
Bavuma 241 @ 40.16
R.Hendricks 169 @ 33.80

TITANS

Vandiar 413 @ 51.62
de Bruyn 409 @ 68.16
von Berg 304 @ 43.42
Elgar 198 @ 28.28
Davids 192 @ 27.42
Klaasen 187 @ 46.75


Leading wicket-takers

COBRAS

Piedt 34 @ 30.11
Paterson 33 @ 22.75
Bokako 21 @ 28.52

WARRIORS

Nortje 24 @ 21.04
Harmer 18 @ 50.38
Sipamla 13 @ 36.46

DOLPHINS

Muthusamy 19 @ 21.68
E.Bosch 18 @ 24.11
Maharaj 17 @ 34.41

KNIGHTS

Olivier 27 @ 18.88
McLaren 22 @ 28.36
Baartman 17 @ 22.76

LIONS

B.Hendricks 30 @ 20.06
Phangiso 15 @ 29.86
D.Pretorius 14 @ 20.50

TITANS

Mothoa 20 @ 29.45
von berg 17 @ 46.70
Morris 16 @ 17.75

 

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South Africa Under 19 squad to Tour India from 15 February to 12 March

Jono BIRD (2001) Bishops (Cobras)
Ruan TERBLANCHE (2001) Paul Roos (Cobras)
Luke BEAUFORT (2001) Grey PE (Warriors)
Bryce PARSONS (2001) KES (Lions)
Thamsanqa KHUMALO (1999) Glenwood (Dolphins)
Bonga MAKAKA (2000) Newlands Cricket School (Cobras)
Matthew MONTGOMERY (Captain) (2000) Clifton (Dolphins)
Andile MOGAKANE (1999) Northwood (Dolphins)

Nonelela YIKA (2001) Hudson Park (Warriors)
Kgaudise MOLEFE (2000) Jeppe (Lions)

Gerald COETZEE (2000) St Andrews Bloem (Knights)
Lifa NTANZI (2001) Glenwood (Dolphins)
Achille CLOETE (2001) Paarl Boys (Cobras)
Marco JANSEN (2000) Potch Gym (Lions)
Siyabulela PLAATJIE (2000) Wynberg (Cobras)


Bird, Makaka, Montgomery, Mogakane, Molefe, Coetzee, Jansen have had a taste for provincial cricket so far.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Any Lizelle Lees in there?

 

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Any Lizelle Lees in there?

Is that a good thing at the moment ? Haven't been watching the Womens BBL.

But yeah Bird and Coetzee probably the most advanced at this stage.

Terblanche more your correct opener type. Bird and Parsons make sure the ball stays hit.

Ntanzi and Cloete have pace for days to add to Coetzee.

Actually there is some big boys in this team. Will take on Graeme Smith, Brian McMillan and Jacques Kallis in size let along Lizelle Lee

Marco Jansen is a bit of a bean stalk tall left-armer. Actually scouted by Virat Kohli and Indian national team crazy enough.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Nice, I saw some of the names in the squad, and immediately Lizelle came to my mind.

She's one of my favorite women's cricketer.

 

[GRAB]

So, do we see any players jumping ship this offseason? Leus du Plooy seems to be the most ignored player right now... Neil Brand is also dicey, but he seems to actually be a returnee - matriculated in England? Justin Dill?

 

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So, do we see any players jumping ship this offseason? Leus du Plooy seems to be the most ignored player right now... Neil Brand is also dicey, but he seems to actually be a returnee - matriculated in England? Justin Dill?

Who they going to jump ship to though ?

It really was a poor decision by Leus du Plooy to move back home when there were real openings for him at the Knights with Miller/de Bruyn leaving.

 

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South Africa Under 19 squad to Tour India from 15 February to 12 March

Jono BIRD (2001) Bishops (Cobras)
Ruan TERBLANCHE (2001) Paul Roos (Cobras)
Luke BEAUFORT (2001) Grey PE (Warriors)
Bryce PARSONS (2001) KES (Lions)
Thamsanqa KHUMALO (1999) Glenwood (Dolphins)
Bonga MAKAKA (2000) Newlands Cricket School (Cobras)
Matthew MONTGOMERY (Captain) (2000) Clifton (Dolphins)
Andile MOGAKANE (1999) Northwood (Dolphins)

Nonelela YIKA (2001) Hudson Park (Warriors)
Kgaudise MOLEFE (2000) Jeppe (Lions)

Gerald COETZEE (2000) St Andrews Bloem (Knights)
Lifa NTANZI (2001) Glenwood (Dolphins)
Achille CLOETE (2001) Paarl Boys (Cobras)
Marco JANSEN (2000) Potch Gym (Lions)
Siyabulela PLAATJIE (2000) Wynberg (Cobras)


Bird, Makaka, Montgomery, Mogakane, Molefe, Coetzee, Jansen have had a taste for provincial cricket so far.

Back Row
Jono Bird, Luke Beaufort, Gerald Coetzee, Lifa Ntanzi, Achille Cloete, Matthew Montgomery (c), Bryce Parsons, Marco Jansen, Andile Mogakane

Front Row
Bonga Makaka, Nonelela Yikha, Kgaudise Molefe, Thamsanqa Khumalo, Siyabulela Plaatjie, Ruan Terblanche

5 COBRAS, 4 DOLPHINS, 3 LIONS, 2 WARRIORS, 1 KNIGHTS , 0 TITANS

2 Tests & 4 ODIs I think.

 

[Pup Clarke]

From a 'dress-sense' point of view it's a mixed bag...

Thought they're be one uniform

 

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From a 'dress-sense' point of view it's a mixed bag...

Thought they're be one uniform

They in their franchise smarts because it was the selection night on final day of the tournament. Probably get their jackets when they leave for India.

 

[Rasimione]

That Jono Bird guy looks massive.

 

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First confirmation of retirement from a long serving SA cricket professional this season is Albie Morkel.

He retires immediately so won't play in 50-over and T20 comps to come this season.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/titans-cricket-team/morkel-to-retire/2180462465308060/?_rdc=1&_rdr

Morne van Wyk next? Think Stephen Cook is showing he still has runs in him.

 

[GRAB]

Albie has been on life support for about six years though...

 

[SeamUp]

Albie has been on life support for about six years though...

Not according to Rob Walter.

Robert Walter
@RobWalter17
Replying to @albiemorkel @Titans_Cricket @OfficialCSA
Was a pleasure and a privilege to work along side you.Was particularly proud of your success over the last 6 years for @Titans_Cricket. Being celebrated as one of the most successful Titans skippers of all time is the very least you deserve! Wonderful team man even better friend!

I think tbf he has led the Titans extremely well in limited overs cricket with them winning titles. He played better as a finisher in MSL than all the options tried for Proteas too. But I think he has seen the emergence of Corbin Bosch and he would only be stopping him from playing if he carried on.


Forgot to add Henry Davids to the Morne van Wyk category. I think Roroy Kleinveldt is as good as retired too. Tough to see Andrew Birch getting game time either.

Probably put Ryan McLaren and Farhaan Behardien in the Stephen Cook category.


PS I see Robbie Frylinck is killing it in Bangladesh T20. Defo going to get more T20 gigs around the world.

4-fors & 3-fors and a 30 or 40 not out

 

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