South African Domestic Season 2025/26

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Mokoena's hitting today should give him added impetus for one of those rookie sa20 contracts, if the nabobs were watching.

 

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Interesting thing I noticed while working on a map project. It took 11 years after readmission for the first Pretoria player to make their test debut - Jacques Rudolph. Incredible to think that now, as Affies, Garsfontein, Menlo Park and PBH in particular have become an assembly line...

 

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Interesting thing I noticed while working on a map project. It took 11 years after readmission for the first Pretoria player to make their test debut - Jacques Rudolph. Incredible to think that now, as Affies, Garsfontein, Menlo Park and PBH in particular have become an assembly line...

Not including Tertius Bosch, Fanie De Villiers or Steve Elworthy? Technically were Northerns players for 95&-100% of their careers. Obviously Bosch & De Villiers went to school in South/south east Transvaal.

Martin Van Jaarsveld 2002?

Let's not forget, Northerns didn't win our premier domestic 4-day comp until the franchise system which was their first time so 2006/07

But get your point. Massive producers now. Don't forget Waterkloof.

 

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Thought I would do a current players and school origin including players that have left SA. Might have missed a few but mainly Div 1 players with select few Div 2 one's & freelance T20

Western Cape


Eastern Cape


Kwa-Zulu Natal



Central Region


Gauteng & surrounds

 

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Not including Tertius Bosch, Fanie De Villiers or Steve Elworthy? Technically were Northerns players for 95&-100% of their careers. Obviously Bosch & De Villiers went to school in South/south east Transvaal.

Martin Van Jaarsveld 2002?

Let's not forget, Northerns didn't win our premier domestic 4-day comp until the franchise system which was their first time so 2006/07

But get your point. Massive producers now. Don't forget Waterkloof.

Elworthy went to school in Zim. Van Jaarsveld is from Warmbaths.

I knew I forgot one. And Cornwall Hill has been chipping in too...

 

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You could add Niel Brand to St. Stithian's, although he finished HS in England, he started there.

 

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Jevano Baron's FB says he went to Charleston Hill Seconder.

 

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This is what I was working on: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1RS1P3af6fjUMuY7zvgzs9fxOcYmz8UU&usp=sharing . Let me know of any errors, and there are a few dual HS players, in which case I prefer the std 6 school as more "authentic"...

 

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This is what I was working on: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1RS1P3af6fjUMuY7zvgzs9fxOcYmz8UU&usp=sharing . Let me know of any errors, and there are a few dual HS players, in which case I prefer the std 6 school as more "authentic"...

That's awesome. I haven't looked through all areas so will back up when I do spot anything.

I actually think your G11 and Gr12 years are where you play the serious cricket. Obviously your foundation is before that. Take Meyrick Pringle, started at Dale (Border) but ended up Kingswood (EP) and play Nuffield week representing EP and making SA Schools for EP. So I think as nice as it is to be organic& origin you probably best remembered where you finish high school.

 

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That's awesome. I haven't looked through all areas so will back up when I do spot anything.

I actually think your G11 and Gr12 years are where you play the serious cricket. Obviously your foundation is before that. Take Meyrick Pringle, started at Dale (Border) but ended up Kingswood (EP) and play Nuffield week representing EP and making SA Schools for EP. So I think as nice as it is to be organic& origin you probably best remembered where you finish high school.

Interesting. Didn't know he was a dual player too. Brett Schultz is an Alex/Kingswood dual. Started a women's protea one, but the data is very deficient...

 

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Highveld Lions first to confirm their 2025/26 squad.



CSA Contracted: Rassie Vd Dussen (36), Reeza Hendricks (36), Temba Bavuma (35), Kagiso Rabada (30), Ryan Rickelton (29), Wiaan Mulder (27), Kwena Maphaka (19)

Batsmen: Dominic Hendricks (35), Zubayr Hamza (30), Mitchell van Buuren (27), Josh Richards (27), Tiaan Brits (24) , Richard Seletswane (20)

WK/batsmen: Wandile Makwetu (26), Connor Esterhuizen (24)

Seamer AR: Delano Potgieter (29), Evan Jones (29)

Spinners: Bjorn Fortuin (31), Nqaba Peter (24)

Seamers: Beyers Swanepoel (27), Lutho Sipamla (27), Codi Yusuf (27), Siya Plaatjie (24)


High Performance: Khaya Fakude (23), Raeeq Patel, Esosa Aihevba (20)

 

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Highveld Lions first to confirm their 2025/26 squad.

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CSA Contracted: Rassie Vd Dussen (36), Reeza Hendricks (36), Temba Bavuma (35), Kagiso Rabada (30), Ryan Rickelton (29), Wiaan Mulder (27), Kwena Maphaka (19)

Batsmen: Dominic Hendricks (35), Zubayr Hamza (30), Mitchell van Buuren (27), Josh Richards (27), Tiaan Brits (24) , Richard Seletswane (20)

WK/batsmen: Wandile Makwetu (26), Connor Esterhuizen (24)

Seamer AR: Delano Potgieter (29), Evan Jones (29)

Spinners: Bjorn Fortuin (31), Nqaba Peter (24)

Seamers: Beyers Swanepoel (27), Lutho Sipamla (27), Codi Yusuf (27), Siya Plaatjie (24)


High Performance: Khaya Fakude (23), Raeeq Patel, Esosa Aihevba (20)

That means Zack Momberg lost his HPC? That and Esoso Aihevba are the only changes I don't have on my list...

 

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That means Zack Momberg lost his HPC? That and Esoso Aihevba are the only changes I don't have on my list...

Going to SWD.

Brits & Seletswane promoted.
Signed Plaatjie and Swanepoel from Warriors.

Let go Dawood (Titans) & Moreki (WP).

 

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His extra pace should make an impact in div 2 and hopefully kickstart his career. Was getting zero first team game time for Gauteng so...

 

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Another view of the squad SeamUp posted above. Stats are CSA Div 1 / RSA Franchise only.

Schools 15/25 locally produced cricketers (possibly 16 Rafeeq Patel's biographical details are mysterious) with an astonishing 8 St. Stithians alumni, plus two each for KES and St Davids. Then there are 3 Northern Gauteng players and 1 Eastern Gauteng player, which are pretty adjacent. The rest are two from WP, 1 from Boland, 1 from EP, and 1 from Border.

 

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Women's squad. Astonishingly big one too... Interesting to note the difference in school of origin. A lot more township school players and only Jeppe and Queens among traditional suburban schools. Razeena Manack may be from Parktown? Steyn City seems to have carved a niche for itself as a school of excellence for women's cricket...

 

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SWD have brought in Liam Alder (Warriors) Benni Hansen (WP), Banele Cele (Dolphins), Mondli Khumalo (Tuskers) & Zack Momberg (Lions). It's the best way for Div 2 teams to operate. George van Heerden & Luke Beaufort 2 examples from last season. They also have a good track record of getting players to Div 1.

 

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SWD have brought in Liam Alder (Warriors) Benni Hansen (WP), Banele Cele (Dolphins), Mondli Khumalo (Tuskers) & Zack Momberg (Lions). It's the best way for Div 2 teams to operate. George van Heerden & Luke Beaufort 2 examples from last season. They also have a good track record of getting players to Div 1.

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So from last year's squad, Khwezi Gumede, Irvin Modimokoane, Lifa Ntanzi and Jarred Jardine (HPC) have lost contracts, plus Kelly Smuts and Vieira have retired..

 

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So from last year's squad, Khwezi Gumede, Irvin Modimokoane, Lifa Ntanzi and Jarred Jardine (HPC) have lost contracts, plus Kelly Smuts and Vieira have retired..

I think Garden Route had the youngest squad last year, and is even younger this year - three players with a birth year starting with 19... On the other hand only 4/15 local players, plus 3 EP and 1 Boland from the adjacent franchises. Unsurprisingly, the top HS's aren't in the area - KES and Grey PE have two alumni each. The First div stats are pretty meaningless. None are coloured in, which means they haven't played enough games (on account of SWD have never been in the first div, and the first div players weren't consistently fit or making their sides when they played for them).

 

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Women's squad. Astonishingly big one too... Interesting to note the difference in school of origin. A lot more township school players and only Jeppe and Queens among traditional suburban schools. Razeena Manack may be from Parktown? Steyn City seems to have carved a niche for itself as a school of excellence for women's cricket...

I had no idea that someone who last played an international match in 2002 (!) was playing domestic cricket. Much less one with an Olympic medal. Looks like she returned to professional cricket after a 19-year break, which is something.