Superb Kapp shows class

Any remaining doubts over whether Marizanne Kapp (above) is one of the leading all-rounders in world cricket would have been dispelled by her superb performances in the recently-concluded Women’s Cricket Super League in England.

Proteas star Kapp did as well as any of the international imports as she was the fourth-highest run-scorer in the T20 tournament, as well as finishing among the top-10 wicket-takers and having the fifth-best economy rate (4.94).

The 27-year-old’s efforts took the Surrey Stars into the semifinals, where Kapp’s sensational new-ball burst of three wickets in four balls reduced the Western Storm to 12/3.

But the Surrey bowlers had no answer to the brilliance of West Indies all-rounder Stefanie Taylor, who steered the Western Storm to their target of 101 and into the final with her innings of 37 not out.

The Western Storm beat the Southern Vipers by seven wickets in the final at the weekend.

While Kapp would have been in consideration for the player of the tournament award had there been one, fellow South Africans Lizelle Lee and Mignon du Preez also enjoyed very solid campaigns.

Lee, who was with Kapp in the Surrey Stars team, was among the top-10 run-scorers as well as having the eighth-best strikerate (136.66), while Du Preez was eighth in the averages (30.66) for the runner-up Southern Vipers.