Youth teams for national tournaments announced

The Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers Youth teams for the Cricket South Africa (CSA) national tournaments in December have been announced.

Girls U16

The team for the CSA Girls’ U16 tournament in East London from 11 to 14 December:

Kelsey Stuurman (Bridgton Secondary) - Captain, Lianca Venter (Outeniqua High School) - Vice Captain, EmmyKay Samson (Oudtshoorn School Of Skills), Shante Williams (Aurial College), Gracey Johnson (Point High School), Janka Burger (Outeniqua High School), Taryn Jansen (Oakhill High School), Felicia Prins (Imizama Yethu Secondary School), Qhamani Swartbooi (Imizama Yethu Secondary School), Alicia Booysen (Bridgton Secondary School), Caroldene Ewerts (Bridgton Secondary School), Nadia Wentzel (Point High School) and Inam Sigede (Imizamo Yethu Secondary School).

Management Team: Jané Winster (Head Coach), Bianca Figeland (Assistant Coach) and Tarryn Plaatjies (Manager).

Boys U16

This tournament will be in Johannesburg from 10 to 14 December:

Nicolas Duvenage (Outeniqua High School) – Captain, Enathi Khitshini (Knysna High School) - Vice Captain, Keano Coerecuis (Bridgton Secondary School), Liviwe Bawulie (Thembalethu High School), Pieter Gildenhuys (Oakdale Agricultural High School), Kurt Botha (George High School), Ducayne Plaatjies (Bridgton High Secondary School), Corné Kennedy (Oakdale Agricultural High School), Josh Karelse (Protea High School), Keaton Best (Outeniqua High School), Camron Avontuur (Langenhoven Gimnasium), Igcobe Khitshini (Imizama Yethu Secondary School) and Trent Huysamen (Outeniqua High School).

Management Team: Merlin Masimela (Head Coach), Eduard Strydom (Assistant Coach) and Keith Wagener (Manager).

Girls U19

Bloemfontein, 13 to 16 December: Faith de Jonk (Bridgton Secondary School) – Captain; Mariana Breedt (Outeniqua High School) - Vice Captain, Sange Somathamba (Imizama Yethu Secondary School), Asakhe Xhongo (Thembalethu High School), Jeneva van Wyk (Plettenberg Bay Secondary School), Shannon-Lee Pieterse (Gerrit du Plessis Secondary School), Shannon-Lee Windvogel (George High School), Siphokuhle Dyantyi (Imizama Yethu Secondary School), Rusha van Wieling (Plettenberg Bay Secondary School), Treidine Solomons (Knysna Secondary School), Linamandla Tyobeka (Thembalethu High School), Neidine Solomons (Knysna Secondary School) and Johanelle Kotze (Outeniqua High School).

Management Team: Martelize van der Merwe (Head Coach), Haroline Rhodes (Assistant Coach) and Cheryese van der Merwe (Manager).

Boys U19

The Garden Route Badgers team for the CSA Khaya Majola Tournament in Stellenbosch, 15 to 18 December:

Thurstin Murphy (Bridgton Secondary School) – Captain, Liyabonga Malefi (Rosemore Hub) – Vice Captain, Keenan Arries (Bridgton Secondary School), Elro Spies (Knysna High School), Simamkele Ndukwana (Imizama Yethu Secondary School), Zander Nel (Outeniqua High School); Kamvalethu Feni (Imizama Yethu Secondary School), Zandré Conradie (Oakdale Agricultural High School), CharlFrancois Marais (Outeniqua High School), Kamvalihle Qusheka (Langenhoven Gimnasium), Gerhard Ehlert (Oakdale Agricultural High School), Gavindhino Pietersen (Oudtshoorn High School) and Ewald de Jager (Langenhoven Gimnasium)

Management Team: Wynand de Ridder (Head Coach), Jacques Budricks (Assistant Coach) and Johan Bruiners (Manager).