Eastern Cape school cricket sides named

THE Eastern Province High School cricket teams have been named for their respective national weeks.

The Coke U18 Week will be in Johannesburg, the U17 in East London and the U15s will play in Bloemfontein.

For the first time, the teams will be coached by full-time Cricket South Africa employees. Andre Du Plessis will oversee the EP team at the Coke Week and Deon Carolus the EP U15 and U17 teams.

The squads are: EP U18: Chris Benjamin (SAC), Jade de Klerk (Wood), Campbell de Wet (Grey), Alex Draai (Pear), Keeran Forbes (Pear), Peter Jarvis (SAC), Ntsika Macotha (Moth), David Rushmere (SAC), Cole Schoeman (Wood), Keenan Smith (DP), Tristan Stubbs (Grey), Sinesipho Tsotsa (Muir), Tiaan van Vuuren (Grey). Andre du Plessis (coach), Lyall Meyer (assistant coach), Richard Dolley (manager) EP U17: Mark Amm (Graeme), Luke Beaufort (Grey), Elian Booysen (Wood), Micaiah Coltman(Pear), Connor de Lange (Grey), Liyama Dotwana (SAC), Kamva Dyakala (Wood), Nicholas Fowler (Grey), Liyema Gaba (DP), Heinrich Leibrandt (DP), Hugh Richards (Grey), Delron Simons (Pear), Murray Wilson (SAC). Deon Carolus (coach), Charl van der Merwe (assistant coach), Corbyn Dolley (manager) EP U15: Nicholas Keevy (capt, Grey), Nic Barlow (St Andrew’s), Keanu Brass (Grey), Garwin Dampies (Graeme), Ethan Frosler (Pearson), James Hofmeyr ( Grey), Siyathemba Mdlankomo (Muir), James Mullins (St Andrew’s), Jade Smith (Grey), Anathi Somfulu (Muir), Elih Thorne (Grey), Sonwabile Tshona (Daniel Pienaar), Arend Visser (Grey). Keith August (manager), Deon Carolus (coach), Lutho Pohlongo (assistant coach) The EP U15 team must meet at St George’s Park at 2.30pm tomorrow.