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Emerging players depart for Australia

Monday, 20 July 2009

The country’s most promising players on Friday departed for the 2009 Emerging Players Tournament in Australia, for two weeks of tightly contested cricket against squads from New Zealand India and Australia. The Emerging Players squad will play in eight 50-over matches and two 20-over games with the final taking place on 1 August.

“This tour is part of the National High Performance strategy to expose more players to international competition. More opportunities of this nature should be encouraged so that the gap between Franchise players and the Proteas is narrowed,” remarked Coach, Corrie van Zyl.

CSA CEO, Gerald Majola, wished the squad well: "The players we have sent to this tournament before have gone on to become international stars. This squad is an important part of our policy to pursue excellence and we are confident that the players will compete to their full potential. They are our investment for the future."

The squad had a disappointing tournament last year, finishing fourth, and winning only one of their six 50-over matches, but assistant coach Shafiek Abrahams admits that the focus for the players is to return as more experienced and rounded cricketers.

“The aim of this tournament is not about winning but to grow mature and grounded cricketers. India and New Zealand have picked top-class players and our members will get an opportunity to play against some of the world’s best. We have an exciting set of players, a lot of them performed well in the domestic season and have been rewarded with a wonderful opportunity. The squad is well balanced and the younger players can feed off the older guys as well as off the experience of some of the Proteas players, ” said Abrahams.

Their first match is a T20 against New Zealand on Monday 20 July.

The SA Emerging Players Squad: Vaughn van Jaarsveld (bizhub Highveld Lions, capt), Craig Alexander (bizhub Highveld Lions), Farhaan Behardien (Nashua Titans), Henry Davids (Nashua Cape Cobras), CJ de Villiers (Gestetner Diamond Eagles), Dean Elgar (Gestetner Diamond Eagles), Reza Hendricks (Gestetner Diamond Eagles), Heino Kuhn (Nashua Titans), Rilee Rossouw (Gestetner Diamond Eagles), Daryn Smit (Nashua Dolphins), Juan Theron (Chevrolet Warriors), Thandi Tshabalala (Gestetner Diamond Eagles), Lonwabo Tsotsobe (Chevrolet Warriors), Stiaan van Zyl (Nashua Cape Cobras), Basheer Walters (Nashua Titans).

Coach: Corrie van Zyl

Assistant Coach: Shafiek Abrahams

Full Itinerary:

Monday 20 July: South Africa vs New Zealand (T20)

Tuesday 21 July: India vs South Africa (50 Over)

Thursday 23 July: South Africa vs New Zealand (50 Over)

Friday 24 July: South Africa vs (AIS) Australia Institute of Sport (50 Over)

Sunday 26 July: India vs South Africa (50 Over)

Monday 27 July: South Africa vs Australia Institute of Sport (T20)

Wed 29 July: South Africa vs New Zealand (50 Over)

Thursday 30 July: Australia Institute of Sport vs South Africa (50 Over)

Friday 1 August: Final