Nealan van Heerden from the Itec Knights to play in the National Men’s Academy Squad 2023. Image via Instagram @revolvetalent_
Protea’s in the making- 2023 Cricket National Academy intake
The Cricket National Academy will run at the CSA Centre of Excellence from May to July 2023 preparing players for sport at the highest level.
Nealan van Heerden from the Itec Knights to play in the National Men’s Academy Squad 2023. Image via Instagram @revolvetalent_
The Cricket National Academy is run annually as part of the CSA High-Performance pipeline preparing players for professional cricket at the highest level. The Men’s programme will run from 01 May to the end of July 2023 whilst the Women’s programme will run from 01 June to the end of July 2023 at CSA Centre of Excellence (COE) in Pretoria.
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Stringent performance criteria, including currently being in form and performing well provincially players as well as previous graduates of the SA Under-19 teams are considered.
In addition to the two or three-month camp, individual intervention coaching, and monitoring visits are carried out at the provincial level.
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NATIONAL MEN’S ACADEMY SQUAD 2023:
- Liam Alder (DP World Lions)
- Matthew Boast (Momentum Multiply Titans)
- Dewald Brevis (Momentum Multiply Titans)
- Okuhle Cele (Momentum Multiply Titans)
- Michael Copeland (Gbets Rocks)
- Jordan Hermann (Dafabet Warriors)
- Duan Jansen (North West Dragons)
- Valentine Kitime (Gbets Rocks)
- Andile Mokgakane (AET Tuskers)
- Mihlali Mpongwana (Six Gun Grill Western Province)
- Siya Plaatjie (Dafabet Warriors)
- Josh Richards (DP World Lions)
- Caleb Seleka (North West Dragons)
- Andile Simelane (Hollywoodbets Dolphins)
- Musa Twala (Momentum Multiply Titans)
- Mitchell van Buuren (DP World Lions)
- Nealan van Heerden (ITEC Knights)
- George van Heerden (Gbets Rocks)
Coach Malibongwe Maketa will guide the Men’s Cricket National Academy.
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WOMEN’S ACADEMY SQUAD 2023:
- Andrie Steyn (Six Gun Grill Western Province)
- Nondumiso Shangase (Hollywoodbets Dolphins)
- Nobulumko Baneti (Hollywoodbets Dolphins)
- Raisibe Ntozakhe (DP World Lions)
- Jenay Winster (Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers)
- Mieke De Ridder (Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers)
- Tebogo Macheke (Fidelity Titans)
- Michaela Andrews (Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers)
- Annere Dercksen (Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers)
- Leah Jones (Six Gun Grill Western Province)
- Oluhle Siyo (DP World Lions)
- Asakhe Nyovane (Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers)
- Jenna Evans (DP World Lions)
- Eliz Mari Marx (Fidelity Titans)
- Ayanda Hlubi (Hollywoodbets Dolphins)
- Refilwe Moncho (DP World Lions)
Women’s Cricket National Academy will be guided by Coach Dinesha Devnarain.
