Mignon, Dane in Rare Limited Overs Double
Newly-appointed SA Women’s Cricket captain Mignon du Preez scored 203 off 126 balls, while Dane van Niekerk racked up 203 off 157 balls for Northerns against Limpopo at Sinovich Park on Sunday.
Stars Shine as T20 Action Continues
Suné Luus and Delmi Tucker were stars with both bat and ball, leading Northerns to a 40-run victory against rivals Gauteng in their first T20 match of Day Three at the Cricket SA National Girls Under-19 Week in Kimberley on Monday.
England Awaits as SA Cricket Moves in Upward Trajectory
Women’s cricket is going places in South Africa, and if Cricket South Africa (CSA) has its way, things should just get better and better. As a result of their outstanding performance at the ICC Challenge tournament in Potchefstroom last year, South Africa improved their international standing and are now ranked fifth in the world, behind the Big Four: England, New Zealand, India and Australia.
Tenille Leads Western Province to Kaplan Cup Glory
Western Province turned out in special form take the 2011 Kaplan Cup Inter-Provincial championship in East London on Friday by beating silver medalists Central Gauteng 5-0 and, in the process, conceding only 3 games to take the annual honours by a clear 17 points.
Friday Finale to Determine Kaplan Champs Glory
Central Gauteng closed their leaderboard position on day 4 of the Kaplan Inter-Provincial Championship in East London to a slim two points after beating Eastern Province 19-5, with match wins courtesy Emma Beddoes, Diana Argyle, Adel Wier and Catherine Blake giving the Gauteng team a chance at national honours in the leaders fixture on Friday. […]
Diana Prevails as Day 3 Kaplan IPC Battles Play Out
Diana Argyle will relish her five-game win over Angie Clifton-Parks on Day 3 of the Kaplan Interprovincial Squash Championships contested in East London, a come-from-behind effort that saw her start slowly only to gain the upper hand after conceding the first two games.
Central Gauteng, Easterns Record Kaplan Kudos on Day 2
Central Gauteng and Easterns registered comfortable wins over Northerns and Eastern Province, respectively, in the Women’s A Section on Day 2 of the Kaplan Interprovincial Squash Championships, at East London on Tuesday, after Western Province opened the tournament with a runaway win over Easterns on Monday.
New IPT Kicks off in Pretoria
Following Boland’s scintillating run to victory in Cricket SA’s premier Super Sixes tournament a week ago, a new Women’s Cricket Inter-Provincial Tournament featuring eight teams gets underway from Wednesday at the University of Pretoria, in an effort to further improve the state of the women’s game in SA.
Magic Numbers in Super Sixes Chase
As gsport reported on Wednesday, Boland beat KwaZulu-Natal in a close encounter in Chatsworth on Saturday ( Click here to download the scorecard 11.45 Kb) to remain eight points ahead of second-placed Northerns ( Click here to download the latest Super Sixes log 10.56 Kb).
Prolific Mignon out of Qualifiers
Northerns and returning South Africa Women’s cricket player, Charlize van der Westhuizen, will replace team-mate, wicketkeeper/batswoman, Mignon du Preez in the South African World Cup squad.
UPDATED- Super Sixes Battle
Updated Super Sixes and Shield competition details below In addition to Boland’s win over Free State in Kraaifontein on Saturday past ( (Click here to download the scoresheet) 11.54 Kb), two other Super Six matches also played out over the same weekend, with KwaZulu-Natal women gaining supremacy over Gauteng, and Border overcoming Northerns in Pretoria.
Boland Take Early Super Sixes Lead
The inaugural Super Sixes cricket tournament announced by Cricket South Africa in October 2007 commenced on the weekend, with the news that inclement weather abandoned play without a ball bowled in the Northerns v.s. KwaZulu-Natal fixture, while Free State claimed a home victory over Gauteng, and Boland beat Border in East London.