FS Motheo Take Charge at Netball Champs
There was no slow start to the SPAR National Netball Championships, as before play had commenced, one of the top A section teams, Gauteng Central, pulled out at the last minute.
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.
SARU Picks Squad of 24 for Senior Nations Cup in Canada
The South African Rugby Union has announced a squad of 24 players for the senior Women’s Nations Cup tournament in Toronto, Canada from 2 – 14 August. There are six players in the squad who did not participate in the 2010 IRB Women’s World Cup tournament in England.
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.
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.
Boland Win Under-19 Cricket Week
Boland has won the National Girls under-19 cricket week, held in Oudtshoorn from 7 to 10 December, after winning all four of their matches ( Click here to download the U19 Cricket Week scores summary 31.25 Kb).
Shock as WP Fail Super 6’s Qualifiers
Boland batswoman Claire Terblanche in action against KwaZulu-Natal at the Boland park, in Paarl on Saturday 24 December. Terblanche scored a solid of 60 not-out in steering the Boland team to victory. Picture © Liam McAvoy / www.liammac.com The final rounds of the Cricket South Africa Women’s Inter-Provincial Preliminary Rounds were played over the past […]
Log Leaders Stake Their Claim
Inland League: Northerns’ Lucky Win despite Benade Brilliance On the road after their home win against Griqualand West the week before, everything went the traveller’s way in their match against Free State at the ABSA CUT Oval ( Click here to download the Score Sheet 11.46 Kb), as Northerns won the toss, posted an sub-par total, […]
Border Meet Northerns in Bragging Rights
Coastal League: Border Earn Scratchy Home Win East London hosted the provincial derby clash between Border and Eastern Province on Saturday past ( Click here to download the Score Sheet 11.43 Kb), but the visitors would have rued their decision to bat having won the toss, after posting a sub-par total of 91 all out in […]
Favourites Nail Down Early Leads
Coastal League: Province Clean Up SWD The second round of the 2007 Provincial League cricket was played on the weekend, and South Western Districts hosted early Coastal log-leaders Western Province in Oudtshoorn on Saturday ( Click here to download the Score Sheet 11.07 Kb), where they chose to bat after winning the toss.
Leagues Off to a Flier
Well, the season’s first provincial cricket results are out today, and what reading they make! Reigning champions and Coastal League contenders Western Province stormed into an early lead in the season’s opening matches, leaving runners-up Boland, who were on a bye, with some catching up to do.