Clubs to take on varsities in Kempton to open cricket season
Benoni Northerns Cricket Club (BNCC) will be one of six teams taking on the second annual T20 Challenge at Kempton Park Cricket Club’s Barnard Stadium home base from Friday, September 16 to Sunday, September 18.
The T20 tournament will see six powerhouse teams in action over the three days and is set to be an enthralling precursor to the 2016/2017 cricket season.
In keeping with the characteristics of a T20 tournament the teams will don coloured kit and play with the white cricket ball.
What makes this tournament interesting is that the club teams of Kempton, BNCC and CBC Pretoria will be tested to the maximum by the varsity teams of the University of Johannesburg (UJ, who will field two teams) and North West University (Pukke).
Pool One consists of UJ 1, CBC Pretoria and Benoni Northerns while Pool Two features Pukke, Kempton Park and UJ 2.
Fixtures for the tournament are:
• Friday, September 16: 10am: Kempton vs Pukke, 2pm: Kempton vs UJ 2.
• Saturday, September 17: A-Field: 8:30am: UJ 1 vs CBC Pretoria. 11:15am: Benoni vs CBC Pretoria. 2pm: UJ 1 vs Benoni. C-Field: Noon: Pukke vs UJ 2.
• Sunday, September 18: A-field: 8.30am: Semi-final: Winner Pool One vs runner-up Pool Two. 11:15: Semi-final: Winner Pool Two vs Runner-up Pool Two. 2pm: Final.
* The KPCC Club 100 Raffle will also take place on Saturday. It will cost R100 per ticket which will include a late afternoon lunch (spit braai) and a ticket into the lucky draw: First prize 25% of the pool cash prize, second prize: Wellington hamper, third prize: R500 cash.
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