Easterns Cricket’s Tristan van Schalkwyk, Mpumelelo Mashiloane and Madison Landsman have been nominated for their age group’s player of the tournament in the amateur category ahead of the 2021/22 Cricket South Africa awards.
Van Schalkwyk, from Alberton, and Mashiloane, from Kwa-Thema, received nods in the U16 boys and girls category following tournaments held in Pretoria and Gqebera, respectively, in December.
Mashiloane’s competition in her category is Humaira Ebrahim from North West and Boland’s Anelmari van Niekerk. Van Schalkwyk has been nominated alongside Boland’s Riley Norton and Juan Viljoen from Free State.
Landsman earned her nomination following a successful U19 girls’ tournament in Paarl, also in December, where she captained Easterns Ladies. She was also among the tournament’s leading wicket-takers and run scorers.
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Rynfield resident Landsman faces stiff competition from North West duo Elandri Janse van Rensburg and Katlego Setlhodi.
Willowmoore Park groundsman, Bryan Frost, also received a nomination in the Kemach Equipment Groundsman of the year category for his sterling work in keeping the ground in immaculate condition.
CSA announced the list of nominees for the ceremony on August 02. It included the professional category for the country’s marquee cricketers including Temba Bavuma and Laura Wolvaardt.
The association confirmed that the awards will be held virtually on August 14 and will be broadcast live on SuperSport Channel 212.
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