Quinton De Kock gives Easterns a boost
South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock will be donning the Easterns rose on his chest, when he turns out for this new affiliate during the Africa T20 Cup, which starts at Willowmoore Park on Friday, September 4.
De Kock recently found himself dropped from the Proteas side after a run of bad form with the willow, but soon got himself back into the selectors’ good books with three centuries for the South Africa A team on their tour of India.
New Easterns head coach André Nel will be thrilled to have a player of De Kock’s calibre in his mix, as he gets his semi-professional coaching career off to a start.
Easterns, who are to be skippered by Benoni Northerns Cricket Club amateur player Ernest Kemm, will host Pool A of the tournament at their Willowmoore Park headquarters, and will play against Northerns, Western Province and Zimbabwe, from Friday, September 4, to Sunday, September 6.
The pool winners will go through to the knock-out phase.
Easterns get the tournament underway on September 4, with a day/night clash against Western Province.
The first ball will be bowled at 6pm and tickets will be available at the gate.
Contact the Eastern Cricket Union on 011 746 9000 for more information.
- Easterns squad: Ernest Kemm (captain), Thando Bula, Mangaliso Mosehle, Johan Fourie, Grant Thomson, Siphamandla Dapo, Wesley Coulentianos, Vincent Moore, Tabraiz Shamsi, Junior Dala, Ethy Mbhalati, Clayton August, Quinton de Kock.
Support Staff: André Nel (head coach), Ephrahim Nyawo (assistant coach), Thato Moagi (manager).
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