POLOKWANE – The head coach of the Limpopo Impala Cricket rural week team, Ntsako Sono, says they stand a good chance of winning the title.
Polokwane will play host to the Cricket South Africa (CSA) rural inland week that will kick off at the Polokwane Cricket Club on Thursday with both 50-over games and T20’s over the weekend.
The rural week forms a critical part of CSA’s pipeline as it gives players from rural areas an opportunity to pit their skill against other top cricketers from within South Africa.
The tournament will include teams from KwaZulu-Natal coastal and inland, Mpumalanga, Free State, Northern Cape, North West , Gauteng and Limpopo showcase their talent to the various scouts from CSA.
Limpopo will open the tournament against Kwa Zulu-Natal inland and Sono says they are happy to have selected a team of both young and experienced players.
“Most of the players have played in the Colts and Rural Week before. Most of them have experience which is key in our contention for the title. We are host and we must make good use of the home ground. I don’t see anything preventing us from lifting the trophy.”
Sono adds that the selected players regularly play in the Premier League and that they have been consistent throughout the season.
“We have no doubt that they will do well,” Sono added. At the end of the week, selectors will select top talented cricketers to form the CSA rural team.
Limpopo squad: Theo Jansen van Rensburg, Aubrey van Reenen, Sias Willemse, Chris Mohale, Ben Skade, Collins Mashele, Solomon Mahlangu, Hector Ngobeni, Nhlamulu Mbooweni, Dewald Joubert, Adolph Swanepoel, Chris Mathebula and Lesego Moloto.
