Cricket bursary scheme announced
Cricket development partnership between Northerns Cricket Union and Curro Holdings.
A VISIONARY partnership between Northerns Cricket Union, Curro Schools and the Multiply Titans has produced a unique pipeline structure for the holistic development of talented, previously disadvantaged teen cricket players. The partnership is set to provide a major boost to cricket development in the Northerns area.
The programme was announced on Friday, January 20, and is set to support 30 bursaries per year, with 30 supplementary bursaries to be added each year. In three to four years, the programme should accommodate about 100 more disadvantaged teen cricketers. The bursary scheme, at full utilisation, is worth about R5 million per annum. The first learner to receive a bursary, Stephen Maluleka, is already enrolled in Grade 8 at Curro Roodeplaat, in Tshwane.
The cricket programme is made possible thanks to the support of the Ruta Sechaba Foundation bursary scheme. The Ruta Sechaba Foundation is open to all donors wishing to provide access to quality education for underprivileged learners.
Although there is a bursary application process open to the public, scouting for talent will be done at district trials, with the Union also assisting with the organisation of a six-a-side festival for u.13-players in certain Curro Schools districts.
“This new development plan is aimed at producing cricketers for the Proteas, but also well-rounded, academically sound individuals and superb community leaders for the nation,” said Johan Muller, Cricket Operations Manager at the Northerns Cricket Union. Former first-class cricketer Tumi Masekela is the mentor and coach to all bursary holders.
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