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The squad, which features several players with Proteas experience, will be captained by the batter Marques Ackerman.
Lhuan-dre Pretorius has starred for the Titans in red and white ball cricket this season. Picture: Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images
One of South African cricket’s brightest stars, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, will take his first steps at senior international level when he features for the South African A team in a tour of the West Indies in May and June.
Pretorius, who is only 19 years old and was one of the big stars of the third edition of the SA20 in January and also featured for the Titans in red and white ball cricket this season, is part of the 16-member team that will tour the West Indies from 21 May to 11 June.
The SA U19 graduate recorded three hundreds in five first-class matches in the CSA 4-Day Series, including a Player of the Match 114 in the Division 1 final against the Lions last Monday.
Pretorius was also among the top run-scorers in the 1-Day Cup, amassing 316 runs at an average of 45.14 with two hundreds.
Experienced core of team
The squad will be captained by Dolphins batter Marques Ackerman. The team will play in three-match 50-over series and two-match four-day series, with all five matches set to be played at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in Saint Lucia.
Knights batter Lesego Senokwane has also earned his first call-up after a productive season, along with Dolphins paceman Okuhle Cele and Titans off-spinner Schalk Engelbrecht, who is one of four frontline spinners in the squad.
The squad also features several players with Proteas experience, namely Ruan de Swardt, Bjorn Fortuin, Tshepo Moreki, Mihlali Mpongwana, Nqaba Peter, Sinethemba Qeshile and Jason Smith.
Proteas men’s white-ball fielding coach Wandile Gwavu will oversee the tour.
The squad will assemble for a camp at the Centre of Excellence in Pretoria from 11 to 15 May ahead of their departure from OR Tambo International Airport on 16 May.
South Africa A squad against West Indies A
Marques Ackerman (capt), Okuhle Cele (Dolphins), Ruan de Swardt (Dragons), Schalk Engelbrecht (Titans), Bjorn Fortuin (Lions), Jordan Hermann (Warriors), Tristan Luus (Dolphins), Rivaldo Moonsamy (Titans), Tshepo Moreki (Lions), Mihlali Mpongwana (Western Province), Nqaba Peter (Lions), Lhuan-dre Pretorius (Titans), Sinethemba Qeshile (Warriors), Lesego Senokwane (Knights), Jason Smith (Dolphins), and Prenelan Subrayen (Dolphins).
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