GEORGE NEWS - South Western Districts Cricket recently released the Garden Route Badger teams for the respective Cricket South Africa national youth tournaments that will take place in December.
The teams are
Girls u.16 (Johannesburg, 8 to 12 December)
Tiche Frans - captain (Sao Bras High School/D'Almeida Hub), Jezay Campher (vice-captain and Morestêr High School/Bridgton Hub), Shanté Williams (Aurial College /Bridgton Hub), Zoë Agulis (Bridgton Secondary School/Bridgton Hub), Janka Burger (Future Focus/Rosemoor Hub), Marissa-Ann Nunns (York High School), Devonay Arendse (Van Kervel High School/Rosemoor Hub), Aphiwe Bango (Thembalethu High School/Thembalethu Hub), Iminathi Mofana (Thembalethu High School/ Thembalethu Hub), Alubabalo Nkukwana (Van Reede High School), Chaela Jonk (Outeniqua High School/ Rosemoor Hub), Mia Labuschagne (Langenhoven High School), Faithlynne Karelse (Sao Bras High School/D'Almeida Hub)
Head coach: Douglas Baartman
Assistant coach: Siyabonga Mbathane
Team manager: Tarryn Plaatjies
Boys u.16 (Pretoria, 10 to 14 December)
Daniel du Plessis – captain (Outeniqua High), Daylenn Williams - vice-captain (Aurial College/Bridgton Hub), Matthew Coleman (Outeniqua High), Jordan Ross (York High), Aluve Kwetana (Jonga High/Thembalethu Hub), Keaton Lambertjeen (Oudtshoorn High), Sange Mayekiso (York High), Hanno Swart (Outeniqua High), Ethan Botha (York High), Harri Venter (Oakdale Agricultural High), Lastio Williams (Aurial College/Bridgton Hub), Wernich Cassel (Outeniqua High), Qhamani Viewer (Jonga High /Thembalethu Hub)
Head coach: Elridge Booysen
Assistant coach: Travis Henderson
Team manager: Johan Bruiners
Girls u.19 (Durban, 12 to 16 December)
Kelsey Stuurman - captain (Bridgton Secondary/ Bridgton Hub), Mariana Breedt -vice-captain (Outeniqua High/Rosemoor Hub), Emmy-Kay Samson (Oudtshoorn School of Skills/Bridgton Hub), Rusha van Wieling (Plettenberg Bay High), Inam Sigede (Thembalethu High/Thembalethu Hub), Felicia Prins (Thembalethu High/Thembalethu Hub), Kamrodene Swartz (KILT), Nadia Wentzel (Point High), Obukwayo Ndabeni (Future Focus/Thembaletu Hub), Caroldene Ewerts (Bridgton Secondary/Bridgton Hub), Philasane Bodlo (Thembalethu High/Thembalethu Hub), Catherine Pretorius (Point High), Gracey Johnson (Point High)
Boys u.19 (Cape Town, 16 to 21 December)
Adriaan van der Merwe (Oakdale Agricultural High), Camron Avontuur (Langenhoven Gimnasium High), Corné Kennedy (Oakdale Agricultural High), Enathi Khitshini (Thembalethu High/Thembalethu Hub), Igcobe Khitshini (Imizamo Yethu Secondary/Thembalethu Hub), Jesse Lewis (Point High), Joof Enslin (Outeniqua High), Keano Coerecius (Bridgton Secondary/Bridgton Hub), Kurt Botha (George High/Rosemoor Hub), Liviwe Bavulie (Jonga High/Thembalethu Hub), Sherwin Plaatjies (Aurial College/Bridgton Hub), Stefan May (Outeniqua High), Trent Huisamen (Outeniqua High)
Head coach: Wynand de Ridder
Assistant coach: Warren Bell
Team manager: Keith Wagner
Douglas Baartman
Elridge Booysen
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