2025 Proteas’ WTC finalists and their schools

Following the Proteas‘ ICC World Test Championship victory against Australia by five wickets at Lord’s Cricket Ground, in London, we take a look at the victorious South African side and the schools the players attended.

From the iconic Pretoria Boys High to the prestigious St Stithians College, the squad shows how different parts of South Africa have shaped the stars of today.

The majority of the Proteas’ squad played in the Khaya Majola Cricket Week, an annual tournament that features the top young cricketers from across the country.

Of the players who were part of the squad, Temba Bavuma and Keshav Maharaj are the oldest at 35 years of age.

The Proteas’ test and ODI captain played for St David’s Marist Inanda and featured in the 2008 Khaya Majola Cricket Week in Port Elizabeth, while Keshav Maharaj came through Northwood and played in the 2006/07 tournaments.

Johannesburg’s St Stithians College produced the most players in the squad, with three representatives. Kagiso Rabada and Ryan Rickelton, who played in the 2013 Khaya Majola Week, and Wiaan Mulder, who featured in the 2016 edition in Bloemfontein.

Wynberg Boys’ High, in Cape Town, is represented by David Bedingham, who was part of the 2011 team, and Kyle Verrynne, who followed three years later.

Potchefstroom Gymnasium‘s Marco Jansen is the only player from the North-West Province. He featured in the 2018/19 tournaments before debuting for the national team in January 2021 in a test series against Pakistan. Lungi Ngidi, who starred for Hilton College, played in the Khaya Majola Week in 2013.

Aiden Markram, however, didn’t follow the traditional route of playing in the tournament. While he never played in the Khaya Majola Week, he captained the South Africa u19 team that won the 2014 ICC u19 Cricket World Cup. That side also includes Kagiso Rabada. Markram’s captaincy continues as the Proteas’ skipper in Twenty20 International cricket.

Tristan Stubbs represented one of South Africa’s traditional school cricket powerhouses, Grey High in the 2017 Khaya Majola Week.

The Protea Squad and their schools 

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