Excitement grows as CSA Girls u19 draws closer
The excitement is growing ahead of South Africa’s annual national and regional schools’ cricket weeks. The CSA Girls Week, which starts on the 10th of December, will have supporters and players of the fast-growing women’s game pinned to the edge of their seats.
With the likely addition of a Women’s SA20 league, alongside the already successful men’s edition, the young ladies representing their respective provinces will be looking to stamp their authority over the coming five days in the hope of furthering their cricket careers.
The Week takes place in South Africa’s Mother City, Cape Town. The hosts Western Province kick off their campaign against the Mpumalanga Rhinos, from up north, and will be looking to get off to a dominant start on home soil.
Another powerhouse, the Gauteng Lions, will tackle South Western Districts, now known as the Garden Route Badgers, while their old foes from across the Jukskei, the Titans face Kei on day one.
The two Kwazulu-Natal sides, KZN Coastal and KZN Inland, start their five-day campaigns against formidable opposition when they face Border and Northern Cape respectively.
Looking at the lineup of fixtures, they foreshadow an action-packed week, with the cream of South Africa’s emerging talent eager to prove themselves, with an eye on higher honours in the near future.
Fixtures
Day 1
Kwazulu-Natal Coastal vs Border
Free-State vs Limpopo
Gauteng Loins vs South Western Districts
Western Province vs Mpumalanga
Titans vs Kei
North-West vs Boland
Kwazulu-Natal vs Northern Cape
Eastern Province vs Easterns
Day 2
Kwazulu Natal Coastal vs Limpopo
Free-State vs Border
Gauteng Lions vs Mpumalanga
Western Province vs South Western Districts
Titans vs Boland
North-West vs Kei
Kwazulu-Natal Inland vs Easterns
Eastern Province vs Northern Cape
Day 3
Kwazulu-Natal Coastal vs Free-State
Limpopo vs Border
Gauteng Lions vs Western province
Mpumalanga vs South Western Districts
Titans vs North-West
Boland vs Kei
Kwazulu-Natal Inland vs Eastern Province
Easterns vs Northern Cape
