Mpumalanga to host CSA Boys National u17 Rural Week

The CSA Boys National u17 Rural Week is nearing. It’s set to be hosted in Mpumalanga, from 5-8 December, with matches starting at 09:00 each day.

Uplands College (White River), Penryn College (Mbombela) and Rob Ferreira High (White River) will all be providing two fields each, while the White River Country Club will have a standby field prepared in case one of the schools’ venues becomes unavailable.

The event concludes on Monday, 8 December, with an awards’ ceremony being held that evening, where the batsman, bowler, all-rounder, and cricketer of the week awards will be presented.

The event features 12 teams: Northern Cape, Boland, Border, Eastern Province, Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Border Kei, KZN Coastal, KZN Inland, and North West.

They’ll be divided into four pools of three each. For the first three days of the event, the teams will play 50-overs-a-side matches, which means there will also be games played between sides from different pools.

After each team has played three matches, semi-finals will be played between the top finishers from Pools A and C, and Pools B and D.

The same format will apply for the Plate and Shield semi-finals, with the second-placed teams from each pool contesting the Plate and the third-place finishers playing for the Shield.

All of the knockout matches will be played in the 20-over format.

GROUPS

Pool A – KZN Inland, Border Kei, Lions.
Pool B – Northern Cape, Mpumalanga, North West.
Pool C – Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Border.
Pool D – Boland, Free State, KZN Coastal.

FIXTURES

Friday, 5 December
Lions vs Border Kei, KZN Inland vs Boland, Mpumalanga vs North West, Northern Cape vs Eastern Province,  Limpopo vs Border, Free State vs KZN Coastal.

Saturday, 6 December
Mpumalanga vs Northern Cape, Border Kei vs KZN Inland, Boland vs Free State, Eastern Province vs Limpopo, Lions vs North West, KZN Coastal vs Border.

Sunday, 7 December
KZN Inland vs Lions, Northern Cape vs North West, Eastern Province vs Border, Boland vs KZN Coastal, Limpopo vs Border Kei, Free State vs Mpumalanga.

The knockout 20-over matches will be played on Monday, 8 December.

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