TSHWANE: Cricket South Africa (CSA) will host a Women’s High-Performance Skills Camp at the CSA Centre of Excellence in Tshwane from 21–26 January. The camp will feature players from the Proteas Women, the Emerging Academy, as well as top performers from the ongoing Hollywoodbets Pro Series campaign.
The six-day camp will include four T20 matches, alongside intensive training and analysis sessions. These activities will allow players and coaches to exchange ideas and continue shaping a shared mindset, aimed at further bridging the gap between international, emerging and domestic cricketers within South Africa’s cricket pipeline.
A total of 26 players will attend the camp, with all recently capped Proteas invited, along with six uncapped players, namely Alexandra Candler, Izel Cilliers, Tebogo Macheke, and SA U19 Women graduates Jemma Botha, Fay Cowling, Simone Lourens, Nthabiseng Nini and Kayla Reyneke.
Unavailable for the camp due to their involvement in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) in India are Nadine de Klerk, Marizanne Kapp, Chloé Tryon and captain Laura Wolvaardt.
The national camp will also serve as the Proteas Women’s first opportunity to assemble in the new year, as they begin preparations for an inbound tour against Pakistan. The tour will feature three T20 Internationals (T20I) and three ICC Women’s Championship One-Day Internationals (ODI), scheduled to take place from 10 February – 01 March, including the Black Day ODI.
The Proteas Women will then embark on an outbound tour to New Zealand, where the two sides will contest five T20Is and three ODIs between 15 March and 04 April.
Proteas Women head coach, Mandla Mashimbyi, said:
“Broadening the base is a critical part of where we want to take women’s cricket in South Africa. These camps are about exposing a wider group of players to the Proteas Women environment, so they understand the mindset, the intensity and the style of cricket that is required to succeed at an international level. It’s important that whether a player is capped or uncapped, they are aligned with what the expectations are when you put on the Proteas badge.”
“By bringing international, emerging and domestic players together, we can share ideas, challenge each other and create a common language around how we want to play. The more consistently players are exposed to this environment, the smoother the transition becomes when opportunities arise at the highest level.”
CSA Head of High Performance, Grant van Velden, commented:
“These camps play a vital role in strengthening the pipeline to the Proteas Women by ensuring that our next group of players are not only technically prepared, but physically and mentally ready for the demands of international cricket.
“Creating a shared understanding of what high performance looks like allows us to narrow the gap between domestic and international cricket.”
Women’s High Performance Skills Camp Squad:
Anneke Bosch (Fidelity Titans), Tazmin Brits (DP World Lions), Alexandra Candler (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Izel Cilliers (Garden Route Badgers), Fay Cowling (DP World Lions), Annerie Dercksen (Garden Route Badgers), Lara Goodall (World Sports Betting Western Province), Ayanda Hlubi (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Sinalo Jafta (DP World Lions), Leah Jones (World Sports Betting Western Province), Ayabonga Khaka (DP World Lions), Masabata Klaas (Fidelity Titans), Simone Lourens (Fidelity Titans), Suné Luus (Fidelity Titans), Tebogo Macheke (Fidelity Titans), Eliz-Mari Marx (Fidelity Titans), Karabo Meso (DP World Lions), Nonkululeko Mlaba (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Seshnie Naidu (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Nthabiseng Nini (North West Dragons), Kayla Reyneke (World Sports Betting Western Province), Tumi Sekhukhune (DP World Lions), Nondumiso Shangase (Hollywoodbets Dolphins), Miané Smit (Fidelity Titans), Faye Tunnicliffe (World Sports Betting Western Province) and Dané van Niekerk (World Sports Betting Western Province)
Source: cricket.co.za
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