Cricket Boland’s T20 club competition matches take place this Saturday for the first Goldrush Boland Super League.
The new competition will see 16 of the best clubs in the Boland compete for a grand prize and a magnificent trophy. Bright clothing and the use of a pink ball will ensure the Goldrush BSL is a colourful affair.
“[Tonight] we celebrate cricket and the way we play this wonderful sport of ours in the Boland. We love cricket. We love it in our towns and valleys, and we’ve played this game in this region for more than a century and it’s only going to get better.
“When we conceptualised this tournament we wanted to reinvigorate and re-energise our cricket, so we went straight to our clubs. If we look back at all the Proteas that have come from our region they all started at one of our clubs,” James Fortuin, CEO of Cricket Boland, explained at the official launch of the tournament at Boland Park in Paarl.
He added the tournament had the potential to find the next wave of Gbets Rocks professionals and Proteas players. “We want to thank our sponsors Goldrush and especially Peter Amblianities, Dwaine Powell and Mergan Naidoo for supporting cricket the way they do.’’
The tournament will see the 16 compete in four pools in Paarl, Vredenburg, Stellenbosch and Worcester this weekend.
The quarter-finals of pools A and B will be decided at Boland Park on Thursday 21 March, Human Rights Day. The winners and runners-up for Pools C will play in the quarter-finals, also to be decided at Boland Park the next day. The semi-finals will take place on the morning of Saturday 23 March followed by the final, a night game under lights, at Boland Park on the same day.
The winner will walk away with the grand prize of R45 000, while the runner-up will receive R20 000. The best player of each round will receive a cash prize of R1 000.
Supporters looking to cheer on their team will need to pay R20 for adults, R10 for kids 12-18, while under 12s enter for free.
The local team fixtures are all played at the Stellenbosch Cricket Club:
Pool C
Van der Stel vs Maties. A field 09:00
Vics vs Stellenbosch. B field 09:00
Vics vs Maties. A field 12:15
Stellenbosch vs Van der Stel. B field 12:15
Stellenbosch vs Maties. A field 15:30
Van der Stel vs Vics. B field 15:30
Other fixtures in the Boland
Pool A playing at Krewe Park in Vredenburg
Wellington vs Vredenburg/Saldanha. A field 09:00
Darling vs Piketberg. B field 09:00
Darling vs Vredenburg/Saldanha A field 12:15
Piketberg vs Wellington B field 12:15
Piketberg vs Vredenburg/Saldanha A field 15:30
Wellington vs Darling B field 15:30
Pool B played at Paarl Cricket Club
Giflo Tiere vs Paarl. A field 09:00
Paarl East vs Bergrivier. B field 09:00
Paarl East vs Paarl. A field 12:15
Bergrivier vs Giflo Tiere. B field 12:15
Bergrivier vs Paarl. A field 15:30
Giflo Tiere vs Paarl East. B field 15:30
Pool D played at Worcester United Cricket Club
Worcester United vs Robertson. A field 09:00
Caledon vs Hermanus. B field 09:00
Caledon vs Robertson. A field 12:15
Hermanus vs Worcester United. B field 12:15
Hermanus vs Robertson. A field 15:30
Worcester United vs Caledon. B field15:30
Quarter finals: 21 and 22 March – Boland Park
Semi finals and final: 23 March – Boland Park
