GARDEN ROUTE NEWS - The head coach of the SWD cricket regional performance centre (RPC), Elridge Booysen, received the Pitchvision RPC and Hub Coach award at the annual Cricket South Africa breakfast award function.

The function took place on Saturday 2 June in Johannesburg.

The Bridgton RPC, one of various RPC's and hubs which are stationed across South Africa continue to produce young, budding talent.

"These success stories would not have been possible if it were not for the hard working coaches at these centres," said Albertus Kennedy, CEO of SWD Cricket.

"Booysen, who is employed at the Bridgton RPC since 2014 will be further rewarded for his achievement when he will attend the Leaders' Summit that will be held in Chicago in the United States during next month. In recognition for his achievement Cricket SA will cover all costs related to the summit," Kennedy said.

He is a former first-class player who represented SWD in the 2006/07 season and was involved in various coaching positions in the youth structures of the province.

Elridge Booysen (centre), who won the Pitchvision RPC and Hub Coach award at the annual Cricket South Africa breakfast award function that was held at the Isando Club in Johannesburg on Saturday. With him are from left: Albertus Kennedy (CEO of SWD Cricket), Simon Swigelaar (Honorary life member of CSA and honorary life president of SWD Cricket), Rudy Claassen (President of SWD Cricket) and Jonathan Beukes (Cricket Services manager at SWD Cricket).

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