SWD squad for next season

GARDEN ROUTE NEWS - On last Monday, South Western Districts Cricket revealed the final squad for the 2022/23 season.

Six Gun Grill SWD enjoyed a relatively successful season, being the runners-up in the CSA four-day competition and finishing third in the CSA one-day competition.

SWD are third on the composite log and is still in the running for promotion to Division 1.

Renaldo Meyer will be playing in Division 1 next season for the North West Dragons and he was replaced by one of the heroes in the T20 competition, Herschel America.

Opening batsman, Yaseen Vallie, has retired from cricket to take up a job opportunity in the UK.

Matthew Christensen, a former SA U19 and Warriors opening batsman who played for Western Province in the CSA Colts competition this past season, will now move to Oudtshoorn.

"We have confidence in the squad for the coming season," said SWD CEO Albertus Kennedy.

Tyrece Karelse

"We trust in improving in key areas that required strengthening to reach our objectives." Kennedy also confirmed that the prolific run scorer of the past season, Leus du Plooy, who currently plays for Derbyshire, will not be available for SWD next season.

"Leus has been great for us the past summer and although his departure leaves a massive void, it also provides opportunity for other batsmen to make the step-up".

Four high performance contracts that have been allocated to Pheko Moletsane, Keenan Vieira, Tyrece Karelse and Jarred Jardine.

Keenan Vieira

Moletsane was a regular name in the starting line-up over the past season, while Vieira was the star performer in the Colts competition. Both Karelse (a local talent) and the left-arm seamer, Jarred Jardine (from the Titans), formerly represented the SA U19s.

Six Gun Grill SWD contracts for 2022/23

Herschel America, Blade Capell, Matthew Christensen, Jean du Plessis, Hanno Kotze, Sintu Majiza, André Malan, Onke Nyaku, Marcello Piedt, Jhedli van Briesies and Sean Whitehead.

High performance contracts

Pheko Moletsane, Keenan Vieira, Tyrece Karelse and Jarred Jardine.

Herschell America