MOSSEL BAY SPORT NEWS - The SWD provincial team will kick off their campaign for the 2018/19 season when they take on Boland today Thursday, 25 October at Eurlox Park in Paarl in a three day match. 

Coach, Baakier Abrahams, will be in his second season with the Oudtshoorn based team and he will have aspirations to a much improved season – especially in the three day format. SWD had a successful campaign in the limited over format last season but they struggled to record an outright victory in the three day competition.

Top runs scorer, Obus Pienaar will again be the glue in the batting line-up, whilst Marcello Piedt will lead the bowling attack. 

Niel Hornbuckle, Letlotle Sesele and Brendon Louw will add a lot of experience in the batting department. Spin bowler, Tsepo Ndwandwa, will add key support to the seam bowlers.

New signings, Kirwin Christoffels and Stefan Tait, both from Eastern Province and Yamkela Oliphant from Border, will make their SWD debuts this weekend as well as Marco de Kock who emerged via the SWD Academy system. Jean du Plessis is unavailable for this weekend due to exam commitments.

Letlotle Sesele will captain the team for the three day competition and Obus Pienaar will lead the limited over team.

The SWD squad for this weekend’s matches against Boland in Paarl are In front from left Letlotle Sesele, Tsepo Ndwandwa, Marco de Kock, Yamkela Oliphant, Brendon Louw, Marcello Piedt and Kirwin Christoffels. At the back are Neil Hornbuckle, Daniel Seha (fitness and conditioning coach), Obus Pienaar, Stafan Tait, Bradley de Villliers, Mthobeli Bangindawo, Todd Walker, Hershell America and Baakier Abrahams (coach).

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