Whitehead and Andrews lauded

GARDEN ROUTE | KAROO NEWS - Six Gun Grill SWD spin bowling hero, Sean Whitehead, won the prestigious SWD Player of the Season Award at the Annual Awards Ceremony on Saturday evening, 30 April.

Micaela Andrews, who excelled for the SWD Women's team and was selected for the SA Emerging team that played Thailand, where she also excelled with the ball, won the SWD Women's player of the Season award.

Whitehead was SWD's top bowler in Cricket South Africa Division 2 in both the four-day and one-day formats.

In the four-day series, he was the bowler with the third most dismissals (32), including a ten-wicket haul (10/32 against the Eastern Storm). In the one-day format he was the top wicket-taker - 11 wickets with a best analysis of 7/13.

The Six Gun Grill SWD Women's team won Pool A of the CSA Inter-provincial women's tournament (both Limited over and T20) and succeeded in getting promotion to the Top 6 in 2022/23 and won the award as provincial representative team of the season. The team also received the Simon Swigelaar Floating Trophy for outstanding achievements.

The team also received the Simon Swigelaar Floating Trophy for their outstanding achievements.

Special Merit Awards were awarded to Bazil George who was selected for the SA Colts team upon completion of the Khaya Majola Week that was held in Potchefstroom during December 2021, Levin Muller, Bazil George and Grant Esau – who were all selected for the CSA Rutal Team as well and Andrews and Jané Winster (for their inclusion in the Emerging SA Women’s team).

Rhupino Plaatjies (Harlequins Forces CC) who was the top-wicket taker was the Premier League player of the season, Roopesh Raveendran (Mayflower CC) won the award for the Promotion League Division 1 and Thurston Wessels (Union Stars CC) for Promotion League Division 2.

Leroy Nortje who excelled with both bat and ball for George won the award as Reserve League Player of the Season, and Ethan Coeries (Pacaltsdorp United) the T20 player of the season.

Haroline Rhodes (Union Stars) scored the fourth-most runs in the Women’s League and taking the most wickets received the Award as Women’s Player of the Season. Annelie Minny (from Mossel Bay CC) was the Women’s T20 league player of the season.

Bradley Manewill (Intellectually Impaired Player of the Season), Bazil George (High Schools Player of the Season), Marianna Breedt (Girl’s Player of the Season), Javier Philander (SWD Scorer of the Season), Kerrin Klaaste (SWD Umpire of the Season), Angelo Buch (from Melkhoutfontein CC – the Club Groundsman of the Season), Grant Esau (Rural Player of the Season) and Keenan Viera (Colts team player of the Season) were the respective category winners.

The respective league and club winners also received their trophies.

u.15 Promotion League - Thembalethu Hub
u.15 Super League - Oakdale
u.19 Promotion League - Thembalethu Hub
u.19 Super League - Oakale

Women’s League Winners - Union Stars

Women Division 2 T20- Mossel Bay
Reserve League Winner - Harlequins C
Promotion League Division 2 Winners - Union Stars C
Promotion League Division 1 Winners - Pacaltsdorp United
T20 Knock-Out Competition - George
Premier League Winners - Knysna Cavaliers

Several members who were involved in various capacities within the SWD Cricket structures who passed away during the past year were honoured with a Roll of Honor Award.

Miceala Andrews

They were:

Louis Francois Linde (played for Ladismith CC),
Koos Nortje (played for Oudtshoorn Defence CC),
Japtha Julies (Groundsman at the Bridgton Sports Grounds),
Jacques Campher (SWD officiating Scorer),
Hennie Konstabel (member of Western Hope CC),
Francois Isaac April (rendered Hospitality services to SWD Cricket),
Levesto Moses Calvyn le Roux (SWDC Board member),
Henrico Denver Saayman (player at Melkhoutfontein CC) and
Sydney Andrew Plaatjies 2022 (Union Stars CC member).

Two employees, Ranwill Claassen (Head Coach at the D’Almeida Hub: 10 Years) and Merlin Masimela (the U/16 Framework Coach: 5 Years) received Continuous Service Certificates.

Haroline Rhodes