The 69th annual Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week came to an end in Cape Town on Tuesday with the customary end-of-tournament dinner at which the SA Schools and SA Colts teams were announced and a number of individual awards were made.
Prenelan Subrayen of KwaZulu-Natal was named captain of the South African Schools team, while Eastern Province’s Ian Herold will lead the Colts side.
Subrayen hails from Glenwook Boys’ High School and his appointment is significant as he is only the second South African of Indian descent to lead the national schools side. The first was Imraan Kahn, also of KwaZulu-Natal, who was captain of both the SA Schools and SA under-19 teams in the 2000/2001 seasons.
Khan went on the represent South Africa and there are those at the week who predict a similar future for Subrayen. Subrayen is an elegant batsman, who made several big scores at the week, and a bowler who also took wickets during the tournament.
The award for player of the tournament went to Diego Rosier of Northern Cape High School and the Griquas Diamonds team. He made two half centuries at the week, including 87 against Nambia on day one, and took 10 wickets over the four days. His feats with bat and ball also saw him being named the best all-rounder of the week.
The prize for bowler of the week went to the 2m tall Craig Kirsten of Kearsney College and KwaZulu-Natal. Kirsten’s menacing pace saw no batsmen settling in against him throughout the tournament. He took three four-wicket hauls at the week and 15 wickets in all to be comfortably the best bowler.
Pretoria Boys’ High’s Murray Coetzee was named best batsman at the week. He made one of just two centuries scored at a tournament that was dominated by the bowlers. He got 101 not out against Free State on day two and a 78 against Northwest. His elegant batting style marks him as one to watch in the future. Further, he captained the Northerns team and proved to be an eloquent speaker with plenty of confidence.
The award for best fielder went to Boland’s livewire Keegan Pietersen, while Namibia’s Shalako Groenewald was a popular choice as the player showing the best cricket spirit at the week.
“Coca-Cola’s 33rd week of sponsoring Under-19 cricket has come to an end,” said Craig van Niekerk, Marketing Asset Manager, Coca-Cola. “Once again there were some gems that were identified and from a Coca-Cola perspective we will be watching the boys closely over the next few years as they take that step from school boy to professional cricket. The tournament has lived up to expectations and fulfilled Coca-Cola’s sponsorship objectives: promote the youth and encourage them to live healthy life styles, all part of Coca-Cola’s ‘Live for a Difference” campaign.”
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| Coca Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week, JP Kotze, Gauteng |
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| Coca Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week, Kyle Simmonds, KZN |
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| Coca Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week, Mark Airey, KZN |
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| Coca Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week, Rudolph Cronje, WP |
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| Coca Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week, Rudolph Cronje, WP |
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| Coca Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week, Rudolph Pollard and Taariq Chiecktey |
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| Coca Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week, Rudolph Cronje, Western Province |
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| Coca Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week, Rudolph Pollard, Boland |
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| Coca Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week, Rudolph Pollard, Boland, celebrates with his team mates |
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| Coca Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week, Rudolph Pollard, Boland |
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| Coca Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week, Sebastian Golding, Western Province |
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| Coca Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week, Sebastian Golding, Western Province |
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| Coca Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week, Sebastian Golding, Western Province |
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| Coca Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week, Shabir Mallie, Western Province |
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