Wiaan Mulder the latest Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week graduate to debut for the Proteas

The Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week is where South Africa’s future cricket heroes are made. The U19 cricket tournament will see over 200 of the top young players from around the country and neighbouring country Namibia, battle it out in an action-packed week. This year, the tournament returns to Johannesburg and will take place from 17-21 December 2017.

The tournament, which is synonymous in showcasing the best in the country’s, up and coming, youth cricket talent, has produced more than 80 Proteas since South Africa’s readmission into the international cricket arena. The recently capped Protea, Wiaan Mulder, captained Gauteng at the 2016 Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Week, when he returned to the tournament for a third year in a row.  In the same year, the all-rounder was promoted to franchise cricket and played his maiden game for the bizhub Highveld Lions.

Following a brilliant 2016 cricket season, Mulder was chosen to lead the SA Schools team as they took on the SA Colts team during the annual Cubs Week tournament. This year proved to be a breakthrough year for the 19-year-old as he was selected to captain the Coca-Cola u19 team in matches against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, played in the SA A side and also made his debut for the Proteas in an ODI match against Bangladesh.

 Phindile Phiri, Coca-Cola Africa’s Senior Communications Manager, Brand Experience commented, “Coca-Cola Africa has been a proud sponsor of the Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week for the past 39 years and we have witnessed some of the best cricket talent come through its ranks. It’s great to see players like Wiaan Mulder, who played in the tournament a year ago, be part of the Proteas setup. The Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week is a platform for identifying the best in youth cricket. We look forward to seeing more talent being unearthed at this year’s tournament.”

 At this year’s Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week, Coca-Cola will once again be recognizing standout players with the prestigious Coca-Cola Hero of the Day award. The Coca-Cola Hero of the Day is not necessarily the best player on the field, but the player that really stood out during the match. He could be the wicket keeper who made an amazing dive catch, a tailender who smashed a reverse sweep for six to win the match or even the player showing sportsmanship and embodying the spirit of the gentleman’s game.

“The aim of the CSA Pipeline is for CSA to be the best cricket playing nation in the world and to achieve this each level of the pipeline needs to play its strategic part,” commented CSA General Manager: Cricket, Corrie van Zyl. “Schools cricket has always been the backbone of the pipeline and it is important that this remains the case.”

Look out for the future heroes of South African cricket taking part at this year’s Coca-Cola Khaya Majola Cricket Week from 17-21 December 2017. 

TEAM		OPPOSITION TEAM	VENUE
Day 1 – Time Cricket
Northerns	vs	Border	St Stithian`s College – Main
Western Province	vs	KZN Inland	Soweto cricket Oval
Eastern Provincial	vs	Gauteng	UJ Soweto
Free State	vs	Boland	St David’s Marist – Main
KwaZulu Natal	vs	Mpumalanga	King Edward VII
Easterns	vs	South Western Districts	Cecil Payne
Namibia	vs	North West	Braamfischerville Cricket Oval
Northern Cape	vs	Limpopo	Univ Witwatersrand - Main

TEAM		OPPOSITION TEAM	VENUE
Day 2- Time Cricket
Northerns	vs	Boland	Wanderers Club – Bottom
Western Province	vs	Border	Univ Witwatersrand - Main
Eastern Province	vs	KZN Inland	King Edward VII
Free State	vs	Gauteng	St Stithians College – Main
KwaZulu-Natal	vs	Limpopo	St David’s Marist – Main
Easterns	vs	North West	St. Stithian`s - Baytop
Namibia	vs	South Western Districts	Wanderers Club – Top oval
Northern Cape	vs	Mpumalanga	St. Stithian`s – Wanye Jo

TEAM		OPPOSITION TEAM	VENUE
Day 3 – T20 Round 2
Northerns	vs	Mpumalanga	Wanderers Club – Top
Western Province	vs	South Western Districts	King Edward VII
Eastern Province	vs	North West	St David’s Marist – Main
Free State	vs	Limpopo	St Stithian`s College – Main
Gauteng	vs	KwaZulu -Natal	Wanderers Club – Bottom
KZN Inland	vs	Easterns	Univ. Witwatersrand - Main
Border	vs	Namibia	St David’s College – 2nd
Boland	vs	Northern Cape	St Stithian`s College – Baytop

TEAM		OPPOSITION TEAM	VENUE
Day 2- Time Cricket
Northerns	vs	Boland	Wanderers Club – Bottom
Western Province	vs	Border	Univ Witwatersrand - Main
Eastern Province	vs	KZN Inland	King Edward VII
Free State	vs	Gauteng	St Stithians College – Main
KwaZulu-Natal	vs	Limpopo	St David’s Marist – Main
Easterns	vs	North West	St. Stithian`s - Baytop
Namibia	vs	South Western Districts	Wanderers Club – Top oval
Northern Cape	vs	Mpumalanga	St. Stithian`s – Wanye Jo

TEAM		OPPOSITION TEAM	VENUE
Day 3 – T20 Round 1
Northerns	vs	KwaZulu-Natal	Wanderers Club – Top
Western Province	vs	Easterns	King Edwards VII
Eastern Province	vs	Namibia	St David’s Marist – Main
Free State	vs	Northern Cape	St Stithian`s College - Main
Gauteng	vs	Mpumalanga	Wanderers Club – Bottom
KZN Inland	vs	South Western District	Univ. Witwatersrand -Main
Border	vs	North West	St David’s Marist – 2nd
Boland	vs	Limpopo	St Stithian`s College - Baytop

TEAM		OPPOSITIONTEAM	VENUE
DAY 4 – 50 Over
			St Stithians College – Main
			Soweto cricket Oval
			Wanderers Club – Bottom
			UJ Soweto Oval
			St David’s Marist – Main
			Braamfischerville Cricket Oval
			Univ.Witewatersrand – Main
			Cecil Payne

TEAM		OPPOSITION TEAM	VENUE
DAY 5 – 50 Over
			Bidvest Wanderers Stadium
			St Stithians College – Main
			St Stithians College - Wayne J
			Wanderers Club – Bottom
			Wanderers Club – Top
			St David’s Marist – main
			St David’s Marist – 2nd
			Univ Witwatersrand – Main