From The Pavilion

Many teams do that esp when elections are due, seems a waste of a chance to see some new faces

Hi everyone
Firstly I'd like to thank the previous management for their efforts and also those that ran in the elections. Secondly, a huge thank you to all that voted me into the SA U19's position. I appreciate the opportunity to represent the country and will do my very best to get the team performing as well as possible with what we have in the squad.
I'll be running an eye over the squad in the next day or two and making some slight adjustments as needed. If you receive a message regarding training suggestions then please know that it is only a suggestion and nothing more. All players are club players first and Nat players second and I completely understand that. Generally I'll just outline what i'd like in an ideal scenario and what will help that player either get selected tour or to play more matches on a tour. Ultimately its the individual managers decision how to train and that is fine by me.
I will also be looking to add a few assistants very soon. I have some in mind but i am open to anyone interested in a position. Put your name forward and we can discuss what you can bring to the table and any potential role. Communication skills are a must, as is the ability to play devils advocate and make suggestions around tour squad lineups and match day orders.
Once again thank you all for the opportunity and good luck to everyone this season
Cheers Simmo

Congratulations simmo. All the best for your tenure. Happy to support you in any way.

boscorp wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 23, 2019 8:51 am

Congratulations simmo. All the best for your tenure. Happy to support you in any way.

Thank you Boscorp appreciate that

I'd like to officially welcome werdo64 and Worm as my new assistants. Welcome guys and thanks for pulling for SA

K. Healy (rfs) 9-1-25-3, G. Massie 0 (0b), P. Seitz 16 (17b)
End of over 42 (6 runs) - England U19(146-7) RR 3.48
Solid start against those pesky poms in our friendly

G. Massie (lfs) 3-0-9-0, R. Boulter 36 (52b), J. Bayvel 23 (38b)
End of over 15 (2 runs) - South Africa U19(63-0). 116 runs required from 35 overs. RR 4.20 RRR 3.31

On track...for now

South Africa U19 England U19
Batting - Top Order 7,858 8,312
Batting - Middle Order 6,275 6,877
Batting - Tail 5,064 3,737
Bowling - Seam 7,578 (30) 6,981 (20)
Bowling - Spin 7,515 (20) 7,925 (30)
Fielding/Keeping 7,708 8,422
Overall 132,617 134,974

South Africa U19 won by 2 wickets
Was a touch close in the end but a win is a win, especially against those poms!

R. Vorster (lm) 5-1-19-1, R. Schep 3 (10b), R. Kroon 29 (58b)
End of over 25 (5 runs) - Netherlands U19(86-5) RR 3.44
Solid start against the Dutch boys. Hopefully there isnt an annoying partnership after the drinks break

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Good Luck with the upcoming tour. It should be good for our spinners.