Colts fixture for Garden Route Badgers

Young and upcoming players like Breyton Plaatjies, Kurt Botha, Elih Thorne, Keano Coerecius and Jonathan Bester will have the opportunity to show their potential.

CRICKET NEWS - The Garden Route Badgers Colts will host the Eastern Cape Iinyathi in the Cricket SA provincial Colts competition at the Recreation Ground in Oudtshoorn this weekend.

The three-day match will be played from Thursday to Saturday, while the one-day fixture will be played on Sunday.

In preparation for the CSA One-day Cup that kicks off in two weeks, various professional players will be in action for the Colts, but it will also allow young and upcoming players like Breyton Plaatjies, Kurt Botha, Elih Thorne, Keano Coerecius and Jonathan Bester to show their potential.

The squad:

Elih Thorne (captain), Breyton Plaatjies, Kurt Botha, Pheko Moletsane, Tyrece Karelse, Benni Hansen, Jonathan Bester, Grant Esau, Liyabona Malife, Reagon Rhode, Mondli Khumalo, Sintu Majiza, Keano Coerecius, Nathan Engelbrecht and Heath Richards.