WEDNESDAY, 11.25AM:
NATAL cricket selection convenor Graeme Ford has named three Proteas in the squad to play against Northerns at Kingsmead from Friday. Jonty Rhodes, Andrew Hudson and Shaun Pollock are in the team while Pat Symcox and Lance Klusener are not available.
Meanwhile, Free State will be without Alan Donald and Hansie Cronje in their game against Western Province in the Supersport series starting on Friday at Newlands. The two players have decided to take a rest for 10 days before leaving with the national squad for Australia.
Border will host Easterns in a Standard Bank League match at Baffalo Park in East London on Wednesday.
THE SQUADS:
NATAL: Doug Watson, Mark Bruyns, Andrew Hudson, Jonty Rhodes, Errol Stewart, Dale Benkenstein (capt), Neil Johnson, Shaun Pollock, Keith Forde, Ant Botha, Rob MacQueen, Keith Storey, Gary Gilder and Zahir Shah.
WESTERN PROVINCE: HD Ackerman, Paul Adams, John Commins, Alan Dawson, Lloyd Ferreira, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Paul Kirsten, Matthews (capt), Brian McMillan and Bradley Player. Brian Murphy (12th man).
BORDER for the Standard Bank League: Pieter Strydom (capt), Brad White, Piet Botha, Mark Boucher, Steven Pope, Vasbert Drakes, Ian Mitchell, George Hammond, Ian Howell, Francois Klopper, Makhaya Ntini. 12th man: Brenden Fourie. BOLAND: Evert Ferreira, Phillip Hearle, Kenny Jackson, Chad Grainger, Kuiper (capt), Kevin Curran, Steve Palframan, Telemachus, Claude Henderson, Henry Williams and Charl Willoughby. Andrew Wylie (12th man).
GRIQUAS: Mickey Arthur (capt), Martyn Gidley, Craig Light, Morne Strydom, Willie Dry, Pieter Barnard, Henderson Bryan, Wendell Bossenger, Garth Roe, Adri Swanepoel, Deon Kruis, Loots Bosman, Pieter Koortzen.
EASTERN PROVINCE: Kepler Wessels (captain), Louis Keon, Mark Rushmere, Dave Callaghan, Adrian Birrell, Carl Bradfield, Eldine Baptiste, Justin Kemp, Geoff Love, Lulama Mazikizana, Meyrick Pringle, Mornantau Hayward.
NORTHERNS: Deon Jordaan, Rudolf Steyn, Gerald Dros, Martin van Jaarsveld, Mike Rindel, Dirkie de Vos, Grant Morgan, Steve Elworthy, Mark Davis (captain), Rudi Bryson, Greg Smith, David Townsend.
FREE STATE: Gerhardus Liebenberg (captain), Andre Volsteedt, Boeta Dipenaar, Louis Wilkinson, Morne van Wyk, Kosie Venter, Nicky Boje, Herman Bakkes, Phillip Radley, Chrisjan Vorster, Sarel Cilliers, Chris Craven (12th man).
NORTH WEST: Andrew Lawson, Jacques Olivier, Glen Hewitt, Martin Venter (captain), Shaun Nicolson, Ezra Poole, Thinus Enslin, David Pryke, Jan Dreyer, Corrie Jordaan, Handrik de Vos.
EASTERNS: Mark Michley (captain), Gareth White, Nico Martin, Wayne Radford, Craig Norris, Johan Uys, Conrad Jantjies, George Myburgh, Neil Fusedale, Andre Nel, Wikus Botha, Gavin Cooke (12th man).
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