Border Cricket Union visited Komani last week on a two-day tour, after they took a resolution to visit members, clubs, schools, and structures in the region, to share information as well as to interact with the members.
The Chris Hani District Cricket Association and Queenstown Cricket Coaches Association gathered at Kwanca High School, where they welcomed Border Cricket Union members, who helped prepare local coaches for the season ahead.
Border Cricket under-16 girls head coach, Lwando Manase, was present, as he also wanted to see the progress of a promising 14-year-old, Onelisiwe Nondumo, who is on the radar of provincial team.
There are also two promising KFC Mini Cricket graduates, Elam Hlela (14) and Lutho Makeleni, who just graduated to hard-ball cricket late last year.
These players were present with their coaches to display their talent in front of the provincial coaches.
Chris Hani District Cricket Association chairperson, Viwe Yawa, said things were falling back into the right place once again for cricket in the region.
“There was a time when I thought we were losing this game of cricket but now things are falling back into the right place. Obviously, we must support each team in the district.
“Today everybody is playing cricket and it is getting better and better each year. Everything is on a higher level with every passing cricket planning session,” said Yawa.
“This visit was a revelation for these local coaches and for the development of cricket in the region. We have girls and boys who just graduated to the hard ball and these coaches will be a helping hand to those kids.”
Yawa also announced that the local cricket team from Komani, Inspire Academy, will play against Mdantsane Hub on Saturday in East London. Most of the kids are excited, as their goal is to display their talent to impress the Border Cricket coaches.
