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JEFFREYSBAAI –<\/strong> \u2019n Persoonlike stryd teen siekte het ontwikkel in \u2019n gemeenskapsverhaal van hoop, gesondheid en sport toe Ruan Thomas in 2023 die Jeffreysbaai Krieketklub begin het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dit was \u2019n donker tyd in sy lewe wat hom uiteindelik gelei het na \u2019n nuwe roeping – krieket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hy het besluit om op te staan en die lewe in die o\u00eb te kyk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ruan, wat vandag die voorsitter van die klub is, het in September 2022 skielik ernstig siek geword toe hy met rumatiek-koors gediagnoseer is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vier maande lank was hy bedl\u00eaend en afhanklik van sy vrou wat hom in \u2019n rolstoel moes rondbeweeg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEk kon niks vir myself doen nie, maar ek het geveg \u2013 vir my vrou en kinders.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toe hy weer kon begin beweeg, het hy \u2019n besluit geneem wat sy lewe en di\u00e9 van baie ander sou verander: die stigting van die JayBay-klub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die klub is gebou op \u2019n eenvoudige maar kragtige beginsel \u2013 en dit is dat enigeen welkom is om te speel, ongeag ouderdom of vaardigheid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aanvanklik het die span net in die besigheidsliga by Heatherbank in die Baai deelgeneem, maar die klub het vinnig gegroei. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Na twee jaar het die Jeffreysbaai Krieketklub saamgesmelt met die Mentors-klub, wat nog meer geleenthede vir plaaslike spelers geskep het. Vandag is die klub \u2019n spilpunt van sport en gemeenskapsamewerking op die dorp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Ruan
Ruan Thomas is sedert sy siekte ‘n groot krieketondersteuner. Hier is hy by St. George-park in Gqeberha saam met van sy kinders, Skyler (13), Jordan (12) en Justin (12). Die gesin het ook nog ‘n seun en twee dogters. Foto: Verskaf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Verlede jaar het die klub \u2019n groot mylpaal bereik toe hulle deelgeneem het aan die 121ste jaarlikse en gewilde pynappel-toernooi wat op Port Alfred en Bathurst gehou word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die toernooi is een van die oudste en mees gesogte krieketbyeenkomste in die land, en deelname is net moontlik met \u2019n skriftelike uitnodiging. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDit is vir my \u2019n uitsonderlike prestasie dat ons klub s\u00f3 gegroei het dat ons genooi is om deel te neem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDis nie enige klub wat di\u00e9 geleentheid kry nie,\u201d s\u00ea Ruan trots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die span is weer vanjaar genooi en sal van 10 tot 15 Maart op toer wees. Vir Ruan en sy spelers is dit nie net \u2019n sportgeleentheid nie, maar \u2019n bewys van hoe ver hulle gekom het en watter verskil hulle in mense se lewens kon maak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hy s\u00ea egter dat borgskappe nodig sal wees vir die toer wat na raming R60,000 sal kos vir verblyf, vervoer, kos, brandstof en ander uitgawes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ruan doen \u2019n beroep op die gemeenskap en besighede om die klub te ondersteun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEnige hulp \u2013 of dit finansie\u00ebl, kos, brandstof of ander bydraes is \u2013 sal baie waardeer word,\u201d s\u00ea hy. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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