Thirteen players from seven schools make up the Northern Cape Boys’ U19 squad for the 2026 Khaya Majola Week, which takes place in Stellenbosch from Wednesday, 16 December to Sunday, 20 December.
Hoërskool Kalahari provides four representatives, Hoërskool Diamantveld has three, and St Patrick’s CBC contributes two.
KP Toto Technical and Commercial, Galaletsang Science High, Hoërskool De Aar, and St Boniface High all add one player each.
Roy Williams, from St Patrick’s CBC is the head coach, while Roy Adams, his colleague and CBC’s Head of Sport, is his assistant. Abdul Tier returns for another campaign as the team manager.
Three players have made the squad for a second time. St Patrick’s CBC all-rounder Faizaan Kajee, a player capable of changing the outcome of a match with either bat or ball, is one of those players.
Hoërskool Kalahari bowler Carl Thole and all-rounder Kopano Mosenyane are the other two returning players.
Batsman Myburgh de Klerk is a new entry from Kalahari, and he’s got the ability to score plenty of runs. He’ll be itching to test his skills against some of the best schoolboy bowlers that the country has to offer. Much like many of the players from the Northern Cape side, he’s also pretty handy with the ball.
Hoërskool De Aar’s Senzo Fillies is a prolific wicket-taker. He’s picked up the odd five-for, including 6/16 against the HC Rose Hub XI in a rain Schools SA20 match. He’s no mug with the bat either.
Northern Cape Khaya Majola Squad:
Daniel Feder (St Patrick’s CBC), Janko Noeth (Kalahari), Boitshelo Diphaye (KP Toto), Faizaan Kajee (St Patrick’s CBC), Myburgh de Klerk (Kalahari), Kopano Mosenyane (Kalahari), Michael Niewoudt (Diamantveld), Rulo van der Merwe (Diamantveld), Carl Thole (Kalahari), Senzo Fielies (De Aar), Lefika Mathloko (Galaletsang), Katlego Pharedi (St Boniface), Neil Steynberg (Diamantveld).
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