North West Dragons beat Central Gauteng Lions by 10 wickets

The home side gave debut starts to two14-year-old girls, Tshegofatso Molefe (Matlosana Hub) & Nthabiseng Nini (Ikageng Hub), who come from the CSA Hub development structures.

The home side won the toss and elected to field first. Central Gauteng Lions Women were restricted to 128/ 10 in 39.3 overs. The pick of the batters for the CGL Women’s team was Paballo Tshidi with 29 runs off 51 balls (6 fours). Nonkhululeko Thabethe (28), Robyn Searle (27) and Jenna Searle (16) also contributed with the bat towards the CGL Women total.

NW Dragons Women’s bowling attack was led by Delmi Tucker (3/18 in 9 Overs, 4 maidens), she was supported by Alyssa Erxleben (2/36 in 10 overs), Tokelo Mosala (2/12 in 3 overs) and debutant Nthabiseng Nini (2/13 in 4 overs).

North West Dragon’s Women batting force of Tazmin Brits (79 off 76, scored 13 fours) and Tanya Cronje (44 runs off 79 balls, scored 5 fours) shared an Opening Partnership 129 runs off 158 balls (scored fours 18), which led the defending champions to a 10-wicket victory over CGL Women as they ended on 130 in 25.5 Overs.

“We are happy to have a good start in the league as a team and to be able to give two youngsters, Nthabiseng and Tshegofatso that come from the Hub Structures, an opportunity to play at this level and it showcases the healthy state of our Women’s and Girls Cricket Structures within the NW Province. This works well with our vision of producing players for the provincial age groups and senior team,” commented Francois van der Merwe (NWC: Women’s and U19 Girls Coaching Framework Coach).

“I want to thank all the stakeholders involved from schools cricket, hubs and clubs in their efforts to improve our cricket.”

NW Dragons Women’s team (One-Day): Tazmin Brits (Captain), Tanja Cronje (Potch Dorp Cricket Club), Lizri de Villiers (WK)(Lichtenburg Cricket Club), Koketso Lesenyego (Ikageng Hub), Tokelo Mosala (Ikageng Cricket Club), Nthabiseng Nini (Ikageng Hub), Esmaralda Olivier (Lichtenburg Cricket Club), Tshegofatso Rampai (Ikageng Hub), Delmi Tucker (Potch Dorp Cricket Club), Tshegofatso Molefe (Ikageng Hub) and Kgothatso Molefe (Ikageng Hub).