CRICKET

history

Cricket was played for the first time on an organized basis in 1952 at the Afrikaans High School. In 1953 Affi delivered the first Afrikaans-speaking cricket player to the North-East Transvaal Nuf fi eld team.

Opportunity for participation and development

Over 230 boys are featured annually in Africa's 21 cricket teams - o / 14A-G, o / 15A-E and 1 to 7. Cricket is hosted in the first, third and fourth quarters and approximately 350 games are played. It is mainly played in the Pretoria and Johannesburg leagues, but many matches are also played elsewhere in the country. Winter programs are offered during the off season.

coaches

There are currently four level 3 coaches at the school: Deon Botes (SA Schools and SA o / 19 scorer and Northern o / 17 and o / 18 convenor), Pieter Cronjé (Northern o / 19 coach and scorer) and Leon Jonker (Northern O / 15 Coordinator). Evert Laubscher (biokineticist and level 3 coach) will be appointed in 2015 to handle all private coaching for B teams and teams.

Facilities

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Affies' 15 training courses were upgraded in 2014, of which 6 were fitted with floodlights. There are two cricket fields on the school grounds and two cricket fields at the Pretoria Rugby Club used and maintained by the school.

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opponents

Outside Pretoria, Af fi es plays annually at Gray High School (PE), SACS, Rondebosch, Durban High School, St. John's, King Edward VII School, St. Stithians, Parktown Boys' High, St Benedict's, Paul Roos, Wynberg, Paarl Boys High, Maritzburg College, Hilton, Westville, Glenwood, Gray College, Kearsney College, St Charles, Bishops and Alberton Schools.

Tournaments and tours

The first team plays in January, before the schools reopen, in turn at the Gray High Festival in Port Elizabeth and the Gray College Tournament in Bloemfontein. At the end of the first quarter, the first, second, o / 14A and o / 15A teams to Cape Town to meet Paul Roos Gymnasium, Wynberg Boys' and Rondebosch Boys forces. In September, the first team plays in the Michaelmas Festival Week at Maritzburg College, the o / 15As in the Gray High Festival Week and the O / 14As in the Charl van Rooyen Festival Week, hosted by one of the participating schools each year.

Af fi es delivers top cricketers

The school has already produced the following international cricketers. For the Proteas: AB de Villiers (team crew), Francois (Faf) du Plessis (team captain and T20 captain), Jacques Rudolph and Heino Kuhn. For New Zealand: Kruger van Wyk and Neil Wagner.

performance Record

Affi is currently one of the best Afrikaans cricket schools in the country. In 2016, the first team finishes number one on the High School Cricket rankings and two Af fi e players are named the best players at national tournaments: Ruan de Swardt at the CSA O / 18 Coke Week and Herman Rolfes at the CSA O / 17 -Week.

Over the past 15 years, the school has produced ten players for the SA School team and the SA o / 19 team. Many old Af fi es are currently playing for senior provincial teams.