S Africa included 16 men, 14 women cricketers in national contracts
Reeza Hendricks. -AFP
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The South African cricket board CSA announced today the national contracts for men and women cricketers for the 2019/20 season.
In the men team, Reeza Hendricks and Theunis de Bruyn, who were not previously received full national contracts, now awarded by a full contract after reaching the necessary threshold during the course of the current season. On the other hand, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir and Chris Morris have been omitted from the list due to the retirement, injuries or other reasons.
Among the women, Raisibe Ntozakhe, the offspinner who was suspended for an illegal bowling action prior to last year's T20 World Cup in the Caribbean, has been included.
The CSA CEO, Thabang Moroe confirmed that a total of 16 men and 14 women players have come under the national contract for October 2019 and March 2020.
"We have contracted 16 men's players and 14 women's players which we feel is the appropriate number to maintain our national squads across the various formats. This enables us to contract both our Test players as well as those who are limited overs specialists," said Moroe.
Meanwhile, South Africa men team have a busy schedule in the season. They will have a bilateral tour away to India in October and March, the full tour home series against England next summer and the home white ball series against Australia as well as the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup.
The women's major upcoming campaign is the ICC Women's World T20 Cup scheduled to be held in Australia in early 2020. Besides, they have the International Women's Championship series against Pakistan (home) and India and New Zealand (both away).
CSA contracted men's players:
Hashim Amla (Cape Cobras), Temba Bavuma (Highveld Lions), Theunis de Bruyn (Titans), Quinton de Kock (Titans), Faf du Plessis (Titans), Dean Elgar (Titans), Reeza Hendricks (Highveld Lions), Keshav Maharaj (Dolphins), Aiden Markram (Titans), David Miller (Dolphins), Lungi Ngidi (Titans), Andile Phehlukwayo (Dolphins), Vernon Philander (Cape Cobras), Kagiso Rabada (Highveld Lions), Tabraiz Shamsi (Titans), Dale Steyn (Titans)
CSA contracted women’s players:
Trisha Chetty (Gauteng), Mignon du Preez (Northern), Shabnim Ismail (Gauteng), Marizanne Kapp (EP), Ayabonga Khaka (Gauteng), Masabata Klaas (North West), Lizelle Lee (North West), Sune Luus (Northern), Zintle Mali (Border), Raisibe Ntozakhe (Gauteng), Tumi Sekhukhune (Easterns), Chloe Tryon (KZN Coastal), Dane van Niekerk (EP), Laura Wolvaardt (WP)
