The club cricket season in the SWD will kicks-off this weekend with the first series of fixtures in the Twenty20 competition.
The defending champions, Union Stars, will compete in pool A. The 32 affiliated clubs in the province are divided with eight pools of four teams in each pool who will play each other. The eight respective pool winners will advance to the quarter final’s that will be played on 7 October 2017.
The semi-final’s and final will be played at the REC Ground on 14 October 2017. The SWD winner, will together with the Boland and Western Province champions, contest for a place in the Multiply Club Championships that will be hosted in Pretoria between 8-10 December 2017.
The fixtures for the weekend are:
Saturday
POOL A
Union Stars vs Glen Roses (09H00); Riversdale vs Union Stars (12H00); Union Stars vs Kwanonqaba (15H00) Venue: Bridgton A
Kwanonqaba vs Riversdale (09H00); Glen Roses vs Kwanonqaba (12H00); Riversdale vs Glen Roses (15H00) Venue: Bridgton B
POOL C
Beaufort West vs Harlequins Forces (09H00); Blanco vs Beaufort West (12H00); Beaufort West vs Calitzdorp (15H00) Venue: Military Sports Club
POOL F
Dysselsdorp vs Hartenbos (09H00); Ladismith vs Dysselsdorp (12H00); Hartenbos vs Ladismith (15H00) Venue: Dysselsdorp Sports Ground
POOL G
NMU Madibaz vs Albertinia (09H00); Albertinia vs New Dawn Park (12H00); Pacaltsdorp vs Albertinia (15H00) Venue: Saasveld Varsity Field
POOL H
Thembalethu vs Pirates United (09H00); Knysna Cavaliers vs Kranshoek Cobras (12H00); Kranshoek Cobras vs Thembalethu (15H00) Venue: Imizamo Yethu High School
Sunday
POOL G
Pacaltsdorp vs NMU Madibaz (09H00); NMU Madibaz vs New Dawn Park (12H00); New Dawn Park vs Pacaltsdorp (15H00) Venue: Pacaltsdorp Oval