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ST DAVID'S' ROWLES TO CO-CAPTAIN SA U19 ON NAMIBIA TOUR
St David's Marist Inanda's star allrounder Jason Rowles will co-captain the SA Under-19 team on their tour of Namibia.
Rowles, a left-hand top-order batter and left-arm orthodox spinner, will share the captaincy duties for the three-match 50-over series with North West batter Muhammad Bulbulia under the guidance Malibongwe Maketa.
Rowles is not only the Schools SA20 Final Showdown participant named in the 15-man squad. Also included, is his St David's teammate, wicketkeeper-batter Kamogelo Phiri - earning his maiden call-up to the SA U19 squad. Similarly, Schools SA20 champion Waco Bassick will also make his national U19 bow having impressed with his allround efforts for Bishops Diocesan College during the showpiece tournament held in Pretoria during mid-March 2025.
Rowles, pictured in the middle, alongside his school and SA U19 teammate Kamogelo Phiri
Bassick, will also have a schoolmate for company in Adnaan Lagadien - the Schools SA20 Final Showdown Batter of the Tournament. Enathi Kitshini, meanwhile turned out for the CSA Hub Invitational XI last month.
Other players who featured in the earlier phases of Schools SA20 include: JJ Basson (Hoërskool Noordheuwel), Daniel Bosman (Rondebosch Boys' High School), Paul James (Wynberg Boys' High School) and Bayanda Majola (Durban High School).
This series, which comes on the back of SA U19s beating England 2-1 in a series earlier this year, forms part of preparation for the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026. gets underway on 28 April at the Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek. The second match will follow on 30 April at the same venue, before the series wraps at the High Performance Oval on 2 May.
SA U19 Convenor of Selectors Patrick Moroney commented: “The squad was selected with an eye on next year’s U19 World Cup in Namibia and Zimbabwe. We’ve stuck with the core group of players who have performed consistently, while also rewarding those who impressed for the CSA Emerging team in the 1-Day Cup.
“This tour provides Mali and his squad with another important milestone in their preparation for the World Cup. Playing in similar conditions against the host nation will give them the necessary confidence to build a well-rounded squad with a good chance of success in next year’s tournament.
“Along with this tour, we will also have camps with the extended focus group and a home series against Bangladesh, all of which will assist us in finalising the squad that will represent the junior Proteas at the World Cup.”
SA U19 MEN'S SQUAD AGAINST CRICKET NAMIBIA
Muhammad Bulbulia (captain, North West), Jason Rowles (captain, St David's Marist Inanda - Lions), Waco Bassick (Bishops Diocesan College - Western Province), JJ Basson (Hoërskool Noordheuwel - Lions), Daniel Bosman (Rondebosch Boys' High School - Western Province), Dayalan Boyce (Dolphins), Paul James (Wynberg Boys' High School - Western Province), Enathi Kitshini (CSA Hub Invitational XI - South Western Districts), Adnaan Lagadien (Bishops Diocesan College - Western Province), Bayanda Majola (Durban High School - Dolphins), Bandile Mbatha (Dolphins), Lethabo Phahlamohlaka (Titans), Kamogelo Phiri (St David's Marist Inanda - Lions), Ntando Soni (Dolphins), and Jorich van Schalkwyk (Titans).
FIXTURES
Monday, 28 April at 09:00
Cricket Namibia vs South Africa U19 – Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Wednesday, 30 April at 09:00
Cricket Namibia vs South Africa U19 – Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Friday, 2 May at 09:00
Cricket Namibia vs South Africa U19 – High Performance Oval, Windhoek
