SOUTHERN CAPE NEWS - South Western Districts Cricket recently announced their provincial fixtures and main events for the 2016/17 season.
Besides the main event, the Africa Twenty20 Cup that will be hosted in Oudtshoorn from 16 to 18 September, SWD will again host the Cricket South Africa Franchise Academies tournament in Oudtshoorn from 24 to 28 January 2017.
The six franchise academies, the Warriors, Cobras, Lions, Titans, Dolphins and Knights will be in action.
SWD will be, for the first time host a Sunfoil Series four day match when the Cobras will take on the Lions from 5 to 8 January 2017 in Oudtshoorn. It was also confirmed that the Cobras in Warriors will play in a pre-season warm-up match between 27 September and 1 October in Oudtshoorn. More detail regarding this event will be released soon.
The program is:
• 13 - 16 October vs Western Province 3 day and 1day (Oudtshoorn)
• 27 - 30 October vs Easterns 3 day and 1 day (Benoni)
• 3 - 6 November vs KZN Inland 3 day and 1 day (Pietermaritzburg)
• 17 - 20 November vs KZN Natal 3 day and 1 day (Oudtshoorn)
• 8 - 11 December vs Boland 3 day and 1 day (Paarl)
• 12 - 15 January 2017 vs Northerns 3 day and 1 day (Oudtshoorn)
• 9 - 12 February 2017 vs Northern Cape 3 day and 1 day (Oudtshoorn)
• 2 - 5 March 2017 vs Namibia 3 day and 1 day (Oudtshoorn)
• 9 - 12 March 2017 vs Border 3 day and 1 day (East London)
• 23 - 26 March 2017 vs North West 3 day and 1 day (Potchefstroom)
• 28 & 29 October vs KZN Inland 1 day & T20 (Pietermaritzburg)
• 7 & 8 January 2017 vs Border vs SWD 1 day & T20 (East London)
• 4 & 5 February 2017 vs KEI 1day & T20 (Oudtshoorn)
• 18 & 19 February 2017 vs KwaZulu Natal 1 day & T20 (Oudtshoorn)
* Tuesday 24 January 2017 – Saturday 28 January 2017 CSA Sunfoil 4 day match (Oudtshoorn)
* Thursday 5 January 2017 – Sunday 8 January 2017 Cape Cobras vs Bizhub Highveld Lions (Oudtshoorn)
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